How Green Was My Cactus? [Audren and Zak]

[Coci Heavenshield]

Voss Temple​

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Master C. Heavenshield's office​

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In stark contrast to the office of Grand Master [member="Thurion Heavenshield"], Coci's was ordered, organised and practical. Just like she is, a reflection of her character like Thurion's is of him? (haha) Anyway..

For once, Coci is in her office, not out on duty or fighting or doing Jedi stuff, but today she is catching up on reports. Most notably, reports of the events on Boz Pity. Yet, she is multi-tasking and surfing the holonet as well. She had known of Audren's small business and had looked up the site to see what he had to offer, a couple of things had taken her interest and could be useful to the Coalition so rather then place an order on line, the normal way to conduct business, she had sent for him to meet her here in her office.

In the office, is one Zak Dymo, helping her with some filing as he is grounded .. again .. because of, reasons. This is a form of 'punishment' for him not allowing her to knight him. She looked over to Zak, with a smile, and stood up to move to the drink dispenser and set about organising some drinks for when Audren arrived. And she put the kettle on just in case the Knight wished for a caf.

"Zak? Audren will be here soon, would you like to stay for the meeting?".

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[member="Audren Sykes"] | [member="Zak Dymo"] ​

 

[Audren Sykes]

Audren wasn't quite sure how he felt. On one hand, someone had finally expressed interest in Ceredir Industries. On the other hand, that person was Coci Heavenshield, one of the Masters of the Jedi Order attached to the Sanctum. Who had asked him to meet her in her office regarding Ceredir Industries. An office that he'd never once been to in all his time with the Coalition. She also just happened to be Grandmaster Thurion Heavenshield's wife. No pressure.

The Sephi could think of several reasons why the Master would want to meet regarding Ceredir, but they boiled down to two main ones. First - the better of the options - was that she was actually interested in the company or the products he had available. The other, and more distressing option was that he'd violated some rule he hadn't known about by creating the company or some detail thereof. Sure, he'd recorded the headquarters as being on Voss, but that was just because he was based off the planet. No, CI wasn't affiliated with the Sanctum, it was an independent company. Not that he'd had a whole lot of orders, so that shouldn't have been an issue. Yes, he'd hired some people who contracted with the Coalition to do freelance work, but they should have told him if that was against policy.

In short, he was hopeful and nervous at the same time. So he fell back on a saying he'd learned as a child: plan for the worst but hope for the best. He dressed in his Jedi robes, made sure his lightsaber hilt was free of blemishes, and generally ensured he was presentable for either scenario. No vibroblade or openly-worn pistol as was his habit, just the baton holstered under the back of his robe's tabard and a tiny holdout blaster in one boot. No elbow, knee, or shoulder plates either, those were more martial-looking than he thought appropriate.

In one belt pouch he placed two Meldolen chips and the small datapads he used to simulate their functionality, in another pouch went the demonstration Annonîn device. There was no exceptionally good way to carry the Thuraen netting, but it was thin enough that he could fold it fairly compactly. A few folds turned a half-meter square into something small enough to fit into a pocket. On the inside wrist of his left gauntlet he had a datapad with holodisplay capabilities, his typical one that had the necessary programming included for demonstrations.

Upon arriving at Master Heavenshield's office, the Knight wasn't surprised to sense that she wasn't alone. He was surprised that the other person present was none other than Zak Dymo, the Padawan almost legendary for getting into trouble. He tried not to let his nervousness - or curiosity, as it were - show as he knocked on the frame of the open door.

"Master Heavenshield, you asked to meet?"

[member="Coci Heavenshield"] | [member="Zak Dymo"]

 

[Micah tol Powl]

I am not a prophet, but through the Force there are truths that are revealed. Now, there are known knowns. And there are known unknowns, but there are also unknown unknowns. However, here, now, Voss, this temple, what they were dealing with were all known knowns. Except, it seemed, in the case of Master Theo's Mom, who for whatever reason elected to be willfully blind and act like this was some unknown unknown. But that professional ignorance in a child caregiver, whilst totally unsatisfactory, did not change THE FACTS.

