Time, Credits & Paranoia.

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Commenor Systems Alliance Space,​

Circarpous sector, Expansion Regions,​

Gyndine Shipping Yards.​

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Times were bringing on new challenges, new worries and new life within the House Arenais; Queen and King of the Systems Alliance, [member="Lady Kay"] and Veiere Arenais had established a family first within the government of Commenor for whom they trusted dearly, and then to harbor their own children alongside the adopted twins they cherished as their very own blood, [member="Bradshaw Ku"], [member="Rae-Anna Ku"] and the younger twins now grown into their early teens, [member="Caedyn Arenais"] and [member="Loreena Arenais"].

Now that their youngest had come of an age where they were beginning to approach a time of exploration and self-awareness beyond their home upon Commenor, Veiere and his wife had to consider what their time would mean outside of their parents watchful eye and their government's pursuit for security over the two. In the territories of other powers, there would be nothing that Commenor could do in any sort of Official Capacity to tail the children without bringing notice upon them from outsiders and potentially ill-advised company; it was thus that Veiere had turned to his friend and their Grand Admiral of the Systems Alliance for advice, one Vikras Ansion.

Not only was Vikras an exceptional Naval Officer and tactician but so too had he become an Advisor to Veiere in much the same way Veiere Arenais had become to his wife before their relationship had blossomed, during a time in which the two were still learning to trust and come to know one another while she sought the approval of Commenor's Elder Council in hope of being inducted as the new President over the Trade System.

It was Vikras Ansion whom had called for this meeting, forcing Veiere out of his home within the Eldritch Mountains for which the isolation away from any bothering peoples had become most preferred yet too hindered his social graces; here upon the orbital station and the Gyndine Shipping facility for whom was responsible for the manufacturing of such vessels like The QueensGuard - Commenori Battlecruiser; Vikras had sent word ahead of him that he would too be bringing some unexpected and unaffiliated company with him.

 

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Vikras Ansion & Adelle Ciryal.​

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"You ready for this Lieutenant?".

Admiral Ansion stood within one of the turbo-lifts to the Shipping Facility orbiting Gyndine heading up towards the main deck for which they would soon meet with the King of Commenor and an old friend. Beside him however stood Adelle Ciryal, a former Lieutenant of the Commenori Navy of whom had opted out in pursuit of personal affairs, though Vikras had been keeping an eye on her progress none the less. Good people were difficult to come by after-all and knowing Veiere, he always had a need for quiet people with great skill. Perhaps it was the Jedi in him to always have ulterior motives and a need to contend with the norm', so to speak.

"Permission to speak freely, Sir?"

Adelle spoke up in apprehensive question in response, that old military formality still a force of habit for which she had yet to distance herself from. Service to Commenor and the Systems Alliance was in her blood, her family served the armed forces for years both on the ground and in the air; since the loss of her folks, she felt very isolated yet that pride would be something she took wherever she roamed.

"Granted, Ell-Tee. You're not in the service anymore".

The reminder made Adelle pause for a moment, uncertain as to whether that was supposed to be comforting or an insult and poking of her reasons for having resigned her commission. She had left on good terms after-all, had made many friends in high places and low, yet the fatal illness that had taken to her folks was too much to bare alongside the constant requirements the Navy demanded. Being off-world for such lengths at a time and never knowing whether they would still be alive by the time she had returned. Within the home they were cared after, a facility for which her commission financed, her worst thoughts were to find their rooms having been swept through by the staff, everything cleaned and cleared as if her folks had never been there at all. An undertakers holding paddock, some referred to such places as.

"Are you sure I'm the one the King wants watching over his kids...-I've been out of service for well over a year, Sir. My last flight was government owned, I've had my wings clipped since I stepped down...".

Her A-Wing Interceptor had been a marvel to pilot, swift and furious in combat, she had adored the great metal bird and been saddened to have to leave it in the hands of the Navy, never having owned it herself yet always having dreamed of one day having the credits to buy one for her own private use, whatever that looked like.

"That is precisely why we're meeting here today, lieutenant..." The Admiral turned to smile to the young woman as the turbo lift doors opened and he guided her out into the open hangar to find Veiere awaiting them, behind the King of Commenor, stood "The Repertoire" looming overhead.

