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Who: Han Solo [

falconing] and YOU.
Broadcast: Network-wide!
Action: The Huntress.
When: Now!

[ han solo, on board the huntress, has had a tumultuous week. nothing in comparison to his friends (though, really, if his long-lost family showed up here, han probably wouldn't be able to recognize them, let alone marginally care), but tiring all the same. he's been collecting information from passerby and explored arslae quite a bit. now, he's ready to talk on the network.

of sorts, anyway.

han is sitting at his pilot station in the huntress, and there are some missing panels and things being rearranged and han setting up his chair just the way he likes it. there's no chewbacca here (annoyingly, and, if han admits it, depressingly), so han is doing the work on his own. with some interruptions.

after a moment or two of thinking, han decides to speak.

(if he were smart, he would've figured out what he wanted to say beforehand, but that shit isn't for corellian smugglers.) ]

So I guess I've been assigned to the Huntress, and I've met most of you on board so far... but greetings, salutations, whatever. I'm Han Solo, your new pilot. I'd apologize for the mess, but you'll thank me later.

[ probably. if he doesn't blow up the ship first. ]

I've got a few questions about this Fleet -- one, how many people around here have actually set foot off planet before coming here? Two, any of you know how to fly a ship before getting here? Second part -- who here is a pilot? And three, if any of you have seen a Wookiee by the name of Chewbacca -- he's tall, furry, growls a lot, might've threatened to kill you once or twice -- steer him in my direction. He's harmless. Mostly.

[ han seems to be ready to leave it there, but he glances toward his station before resettling his focus on the camera with a grin, eyes bright. to those who know han solo, esteemed general of the rebellion and captain of the millennium falcon, you can almost be guaranteed what is about to come out of his mouth is no good. ]

So who wants to test out how fast these buckets of bolts can go?

[ confirmed. ]

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Oh! I've been on the Huntress before — that's where I was assigned before I moved! It's a really nice ship and the accommodations are some of the best that I've seen and...and...

[And. And. Oh my god Han what are you doing please don't just —]

No, no, no, don't disconnect that wire, you'll electrocute yourself!

[— Engineer augment compulsions die hard, evidently. Even when they come in the highly unorthodox package of petite blonde Italian girls.]

Calm down, I'm not gonna electrocute myself.

[ though han at least pays mind to what she says, and moves his hand, eyeing her critically ]

If you liked it so much, why'd you move?

Haha, well, it's kind of a funny story...um, the truth is, I moved to be closer to my boss! It would've been really complicated to keep doing my job from a different ship, so...

[She shrugs a little, like it's sufficient punctuation for a technically unfinished sentence.]

It's not that much different than you looking for your friend the Wookiee, is it?

[ ... right. not his business, then. han doesn't press it. ]

Guess not, but I don't think Chewie's actually here.

[ the wookiee would've hunted him down by now, though leia showed up a little later than he and luke did. you never know. ]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that...but, um, I had friends already here when I arrived, so even if he's not, maybe he'll be along soon? Sometimes that happens, I think...

It could happen, but I won't hold my breath.

[ han isn't even sure chewie could fit on these ships comfortably. ]

-- how often do people go home here? I'm guessing there's not much choice.

Mmm...I've only been here — um, well, not too long, anyway, but I don't think I know anyone that's gone home. I'm sure people do!

[Or so she is hasty to offer up, anyway.]

But I'm not sure how it works yet. It can't be just having something more important that you need to be doing, I know lots of people like that who are still here. So maybe it's just when the time is right?

I wouldn't have come here in the first place if it was just 'better things to do.'

[ han has to help rebuild a universe and shit. apparently. ]

-- thanks for the info, anyway. What's your name?

It's Suzie! Suzie Quatro, it's nice to meet you! I'm an engineer on the Bloodsport.

The Bloodsport, that's a hell of name.

[ hopefully the people on board don't match up to it. ]

Nice to meet you, Suzie. Are all these ships set up the same?

Haha, isn't it scary? The name, I mean, I didn't want to move here at first because I thought it was going to be a really rough place to stay! But everyone's been very sweet and nice and we have fish that glow in little bowls and make light. So it's not very rough at all, I like it.

Mm, and you're Han Solo, the pilot! That's right, you mentioned that. Hello! I think the ships are mostly the same, but they're a little bit different from ship to ship. I guess you could say the basics are all the same, but the way people customize them makes them different? Something like that.

[ well, all of that is good to know and all, but - ]

Glowing fish?

Mmhmm! In little bowls. I'm not sure where they came from, but they're really pretty! Maybe the captain would know...

I'm good; I'm not a pet person.

{ just a collector of outcasts and strays apparently ]

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