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Galactic Alliance: A New Day Dawns

Riggs patted Russo on the ass as she stepped past him. One last little play before he had to be serious. The Navy man was natural, and by the time Russo would give her famous glare, he'd be straightened up, and behaving.

There was a place for refreshments. Riggs smelled the whole thing. They had chocolate pie. His eyes darted to Russo with a look that said he'd be back with a piece for her as well as himself. There were people to mingle with anyway. He'd catch up later.

"Have fun, commander. I'm getting some pie."

[member="Alexandra Russo"]
 
Hope is the elixir of life. (semi-retired)
Yeah [member="Damon Riggs"] definitely got a flash of her famous Russo Glare just before they walked into the gathering area. The former Flight Commander was in the zone and that meant don't mess with her! The relaxed nature of their previous and brief smuggling life together was over with. It was back to being professionals again, though from the looks of things this group was a bit more down to earth than those in the Republic military, which might be a good thing or not for the OCD type personality the Taanab had at times.

"No pie, Riggs. Maybe caf later. Thanks though… I need to sign up at the pilot's table, then try and talk to the leader of the Starfighter Corps to see what kind of assignment I can get. Early birds get the worm you know," Alex grinned, then walked off to the area that had a PILOT sign above it.

The paperwork was filled out quickly giving the basic info and previous flying experience. Having been academy trained, Alleycat was qualified to fly any of the starfighters, but X-wings had always been her favorite. She also was a pretty decent aeronautical mechanic thanks to Gus Ketch; the veteran fighter pilot from a time long gone by, who had taken Alex in after the entire Russo family was killed by a pirate gang when she was just twelve and gave her the fire in her belly to soar amongst the stars.

The brandy-eyed brunette made her way over to where [member="Roth Tillian"] was introducing himself to [member="Coren Starchaser"]. She waited politely for him to finish, then added her own introduction. "And I'm Alexandra Russo, call sign Alleycat," she stated with a small smile, offering her hand as well.
 
Yes, the ExplorCorps child turned smuggler turned Imperial fighter jock turned Imperial SpecOps soldier turned Dark Jedi, turned Sith hunter turned carbonite napper, turned Fringe Federation pilot turned Levantine Frontiers Corps member turned Levantine Astronautical Academy instructor turned Underground revolutionary was now turning once again to his resume, and becoming some sort of sub-commander for the Galactic Alliance. Which meant he needed to behave, especially with Supreme Commander Fishsticks around. He knew the Mon Cal well enough, and respected his knowledge.

They’d do well with him. And Coren could see the elderly fish talking to a group of fleeters off to the side. He was around the pilots table, and checking out to see who he would scare into the SpecOps teams. He had ideas, he wanted fighters, from all walks. His attention was on seeing how green and eager some folk were, but also how tried and eager even more were. It was a good sign. He was moving from the SpecOps table back over to the fighter table and gave a way to [member="Rekha Kaarde"], calling her over. She was one of his resistance cell members in the Underground, and was happy to see her here.

The nice thing about the Alliance military was that it pushed you where you were most useful, and a lot of times that ended up being where you wanted to be in the first place. After giving Rek a wave over, he shot a quick quip to the recruitment officer, not throwing his military commander rank around. For now he’d be Captain Starchaser

Or Coren.

Always Coren.

He noticed [member="Roth Tillian"] first and then the woman started speaking, Alleycat, a good enough sign as any, not that he'd call anyone by their callsign until he had a chance to fly with them, which was followed by a nodded. “Afternoon, Roth, Alexandra. Name’s Coren Starchaser. Where abouts do you two hail from, neither of you looks green.” Which was a great thing. He needed pilots that could carry their weight. “And which project are you referring to?” He had so many things on his docket that it was a trick when he had time for himself, though he was moving in to a sabbatical semester or two with the LAA. Was the man looking for the asymmetric war unit, or fighter pilots?

Maybe he’d move Warbird Wing over here, if they wanted, he’d discuss at a committee. Ew.

[member="Alexandra Russo"]
 
If this was the Galactic Alliance, he was happy. Everyone was friendly, almost everyone seemed to enjoy what they were doing. Everyone wanted to be here. Slowly he let his eyes drift, catching sight of one a little group of people. He wasn't sure where the Jedi signed up, he wasn't sure if they even had a place to sign up.

