Dev Shadows of Atrisia

[Junko Ike]

"The ease of movement and restrictions wil be important. we have pirates chomping at the bit as it were to try and get back into Commonwealth space. The breakwater attracted attention but thankfully not nearly as much as we could have gotten. Our privateers are working still to patrol the borders of the breakwater and lanes. With their marques that allow them to take whatever ships they catch from criminals and cargo that is not stolen from Commonwealth ships. A small price but they accepted it for a royal stipend from each world and so far they have not abused it yet. Credits make everything go around well enough."

She said it and their lanes of travel that were known originally haad rarely altered.. just the gaps and risks of them with the stormseeds that would prevent hyperspace travel... streamlining safety measures and travel times for many... the risk of being attacked also dropped... so their patrols would be able to work and coordinate. They could take many more measures and they were.. their newest models of ships being able to self replicate, their tyranis systems allowing them to detect foreign technologies being brought into the Commonwealth while intrusive... it also served to allow them to know if there was potential dangers.

 

[Junko Ike]

"Credits, aurodium and jewels are kings in most cases and commerce is important to functioning societies... we can work on logistical works after that and my family has done plenty in that case with their mountain fortresses and trade hubs here on the planet but also expanding outwards to stations and... well the colonies are going to be expanding more then we have population... they have mapped several hundred trillion galaxies with companions... we will be able to access all of them plus the pocket dimensions and universes that we have been working on exploring but we simply right now do not have the population numbers to colonize... mining though with biots is able to be done."

Junko knew there was a lot more.. their family was extending to the stars more and more.. mostly each one who could would oversee the trading and commerce districts of the colonies... they had proven and were some of the best trained for it here. With a steady flow of goods, services and credits they would be able to continue to expand outwards and a single colony could become a world and then a system... a sector and eventually maybe they work to have the Commonwealth that far out and it is able to be preserved as a way of life. THey would also be able to have their extra-dimensional colonies expanding and that brought in resources few others had.

 

[Junko Ike]

"The expansion on trade has caused some issues, minor in most cases. Just worries about processing power for all of the ores that we are bringing back.. several families see the value of the molecular furnaces and equipment but like crafting by hand. All the new materials being brought.. some we have never encountered before... and it is a learning experience how to use it. Add to that the continued expansion and fabrication of our own materials like the hypertech well anything in that line from Sasori and Atrisi... we have a lot of materials with our minds working out the best way to use them. ANother year or two and the problem will likely go away."

"I see." Junko said it as she was thinking about it and yes it made sense.. breaking down the materials and using the fabricators, duplicators and their programmable matter to reconstruct it did a lot for resource management as well as converting waste from cleaners... it allowed them to do a lot with minimal to no adverse effects... but the new material could have a thousand and ten uses once they really discovered what it could do and they needed time to be able to do that. "I know we have many of the divisions working on ways to use any of the materials that we have discovered, combining them or just using them to replace some existing ones."

 

[Junko Ike]

Miyoung gave a nod. "The different sciences are working with some of the unique silks and even some of the foods that have been discovered. Mostly they are common outside of the galaxy but they function beautifully for our purposes in many cases. We know we will be able o replicate with our matter converters thanks to the testing and we will be able to use the bota pods for the fruits to grow." She said it as they had grown several of the more interesting fruits. "The empress expressed interest in some of the exotic fruits and had some set aside for various things including fermenting into casks of wine... or something to drink. She used a few to try different styles."

JUnko understood that.. they had plenty for regular food, some for the chefs of the Commonwealth to be able to see what they could do and if it could be used in various dishes... the empress liked to make wine or in some cases other forms of alcohol... it would be something to see in a few years or so for sure but they should be able to do a lot more. "Well when the time comes I am certain her endeavors will be fruitful... maybe. There is much to do and more to test but it will be at least an interesting festival to see when all of these exotic fruit discoveries are unveiled and shown off for tasting.. even if they are bad everyone will want to try it cause it hasn't been done before."

