Luci hadn't expected Boy to join her. She smiled nonetheless and ran her fingertips across the mastiff's dome as she looked over to Knight Akatosh and gave him a grateful bow of the head. 'Thank you...' She replied with her own Telepathic message to him (@Faen Akatosh). That, combined with the input from Zak, and Luci was suddenly fueled with the confidence she needed to begin her own contribution to everyone's points with a level head.
"The smoker has a good point." She of course meant no disrespect to the man who respectfully kept his distance from the group (@Tazlen Axil). "A beefier Resistance would be good for our ability to defend not just our own worlds, but any who come under attack from Kilik, Sith, or any other thing that comes our way." It was clear she wouldn't be able to propose Xucas's idea of having the Jedi just sit back and trusting the Empire to behave. That notion didn't seem like it even had a chance here, as much as she wanted that to be possible.
"But with great power comes great responsibility. We need to be more strategic about how we use the Resistance, and stop the rest of the Galaxy from painting us as terrorists and rebel scum by misusing our power." The anxiety she'd felt was slowly fading away as she continued. "You all raise good points. Reestablish our ties with the Republic, get back into the senate, get access back to the Core, improve the Resistance, prove to the Galaxy we're still worthy of being their guardians..." She took a deep breath.
"The Sith have been diplomatic. They've abolished slavery in their territory. And according to the HoloNet, they're better at killing Kiliks than us too, which is what the Galaxy is focused on right now. The Empire has been proving to everyone that they're capable of actually doing some good in this Galaxy. The public image they've gained, despite destroying planets, is that they aren't the bad guys anymore." She paused. "We are." She put up her hand to note she wasn't done but was letting her claim sink in. "At least that's what things have begun to seem like in the eyes of most. Obviously the Kiliks are right now, but as soon as they're dealt with I'm pretty sure we can all agree there's going to be tension between Sith and Jedi again."
"All these valid points you've all raised stem from one particularly key issue we've had for awhile now... PR. Most people only learn about what's happening through the HoloNet or tabloids, and we've had very little presence when it comes to PR. Public opinions have been turned against us, while we do nothing to defend our galactic image. We could easily address this with something like our own dedicated News outlet." A shake of the head followed, feeling a bit silly with claiming they needed to start their own media campaign to address the Council's more serious concerns. "The Jedi and Resistance need to show everyone that we're still the good guys."
@Charles @Sreeya @all
"The smoker has a good point." She of course meant no disrespect to the man who respectfully kept his distance from the group (@Tazlen Axil). "A beefier Resistance would be good for our ability to defend not just our own worlds, but any who come under attack from Kilik, Sith, or any other thing that comes our way." It was clear she wouldn't be able to propose Xucas's idea of having the Jedi just sit back and trusting the Empire to behave. That notion didn't seem like it even had a chance here, as much as she wanted that to be possible.
"But with great power comes great responsibility. We need to be more strategic about how we use the Resistance, and stop the rest of the Galaxy from painting us as terrorists and rebel scum by misusing our power." The anxiety she'd felt was slowly fading away as she continued. "You all raise good points. Reestablish our ties with the Republic, get back into the senate, get access back to the Core, improve the Resistance, prove to the Galaxy we're still worthy of being their guardians..." She took a deep breath.
"The Sith have been diplomatic. They've abolished slavery in their territory. And according to the HoloNet, they're better at killing Kiliks than us too, which is what the Galaxy is focused on right now. The Empire has been proving to everyone that they're capable of actually doing some good in this Galaxy. The public image they've gained, despite destroying planets, is that they aren't the bad guys anymore." She paused. "We are." She put up her hand to note she wasn't done but was letting her claim sink in. "At least that's what things have begun to seem like in the eyes of most. Obviously the Kiliks are right now, but as soon as they're dealt with I'm pretty sure we can all agree there's going to be tension between Sith and Jedi again."
"All these valid points you've all raised stem from one particularly key issue we've had for awhile now... PR. Most people only learn about what's happening through the HoloNet or tabloids, and we've had very little presence when it comes to PR. Public opinions have been turned against us, while we do nothing to defend our galactic image. We could easily address this with something like our own dedicated News outlet." A shake of the head followed, feeling a bit silly with claiming they needed to start their own media campaign to address the Council's more serious concerns. "The Jedi and Resistance need to show everyone that we're still the good guys."
@Charles @Sreeya @all