First of all, if he wasn't supposed to use Force Push then why teach it to him?

Second of all, Gordo Lutt had started it.

Fourthly, and most seriously, that was the best use of cafeteria pudding ever. No one ate it. It just sat there, day after day, until it was replaced by another tray of congealed, mystery gelatinous mass. So at least he'd turned something that was otherwise a waste of space, time, and resources and transformed it into a work of art.

...a messy, sticky, mass effect weapon of pudding destruction, but art nonetheless. Are you an artist? Do you even know how art critique works? Do you understand how fragile the mind or artistic muse of a youngling was? Stop oppressing. Just stop. Only the Force can judge me and a prophet is not appreciated in his own playground. Or something.

What? He'd skipped one? Oh, well, thirdly, it hadn't just been a dare. It hadn't even been a double dare. It had been a double PORO dare. The youngling code demanded strict obedience to a double poro dare, so it wasn't like he could have turned that down. Maybe adults didn't know how to respect the code. Maybe adults FORGOT WHERE THEY CAME FROM. But Zak wasn't an adult, and chit was real on the playgrounds, brah. It was really real. And you had to have respect for the code to have respect for yourself.

Also, while we're not on the subject, who the frell drinks CAF!? It's seriously the most disgusting drink ever.

...maybe after beer. Or that whiskey stuff. Those are pretty gross, too. Sasori made these perfectly good flavored milks. That were awesome. And delicious.

Anyway, Master Theo's Mom was asking him something when there was a knock at the door. Something about a meeting and then that long eared Jedi brah was strollin' up like the Jeffersons. What was his name? Audrey? Aidan? He felt like it was an A-somethingorother.

[member="Audren Sykes"] | [member="Coci Heavenshield"]​

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

The Force: That boundless energy that binds us all together, living within everything. We are all but servant to it, those that are attuned and those that are not. Jedi that serve the light tap into the very essence of all that is good and listen to the guidance the Force offers them. Others are seduced, the darkness taking hold of the weak in order to make them stronger showing them potential they had never dreamed of, to fulfill a sense of inadequacy and give their lives meaning.

It is easy to allow yourself to succumb to the natural element of being dark, to be bad, an aspect which is in all of us .. it is much harder to hold unto the light, to be good. This is tested, daily for a Jedi. So which is the stronger, do you think? Those that simply permit the darkness to consume them, or those that stand vigilance over it, fight it continually .. this war is not fought on a battle field or in space, but in every Jedi sense of being. It is natural, Jedi are but mortal beings after all.

Vigilance demands consistency and so Coci is alert through the force, has to be, Zak is in the room. But she is not standing guard over any darkness here, more to watch his cheeky nature, but within the small man is a strength of goodness, he is kind. He is also .. lonely. "Come Zak I need your help". Before she could explain, what with .. Audren had arrived.

"Knight Sykes please come in", she said with a smile. "Yes I wanted to speak with you about Ceredir Industries", she said moving to the counter on which sat the prepared drinks. She placed them on a small table and indicated for Audren and Zak to take a seat if they wished. "I believe your company may have some items that would benefit the Sanctum and I am most interested in seeing them".

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[member="Audren Sykes"] | [member="Zak Dymo"]​

 

[Audren Sykes]

A sudden spike of nervousness shot through him when she declared that she wanted to speak about Ceredir Industries. She said it with a smile though, so he hoped that the nervousness was kept from his face. It started to bleed away when she gestured to the table, indicating he and Zak - who was now coming into view - could sit if they wished. As he did so, she continued by stating that she thought some of CI's products would benefit the Sanctum. Now all of the nervousness was gone, and he hoped it was the relief that didn't show.

And he was glad he'd brought the samples.

"I'm happy to hear that. I brought my demonstration units with me."