 

[Junko Ike]

"The empress has her enjoyments and has never been one to shirk... she has adopted several dozen more orphans and personally brought relief supplies to millions of refugees from attacks and the recent crisis. Her indulgences in wine making and spirits might be strange to some outsiders but it is no more so then the emperors floral cultivations or my sculptures." She knew a few other things and if they could help the empress make more things to give to others... her festivals were considered large projects gathering billions in donations of credits and supplies as well as other equipment like ships, weapons, armor, clothing, medical technologies and other supplies.

Junko was looking at the real tricks they had here.. with all of the refugees they had brought in there would be wider scale improvements to more of what they had. AAlready she knew production facilities, resource stations and their engineering departments were improved to the point they didn't have to worry... now it was just making back ups for the back ups... for keeping i able to produce and store itself. Worlds had massive storage capabilities with power plants that would keep them functioning for millions if not billions of years... storing, preserving, producing food, water and medical supplies.. with AI's to upgrade and update as needed.

 

[Junko Ike]

"The empresses festivals are something unifying.. the people love her and they continue to.. she is a darling in terms of polls and popularity... slightly more so then the emperor but he is a war hero and favored by many as he openly allows anyone to ask him questions... challenge him in martial combat or simply say where he should focus his efforts." Phaidor said it with a smile though as the emperor and Junko's own father were considered a winning team to have leading.. with the empress and Junko's mother the special investigator of people, places and events... between the four of them they are powerful, dangerous and overly serious at times but also warm and ready for anything.

Junko gave a nod of her head and the emperor had been nothing but kind to her compared to Akio... but he was also improved in many aspects... he wanted to elevate the people to be the finest in the galaxy.. he wanted to rival... nay dwarf the so called elite of Coruscant who were the schemers and politicians... Atrisia had that but it was less important as in the end they would have to challenge him for the right to rule and he welcomed anyone who wanted to challenge him... the empress might worry but few did since he didn't hide behind guards.. he welcomed their spirit and fight... Her would gladly fight them and had decreed that should he lose then the Commonwealth should follow the one who defeats him.

 

[Junko Ike]

"THey are also really fun.. lots of serving girls who like to pour long in the cups." Barca said it as she was sitting there and had a look of amusement for herself... Min and Miyoung practically sitting on her legs and arms was a sight as she had adjusted herself to be wearing her sleeveless tank tops and no robes. THe material made to be form fitting but it was also good for being under armor and robes as protection. Her arms were barely visible as one of the serving girls was holding grapes above herr head and the mandalorian was leaning her head back eating pieces of them off of the vines. A display of indulgence compared to some but it was effective as the serving girls cheeks were red.

Junko laughed only a little.. Amusement. "You could find attractive serving girls anywhere and in any situation." There was a look from the mandalorian and she shrugged. "True, though some worlds it is only the ones who are brought with the war party for maintaining the camp." She seemed a little saddened by it. "But they are some of the best cooks you can find in the galaxy. Nothing like making a feast out of rations and morale." Her laugh was deep and she rose up holding the two handmaidens overr her shoulders as well as two serving girls under. Her grip somehow strong on all of them as she turned to look at Junko and was walking. "I'm stealing them away for several hours."

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko looked at her and motioned with a hand as she was taking the four women away with her. Going towards one of the chambers and the opening door slid soundlessly for a moment and then closed. The muffling keeping the squeals of interest down while Junko looked at PHaidor. "Well that will keep them busy for a few hours... maybe even a day if she is really bored and letting off steam." A few chuckles were released for a moment, the other handmaidens adjusting where they were sitting and the food remained. The sisters were all on one lounger as was Uzeki who seemed to be enjoying her food. "There is more... the islanders have reported an uptake in fishing... natural pools and spawning."

Junko nodded her head. "That is good it means the resource spawning helped with population growth and is allowing intermingling." Uzeki nodded her head. "Yes, the natural spawning crossing with the production has given the fish farmers new hopes as well as lured in some of the larrger beasts of the seas... allowing richer harvests so far. The other day attracted by all of the larger sharks coming in several monster squids were seen and able to be taken in. Several out of the thousands being tracked below that was able to provide exotic foods to refugee clans across the islands... and then we were able to used the remains for more fertilizer."

