^I like this idea! EDIT: going off this idea, the sith can be like spys, pretending to be spacers or mercs or even jedi. EDIT2: Or even the mercs can really decide what side they want to be when ever. They might simply have their own ulterior motives. 

Anyways, I'm interested. I don't think having both sides in the same thread will be a problem. When things like that happen, most people in one group mostly just scan the other group's post, just in case they are to make contact. If a person in one group goes MIA, then the other group shouldn't be hindered at all. Furthermore, it is up to the GM's discretion on how to deal with absent people (leaving them behind, NPCing them, etc). This RP seems like it would have a lot of PVP between the two factions, and thus, really needs to be in a single thread. The only problem I foresee is if EVERYONE meets and interacts. That can get tricky, but again, its been done before. 

Bleh

I can be either side, depending on what we would need. Just lemme know.