He didn't add that he'd only done so as a 'just in case'. He really hadn't expected to use them. But the fact was that he had them, they were in working order, and in certain conditions they could sell themselves. Who knew, maybe she would have additional ideas on how they could be used, or useful additions to the existing products. Maybe even give him some ideas for new products, he had so few available after all. Or maybe Zak would. He had to have a devious mind, what with all the trouble he seemed to get into.

The Knight pulled out his most recent gadget first, the Annonîn, and set it on the table where either of the others could reach. It was a slim, metallic cylinder with four buttons, a switch, and an opening on either end. The only markings were the stylized symbol on the end nearest the power switch and a low powered LED on the switch itself.

"This is the Annonîn. For lack of a better description, it's a simple lock. Cut the wire controlling the door's opening function, insert each end of the wire into either end of the device, and turn it on. The device now controls whether or not the door opens by controlling whether or not the signal passes through. Access is granted by entering a code on the buttons or by an encoded comm signal. It's intended to maintain control of unfriendly ground behind a person or team for a quick incursion or a beach head, but won't replace a more permanent and robust lock."

There were, of course, times when the device was less than useful. It held no sway over manual doors after all, and if a door's lock was left intact the Annonîn would not interrupt that. But it was small enough to be easily hidden behind the control panel or even in an average hand, inexpensive enough to be left behind without a second's hesitation, simple enough that anyone could use it, and versatile enough to be effective.

[member="Coci Heavenshield"] | [member="Zak Dymo"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

As Audren spoke about the Annonin, Coci took it up from the table. It is not as heavy as she expected it to be, as it looked quite solid but in fact, the Annonin sat neatly in her hand. She turned it to look at each end noting the openings in which one would insert the cut wires. The design was rather beautiful, however the inner workings are not something Coci would understand as she is no engineer. But the application of use a device was obvious.

"I think the Jedi and Rangers would benefit from having this Annonin in their manifest. It is light weight, small and would be easy conceal and carried. So you could have several of them in a pack. I see that this would be very handy especially if a mission involved board an enemy ship or facility", she looked up quickly to Audren before returning her attention to the Annonin. She noticed the insignia of CI etched on it.

"Only one thing that might cause you some issue. Your company logo on it. Tick off the enemy enough with these and they might come looking for you", she grinned. "However, were they to, they would find more then they bargained for". As Audren would have the entire Sanctum to back him up.

Coci turned to Zak, and handed him the Annonin for him to inspect and see what he thought about it all. At this moment, a service droid entered the office carrying a large tray of light snacks and sandwiches for them all. Coci thanked the droid before it left the room.

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[member="Audren Sykes"] | [member="Zak Dymo"]​

 

[Audren Sykes]

The Sephi nodded at Coci's statement. His designs were centered around creating products he thought to be useful. Technically they didn't even need multiples depending on how large the squad was and how much ground they needed to leave secured. A single four-man squad could - with effective placement and sloppy or secure building design - control a fairly large area. Multiples would allow redundancy of course, creating the possibility for fallback and ambush positions, useful in boarding actions or infiltrations of multiple types.

"Only one thing that might cause you some issue. Your company logo on it. Tick off the enemy enough with these and they might come looking for you."

He grinned ruefully at that. It was one risk independent businesses ran. Of course, it also meant they had at least one successful product, which could be used as a selling point if they didn't mind making the other group even angrier. But that brought up ideas, both for the business-side and the product itself. After all, the only reason to have a logo present on a device was for advertisement. It wouldn't cost him any more to change logos, and it would actually cost less to eliminate it entirely. Assuming he started producing the device en masse of course.

"The logo can be eliminated or replaced for a small fee of course. Or a small explosive could be attached, though that would add to the size. Especially useful for any black ops that may be run."