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko was listening to the updates and Uzeki was direct about it at least. The fishers and islanders were some of the more diverse as any family could pretty much move to an island... most used them with a basic starter style package to secure it for storms that would be beneficial and trade which gave them a better amount of currency. The far flung ones even able to bring in their own as any of decent size to produce often had one to four fisheries or even aviaries adding to populations of birds and fish... which added to what could be harvested food wise... which further built up stores and fed families. The islanders then traded millions of tons to the mainland for freshly caught fish.

"We have also seen a marked uptake in food production. The mainland shops are making more orders and sending out some of the more exotic meats to the islands which is a treat for many. Travel has been improved as well, instead of just boats the airships help... allowing both to be used as needed and the latest in storm protection has benefitted them a lot more. We are having less damage done which means less having to rebuild after every storm. Deep sea fishing is considered some of the finest as well as it has improved with an abundance in populations now that their food sources have increased so they are able to spawn more."

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko was taking it in... the fish and birds well all of the game reports were important. If the food sources that they had were increasing it meant that their over abundance of crops could also be consumed which allowed them to store more in the long run as they could have more nourishing and in some cases larger.. a lot of their wild game were coming as larger, their crops were larger yields as they removed the impurities, added the beneficial aspects and enhanced the flavor. With scientific AI and testing they had some of the richest in terms of flavor, nutrients and size for food, gaame meats and even water. One couldn't forget their water production and cleaning.

"That is good, we have a lot of systems and aspects being put forth to improve not just our lives but the lives of the people under us and as they do good... they bring much much more to us." Junko was looking at some of the other reports.. the planets in the system were preforming.... over preforming. The zeltron, twi'lek and chiss engineering teams were able to take their work... improve in ways... tweak aspects as needed and farm production went from normally high to exponentially high as each world, moon and area that could produce did... resources from this system were high and with two hundred systems preforming the same... they were continuing to improve and expand.

 

[Junko Ike]

"THe systems within the Commonwealth that have continued to implement the advances aand changes has begun to grrow... more and more. With it becoming more common and seen as an act of unity since it brings in so much... we have started to do what we wanted to do which was mold the Commonwealth into a singular ideology united in its values while bringing all of the people together through economy and trade. Credits will make everything go around for us and we should be able to do a lot more if we are skilled. The breakwater upped belief in the goal and the increased trade along with protection has made even the hardened believe in the Commonwealth."

Junko had it.. trrade and credits good for bridging the gaps.. the breakwater pretty much kept the Commonwealth needing to work together and accelerated the adoption of the goals by the member worlds more and more... and with their continued growth they would be able to bring the Wukong to patrol and aid... a small chapter house or temple on each world that can deploy.. moons, stations and while they didn't need to make things mandatory.. having a singular army with a singular purpose would go a long way then hundreds of fractured armies that might be warring with each other... instead they would protect the interests.

 

[Junko Ike]

"Belief will improve us and be enough for now... the other worlds benefit and come to work with us... and eventually other worlds might as well. The breakwater will be able to improve itself as needed with itself and we can always set its expansion which is a vaast improvement over some of the other things we have done. I know the Wukong from talks are not looking forward to trying to respond to all of the worlds but they are dedicated and we are giving them the chance to expand and have the resources needed. They will be like the Sibsi for the Hapans or the Green jedi for the Corellians. A homegrown sect of jedi."

That was also a fun aspect... she was glad the Wukong continued to expand and grow.. their dedication to the lightside of the force, to the Commonwealth and to aiding the people would be needed going ahead and they were always able to do a lot more.. the kyber forests that they cultivated allowed kyber fruits which were rich in force energies and life extension.. they were bringing those down into the Chitai where what were considered immortal plums were and enhancing them with the force went a long way towaards having some of the finest in terms of life extension elixers that the Chi-Oni used to live thousands of years.

