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lurker2209 Registered: Jan '05	Date Posted: 3/27/07 2:51pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	Interesting seeing Jag use his anger towards Jaina to fool Han and Leia, and later Luke and Mara. But I don't think Jag is really as detached from his emotions as he thinks he is. I love the idea of the Empire of the Hand having a secret base of operations on Coruscant. And I think if everyone knew that Jag wasn't quite the exile he said he was, they'd be a bit more skeptical. If there's anyone the Solo's and Skywalkers are perhaps too quick to trust, it's a renegade. But then so much of the evil they've faced over the years has been bureaucratic. It's a weakness that makes sense, and it's very clever of Jag to exploit it. -----signature----- "When I face the desolate impossibility of writing five hundred pages a sick sense of failure falls on me and I know I can never do it. This happens every time. Then gradually I write one page and then another." ~ John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley
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jedi_princess18 Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 3/27/07 4:23pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	Vanguard Productions- an appropriate cover name. This totally fits in with what we've seen in Exile. I can't wait to see the next post! -----signature----- Would it help if I got out and pushed?
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jade_angel Title: Executive Officer Vancouver BC, Canada Registered: Apr '01	Date Posted: 3/27/07 5:34pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	Haven't read Exile yet, although I've got it sitting on my desk. I suddenly feel more compelled to read it knowing that Jag's going to figure in it Despite my reservations about Jag and Jaina, I'm looking forward to the inevitable confrontation with these two and what effect just speaking with her will have on him. Poor, poor Jag. -----signature----- Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before Let your soul take you where you long to be Only then can you belong to me
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TahiriSoloFan Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 3/27/07 7:13pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	Not sure I really enjoy Jag using the Skywalkers so much...but I do think his motives are for the greater good. I do love Soontir in "the match making" dad mode! -----signature----- Auntie & the Chickens ~ Keepin' hope alive A/T ~ Greater than the sum of their parts J/J ~ Unstoppable force vs. unmoveable object AKA ~Auntie ~ Chicken Wrangler Extraordinaire~ Joshua 1:9
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Solo_and_Fel Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 3/27/07 8:57pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	Another great post featuring Sneaky!Fel. Chapter Thirteen (during Exile) next week… Jag and Jaina, but probably not what you expect… Then I do NOT expect them to be making out in a conference room somewhere. -----signature----- "Hurling black lightning is one thing, but quoting Kyp Durron puts me lower than I ever expected to get." To Suffer & Be Strong: http://boards.theforce.net/Message.aspx?topic=28435487&brd=10477 Check profile for more fics.
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obsessedwithSW Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 3/27/07 10:43pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	And I was impressed before.” Soontir shook his head, amazed. “You arranged for a leader of the Rebellion to install Imperial tracking technology on Galactic Alliance systems. You know how much confidence I have in you, son, but I’m not sure I’d have thought that was possible.” “To be fair,” Jag said, spreading his hands, “I didn’t present it to him in quite those terms.” “Nonetheless, it is no small accomplishment. You obviously have earned their trust, if they were willing to grant your request with so little skepticism. Especially considering they haven’t spoken to you, much less seen you in person, in years.” Jag nodded. “The memory shock device was a helpful diversion in that regard, I think. Its effectiveness is immediately apparent, and it lent instant credibility to the extent of my investment in the hunt.” “I’ll give you credit, Jagged,” his father said. “When you perpetrate a charade, you go all out.” Ok Lex I like Jag but this kind of gave me the creeps. You know I dont like people who would hurt the Skywalkers even if it wasnt purposeful. The whole stuff about the false reasoning for the security feeds makes me uncomfortable. -----signature----- Yes Darth Maul -bring sexy back! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW8kOYvwVng Avid SiriWaner ! Stories in Bio
