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Andre Flux stretched and rolled his shoulders, trying to get some of the tension out of them after another long day sat in a chair, going through correspondence and drafting a Bill he had been working on for some time now.
At least he didn't have to be constantly pestered by his team of personal assistants when he was in his office on Chandrila. He could just take off the tie, loosen the collar, even kick his bolo-ball against the wall sometimes..just to relieve the stress.
If some of the uptight clerks down the hallway complained about the noise, a stern look from his Nikto bodyguard (who was employed to hang around outside Andre's office) usually was enough to silence anyone.
As he poured himself a stim-caf, the only thing that allowed him to keep working 'til late at night every day, Andre flicked on the Holonet.
A news report was showing some burning building or something.
Andre yawned.
Wait a minute, that isn't just some building, it's a large industrial plant... Or it was one, anyway.
Andre swore loudly and repeatedly when he recognised exactly where it was.
As he turned up the volume, the news reporter confirmed what he had seen but not yet believed.
[Holonet news report]
"I am standing here outside the remains of what used to be the primary Thorilide Refinery in Gorse City.
As you can see from the following images, it has been destroyed beyond repair, by what local police are saying were multiple targeted explosions.
Experts have stated that although the exact type of explosive used is uncertain at this point, there is clear evidence that explosives were definitely used, and that this was certainly a deliberate attack.
There has been a string of incidents recently involving the Thorilide industry, with mines being rendered useless by cave-ins, and factories have been closing down as the already limited number of mining opportunities has gradually dwindled.
The previous incidents had mostly been written off as caused by accidents or even a former employee who decided to get back at the mining companies.
Coming back to today's incident...
Thousands of people have been killed, including those both inside and around the factory area.
The death toll is still rising, some of the survivors are in critical condition.
Without wanting to go into graphic detail, even at this late hour when most children are hopefully in bed, the state of some of the bodies show that an energy blade of some kind was used to...dismember them.
This evidence, combined with eyewitness reports of a man with a red lightsaber seen leaving the building directly before the explosions occurred, paints a worrying picture indeed.
Was this man a user of what some call 'The Dark Side' of the Force'? Was he even responsible for the explosion?
The Sith attack on Coruscant left many people with the feeling that nowhere is safe in this galaxy, as long as the Sith menace remains.
This refinery was vital to the industry, its product invaluable to the installation of Turbolasers for the Republic military. Is it possible that the attacker was motivated to strike here in order to weaken the Republic's defensive capabilities?
As you may already know, Gorse is a tidal-locked planet, with one half of the planet uninhabitable due to perpetual sunlight and extreme heat.
The dark side of the planet is habitable, this is where all of Gorse's citizens and workers live and refine Thorilide at various factories.
Gorse is currently the only known source of this material.
The capital city of Gorse is the largest exporter of Thorilide in the galaxy, the vast majority of the refining of this key resource was conducted at the refinery in Gorse City.
The cost to the Republic from this situation cannot be underestimated...
The thousands of people killed today, and those who may die in the future if these kinds of events continue.
It almost goes without saying that Turbolasers and shielding from turbolasers, which both require Thorilide, are vital to the defense of Republic worlds.
Now that the industry is close to shutting down completely, construction of new starships will slow considerably.
If the attacks continue, some say that starship construction may have to be stopped entirely.
Was this an isolated terrorist attack by a dangerous individual, or part of a larger plot to cripple the Republic military?
If there was indeed a Sith involved in the bombing, what does this mean for the rest of the galaxy?
Can Republic citizens feel safe to go about their work, knowing that the Grand Army may not be able to protect them?
Will there be any further sabotage of Republic resources?
Investigations are ongoing.
As soon as we have any reaction from Republic representatives or anyone else, we will bring it to you.
Stay tuned for further updates."
This news report was probably just sensationalist drivel, made to scare and influence the opinion of the masses, or in order to increase viewing figures.
He would have likely seen right through it if he had been in a normal state of mind.
But he couldn't process most of the words that were being said.
It was all a blur, after those initial images and reports of death and destruction.
Andre was shaking all over.
All of those people... Senselessly murdered.
Some hacked apart by a lightsaber, possibly as they fled the factory or as they tried to stop this sick lunatic from planting the bombs.
They were just ordinary people, like his mother and father that worked in the Gorse refining industry, struggling to get by from day to day as they raised Andre on the planet of his birth.
The cup of stim-caf lay somewhere on the floor behind Andre, as he staggered to the nearest bin, slumped to his knees and violently threw up into it.
He always had been deeply affected by tragedy.
The recent attack on Coruscant, with its staggering death toll, came flooding back to him on a destructive wave of pain and anger.
Uncontrollable fury towards the Sith, towards anyone who can do such horrific and brutal things to other living beings, surged through him.
With newfound strength, Andre stood, and went to his desk.
Must get down there, must do something to help, was all that reverberated inside his mind.
A tidy little speech for the holocameras and retiring for the night, just wouldn't be enough.
But he would need to ask for a leave of absence from his duties as a Senator.
After straightening himself up and activating the Holonet communication service, Andre placed a call.
He needed to be there, with the people of Gorse. His planet, his people.
He would either be granted leave and flown to Gorse immediately, or he would damn well steal the nearest ship and force the pilot to take him.
Andre wasn't thinking straight, he was too overcome with emotion.
But one way or another, he was going to Gorse.
At least he didn't have to be constantly pestered by his team of personal assistants when he was in his office on Chandrila. He could just take off the tie, loosen the collar, even kick his bolo-ball against the wall sometimes..just to relieve the stress.
