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The New Republic Senate chambers were typically reserved for debates by the Republic legislature. However, this night, they were reserved for one thing: the summit to decide the fate of the Sector Rangers. In the ensuing weeks since the summit had been announced by Supreme Chancellor Ro, three candidates had been selected by each faction to attend the talks.
Senator Jin Vaisra of Fondor representing the New Republic. Senator Nicolas Clément of New Alderaan representing the Free Worlds Alliance. Finally, Ranger Kanan Marek of the Sector Rangers. Presiding over the talks was the newly appointed Vice-Chair of the Senate, Boh Nastra, a gargantuan Chevin who had been an aide to Chancellor Emil Ro's senatorial election campaign.
The elephantine creature occupied the central pod, typically chaired by the Chancellor, while each of the representatives three pods floated before him. "Honorable delegates," Vice-Chair Nastra said, speaking into his mic. "The Supreme Chancellor extends his warmest thanks for your coming here this eve. The issue before you is complex: deciding the jurisdiction of the Sector Rangers. Currently, the Rangers owe their allegiance to the Free Worlds Alliance, which the New Republic was formerly a member of. But since our two governments split, the Rangers have remained loyal to the Alliance, while continuing to base themselves, and receive funding and equipment, from the New Republic and its various shipyards."
"This summit has been called by Supreme Chancellor Ro and Senator Belasi of Belasco to resolve the matter I just stated for you. To that end, each side will be given an opportunity to make opening statements in support of their organization's current views and intentions, after which we will open up to negotiations. I will only intervene in the case of an impasse. The speaking order will be as such: First we will here from the Rangers themselves, then the honorable representative of the New Republic, and finally the honorable representative of the Free Worlds Alliance."
With that, Vice-Chair Nastra gestured to Kanan's pod and nodded for him to begin his opening remarks. @Feng Mian @llamallove @The Good Doctor