First Reply The Trouble With Jedi in Waloak Colony

[Sir Joel Dewey]

WALOAK COLONY, CORELLIA

The quill was embossed a shade of dark black as it rose from the inky depths of the bottle, Joel gripping onto the handle of the writing instrument, bringing the pen to paper with force, causing some ink to spill somewhat onto the parchment. Joel raised the quill, wiping the residual ink from the parchment with his hand. Joel again tightened his iron grip on the quill, and began to write.
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Joel's eyes quickly adjusted to the bright rays of the sun as he stepped out of the darkened writing-house, turning to the right as to face his friend, Phillip, sitting out in front of the building, gazing at the wagons and people walking by, their boots loudly sinking and rising again from the mud with each step, the wagons creating an impression in the brown-muck, as they trundled on. "Phillip, will you do something for me? It is a matter of upmost import'nce."

Joel said, as Phillip quickly turned his head to face him. " Wha- I be- Yes?" Phillip replied, yawning as he did so.

The old man must have been asleep before Joel loudly made his proclamation, the old man was resting more frequently as of late. "Deliver this to the Building oh' Congress, make sure it gets there."
Joel said as he waved the paper, nearly whacking the old-timer on the forehead with it, making sure to pronounce his words clearly.

"O' course, Joel. Anything for you, my friend." Joel gave no response except a subtle nod, and Phillip grabbed the parchment from the writer's hand, standing up. He nodded in response, and walked away. Phillip looked down at the rolled-up document curiously as his heavy steps made a large squelching sound against the deep mud of the town streets. Phillip unrolled the scroll carefully, being sure not to scratch it like last time, and began to read.

PROCLAMATION
CONGRESSMAN SIR JOEL CALLS FOR VOTE ON IMMEDIATE BAN OF ALL "JEDI" ACTIVITIES IN WALOAK COLONY
I am of the firm belief that the bans on occult activity, and crimes against nature are of the upmost importance to the continued survival of this Colony and it's people,
founding tenets of this colony ever since it's beginnings so long ago. Such bans are righteous and true, it is the law of nature itself to not tolerate the unnatural. However I am filled with great confusion over the lack of proper legislation regarding the so called noble 'Jedi Order' and it's agents. Several colonists have been injured grievously or some even killed due to 'accidents' over the past several weeks regarding Jedi Padawan and Knights using the power of their 'Force.' The Jedi may make excuses for this danger, but I know that I will not. Jedi activity is an affront to nature itself, and as a member of this esteemed Congress, I believe it is my duty to protect the people of this colony in any way I may, and to the best of my power and ablity.
So I am calling for a vote within the Congress on the illegality (or continued legality) of Jedi activity in this most Honorable colony.
I know you will make the right decision.
When the bill is passed, those found to be in activities related to or directly involving Jedi and their subordinates will be immediately exiled from Waloak Colony,
never to return, or put to death if the case so calls for it.
Of course, exceptions may need to be made in the cases of diplomats or other important figures, however they will still be subject to Waloak law.

 

[Yularen Nova]

It was a busy day in Coronet City. The war with the Sith Empire was at a fever pitch now and his military analysts were hard at work preparing for potential Sith retaliation now that the Galactic Alliance had striken out on their own against the Sith. The quarth sighed heavily, his antennae quivering as something in some far-off hyperlane shifted. He thought he recognized it. Something near Jakku...Maybe one of the old Paths? It was of no concern to him. Kaito was handling that Jakku situation.

The door to his office hissed open.

"Diktat Nova," the Nikto aide said as she entered the expansive office. Her blue skin was pleasing to the eye and her fierce facial spikes were intriguing, like an ancient blade, reminding him of his time in the military. Light, was everything about war with him? Maybe that was why Purina had been so distant from him recently...He waved the thought away and gestured for the aide to approach.

"What is it?"

"Its that Waloak Settlement again." Yularen sighed. "It seems they've sent the Corellian Council another missive. They want to ban the Jedi." He understood the sentiment. Their senator, Kaito Kiyoshi, was nearly killed by a rogue member of their order. But Corellia was a staunch advocate for the Enclave on the planet, even if they disagreed with the Order as a whole. They couldn't do anything to damage that relationship.

"I'll prepare a response."

Sir Joel Dewey

The Corellian Council has received your missive and are saddened that you feel the Jedi are at fault for the tragedies that have befallen your resettlement efforts of Corellia. However, from our own internal investigation of these events we found that it was not the Jedi who caused these injuries and deaths, but the Belter terrorists that have taken root in your colony. In fact, one of the Padawans that responded to your crisis perished in the unfortunate accident you sited, saving the lives of dozens of your constituents. The Green Jedi have always been stalwart defends of the Corellian Sector and Corellia itself and we would be loath to deny them the ability to aid our people. If you have further issues with the veto of this order feel free to contact the Corellian Council or our Senator, Kaito Kiyoshi, to bring such concerns to the wider audience of the Galactic Alliance.

Your Diktat,
Yularen Nova