(Say, how do I get banners, if I wanted them?.....)

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~The Mercenary A-U Gentlewoman~

Okay, thanks, Luinnar.

Do you mean how do you actually obtain banners or how do you put them in your sig? I think Valera, Me, or many other people on this forum could make you banners, but to put them in your sig, you have to do [img](imagefile)[/img] in your signature.

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(Yeah, the banner is from Pierce's Song of the Lioness series. I had a little free time and thought I'd make it.)

"Yes, there is." na'Tatha read through the brief message once more, then sighed, knowing the Jedi would want to know the contents. "I suppose you are authorized to see this, but be aware that this is highly classified, for now. Twenty minutes ago, two missiles with shaped nuclear warheads were fired from a site deep in Maedan territory. We believe one was targeted on Taara, the other on a significant military base. Fortunately we detected them in time and were able to intercept them in flight. If this issue is not resolved in forty-eight hours, we have no choice but to declare war. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have quite a lot of work to do." She swept past the Jedi, jogging through the building to the communications center. This was going to be tough.

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Viree13 puts her hands on her hips and 'sweeps' forwards, mimicking na'Tath once na'Tatha is out of sight. "Excuse me, I have a lot of work to do!" With a snort, she turns back to Sahrai. "So, O great leader, what're we gonna do?....."

(Sorry, I couldn't resist.... No offense meant...... lol and I was wondering if I could get a banner....)

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For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not die, but have everlasting Life. ~John 3:16~





~The Mercenary A-U Gentlewoman~

In that case, Luinnar, you could probably just ask most anyone on the forum - I specialize in LotR ones, and don't do so well in others, but I know there are a bunch of people on here (such as the webmaster) who are good with any sort of banner.

Sahrai sighed - this turn of events was less than welcome. "Right now, Viree, and Kyane, we need to prepare for negotiations - if they fail, I do not plan on coming back here. It will be something of a search and destroy mission for us, from there. I have a feeling that the Subcommander will also be taking troops out, on missions of the same intention. If so, we need to do what we can to help them."

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na'Tatha couldn't recall a time when she had been under such pressure - even the myriad of all-nighters she had pulled during her officer training, or the pure physical agony of her special forces evaluation, couldn't compare to this constant barrage of split second decisions that left her gasping for breath. Individually, they weren't that significant, but the fate of the planet could hang on their cumulative effect. She hated to put it in such dramatic terms ... but facts were facts.
Ending yet another haggling session with a lower-level Maedan official, she leaned back in her chair, wondering if she could ever cut through the tangled knots of protocol and hierarchy.
"Subcommander?" One of her department's aides hovered at her elbow. "You look exhausted. Do you need anything?"
"Yes," she snapped. "Get me some breakfast. And some coffee. Lots of it."

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(My computer is down, I might not be back for a few days, maybe a week....)

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For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not die, but have everlasting Life. ~John 3:16~





~The Mercenary A-U Gentlewoman~

(sorry, I had a crazy wknd. hang thermo. and vector calc. and dave)

Finally, she had it. It was finished. There was a venue, a time, and a set complement of officials and negotiators. na'Tatha dumped the information onto a datapad, drank the last of the two pots of coffee, and headed for the guest wing of the complex. Arriving at Faradej's door, she pressed the buzzer.

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Lol, Valera - I know the feeling.

Sahrai stirred out of his meditation when he heard his door buzzer go off. Getting to his feet, he went to the door, already knowing who was outside. "Hello again, Subcommander," he said as he opened the door. "Judging by the datapad in your hand, I'd guess everything is arranged?" So much mattered on the negotiations, they needed to be carefully set up, but nonetheless Sahrai couldn't help but hope they were already set up.

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(Back!! Where should I jump in?.....)

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For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not die, but have everlasting Life. ~John 3:16~





~The Mercenary A-U Gentlewoman~

You could probably just jump in here. We'll be going on our mission soon, so I don't think too much of importance will happen before it.

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"Yes, sir." She kept her face turned away from the window, hoping that the shadows and lines around her eyes didn't show up too clearly. Handing the datapad to him, she continued, "I managed to get the meeting moved forward to this afternoon. However, this does give us less preparation time. Each side's contingent will consist of two high-level government personnel and one military officer."
na'Tatha began pacing the room, hands behind her back, as she recited the names and particulars of the four leaders. "For the Taarin, Head Associate di'Tonoro and Defense Associate y'Garam will be attending. di'Tonoro is the main negotiator and has decades of experience. Consequently, he'll be doing most of the talking for the Taarin - but I must warn you, he is rather eccentric. y'Garam is there as the defense coordinator, although I'm sure that both he and his Maedan counterpart will be trying to pick up spare tidbits of information."
She walked over to Sahrai and punched a button on the datapad in his hands, bringing up the Maedan files. The two officials pictured - a woman and a man - were humanoid, except for some slight ridges on the ears. "Prime Counselor Melan and Tactical Secretary Lywn. Melan isn't nearly as old as di'Tonoro; she's reputed to be more prone to compromise, which is why the entire Maedan attack was completely unexpected. Lywn is definately a hardliner - he believes that the Maedan should be completely isolated from the Taarin and the rest of the galaxy.
"The role of the Jedi will be that of mediators."

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Without a knock or a word of warning, Viree13 steps through the door and lounges against the wall, arms crossed. "An' where will I be, exactly?.... I wanna see some action, not get stuck in some stuffy conference room...."

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~The Mercenary A-U Gentlewoman~

Sahrai sighed again. "You'll be with us, Viree," he said in a tired voice. This was getting old. "As Jedi, we need to be there and help the negotiations along, as opposed to picking a fight and destroying the world. If the negotiations go sour, you'll have your chance to fight, don't worry."
He turned to na'Tatha. "Y'Garam is the Defence Associate? I suppose he would be going for information, then." He paused for a moment as a thought struck him. "If the negotiations went sour, seeing as this will be in the Maedan territory, you stand to lose an awful lot - they might just break the truce and kill y'Garam and di'Tonoro, and us, along with them. That would hardly be good."

I like the way you're style the Taarin and Maedan names, Valera - it's a lot more realistic if the names all have the same sort of structure within a culture.

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Viree13 sighs and shakes her head. "You forget that I left the Jedi Order... Yeah, I'm still a Jedi, but I don't have to answer to any of your 'rules'..... Besides, this whole thing seems way too fishy.... Like someone's trying to cover something with this meeting, or trying to confuse and disorient us...." Her reptilian eyes narrow as her gaze bores into the other two people across the room...

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For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not die, but have everlasting Life. ~John 3:16~





~The Mercenary A-U Gentlewoman~