The Mentor
(This is before the Senate got blown to bits. Jus sayin)
Halen stands in his pod in the center of where the Republic's fate would be decided, in the Senate. Looking around the room, his gaze turned to every single Senator in the hall. Yes, he had called every single one of them here. Today was the day, it had been weeks since Aleidis Ijet had resigned from her post as the Supreme Chancellor, leaving Halen as the acting Chancellor. He had been asked a million times to postpone, postpone, postpone, and he did so while he kept the Republic from plunging into war. Now Halen's mission was complete. He had run for office for one reason, and that was to bring peace to the Republic. And he had accomplished that. Despite sacrifices to his own pride and reputation, Halen had succeeded in his mission and he didn't regret an inch of it. Now... It was election time.
"You know why I've called you all here" he said. "For quite awhile now, we have been without a real Supreme Chancellor. While I have taken the mantle, it's time that things be set to right once again. I remained in office to secure peace for the Republic, and now that I've accomplished that... Despite what some of you think of me for the sacrifices I made to prevent war from breaking out... And trust me, I know who you are... I don't regret doing so, and I would do it again in a heartbeat to save the Republic"
"Now onto present matters. Some new rules will be in place for the election this year. They will be addressed via a Holomessage when we're finished here. Before you run for either Supreme Chancellor OR the Vice Chancellor... Remember the responsibilities that come with it. This isn't some power seat. This is putting the entire REPUBLIC in your hands. This isn't easy, it's not FUN... It is a hell of a lot of work, and even while doing the job temporarily this was quite frankly the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life, folks. If you take this office, and you muck it up.... I will find you... And I will kill you"
Halen smiled at the slight movie reference, his expression showing he was... At least HALF joking. Or maybe he wasn't. Perhaps he would murder the poor sap who dare crossed the Republic while in it's seat of power. But regardless...
"Once my briefing is over, you are free to review the rules, and then you may announce your intentions to run here. After that, you may do your speeches, spew your OH SO NECESSARY propaganda... And then a Ballot Box will be set up"
"Now that the formalities are underway..." he said, straightening himself.
"Since the future of the Republic has been taken care of... I have come here to announce that I am officially stepping down as the Acting Supreme Chancellor Of The Republic, as well as the Vice Chancellor Of The Republic Senate. I will also be leaving the Senate in it's entirety" he announced. "Regardless of how you feel about me, regardless of the hell that this place has put me through while I have had nothing but love for it... It has been an honor serving the Republic in the positions I have been in. This has been 16 long years of my life, and I'm not keen to see it end. But it's time for me to take a new journey"
"But before I go...." he trailed off. A smirk crossed his face. Suddenly, any Force Sensitives in the room, especially "Closet" ones that had trained in it and could sense others... Could sense the massive Force Sensitivity emanating from Philip Halen. It was obvious that he was a trained force sensitive, and had somehow been able to hide it incredibly well, from everyone for 16 years. How he managed to do it? Nobody knows.
He looked around at the Senators. ".... The dark side emanates heavily from one of you. They have masked it greatly... And although I cannot identify the real identity of them... Someone here is not who they say they are. There is a Sith among you"
"That... Is my final gift to you. Make your choice of Chancellor wisely, Senate"
With that, he suddenly stared a hole through both @[member="Jentara Vel"] and @[member="Yusan Fenn"], with a serious look on his face... And then he smirked. Everyone in the Senate could see who Halen was looking at.... But he didn't disclose who was the Sith. It was as if Halen's final gift to the Senate was alerting them to the danger, and giving hints... But because of the controversy around him, his matter of "paying them back" was not disclosing who exactly it was, hints aside. He would leave figuring that out to the Senate, since they were apparently so wise... So good at running the Republic as opposed to him. The so called "Fool" suddenly became the man with all of the cards... And he was resigning with them still in his hand.
And with that cryptic warning... Halen walked out of the building, never to be seen again as a member of the Senate.
@[member="Alena Beswin"]
@[member="Jentara Vel"]
@[member="Yusan Fenn"]
@[member="Jack Sparrow"]
@[member="Silas Opri"]
@[member="Chi Chuchi"]
@[member="Jack Harkness"]
@[member="Kiyala Demont"]
@[member="Hanna Vondiranach"]
@[member="Hion the Herglic"]
@[member="Ned Rostu"]
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Hey y'all! Faction admin here! Damn that was different, but hey! It's election time! You guys know the drill, BUT.... The rules are a little different this election to get rid of the kinks in the system from last time! In this thread, after IC reactions to the above... You may announce your entry into the race, make your speeches and do whatever the hell you need to do... After that, a new thread will be made where the entrants will be officially posted, and then a Ballot Box will be made for the official votes. But before we get that done, here are the NEW rules this election!
1: Running speeches MUST be at least 300 words. No more laziness like last election. If you can't be assed to put in a real effort to convince us you deserve office, then don't run.
2: For the first time, there will be TWO separate elections. One for Supreme Chancellor, one for Vice Chancellor. You may only run for one at any given time, but you can vote once per position.
3: Voting for yourself is no longer allowed, and doing so will DISQUALIFY you from the race.
4: If you vote for yourself using an alt, you will be DISQUALIFIED from the race and future races.
5: Alt votes will not be counted. One vote per writer.
6: You must be an ACTIVE member of the Senate in order to run for either position. No new accounts being made just for running. No random Senators coming out of obscurity just to run. You have to be an active member of the Senate who has made a contribution in order to run.
And with that, good luck to you all! Feel free to PM my faction admin account, @[member="Joshua DragonsFlame"] if you have questions!
