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Ganki
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Jan '02
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7/7 9:31am
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RE: For Such a Time as This (Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, others - very AU) - Chapter 70 updated 07/06 FINALLY
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This post was definitely worth the wait. I enjoyed the entire post from look into Obi and Siris marriage to a pretty 'explosive' ending. It seems like the plot just keeps on thickening and leaving me at the edge wanting more.
Loved it, UP!
-Ganki
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obi_ew
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7/7 10:15am
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Yikes! That was an explosive development.  Seriously, I wonder who was behind it and what they hope to gain from it? To remove some obstacles or something even more sinister?  Great update! 
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DountCooku
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7/7 11:30am
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Wow, that post was a blast (pun intended)! So who's responsible for the explosion, I wonder?
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Kivas
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7/7 12:00pm
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Great post,- great switch from calm to chaos.
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Ocelotl_Nesto
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7/7 12:40pm
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Scary post... It looks like I missed a posting of this story. Good to see Siri supporting her husband... I bet that Dooku makes an appearance soon.
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smoke20ts
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7/7 1:40pm
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Siri pulled on her robe and tied the sash firmly around her waist.
“You’re going out there like that, are you?” Obi-Wan asked as she started for the door.
“Like what?” Siri looked down over her robed body and found nothing wrong with her appearance. “I’m covered.”
“It’s just … well, underneath … you’re not wearing …”
“Force, Kenobi,” she snorted. “Qui-Gon is an adult and was married for how many years?” She let out another laugh before leveling a serious look at him. “I really doubt anyone thinks that Bren’an was conceived of the Force.”
 Loved the banter between Obi-Wan and Siri. It is really nice to see how their relationship has developed and changed over the course of the story to where it is now.
Siri stood to leave, catching sight of the scene outside her window for the first time. “Force, no,” she mumbled.
Past other windowless buildings and some that leaned dangerously to the side, smoke billowed from the Senate Rotunda. Part of the dome had caved in on one side, the side that Siri realized housed the Senate arena. Siri scrambled for her comlink, only to find static.
Wow! Someone certainly wanted to do some damage and make a statement. I think this is one of those "bad feeling" moments.
Well done!
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dianethx
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7/7 3:58pm
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I liked that Obi made sure Qui was there with Siri. He must have had a really bad feeling and then someone/something destroyed part of the Senate. That place is going to be chaos. At least they know that Obi is alive. Hopefully, the others are as well. I have to wonder who did it and why....
I also loved the little things that showed how much a couple Obi and Siri are now.
Great job.
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Ice1605
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7/7 6:37pm
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Just finished a marathon read of this fic, and it is fantastic. I rarely read stories outside of BtS (Nothing against the writers here, that is my favorite era), but I am never disappointed when I do, and this story is no exception. One of the best very-AU fics I have ever read.
(If it isn't much trouble, could I get a PM update, please?)
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Healer_Leona
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7/10 6:10pm
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Yikes. I thought at first the attempt was on them. Nice long post, but still ended far too soon.
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nada_smith
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7/11 2:13am
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This is a great story! I've been reading for a while, but only recently got over my shyness and started posting. I love this and your other story.
Siri is good for Obi-Wan. She shakes up the very serious and focused Jedi Obi-Wan is in this universe and brings some balance to his life. It's funny and sweet how easily she gets him blushing by wandering about in her bathrobe and allowing him to think amorous thoughts with Qui-Gon right there in the same apartment!  But he has his methods of defense...pouting adorably. “You’re being mean to me.” ;)
Of course Siri would realize that Obi-Wan was recruiting Qui-Gon to "protect" her which had to chafe a bit. But she accepts it pretty gracefully since she knows it gives Obi-Wan peace of mind while he's facing an already stressful situation.
And then disaster strikes. I hope all of the Jedi and their allies have survived. What are the Sith planning?
Looking forward to more!
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VaderLVR64
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7/28 6:20am
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The Vice Chairman yielded the floor to Chancellor Palpatine. The politician wore a grim expression, his face contrite as he began. “It has come to my attention through recent audits that there has been a violation of procedure within the Senate. It seems that several years ago, one of our esteemed colleagues who once sat on the budget committee secretly contracted and funded a clone army for the Republic.”
The arena paused in stunned silence, but it was only the calm before the storm.
“You’re about to see ugly,” Padme whispered.
“This body has a right to know who has done this,” Senator Taa bellowed as his pod made its way to the center of the arena. Other voices chimed in with their agreement. “This individual should answer for a breech of trust.”
“Sadly, Olin Kitab of the Yopurgan delegation passed many years ago.” Palpatine paused, bowing his head for a moment. “He cannot answer for his actions.”