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oldjedinurse Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 3/28/07 10:18am Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	Jagged Fel tapped the security code into the wall panel and the door slid open. With a quick glance over his shoulder, he stepped inside the clandestine Coruscant operational base of the entity known as the Empire of the Hand. Bond… James Bond. No new messages. Not even from his sister Wyn, who was stuck in the medward after breaking her leg in a particularly vicious game of smashball…“Must not be as bored today,” Jag said under his breath. Great portrayal of Wyn! This says a lot about her personality. She’s a Fel, alright. Soontir laughed. “The Jedi providing you resources? If they only knew.” Gotta love the Fel boys: great foils for the rest of the SW regulars. “And I was impressed before.” Soontir shook his head, amazed. “You arranged for a leader of the Rebellion to install Imperial tracking technology on Galactic Alliance systems. You know how much confidence I have in you, son, but I’m not sure I’d have thought that was possible.” Well, when you put it that way… quite an accomplishment indeed. And just a tad scary. “I’ll give you credit, Jagged,” his father said. “When you perpetrate a charade, you go all out.” The question is, just how much of Jag’s life right now is a masquerade? How far is he willing to play this thing? Excellent POV. Soontir acknowledged the request with a tip of his head. “You think she may be a former agent of the Emperor, just as Gilad predicted.” Soontir and Gilad: always a lovely combination. “Speaking of working closely with the Skywalkers – it is inevitable, now, that you will see Jaina again soon, don’t you think?” Jag, your father is a bit of a buttinsky. Soontir chuckled. “You’re a smart man, Jagged. You’ll figure it out.” I sincerely hope so! Two simple questions. Just her having asked them answered a few of his own – and raised so many more. This was going to be complicated. Very complicated. “Great,” Jag muttered, rising to his feet. “Just what I need.” Ah-HAH!! The exchange between Soontir and Jag was terrific. I particularly love the sense of humor you’ve brought out in Soontir since this fic began. I wasn’t expecting such a beautifully organized clandestine operation—although I probably should have. There’s something about profic's poor-and-homeless-Jag situation that doesn’t ring true. Your resolution of that here seems very right. Your writing is so full of wonderful details that say so much. I really enjoyed this, as always. oldj -----signature----- Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.
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TelannaTani Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 3/28/07 12:38pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	Sorry I don't have more time for a better reply, but suffice it to say I love it more and more with every post! Jag is certainly every bit the man I think he should be. And I love the emotional struggle! Keep the good stuff coming! Voz -----signature----- John 8:31-32 Callsign: "Voz" Padawan to BigFatty
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Lyne Registered: Aug '06	Date Posted: 3/28/07 3:38pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	They were soldiers and professionals. This was business. Nothing more. Keep protesting Jag. Loved the chapter. I kept waiting for Soontir to bring Jaina up. Looking forward to the next chapter.
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Tahi Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 3/29/07 4:35am Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	Maybe convincing Han and Leia wouldn’t have been so hard, though. After all, deceiving them had been easy enough. Jag shook his head. He had been worried that lying to the Solos would be all but impossible. Between Han’s smuggler’s skepticism and Leia’s Jedi talents, he had feared they would see right through his deceptions. Instead, they seemed to have accepted everything he told them at face value. It almost had been too easy. In a funny way it all made sense. If you were careful not to betray your emotions and told a story that fit with their preconceived notions, Jedi were just as easy to lie to as anybody else. Especially when they were off-balance before you ever started talking. This is a good point, and it shows how no Jedi is infallible or unfoolable. They are still human after all. I'm enjoying getting into Jag's thinking - it's enlightening for me, not having always taken as much note of Jag as I could have. And I loved the whole "stags in the paddock" view of Zekk. Such boys! Last chapter: “That’s not even the half of it. To facilitate the hunt, Luke Skywalker agreed to install the surveillance program in as many applicable locations as possible.” Soontir gaped. “Yes,” Jag said with a sly grin, “you heard that right.” “And I was impressed before.” Soontir shook his head, amazed. “You arranged for a leader of the Rebellion to install Imperial tracking technology on Galactic Alliance systems. You know how much confidence I have in you, son, but I’m not sure I’d have thought that was possible.” “To be fair,” Jag said, spreading his hands, “I didn’t present it to him in quite those terms.” Oooh, you tricky lad, Jag! I'm impressed. ojn is spot on with her Bond parallel. “I’ll give you credit, Jagged,” his father said. “When you perpetrate a charade, you go all out.” Well, if