Private Harmony and Hope

[Jonyna Si]

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TAG: Alicio Organa

Jonyna had not been back to Fondor in quite a while. While the planet had been made the GA captial, the jedi seldom traveled there. Much of it's function was senatorial, mostly out of fear of Imperial reprisal. The Alliance had fended off one invasion of Coruscant, and yet had yet to kick the Imperials out of the Core, away from striking range of the city-world.

Still, Jonyna had a very important person to meet. Some would argue the most important.

Amani Serys 's husband.

Who...also happened to be the Chancellor of the Alliance. But that was less important, in Jonyna's mind at least.

...maybe she was just trying to defuse the situation in her head. Jonyna hated politics. She had always told her crew 'Find someone smarter than me to do that', back in her days as a Rebel. She was a hero, not a handshaker.

Still, meeting the Chancellor would be a breeze, right? She'd met him once before, back during a lazy day on Hosnian Prime. Back then, she was a simple knight, and he was a simple senator.

Things had changed since then.

As she landed the Tenacity outside of the Senate Building, she looked up at the looming, mushroom shaped structure. Her jungle roots couldn't help but make it feel like she was meeting some sort of grand sage.

Then again, Alicio was no Master Yoda.

That would have her skill crawling.

...Perspective Jonyna, always remember perspective.

It could be worse, right?

 

[Alicio Organa]

GENERAL MINISTRY CANTON, FONDOR
HANGAR
- Jonyna Si -
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As Jonyna exited her ship, she would see the leader of the Galactic Alliance trying to politely excuse himself from a conversation.

Alicio's mouth was a thin line, his eyes a little narrow, a barely-noticeable expression of contained annoyance, as he slowly walked further into the hangar. "Thank you Governor, but I have a meeting. We'll have t-"

"Won't take up much more of your time, I swear! Oh, and the precipitation levels have been two percent lower this year! Can you believe it?" The human man with a tailor-made suit and a neat bald spot on top of his head snickered as he spoke, hot on the Chancellor's tail. "A whole two percent! We'll have to start importing water at this rate. Ha ha!"

"Of course, I kid. My world is made of ninety-three percent water, you know." Governor Illio continued to speak, vicious in his control of the conversation. Alicio frowned. He'd hoped to be waiting for the Sentinel of Harmony when she got here, but had been held up by a regional politician trying to endear himself to the Chancellor with banter and witty humor... which in this case, meant droning on and on, trapping Alicio with social convention.

All Alicio had to do was escape gracefully... as soon as he figured out how.

 

[Jonyna Si]

TAG: Alicio Organa

And this...

This is the reason she wasn't a politician. She liked people. She hated people. She was a woman of action. A Light against the Darkness.

This?

This was small talk amongst the elite. She was a jungle cat from a planet with no actual monetary system, just a barter system and a social obligation to help one another. The concept of 'elites' was entirely foreign to her, and so...

Her courtesy was non-existant.

"Um...excuse me, sir. I had an appointment with the Chancellor, please." She said in the bluntest way possible. "I would rather not waste his time, if you'll pick this up some other time."

 

[Alicio Organa]

"Um...excuse me, sir. I had an appointment with the Chancellor, please. I would rather not waste his time, if you'll pick this up some other time."

Governor Illio turned toward the Cathar, surprise lighting his face. Alicio, in the meanwhile, contained his overwhelming relief. "Oh! Yes, of course, of course. I was just telling the Supreme Chancellor about some of our port-town humor! Speaking of..."

"Governor, you must be tired from your trip." Finally. The moment to pounce had arrived. "Jedi Master Jonyna Si has limited time on Fondor, so we really must be going. The Canton has some excellent bars, feel free to tour them. Then, you can speak with my aid, Orso, to schedule something official with me."

"O-of course, Chancellor. Thank you for your time, it was truly-"

"The honor was mine," Alicio responded before Illio could even finish, nodding to the governor. "Good day."

With purposeful steps, Alicio led Jonyna toward a nearby elevator, ever the composed, cool politician. It was only when the elevator doors closed that Alicio let the mask slip, and he let out a sigh and a chuckle.

"Thanks for the save, Master Jedi."

- Jonyna Si -

 

[Jonyna Si]

TAG: Alicio Organa

"Please, it's just Jonyna." The cathar smiled as she followed him. "I pity your position, Chancellor. Or would you prefer just Alicio?" Her tail flicked, looking to the politician with a smile. "I take it that's a normal occurance for you?"

She wouldn't be able to stand it. She'd probably challenge a senator to an honor duel after the third day.

This was why she didn't do politics.

She didn't have the patience for it.

 

[Alicio Organa]

So that hadn't changed from their first meeting, at least.

Alicio nodded, stony eyes sparkling. "Alicio is fine, Jonyna. Thank you." Then, he pondered the Jedi's question. "I've managed to... stay off the floor, for the most part. So it isn't common, per se... But it happens enough to be expected."

"Politicians get help for their worlds by convincing the right people to like them. I don't blame him for trying."

Finally, the elevator slowed and stopped, depositing them on the floor of the Chancellor's office. Alicio led the way out, his humor having drained a little. The traffic here was considerably less than the hangar, with Alicio's personal staff and aides taking up nearly the whole floor. At the corners of his perception, he could feel the presence of his guards. Out of eyesight, but never far from his side, just in case. No doubt, the Sentinel of Harmony would also be able to sense the Honor Guard shadowing them.

"I imagine the Order's Sentinel of Harmony gets recognized plenty herself. Neither of us are anonymous anymore." They'd both come a long way since their garden meeting. "How many padawans pester you for training on a weekly basis, you think?"

- Jonyna Si -

 

[Jonyna Si]

TAG: Alicio Organa

"More than I'd like to admit." Jonyna chuckled "But hey, dream job. I'll take dealing with padawans over fighting stormtroopers. And my public persona I'd like to think is pretty well curated. My modeling career has taken off."

It was something to lighten the mood, but Jonyna tried her best not to make things awkward. A jedi master talking to the Chancellor, yet neither seemed to act as if they were in the positions of power they were in.

"How's the wife doing?" It was a question she didn't need to answer to, given she saw Amani Serys every other day around the temple, but she was curious how Alicio saw it.