Under Pressure [GR Dominion of Bimmisaari/Charros IV]

[Jessica Med-Beq]

Location: Bimmisaari
Objective: E - Purchase of furniture
Post: 4/25
Allies: GR and friends
Enemies: N/A

Fourteen pieces of Endorian fried chicken! And the bucket came with fries, too! That was enough to last her for two full days. Then again, all that she knew about TKFC came from Jessica, who went on Bespin in an attempt to sell a whole lot of products. That isn't a whole lot, but after she ate today's lunch, Charzon comes to the furniture shop the stevedore talked about earlier. Furniture being sold here was mostly made of... salikawood. Granted, Charzon was no expert in woodwork, because only the cockpit had wooden surfaces onboard Neimoidian Yachts. Ringovindians usually cared little for wood in general, because it was a scarce product at best on that planet. But upon seeing the wooden furniture, with wine-red lacquer applied all over it and proper upholstery on the chairs, she knew what kind of luxury she was dealing with.

"Come in, make sure you don't hit the lights. What can I do for you today?"

"The Hosnian Prime location would like to add to its furniture. Recently the vehicle dealership on Hosnian Prime has doubled in size, thanks to the addition of heavy speeder trucks to its product line, and intermodal containers"

"A truck manufacturing outfit, you say?"

"They say that what's available locally isn't eco-sensitive, whereas Bimm furniture were"

 

[Vernan Holt]

Vernon Holts dropped out of hyperspace above the world of Bimmisaari late for the fighting but in time for the clean up. The massive form of the Formidable sat still in space staring down the world and all the vessels in orbit around it. Formidable was the second vessel in the Imperium mk II-class to come off the slips at Mon Cala. Per the contract with the Republic Reshmar and MCS was obligated to provide the Republic with three of the massive ships. Formidable was the first Imperium MK II-class delivered and as such was dispatched to Admiral Holts command by Supreme Commander Forlon. It was to be the Flagship of the southern fleet under his command.

The one thousand nine hundred meters of advanced Mon Calamari starship was designed as a first rate line vessel and could operate on its own if needed. It was a true multi role platform and balanced warship. They would fill the ranks of the republic fleet and one day be one of the standard ships through out the Republic and other galactic powers navies.

"Captain, take us in slow and send out a message so no one shoots us." said Holt as he looked out on the scene before him. The break in cruiser of the Formidable was underway now and this was its first stop.

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

10/25

Ayumi continued to work with what they had, her smaller details coming while the senator stopped at one fo the consoles and was working with the others. "Greeting senator Ayumi. We have been working on some new things. The facilities you have been negotiating for we will be able to convert for some work that Sasori has been doing thanks to Krass. However we require raw material from you Senator. If you could negotiate for all of the landfulls and scrape yards throughout the planets we will be able to use it for the procedures and experiments with the new project." Ayumi gave a nod and she was moving off with a new objective. They had gone to the bigger things like negotiating for them to rejoin the Republic as honored guests before she went to go and meet with their sanitation experts to start getting all of the things broken down using the converters on the world and hauling them all to the facilities.

 

[Travot Ravenna]

Location: Somewhere on Bimmisaari
Objective: D
Allies: GR
Enemies: None

[7/20]

Yua and Elder Weh sat down, discussing the latest reports as they came in through the Bimm's datapad and comlink. His bodyguard only seemed half-interested in the conversation,preferring to focus on the horizon as he scanned for any imminent signs of danger. But aside from the rise and fall of the waves, the island seemed a still place to Travot. While he occasionally scanned for danger himself, he focused more on the incoming reports that seemed to reinforce the notion that the USS was being vanquished in both space and on the ground. A news report finished announcing the destruction of the USS fleet in orbit, letting a brief period of silence permeate around them, only interrupted by the sounds of the ocean waves falling upon the shores.

"Indeed," stated the bimm, "but it seems that many of your people have acted on our behalf already, why..."

