The Storyteller
Dungeon Master
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High in one of the senatorial annexes, once a gubernatorial office complex since converted to an impromptu judicial nexus for military and senatorial practices after events that took place earlier in the year, a string of military police and senatorial guards complimented one another in a picturesque necklace, defending against enemies of the state, escaping defendants, assassins, and, most dangerously and Machiavellian, reporters. The tribunal was for an operation that took place aboard the Gegenschein. Only governmental feed was recording the tribunal, major networks barred from personal attendance as to not have the routine internal-affairs examination politicized by the 24-hour media cycle; Corporal Barrel, who was organizing the military police in attendance, a modest presence typical in these proceedings, had heard gossip that Dick John Dick had not been pleased about his journalistic skeleton-key impotent, though Barrel could have mixed it up with a different reporter.
Barrel scanned the room, eyes devouring the proceedings. The panel would begin very soon. The senatorial guard, a precaution due to the recent murder of Senator Serena Valtome. Still, the Dug captain doubted there would be any trouble from the defendant, Lt. Bretharr Bargall. The human lieutenant had come peacefully when approached by the military police after the events at the Gegenschein against rogue pirates; there were different threads of rumor regarding whether the pirates were affiliated with the recently war-declared-on Hutt Cartel or unaffiliated vagabonds, which nurtured parasites to latch conspiracy theories about how the tribunal would be serving as a launching point for the pro-war revels and the anti-war naysayers.
Barrel, who gesticulated command for a pair of Chevin guards to civilly escort Bargall to his seat, had faith in the justice system. The panel consisted of a senatorial triumvirate that hinted at civility and neutrality for the most part. Leading the tribunal was Senator Kaizer, joined by another neutral-leaning Senator Peyvand. Recently dejected from the pivotal congressional session that heralded the declaration of war against the Hutt Cartel and looking for an avenue in which to regain his pride harmed by the Chancellor's gall to banish him from the session, Senator Antilles had weeded himself a seat as the last triumvir due to the sudden loss of the throne's scheduled occupant, Senator Valtome, expiring before attendance could be made. Circling a couple conspiracy theories blinded by the Bargall ones were whispers that Antilles had neutralized Valtome to pave way for himself. Barrel had been appalled when he had heard that from the Chevin left of Bargall, and doubted it greatly. The captain did wonder if Kaizer or Peyvand held any such suspicions. With luck and more importantly the Force, such factors would not interfere with the tribunal and justice would be found. The tribunal focused on actions committed by Bargall during the Gegenschein operation, with the panel of Senators to determine if Bargall was to face consequences for what ultimately led to the untimely passing of a civilian hostage taken prisoner by the pirates.