Not that the Sanctum would ever have black ops. He didn't comment on her followup comment, about the enemy finding more than they bargained for. The sentiment was absolutely appreciated. However, he didn't know if she would say or offer the same for every potential business partner. While he was registered as the owner of Ceredir Industries, he was not on the registry as a Jedi. It wouldn't take much research to put the facts together; he had a feeling he would need to expand CI by quite a bit to even gain more than passing attention by enemies. Even so, he wanted it to stand on its own merit, not just with the goodwill of one powerful group.

Then again, Ceredir would sell to almost anyone. Maybe in the future he could contract certain devices to certain groups, but that simply wasn't an option yet. Neither was having a different public face to the company. Not yet.

[member="Coci Heavenshield"] | [member="Zak Dymo"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

"Well, you can never assume the future, but you can prepare for it. As this product is, it is very useful and I wish to place an order for them, however the idea of a small explosive added to it would not only eliminate the device itself and thus it's origin but also it would remove it from possibly falling into the hands of those to come behind, if .. if that would come to pass". She was of course, referring to the enemy.

"Before we move on, is there something you would like to eat or drink?", she offered the fare in front of them all, and she would soon play 'mother' if tea or caf was the order.

"Now, what of this Meldolen chip .. show me what that can do". She poured herself a glass of water.

[member="Audren Sykes"] | [member="Zak Dymo"]​

Spoiler

Audren, Zak is on LoA for a few days, but I am sure he will not mind us moving on a bit.

 

[Audren Sykes]

"Very true. I'll look into such an add-on or variant, get that in the works. And thank you."

Audren chose a glass of water and some fruit. It wasn't like him to ask for something that wasn't already present, and both were more than he expected. More importantly, the fruits were small enough to be eaten whole, with no juice remaining on his fingers. This was an important consideration, especially since the Master asked to see the Meldolen next. A slight grin crossed his face as he reached to the belt pouch holding the pieces of equipment.

Unlike the Annonîn, the Meldolen actually required some demonstration. Whereas the explanation was enough for the former, simply providing two computer chips tended to not engender trust unless it was already present. Two small computer chips joined two datapads on the table. He turned both pads on and activated their holo functionality, making it simple for everyone at the table to see. Both showed sensor readings with one blip off the center: that blip was red, a common indicator for enemy.

"The Meldolen is fairly simple. It's a computer chip that allows identification of friendlies even if masquerading as enemies. Each of these datapads has the functionality of a transponder, sensor, and obviously a display. They read each other as enemies right now, the Republic and One Sith as it happens. When one has a chip, there's no change. When both do though, they show each other as friendly."

He pointed to the two showing each other as red, then placed the chip into one of the datapads and indicated the lack of change. He then inserted the second chip into place and indicated the change. However, he also tapped one of the shown contacts, now that both were blue. In normal sensor displays, this would bring up information about the contact that had been tapped, such as affiliation and name of the ship. In this case, there was one additional field.

"Now, any number of fields can be added. Right now, you can see the Republic tag showing the vessel as the Shining Light, a Ranger-class Corvette. Underneath, you see the field showing Republic Intelligence. The only reason that shows is because both chips are inserted. It was intended for clandestine organizations where identification between friendlies is important."

There was a fair amount of subtleties with this one, unlike the Annonîn. Heck, he's the one who'd come up with the thing and he didn't understand all of it. Hopefully the questions that were presented allowed him to explain a bit better.

[member="Coci Heavenshield"] | [member="Zak Dymo"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

She leaned slight forward, as Audren began his demonstration of the chip. The indicators flashing up with the 'enemy' on a 'field' was most impressive to her, the application of such a device was also evident like that of the Annonin and it was clear Audren had put a lot of work into his products. "This would be more than useful in situations where the use of the force would need to be concealed and or ones force signature. This is worn around the neck?", she asked.

Coci picked up one of the small chips carefully and laid it in the palm of her hand. "As it is at the moment, the chip relies on the datapad to gather information, is it possible to have this chip compatible with say .. a HUD? or part of armour, in so doing remove the need to have one hands occupied as it were".

She placed the small chip back on the table in its original position looking most interested with each piece. For a small business starting up, Audren had put much care into this and much thought about what could be useful not only for himself, but others.

