genessia | [Video]

[These posters are presented on all devices and some can even be found around the city as paper flyers. Mostly they appear in Nova City although some stray ones could turn up elsewhere.]

It is time again for the important elections to see who will be your Guardians.

As one of your Deputy Guardians in Nova City for the past seven standard months, I have put my name in to run for your official Nova City Guardian.

Over these months I have worked continually to keep the citizens and city safe and have made myself available to those in need. I have kept new arrivals in line and directed them to their new places here, along with making certain that they cause no trouble in any of their confusion or misguided threats.

I, Grievous, will continue to serve as one of your deputies until I am either elected as Guardian or otherwise if a new Guardian recruits others in my place, as part of their new staff. However, I believe the former to be your best choice.

I have had much experience in my homeworld of protecting and defending my people. Here, the citizens of Nova City are my people and your safety here will be of my primary concern.

I am available for any questions prior to and during the upcoming debates and if there are any issues that you need addressed in the overseeing of Nova City. This includes any facilities you believe are lacking or any threats that have not been seen to.

Contact me here or through my private line.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

If there's any proof, it hardly would be a palpable one. Dooku might have left traces or marks of his own Force presence on your mind at best.

[ It's more of a loud thought. ]

Or perhaps something even more tangible than that while they tampered directly with my brain during the operations, despite my strict instructions not to touch that part.

I was informed of some anomalies.

[ You know, he wants to argue that you are an anomaly, Grievous. ]

You're aware that I possibly could look into either option.

But I doubt either of us really wants that.

You are also not qualified. I have qualified people who have already looked into it.

[And fixed some things which is why he's more aware and not as unrelentingly aggressive. Prior to this treatment he wouldn't have even given Anakin so much personal information - but he still doesn't trust him.]

Really? I didn't know you were so informed about my qualifications, General.

[ He's also taking this as a hint that there may be at least one other Force sensitive around after all... ]

Then what qualifications do you think you have that suit my predicament?

[He's referring to the physical and biological operations as much as the mental manipulations and cybernetics. He doesn't think that Anakin is an expert in surgery and isn't much aware about his skills with droids.]

[ He chuckles mildly at that. ]

You mean aside from being the most powerful Jedi ever?

[ Just a tad arrogant here, maybe, but he's still telling the truth. ]

You're aware that there's a lot more to being a Jedi than lightsaber combat? But by all means, I'm not trying to sell myself to you here. As I said before, neither of us would want this sort of cooperation.

Here, things can be different.

[What's this? Grievous possibly offering a peaceful arrangement or compromise? He wouldn't be surprised if Anakin remained suspicious but he had generally been good to the people of Nova City and Genessia at large. He didn't want to upset that faith now by starting too much trouble with the Jedi.]

Could they.

[ Yeah, he's not quite buying it. Sorry, Grievous. He remembers your penchant for traps. ]

Yeah, well. I'll believe it when I see it.

Then you shall soon see.

[Somehow that sounds more like a threat than a reassurance.]

[ Anakin won't respond any further, but... wow. Grievous. Way to be creepy by default. ]