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[nulliverse]

Who: Celeste Blackwell and the fleet
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Can be found sulking around the SS Golden kitchen
When: Feb 6, evening

[The last time this girl appeared on the network, she was in quite a hot rage, so it might be odd to see her looking quiet and pensive now. Sad, despite a slight smile, to those who really look closely.]

I've been away for awhile - don't ask, I don't quite understand it myself - but apparently I've come back just in time for Valentine's Day to be around the corner. And normally I'd be the last person to bring up something like this, but...

[But what? She doesn't say, just asks her question.]

... have you ever been in love? What were they like? What really made you think "My god, this is the one" when there are so many other people out there who might've been just as good? And I mean, if you're in love right now and you still want to answer, it needn't be past tense. I suppose - I just don't quite understand this either, I never have, but that doesn't stop it from happening.

[She appears to be at a loss for a moment, before shaking her head and chuckling to herself.]

My mates would laugh themselves sick if they could hear me now.

[And that's all.]

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[voice]

[falconing]

[ and suddenly, the most indignant of tones, because han solo is definitely not watching this post out of morbid curiosity to see whether or not leia would response, nah: ]

I am not a cad.

[ SORRY WERE YOU LADIES HAVING A MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION ]

NOT HERE 1/??

[sandhate]

[ wait what ]

2/??

[sandhate]

[ oh. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. ]

3/4

[sandhate]

[ NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. ]

4/4

[sandhate]

[ THERE IS A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE. ]

[imahologram]

[C'mon, Han, she can't say "scoundrel" every time.]

But you're fine with "prickly" and "sarcastic"?

[falconing]

Well, I'm not gonna argue with facts.

[ even han solo can admit he is not like

the most social of people tbh ]

I'll contest the rest of it, though.

[imahologram]

Fine. [This is silly, Han.] Then what would you prefer I call you? And don't say "scoundrel"--I've used that one already.

[falconing]

I'm sure you have something less caustic in your vocabulary.

[ :|||||||||| ]

[imahologram]

You were a cad when we first met. Maybe not now.

[There's a smile in her voice.]

"Rascal," I guess, but that makes you sound like a misbehaving pittin.

[falconing]

I -- [ and wait for this because the way han says it, it's truly something to be proud of ] -- have been introducing you as the better half.

[imahologram]

[Which...it kind of is, actually. At the very least, she thinks it's sweet, and the mix of surprise and affection in her expression shows it.]

And here I've just been calling you my friend. [Just joking! Or is she.]

1/2

[falconing]

... really.

[ COME ON ]

2/2 INTERNET COME ON

[falconing]

Maybe I'll drop the sweet talk, then.

[imahologram]

Well, no one told me you were going around calling me your better half.

[What could be indignation is mostly playfulness today.]

I'd say "boyfriend," but that sounds so juvenile.

[falconing]

I didn't think I'd have to ask permission.

[ mockingly ]

You can steal my phrase, I won't complain.

[nulliverse]

You sound like a perfect darling, really, from what she's said.

[Call it a hunch that he'll find that a lot more irritating than "cad" and maybe change his tone a little.]

[falconing]

[ that is 100% worse ]

-- no.

[ THAT'S IT

THAT'S ALL YOU GET CELESTE ]

[nulliverse]

[SUCCESS.]

Well, if you're so finicky about semantics, how would you describe yourself?

[falconing]

[ . . . ]

Well, it's not up to me.

[ jeez ]

She's the one who can't make up her mind on something positive.

[ IT'S LEIA'S FAULT CELESTE ]

[nulliverse]

Nonsense. Take the matter in hand and make the impression you want to make, don't leave it to others. You've no idea what sort of mess they could make of you.

[And then Celeste just chuckles warmly.]

If it's any comfort, I tend to speak far more harshly of people I care about, and even more so when I love them. Of course there's a line that can be crossed, but it's usually very clear.