The Puppet and His Master

[Tank]

Saracbecca gritted her teeth as the governor tore her a new one. Three percent. He has in a rage over a three percent increase in smuggling. Why he was upset with Saracbecca, she didn't know. She'd been the one that pointed it out to him. She'd left her duties on The Planetary Committee for Intergalactic Trade months ago to serve in the Senate. They'd asked her to review some discrepancies in the bookkeeping, and she'd discovered a three percent increase in the smuggling of Wroshyr Lice Syrup. The Committee was out of session so she's brought it to the governor. Now she was being yelled at. She'd zoned out around three minutes ago, so she couldn't say for sure she knew what the other Wookie was going on about.

Finally there was a break in it all. He took a breath and seemed to have run out of things to say. "Well, I've got three days before I must leave again for Kessel. I've got a Jedi on his way. If we find the smuggler in that time, great. If not, you implement those policies I gave you three years ago and we wouldn't even be having this conversation."

Saracbecca turned and walked out of the room, not waiting or wanting to hear a response from the Wookie. She growled as she slammed his door shut behind her and then smiled. She checked her datapad, the Jedi was here. Time to see who had been sent her way, and how valuable he would be in this whole ruse. She made her way quickly to her senatorial chambers where she'd asked the Jedi to meet her. The trap for her smuggler had been set already, but she had to seize the opportunity to get into the good graces of the Jedi of her vision for Kashyyyk would be realized.

She closed the door behind her three minutes later as she entered her office. She pulled out her interpreter droid, a small spherical droid painted to look like a thermal detonator, and activated it. Any minute now there would be a knock on the door and Kashyyyk would be ever closer to stepping from the bonds of its system and sowing seeds of colonization in the Outer Rim.

 

[SirNoodles]

Ryan Bramber has arrived at Kashyyyk where he is to meet with the planet's senator Saracbecca. Apparently a smuggler is on the loose and they may just have found him. His ship had landed a few minutes ago and he's sure the senator would have been alerted of his presence. He is still sat in his ship, scanning his surroundings. 'Not bad...' he thinks to himself. 'Not bad at all...'

His thoughts are then disturbed by the pilot of his ship - the captain whom was hired by Ryan to fly Ryan to Kashyyyk. Ryan admits to being unable to pilot a ship to save his life. Especially this far!
"Mr Bramber, I think your arrival is awaited."
Ryan nods to the formal voice of his captain. He mutters a brief thank you and then walks out of the opening doors to then be greeted by a wookiee. Ryan almost jumps as he spots a device on the wookiee. It looks like a detonating device but Ryan soon enough notices that it is a translator.
"You must be the Jedi sent to help Senator Saracbecca?" comes out a robotic voice of the wookiee. As the speaking comes out of the device, orange lights glow in sync to it.
Ryan nods and then the wookiee points in the direction he then leads Ryan to. "This way, sir."

The wookiee then leads Ryan down a corridor full of many doors leading mostly to offices. Ryan knows exactly where he is here as it is the exact reason for him being on this planet. As they approach closer to the office Ryan is meant to go, Ryan gradually grows more nervous. 'It's my first mission by myself... what isn't there to fear?' Ryan thinks to himself trying not to grow too fearful. He must control his emotions as he was taught by his former master Tol Cambus - the first of his two masters.
Soon they arrive at a door with big letters on it saying: "OFFICE OF SENATOR SARACBECCA". Ryan says a thank you to the wookiee who then returns to where he came from. Ryan blows through his cheeks and then knocks on the door.
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[Tank]

Saracbecca pressed a button on her desk and the door to her office swung open. The Jedi stood there framed in the doorway. Saracbecca bowed her head to the man and motioned to a chair in front of her desk. She spoke quietly to avoid startling or intimidating her guest unnecessarily, the droid began translating her words almost instantaneously and more loudly than her own growls. The voice that emanated from the droid was silky and smooth and would be described by many humans as sensual.

"Welcome, Jedi Bramber. I regret the need for your services, but in a galaxy this wide, there will always be miscreants that need dealt with. But first, please, tell me about yourself. I find the Jedi Order most fascinating, tell me of your abilities and trials." Saracbecca interlaced her fingers and placed them behind her head. Ready to listen to the man's story.

 

[SirNoodles]

The doors open right infront of Ryan to reveal a wookiee sitting down a few metres away from his position. No doubt that this was Senator Saracbecca. The senator bows her head so Ryan does the same. He then walks over to the seat the senator points out for him. After reaching it, he then sits down.
He then listens to what the senator has to say. Just like the wookiee that escorted him here, she, too, has a translating droid.
"But first, please tell me about yourself", she says to Ryan.
With a short hesitation and another blow through his cheeks, Ryan then begins to do as she says: "Well, as you may know, my name is Ryan Bramber. I am 19 years old and this is my first mission alone as a Jedi. I am at the end of my training but I can go alone. However my master does like to keep a close eye on me..."
It's true. Ryan isn't the most "reliable" person but still his job as a Jedi must involve in him being trusted at one time in which he is now.
"Tell me of your abilities and trials", her next request to Ryan is.
"In all fairness", Ryan begins to explain, "I am not really awfully good when it comes to the Force. I do have great swordsman skills but some people refer me as a little... arrogant." Ryan then sighs. "I think you should really know a little bit more about me... I can be easily distracted especially when it comes to girls but this is Kashyyyk to be fair. Wookiees just aren't... my thing. No offence!" he adds on, desperately hoping the senator does not take any of this personally. It is understandable. Wookiees and humans just don't really go that well in terms of "liking each other" but Ryan hopes that she will appreciate his honesty after all not everyone wouldn't keep it a secret.

 

[Tank]

Saracbecca listened closely as Jedi Bramber spoke about himself and some of his short comings. She was glad to hear that he was a good swordsman, as it would probably come into play later that very day. Saracbecca laughed outwardly as Bramber mentioned Wookie women. He was only 19, a young, young man by Wookie standards and certainly when compared to her own 250 years of life.

"You mean you don't find me attractive?" Saracbecca said slyly with a loud chuckle. "You amuse me Jedi Bramber. You talk about what others say your weaknesses are very openly. In a galaxy so sinister one might be tempted to keep their weaknesses hidden. But as you've chosen to share some of yours I'll share some of mine. I can become quite angry and loose my temper easily. I hate backdoor dealings and vicious snakes in the Senate. I've also had a bit of a sordid past, working with some less than admirable folks. But I believe I've put more of that behind me."

Saracbecca took a deep breath and decided to start focusing at the task at hand. "So tell me Bramber, as we are going into combat; have you ever killed a man? Or, since you're so fond of them, woman?"