He allowed himself a moment to keep looking over those who had gathered before resolving to stay in the corner. If someone wanted him, and if he could find the sign up booth then he would move, otherwise he was fine with what he was doing. Most people would look at the odd blue man in Sasori robes with a lightsaber strangely, though he really didn't care.
 

Roth Tillian

Guest
Alleycat, now that was a good callsign, if she'd earned it. Going by her confidence, Roth suspected she had. That was good at least. He preferred potential wingmates who knew what they were doing and had already flown combat before. That would of course depend on if they ended up being wingmates. He didn't know, honestly. Precognition wasn't one of his talents outside of a starfighter. Then, things worked very well and he was the starfighter. But seeing the future? No, that wasn't for him.

He nodded at Coren's introduction. He'd heard that name before, somewhere, but he couldn't quite place it. He'd been a pilot, that was for sure, but there had been a great deal of about who it was for. No matter. That didn't matter now. What mattered was they were part of a team now. A Galactic Alliance, like the one of old. Maybe this one would be different than the rest and actually make a difference.

"I'm from the Suarbi system. Did a few stints with the defense force and flew with a few other governments against the Sith," He said, leaning on the table, "I've heard you need people for both and," He paused to tap his lightsaber hilt, "I'm not terrible with this thing either." He nodded back towards the woman at the table, who was again busily handling recruits, these ones seeming green. "I don't think she wanted to deal with me anymore so just sent me over here."

He pivoted slightly to give room for Alleycat to speak and move closer to the table, if she wanted.
[member="Coren Starchaser"] [member="Alexandra Russo"]
 
Hope is the elixir of life. (semi-retired)
Starchaser… Now that name rang a bell in Alex's head, but she couldn't quit place it. Perhaps the starfighter pilot over her career had flown with one of his family members once upon a time, or against. Who knew, but right now this Starchaser was in front of her in a rather at ease manner.

Russo let the other pilot answer the purposed question first, then she piped in too. "It's very nice to meet you, [member="Coren Starchaser"], and you, [member="Roth Tillian"]. I look forward to working with you guys," she nodded with a respectful cant of her dark head, then continued.

"No, not green. I'm from Taanab. I graduated from the Republic Academy and Flight School. My career was with them until the Battle of Coruscant... I'm pretty well-veresed in most starfighter configurations, though X-wings are my favorite. I'm a pretty good mechanic, if I do say so myself, and a decent shot. I'm here to help out wherever you need me."
 
And they were off on their separate ways again. Russo over to the pilots, and Riggs over to the fleeters. He sighed as he knew this also meant he'd have to share her again, and he'd been spoiled lately. It was just that they'd had the last year together and only them. He remebered when he first met her he'd been a career man not looking for a lover, a family, not looking for what Russo had become to him. Now they were military again, and Riggs found his relationship more important than a career. He didn't want to lose her to it.

There was a sign hat said fleeters. This was definitley a rag tag group, not professional at all. The meeting was so informal, and this was not something the navy man would have a lot of patience for. Basically Riggs needed a ship. Once he had that, he'd be good to go. All he could hope was Russo got put on his ship. Right, so was he the only fleeter there?
 
His family had been around for a while. Olys Corellisi. And that was fine, he didn’t expect people to care, but if they recognized his name? It’d be interesting to see how they knew them. For as long as he’d been around, the family had worked primarily as an Imperial loyal family. Something to clear the galaxy from the trash that was out there, and give people a direction. The one thing he loved about the Imperial mind-set was that they did that. A Republic seemed to worry too much on everyone playing nice, it created a Senate and the Senate worked to do their absolute best to make things miserable.

An Empire? It took things into consideration and made the best course of action. And that was the course you took. It wasn’t malevolent, just efficient. This Alliance, they were a loose conglomeration of member worlds devoted to the same tasks; freedom, independence and cooperation. They got to be themselves, they helped one another and they saved the galaxy.