 

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For the most part, the grandiose Hangar was void of other humanoid life. an oddity for a station responsible for the construction of fleets yet with someone with the authority that Vikras held over the Systems Alliance Naval affairs, Veiere could only assume that the man had reserved the area for good reason; that reason for which the retired Master could only assume was the X-70 Phantom stationary upon it's feet within the center, it's size ranging in the larger scale for what he thought was a Corvette if his knowledge over such things wasn't found to be lacking.

"Veiere...-Beat us here, I see" the voice of the Admiral announced the lifts arrival upon his level, the pair stepping out so that the doors could hiss closed behind them. He didn't recognize the woman, Adelle Ciryal whom quite honestly appeared to be dressed in the fasion sense of a smuggler initially made Veiere wonder if his friend hadn't lost his senses inviting such a questionable presence to a meeting as private as this. None the less, Vikras wasn't entirely silly and soon enough, the two would be introduced; "Please, allow me to introduce you to former Lieutenant, Adelle Ciryal...-She's the one I've told you about..".

"Nothing bad, I trust..." Adelle turned to look back at Vikras somewhat shocked and a little frustrated to be put on the spot like this, yet her admiration of both the man as well as his rank ensured she do her utmost not to show anything less than the respect his position over the Systems Alliance commanded. "It's a pleasure to meet you, my Lord" she turned and lowered her head in bow towards Veiere, to which the retired Jedi waved a hand at her dismissively speaking his mind on the matter of formalities and his wish for things to remain mutual and easy between the trio.

"So you're the new Pilot, are you?" Veiere's head lifted in a half nod of acknowledgement, yet his gaze seemed more scrutinizing than anything looking to guage her response to his mock-disapproval; of which she answered confidently, "That's up to you, ain't it. If you think you can find someone better, I can always go home..." She smirked back at him, seemingly provoking him or trying to challenge him in an almost playful attitude. Veiere's first thought being that the twins [member="Caedyn Arenais"] and [member="Loreena Arenais"] would get along with this one rather well.

"I'm quite certain Vikras wouldn't waste my time if there were better names on his list. He's been scouting you for quite some time, I understand...", in truth Veiere had looked to the Admiral for advice soon after the twins were born, knowing that later on in the years he and Kay might not always be around to take care of them, especially with their line of work and the way the galaxy was headed these days.

"Well then, I've met the girl...-What about this one then, Vikras?" Veiere turned and gestured to the Repertoire seemingly awaiting his obvious interest, the entirely new vessel standing silently and looking every part as gorgeous as a newly finished project of her magnitude ought to.

 

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Vikras Ansion couldn't help but smile as Veiere Arenais turned to motion towards 'The Repertoire', the vessel for which looked truly a marvel compared to most standard corvettes that they had produced of late, was obviously a focal point for which this meeting was to be based upon. The Admiral himself was quite pleased with the overall design and results that his people had created; the King had often spoken with him in private over the safety of his Children. Much of what he did on Commenor since their birth had been with the incentive that they would grow up upon the Capital World of the Systems Alliance and one day seek to make their own way within the Galaxy against his and [member="Lady Kay"]'s obvious desire to forever keep them sheltered and cared for within their estate upon the Eldritch mountain range. A desire that was sadly and rather naturally, unrealistic.

"Some of the men and women here have taken something of a liking to calling her the 'Shadow of Commenor'..." Vikras chuckled softly as he began to approach the great vessel, motioning for Veiere and Adelle to join him; "Obviously the model's not one of Commenor's own, it's been picked out from a few of the older blue prints we were given by the Empire. Contrary to how she looks, the model itself is actually rather old and there are few like her today. The parts however are all state of the art. Gyndine's been good to us over the years and we've managed to have a few special items brought in through the Empire's embassy on Commenor...".

"She certainly looks like a piece of work...-I'd love to get behind the controls one day" Adelle Ciryal mused to herself as they slowly moved around the perimeter taking a good look over the hull while Vikras introduced them to the finer points of her make. As it turned out, she would later find out that that was precisely the plan the Admiral had in store for her. They'd spoken in private thus far about the King's heirs to the throne, their parents desire to protect them and yet to avoid smothering them and hindering the twins from growing and learning on their own, thus they sought a particular agent for whom would be enlisted under their approval to watch over and chaperone the twins about the Galaxy. Adelle, Vikras believed, was that Agent and had since prepared her for this very day.