it's worth doing, it's worth doing well. “Speaking of working closely with the Skywalkers – it is inevitable, now, that you will see Jaina again soon, don’t you think?” Jag kept his face unreadable. Right now he didn’t want to tell his father that he already had crossed paths with Jaina, if only for a few seconds. He didn’t want to talk about it. Right now he didn’t even want to think about it. So he said, “I suppose it is.” Oooh - I want to know more about this. You're keeping us in the dark aren't you? LOL “Were you just going to walk past? Not even say hello?” Two simple questions. Just her having asked them answered a few of his own – and raised so many more. This was going to be complicated. Very complicated. “Great,” Jag muttered, rising to his feet. “Just what I need.” Okay - well not completely in the dark, but still . . . it does sound like a potential distraction Jag could do without. Really enjoyed these two chapters. -----signature----- "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1 Master to THE_PIED_PIPER
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Madame_Solo Registered: Aug '05	Date Posted: 3/30/07 10:20pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	Ho ho, Jag and Soontir are plotting. Sneaky little men they are, installing Imperial survelliance machines. Too bad Jaina's going to screw up his plans in one way or another You know, like a baby -----signature----- See my profile for my fanfiction writings ^-^ I am happy to be the Padawan of TKeira_Lea! Take that! Jag's back
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Darth_Lex Registered: Nov '02	Date Posted: 4/1/07 8:19am Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	Flowerlady: I really love this cloak and dagger version of Jag Me too. The grumpy, bitter, exiled scoundrel Jag from Tempest and Exile is a neat twist on his character, too. With only one scene from Jag’s POV in Exile, and a very craftily written one at that, I’m still not convinced Jag’s explanation is the truth… I guess we’ll see as LOTF develops, though. And in the meantime, the ambiguity gives me lots of room to work with my alternative EOTH secret agent Jag in this story. Chimpo: Great read Thanks! I have a feeling you’ll like the next chapter even more. RedGold: Jag is so sneaky and cool... He gets it from his dad. lurker2209: But I don't think Jag is really as detached from his emotions as he thinks he is. Is anyone? Jag can convince himself rather easily when it’s just fooling others. How he reacts to being around Jaina again is a different issue entirely. And I think if everyone knew that Jag wasn't quite the exile he said he was, they'd be a bit more skeptical. Especially when you combine that with the fact that what he’s hiding is Imperial. If he weren’t in exile but were working for somebody else, he might be able to tell them the truth without risking too much skepticism. But not the Empire. If there's anyone the Solos and Skywalkers are perhaps too quick to trust, it's a renegade. But then so much of the evil they've faced over the years has been bureaucratic. It's a weakness that makes sense, and it's very clever of Jag to exploit it. I’m glad you agree. The events of LOTF itself are only reinforcing that dynamic for the Solos and Skywalkers. They get help from renegades like Boba Fett, Aurra Sing, and Uran Lavint – and government types like Thrackan, Niathal, and Jacen and his GAG are the menaces they need to stop (when they’re not on the run from them). jedi_princess18: This totally fits in with what we've seen in Exile. Thanks! That’s the best compliment I can get for a story like this. jade_angel: I suddenly feel more compelled to read it knowing that Jag's going to figure in it Aaron’s always written a great Jag. Jag gets some classic moments and lines in Exile, for sure. Despite my reservations about Jag and Jaina, I'm looking forward to the inevitable confrontation with these two and what effect just speaking with her will have on him. Poor, poor Jag. I’m going to defer to Exile on the initial encounters, but there’s still plenty there for me to play around with in TMOAE. Auntie: Not sure I really enjoy Jag using the Skywalkers so much...but I do think his motives are for the greater good. Turnabout is fair play, I think. The Skywalkers and Solos have kept more than their share of secrets over the years when it suited them – usually when they decided that other Jedi or the New Republic government weren’t “ready” for the information. For example, Luke and Mara told almost no one about the Hand of Thrawn and the Nirauan base when they returned after VOTF. They believed knowledge of the EOTH and its assets would provoke a crisis within the NR, possibly within the Remnant as well, and could even lead to war – so they kept it quiet. For the greater good. Solo_and_Fel: Then I do NOT expect them to be making out in a conference room somewhere. Well played. obsessedwithSW: You know I dont like people who would hurt the Skywalkers even if it wasnt purposeful. The whole stuff about the false reasoning for the security feeds makes me uncomfortable. I don’t think Jag is hurting the Skywalkers here; his motives