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She's is between digs at the moment, so-

I can answer some.

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We're planning on announcing that the war's over and borders are as such (there's an attachment) and ships that enter the neutral zone will be put back where they started. What likeliest goes wrong, in your estimation?

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There are some hyperspace routes through that area that don't involve dropping into realspace in your designated zone. And cutting off all interaction will irritate the independent traders. She highlights the routes on the map and sends it back.

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Revised map. Vet traders one at a time, or make the rule only apply to Empire and Republic ships, you think?

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The former will be more sure, but will require a greater investment of manpower. If not handled tactfully, it may also turn the traders against you. The latter requires less individualized attention, but invites either side to hire third parties to transport their troops and munitions across the line.

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We can check for that and blacklist traders who do it. Thank you.

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My pleasure.

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They make the announcement the next day.

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And, predictably, both the Empire and Republic test it. The Empire sends an assault group, the Republic a single light cruiser.

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This was predictable! They have Cam and Epic checking for things. Both sets of ships get put back where they started with sticky notes attached saying 'sorry, war has been prohibited. please consider diverting resources into more productive activities.'

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The Republic pulls forces back and adopts a defensive posture.


The Empire tries to route around.

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Slow learners, huh. 

 

Those ships go home too.

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They stop trying for a while.

Then a certain trade convoy seems to be acting slightly suspiciously.

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Yeah, the conjuring for Imperial troops and weapons in the neutral zone would have caught that even if the Black Codex hadn't, which it did. Who's the traders, part of some larger organization or independents?

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Independents. Smugglers, really. If pressed, they disclaim all knowledge of the cargo and say they were paid a very large sum of money just to get the ships across the line.

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They should not take such offers, because now they're also banned from travel through the neutral zone, which side of it do they prefer to be stuck on?

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Oh come on, that's not fair! They're just businessmen trying to make a living, here.

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He understands completely! Maybe they didn't know that the new confederation against violence will match the empire's bids to do war stuff. They can go back in Empire space with a warning.

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Heck, same money for no risk? Sign them up.

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Great! Smuggled troops and weapons go back, smugglers get a hold stocked with demon-made goods of the appropriate value, Empire gets a message on where to find their troops signed Maitimo, sincerely interested in meeting with you to discuss a better solution.

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Great, when and where?

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He's the one with the teleport, their convenience.

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Thirty-six hours, this building, this planet.

 

The Codex reveals that they're planning to slag it from orbit as soon as he's confirmed to be inside.

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That's more convenient than if they were going to try Force tricks. He's not indestructible - seems a waste, with being so easy to resurrect - but the flat Maitimos are. 

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So thirty-six hours later he teleports to the relevant building.

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