Governor's Gambit - Star Wars SI into Imperial Governor

[oscar e Sampedro Lopez]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[Heidao]

Las: Thank you all for coming, now I'm going to say aloud your names and if I don't tell you to sit back down, I'll give you the choice of that window over there or the wall over there with the guards :}

How to clean house of the dumbest traitors and snakes when their cash flow stops. Bet none of them even researched him before they came over with political threats or bribes.

He is the "ideal" Imperial servant. One who, outwardly, does their duty as exactly as they should while not succumbing to corruption and thievery. He lives by his paycheck, taking advantage of the services his office naturally grants him, and if audited they would see his expenditures going to his cocoa drink in shipping fees. So for someone to become his replacement as governor, they have to be of like mind and understand that the systems in place are there to monitor them as much as the system. And unfortunately, has to be human, unless the alien is vouched for by an ISB agent... which we do

 

[Zoolimar]

Vader:"Have you tried just executing them yet?"

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As a certain barbarian put it "A problem with blades like yours is they finish the job too quick".

 

[TJG]

If Vader ends up being under Las due to the Emperor stirring up trouble or some temporary falling out between the Emperor and Vader, Las could just tell Vader he could register with the Guild under a different identity or his own and take his own jobs and build up his own funds as he pleases. Vader might tinker with own craft and droids and enjoy hunting down slavers and pirates and forget about the Empire for a while before the Emperor recalls him.

 

[Grimmouse197]

Good. Satisfaction fills me for a second, just one. Then disgust. It's a quiet thing, but it's there. I've just given a man a life sentence. I did so with evidence, yes, and within a legal system, yes. But it still disgusted me.

Because I didn't have to provide proof. I could've very easily had everyone here shot. I have that power. And so do over a thousand other Moffs across the galaxy. A thousand little tyrants.

There's a reason everyone cheered for the rebels.

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Good, this is making him look more ruthless than he is. Therefore helping
deflect the emperor's personal attention. This is the right way to do things.

 

[TheManW/oAPlan]

Spoiler: inspiration

As a result of giving Vader a lot of autonomy and a LONG leash (mostly to keep him far away when the Emperor relieves him so he isn't within lightsaber or choking distance) along with a direct cadre of COMPETENT soldiers for fire support and a personal vessel (with the ONE request that he refrain from killing any personnel unless they do a particularly egregious screw-up) and NOT treating him like a servant, Las becomes the only person besides Palpatine to survive having Vader under his command.

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To be fair, Palpatine didn't survive Vader either in RoTJ. That said, this sounds like omake fodder, so:

"What do you mean Lord Vader is coming here? We are out in the Galactic boonies and I am sure he has more than enough things to keep him occupied," Las said, wondering which God he had pissed off in his prior life.

"My apologies little bro, but the orders come from the Emperor himself. Little bro, I realize that Vader does not have the best track record, but you have turned some hole in the galaxy into a model of Imperial efficiency. I'm sure you'll do fine...oh crap I've got to go," Zyx said, before leaving her brother to his latest headache.

"So..what's our strategy?" Las asked.

Mugwuffin deigned to put his head in Las's lap, demanding head scratches. After providing a few, Mugwuffin gave a purr that seemed to suggest bribery.

"Yeah, I do not think bribing him with bbq would work," Las said, knowing that it would work on the cat, but not on a dark lord of the Sith. Las also briefly wondered why he was arguing with a cat and losing, but he gave up on sanity a while ago.

Mugwuffin telekinetically lifted a book to his desk, and Las read the title. Philosophy and Treatises: Ancient and Modern Thoughts on Darth Plagueis the Wise. Sighing, he started giving Vader a list of people to kill, preferably far away from him. He also hired three philosophy students to summarize it for him, so he could...paraphrase it.

***A week later, in the governor's office ***

Heavy breathing was surprisingly intimidating. Especially when it came in the form of a 6' plus mechanical space wizard who would cut off his own kids hand in order to prove a point.

"Lord Vader, I know you are a busy man and so am I. While under my command, want you to remove these pirates and slavers from the sector," Las began handing him a datapad and a corresponding piece of flimsy.

"As you wish," the sith lord replies.

"Should you have spare time before the Emperor recalls you, I've tried to glean some wisdom from an ancient Sith Lord, and I would like your htoughts on it," handing him another datapad with his semi-original thoughts on Darth Plagueis.

"Well, I won't keep you, good hunting," Las said. Vader walked out of the room. Las somehow collapsed when he was already sitting.

***Another week later, in the governor's office ***

"And so, even if you have not quite grasped the dichotomy yet, your work shows potential. Comm me with any furhter questions on this matter, and I will reply AQAP. The emperor has recalled me to Imperial Center for now. I am ot quite sure why, but he was muttering something about there being two of them now," Vader explained.

"Thank you Lord Vader. Safe travels," Las said. Vader left. Once again, he somehow collapsed when he was already sitting.