Private Songstresses and Sith

[Cameron Tyris]

Cameron currently was sitting in his office in a mansion, on a remote world. Earlier in the week he had arranged an upcoming singer named Sasi Wynter to visit him so he could talk to her. Her popularity would be useful to his long term goals. More importantly though, Cameron knew he would need someone who was better in socialization for him to use as a marketer for many products he planned to flood the galaxy with. She was also likely going to be useful in order to help him launch the Order of the Phoenix once he established a base of operations. Officially he would have to play at being a Sith for a while longer, but the time would arise when he could quit the Sith entirely. "Soon," said Cameron as he threw a dart at a picture of his former master on a dartboard. "Soon I can wash my hands of the SIth entirely."

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[Sasi Wynter]

Location: Unknown planet| Darth Phoenix' mansion
Tags: Cameron Tyris
Outfit: Concert attire

Sasi sat alone on the ship into her mysterious concert. The band and her dancers and back up singers were all elsewhere on the ship. Sasi liked to be on her own to psyche up for a performance. Usually she studied the venue and everyone who she might have access to after the show was done. She was a spy after all so knowing when a military or political target might be present was a good thing to know.

There was nothing to study in this case though. She was told to travel with the bare minimum personnel, which meant she would probably leave the band in the ship once they arrived and send for them if there was room to add them to the room. Only take the back up singers who could dance too. It wasn’t ideal, but that’s what she had. As to who she would see at this event Sasi was at a loss.

Sasi wasn’t very impressed by the planet from orbit. The mansion on the other hand was something to see. Sasi was met by someone who took her and four of her backup singers to meet their host. When the guide nodded her forward she waved for her singers to hold back.

“Hello,” Sasi said with a cautious smile. “I believe you’ve requested a concert from me. I’m Sasi Wynter. Though if you paid my manager’s feel I’m pretty sure that you know that already.”​

 

[Cameron Tyris]

"I am Cameron Tyris." He smiled as he looked at her. "I did indeed request your presence. Shall we start with a clasical song or three?" Even a Sith Lord needed a hobby outside of being evil. Cameron had decided on music as his hobby. Music was certainly a distraction from manipulating genetics. Genetic Manipulation, even via the force wasn't be something he liked to do. Yet to achieve his goals, he would need more Farm Based Siths;pawn for himself.

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[Sasi Wynter]

Location: Unknown Planet | Darth Phoenix’ mansion
Tags: Cameron Tyris
Outfit: Concert Attire

“Cameron Tyris,” she said, trying to recall if she had heard the name before. Not having any knowledge of anyone by that name Sasi committed it to memory in case it would come in handy later. She turned and looked at her backup singers and made a shrug to them.

“Classical is not exactly what people normally hire me for,” Sasi responded in surprise. “You know I’m more of a song and dance routine. I am of course trained in the classics, but are you sure that what you want to hear? And,” Sasi paused and twisted her toe into the floor. “Well. Um. I’m not exactly prepared. Would you like acapella or do you have music to accompany on hand? I can find something with access to a terminal.”​

 

[Cameron Tyris]

Cameron considered her words. He had never heard pop music before, he had to admit to himself. He then made up his mind. Giving something new a try would be a good thing, he supposed. He then said. "I will hear you sing your normal favorite songs, first." He then looked her over for a moment, and asked her. "How would you like me to hire you for a few projects that will require a lot of publicity in the near future?" He was going to be prepared for his plans. They had to succeed. After all the Sith as an order, and as a religion had rotted from the inside out. He needed to fix that somehow. The easiest fix was to burn it all, and build a new order based off of the potential he saw from the Sith. For that to work though, he would need formidable allies, both aboard and below board. "Your skills would allow promotion of the projects easily, and save me a lot of work." He admitted to her. "Especially as I expect certain parties to object to the existence of the projects, due to conflicting ideological belief sets."

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Sasi Wynter

 

[Sasi Wynter]

Location: Unknown Planet | Darth Phoenix’ mansion
Tags: Cameron Tyris
Outfit: Concert Attire

Sasi gave a nod and she waved her fellow singers into the room. One of them carried a small music player. “Tonight,” Sasi said with a smile and the others gave her a nod and went about getting ready for the song.

Sasi turned her attention back to her host and listened to his request to hire her for promotional projects in the future. Sasi in truth liked doing promotional work. They never demanded the two hour sets that always ended up leaving Sasi exhausted. There was a good chance that someone important would be present at publicity events. More events led to more chances to hear something valuable and get her access to areas that she might not if she was just doing an arena show. It was always a dual win for Sasi.

