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Jedi Republic Communication Thread
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The Journey- Part 4
Jumping out of Hyperwarp, the trio of ships, one damaged Star Hawk, assisted by a JR hyperspace unit, closed in on Coruscant.
"So, this is where you hail from?" Bakka asked michivieously.
"Something like that.." Kenobi responded, aware of his humorous tone.
Over the com channel suddenly came to life.
"Republic ships, please transmit your docking codes. Unidentified ship, state you buisness on Coruscant." The impersonal voice of the docking technician commanded of all of them.
"This is Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, I am bringing this ship to the surface for repairs on official Council buisness. I'm transmitting the docking codes now."
A somewhat long pause followed, the hidden surface of Coruscant grew larger and larger as they approched.
"Codes recieved you are clear for landing on docking pad #573 and maintentence bay #3. Have a nice day."
With that the large frieghter towing the Star Hawn fired its reentry engines and towed the reletivly small ship into the atmosphere.
"Meet me in the Jedi Council building once you land. You can't miss it..." Kenobi instructed of Bakka.
Once the ships had safely landed, bakka wrestled his way out of his ship. Still weary from the events of the last few hours, he gave off the appearance of a drunkard. Slowly making following the signs to the Jedi Council, he started to get used to being on a planet. He hadn't felt true gravity since he fled his homeworld.
"Ah, there you are! Come, the Council wishes an audiance with you." Kenobi said as he approched from his Jedi Starfighter.
The Council building truly was magnificent, a temple in the sky, it peered out over the high skyline of Coruscant. Upon reaching the Council chambers, Kenobi introduced Bakka to the Jedi Masters.
"Hello, Bakka, glad we could help you I am. A daring rescue that was, Kenobi, yes.. Well, repair you ship we will. How can we assist you further Bakka?"
       
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Well, I am going to play some galciv, believe it or not! I havn't played Galciv since June... well I'll see ya in a few hours.
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#153
by Citizen Bakka - 7/30/2003 11:12:07 AM
The Journey- Part 5
Mercenary
“G’day mate. Nice digs you got here.” Bakka’s colloquialism rescued him from a potential moment of speechlessness.
Yoda followed Bakka’s line of sight out the window and nodded knowingly, “Good, view is. Cost much, insurance does”
Bakka swallowed nervously as he turned to the senate members of the Jedi Council, “You would fix my ship up, just like that?”
As one the Jedi masters smiled and Yoda nodded and spoke. ”Jedi code, you not know. Require help, need not ask for.”
“Hmm like the unspoken law of the outback” mused Bakka. “I promised Obi here all I know of Precurser. But that is not a fair trade for repairing my ship.”
“A fair trade is not required here, Bakka” Count Dooku interrupted “You have done the same for others, yes?”
“I believe Bakka will not accept this proposal as it stands.” Obi stated to the council.
Bakka open his jaw to reply but was interrupted again as Obi turn back to Bakka
“We require access to the Micro Bot technology for payment for your rescue” Obi stated.
Bakka raised an eyebrow and smiled. “Continue.”
“You ship has self repairing technology. We will fully repair you ship for that.” Obi counted off the second point, “Restock of you ship for all you information about other empires in this Metaverse”
“Done” replied Bakka through a big grin. “Though there is one thing more I would like to ask”
“Yes” queried Obi
“Teach me to fly like you did against the undead”
The council room went silent as the Jedi council sat back and contemplated the request. Bakka looked around the room in alarm. Yoda appear to be concentration on the floor at Bakka’s feet. Eventually he lookup at Bakka and shook his head
“You not, force touch” came the cryptic reply. “Force, not need you do”
“Um connection between fighter training and force is?” Bakka asked
Qui Gon Jinn stirred “The Force allows Jedi to see the future and this ally we use when flying. Master Yoda determines all who is trained.”
Bakka looked down cast for a moment but looked up with a smile. “Oh well. I expect if I want to find those responsible for Freedom Forces destruction I will not have time to stay for training.”
Yoda looked up at these words and replied. “Future I see, but no destiny for you. Strange yes”
Obi Wan Kenobi stood and placed a hand on Bakka shoulder “Master Yoda does the dark side cloud his destiny?”
Yoda look disappointed at Obi’s question, “See this, you can Obi wan Kenobi. Tell you, I need not”
Sephlock was softly speaking into a terminal during most of the later discussion and now he raised his voice “We have very little information on Freedom force but what we had spoke of great things. Our friends of the Fellowship know more. Go to them for they can help you.”
“Thank you” Bakka replied softly
Days later Bakka and Obi Wan Kenobi walked to the newly polished Star Hawk sitting pretty in complete readiness.
“A very remarkable ship you have here Bakka.” Obi gestured towards the docking clamps and they fell away.
“A prototype actually. Still with some bugs and a major virus in the computer core” responded Bakka
“I heard that Captain” a metallic voice boomed from the ship
“Shut up you bucket of outdated silicon chips” yell Bakka while winking at Obi
“I can reliable inform you Captain I do not have any sand in my circuits.” the metallic voice raise in pitch
“You sure? Even after these repairs? I’m sure I saw some silicon chips in a R4 unit being repair the other day” Bakka delivered the fast come back
“Whiz hiss Pop”
“I think I got it there for once.” Bakka said to Obi “When you go to war?”
Obi Wan Kenobi pretended to looked shocked for a second and then looked around “That obvious is it? Well that makes it a little easier to ask a small task of you”
“Anything mate” the grinning bat responded.
“We would like you to deliver these messages to the Fellowship of the Rings. Allow no other to see them.”
“No worries mate. Will do.” Bakka grinned even wider. “Wanna come inside. Got a surprise for you”
Obi concentrated on the grinning bat trying to read Bakka’s intensions. Shrugging his shoulders he stepped into the ship. Bakka quickly followed.
“Welcome to my abode.”
“Computer!” spoke Bakka
“Available”
“Bet you say that to all the docking ‘puters. Initiate contact with Jedi Council main core stack.” continued Bakka
Obi gasped in surprise and started to reach for his communicator.
“And download complete schematics of the Star Hawk and all relevant sciences.” finished Bakka with an evil grin
“Authorize?”
“Authorize it yourself “
“Affirmative. Download complete” the metallic voice smirked
“Why?” ask Obi
“In payment for the next question I’m going to ask.”
“Which is?
“How many Toyoda jokes have you really made?” whispered Bakka
Obi almost smiled as he considered the bat
“Get out of here you demonic bat” he laughed and left the ship.
     
