Renew What Once Was

[Mantic Dorn]

Mantic walked over to landing platform four and as the shuttle landed he approached. With a short bow he greeted [member="Jaccer Ramirez"] as he stepped out into the brisk morning air.

"Welcome to Ruusan Lieutenant," he started. "It sure is reassuring to see the military take a role in this restoration."

Mantic stepped to the side allowing [member="Jaccer Ramirez"] to take in the scenery that the valley of the jedi offered.

"Now, while the primary purpose of this location is a future science and research facility we can not neglect that it will be under constant threat from the enemies of the republic." he explained with a dry voice as the military officer stepped forth.

"What would you suggest for the purpose of peremiter defences Lieutenant? Once you have a suggestion I can forward the ideas to Grand master [member="Corvus Raaf"] ."

 

[Jaccer Ramirez]

"Thanks for offering you assistance. I am truly grateful." As the Jedi stepped to the side, Jaccer got a clear view of the Valley of the Jedi. A view the soldier had never had the luxury of seeing in person before. "That is a mighty fine view!"

Stepping forward to a position next to Jedi Knight Dorn, Jaccer began to explain some ideas he had already drafted on the defence of the surrounding area. "Because of the rough terrain of Ruusan I would expect that any significant enemy forces would have to approach by air, therefore I would prioritise AA batteries." He then paused as he examined the area in further detail. Eventually he pointed to various locations around the Jedi Academy. "Turbolasers in those areas should give the defending forces the upper hand when dealing with hostile dropships, fighter and any other small aircraft. You should also look into a hangar to intercept these said aircraft."

This time pointing at the Jedi Academy itself, he continued "Missile pods in there may help with any larger ships which feel like leaving orbit." Turning to face the Jedi once again, Jaccer raised an eyebrow as if to know his opinion on the matter. That's if he understood any of what had just been said.


[member="Mantic Dorn"]

 

[Mantic Dorn]

Mantic listened intently on [member="Jaccer Ramirez"] as he laid down a plan for the suggested defences of the area. As he spoke the logic made sense but Mantic did not pretend to understand the larger strategic thinking behind it. While he had been part of war he did not have the military education or trained eye as the lieutenant.

"Yes Lieutenant, that does sound like a fine solution in my ears. Let me check if the grand master has some time to see us." he offered with a nod. Then he tapped the side of his head to open a channel to [member="Corvus Raaf"]

"Grand Master, do you have a moment. A lieutenant [member="Jaccer Ramirez"] has arrived offering thoughts on defensive positions around the valley."

 

[Jaccer Ramirez]

Soon after Jaccer had finished the explanation of his very early plan the Jedi began to try and reach the Jedi Grandmaster through a comm link; without much success.

"Dodgy comm link? May need to look into that as well." The lieutenant recommend, smirking as he did so. "Why don't we go ahead and make our way to where she is settled in the meantime? I feel like I need a brief tour."

Jaccer began to walk towards the entrance of the Jedi Academy, expecting [member="Mantic Dorn"] to follow him. "Would I be correct in guessing that our constructions teams are spread thin with all these improvements being made?" The soldier then asked, continuing to walk the same direction. He still wasn't very sure where he was going hopefully his new associate would guide him the correct direction.

[member="Mantic Dorn"]

 

[Mantic Dorn]

There was no reply but it was perhaps to be expected. the com relays had been poor since the came here and the grand master was very busy as it was.
He noded to [member="Jaccer Ramirez"] and started to follow him.

"I am afraid I am not awfully familiar with the setting lieutenant, but I will try to give you a picture." he started and cleared his throat.

"What we have here is a valley with a few buildings spread out. the main body is that of the temple itself. It has a wall that used to be around three meters high. Naturally it is not a wall menat to protect from military atacks but rather give the jedi inside some solitude and rest. the other buildings are a research facility and a barrack for a small republic barrack. We also have the dome. A training and spar arena where jedi train to hone their skills with the lightsaber. There are also some smaller hovels spread out for non-jedi staff that manages the facility."

"Currently the area is overgrown but we are already well on the way to remove most debris."

Mantic shrugged. "I guess that is it." he peered at the soldier.

 

[Jaccer Ramirez]

"Well walls don't tend to hold up against a barrage of 152mm artillery shells." Jaccer told the Jedi as he inspected the surrounding area, particularly the area where the wall once was. "A lot of work needs to be done before weapon emplacements can start to be introduced."

The lieutenant paused for a moment before continuing, "But once all the debris is cleared up, my constructions teams will be able to move in and begin reinforcing the area. Usually I would make the customer brace the area for the equipment, but I can see that the teams here are spread thin. This will be free of charge of course." He finished. Afterwards, he wondered whether or not he should be telling this Jedi all this information. But it didn't matter. Even if he didn't understand, it was useful to bounce ideas off of someone.

[member="Mantic Dorn"]

 

[Mantic Dorn]

As they walked Mantic tried to keep his attention on the soldiers words. Here and there people looked up from their work. so many had come to offer help in this dire time and [member="Jaccer Ramirez"] was one who offered much hope indeed.

"On behalf of the order I can not express our gratitude enough Lieutenant." he expressed with a serious tone. "Is there anything else I can do to help?"

The first steps had been finished and from here on the work needed to take on a more professional tone. Mantic knew little of construction yet naturally he was eager to assist if there was anything he could do.

 

[Jaccer Ramirez]

"Well right now my work forces can do anything without the debris being cleared up." Jaccer told the Jedi, inspecting the surrounding area to get a brief idea of how long this task may take. "And even after that I suspect all we'll be doing is finding the correct measurements and that boring stuff."

The truth was that the Orion Corporation had only just begun developing the weaponry. "It'll probably be a couple of weeks until we can start implementing the fun stuff."

[member="Mantic Dorn"]

 

[Mantic Dorn]

Mantic looked around. the work was progressing with reasonable speed. [member="Jaccer Ramirez"] and his men could get moving within a few days if they wished. Everywhere people were helping out and it was that which gave Mantic so much hope. Hope for this eternal struggle.

"Then I belive we have a plan for all this to come together lieutenant. Let us hope that the work will go without interference from here on." Mantic offered his hand to the soldier.

 

[Jaccer Ramirez]

"Yes. Lets hope." Jaccer added, grasping Mantic's hand and shaking it lightly. Looking at his datapad, the soldier quickly turned around and began heading back to the ship he he had arrived on. "I would stay longer, but I'm already late for the planning of the Balmorra invasion!" He would shout back to the Jedi from the ramp of his ship.

"Send notice to me once the debris clearance has finished. It's been a pleasure!" The ramp then closed and the ship's thrusters began to power up. Soon enough Jaccer would be out of atmosphere and flying to his next location.

[member="Mantic Dorn"]