But that didn’t matter here. This was a military recruitment situation, and just an open house about what kind of excellence the Alliance was going to launch on the galaxy. He was listening to both the people in front of him, and the previous paragraphs were mainly the writers ramblings about just how the Alliance was different from other ‘good guy factions.’ Starchaser nodded at Roth. “Yeah, we’ll be able to throw Forcers into the fray, I’m part of a unit that’s working to take the ones that aren’t squabbling Jedi and turning them into something more. Mixed units, with the normal and the enhanced.” Yes, Coren called Force Users ‘enhanced’ sorry normal.

“We’ll be flying mostly Incom fighters, I believe, X-Wings and B-Wings from the logs I’ve seen. Can always use mechanics, can always use the jock that knows their fighter in and out.” Coren was one of them, after all. Granted he had his brother as one of his trusted mechanics, even for his freighter and shuttle. “Ever flown against the Sith, Russo?” He knew Roth did. “Also, Tillian, we’ll be creating a few unique units, I’m sure the pair of you may be able to get invested in. Short on man power, so we need to get creative. A few weeks on the gun range, and in a sim, should help round you out.” There were ideas, but with this faction? It was all member driven. The staff wasn’t going to force anyone into anything, and would merely suggest what to do.

He bounced from topic to topic, but kept focused. There was a reason his callsign had been Hornet.


Supreme Commander Nemo Ven was a ship commander through and through. His unit was cut off during the Rapture events of the past, and the Sith got in his way and just really complicated his whole existence. That was why he linked up with the Marshal and the Chief of State. The three of them came forward to create this government, and he was in charge of getting the military and keeping it in fighting shape. Setting up a few Commanders to help him run a few different organizations, and give people direction was smart. For him?

He’d be looking for the navy brats. The ones who lived aboard ships, ran the missions, commanded the best vessels in the galaxy. He noticed the army table, and was nodding at the recruitment officer and the recruit signing up, the one who he’d eventually see a dossier for named @Rook. The same went for the others walking through. The ones that looked a bit out of place. He knew they’d find the places to go, but like with Rook, if [member="Fixx Kearney"] or [member="Marius"] Connors needed someone to interact with, all the needed to do was tag, and they’d get their introduction to their chosen profession for the Alliance done and they’d be ready to be thrown to the wolves war effort.

The others, the Force users, the one known as [member="Relit Vandal"] who Ven could tell had some military cut to him, whether that was from the Jedi or not was unknown as the Mon Cal Commander didn’t have a clue about that Force magic, he deferred to the Grand Marshal on those accounts, but he looked ready. The one that he was unsure of was the Chiss, both of them. But there was one on the edges. “You look a bit lost, son.” He called over to [member="Quinn Michaels"], in the moment he had that wasn’t full of would-be ship captains.

Right before [member="Damon Riggs"] approached the table, but Ven allowed one of his underlings to speak. Another Mon Cal, because they were some of the fleeters and Ven’s trusted officers. “Afternoon. Welcome to the Galactic Alliance, looking to get into our Navy?” He pushed forward a datapad. “Previous experience?” Hopefully.
 
[member="Coren Starchaser"]

Na'Varro entered the room with the confidence that came with experience, quickly scanning the area. He wasn't here to mess around; being older than most in the room, he was all too cogniscent of the lack of time he had to get things done. All things considered, Na'Varro was a go-getter. He had vast experience on the battlefield, he was famous for it, and he had the gumption to approach the most powerful man in the room and lay his cards on the table. Because once upon a time, when the Fringe Confederacy was a great power, he had been that man. Now he found himself in the position of meeting a prospective employer.

His eyes found the Mon Cal Supreme Commander after a brief search. He knew the man by reputation, and hoped that his reputation would carry a similar weight. So he approached the Mon Cal, eyes serious. Na'Varro meant business; that would be exuding from his person all too obviously. He wasn't here to socialise.

"Supreme Commander Nemo Ven." Na'Varro offered his hand to the Mon Cal. His rows of medals sat on the right breast pocket of his black blazer ... they were there both as it was a customary thing to wear at military functions, and as a statement of intent. "Alen Na'Varro. It's fortunate that we haven't met.."

There was an amused smile that accompanied that statement, but the serious persona remained.
 
