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[helluva_pilot]

Who: The most daring pilot of the Resistance, Poe Dameron!
Broadcast: Video
Action: if anyone else is on the Marsiva!
When: At this very moment

[He wakes up with a little gasp, immediately alert. Poe's not the world's lightest sleeper, but this bunk is way too comfortable, and it doesn't have the vague locker room smell of a Resistance base or the much mankier version that builds up after living in the cockpit of an x-wing for a couple of days.

Definitely doesn't look familiar.]

Huh. What the--

[This is not the first time in recent memory that Poe's woken up in an unfamiliar place. It's a sad measure of his life that this is by far the best one yet. He's not lost in a burning-hot desert with a pennelx-egg-sized bump on his head and no memory of who he is. Yep, still Poe Dameron, first thing he checks. And he's not strapped to the galaxy's most uncomfortable chair and waiting for the next deeply unpleasant conversation with either an Imperial interrogator or Kylo Ren (jury is still out on which of those was actually worse, he tries to not think about it at all).

So really, it could be a lot worse. Even though there does seem to be something going on with his neck, which is probably bad.

Sit up, look around, look down. Well, he's still got his orange flight suit, insignia and everything, but it's clean. So... that's nice. It's also a giant, flashing, hi, I'm with the Resistance sign, which is--good? Bad?

He slips out of bed and tries the door. Open. Okay. Peers out.]

Hello?

[Yeah, great move, Dameron. Warn the laundry-loving kidnappers that you're up and about. Excellent spy work. Well. Why not.]

Jess? Karé? Iolo?

[Maybe this is just some kind of elaborate prank. Sure, Dameron. And while you're imagining things, how about--]

...Finn?

Comments

[helluva_pilot]

CatCo, huh.

So what do you do here, Kara?

[takingkarabusiness]

Mostly just meet new people and talk to my friends? I have a personnel augment, actually, so I'm sure I'd make a great secretary here for someone who needed one.

[helluva_pilot]

Nothing wrong with that.

[Even if it feels weird to him, because... he should be back dealing with the First Order. Maybe he can try to pretend this is leave, so it won't be so strange.]

I think I still get to be a pilot here.

[takingkarabusiness]

That's excellent! So far, they've been good at matching people up with their strengths. Like if they had given my friend, Winn, a pilot augment, he'd just have a panic attack and pass out.

[ this is hilarious to her ]

[helluva_pilot]

Why? Doesn't like flying? [Incomprehensible. It's the best thing in the world.]

[takingkarabusiness]

Among other things. He's not a fan of heights.

Me, on the other hand. I love flying.

[ not in a ship but you know ]

[helluva_pilot]

There's no better feeling in the world.

What do you normally fly?

[takingkarabusiness]

Oh, I, what? What do I fly?

[ laughing, though this is more in the nervous arena of laughs ]

I...

Well! I mean, as a passenger. In airplanes. Like everyone else from my world. Except Winn, who refuses!

"But I'm totally not a flying alien."--Kara

[helluva_pilot]

...well, some people in your world must be more than passengers unless you've got droids doing all the piloting. [...okay then.]

I fly an X-wing. Learned on an A-wing, still kind of miss the speed from that.

"Learning about this planet, which I am also from"--Kara

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, yes. Some people are airplane pilots.

What are those like? I'm not familiar.

[helluva_pilot]

An X-wing is a 4-ion-engine, hyperdrive equipped and atmosphere capable starfighter. Max velocity's around, oh, 1,250 kilometers per hour in atmosphere. Really maneuverable, and you can do week long patrols in them without running out of supplies, though you don't want to be in a room with yourself by the time that's done.

A-wing is a stripped down dual engine fighter with a max atmospheric velocity of 1,300 kilometers per hour. It doesn't have the range of an X-wing, but those things are maneuverable as hell. Which they have to be, since the really fast units don't have much in the way of shields or armor.

[/nerd mode]

[takingkarabusiness]

Oh, wow.

I will pretend I understood even a fraction of that. But it sounds like you really love it.

How do you think you'll do here?

[helluva_pilot]

Started learning when I was six. [So basically, this is everything he's ever done and wanted to do with his life.]

Well, if there's a ship to fly, I can fly it. And if not... I'll survive. I've been in worse situations.

Kinda like you, right? Do what you can.

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, I am pretty decent at surviving.

Oh, you were talking about the augments? Or...

[ the awkwardness in this conversation is not you, it's her ]

[helluva_pilot]

[Poe is aware he's not the most suave guy in the world, so he's kind of figuring it's him.]

Well. Uh. I meant kind of generally. But yeah, you must be doing fine, since you're here, talking to me.

[takingkarabusiness]

We both probably have a decent share of moxy.

I haven't found this place to be too threatening yet though.

[helluva_pilot]

Hah, yeah! Moxy, I like it.

That's good. I'd rather things were peaceful. [Mostly. Well, peaceful for other people. The goal is peace for him too, he knows, but the military is in his blood.]

[takingkarabusiness]

You and me both. If we have to be kidnapped, at the very least it can be a vacation.

[helluva_pilot]

Yeah, I figure I'm going to take this like leave. Maybe a long leave. But I was kind of due anyway.

[takingkarabusiness]

Long tour?

[helluva_pilot]

We're not really in a situation where there's a lot of room for people to have leave unless it's straight medical. [The Resistance is a good outfit, but the benefits aren't great. On the other hand, defeating the First Order is worth any amount of personal sacrifice.] And... well. Things got kind of rough right before I ended up here. [That whole being captured and tortured thing is. Yeah. Something he could really use some down time to deal with.]

[takingkarabusiness]

I'm sorry to hear that. Then we'll work extra hard to make this relaxing. Anything in particular you want to do?

[ she's appropriately somber, yet optimistic ]

[helluva_pilot]

Other than get off this ship and see Finn?

I'm really game for anything. I don't know what you guys do around here for fun.

[takingkarabusiness]

A completely legitimate first thing to do.

Mostly socialize, or mix all the gels together to see what horrible flavors you can create? It's mostly self-directed so if there are any projects you want to do, this is a good place to do them.

[helluva_pilot]

Huh. My whole life has been piloting so... I don't really have too many hobbies. Guess I'll have to figure out something to occupy my time. Though I hear there are shuttles we can req and fly around in? That'll be fun. I hope.