[Day 5 - EM] Under Arrest? (Delmi's Room, Closed)

[Delmi Koor]

“Don’t go getting kidnapped again then.” She replied with a smirk though Theron could not see her.

She stood and untied her robe, dropping it to the floor as she walked into the refresher.

[Dapper Dog]

Theron frowned and signed off getting back to work.

[Delmi Koor]

Delmi hopped into the warm water and whilst washing her hair wondered if she had been to mean there to Theron as she signed off… It was the first time such a thought had occurred to her and gave her brief pause.

A few moments later she was back to washing out all the leftover hair product from the fancy dinner the last night…

/scene unless someone wants to talk to Delmi after her shower.

[Jocasta Teraan]

Major Koor, what's going on? I saw a holovid of you at a building that blew up. If I hadn't just seen other questionable vids and posts from last night, I would've thought it was real.

[Delmi Koor]

Definitely not a terrorist, no. Doing work and the bad guys took offense is all. Any updates about your friend from your end?

[Jocasta Teraan]

Definitely not a terrorist, no. Doing work and the bad guys took offense is all. Any updates about your friend from your end? [/quote

Nothing on my end. Can we meet? I feel paranoid after last night, would rather not talk over comms.

[Delmi Koor]

My room is just down the hall. It’s the one with the two ADF handlers in front of the door.

[Jocasta Teraan]

My room is just down the hall. It’s the one with the two ADF handlers in front of the door.

A few moments later, Jocasta is at Delmi's suite, explaining to the ADF handlers that she was expected.

After making it past them, she goes inside to debrief with Delmi.

"Morning.

So I didn't reach out to Julio yesterday. I didn't want to spook him or tip my hand. You and or Agent Shan are the ones with the trackers, so I've just been standing by.

What's the play now?"

[Delmi Koor]

“Still tracking him… Both Agent Shan and I had a bit of a… day yesterday. But we’re back on it today.”

She asked, “I wanted to ask you… I hear that the separatist firebrand who goes by the name of Tuvi was something of a paramour of Julio’s… Were you aware Tuvi has gone missing and is presumed dead?”

[Jocasta Teraan]

“Still tracking him… Both Agent Shan and I had a bit of a… day yesterday. But we’re back on it today.”

She asked, “I wanted to ask you… I hear that the separatist firebrand who goes by the name of Tuvi was something of a paramour of Julio’s… Were you aware Tuvi has gone missing and is presumed dead?”

Jocasta looked perplexed and then worried. "Well, I've been keeping tabs on who's who with these protest since I found out Julio was involved, so the name's familiar. In fact I read they had found him, dead from a drug overdose if anyone believes that.

But Julio never mentioned Tuvi, I asked him if I'd know any of his team, but he seemed not to want to get me involved."

Jocasta becomes more frantic, "If they got rid of Tuvi after they were done with him, they might do the same to Julio. I was just telling some Rist braggart yesterday it looked like their handiwork. It's House Ulgo and House Rist pushing this isn't it? They're using people like Tuvi and Julio to get people worked up against the Crown and then getting rid of loose ends afterwards." She's pacing back and forth by the time she finished speaking.

[Delmi Koor]

“Or…” Delmi said with a long pause.

“We are meant to think so…”

[Jocasta Teraan]

“Or…” Delmi said with a long pause.

“We are meant to think so…”

Jocasta gave the idea serious thought. "I want to give them the benefit of the doubt, but I've only seen hostility and disloyalty from them. Yesterday in the conversation about Tuvi, Senator Brannis Ulgo was defending Tuvi's representation of the people with the protests and refused to denounce Tuvi's stance that the Queen needed to be replaced. Then Omandri Rist tried to stop me from talking about Tuvi's likely assassination by the House of assassins."

She paces a few steps and says more calmly, "Although saying it all out loud just seems too obvious. They may not be the culprits, but they're sure as hell making it easy to look guilty. And not being guilty of this particular coup wouldn't make them innocent of another."

[Delmi Koor]

“The Rist man was likely to have done so since it was not House Rist who killed him.” Delmi replied.

“None of the Houses are innocent… and yet in one way they are. The Houses continue to act as they often have… But now there are other forces at work here that are seeking to put the houses at odds with one another. They use misinformation to exacerbate the current climate and push everyone towards civil war. They are the ones behind the separatists… they are the ones behind the false movies you saw last night.”