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[member="Audren Sykes"] | [member="Zak Dymo"]​

 

[Audren Sykes]

The instant Coci asked her first question, Audren knew he hadn't done well enough on the initial explanation. Wearing the chips around the neck like dog tags was absolutely an option, but they wouldn't be very effective in that manner.

"Sorry, don't know how I missed that. Their size allows them to be easily hidden or worn around the neck like identification tags, but they're just computer chips. In order to work they need a transponder and sensors and a computer that links them; quite frankly it's designed to be vessel-based. If you have a HUD or armor that incorporates those features the system may work, but keep in mind that the more widespread they are, the more likely they are to be discovered. Their strength lies in anonymity."

The original version had been designed to work for a small group of people who wanted to do some good in the galaxy. That group had seemingly phased out of existence not long before the Minainin chip had become available. The Wardens had numbered a fraction of a percent of the numbers of the Sanctum's Jedi, which were themselves a fraction of a percentage of the population of the galaxy. Safely hidden in the noise. If even just the Rangers started showing up with the technology though it would get known quickly. There were ways to prolong the life once it became known of course, but those would be stopgap measure. No, this particular piece would be better off deployed in slim numbers, such as with the fabled Storm Commandos. Even that might be pushing things a bit far.

[member="Coci Heavenshield"] | [member="Zak Dymo"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

"That is fine Audren I am not all that good with this so it is probably my fault with lack of understanding", she smiled, but his further explanation did the trick. "The ability to be able to identify ones colleagues in a mission situation or special operations is clear that this chip would help greatly especially if it was imperative that they do not use the force in order to identify. And .. it is optional. There are some cases in which you have to 'hide' from your friends as well".

"But I will assume that the chip will not work to identify enemies unless it has the feed of information to begin with. They, the enemy, would not be wearing them, so how does the chip identify them as such? and discern them from other people? forgive my lack of understanding on this".

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[member="Audren Sykes"]​

 

[Audren Sykes]

"The chip itself doesn't identify enemies, no. Nor will it technically identify friendlies. It's designed to work in tandem with a transponder and IFF units, those will still be the primary means of identification. Think of this as...hmmmmm...well, it can be thought of as a parking pass to a private parking lot. As long as the pass is on the list, the driver can show up with anything from a junk heap to the most expensive luxury speeder. This serves as both the list and the pass."

There were dangers to that, of course. Lose the pass - the chip - and anyone who found it could park in the private lot. It required trust in the people it was given to, trust that they would not lose or misplace it. It also depended on them keeping it a secret - the Meldolen chip was on the open market, anyone could buy a batch. If a Republic spy had one and was caught by an enemy who knew of the function of the chip, the opening would no doubt be ruthlessly exploited. This was not just a free pass, there were dangers involved. They could be mitigated of course, but not totally removed.

[member="Coci Heavenshield"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

She could not help but chuckle at her own lack of understanding, but Audren's second example made it more clear for her. The SSC troops would be able to utilise this not only on base, but in the field as well. "I do like your thinking Audren", she said with a slight nod. "Although we have little security around the entrance to the Silver Temple, this could be used for this too. But I do like that our doors are open to anyone, well .. not everyone", she grinned.

"However, unwanted guests would soon be dealt with swiftly". Naturally, she refers to the Sith, but she is constantly amazed just how many visit Voss undetected regardless of the defensive.

"Show me your next item, if you will", she pushed over the plate of sandwiches, he looks like he could use some food. Jedi do not live on the force alone.

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[member="Audren Sykes"]​

 

[Audren Sykes]

He nodded in response as he took one of the sandwiches. He'd been present for one of those unwelcome guests. The particular one had brought friends as well, a freighter-full that had inflicted a large number of casualties before their threat was ended. But ended it had been, with the leader fleeing the planet and taking two of the Jedi along with him. Some might have called that acceptable casualties. Not Audren. Those could have been avoided. Should have been avoided. But it was too late now.

