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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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[Offscreen you can hear her call -WHAT IS IT SPUD? before moving over to the comm. Han should quickly notice, she's pretty young and she's not looking directly at the camera.]

So, a race, huh?

[And also in the background there's the obligatory exasperated "It's Allen!". But beyond that he lets her do the talking. ]

[ . . . okay, he'll let the newbie comment slide, because that's a kid. and she's not looking at the camera.

interesting. ]

What's your name, kid?

[ also he's totally remembering that spud comment ]

Toph Beifong. What about you, Gramps?

[She's all but shoved Allen aside now, as she settles in to get a feel for her challenger. Still not making eye contact, though.]

Edited 2016-01-06 21:00 (UTC)

[ a dry laugh ]

Han Solo.

[ no eye contact, still, but plenty of confidence...

it hits him in a few seconds, and he arches his eyebrows slightly.

is allen playing a joke. ]

-- how long've you been flying?

You mean the ship? Over six months now I guess.

[A pause, then a grin.] Unless you want to count all the times I've been subjected to flying bison rides.