Travot shifted uneasily from foot to foot. He was never terribly good at reading his own kind, much less those of other species or cultures. While he thought that the bimm meant what he said sincerely, a part of him wondered if there was some other connotation that the law elder meant. He looked at the alien intently as he spoke before shifting his attention to the alien's body guard. The law elder seems fine...but his body guard seems as jumpy as me. He reached out into the Force to try and sense the alien's motives, yet he did not detect any ill thoughts or feelings towards either of them. A voice entered into his head.

We're fine...take it easy...and let me do the talking...

Yua listened to the alien's report of those actions carefully before he opened his mouth, "Perhaps it would be fitting for us to escort you back. It seems likely to me that you will have much work ahead of you."

"Yes, I would like to be back soon," mused the law elder, "I would be much obliged if you would come with me. It would seem that most of the danger has already passed..."

"But there's always something," interjected the other bimm.

"Mind your place," retorted the elder bimm, "but my bodyguard is right. There always seems to be something or someone else around the corner that we do not expect."

"Do you have a means of conveyance?" asked Yua, "or would you prefer to travel on our ship?"

 

[Jessica Med-Beq]

Location: Bimmisaari
Objective: E - Purchase of furniture
Post: 5/25
Allies: GR and friends
Enemies: N/A

"You will find that the salikawood harvested on Bimmisaari is compliant with all major eco-sensitive standards for sustainable forestry"

"How is salikawood different from wroshyr?"

"Wroshyr is used for heavy-duty uses of wood: carpentry, floors, railroad sleepers. While salikawood is still hardwood, it can be carved into finer detail than wroshyr"

"What is that red lacquer made of?"

"Urushiol, which is effectively and essentially distilled salika fruit juice. With urushiol, all the maintenance you need is cleaning when stains arise"

100% local labor, local materials, and the furniture came in different shapes and formats. Desks, china cabinets, buffets, chairs, that's a whole set of furniture ripe for purchase. Of course, such fine furniture is worth quite a bit. But it's not Charzon's fault if the Hosnian Prime office wanted eco-sensitive wooden furniture, and she had to comply with their wishes, or else there may not even be a Hosnian Prime dealership anymore. And employees need a proper environment to work in: improper environments can hurt productivity in more ways than most species could dare imagine. No one would even dare think of such a situation when the small details can make a difference.

 

[Tanith Alde]

[member="Ayumi Pallopides"]

Admist the Chaos, there was always peace. Such as on this street. Even Safiriel, garbed in dark and black as she was could walk down the street unmolested. Her face was bare, with minimal make up worn as she walked down the street, even her armor was back on board of her ship. All she wore was a light, elegant suit and her robes around it, projecting more of a regal aura than a sinister one. She had various weapons conceiled on herself should she need them, of course, but her intents were not hostile, as she looked up to see the senator.

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

11/25
[member="Safiriel Bane"]

Ayumi continued to walk and the force flared around her head, she dind't reveal her sensitivity to others often and in the presence of the jedi wore a taozin bracelet. It let her hide in plain sight and they didn't really focus on looking through it. She wasn't opposed to them knowing but it wasn't needed since she was a force user in the senate and her family was well known. The senator breathed in while she brushed with her mind but didn't push outwards to find anyone. Just remaining in the duster as it blew back in the wind revealing her bodysuit underneath and giving her that epic posing material when her hair kicked up a little to lift off of her shoulders. She had a meeting after all to get scrap and materials for Sasori's project.

