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All screens with holonet news access would suddenly change to a droid standing in front of a camera. “With a heavy heart, I must announce that an attack has been made on our dear leader. A lone assailant breached the government grounds and attacked the president, during a morning inspection.” The droid spoke with a tone that almost sounded sad. “A warrant for the assailants arrest has been issued, a bounty is also in talks.” He continued to speak. Behind the droid, a door opened and out walked the president, clearly alive. The camera and the droid both look into the direction of the door. “I can’t believe my eyes, our dear president is still alive. Sir, How did you survive the ordeal?” The news droid asked of the president. “Well, it is simple. I was never destroyed. Rumors of my destruction are greatly exaggerated. But before I go into detail, I want to make it known, that Salem Ames; a lethan twi’lek, is wanted for attempted murder and we are considering the banning of lightsabers on the planet. Though the most important thing is the warrant and bounty for Salem.” He explained, before leaving once more. “Well you heard it here first! The leader survived and there is a warrant for the arrest of Salem Ames the lethan Twi’lek. Be safe people, and good night.” Good afternoon people of Talus, we were there for the conference held by X3-QTR as he gave his opening statement; *a recording of the mentioned statement cuts in* "Hello those in attendance, both physically and those who are watching the live recording and the later recorded message. "With the recent incident, I would like to first state that though I am a droid, I do sympathize with those who have lost their lives. The incident was a tragedy, and we are putting all our efforts into rebuilding and preventing something like this from ever happening again in the future. I understand that many are weary of my kind at the moment, and I can assure you that there is nothing to fear. The signal's affects on us was ended by the brave souls who destroyed the device producing it. "That said, your medical facility has had its upper floors rebuilt and is in the process of being restocked. These floors will remain closed to the public but your local medical facility shouldn't want for anything in the future. And with progress made on other factories, and the income it is generating for the planet, I would like to announce that we are reducing taxes by five percent over the next three years. Meaning that the working being, will keep more of their income. "I will take questions now." *the recording stopped, reporter’s voice continuing* After several rounds of questions, the speakers lifted up and flew at X3-QTR but they seemed to be deflected at the last second and they flew apart, hitting the walls. X-Three stuck around a little longer for more questions before heading back behind the gate, a small squad of droids stepping out to prevent any riots that may raise from the attack. At this time, there was also a disturbance between a few people in the crowd in reaction to the speakers and a ...Ssi ruu? Who had been trying to start a riot among the people. It seemed there were several working against him. We picked up that those involved had been at the scene of the rogue signal’s destruction and seemed to disagree on its source. After the recent issues with droid kind, the citizens are left shaken and distrustful of the droids in power. Claims that the signal was an inside job are one of many conspiracy theories being passed around. Due to the unrest, X-Three has decided to hold a press conference of sorts to give what assurance he can that he was just as much a victim of the strange signal as the others. The date for the conference will be [Friday the 8th at 5 pm SLT] in front of The Boneyard. Presumably in time for the Medical building's repairs to be complete should they keep to their punctual nature. As seen below, they've even made it top priority to get our medical building's structure back up, stable and restocked. Luckily, the main floor wasn't affected, just storage, office and conference floors. So if you've been avoiding the building for any reason, both droid and organic alike are on staff ready to help out.
Lilli Paige here. This has been one wild ride! Jojo, the camera guy who’s been with us this whole time? WELL, we got separated by patrols... and I seem to have sprained my ankle due to... less than brilliant footwear. But I digress. There are THREE floors missing off the Little Star medical building... of which I am currently IN and seriously hoping no more floors fall till I’ve got the energy to get myself out. The barrier has fallen with the device that was on the roof and... a terrifyingly large war droid that showed up moments before I was shoo’ed off. I am of the understanding that both self destructed after taking a beating... The group didn’t exactly stay to fill me in and I am in no shape to go chasing anyone down, so that is all I have to report. Maybe they’ll let us take a break... I hope Jojo is alright. These are some shots of the heroes who came to investigate the distress signal. Taking on a large droid patrol before making their way to the roof of the medical building where they then took out the giant war droid below... Which ended up being rigged to explode... Taking any hope of finding evidence on a source with it. Was it the droids or someone aiming to make them look bad? Only time may tell...
*There is static as the broadcast tries to make connection* "It’s bee... ...conne... at? ...Y’got it? We rolling? K. "Lilli Paige here! The sounds of gunfire has picked up over the night but it doesn’t sound as close as it was. If- if you’re able to get a view of the sky over Little Star, up… up there. *pause* "There ...appears to be some dog fighting taking place up there! Outside the barrier! See it! There! There’s shots bouncing off the barrier! *pause* "Are you getting this? *pause* "For anyone who can’t see, it looks like there’s things getting through weakened points in the barrier! It could be supplies! Look! That one’s a pod! Is there a rescue op- Jojo look! On the building! Do you see that?! It- is it a force-field? *pause* "Jojo, we have to get closer! C’mon!” *the transmission cuts off again* The group below was able to get a message out from the landing market. The large dark figure on the right was able to navigate the barrier with some careful piloting and brought supplies planet-side. The rest helped carry and defend the packages from attacking droids, all putting their lives at risk to help those stranded in what the people have taken to calling the 'static zone', due to most signals being reduced to static once inside.
*A poorly filmed holonet video is posted via courier to the GNN. There is no video save a single still image.* "This is Lilli Paige reporting for GNN on the planet Talus. I'm not sure you can see this behind me but the city is being overrun by droids. Get a shot of that over there... *pause* "The normally peaceful droid workforce appears to have taken up arms and turned on organics in the city. We still have no information as to what caused the attack, however this reporter has learned that the droids are not taking prisoners. Before we could set up this broadcast we witnessed several unarmed civilians disintegrated in the streets as they fled. *pause* "Get away from the window Jojo... *pause* "We’ve witnessed sporadic fighting however it appears that most the survivors have fortified the local market. Food has been rationed though with the planet's energy shield in place no freighters have been able to land and supplies promise to run thin soon. Questions remain about the motivations of the droids and who, if anyone is responsible *the sound of a crash and breaking glass, followed by several blaster rounds being fired in rapid succession.* "No! Out the back, go!" *the transmission cuts off* Below is an image of a group held up in an alley and some more battle trained folks that later helped a group from the market reach it. Written by Salem Ames
It seems that the new government is as punctual as they said they would be as their building was completed within the hour predicted. For those who don’t know, when the government changed leadership, they began this construction, promising that they were building a safe haven for their new form of government. What goes on behind the walls, we were unable to find out. However with the recent reduction in crime, this reporter is thankful for their hard work and seemingly endless supply of forces.
What seemed to be a random act of violence, caused by what was reported to be a simple repair droid, 3 lie dead tonight while others appear only shaken. Witnesses do not recall anything that could have caused this terrible malfunction but are growing uneasy as rumors spread that it may be connected to whomever is behind the strange anomalies popping up in several local droids as of late.
The owner of the droid has yet to be found and the names of the deceased are being withheld as the next of kin had yet to be notified. |
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