“I enjoy doing publicity events,” she said with a smile. “I don’t handle the business though. You’ll have to work out the appearance fee with my agency. And I wouldn’t mention to them that there is expected resistance to your projects. That’ll just make the prices go up.” The dancer/singers were in position. Sasi smiled at Cameron. “As to my skills. I’ll show you what I can do before you make any decisions of what help it can be.” She nodded and the music started.​

 

[Cameron Tyris]

"What am I doing?" asked Cameron, as he listened to the music. His foot began to tap to the music, due to the fact he actually liked the song. Of course Cameron was unused to "dancing" to the music, even partially. Still, he watched them as they sang and danced. Once they had finished singing / dancing, Cameron went to his fridge. Pulling out two sealed dishes, he popped them in the microwave and approached her. He then handed her a fork and the first dish, a Bovian Shrimp Alfredo. "This is one of the items you will be giving GOOD publicity to." He said. "I plan to get it on the galactic market as soon as I am able to do so. There's more items in the works, as well." He said, putting a Bovian Mushroom and Swiss Wrap he had reheated near her as well. "And now that I've seen what you can do, I might ask your managers if I could buy out your contract entirely. You would be good at going places, getting people to talk to you, if you become more popular. You just need the right backer."

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Sasi Wynter

 

[Sasi Wynter]

Location: Unknown Planet | Darth Phoenix’ mansion
Tags: Cameron Tyris
Outfit: Concert Attire

The song was complete and Sasi nodded to her fellow performers. It wasn’t their best performance, but she honestly preferred having the band for live performance. And they hadn’t had much time to scout the location to figure out how the dance routine would go. Sasi wouldn’t be too critical. But she hoped it was good enough to impress their host.

Cameron was hard to read. Sasi thought she saw him tapping his foot during the song, but now that it was done he retreated to the kitchen and returned with a warm dish. He offered her a fork and she took a bite. “That’s pretty frackin’ good.” Sasi remarked after taking that bite. She waved her singers forward and handed the tray and fork over for them to try. She looked at Cameron and wondered if he thought she was being insincere as she passed off the food.

“It really is good. But, well we aren’t used to getting refreshments after just one song,” she explained politely. “We ate a nice nourishing meal on the way in.”

Sasi listened to the pitch. It really wasn’t her decision in the matter. Sasi’s eye popped open however when Cameron said he might purchase her contract completely. “The contract will be quite expensive,” she said with a proud smirk. “I hope you don’t intend me to abandon music to just become a spokes person for your food items. They are good and all and I would certainly sing their praises. Literally. But I like making music just for public consumption and the occasional concert as well.”​

 

[Cameron Tyris]

Cameron looked at her for a moment. Of course he'd never have her give up her singing. It was one of the things she was the best at. He smiled at her and spoke. "I would never have you give up your music. You are quite good at it," He smiled, as he looked at her. "I am glad you enjoyed the food. They are just two of the dishes that I plan to release ot the galaxy at large soon." Cameron looked at her again, and spoke. "You are certainly a great singer. How good are you at persuading people to do as you wish, though, I wonder?" asked Cameron. He wanted to know. If he found out she was good at it, he'd train her so her skills would get a bit of a boost. From there, he could work to enhance her skills even further. After all, she would be one of the ones he'd use to build the Order of the Phoenix.

Building the Order of the Phoenix was going to require a lot of allies for himself. She was going to be essential, as her popularity would spread to the galaxy one day. "And you would be doing a lot of public meet and greets, plus songs / concerts if you acceopted switching managers to me." He said, as he looked at her.

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Sasi Wynter

 

[Sasi Wynter]

Location: Unknown Planet | Darth Phoenix’ mansion
Tags: Cameron Tyris
Outfit: Concert Attire

Sasi smiled proudly as Cameron praised her singing and informed her that his deal was not dependent upon her giving up her music. Besides music was her appeal anyways. It wasn’t like she was going to be a spokesmodel with her black and white hair and mismatched eyes. “Gonna be a lot of work chefs if you can get a whole line of meals like that with no prep time and actual cooking.”

Cameron asked how good she was at persuasion. It seemed an oddly blunt question. Of course someone who was trying to get the public to buy a product would need to be persuasive, but Sasi had never represented a product before. Did he really mean to ask if she was manipulative in her day to day life? “My dancers and band need me to make a good living. They do what I ask without much question. My manager controls my schedule and money, so I pretty much do what she says. If you are asking if I win or lose meaningless arguments, I would say I really don’t keep score on that.”

