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Governor's Gambit - Star Wars SI into Imperial Governor

Additionally, considering what we've seen now with how Dornun internally describes people's personality/character, I wonder how he sees Las's own change in character from his underachieving son to politically & economically savvy competent governor!

I imagine he was actually quite pleased. In his fucked up view of the world, his daughters are a fucking disappointment because they're boring as hell. Litttle good toy soldiers who do exactly what is expected of them at all times and flinch away from anything that may be interesting. Las, on the other hand, is the greatest plot twist Dornun's family has ever given him. A walking corpse, suddenly unveiling previously unseen depths and competency. Besting challenges and assassinations with previously unseen cunning, engendering loyalty out of sheer competence. And unlike Jir, Las seems immune to having the spark that makes him interesting be snuffed out by the realitites of the Empire. If anything, they seem to motivate him even further.

So I imagine Dornun is quite happy with it.
 
Dornun Mola was many things. A party man, an information broker, an enjoyer of High Republic ship design.

A bad father.

At least he can admit it, acknowledge it and feel genuine guilt over it.

Leagues better then what we've heard about momma Mola.
 
1.6 ABY
2 months until new Moff
Nice to see we got a timeline to Las' Moffdom.
Hiral had been playing the political game in the background for close to a decade now, making allies in all corners and sabotaging just about every competitor of his in the process.
I am sure the latter will have no consequences whatsoever
She was the top contender for Sector Admiral, but the jump was too big for the Governor to simply let her step into her new shoes.

The next parts of the message included a holochip, which she plugged into her terminal. Blinking to life, it displayed 3 different files. Upon opening the first one, she realized what these were.

Tests. Fully digital, highly complex tests. The first one alone covered a situation from the perspective of a Sector Admiral, challenging her with a multi-system problem.
Las may have favorites, but it still won't be a free ride for anyone.
The courier nodded. "These four will be playing the role of your assistants throughout the course of each test. They each fulfill different obligations, and will provide you with information and assistance."

And by that, Ife thought, they will act like Imperial bureaucrats, with their own agenda's, misinformation and failures. It was certainly a complex setup, but one that mirrored the position she was aiming for.
Even in a relative bureaucratic paradise, Ife still has that Imperial paranoia towards subordinates.
Beyond her appearance however, was her aura, one of tiredness and fatigue. A hum in the back of his mind that gave him the slightest insight into what people were like. He'd long identified it as Force Sensitivity, if a low level of it such that it could not be passed down in any recognizable form. Lucky for him, as he'd hate to be hunted down by the Inquisitorious.
Oh no, he is a Force sensitive drama student. Those never end well.
Out of the corner of his eye, Dornun saw Unita slam her hand down angrily on the table, Turian moving to calm her down as his eyes darted around.

Oh? It seems things are coming to a boiling point with those two. If he didn't move fast, they might decide the rebellion is the better option. And as interesting as that would be, it's not the kind of story he can witness himself, now is it?
Dornun continuing the Mindan tradition of hiring borderline Rebels.
 

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