Vincent Deryck
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Vincent Deryck stood in the middle of the Galactic Senate, addressing not only the representatives of the Senate, not only their constituents at home and not only the men and women of the GAR.
He stood here to address almost the entire Galaxy.
Sith.
Jedi.
Hutts.
It didn't matter who they were - only that they heard what had to be said. What had to be declared to ensure the survival of the Republic. Deryck had fought tooth and nail to keep his men alive when he was in active service and he had done things that were seen as questionable to do this. He had disobeyed direct orders, he had 'misinterpreted' perfectly valid orders for being foolish and he had even, one time, stolen food from the officer's mess to keep his men's spirits up.
He had done things he hadn't thought were right for the greater good of his men before, the people he had a duty to care for. And now?
He would do it again for the entire Republic.
Standing tall in his senatorial pod, Deryck kept his focus off of the hovering camera drones in front of him, the ones streaming this announcement live across the Galaxy.
"Members of the Galactic Senate, enlisted men and women of the Grand Army of the Republic..." he stared pointedly at the camera drones, "And people throughout the Galaxy."
He returned his attention to the senate.
"Our glorious Republic is currently at war with the vile Hutt Cartel - this is known throughout the Galaxy and this shall not change until the war is won!" he roared into the void between himself and the senators, "But our war has been infiltrated. There are those who would use our war for their own agenda - their own ends! They have hijacked our righteous struggle for reasons they do not see fit to share with us! Now I ask you to think for a moment - to search your hearts and your souls for a moment - and ask yourselves this... who would have the audacity to do this? Who would be so monumentally arrogant as to assume that they have the right?"
His hand slammed down on the edge of his senatorial pod.
"Who else but the Jedi Order?!" he shook his head, "We have put up with this for far too long - but no longer!"
This time he stared into the camera.
"Effective immediately, all members of the Jedi Order are to be considered Outlaws throughout Republic Space!" he didn't let up, leaning into it, "The days where these warrior monks could dictate to the general public of the Republic are gone! Any Jedi seeking to 'aid' the Republic war effort shall be captured and executed as an enemy spy. Any Jedi operating within Republic space will be seen to be in violation of Republic law and captured and executed as an enemy agent."
He knew this might not be popular but even still there was thunderous applause from the lower seats and from members of the press allowed into the event. Staring into the camera in front of him, Deryck addressed the Galaxy once more.
But in reality?
He addressed one woman above all others.
"The Galactic Republic stands openly and unashamedly against the Jedi Order and it's manipulations. May the Force have mercy; for we shall not!"