Halen stands in his pod in the center of where the Republic's fate would be decided, in the Senate. Looking around the room, his gaze turned to every single Senator in the hall. Yes, he had called every single one of them here. Today was the day, it had been weeks since Aleidis Ijet had resigned from her post as the Supreme Chancellor, leaving Halen as the acting Chancellor. He had been asked a million times to postpone, postpone, postpone, and he did so while he kept the Republic from plunging into war. Now Halen's mission was complete. He had run for office for one reason, and that was to bring peace to the Republic. And he had accomplished that. Despite sacrifices to his own pride and reputation, Halen had succeeded in his mission and he didn't regret an inch of it. Now... It was election time.
"You know why I've called you all here" he said. "For quite awhile now, we have been without a real Supreme Chancellor. While I have taken the mantle, it's time that things be set to right once again. I remained in office to secure peace for the Republic, and now that I've accomplished that... Despite what some of you think of me for the sacrifices I made to prevent war from breaking out... And trust me, I know who you are... I don't regret doing so, and I would do it again in a heartbeat to save the Republic"
"Now onto present matters. Some new rules will be in place for the election this year. They will be addressed via a Holomessage when we're finished here. Before you run for either Supreme Chancellor OR the Vice Chancellor... Remember the responsibilities that come with it. This isn't some power seat. This is putting the entire REPUBLIC in your hands. This isn't easy, it's not FUN... It is a hell of a lot of work, and even while doing the job temporarily this was quite frankly the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life, folks. If you take this office, and you muck it up.... I will find you... And I will kill you"
Halen smiled at the slight movie reference, his expression showing he was... At least HALF joking. Or maybe he wasn't. Perhaps he would murder the poor sap who dare crossed the Republic while in it's seat of power. But regardless...
"Once my briefing is over, you are free to review the rules, and then you may announce your intentions to run here. After that, you may do your speeches, spew your OH SO NECESSARY propaganda... And then a Ballot Box will be set up"
"Now that the formalities are underway..." he said, straightening himself.
"Since the future of the Republic has been taken care of... I have come here to announce that I am officially stepping down as the Acting Supreme Chancellor Of The Republic, as well as the Vice Chancellor Of The Republic Senate. I will also be leaving the Senate in it's entirety" he announced. "Regardless of how you feel about me, regardless of the hell that this place has put me through while I have had nothing but love for it... It has been an honor serving the Republic in the positions I have been in. This has been 16 long years of my life, and I'm not keen to see it end. But it's time for me to take a new journey"
"But before I go...." he trailed off. A smirk crossed his face. Suddenly, any Force Sensitives in the room, especially "Closet" ones that had trained in it and could sense others... Could sense the massive Force Sensitivity emanating from Philip Halen. It was obvious that he was a trained force sensitive, and had somehow been able to hide it incredibly well, from everyone for 16 years. How he managed to do it? Nobody knows.
He looked around at the Senators. ".... The dark side emanates heavily from one of you. They have masked it greatly... And although I cannot identify the real identity of them... Someone here is not who they say they are. There is a Sith among you"
"That... Is my final gift to you. Make your choice of Chancellor wisely, Senate"
With that, he suddenly stared a hole through both @[member="Jentara Vel"] and @[member="Yusan Fenn"], with a serious look on his face... And then he smirked. Everyone in the Senate could see who Halen was looking at.... But he didn't disclose who was the Sith. It was as if Halen's final gift to the Senate was alerting them to the danger, and giving hints... But because of the controversy around him, his matter of "paying them back" was not disclosing who exactly it was, hints aside. He would leave figuring that out to the Senate, since they were apparently so wise... So good at running the Republic as opposed to him. The so called "Fool" suddenly became the man with all of the cards... And he was resigning with them still in his hand.
And with that cryptic warning... Halen walked out of the building, never to be seen again as a member of the Senate.
@[member="Alena Beswin"]
@[member="Jentara Vel"]
@[member="Yusan Fenn"]
@[member="Jack Sparrow"]
@[member="Silas Opri"]
@[member="Chi Chuchi"]
@[member="Jack Harkness"]
@[member="Kiyala Demont"]
@[member="Hanna Vondiranach"]
@[member="Hion the Herglic"]
@[member="Ned Rostu"]
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Hey y'all! Faction admin here! Damn that was different, but hey! It's election time! You guys know the drill, BUT.... The rules are a little different this election to get rid of the kinks in the system from last time! In this thread, after IC reactions to the above... You may announce your entry into the race, make your speeches and do whatever the hell you need to do... After that, a new thread will be made where the entrants will be officially posted, and then a Ballot Box will be made for the official votes. But before we get that done, here are the NEW rules this election!
1: Running speeches MUST be at least 300 words. No more laziness like last election. If you can't be assed to put in a real effort to convince us you deserve office, then don't run.
2: For the first time, there will be TWO separate elections. One for Supreme Chancellor, one for Vice Chancellor. You may only run for one at any given time, but you can vote once per position.
3: Voting for yourself is no longer allowed, and doing so will DISQUALIFY you from the race.
4: If you vote for yourself using an alt, you will be DISQUALIFIED from the race and future races.
5: Alt votes will not be counted. One vote per writer.
6: You must be an ACTIVE member of the Senate in order to run for either position. No new accounts being made just for running. No random Senators coming out of obscurity just to run. You have to be an active member of the Senate who has made a contribution in order to run.
And with that, good luck to you all! Feel free to PM my faction admin account, @[member="Joshua DragonsFlame"] if you have questions!