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Who: Greed
Broadcast: All
Action: The Huntress
When: Now!

That was real mature of you guys all skipping out on the Huntress just because I was made captain. [Literally just inputted a request into the computer for that. Nothing more.] I hope you all enjoy your new ships, because the Huntress is going to do just fine without you.

[He is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OKAY being ditched. He didn't even like you guys! Except he's not, because it makes him cranky and he's stuck kicking around on the Huntress trying to beat the high score on their new pinball machine. He's never played anything like it before, so he finds the experience pretty frustrating. But if anything, he's just bored and annoyed at having his 'possessions' taken away from him.]

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I am a teacher. It's one of my job requirements.

[ Sort of. He's hardly going to go into detail about being a Jedi with someone like Greed. ]

What, with the whole chalkboard and yardstick routine? No wonder you're such a snoozefest.

[ Chalkboard? Yardstick? Really? ]

At least people don't jump ship when they meet me.

Depends. If you're on my ship, I might just think about it.

I am on your ship, but feel free. After all, greed seems to be all you'll ever amount to.

[He has a good laugh at this.] Well it looks like you got me there. But I think I'll stay anyway. Not sure what I'm supposed to do with you, though. I hope you at least have a useful augment.

Pilot, apparently. And I have experience that does not solely depend on my augment. I would consider that a valued commodity.

Pilot, huh. Isn't that guy with the cheap jacket our pilot?

[Why do we need two???]

Usually, large cruisers require more than one pilot.

[ Cheap jacket . . . must be Han Solo. ]

That's true. Guess we can just put you on the night shift. [A pause as he thinks about space.] ... whenever the hell that is.

Not to worry. I know what I'm doing.

[ Which makes all of one of them. ]

Try not to crash the ship. But seeing as we're squatting on this same space tub, what's your name?

That's not my specialty.

[ A beat ] It's Obi-Wan.

Got it. You can call me Greed. Or captain, if that's your thing.

[He's cool with being impersonal. Hell, he even will take Mr. Greed.]

Captain Greed sounds like overkill.

[ And Captain, at this stage, seems unearned. ]

I'm still getting used to it. I'm not sure it really rolls off the tongue.

[Admiral Greed on the other hand... ~~Grand Moff Greed?~~]

I imagine it could . . . with the right work done.

We'll call it a work in progress, pops.

Kenobi. If you wish to make progress, start with my name, at least.

Don't like pops, huh? I thought it was starting to fit you.

I can't say it's an appropriate nickname.

[ He hardly sees himself as a father figure. ]

No? I think you tack on a few more years and you'll fit the crotchety old grandpa mold just fine. But hey, Kenobi it is.

[... for as long as he can remember that.]