Brushing the few crumbs from his hand, the Sephi pulled the Thuraen from his pocket and laid it on the table. Despite the fact that it consumed no power while set to various colors or patterns, he typically left it in its neutral state: a supremely underwhelming gray. Unassuming rather than flamboyantly declaring its presence. One might assume that it was to prevent theft, which was a logical assumption. That wasn't the case however, he simply preferred having the gray rather than a kaleidoscope of colors.

"The last product is the Thuraen camouflage netting. You might have already seen it or its effect, Siobhan Kerrigan has positioned one to cover the hangar door of the main base on Boz Pity. It's fairly versatile, it can mimic a particular location or a user can choose from a range of terrain patterns and color schemes. It also has some capability towards preventing thermal scanning. Useful for ground emplacements, soldiers, even vessels."

As he spoke, the Knight was running a single cable from the datapad on his wrist to a corner of the net. With his wrist facing up so he could actually see the small screen, he input a specific set of parameters before hitting the execute button. The fabric seemed to ripple, an optical illusion relating to the differing shades of gray that passed through it before coming to rest. When he draped it over the empty cup he'd been using, there was a pile of concrete chips rather than a glass. Another couple presses, and various greens and browns bled through the fabric, eventually forming a pile of foliage. As close as the others were and without the proper positioning, the illusion wasn't perfect. It was good enough to easily show the possibilities however.

Unlike the Meldolen, this one was simple. Simple enough that a child could use it. Come to think of it...Audren cut a quick glance at Zak. The boy was considered unruly now, he could easily become a terror if he got his hands on some of this.

[member="Coci Heavenshield"] | [member="Zak Dymo"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

As Audren pulled out the sheet of the Thuraen and began to prepare for the demonstration, Coci pulled the plate of sandwiches away so he could work. The sheet lay inactive on the table for only a moment, she watched with intent was the Knight connected a cable and enter some data on a wrist band. Only moments later the Thuraen shifted and rippled to form colours he had nominated and the table and cup vanished beneath it. This was indeed a simple application, and very clever with it, the time it took him to activate the concealment but a minute.

The benefits of the Thuraen was obvious, especially in an immediate situation on a mission or ground assault. "There seems to be no necessity or source of power to run this sheet?", she asked curious how it sustains itself. Or maybe once set it will remain this way until directed to change once more. Also she wondered how it would work over a large area, or rather if several Thuaen were employed in a given area.

"If one wanted to camouflage more then one fighter for example, on ground. And you are running three separate sheets, is there any way to connected the three? So that they maintain the same pattern?", she reached out and took the Thuaen between her fingers to feel the fabric of it. "I see that you are running data through you waist band there, if they are connected through a series of cables would this be possible?".

"Also, over time, an environment can change with the seasons, if this was employed for a long period of time, is there the capacity that the sheets camouflage can change with it?".

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[member="Audren Sykes"]​

 

[Audren Sykes]

Perceptive questions, but then again he had expected no less. One didn't rise to Jedi Master, let alone one of the premier Masters helping run a major galactic government by not knowing how to sift through facts and eke out details. It was easier for him because some of her questions were connected, whether she knew that or not.

"It only requires power to change, once it is set it needs nothing more to maintain the display. Set and forget. The bigger the sheet the higher the power draw or the slower the change occurs. Even if it were possible to daisy-chain them, which it isn't, you wouldn't want to. Three repeating ones right next to another...no, that calls attention. Since each can be changed by a datapad if necessary, you'd be better off having one big one or three separate but similar patterns."

When he'd developed the fabric, he hadn't even considered daisy-chaining multiple ones together. They'd had enough trouble figuring out how to get the concept to work as it was, no doubt it would have taken longer to add that. Not to mention the entire circuitry design would have been changed to allow the full signal to travel throughout. Heck, it might not have worked in general.

