Alderaanian Epiphany

[Wyck]

Wyck had seen enough. It was time to return home to Tython and call a meeting of the Jedi Council. With civil war inevitably on the brink, on Alderaan, the Jedi Order would likely be asked to continue its involvement. There were both risks and benefits to intervening in Alderaan with the Republic, but he wasn't going to make the call on his own. Instead, he retrieved his comlink and sent a message to the pod that had been provided to Master Vollen Shai:

"Remain here and oversee the rest of the vote," Wyck's message read. "Offer aid wherever the Republic requires it. Then, when the time comes, contact you, the Council will. Then, decide our role in these events, we will."

With that, Wyck turned his back on the proceedings and quietly shuffled out of the Senate Rotunda. There was work to be done, and troubling times lay ahead. He just hoped that the Jedi Order would be able to help when the moment of need finally arrived. @Nightfall096

 

[Vollen Shai]

A buzz on his commlink alerted him to a message from Grandmaster Wyck. There was much work to be done, and discussion ahead he was certain, both for the Republic and for the Jedi Order in all this. Understandably so, assisting in the investigation was one matter, a civil war another one entirely. Jedi were to be peacekeepers, what route would better serve that was still unclear, though as the Republic votes moved ahead it seemed that the conflict on the planet would be coming to a head no matter what.

But for now he would follow the request of his Grandmaster, and continued observing the vote, ready to step up if the Republic or the Senate requested it. Particularly so if any members of the investigation did. Between he and them there was a quiet sense of trust, he would assist them if they asked for it. Though whether the Order as a whole would was another matter. Still, any such request would be brought before the Council. It was likely not long before Wyck brought together such a meeting, and Vollen would be ready for it. Time again before the Council,

"As you request, Master Wyck"

And with that he would look round to his fellow companions from the Investigation Committee. It seemed the Senate understood the gravity of the situation they had uncovered.

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[Moor Todan]

Moor had remained silent thorough the proceedings. He could not believe his ears: that his colleagues would support what was nothing less than the illegitimate occupation of Alderaan upset him greatly.

The Republic had absolutely no right to intervene: it had been founded on the people's right to self-determination and liberty, yet everything Moor had witnessed today went against those principles. Certainly, he had supported the investigation into the election of Queen Lucille to ensure the safety and security of the Alderaanians, but by no mean he had even considered that it would amount to a Civil War.

The Republic's involvement only meant that what might have amassed to minor inter-houses hostilities would turn into an intergalactic conflict, for the Hutt would surely support House Antilles both financially and militarily. Their footing in the Republic was too important to be lost so trivially.

Countless lives would be lost on Alderaan. Not those of haughty nobles protected by the high walls of their castles, not even those of their soldiers. The common folks would pay the price for the Republic's support of House Harlow.

Moor quickly voted no before exiting the proceedings. He knew that doing so without the Vice Chancellor's permission might warrant him a reprimand during their next hearing, but in the moment, it did not matter. He would not wait for the result of the vote to be announced. Tonight would be the first time since his election Moor would go asleep feeling ashamed of the work he had been doing on the Senate.

 

[Darwin Mortenson Antilles]

Senator Antilles was torn.

Torn between his loyalty to his people, and his loyalty to his family.

Having already ensured that damning evidence could be given to the trial in the form of Davik Lorso’ testimony, Darwin made his choice. He simply could not vote against his own family, no matter how remote those relatives might be.

With that, he positively abstained - suppressing the Aye and the Nay option simultaneously - thus voiding his vote, as Darwin himself said nothing.