Hope is the elixir of life. (semi-retired)
Russo listened attentively as [member="Coren Starchaser"] gave his spiel to [member="Roth Tillian"], who was a Force user it seemed. Duh, the lightsaber. She'd never flown with a Jedi before, but perhaps new tactics could be used to fight their foe. Alleycat was never one to think she was too good to learn a new trick or perfect an old one.

"I could practically take my ship apart and put it back together again with a blindfold on though I'd rather not. It's hard on the knuckles that way. And I have, but I am looking forward to learning how to best the Sith once and for all," Alex nodded, catching a glimpse of [member="Damon Riggs"] being addressed by a Mon Cal Commander near the fleeter's table.

Hopefully her partner was finding out what he needed to get situated as she was. Things seemed to be looking up.
 
Rekha waved and moved saunteering towards Coren the brunette always had a lot on her mind. Coren knew her strengths and weaknesses something he would consider when figuring out where she went.

She slipped around him nodding to everyone. She was listening right now new faces,new names. Changing times.

She was where she needed to be.

A well placed hand. A gentle squeeze.

[member="Coren Starchaser"]
 
Riggs nodded, and took the datapad, making his electronic signature. He didn't need to hear the rehearsed pitch. Riggs was ready to get the physical done, the application filled out, and whatever interview he needed to get through done.

"Damon Riggs, Captain. Galactic Republic Navy. Personal ID 2548. Command, MC-80 'Inquisitor.' She was a beauty until the Sith blew a hole in her at the Battle of Coruscant. Lost a lot of good men that day, good women, and the Sith still need to pay for that."

Now they knew where he stood. It was good to see some Mon-Cal on board with this operation. They had good ships, good naval strategy, and Riggs had worked with them before. This was going to go well. His eyes looked over to see Russo getting it on with the flyboys. She was in her element, he could tell. Riggs smiled as that made him happy.

"I'd like to have a command again if possible. I don't need one, but being academy trained, and with command experience, I am one less you have to train. Rest assured my crews operate at maximum efficiency, and I will make whoever you give me into a perfect unit."

[member="Alexandra Russo"] [member="Coren Starchaser"]
 
There was a funny thing about Alderaanians - it was practically tradition to jump in bed with the freedom fighters. Honestly, the assessment hadn't been an easy one, but when it got down to brass tacks, the Republic he'd grown up in and subsequently served wasn't getting done what needed doing. It was crumbling under the sheer weight of a number of things, the One Sith not being the least of them, but only the most obvious. Home was no longer home: it felt alien. For [member="Jamie El-Eison"], home was broken in a literal sense, a thing that had left him speechless and her with a grief that might have even surpassed what he knew of her adjustment to life without her late husband - he'd given that a great deal of time, as any properly raised, respectful young man would, but with time the two childhood friends couldn't ignore the possibility of what they could be to one another.

It was easier for both to put a distance between themselves and the worlds of their birth, and he'd be lying if he said that his father's current 'predicament' had nothing to do with solidifying the decision to leave. That there was somewhere to put his skills as a fighter jock to use when he arrived was a light breaking through the clouds. It was a small hope, but it was exactly the kind of thing he could go for. Like father, like son, as much as he had always tried so hard to be distinctly different from his old man in what ways he could manage without making himself miserable. Ergo, being anything other than a pilot would never, well, fly.

"Ready for this?" the rhetorical question came, eyes looking sidelong at his longtime winger and girl, "Could still turn back, you know."

No, they couldn't. Not when they'd come this far. He looked around at those who'd come, not expecting any familiar faces, but seeing one: [member="Alexandra Russo"].

"Oh, well, look at that," he said in a hushed tone with an ever-so-slight lick of amusement, giving Jamie a nudge, "I spy an Alleycat."

Surprise, surprise.
 
Turn back? Jamie inhaled a deep breath and glanced around at the ragtag group of characters scattered about. She stayed silent, soaking it all in and letting her mind become distracted enough for the worry to dissolve. At first, the idea of leaving what she knew was uncomfortable, but eventually, both of them had come to realize what good they might be able to bring to this resistance's cause. Now, here they were; brought with the hope of something unbound by tradition, and free of the shortsighted thinking of the current Republic government they had served. Something willing to bend the rules and take action...something different.