[Jocasta Teraan]

“The Rist man was likely to have done so since it was not House Rist who killed him.” Delmi replied.

“None of the Houses are innocent… and yet in one way they are. The Houses continue to act as they often have… But now there are other forces at work here that are seeking to put the houses at odds with one another. They use misinformation to exacerbate the current climate and push everyone towards civil war. They are the ones behind the separatists… they are the ones behind the false movies you saw last night.”

"Well, he didn't just try to defend House Rist from allegations, he actually spoke of their exploits and skill with pride while trying to claim he was against it, and he was trying to put a halt to a conversation he wasn't part of like it was a forbidden topic. He crossed the whole beach to interfere. It was exceedingly suspicious.

What evidence do you have that it's not Ulgo or Rist behind this, but some mysterious force that would benefit from riling up the people and Ulgo and Rist overthrowing House Panteer?" She asks incredulously.

[Delmi Koor]

"I detained one of this group's agents yesterday. We extracted intel that suggests a woman who was a close confidant of Tuvi is a member of their organization and that Tuvi's removal allows that individual's rise within the separatist movement to take place."

She paused, "There are operatives within most, if not all, of the Major Houses... pushing animosity between the houses in an attempt to create civil tumult that will affect Alderaan's relationship with the Republic and the Jedi Order."

She continued, "To say that people within Rist, Ulgo, Thul, or even Organa for that matter are behind this conspiracy is not wrong... But that it is solely motivated by house interests is also not correct. These agents are pushing the houses to be the worst forms of themselves... while staying out of the limelight in order to avoid having to pay any price themselves."

[Jocasta Teraan]

"I detained one of this group's agents yesterday. We extracted intel that suggests a woman who was a close confidant of Tuvi is a member of their organization and that Tuvi's removal allows that individual's rise within the separatist movement to take place."

She paused, "There are operatives within most, if not all, of the Major Houses... pushing animosity between the houses in an attempt to create civil tumult that will affect Alderaan's relationship with the Republic and the Jedi Order."

She continued, "To say that people within Rist, Ulgo, Thul, or even Organa for that matter are behind this conspiracy is not wrong... But that it is solely motivated by house interests is also not correct. These agents are pushing the houses to be the worst forms of themselves... while staying out of the limelight in order to avoid having to pay any price themselves."

"This all seems so far-fetched by also so plausible. We have made ourselves easy targets."

Jocasta stops pacing and takes a seat. "It occurs to me, this group has already tried to frame you, and by proxy House Thul. We provided guns to Julio. If that comes out, it could be used to further that narrative."

[Delmi Koor]

"I trust the SIS. We'll get a hit if Julio moves and dispatch the ADF if need be to ensure the protection of the Crown. The truth is sometimes slower than lies... but it wins out in the end." She replied confidently.

[Jocasta Teraan]

"I trust the SIS. We'll get a hit if Julio moves and dispatch the ADF if need be to ensure the protection of the Crown. The truth is sometimes slower than lies... but it wins out in the end." She replied confidently.

Relaxing a bit into her seat, "Well, it seems like things are being handled. Is there anything I can do in the meantime? I've got to bake something for the Flower Court this afternoon, but I'm free otherwise. Any more dissidents you need compromised?"

[Delmi Koor]

She chuckled, "It seems I'm one of the dissidents now according to the ADF."

But she then pulled out her datapad and showed an image.

"This is someone we're trying to track down. She goes by the moniker BlackKat66 online. She appears to be the agent who is taking over for Tuvi among the separatist movement... Anything you can find about her will be helpful."

[Jocasta Teraan]

She chuckled, "It seems I'm one of the dissidents now according to the ADF."

But she then pulled out her datapad and showed an image.

"This is someone we're trying to track down. She goes by the moniker BlackKat66 online. She appears to be the agent who is taking over for Tuvi among the separatist movement... Anything you can find about her will be helpful."

"BlackKat66? I think I've seen her posting on that one Padawan holovlog. I ignored her before, but maybe I'll prod her a bit, see if I can get a reaction. If I do see her, should I try to apprehend her?"