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oasisnetwork2016-02-21 11:49 pm
officio) wrote in oasisnetwork2016-02-21 11:49 pm
VOICE » liberty is not dead yet
Everyone who came to this planet in a drop shuttle, please listen. My name is Padmé Amidala, I am a former senator of the Galactic Senate. I know that means little to many of you... but there are people out there who want me dead. [ She pauses in her speech, her voice clear and calm. ] I am telling you this because I will not hide who I am, or what I know.
By now, you all know what we are facing, here. And until we can establish a connection to those who are out there, get the comms on the ship to work... in order for all of us to survive, we need to work together.
[ Another pause in the speech, for a speech it is -- it doesn't matter she isn't standing in her seat in the Senate, speaking to the Senators, arguing in favour of peace; she is arguing now, too, for what she believes. And she believes in unity. ]
I understand many of you will think you can't trust those you don't know, but down here, we only have each other. If we want to live until we get a chance to get out of here, back to those we've been taken from, our best chance is to combine our resources, our strengths.
Daryl was right. No one should leave the city without alerting at least someone else. Moreover, we need to know exactly who were on the ship, what you can do. If you want to hide your identity, I understand -- but don't hide what you can do for others. We are not each other's enemies... don't make the mistake of acting like we are.
[ It sounds like the end, but she has one more thing to say: ] I will be outside the hotel. Please come to see me, tell me only your name if nothing else. So we know at least how many of us are here.
[ The last sentence is softer than the rest, pleading when the speech itself was certain, carrying the sense of authority someone has when they're used to speaking like this, trying to convince people to see things the way she does. But the last bit is her asking, hoping that people will at the very least do that much. So no one ever goes missing without anyone knowing they should be there. ]
( ooc: open for action as well for everyone who wants to come to talk to her in person! )
By now, you all know what we are facing, here. And until we can establish a connection to those who are out there, get the comms on the ship to work... in order for all of us to survive, we need to work together.
[ Another pause in the speech, for a speech it is -- it doesn't matter she isn't standing in her seat in the Senate, speaking to the Senators, arguing in favour of peace; she is arguing now, too, for what she believes. And she believes in unity. ]
I understand many of you will think you can't trust those you don't know, but down here, we only have each other. If we want to live until we get a chance to get out of here, back to those we've been taken from, our best chance is to combine our resources, our strengths.
Daryl was right. No one should leave the city without alerting at least someone else. Moreover, we need to know exactly who were on the ship, what you can do. If you want to hide your identity, I understand -- but don't hide what you can do for others. We are not each other's enemies... don't make the mistake of acting like we are.
[ It sounds like the end, but she has one more thing to say: ] I will be outside the hotel. Please come to see me, tell me only your name if nothing else. So we know at least how many of us are here.
[ The last sentence is softer than the rest, pleading when the speech itself was certain, carrying the sense of authority someone has when they're used to speaking like this, trying to convince people to see things the way she does. But the last bit is her asking, hoping that people will at the very least do that much. So no one ever goes missing without anyone knowing they should be there. ]
( ooc: open for action as well for everyone who wants to come to talk to her in person! )
Action.
He had no reservations about telling her who he was. If someone down here was an enemy well, he wasn't exactly easy to kill.
He approached her with an easy smile.]
Padme, was it? I'm Steve Rogers.
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[ She gives him a warm smile in return, both happy and relieved to see that her broadcast has been heard, that people are listening. ]
Thank you for coming, Steve. I wasn't sure how well my speech would be taken.
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[This is what Steve was good at, helping gather people, get them to work together. If he could get people like his fellow Avengers who didn't easily trust anyone to work together than he could help get the survivors down here to work together.]
What kind of response have you gotten from people so far?
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[ She sighs out, knowing all too well how a situation like that goes, when people simply argue and distrust each other. They can't afford that, here. ]
Some have contacted me... at least most seem willing to give their names and tell me they're here. It's a start.
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[ Getting people to agree is easier said then done but they won't even get that if they all don't start opening lines of communication. Padmé had the right idea, and had taken the first step. ]
That's a good start. We can go from there. If you would like my help, that is.
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[ It's good to know they have at least a few of those among them. ] Of course I would like your help. Daryl is good at informing people, keeping track of things... but he can't do it all alone. Neither can I. I am a senator... I speak, I argue. I'm a politician, not a warrior.
[ And if they need to organize a defense, who goes where to fight... she can't do that. Not as well as he can, if that is what he's used to doing. ]