I'm waiting on a PM about Nal Hutta. Nar Shaddaa was offered OOC'ly to take over their underworld, provided we can do it. Here's the plan.
I own the Tenloss Corporation based off of the Vergesso Asteroids, the Wheel, and Nar Shaddaa. I figure I can get the Republic to allow me free reign with the company there in return for supplying them with weapons, armor, and ships. I'm okay with that as it's more profit for Tenloss, Popo, and the Cartel in that order. Using that, I can get a hold of a larger chunk of the planet's industry and economy.
Now, change tact and we're looking at the political aspect of things. Nar Shaddaa is traditionally and canonically a Hutt planet. It's also a hive of scum and villainy blah blah blah. I push the point that only a Hutt can effectively run a historically Hutt held planet and point out that with us helping to run the planet, not actually running the planet ourselves, we can do a lot to keep things in check. We're helping and not accepting Senator positions, which was offered to me, for two reasons. One, technically that would ally a Hutt, and therefore the Cartel, solidly with the Republic which puts us in jeopardy with the Republic's enemies. Second, it would draw more attention to whichever Hutt takes control and, again, more scrutiny to the Cartel. That means we can't be quite as wide ranging as we'd like.
However, operating on an adviser type role for the Republic Senator of Nar Shaddaa allows us to take control of the underworld, quietly push our policies and agenda past the Republic, and advance our assets through Popo's Corporation. We'd also be able to operate under the Republic's radar.
Officially, Nar Shaddaa would be under Republic control as per the galactic map. For all intents and purposes, however, when it comes to Nar Shaddaa in a practical sense, the Republic is wearing dancing shoes and we're holding the bloody pipe.
(OOC'ly that is. IC'ly, if this goes off, Popo would be the Crime Lord on Nar Shaddaa.)
@[member="Gajjulla the Hutt"]