Obi-Wan does pick up on the momentary excitement and the resulting depression in Anankin, and he offers a look of apology for not having something better to give him.
"The planet Taris is a member of the Council of Neutral Systems," he replies. "Not very exciting, save for the fact that ships traveling to the planet have begun to go missing. The reports come from the planet itself; expected arrivals never actually arrive, and those sent to investigate find nothing. Now, it is entirely possible that these ships simply change course and go elsewhere, but the Tarisian government has a check-point system set into place to ensure that all incoming ships are not in violation of their neutrality."
Obi-Wan enters the room and reactivates the hologram of the galaxy. As he picks out Taris from the stars, he adds, "That is to say, no warships or those looking to cause trouble from either the Republic or the Separatists allowed."
When the Taris system is in place around him, Obi-Wan puts in several way-points that form four concentric circles around Taris, with the inner-most circle being about 150 million kilometers away from the planet, and the largest almost four times that.
"Each check point is serviced by space stations that move location in accordance with the current hyper-lanes available. Once a ship is beyond the first check point, there are sensors that keep track of it to ensure it's compliance with the assigned route through to the planet; recently, ships that make it beyond the third check-point don't always make it to the fourth, and those that make it to the fourth don't always make it to the planet."
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"The planet Taris is a member of the Council of Neutral Systems," he replies. "Not very exciting, save for the fact that ships traveling to the planet have begun to go missing. The reports come from the planet itself; expected arrivals never actually arrive, and those sent to investigate find nothing. Now, it is entirely possible that these ships simply change course and go elsewhere, but the Tarisian government has a check-point system set into place to ensure that all incoming ships are not in violation of their neutrality."
Obi-Wan enters the room and reactivates the hologram of the galaxy. As he picks out Taris from the stars, he adds, "That is to say, no warships or those looking to cause trouble from either the Republic or the Separatists allowed."
When the Taris system is in place around him, Obi-Wan puts in several way-points that form four concentric circles around Taris, with the inner-most circle being about 150 million kilometers away from the planet, and the largest almost four times that.
"Each check point is serviced by space stations that move location in accordance with the current hyper-lanes available. Once a ship is beyond the first check point, there are sensors that keep track of it to ensure it's compliance with the assigned route through to the planet; recently, ships that make it beyond the third check-point don't always make it to the fourth, and those that make it to the fourth don't always make it to the planet."