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The Last of the Freedom Fighters.
It has a nice ring to it, bakka.
We welcome you to the Fellowship thread for your next Journey.
     
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A few seconds later...
The Freedom Force Avatar's engines began to wind up with a deep-throated rumble that contrasted sharply with the high-pitched whines of Coruscant's normal air traffic. The rumble was almost loud enough to drown out the sound of a banging on the outer hatch. Almost.
With a grumble, Bakka yelled out, "Hey, Computer?"
"What do you want this time?"
"Somebody wants in. Hold the engines and open the door!"
"Turn on the engines. Turn off the engines. Open the door. Close the door. Water the rhododendrons. Brew me a pot of tea..."
The hatch hissed open, and Obi-Wan stepped onto the deck. He glanced around sheepishly, despite the fact that Bakka was clearly the only sentient in view. He was clearly holding something behind his back. "Hey, 'mate.' Didn't want you to leave without first...well...I knew Yoda wouldn't approve..."
"Spit it out, man!"
The Knight shifted his weight uncomfortably from one foot to the other. "Well, those micro-bots of yours could have been working on patching up your ship instead of keeping that undead war-wagon busy. And if your ship was fixed, you couldv'e taken off pretty quickly. That would've left me in a pretty uncomfortable position, Force or no Force.
"So, I thought I'd return a favor or two. You did ask for a pint, didn't you?"
Obi-Wan brought out the package from behind his back - a 6-pack of Foster's. "It's not much," he explained sheepishly. "KitWarrior left it behind the last time he visited the Jedi Council to train one of our 'dark-siders.' He doesn't think Coruscant beer is worth stealing and usually brings his own."
Bakka smiled. Seeing an oversized bat smile sometimes sends a confusing signal; it's not what one usually associates with a happy face. Fortunately, Obi-Wan's sensitivity to the Force allowed him to figure out the intention.
"Thanks. By the way, what's up with the war preparations and training 'Dark Siders?' Thought you Jedi were big on peaceful co-existence?"
Obi-Wan sighed. "Master Yoda has foreseen the future - well, one POSSIBLE future, anyway. A great War is coming - The War of the Worlds - and we must be ready. Yoda has us doing calisthenics at 4:00 AM, and anyone who can use the Force will be needed for the fight. Which brings up another point.
"You're going to be in dangerous places ahead. I'm not Yoda, but even I can see that much. You may not always be in this fantastic ship, or out in space where those bots can help you. If you're in a tight spot on the ground, this might come in handy."
Obi-Wan tossed the surprised bat a lightsaber.
"It used to belong to my apprentice, but he kept losing it. He's working on a new one now - says he likes red better. Anyway, thought you could use it."
"Thanks, mate!" Bakka exclaimed. He depressed a button on the ergonomic handle. The brilliant beam of light popping out of the end of the saber nearly hit him in the ear. Fortunately, it harmlessly punched into one of the subwoofers for the sound system.
"HEY!" complained the computer. Bakka noticed that, restricted to tweeter and midrange, the computer voice sounded more whiny than smug.
"Er...you might want to work on your swordplay a bit..." murmured Obi-Wan, as he quickly backed up toward the open hatch. "Happy trails!"
  
