The Grand Opening ....for real.

Sorry that I didn't post yesterday....I was very busy.

The last couple of days went by great. There wasn't any serious problem. And Jomb got the force field working.

Well maybe I should start at the beginning...Day one:

The first day I was a nervous wreck. I didn't get a whole lot of rest the night before. Things kept on going through my mind. I was so afraid we couldn't pull it off...or something very serious would go wrong. But nothing happened.

Everyone arrived early for work, even General Grievous showed up early and with no weapons. I was surprised... I figured I would of had a problem with him bringing some kind of weapon. He did have a couple of his body guards with him, and they too were unarmed.

I think half of Coruscant came to the opening of Sky City (That was the name that was picked for the resort.) And I think it fits it perfect... a city in the sky.

But anyway... there was ships lining up hours before the opening. I let them into the docking ships one hour before the opening. I made one last check on everything and everyone...everything was perfect. Everyone was in place before the doors opened. I then called for the first taxi to come.

After that, people started to pile into the main lobby area. Everyone mingled and talked. The excitement grew as more people came in. I was watching from behind a side door next to the main doorway that lead into the ship. I added all this front gate stuff so it looked more like a normal resort you find on a planet. I had several guards stationed at the front gates and all around the area. I wanted no problems. Along with the excitement I felt some tension among the crowed, as the different sides started to show. But everyone respected my rules, and we had no problems. I think everyone realized that no matter who you were or what side of the war you were on, everyone was there for the same reason... to relax and have some fun.

Then the time came... I came out from my hiding spot and walked up to the main gates. The crowd cheered , and then I gave a small speech, nothing too important. I just introduced myself as the captain and founder of the Sky City. I told the crowd how this resort will hopefully bring a little bit of peace to a galaxy filled with war...The crowd cheered. I then talked about some of the attraction on the ship and had droids hand out maps of the ship to everyone. I then had Jomb come out with a pair of scissors, I introduced him along with several other important beings. Then I cut the ribbon tied around the front gate and opened it. I told everyone to have fun, relax, and respect the rules.

After that the day remains a blur (I already told you some of the things that happened the first day.) All I know is I met and talked to ALOT of people. That is all I did all day, I mingled with the crowd in all the different areas. That is about all. I didn't even have time to enjoy the bottle of wine I bought for Jomb and I. I knew he was going to feel left out so I told him we would spend some alone time after the party. What I didn't realize is that the party went on until five the next morning. By the time I went to see Jomb, I found him passed out on his couch with the empty bottle of wine laying on the floor. I felt kind of bad for that...but I made up for it the next day.

Day Two...

The second day was much the same. I didn't sleep that night...I couldn't. So I went up to the main deck, and checked out how the first day of business went. And ... it went great. I figured out how much I am to pay everyone (who don't live on the ship), and I/we made a lot on the first day. I then went to work on some paperwork. After I got some of it done, it was time for the shops and restaurants to open up. I went back to my apartment, checking on Jomb, who was still passed out on his couch, on my way there. I took a shower, changed my clothes, and went down to check on everything. I basically wanted to make sure everyone arrived in to work on time.

And almost everyone did...all except a couple security guards, for a main restaurant that was to open today. I panicked these guards are supposed to be the main event in this restaurant.

I learned about these guards in a very old book, I found in a collection I had bought for the library. These guards dressed up in these neat uniforms and stood motion less. And they did this changing of the guards thing I thought was very unique. And the restaurant would not be the same without these guards.

The only person I could think of who had the any kind of security training was Rage and his alpha squad. I used the hotel phone and called up to his room. He answered and sounded like he was still half asleep. I asked him if he would do this for me. He was a bit hesitant, until I told him it was a kind of royal guard from an ancient civilisation. He agreed.

I waited while he got the others up and got ready. He and the others showed up and I gave them the uniforms and told them how to act. He didn't seem to happy with the whole not moving idea, and he seemed even more unhappy with the uniforms. I told him it was only for twelve hours. I have to admit they all looked really nice in their uniforms. And even though they are not set up to get a pay check, I will pay them for the work they did for me ...and maybe a little extra too.

The rest of the day went by pretty fast. I mingled among the everyone. Did a lot of talking and checking on everything, making sure it was all running smoothly. Late afternoon I managed to pull myself away form the crowds and went to check on Jomb.

I went into his apartment, and not finding him on his couch , I looked else where. I search everywhere, the main kitchen, my apartment, basically the whole upper level. I then decided to use the main intercom...and basically paged him. I got no answer from him, but a droid who tends bar in the night club Grievous works in, answered. He told me Jomb was in the club, sitting at the end of the bar, acting totally miserable.

I went down to check on him and to apologize for the night before. And sure enough he was sitting there looking really depressed. I sat down next and went on to tell him how sorry I was...so on and so forth. I don't want to go into details about my private conversations. But I will say that the conversation ended up out in the back hallway....away from the crowd.



After awhile...things calmed down. And we went back into the club. There we had a few drinks, danced, and had a great time.

Rage came in after work for some drinks with his squad. He was complaining about the job... I guess some being were trying to get them to move by doing a variety of things to them. I told him he and the others would get a big bonus for doing that for me. He seemed to cheer up a lot and went off to sing some songs. Grievous once again didn't seem to like it too much and started to sing his own songs. I still think neither one of them can sing very good.

After awhile of listening to them... I decided to show them how to really sing. I went over and took the mic from Grievous. And I proceeded to sing a bunch of different songs, I even had Jomb join me in a couple. Everyone seemed completely amazed how well I could sing.

After all the singing Jomb and I left. It was a really long day, but we talked to almost three in the morning. This time it was him who dosed off on my couch. He looked so peaceful that I left him lay there. I covered him with a blanket and went to bed.

Day three.... TO BE CONTINUED.

Sorry this post is getting really long and I have a lot of paper work to do. So I will continue it tomorrow.