[Day 1 - EA] Queen's Protests

[Breela Po]

"Seems like the same kind of magic to me," he muttered as he followed.

"It may very well be. I suppose it boils down to how you use it." She leads the way back to the plaza and towards the peacock (Tuvi) and the camera lady. "Hey there, I'll trade you a story if we can talk somewhere safe."

[Brannis Ulgo]

Omandri hadn't quite noticed the man before "Ah .....Captain? Ulgo was it? Sorry it's been a while and I met so many officers keeping ranks straight was a challenge."

"Major, in my case, but I think that's far from very important," Bran says with a patient smile. "I still remember how you patched up Rukas and Boggs after a bad mission -- very much appreciate your good work."

"You're right, but I won't be convinced that every person from Imperial space wants to do us harm, they have an awful government, but the people... the people can be good and caring too," she said.

Turning back to Jameela he nodded "Certainly people are not a monolith but when you're at war, and at war for as long as we have been it is natural to develop an us vs them mentality. I respect your position princess but what you are looking to do takes time more than anything. And some people's hatred runs deep enough that it may never heal."
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“Lana had nothing to do with what happened on Coruscant or here, not every Sith or Imperial is a maniacal monster!” she replied sharply.

“Broad strokes are what is the problem here and our fixation on conflict.”

Bran raises his eyebrows at the outburst, but his reply is calm. "My apologies, princess, for the offense, but Dr Rist is quite right. We can hardly expect the Alderaanian people to relate to, ah, Miss Lana, when the Sith they know are the ones who leveled their villages."

[Galen Sol]

Seeing Bran had the crowd under control, Garth backed up slightly, nearer to the Princess, but still respectful of the perimeter her guards had established - just in case another piece of errant footwear took flight.

"They don' 'ppreciate just how much freedom they already got." He sighs audibly. "There's people 'n other systems ain't got the freedom t' speak open like that..."

"Some of the crowd were armed." Galen advised Garth after reaching him. "They've left, but one had an interesting tattoo."

He was close enough now to hear some of the conversation with Jameela.

Turning back to Jameela he nodded "Certainly people are not a monolith but when you're at war, and at war for as long as we have been it is natural to develop an us vs them mentality. I respect your position princess but what you are looking to do takes time more than anything. And some people's hatred runs deep enough that it may never heal."

"Beyond that, most everyone adapts to the environment they live in, natural or political." he spoke up. "We do what we can to survive, including accepting ideas and making decisions that might be unthinkable to others in the galaxy. That's why it can be so hard to understand another's point of view. As the gentleman said, it takes time, and patience."

[Jameela Panteer]

"Beyond that, most everyone adapts to the environment they live in, natural or political." he spoke up. "We do what we can to survive, including accepting ideas and making decisions that might be unthinkable to others in the galaxy. That's why it can be so hard to understand another's point of view. As the gentleman said, it takes time, and patience."

Jameela was listening and then the stranger tried to pile on with the Ulgo jerk and she frowned and said, “I am not talking about this with you.”

OOC: Jameela did not like that.

[Galen Sol]

"My apologies." he dipped his head and kept quiet.

[Dapper Dog]

"It may very well be. I suppose it boils down to how you use it." She leads the way back to the plaza and towards the peacock (Tuvi) and the camera lady. "Hey there, I'll trade you a story if we can talk somewhere safe."

"Yes, well let me finish this interview and we can meet later to speak," he said to her.

[Delmi Koor]

"Yeah," he said waiting for the drink.

"Here for the Festival?"

She tilted her head a bit, "Kinda, yeah. Found out a few years back that my bitch mom was originally from out here on Alderaan. Screwed over my dad and ran off when I was a kid... Apparently she's buried out on Thul lands for some reason. Tryin' to figure out what happened and shit."

She nods to the waiter as their drinks are brought out. "And tryin' to have as much fun as I can during the festival I guess."

She nodded in the direction of the outdoors, "Seems like people aren't too happy though."

[Dapper Dog]

She tilted her head a bit, "Kinda, yeah. Found out a few years back that my bitch mom was originally from out here on Alderaan. Screwed over my dad and ran off when I was a kid... Apparently she's buried out on Thul lands for some reason. Tryin' to figure out what happened and shit."

She nods to the waiter as their drinks are brought out. "And tryin' to have as much fun as I can during the festival I guess."

She nodded in the direction of the outdoors, "Seems like people aren't too happy though."

"It's Alderaan, everyone is happy here," he joked.

[Delmi Koor]

She laughed at that, "Perfect happy romance planet, right? That's the way us outsiders hear about it."

[Dapper Dog]

She laughed at that, "Perfect happy romance planet, right? That's the way us outsiders hear about it."

"Yeah, exactly. Enjoy it, off worlder," he offered.

[Delmi Koor]

She tilted her head a bit to the side, "I mean... the people out there looked legit concerned about something. Seems like something's not right."

[Dapper Dog]

She tilted her head a bit to the side, "I mean... the people out there looked legit concerned about something. Seems like something's not right."

"Why does that matter to you?" he asked.

[Count Serenno]

Finally, the Count reached the point where the nobles gathered and had confronted the bellwethers of this protest. He greeted those of peerage with appropriate courtesy but didn't readily impose on their conversations.

[Jameela Panteer]

"My apologies." he dipped his head and kept quiet.

"I just mean... I apologize for my shortness, but it's a stressful situation," she muttered.

[Delmi Koor]

"Why does that matter to you?" he asked.

"I dunno... Seems like something of interest. I wasn't always a Republic trooper myself... was out on my own for a long time. Didn't really dig that 'Pub' scene. So I guess I kinda... get why people might not be too hyped about all the frills and stuff if there's like serious shit to deal with."

[Breela Po]

"Yes, well let me finish this interview and we can meet later to speak," he said to her.

She grins mischievously, "That's fine. But this might be something you want her to hear as well." She winks so that only he can see it then stands nearby

[Dapper Dog]

"I dunno... Seems like something of interest. I wasn't always a Republic trooper myself... was out on my own for a long time. Didn't really dig that 'Pub' scene. So I guess I kinda... get why people might not be too hyped about all the frills and stuff if there's like serious shit to deal with."

He lit a cig and then said, “Well people have a right to be angry, it’s only idiots that preen and smile like this is a beautiful holiday.”

He shrugged, “But still it’s a local problem, in a few days you will be long gone from here.”

[Dapper Dog]

She grins mischievously, "That's fine. But this might be something you want her to hear as well." She winks so that only he can see it then stands nearby

"Hit me with it," he said.

[Delmi Koor]

He lit a cig and then said, “Well people have a right to be angry, it’s only idiots that preen and smile like this is a beautiful holiday.”

He shrugged, “But still it’s a local problem, in a few days you will be long gone from here.”

She nodded, "Yeah, could be right. Though it may look like I'm gonna do some work killin' bugs to help out House Syrush... May need to stay a bit longer depending on how shit goes."

She asked, "You keep up with your fighting skills? I'm lookin' for good men."

[Dapper Dog]

"Well enough, fighting Killiks is nasty work," he said honestly.