Sasi was interested in Cameron’s interest in her. Many managers had other reasons for signing talent. Cameron seemed to have a devious mind. She wondered what was going through his head. “You sound like you have a plan. I would be willing to hear it, but I do have a contract with Sabe Aner she’ll probably want to negotiate an amount in order to terminate it. But that would be between you too.”​

 

[Cameron Tyris]

"I see," said Cameron, as he looked at her. He definitely needed to meet the one who currently owned the contract and bribe / threaten them into giving over the contract to him. He then decided on something. It was going to take more than one song, for him to know if she truly was exceptional when it came to the use of music. So, he decided on something. "I need to hear another song of yours, 2 to 3 more in fact, before I fully make up my mind about how to employ you." He knew he'd have to be careful. He wouldn't blow all his secrets, after all. She was going to need a lot of lessons from him in order to succeed for his purposes. Walking over to his fridge, he took out another Bovian Mushroom and Swiss Wrap. This one was for him though, and so he microwaved it. While hw waited, he walked back towards her. "Do your best to make me a fan of your music." He then sat down in a chair, and waited.

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Sasi Wynter

 

[Sasi Wynter]

Location: Unknown Planet | Darth Phoenix’ mansion
Tags: Cameron Tyris
Outfit: Concert Attire

Cameron gave a weird vibe to Sasi, but she suspected that most people who could afford a private concert had something that they were looking for out of it. Cameron might really be odd, or he might be trying to hide his true intentions in attempting to lure her away from her current management. Surely he didn’t know Sasi’s secret did he? That couldn’t be helped now if he did.

“You want more?” Sasi said with a smirk. “You’ll get more.” She turned to her fellow singers. “Fly away,” she said and they nodded and the music started.​

In the middle of the dancing and singing Cameron would notice Sasi’s fingertips would light up from time to time. It was part of the dance routine. Her own special touch. Along with the sparkle effect however, Carmeron would also notice that the temperature of the room would lessen slightly with each occurrence of the action.

She went through and performed a few more songs afterwards. Most of the songs were upbeat and dance-centric. When they were finished Sasi gave a bow. The background singers were shivering a bit due to her special effects, but Sasi didn’t even seem to notice. “Well. What do you think? Are you a fan now?”​

 

[Cameron Tyris]

Cameron had been observing her carefully as she sang and danced. When he had noticed her fingers glowing, at first he had thought nothing about it, assuming it was part of the show. However, when the temperature of the room dropped Cameron had sensed her use of the Force. She was a Force User, and a powerful one at that to be able to affect the temperature of the room. Her unique skill set would lend well to his long term goals, if she could be taught how to use the power she possessed offensively. After all, if he was going to put an end to the pointless problems of Jedi / Sith Theology that plagued the galaxy, and actually focus them on something more productive, he'd need help. "I admit, you proved that modern music is better than I expected. " He stated, as he looked at her. "At least better than some of the 'screeching' some musicians I've had the distinct displeasure of meeting have done."

Should I accept her into my ranks? She is useful. Her talents if properly honed could make her an excellent apprentice when I start to reboot the Sith in it's entirety, as the Order of the Phoenix.

Cameron then looked her over for a moment. "You're a Force Sensitive. You can manipulate the temperature of the room. I know a few people who could teach you more, if you're interested. Help you hone that aspect of your skills."

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Sasi Wynter

 

[Sasi Wynter]

Location: Unknown Planet | Darth Phoenix’ mansion
Tags: Cameron Tyris
Outfit: Concert Attire

Sasi gave a bit of a furrowed brow when Cameron stated she had made him think more of popular music. It was flattering of course, but what was she doing here if he didn’t know what she sung? Maybe someone just told Cameron that she had an amazing voice and he wanted to hear it for himself. Maybe he saw her and thought she would be perfect for his needs if she could also sing traditional songs. In the end it didn’t much matter, he said he liked what he saw and that he was willing to move forward.

She gave a sigh when he said something about being Force sensitive. His recognition most likely meant he was too. And everyone except Sabe always looked to get her into training when they figured that out. “I’m not Force-sensitive. From what I’ve been told the opposite actually. I am less connected to the Force than your average human. But I was taken from my family as a child and experimented on. The cold thing is a result of that. You can try to pull something else out of me if you want. But it is a waste of time. You’ll just be disappointed in the end.”​