If some of the uptight clerks down the hallway complained about the noise, a stern look from his Nikto bodyguard (who was employed to hang around outside Andre's office) usually was enough to silence anyone.
As he poured himself a stim-caf, the only thing that allowed him to keep working 'til late at night every day, Andre flicked on the Holonet.
A news report was showing some burning building or something.
Andre yawned.
Wait a minute, that isn't just some building, it's a large industrial plant... Or it was one, anyway.
Andre swore loudly and repeatedly when he recognised exactly where it was.
As he turned up the volume, the news reporter confirmed what he had seen but not yet believed.
[Holonet news report]
"I am standing here outside the remains of what used to be the primary Thorilide Refinery in Gorse City.
As you can see from the following images, it has been destroyed beyond repair, by what local police are saying were multiple targeted explosions.
Experts have stated that although the exact type of explosive used is uncertain at this point, there is clear evidence that explosives were definitely used, and that this was certainly a deliberate attack.
There has been a string of incidents recently involving the Thorilide industry, with mines being rendered useless by cave-ins, and factories have been closing down as the already limited number of mining opportunities has gradually dwindled.
The previous incidents had mostly been written off as caused by accidents or even a former employee who decided to get back at the mining companies.
Coming back to today's incident...
Thousands of people have been killed, including those both inside and around the factory area.
The death toll is still rising, some of the survivors are in critical condition.
Without wanting to go into graphic detail, even at this late hour when most children are hopefully in bed, the state of some of the bodies show that an energy blade of some kind was used to...dismember them.
This evidence, combined with eyewitness reports of a man with a red lightsaber seen leaving the building directly before the explosions occurred, paints a worrying picture indeed.
Was this man a user of what some call 'The Dark Side' of the Force'? Was he even responsible for the explosion?
The Sith attack on Coruscant left many people with the feeling that nowhere is safe in this galaxy, as long as the Sith menace remains.
This refinery was vital to the industry, its product invaluable to the installation of Turbolasers for the Republic military. Is it possible that the attacker was motivated to strike here in order to weaken the Republic's defensive capabilities?
As you may already know, Gorse is a tidal-locked planet, with one half of the planet uninhabitable due to perpetual sunlight and extreme heat.
The dark side of the planet is habitable, this is where all of Gorse's citizens and workers live and refine Thorilide at various factories.
Gorse is currently the only known source of this material.
The capital city of Gorse is the largest exporter of Thorilide in the galaxy, the vast majority of the refining of this key resource was conducted at the refinery in Gorse City.
The cost to the Republic from this situation cannot be underestimated...
The thousands of people killed today, and those who may die in the future if these kinds of events continue.
It almost goes without saying that Turbolasers and shielding from turbolasers, which both require Thorilide, are vital to the defense of Republic worlds.
Now that the industry is close to shutting down completely, construction of new starships will slow considerably.
If the attacks continue, some say that starship construction may have to be stopped entirely.
Was this an isolated terrorist attack by a dangerous individual, or part of a larger plot to cripple the Republic military?
If there was indeed a Sith involved in the bombing, what does this mean for the rest of the galaxy?
Can Republic citizens feel safe to go about their work, knowing that the Grand Army may not be able to protect them?
Will there be any further sabotage of Republic resources?
Investigations are ongoing.
As soon as we have any reaction from Republic representatives or anyone else, we will bring it to you.
Stay tuned for further updates."
This news report was probably just sensationalist drivel, made to scare and influence the opinion of the masses, or in order to increase viewing figures.
He would have likely seen right through it if he had been in a normal state of mind.
But he couldn't process most of the words that were being said.
It was all a blur, after those initial images and reports of death and destruction.
Andre was shaking all over.
All of those people... Senselessly murdered.
Some hacked apart by a lightsaber, possibly as they fled the factory or as they tried to stop this sick lunatic from planting the bombs.
They were just ordinary people, like his mother and father that worked in the Gorse refining industry, struggling to get by from day to day as they raised Andre on the planet of his birth.
The cup of stim-caf lay somewhere on the floor behind Andre, as he staggered to the nearest bin, slumped to his knees and violently threw up into it.
He always had been deeply affected by tragedy.
The recent attack on Coruscant, with its staggering death toll, came flooding back to him on a destructive wave of pain and anger.
Uncontrollable fury towards the Sith, towards anyone who can do such horrific and brutal things to other living beings, surged through him.
With newfound strength, Andre stood, and went to his desk.
Must get down there, must do something to help, was all that reverberated inside his mind.
A tidy little speech for the holocameras and retiring for the night, just wouldn't be enough.
But he would need to ask for a leave of absence from his duties as a Senator.
After straightening himself up and activating the Holonet communication service, Andre placed a call.
He needed to be there, with the people of Gorse. His planet, his people.
He would either be granted leave and flown to Gorse immediately, or he would damn well steal the nearest ship and force the pilot to take him.
Andre wasn't thinking straight, he was too overcome with emotion.
But one way or another, he was going to Gorse.
@Darasuum, @Thadd , @Fyremage,
Posting order: Fyremage (if he wants to), Thadd, Darasuum. Just a rough idea for the first posts, that's all.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Gorse ,
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Thorilide,
http://www.thestarwarsrp.com/forum/index.php?threads/czerka-news-network.64895/page-3#post-1330796
Posting order: Fyremage (if he wants to), Thadd, Darasuum. Just a rough idea for the first posts, that's all.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Gorse ,
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Thorilide,
http://www.thestarwarsrp.com/forum/index.php?threads/czerka-news-network.64895/page-3#post-1330796
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