[member=Khyros Sunblade]
The problem with all that is no one contacted me saying there would be active peace talks going on. I was told to be on the station, that that's where we would start, and the Mandalorians would invade from there and we'd all fight. A separate Senate story for peace talks was added, but it was announced that there should be no interference from it on the fighting.
Also, there were supposed to be naval forces. It was arranged in the invasion agreement that our naval forces would start in the system. Apparently, our naval writers changed their minds without telling me, because they didn't show up for a week. I even included mention of them in my narrative just so they'd be placed and was chewed out for it. But from the OOC perspective, she had all the support she needed.
The following is from the invasion OOC description itself, for reference:
"The Republic was informed by a loyalist. The fleets are already in place, comms have been hailed and the tension reached its climax ten minutes ago. Ships are being sent in, some have already (just about) landed in a few bases such as Nickel One and 'The Hub.' While this may seem implausible, this is also mainly implemented for the sake of having a convenient way for the Ground Forces to actually be able to write something from the get-go.
Mandalorians and Republic personnel start battling both inside and outside of the asteroid belt and not long after that it became obvious that [victor] has enough troops to make the final push. They do just that and they win the day."
So do we ignore those OOC influences, or do we find a more amicable and practical middle ground?
As far as insulting them? When an enemy shows up with a war fleet and lands a mass of troops on a friendly station, you don't start by offering them tea. What Ali offered them was perfectly in line with military doctrine: You tell them to leave, and warn them what would happen if they did not. She wasn't very well going to say "I don't think we can win this, Mandalorian Leadership, please come stay." Tbh, it's laughable that the highest ranking officer of a galactic military power would be put on trial for banter.
Imagine someone walks through your front door with a gun in hand, and they've brought friends. Giving them even a chance to respond is a dangerous way to handle things, and Ali gave them the perfect opportunity to contact her. They intentionally responded with silent comms until she had to levy a final warning.
Seems like protocol to me, so hearing "She's shown to be unable to handle the post," is a bit cringe-worthy. In the midst of Roche's chaos, Ali stayed focused and in control of her circumstances as best she could. She avoided unnecessary harm to others.
She's also handled the majority of the Republic's last handful of invasions, starting with Ord Mirit. And despite our losses, I think she did a darn good job.
You are of course free to judge another character by whatever criteria you wish, but all Ali was was strong and firm in the face of an invader, and holding that against her seems absurd, there's no middle ground, she just plain did nothing wrong. And that's okay.
[member=Suravi Teigra]
I like the details of your first proposal; they actually suit the IC circumstances and do not require anyone to alter their characters' stories against their wishes, on either side. If the Mando's want war, they can have it, and the Republic's better off keeping Ali around rather than getting rid of her because the Republic's willing enemies started pointing fingers.
That's my two creds.
Suravi, about the bounty, I'm frankly honored they thought my character worth one. If they want to try and collect, I look forward to the challenge, though I'm not sure how people go about that here on Chaos. Do you jump on the chance during an Invasion, or an "Open" thread? Does it have to be arranged between bounty-hunters and the bounty-haver?
