Master Sypho-Dyas:
How excellent to do business with the Republic, and even more so with the honored Jedi Council. I, Lama Su, am Prime Minister of the bounteously moist planet Kamino, as you have heard, and one of the chief geneticists of our prized cloning facility. I am certain that Kamino and the Republic can come to an arrangement in this matter, though there will of course be twists in the sequence to be straightened along the way. Our facility is one of the most specialized and technologically advanced in the near galaxy—certainly the best anywhere near your jeweled Coruscant. Our training programs are thorough and detailed, producing the finest genetic copies with toned bodies and obedient minds.
An order such as yours, for a clone army, would take ten years to come to fruition, perhaps more, depending on the number of soldier-units desired. Your suggestion of a genetic host for the process could certainly be taken into consideration—the being Jango Fett would first have to be examined for suitability and studied for modification purposes. A bounty hunter requires an extraordinary amount of training, to be sure, and the weapons capabilities, strength, and mind would be useful, though the clones would be more…tractable.
As for payment, the details of number, training, and modification will affect the amount required. As soon as such problems are removed from the crest of this wave, our accountants will contact your Republic at the appropriate levels. The Republic is a trusted sovereign entity, but a down payment may be required to begin our valuable transaction.
With all regard,
Minister Lama Su