 

[Tanith Alde]

[member="Ayumi Pallopides"]

She had heard much of this woman and, hadn't expected to meet her so casually on the street, this was a chance she could simply not afford to waste. She pulled the hood of her robes back, to make herself appear less imposing, as she raised a hand in a gentle greeting. Her eyes raised curiously as the wind pulled back her coat, revealling the woman's suit beneath it. She was going practical it seemed. The wind tugged at her own robes, but she was facing away from and not toward the wind. "Senator" She addressed her gently, keeping her hands folded in plain sight before her "If you have the time, I would like to have words with you" She offered a gentle, nonthreatening smile

 

[Jessica Med-Beq]

Location: Bimmisaari
Objective: E - Purchase of furniture
Post: 6/25
Allies: GR and friends
Enemies: N/A

"Let's see what's on their wishlist: 20 workstation desks, three dining tables, 40 chairs, a buffet, a china cabinet"

"Ouch... that's going to require an entire container: do you have your own ship? Or do you want Star Tours to ship you that to Hosnian Prime instead?"

"My own ship can fit 12 intermodal containers, so I can have that shipped in it"

"I hope you're happy with disparate models, because I don't have 20 desks of the same model, much less 40 chairs of the same, but 3 dining tables of the same model I can..."

"One complete dining room set, two tables, 32 extra chairs, 20 desks"

Because the dining room set the Bimm furniture vendor told Charzon about came with eight chairs, that alone was already 4,000 credits, she can't shudder at the bill the Hosnian Prime office would have to pay for the furniture. The Hosnian Prime office manager better hope that these eco-sensitive furniture was worth it. Furniture is usually rather lightweight for freight purposes because most of it is empty space, assuming it was pre-assembled. Some companies or species sold furniture in detached parts, unlike the Bimms, who would rather sell fully assembled units to customers. A chair was 12 kg each, a buffet was 50 kg, and so were the desks, the dining table was 70 kg and the china cabinet as well. Combine to that a five-ton container... it would be billed as seven tons, which ran for about 200 credits of shipping using that option.

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

[member="Safiriel Bane"]
12/25

She heard senator and that was enough as Ayumi looked up and around seeing a woman who was offering a wave of her hand. Some thoughts about what they might be able to do came to her while she was moving forward and offered a smile letting the wind continue to blow her hair. "Hello." She didn't recognize her but that wasn't such a bad thing really it just meant she could be one of the newest members wihtin the enclave, the senate or the military or maybe she was on the planet as Ayumi stayed at it walking. "I am Senator Ayumi and I hope everything is going well today for you miss." She said it with the same smile while searching her to find the right position so the wind wasn't blowing in her eyes or mouth.

 

[Tanith Alde]

[member="Ayumi Pallopides"]

"Oh Certainly yes, It's a fine enough day. That's for certain, though I did wish to approach you about a few things. I've been having the most difficult times getting my authorisation cleared to access certain restricted archeological digs, perhaps with a senatorial world backing it I may be able to have it expedited" She explained, brushing a stray bang of hair from her face. She found the senator was quite approachable, friendly even. Perhaps she might get exactly what she wanted after all

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

[member="Safiriel Bane"]
13/25

She was working on it and oh she wanted to get access to some of the dig sites that had been found with her thoughts going to it. "Alright then, we'll talk and discuss it walk with me." Ayumi looked at her going towards the bigger buildings she was setting up with all of the things. "I am just heading over for a meeting and should be able to handle your request when you explain some of it in more detail." Ayumi was working on it when she entered the building to meet with the people here for their union of sanitation that had been assembled. "Thank you for seeing me gentlemen I trust you have the reasons why I am here." There was a look while she motioned for Safiriel to join her with the men nodding that they knew. "Good then I am here to help minimalize the waste produced and we will be bringing some of the Republics improvements to you. It will provide better job security and create more space for the world to develop."