are genuine. He needs the surveillance program installed to catch Alema Rar, and it’s better for everyone if they catch her sooner rather than later. And of course Jag’s prediction turns out to be correct – it’s his program that identifies Alema on the Errant Venture and enables the whole gang to almost catch her. So getting the program installed was a big help. The problem, though, is that if Jag tells the Skywalker it’s a modified version of an old ISB program once used to track (and murder) Rebel agents, they’d never agree to install it. Not because it wouldn’t work, or because they don’t trust Jag, but because of their own emotional reactions. So Jag just omits the whole Imperial connection part, and everybody wins. OJN: Gotta love the Fel boys: great foils for the rest of the SW regulars. Definitely. The question is, just how much of Jag’s life right now is a masquerade? How far is he willing to play this thing? Excellent POV. The short answer, presumably, is that he’ll play it at least until they eliminate Alema Rar. That’s his mission, and he’s going to carry it out. Once that’s successful, he’d have to make a choice. Return to the EOTH, mission accomplished? Or stay to help with the Corellian conflict, the Sith (Lumiya and Jacen), or both? Some of that depends on how quickly they eliminate Alema and how badly the rest explodes in the meantime. The rest depends on where things go with Jaina. Jag, your father is a bit of a buttinsky. Just a bit. There’s something about profic's poor-and-homeless-Jag situation that doesn’t ring true. I agree. He claims to have few resources, but he has a customized tracking program for holocams and a customized zapping device to safeguard short-term memory. He claims to be hunting Alema Rar, but he seems well informed about the nature of a Sith threat (as it relates to the Sword of the Jedi prophecy) and the trajectory of the Corellian crisis (great minds thinking alike with Wedge in the planning session on the Errant Venture). He may be telling partly the truth, even mostly the truth, but the pieces just don’t quiet add up… Voz: I love it more and more with every post! Jag is certainly every bit the man I think he should be. And I love the emotional struggle! Thanks! Conflicted, undercover Jag is certainly a lot of fun to write. Lyne: Keep protesting Jag. Busted. Tahi: And I loved the whole "stags in the paddock" view of Zekk. Such boys! It’s genetic. We can’t help ourselves. Well, if it's worth doing, it's worth doing well. Exactly. Sounds like a principle the Fels believe in fully. Okay - well not completely in the dark, but still . . . it does sound like a potential distraction Jag could do without. Yes, the crossing paths for only a few seconds, and Jaina’s questions, are taken directly from the early pages of Exile. As for Jaina The Distraction… You’ll have to wait and see in the next post. Madame_Solo: Too bad Jaina's going to screw up his plans in one way or another You know, like a baby It might be a little early for that! But it’s safe to assume things won’t go according to plan for Jag now that Jaina’s back in his life. Thanks again for all your great feedback, everyone! See you on Tuesday for the next post! -----signature----- Return to Bolis Island (J/J wedding, post-LOTF) http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/29571370/p1/ ----- Christie Golden FTW!
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IceFire27 Registered: Jan '07	Date Posted: 4/1/07 4:05pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	I thought that I posted a review. Will you forgive me? I really enjoyed the talk between Jag and Soontir. You have to give the old man credit. He knows that Jag still has feelings for Jaina, even in Jag doesn't know himself.
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Shinar Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 4/1/07 5:39pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	Complications for characters can mean fun for readers -----signature----- "Let's eat Grandpa!" "Let's eat, Grandpa!" Punctuation saves lives.
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_Tenel_Ka_ Registered: Sep '01	Date Posted: 4/1/07 11:30pm Subject: RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): New Post March 27th!!
	.... awesome, incredible, amazing story! My confession is that I stopped reading SW after Destiny's Way because, well, ugh, and partly because of school (Chem major=bad) and then I wandered in while I was avoiding homework and here I am! So now I think I shall have to get caught up on everything... The whole thing is just so... Imperial. I mean, you do have to figure that they have, and always will have, their own agenda. And that's part of what makes them so cool. People seem to have aged a lot though, that takes some getting used to. You'd think Han and Leia would like, retire, or something... Anyway, I'm really enjoying this! Wonderful stuff! goes back to writing up lab reports... -----signature----- Sister to _Alisas_Silverleaf_ "One day love just hits you with a flash, leaves you staring blindly just like a photograph..."
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