“Yopurga,” Senator Aak of Malastare began. “Is that not the delegation attempting to block the Military Creation Act. What are they trying to hide?”
“We are trying to hide nothing,” Obi-Wan said, his pod moving forward, senators Windu and Charay at his side. “We had no knowledge of this.”
“I find that hard to believe,” Taa sneered. “You were Senator Kitab’s aide and protégé.
“All I can say is that our delegation has agreed to an inquiry and has already cooperated in this investigation by turning all relevant records over to the Chancellor’s office.”
It was the plan that Windu had suggested -- show they had nothing to hide by full cooperation.
“This settles the debate over The Military Creation Act,” Aak chimed in again. “An army, and I say we put it to use.”
Anakin felt a whoosh of repulsors as their pod headed from the middle of the fray. “We still must put actually using this army to vote,” Padme said with avid determination. So much for distancing herself from Obi-Wan, but Anakin wasn’t about to say anything. Obi-Wan needed help whether he wanted it or not.
“Why am I not surprised to see you, Senator Amidala,” Taa said with sarcastic pleasantness.
“This is absurd,” Aak shot back. “We have an army.”
Several more pods raced into the center, side arguments breaking out as senators took sides.
“Use of this army will lead us to a war we do not want,” Obi-Wan said, raising his voice over the growing uproar.
Wonderfully done!
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bek
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7/28 1:26pm
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Hope everyone's all right.  Wonder who the target(s) was and who is responsible.
I liked that Qui-Gon agreed to play babysitter for the day. 
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L0B0
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7/29 6:04am
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Another fantastic update. Your portrayal of Qui-Gon is one of my favorite aspects of this fic, and you do a great job writing him. I'm glad to see Siri taking advantage of a training opportunity like that, I have a feeling she is going to need it.
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ratna
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Wow.
What now, what now!
Having been enthralled with Shrouded Path, I had to gather up the resolve to read this epic from its start.
Wow. Talk about butterfly effect. One small swerve in history and look at this amazing different, yet familiar, universe that comes about. So skillfully woven. All of the familiar characters, acting IN CHARACTER, though subtly shifted by the altered circumstances.
I love this underground / guerrilla Jedi Order.
Love the brilliantly plotted political intrigue, unfolded bit by bit before our eyes, so intensely intertwined with the fates and relationships of the characters.
And what characters they are, canon and OC alike.
*sigh*
Well I guess you'll have to add one more name to your pm list.
In awe that you can produce TWO amazing, sweeping epics of such caliber, more or less side by side.
Yeah, one more
Wow.
P.S. Xan must be your Loki -- the one so mutable that he is perilous but beautiful hero in Path and beautiful but evil Sith in Time.
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Master_Noi
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OBI-LOVE - The fun continues and you get your answers about Obi-Wan.
Valairy_Scot - I somehow imagine Siri being the more playful of the two always trying to pull Obi-Wan out of his shell. Yes, he's alive but is having quite a day.
Jaira - Yeah, not quite as planned.
Independence1776 - Yes, I am afraid this is worse than even a bomb directed at Qui and Siri.
Gkilkenny - I always see him as easily embarrassed as well - maybe just me. But Siri was having fun.
Kitara - I am just an evil author, I guess.
obsessedwithSW - I think that is what has made this story on the longer side. While I could have blown through the various plot ideas, I have really wanted to develop the connections between these characters.
Ganki - Yes, we are taking another plot journey here.
obi-ew - I'll give you a few guesses, but you might not need that many. There is something very sinister behind this.
DountCooku - Things that make you go hmmm.
Kivas - I love to lure into a false sense of calm.
Ocelotl_Nesto - It is time to show what our villains are up to.
smoke20ts - I could have moved on with the Senate, but really wanted to show something personal with Obi-Wan and Siri. I think someone wanted to make the Senate feel helpless and vulnerable, at least those that survived.
dianethx - That is a good word for the state of the senate right now - chaos. Obi-Wan is alive and I think he will be able to focus on his situation more knowing that Siri is with Qui-Gon.
Ice1605 - Thanks so much for taking the time to marathon read. I really did not expect it to be this epic when I started.
Healer_Leona - And I suppose this will end too soon also?
nada_smith - Obi-Wan has to have his defense mechanisms married to a woman like Siri and he has to protect her also.
VaderLVR64 - Thanks.
bek - I think the motives behind the attack will become apparent very soon.
LOBO - Siri knows that her family is targeted and is only doing what any wife and mother would.
ratna - I love my Xan, though this is the Xan that scares me. The political intrigue keeps me on my toes with this one, writing it but not making it boring. I like the idea of an underground Jedi order that is not so mixed up in obligations to the Republic. They protect it from the Sith and that is their purpose.
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