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Who: Jaina
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: There's a new engineer joining the Bishop.
When: She might manage to wait five minutes after the latest shuffling.

The layout of these controls don't make any kind of sense. Not by any scheme I've seen on a ship, anyway.

[Yep, there is a teenager with her device propped on a nearby console, leaning elbows on another while she peers at it, intent. As she goes, she nearly taps buttons and levers, behaving enough not to actually muck with anything.]

It's not like snubfighter controls. Believe me, I know. But if this were anything like a Corellian YT-series I'd expect this to handle pitch, and...that should be yaw. Are the thrusters strictly forward? Maybe there's a z-axis control.

[These are all incorrect, and she seems to understand that. She chews her bottom lip, distracted with thought, before she finally turns her head to look directly into the camera again.]

How universal are the designs on these ships? I'm on Bishop, and there's a few things I can peg as customizations, but not too much. I've got a feeling I should try to learn as much as I can. Especially if I'm going to have to open a few of these panels up after a while to make sure it keeps working correctly.

[Admittedly, part of that feeling is the simple fact that regardless of the circumstances surrounding her presence in this fleet, she is stoked about learning the intricacies of a new style of ship.]

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[sandhate]

[ The Falcon. He's never heard of it but by the way Jaina describes, it already sounds better than the junk heap he ...abscond.

Curtly: ]

It does. It's the highest honor in the Republic and anywhere else.

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I don't think we're supposed to go that far.

[And since Ahsoka encouraged it, too...]

There's other things, too. Grandpa.

[...It feels a little weird saying it for the first time.]

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[ He looks pained, gut punched at one simple word. So much that he has to rub his temples and close his eyes for a moment. ]

Listen, don't--

[ How do you start. ]

Don't. [ A beat and then he huffs. ] You can't--

[ He paused again and crossed his arms, his mouth pressed to a thin line before he covered it with a hand, rubbing his chin. He finally gestures at himself. ]

Do I look like a Grandpa?

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Yep!

:3

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I just don't think I can argue with her. She's got seniority.

Re: :3

[sandhate]

[ He shakes his head and holds his hand up for stop; he's not sure how he feels about being ganged up by teenage girls. ]

Oh, no. Ahsoka, she loves to argue. In fact, I give you permission to argue with her as often as possible.

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Noted. But that doesn't mean I'm going to argue.

[At least he doesn't also have to deal with overly quirky droids at the same time.]

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[ Pointed pause. ]

Anyway.

I know where-- when you come from, there are certain things that are true. It hasn't happened to me yet. From my perspective, your mother hasn't even been born yet. [ Or hell, thought of ]

But you're right. I'm a Jedi but I'm a husband and I suppose [ A reluctant sigh ] later, I'll be a father and a grandfather. Those will always be before my status as a Jedi.

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[There's something Jaina hadn't really thought about, herself. Her head tilts, curious.]

Does one really have to come before another? Uncle Luke is training me in the Force, but that doesn't mean he stops being my uncle.

[sandhate]

[ ...Wait what ]

Hold that thought. Luke trains you? Not... Not Obi-Wan?

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That's what I said. I think it's been years since Obi-wan visited Uncle Luke.

[Because even Obi-wan's ghost is done with all this, but she doesn't know the specifics of it.]

[sandhate]

[ Force Ghosts, that's just silly! ]

Why is that?

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I don't really know that one. Sorry.

[She doesn't like admitting ignorance, but it's better to play it straight.]

[sandhate]

It's okay. I don't expect you to know everything about your Uncle and Obi-Wan isn't the best person to ask anything.

... Are you happy, Jaina? At home, I mean.

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That's a big question.

Mom's the chief of state, so she's pretty busy, but it's nice knowing we're all doing what we can to help. Dad does some missions, and he makes sure to treat us when he can.

[Dad is the least useful person in the family, but she loves him so much.]

[sandhate]

That's not a yes or a no. I see your Uncle has trained you on being ambiguous with your words.

[ Or her parents. Either or ]

But it sounds like you're not bothered by their busy lives.

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[The busy lives thing is something she's starting to think more about, but hasn't changed her mind about just yet.]

No, I am happy. Jobs and home lives get mixed up, but that's going to happen with anyone. Besides, if we're going to be Jedi, we're going to need plenty of exposure to different cultures. If Mom brings an ambassador home for dinner, that's a great learning experience, right?

look a whole gif

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[resnipstance]

What? I think it's kind of cute!

[sandhate]

[ SHAKING HIS HEAD ]

Ahsoka...

[resnipstance]

[Teasingly:] I would've thought you'd be more happy! Isn't it every proud father's dream to live to be old enough to one day see his grandkids?

[sandhate]

[ Sarcasm. So much sarcasm ]

Oh, you're absolutely right, Ahsoka. I should be happy about this; the children I never thought about having or the grandchildren I didn't even know I would have. I don't have to worry about the diapers [ well, that's probably pretty nice ] or teaching them anything or knowing them at all. They just come full grown. Almost like a clone. Perfect.

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka's grin drops.]

... Wow. What crawled up your butt and died today?

You can get to know them now, can't you?

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[AUGH.]