 

[Junko Ike]

"The Wukong are proving themselves impressive, even this far into the core the Alliance jedi rarely respond... even having you as someone who isn't a jedi is able to do just about anything as you never joined the new jedi order with so many of the others." Phaidor said it but there was a chance for all of them to be able to see more... The Wukong made for a great show and display of their capabilities in any case. The sect of Atrisian jedi had some of the finest training and equipment here in the core and they had clear borders which meant they could dedicate themselves to growing within and being able to establish a presence.

Junko knew there was other reasons, they had the black and dream guards... minders who worked to ensure that they would be able to protect from darkside force users. They could expand their influences in protecting and rooting out potential problems that might fester... it wasn't the greatest but it was an improvement over the possible oppression that could result. She preferred it though.. she wanted the freedom but the danger of the darkside potentially leading to one becoming more and more power hungry was a danger and problem... it could ruin many problems that would come in the future.

 

[Junko Ike]

"There is also the question of your trips." Phaidor said it as she was sitting there and looked at Junko. "I know... I know you can go where you want and largely there are not a lot of threats to our ships and equipment.... but going out without the protection can be dangerous." She said it and had brought their massive conversation back around to it. She had some interest but there was a lot that all of them were doing and Kirano gave a small nod. "We are largely looking at the means of protection.. you can't take all of us and some of us are needed for engagements as body doubles but you should have soldiers with you."

Junko looked at them and with Phaidor and Kirano she had one who was another princess and one who was her closest friend and ally in most things... someone who had been with her for years. "I am a trained jedi, soldier and even elder of the fallenassi... even have skills as a witch." She said it and was looking at them. "I do know how to do a lot of things you know." She said it though in good humor and Uzeki gave a nod of her head. "Maybe so but you are also one of the most influential parts of the Commonwealth after Shoma... or maybe just as much as Shoma and the other royal heads. If anything happened with any of you it could be a bad thing aand throw plans you have all made to work on things into disorder."

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko listened as things took on a more serious tone... n this case they were not wrong but she knew she couldn't just stay here in the palace all of the time.. they needed to be able to go out and help the people... or work on some of the projects that were being developed. She wasn't the only one but she was a face for it and for the change.. they would have plenty of setbacks if she wasn't able to lead some of them.. or have some of the visionary means by which they develop. She knew the emperor had some ideas that were in need of implementations once they worked out the sciences.. the development and protection of the planet was an important aspect for all of them.

SHe also knew there were a few projects that would continue to develop while improving aspects of just their own buildings... aside from the power plants for each house, self repairing walls and interior as well as protected exteriors... there was the production of food, water and air... nanite cleaners outside that would prevent attacks from radiation and airborne sickness... even foul stenches... fire and water damage or sun was becoming less of an issue as they could control aspects of the weather for themselves. "Fair but there is more then just myself when it comes to doing things.. I am just a person and Atrisia is a people."

 

[Junko Ike]

"A people, a place but it is also a heart and a nation princess and you helped a lot when we were recovering... many others did as well and people remember them, people love them but you are alive and having a hero who is alive is a cruel thing as it means if anything happens you there will be a lot of people disheartened... a lot of people will grow up eventually knowing all that was done... like the empresses of legend and the past but there is a sense of them being able to see the massive shift that Atrisia is going through." Phaidor ever the philosophical one was looking at Junko and offered her a smile as she had moved and stayed next to her.

The woman wrapped an arm around Junko while she was getting some of the food and held it out to her. Taaking a bite and letting Junko bite the other end aas she met in the middle giving her a kiss. SHe pulled back and gave a smaller look. "Besides, if you were not safe it wouldn't be ideal for the rest of us... it is nice to have you here with us." She leaned over and against Junko's shoulder while she was sitting there and looking out... her attention on the smaller details that they had going on... the rest of the handmaidens she could see were all right there as Junko leaaned back a little. "Fine fine... no more big risks."