"Good, because our good King's youngin's are going to depend on your ability to fly her" the Admiral glanced back over his shoulder at the pair, smirking to himself, rather feeling quite proud in the moment of mischief and gauging their reactions of surprise and Adelle's sudden flare of excitement though she tried to hide it. Veiere himself turned to glance to the girl at his side, she a good two decades younger than he was, old enough to be experienced if Vikras was vouching for her yet not too old to struggle to get along with the twins, he hoped. Such things would no doubt take time and over the weeks to come perhaps he and Kay would see how she would do for Caedyn and Lori's knack for stirring up trouble.

"So why do they call her the Shadow, exactly..." Veiere soon questioned, turning his gaze back to the vessel itself as he spoke up ahead to the Admiral. Familiar with vessels of her like, Kay had commissioned Gyndine to make the KingsGuard for which stood as his private transport these days; before that, he had the Vegabond and Cillian, both of whom had crashed upon Voss during the Crusades of the Sith Empire. He had a lost a valued friend that day; now a distant memory.

"Given her intent, we had a Cloaking generator shipped here from Scarif" Vikras responded rather quickly, seemingly a little enthusiastic about this particular point. "If you recall the QueensGuard's own, this one's using stygium Crystals to power the cloaking field. Rather than Hibridium, these crystals don't have the set back of darkening the vessels visiual acuity during it's use..." the Cloaking Device was arguably one of the more expensive aspects of the Repertoire, Stygium Crystals highly sort after for their obvious advantage over Hibridium cloaked vessels, fortunately the Empire was well known for it's Naval Vessels; they of whom far outplayed Commenor's own by leagues.

"Just be aware however..." Vikras turned to glance back to Adelle in forewarning, "Just because you're cloaked doesn't mean that you're in the clear. There's a good few technologies out there capable of countering Stygium, though fortunately, they're damned expensive...".

 

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"The Chimaera had a cloaking device too, though it was rarely used. Reputation and a dominant presence was more use to us than such a drain of the vessels priority systems..." Veiere spoke thoughtfully as the trio began to move towards the underbelly of the parked vessel, the boarding ramp not far from the right wing of the bird. Time in the Galaxy for he and his family was becoming stiffing; his children would soon be ready to disembark on their own ventures of growth, maturity as well as their own set of mistakes and learnings. Between their father and [member="Lady Kay"], all that they could provide to make this journey easier upon the twins, they would do before one of the few aspects of their lives together that had given them such pride and joy would seen be gone for the foreseeable future.

"She's certainly beautiful" Adelle chimed in as they moved into the interior, the floors all polished to the point of reflection; the lights bouncing off of each shined metal surface giving an atmosphere of impressive interior design and the admiration of expensive technologies around them, "Plenty of room to breath for a ship of her class, too" she concluded on the feeling of personal comfort that the former naval flight officer now found within the Repertoire, an air of peace about the craft made not for combat but for adventure.

Admiral Vikras Ansion seemed for the time being content to follow the two inside and listen to their small talk of appreciation for the stations latest creation, a project of private development for two very lucky young children with something of a great deal of responsibility riding upon their future. "Eighty by Ninety-Four Meters to be precise" He commented in response to the young Adelle Ciryal with a faint smile, "Plenty of room to give an independent pilot such as yourself the room to work productively while too allowing Veiere's young one's the freedom to explore and entertain themselves with the hopes of not getting into trouble or impacting your expected flights".

"Whatever it takes to keep them safe and out of harms way, my friend..." Veiere commented with little more than a whisper as he wandered the corridor taking his time to inspect would would later become his children's mobile home away from home, "When can we expect her to be ready?" he turned to glance back to Vikras, seemingly satisfied with all that he had seen as well as the Admirals extensive history of living up to Veiere's expectations and requests alongside his duty to Commenor itself.

"As soon as word comes back on her approval, we're awaiting the final report now from the Administrators of the Engineering department. By all accounts, she should be good to depart for Commenor by the end of the day".