 

[Tanith Alde]

[member="Ayumi Pallopides"]

She nodded and fell into step with her. She was actually quite a bit taller than the Senator, to her slight amusement. She slipped her hands into her pockets as she walked "Well, I wished to gained access to certain dig sites considered under republic law to fall within the domain of the Jedi Order, however my own attempts at working with and securing the necessary permissions to travel to these worlds and places has fallen on somewhat deaf ears. It was suggested I might have more luck receiving an official release from the Galactic Republic itself but, I've become somewhat bogged down in my attempts at progression with my request" As she began to speak, Safiriel remained quiet, stepping where Ayumi had indicated she should be

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

[member="Safiriel Bane"]
14/25

Ayumi listened to Safiriel as she was speaking and she could work with that. The need for what the woman wanted was indeed something she could handle as was the faces of the men here in the office who were debating her proposal. They seemed on board at the mention of more credits and Ayumi spoke while they were still contemplating it. "Well I can talk to a few people and see if there are any strings. The new grandmaster rather enjoys when I bring him tea so meet me on Deneba and we will see about what he might say." She said it to her while turning back to rais an eyebrow to the men. "So gentlemen have you reached a decision?" She waited and then one of them spoke. "Yes we can agree to send the sanitation materials and collection to the republic facilities."

 

[Tanith Alde]

[member="Ayumi Pallopides"]

She nodded gently at what she proposed "That would be most kind, my lady Senator. I shall do as you say then, my thanks and, It was a pleasure meeting you as well". She would slip back into her ship after the meeting was concluded. For now though, she leaned back and listened, forming her first impressions of Ayumi. It seemed she was very passionate about her work, which was something the Echani always approved of. If one did not take pride in their work, it had no point.

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

[member="Safiriel Bane"] (alright so we need 143 posts)
15/25

Ayumi looked at her as the men were agreeing and motioned for Safiriel to stay when she was walking with her attention on some of the bigger things. "well this went better, come with me and we'll go and see the faciltiies. They are breaking down the waste into raw materials for conversion into whatever is needed." Ayumi stood with a small look on her face while she was wlking and rejoining the others. She slid her robe off standing there in the bodysuit and checking the long sleeved gloves that were there with her. She turned her attention to the bigger details of the area outside mulling over what they could do with the project in her head for now. "Let us go and have some fun. You can tell me all about what youare hoping to learn so that I can bring it to th grandmaster."

 

[Tanith Alde]

[member="Ayumi Pallopides"]

The echani let her eyes wander over the senator in her tight bodysuit for just a moment. Internally she wondered, was this scandalous? She dismissed the thought. It hardly mattered after all. She folded her hands behind her back as she followed her up to where she was walking "Well, as I understand it, there is a small jedi archive in ruins on the world of Denon, tucked away deep in it's hinterlands. I was hoping to travel there and explore it myself however, I've been blocked from venturing there"

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

[member="Safiriel Bane"]

"Yes Denon has been undergoing a massive reconstruction and we are rebuilding the jedi archives and temple onthe world as well as making it into a fortress world so travel there is restricted without the proper clearance. If the grandmaster believes you can be trusted I see no reason why a curious mind couldn't come and check out the planet. With some rules in place, after all of the problems Denon has suffered from people wanting to kill the Republic they are starting to get paranoid of outsiders... Evn nice attractive young ladies who ask their senator for permission." Ayumi was continuing towards the facility with more interest on some of the larger things they had when she rolled her shoulders. "Now lets see what else we might have to do down here."

 

[Tanith Alde]

[member="Ayumi Pallopides"]

She raised an eyebrow at her "My lady senator, if I didn't know better, I would have thought those last few sweet words were flirting. " She smiled gently, "As you said though, I'll simply have to wait my turn to get at the planet, as I certainly wouldn't want to upset or worry the people unnecessarily" Earning the Grandmaster's approval might be difficult but, she felt she was up to the task

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

[member="Safiriel Bane"]

"Well I am a senator, we do say what the people like who will be voting for us." She said it with a look before she was turning her attention back to walking and with the light around as ships and the repulsor sleds were going over head with salvage as well some of the others things. They had beefed up some of their facilities here on the panet as the senator waited. "As for your turn worry not Denon is getting very good at expediting paperwork in the many different things they could do across the planet. We are working to start sending and creating travel visa's with the new improvements as well as the protection we are going to be bringing to worlds like Cyrillia and Gyndine."