It was true, that recent years had seen Jamie and Andrik's home become a divided pile of rubble, a mass graveyard. Her family, after so much effort to be together, were now either deceased, or presumed to be. The only ones she could hold to her each day were Tadel and Andrik, and the three of them lived under the threat of an encroaching enemy. It was enough for her to change her course of action.

Because each time that realization had hit, she'd tried to find a purpose or task to focus on, but they'd only ever put off her worries, not resolved them. They were still there, even now, but for the first time since leaving the Republic, Jamie felt a stir of confidence and hope again.

Turn back? Jamie finally looked up at Tadel, answering, "You know, it hadn't even crossed my mind."

"Oh, well, look at that,"

Jamie felt his nudge and followed his line of vision to the same place and smiled.

"I spy an Alleycat."

"I see that. I'm not surprised, though. With how many have shown up here. That probably means pretty-boy is here, too, somewhere."

[member="Tadel Perris"]
 
He liked to keep things moving, he’d let [member="Roth Tillian"] catch up, but for now? Talking with this [member="Alexandra Russo"] a.k.a. Alleycat a.k.a. show me how you make your fighter dance, woman was a bit interesting. A gear head, for sure. His eyes traced over to [member="Rekha Kaarde"] as she approached and a grin hit his face as he was greeted properly by her. Well, sort of properly, lets not tell [member="Spark Finn"] about that one. Having one of the Angels was here, he knew the blonde might be about, and he hadn’t heard much from [member="Anastasia Rade"], but he figured she’d make the rounds. A shame about Orick going missing.

Coren liked him.

But back to the matter at hand.

“Rekha, meet Flight Officer Russo.” She sounded like she’d be getting that rank anyhow, she did have the feel about her. Coren was the XO of an Imperial wing for a few years, he could weed out who’d make it and who’d wash out. “Won’t be using you to fix the ships blindfolded, but… running a training class to get the rest of the jocks acquainted with their birds ain’t a bad idea…” And now he was plotting. The other two pilots, that wasn’t bothering him, yet.

They’d get there. Just like he’d get to the SpecOps table, to check their list. His skill set was a mixture of both, so he was running double duty.

Fun, right?


It was good to see people from all walks and skill sets at this place. He knew that @Rook would make a fine addition to the army, just look at the man, maybe he could pass him off to Coren Starchaser, for SpecOps. Nemo Ven looked over at the Chiss [member="Quinn Michaels"] once more before turning to the new comer, an [member="Alen Na'Varro"] by the sounds of it. A flippered hand reached out.

He knew he knew the name. Why couldn’t he place it? “Fortunate, you say? How may I assist you today, Mr. Na’Varro?” Ven was not that busy right now and speaking to individuals, especially ones that understood his name without looking at his rank insignia, those were the ones he was interested in speaking with, until he needed to get back into something that resembled a humid environment. Let the Sullustans take point soon.


The other Mon Cal, the one dealing directly with recruitment was listening to [member="Damon Riggs"] speak, listening a bit more attentively now. Military posture, military response. Sith attacked his ship. “They’ve been doing a lot of that, destroying perfection over and again. That’s why we’re here, assuming its what brought you here?”

He looked at the credentials, pulling up profiles from records. Unless there was anything hidden about Captain Riggs, then the no-named Mon Cal recruitment officer would find what he needed. “All we may need is a recent aptitude battery, and exit exam. Most of it is standard, you’ll be given a week to prepare from our regs, pretty standard information. That a deal?”

[member="Jamie El-Eison"]
[member="Tadel Perris"]
[member="Relit Vandal"]
[member="Fixx Kearney"]
[member="Marius Connors"]
 

Roth Tillian

Guest
[member="Coren Starchaser"] [member="Alexandra Russo"]

Roth leaned back on one leg as he listened. Mixed units, Forcers and non-Forcers were good. That was a frustrating thing about the Republic. It was so segregated that it was nearly impossible to take advantage of the skill-sets of them all. Jedi with Jedi and then everyone stood out like a sore thumb to any Sith who paid half a credit's worth of attention. Then non-Forcers were left on their own and in a cruiser's worth of trouble when a Sith pilot showed up. Those times were always exciting. Very tense, even for him. Even gave him a gray hair or two. He'd pulled them out, just to be on the safe side.

