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[Excuse the owlish-eyed girl with the weird pasted-on smile. She has things to talk about!]

Attention...!

I will not use names, because I don't want to embarrass them, b-but...! I needed to tell a very particular pilot something very important! And that is this: if you do d-decide to propose to Miss L — to, ummmm... to your girlfriend, you should not give her a ring made out of spaceship parts. Because that's kind of strange to wear. I believe that sort of advice should be applied to everyone, though...!

Unless the person you love really, really, really enjoys spaceships.

I suppose we should all wear what makes us happy!

I do admit, I've always wanted jewelry... I-I mean, I know they're very expensive most of the time, but I've never gotten to wear any before. Maybe I should make some! Oh, but I don't think I would be very good at it... Is there a particular way to make nice jewelry, even for someone like me? Necklaces and rings and....

....

I don't think I can wear earrings. That seems like it would hurt.

Ah!! I apologize, I guess I've been thinking so much about different topics! Like — games, and stories, and stuff to wear, and so many new things that I've never gotten to enjoy myself before. I think I even have.... friends! Do I? Is there a level that I need to reach with people before I can be friends with them? P-perhaps there's a way to officiate friendships...

Maybe with rings, like marriage! Friendship rings!!

Comments

[imahologram]

Not every speech goes according to plan. This was a good first try, though--you haven't made a lot of speeches before, have you?

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[She looks utterly nerve-wracked at the thought of a speech, actually.]

I've never made one before i-in my life. I wasn't allowed to, ma'am!

This is all such new and terrifying territory...

[imahologram]

Just think how persuasive you could be after you've given a few more.

[Leia gives her a smile--anything to get that manic expression off her face.]

That's something else we can practice, if you want. You'll be ready for the Senate floor in no time.

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[The pep talking does help Koala's face relax a little more, for sure.]

Practice... It does make perfect! That's what I've heard before, anyway.

[imahologram]

That's right--it does. [Now there's an expression that doesn't look quite so terrifying.] Think how much better you are at reading than when we started. If we start working on speeches, too, you'll be a force to be reckoned with.

[scrubscrub]

Oh, that would be nice... I don't think I would prefer to have speeches often though.

How do you get through them?

[imahologram]

Some bravery--and a lot of belief in what I'm saying. [Some people are meant to give a lot of speeches, and Leia is one of them. It's fine if Koala isn't, but it's not a bad skill to have.] When you're trying to convince people something you care about is true, I think it makes it easier.

[scrubscrub]

I suppose that's true.

When someone gives a speech, they need to use their whole heart, right?