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Greetings Younglings.. Need your Instant Messenging info I do. I have Trillian, so if you use ICQ, AOL, Yahoo, or MSN I can add you to my list. I want to get all of your info's so I can have ways to contact all my Jedi! If you have an IM account on one of the above, please post it here. Thanks
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My Info:
AIM: fogman443
ICQ: 295508125
MSN: fogman444 @ hotmail.com
Yahoo!: fogman444
IRC: Jedi_Master_Yoda
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Sorry - posts in the forums, email or the SD chat are pretty much my options at this point. I'm not online enough to make use out of Instant Messaging.
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As a Senator, I note that Yoda is slipping in his administrative duties. A few notes are in order here:
Welcome to our newest member, Admiral Sherbert! It's nice to see somebody volunteer for the job of Imperial Fleet Commander while the guys with the lightsabers are out hacking away at people (and while Tarkin sniffs around looking for traces of Gerakken).
Congrats to StBlasius on yet another promotion - to Diplomat! Two promotions in one week...Master Yoda, I recommend that StBlasius be appointed to the Council. His role in the Metaverse is clearly expanding with his scorekeeping programs, etc. and his wisdom would be of much value in matters of state.
And congratulations to all Jedi for your recent submissions that have lifted the Republic past the ANZACS and into seventh place in the Metaverse.
May the Force be with y'all.
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What? All that happen in the last hours, except StBlasius's upgrades, which I find very interesting! All the other things you mentioned are new developments, thanks for pointing them out..
As for the upgrade to the Council, we must keep our roster numbers... strict limit at 8 members, unless you would like to put an extridition order up for a vote...
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Use a Sony, 17" flat panel LCD monitor I do. It's max resolusion is 1025*768, which is standard, but anything over that and you can't get it to display. Other than that, the clarity is incredible, and, a plus for us long screen-starers, NO RADIATION! 
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Yes, in fact that is what I would call my "Norm". Galciv is the exception not the rule. I typically dislike TBS style games.
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Count Dooku
I'm with CypherPax on the monitor. The old cathode ray tubes are still best for FPS with that spanking video card I'm sure you've got. I did think that LCDs are FIXED resolution, although Yoda's comment has me a little confused. I use an LCD at work - fixed 1024x768. And the cathodes are cheaper - you could afford a 19 inch for the same price as a 17 inch LCD!
  
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Nope, not mine anyway. You have the incredibally difficult decision of 800*600 or 1025*768! Hmm... decisions decisions 
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Master Yoda,
Please check your hotmail account. Update on the website. I think we're there...
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Through the kind of tireless speed that only a Jedi can dish out, Obi Wan has completed the brand new JR site! Don't waste anymore time, get to the new site now!!!
 Link
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Isn't Yoda fun to watch when he gets excited? Oh, hello, Master. 
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I believe a new Jedi has joined the order, unless I am mistaken, welcome nihryan!
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nihryan, welcome aboard!
All:
Feel free to post any comments or suggestions on the new website in this thread. Good luck and good gaming!
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The change to Veteran happened after I helped people solve some of their problems, and then I was a Diplomat after I suggested writing a program to calculate Metaverse scores. Lots of people on this forum have done much more than I, but thank you very much for the kind words 
for a program/utility that you would like for GalCiv?