"Let me know how those unique units work out. I've got experience with a little of everything," He admitted, after listening to Russo. Someone who loved their birds. That was fantastic. He'd like to fly near her whenever possible and get her suggestions on mechanics. He needed an opinion sometimes other than his droid. Not that he was bad at it himself, he was quite good, but not at what she seemed to be. People like that were very special and should always be listened to.

He hung where he was for now. He was getting a message on his comm he needed to answer from home. The question would be which home though.
 
[member="Coren Starchaser"]

"Fortunate." Na'Varro's statement was abrupt and affirmative. "If we'd met, it would likely have been on opposite sides of the battlespace. And I'm not one much for losing.."

That was a statement of fact. Nemo Ven's military mind surpassed his own ... he was another tier entirely. Any meeting between Na'Varro's Fourth Army and Ven would have ended in defeat for the human, though that was situation and terrain dependent, just like everything else.

"I was Arbiter General of the Fringe Confederacy for several years. Obviously, the Fringe collapsed some time ago." He smiled at the supreme military authority in the Galactic Alliance. "So to answer you question, you can assist me by giving me a job."
 
[SIZE=12pt]Rekha nodded, “officer Russo ([member="Alexandra Russo"] ), pleasure is all mine” for the next little bit Rekha would be on her best behavior. As difficult as it was not to grab the women presented to her and give her a kiss hello.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Rekha looked at all the other faces present, there were so many but she would remember their names when she learned them. The bartender in her just wouldn’t allow for her not to remember additionally there would be something else she remembered something that would pop out at her and remind her of who she was associating with.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“Classes?” Rekha asked, she had not sat in a class in a really long time. “Classes could be fun”[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She started to say something else but then a blue eyed man (@Alen Na’varro ) stepped closer to speak with [member="Coren Starchaser"] . One thing for certain out here Coren had responsibilities that would keep him busy, they all would have them in the end.[/SIZE]
 
If Coren was going to be working as a commander, a leader, an advisor for the rest of the military, he was going to at least push that agenda. Working with a team, or sets of teams that could put the likes of miss [member="Alexandra Russo"] and mister [member="Roth Tillian"] in the same squadron? Hell, the same flight? He’d make it happen. The same would happen on the ground. Teams of mixed units? Sometimes the Force users of the galaxy relied too much on it, and the normals? They didn’t. They knew what was in front of them most times.

“It’ll be on a very unique basis, testing in for both sides of the coin, a lot more freedom. Freedom of ships, weapon choices, you name it, that equipment will be yours. Launching something where everyone is comfortable with what they’re in? It’ll make it easier.” Plus throwing interceptors and bombers and fighters in one group against an enemy? It’d cover the field.

“Yeah, Rek, need to work on your mechanic skills.” Coren grinned and tossed one of his preferred team-mates a wink. Truth be told, [member="Rekha Kaarde"] was one of the people Coren felt most safe around.


Nemo Ven nodded to the Arbiter. Well, not known as Arbiter. That was a big pick up. He was aware of the former Fringe Federation’s military. Not anything he wanted to meet on the field of battle unannounced. If he had time, understood who he was going to be going against? Then maybe, maybe he’d be okay with it. But mostly not.

And there was a compliment in there, wasn’t there? Ven was smart enough to understand that, and how to respond. “Well, General, I’m sure it would’ve been a fight for the record books. Your Fringe was no laughing matter. One of my advisor-commanders flew with an Admiral Varanin during the time I was getting attacked by the Sith. And I’ve followed the conquests of the past…” Nemo Ven was the type to always check on the enemy, or allies. Military history was a bit of a hobby of his.

“A job you say, looking to remain in the ground theater, by chance?” Ven needed a general. Starchaser was a small-teams kind of man, pilots and SpecOps squads. The army was lost to Ven, he, like most Mon Cal, was a naval officer. Reminded him of being under the sea.

[member="Alen Na'Varro"]
 

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