Location: Firebase Rubicon, Geonosis
Tag: [member="Quria Prime"]
Innovation is a cornerstone of Leadership.
When Genesis Rostu returned to the mantle of Grand Marshal, one of the first orders of business was taking stock of what assets he had at his disposal. Compared to his previous experience with the role within the first Confederacy, there were some additional layers and limitations to his authority. He was not the supreme authority of all things militant in the southern systems, but rather had politicians he had to answer to in numerous regards. Personally, this was not favorable to the clone - but he understood the necessity of oversight. For all it took was one wrong order for the Confederacy to erupt into chaos, should the old system have persisted. Nonetheless, Genesis had to learn how to thrive in this freshly adapted role - and one of the first means of doing so was evaluating how much pull he had and what he was able to develop.
In an ever-evolving Galaxy, remaining on the cutting edge was often the difference between victory and total domination. For the Confederacy, a nation built upon droids, innovation was not just something aspired, but something required to exist. As a result, the Grand Marshal's venture in discovering the limits of his authority saw him orbit the research and development teams within the Defense Force. There was no greater gauge of what he was now able to do than literally interacting with those responsible for the future. Thus, tentative interactions saw the Clone invited to Firebase Rubicon, one of the Confederacy's newest strongholds. This state-of-the-art facility would serve as the primary point of defense should the capital ever be subject to foreign invasion. The finest weapons, droids, and vehicles were to be designed here.
But most notably, a new asset was beginning to see the light of day. The project was codenamed Q-Prime and was the definition of confidential. So confidential that only individuals from his station and above had a clue what was going on. It was just after the descent of the sun that Genesis made his arrival to the Firebase. His personal shuttle touched down upon one of the private hangar bays with minimal fanfare before he disembarked. His escort - a pair of white coats flanked by protocol droids, gave the Grand Marshal a basic tour of the facility before directing him into the primary chamber. It was here that the clone's eyes widened. He had read the reports about what had occurred on Enos. Moreover, he heard about how the temporary droid "rebellion" was put to an end. In both cases, artificial intelligences had been at the center. In the case of the former, a rampant AI had been responsible for the literal subjugation of an entire world. And in the case of the latter, an ancient AI had been recovered and used to synthesize a cure for the corruption plaguing their droid legions.
Now, Genesis Rostu was introduced to the remains of both of these artificial intelligences. His sable eyes struggled to understand...but it appeared as though each had been riven together to form something far...greater. A crimson "cocoon" filled the center of the room, adorned with thick wires pumping energy and data into whatever slumbered inside. For now, the Grand Marshal could only wait for the cocoon to open.
He could only await the rise of [member="Quria Prime"].