As far as the option to change with the seasons, that was a good idea. There would be prerequisites of course, and come to think of it those prerequisites might be enough to make the idea more inhibiting than helpful. There would have to be power available whenever the change happened, the change would have to be subtle enough that the ripple effect from one corner wouldn't be noticeable, and there would have to be some way to tell when the changes were happening. Satellite connections or some sort. Weather patterns could be unpredictable even if they did follow relatively normal patterns.

"Changing with the seasons could be a software update in the future. Given what I can think of in requirements off the top of my head though, it might be easier just to have a dedicated keeper."

[member="Coci Heavenshield"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

Audren had clearly put much thought into all his products, although they are in their initial stages and some of them could be improved upon, they are even in this stage, beneficial to the Sanctum. The Thurean would indeed be something of use in the field for not only the Rangers but the Jedi. If there is call for a solo mission and the need to hide their ship in open space, this would become part of the fit out in the ship along side everything else needed on any journey.

"I hope my questions were not to tedious to answer", she said with a grin, "However all your products are good as they are and if you do improve them we would be interesting in acquiring the up grades. But now, I would like to place an order for all your items enough to start the out fitting of ships and troops. As for the bill, just send that through to me once it is drawn up and I will sign off on it for payment".

With business concluded, Coci shifted in her seat and shifted the conversation to other things. "I believe you performed exceptionally well on Boz Pity, the reports of your piloting have crossed my desk, I wanted to ask you how your training is going?".

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[member="Audren Sykes"]​

 

[Audren Sykes]

Audren had to work to keep his eyes from popping out of their sockets and his mouth from dropping open. He'd by no means expected an order of that magnitude...it would keep him working for years just to fill the initial order unless he got some form of automation or assembly line started. It was also very generous of her. In her place, he would likely have requested - and such a request was really just a politely-worded demand - a more comprehensive demonstration of each. The results would have been the same, but it would have taken more time and he would have needed to make a bigger example Thuraen.

"Not at all. Those kinds of questions tell me what features may be looked for so I can plan accordingly. Or, as you suggested, produce upgrades. The order is much appreciated, as is everything else."

Of course, he wasn't just a business owner meeting a client. No, in this case he was also a Jedi Knight meeting with one of the Masters of his order. One who seemed to have heard of what he'd done on Boz Pity and somehow thought it was impressive. It really wasn't. He'd flown a heavy fighter and forced a lumbering freighter down to the ground. And he'd pulverized a barrier. That was all. He hadn't taken down enemy fighters in dogfights, or roared through a canyon at speed and smashed down walkers or soldiers. She hadn't asked about the flying though, just commented on it. No, she'd asked about his training.

"Most of my training has been in the field, on-the-job experimentation. I did learn some about the lightsaber forms from Abaigeal E'ron, that was useful."

[member="Coci Heavenshield"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

She pushed back in her seat and relaxed after the demonstration was over, "I don't wish to deplete your current stock of items Audren, produce them in batches if you need too and send me the bill for each batch until the order is complete", this way he could continue his production and not run out of credits in the process. "I know it is a large order, but we are in need of such things over the entire Sanctum". However, duty was calling once more and soon they would end the meeting.

Coci stood up encouraging Audren to do the same and walked him to the door of her office. "Knight E'ron? another that needs more training and experience. And one, like yourself, we don't see much of in the Temple", Coci suspected Abaigeal still held guilt in her heart and wanted to prove herself, she also continues to walk in the shadow of her mother, and needs to find her own path as Jedi, her own Jedi.

"Audren? when will you take a Padawan to train?", she stopped him by the door. "I think you have much that you could teach another, and .. you if a good 'master' you will learn from them equally". Like Abaigeal, Audren was a bit of a loner, but in time he might decide the time to be right to take up an apprentice. "I don't really want your answer but I do ask you to consider it in the future".

"I had better get back to my work, and release my 'captive' to freedom, I think he has suffered enough", she shot a look to [member="Zak Dymo"] with a smile. Her hand reached out to Audren to shake confirmed a deal done.

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