Call security

Lana: I think he should be taken out. Guards, take this man out of here!

Neimoidian: Why you little...! You have no idea what a chance you are missing! I could change the course of this war!

As the guards grab him and drag him off, an other group of senators stop the guards. They are the ones, who opposed Padmé earlier.

Senator: Well well, if I haven't just witnessed Senator Amidala and her friends trying to silence somebody who might have vital information about the war! I would call that treason, but since it concerns a very patriotic senator like yourself, I will just call it stupidity. Guards, let this man go, he's with us from now on!

Padmé: Watch what you say, it might cost you!

Senator: Oh, threatening others now, are we? This is going to look sooo bad for you tomorrow, Senator Hypocrisy!

Lana (pulling Padmé away): Come Padmé, he's not worth your time!

Padmé: Right, he isn't...

Neimoidian (released by the guards): T-thank you kind sir! Finally someone who's willing to listen to reason!

Senator (putting his hand on his shoulder and instructing him to join the group): Come my good man and tell us everything you know! We have a war to win!

They all walk back the way they came from, taking the Neimoidian man with them. Your group is accompanied by some extra senators, then enters a small room, takes some refreshments and continues debating the evolving political landscape, mainly Chancellor Palpatine's growing power, the peace drifting further and further away, the decreasing welfare statistics, etc. Later on, the senate's security siren is activated, along with a security lockdown of all doors. The senators in the room panic as a reaction to the news.

Senator 1: Oh my, oh my! We are under attack!

Senator 2: Maybe we shouldn't have argued against the Capital Security Act!

Mothma: This is absurd! EVEN if we were under attack, that act would not have changed anything!

Lana: Senators, keep calm, no harm may come to you while I am around!

Padmé: Lana is right, besides, I am sure this isn't anything serious, maybe somebody is just toying with us, wanting to make a fearful atmosphere for tomorrow's debate.

Bail: That's right! Not even the Separatists are bold enough to attack Coruscant!

Soon an official announcement is made by the head of the senate guard.

Head of senate guard (throughout the senate building): Dear senators! I bring tragic news, somebody has infiltrated our most beloved institution and set off a poison bomb in one of the rooms. When the sensors detected the poisonous substance in the air, the building initiated self lockdown immediately, to prevent the spread of the gas. Since then, we managed to identify the source and made certain it has been perfectly contained in the room, where it was released. We are lifting the lockdown of the other doors. According to the camera footage, in that room, there are 8 senators and an unidentified Neimoidian man. All 9 men are deceased, they died right after inhaling the poison. We are starting a thorough investigation in the matter, if anybody has any information on the subject, please contact the security office. Until we find out more, the senate sessions are frozen. No more public gatherings in the building until the order has been restored.

Padmé: All deceased? Oh by the... That Neimoidian must have killed them all!

Lana: I knew we couldn't trust him! He was suspicious from the very beginning!

Bail: What do we do now? This will certainly result in the Capital Security Act being voted.

Senator 1: Maybe we do need more security...

Mothma: You can't be serious!

Senator 2: Look, I agree with you all, on everything we had been talking about today but... Our lives are at stake! What good can we do to the galaxy if we are all dead? We can't help the poor if we are killed in the next terrorist attack!

Padmé: There won't be an other attack, this was an isolated incident!

Senator 3: I say, let the poor be a little poorer, if that saves the lives of those who could change the course of galactic politics!

Bail: Have you just heard what you said...?

Senator 3: Bail, we are at war. We can't deny that fact. We all want to end it, but if I had to choose between losing my life or a little regression for a few million citizens on the lower levels of the city, who live their lives in dirt and misery anyway... I would pick the second anytime. Period. I'm not arguing any further about this, I'm leaving and voting for the Capital Security Act! Those who prefear to be alive, will follow me!

Mothma (after most of the group leaves): How could they say those things... I thought they were different... Better than this...

Lana: Fear is a powerful factor, it changes everybody, mostly not for the better...

Padmé: While the investigation goes on, I suggest we all return to our homes and continue via holocommunicators.

Remaining senators: Agreed.

Lana: I will accompany you Padmé for the coming days, clearly, Coruscant isn't safe at the moment!

Padmé: That is absolutely unnecessary, Captain Typho will handle my security!

Lana (whispering): If Anakin returns from his mission and there's a single scratch on you, heads will be rolling! I suggest we avoid that!

Padmé (sighing): Ah, fine, I have more than enough room for an extra guest anyway. But you can't restrict when and where I'm going or what I'm doing! We tried that with Anakin once, didn't work at all!

Lana: I'll keep that in mind! I'll be like a shadow, you won't even notice I'm there!