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Saper, Hallis

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this woman was a sludgenews reporter from the planet Bonadan before she joined the New Republic as a documentarian. She had developed a way to interview her subjects without interfering with their actions, but implemented it in a strange way. She found that children disliked being recorded by beings with cameras and other equipment, but that they actually enjoyed the presence of a droid who served as the interviewer's assistant, but which could also record them. She thought that the best of both worlds would be to have a specially-made protocol droid head created, complete with recording instruments, which she could wear on her shoulder. The droid head, which she nicknamed Whitecap for its coloration, had specialized components that allowed it to follow her eye movements and record what she was looking at. However, the combination - which made Hallis resemble a two-headed lady - tended to cause more disruption than reduce apprehension. When she accepted the role of documenting the negotiations with the Adumari, she brought Whitecap along with her. Wedge Antilles, who served as the chief diplomat, Wes Janson, Tycho Celchu, and Hobbie Klivian all wondered at the effectiveness of Whitecap. They each had a part in developing a system which fit within an ornate hair clip to replace Whitecap's protocol droid head, allowing Hallis to record everything without the intrusive stares aimed at the "two-headed lady." During the negotiations with the Adumari, Hallis managed to record a secret conversation between Tomer Darpen and the perator of Cartann, Pekaelic ke Teldan, in which Darpen accused Wedge of being a rogue and acting on his own behalf instead of that of the New Republic. This evidence exposed Darpen's own treacherous plans to bring the planet Adumar into the Republic. She managed to get copies of this recording into the hands of the New Republic Intelligence agency, which arrested Darpen and allowed Wedge to complete the negotiations. After the Adumari agreed to join the Republic, Hallis returned to her regular duties. She later accepted a position within the New Republic Intelligence agency, and spent the early part of her career investigating the Yuuzhan Vong.