these are the days, it never rains but it pours...

[falconing]

Who: The crew of the Huntress and all visitors!
Action: On board the Huntress.
When: The month of January!

It's a mingle! For our new crew, resolving various catastrophes, and assuring Han Solo he made the correct decision in becoming a good person. Please send help.

Comments

[resnipstance]

Why? Anakin's got loads of good qualities. He's passionate, brave, daring. A little bit cocky sometimes, and not too good with feelings, but he cares a lot about people and always sticks up for the little guy. He's the sorta person who'd prefer to break a rule or two if it means doing the right thing, rather than play by the book. And that's kind of like you, right?

[falconing]

[ which, if han wants to give anakin the credit ahsoka wants him to give, is all true. to a certain extent, anyway. han doesn't see half of those qualities in himself, but he can take some of them with a grain of salt. and while anakin may be all of those things now, he certainly was not when he decided to torture han for no reason. or when he sold him to boba fett, who turned him over to jabba.

when he was going to freeze his own son in carbonite, but used han as the test subject first.

or when he stood by and allowed leia's planet to be destroyed.

han, though, is an excellent liar. for however dramatic and complaining he can be, he's also perfectly capable of putting on a smile and letting it slip under the radar until later. he can't tell any of that to ahsoka, and he certainly can't tell her why being compared to anakin makes his skin crawl, but han can tell her: ]

You're fishing for something I can't tell you, kid.

[ it's said as gently as possible, but with a certain hint of let it go attached to his tone. ]

I promised Luke I'd behave myself. That's about all you're gonna get out of me.

[resnipstance]

What? I'm not fishing...!

[Okay, so maybe she was, just a little.]

[falconing]

You're fishing.

[ han solo is the best smuggler and scoundrel in the galaxy, young miss, he knows when someone is trying to get information out of him. ]

[resnipstance]

Well... maybe just a little.

But I was also telling the truth.

[falconing]

Which is appreciated and all, but not necessary.

[ one day, ahsoka will find out. han hopes it won't be as catastrophic as he thinks it will be.

but until then, she can keep defending her master. ]

[resnipstance]

I just thought... maybe if you could see each other's good qualities, you'd get along better.

[falconing]

Too much bad blood.

[ it's the tiniest inkling of truth, but han figures it's harmless. he obviously has a vendetta against anakin that lasts beyond initial dislike. and ahsoka deserves an ounce of truth. ]

But I'll keep it in mind the next time I want to punch him in the face.

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka visibly cringes.]

Please don't punch him in the face. It isn't going to end well.

[falconing]

I said I'd make an effort.

[ NO PROMISES AHSOKA ]

[resnipstance]

Can't we just have a... no-punching, everyone gets along system?

[falconing]

I'm not promising anything.

[ BUT ]

I'll make an attempt.