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[Padmé has listened to every word the moogles have told her, and it's long after they've left that she finally turns to the oddly-shaped communicator. She's wounded, but she turned down the creatures' offers of help. Whatever pain these wounds might cause her hasn't registered to her; a very large part of her is numb.

She knows the dangers of making a public call for help; if the bounty hunter that's after her made it here as well, she's little more than a sitting target for him without Anakin. But if she doesn't do something, her fears will never be put to rest--or confirmed.

So when she turns on the communicator, she's wearing a grim expression.]

I am Padmé Amidala, a Senator representing the thirty-sixth regional state space of the Galactic Senate. The planet I was on-- [she pauses for hardly a beat, but she can't bring herself to say its name;] --met with misfortune. Though it seems this isn't uncommon, it's imperative that I'm contacted by any Jedi that might have survived.

[She won't name Anakin by name; she can't even attempt it.]

If there are any others that can hear me... Please, tell me what I can do to return that world, and any others in the galaxy. I'd do anything to help them.

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[She looks somewhat uneasy about his approach, but when he mentions her injuries she seems almost surprised. She has yet to feel them.]

They'll heal in time. There are more pressing matters to attend to.

They will heal better if they are seen to. There is little you can do now, other than contacting those who you may know, as a recent arrival.

[As much as she wants to argue, after a moment she loses the fight and nods.]

Very well. If you could point me in the correct direction, I'd be grateful.

[He gestures down one of the streets.]

I believe healing items are to be found there. The moogles have explained the currency of this place to you?

To some extent. I imagine it works similarly to most worlds.

[She glances down the street he indicated and makes note of it, but she makes no move to actually follow through.]

Are you also one of the refugees?

Good.

Yes. There are few who are not.

I see... [She trails off for a moment to think of just what that could mean.] It sounds like there are more than I dared to think. Is anything being done for the refugees?

They are given funds, and temporary homes. There are opportunities to work and become involved in this world's society, but as of yet, I do not believe that there has been progress in restoring the worlds.

Accommodations are only a temporary solution. We have to figure out how to get these worlds back.

Indeed. Or, to prevent other worlds from being taken.

Are there no leads to follow? Surely someone's discovered something...

There are some, but they are difficult to follow. Information other than rumor is scarce, and has yet to be proved true.

[She purses her lips for a moment; she doesn't like the sound of that.]

I'm not one for tracking down rumors, but I suppose there's a first time for everything.

It seems to be the only way.

[He sounds rather displeased about it, too.]

[If it wasn't such a pain to move, she'd have crossed her arms. Normally she had people who tracked down rumors - even the Jedi were called in to help locate the assassin trying to kill her - but if becoming hands-on was the only way...]

Your name, sir? If I find out anything, I'll let you know.

I am Golbez. My thanks, if you find anything.

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