 

[Junko Ike]

Phaidor looked at her and seemed to be debating it. "And no more going off without at least two of your handmaidens or guards." Herr eyes narrowed for the moment as she looked at Junko while presenting the chance for her to challenge her on the issue and... Junko saw no reason to challenge it for the moment. She would have to be able to figure out the logistical aspects of it... but she suspected the other handmaidens who were there and even the surrounding guards in the alcoves all seemed to be waiting for her to say something. Junko waited a little longer as the anticipation seemed to build for the moment but she leaned back.

"Fine fine, I'll take a pair of you or guards with me on trips or endeavors... though I am perfectly capable... if anyone tries things there is not a lot that they can do to fight a jedi." She knew some could but they were more interested it going after the jedi with a higher profile and air about them.. Junko wasn't retired like some others would claim.. she was just directing her focus elsewhere which meant she didn't travel in the places many others did... the jedi would be able to if they needed call for her to aid them. Matsu had returned when the jedi tried to retake Tython at the time but failed since she had only been able to get to the temple... no one else seemed able to get inside.

 

[Junko Ike]

Phaidor seemed to have a look on her face of disbelief... she was likely thinking about loopholes and ways that Junko would try and get out of it... she knew her well enough afterall in that case to really do it but Junko was intent on giving them what they wanted. She would just have to work on it and a few other things... some other aspects of what will allow her to roam around the galaxy and preform good deeds... or something like that she wasn't entirely sure as there seemed to be a shift among the jedi somewhat. She knew there was always the chance but the changes usually meant little... there wasn't new training or equipment unless Sasori made it.

"You are thinking of how to get around it aren't you?" Phaidor and Thuvia were looking at her with raised eyebrows. "No trust." She laughed about it and leaned back as she said it. "And no.... but there is always a loophole but there is a lot that I need the help of all of you for it. We have a lot to do still and the improvements thanks to all of the hypertech we have been developing will go a long way. With the newest lines of ships being birthed... with the newest armors and weapons we are improving our own standing armies... time and time again as the galaxy changes we are staying ahead of it and with the newest crisis well... we are coming out ahead."

 

[Junko Ike]

There were nods as they could finish their meeting. "Perhaps, there is still a chance some other government or company will start using the research we have been using for years to experiment and try to improve... and they will get the grand recognition which will somehow make them famous. We have seen it before in some ways technology wise but also training for your jedi ways... things you and others did with no recognition being used to a lesser extent by some of these new public figures and for it they are praised." Phaaidor said it as she mostly shrugged wondering what one could do in such a case but her head found a place to relax.

JUnko was still like them and didn't want to do anything else.. she wanted to just be here and relax.. they had spent all of that time talking, planning, plotting... romancing in the case of Barca who had taken one of her best and brightest minds as well as a quasi padawan and two serving girls... no one really needed to guess what might be happening as the soundproofing was important enough. Junko though could sleep here as each of the lounges were comfortable enough and Phaidor was right there with her as she leaned into her aand laid back. "Sleep now, talk more in the morning." The others agreed and the lights went from low to almost off for all of them.

 

[Junko Ike]

There was agreements, people going to sleep and interest in what they were doing as some moved and took them all from the loungers in the palace to the massive suspended bed. The temperature of the room perfectly controlled so that they would be comfortable, the sounds and lights that might bother them eliminated as droids were carefully working on things and Junko lightly snored to herself. There was a chance for a meeting with someone who had contacted them. SHe would be able to do it in the morning or at least head out... that would be fun in her opinion and it allowed her to go to the capital.

Sleeping there in her chamber she was able to lightly dream comforting thoughts. Waking up with a yawn and a stretch before they were all stirring around. The sun was lightly filtering in, the biots and droids attending to each of them with clothing and bedding that would let them go to the bathing chambers. Waking up fully with light food and drinks that they could have. Junko had set the meeting and was informed the breakwater had sent the alert that her guest was on her way. The transporter ready for her to be able to head back as she cleaned up and went with the others getting dressed.