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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?

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That's... useful, if kind of creepy. Do a lot of people have problem figuring out the tech around here?

Well, there seems to be people from all over. Like, different worlds and different times. So yeah, there are people that, when they first get here, are completely blown away by everything.

[Yang scratches the back of her head.]

I mean, in my own case, we don't have space travel tech back home yet. It's still being worked out, so I did need a little help figuring out what everything was and how things worked.

Gotcha. Yeah, if you've never seen a blaster or something, you'd have a rough time figuring it out without help, huh.

So it's been a real helpful thing for you. [If still creepy.]

For the most part, yeah. Least when it comes to operating all this space tech. Everyone can get some benefit out of them. After all, it's how you know what your "job" is on your ship.

Just seems weird that I'd get one for piloting. I'm already the best pilot in the Resistance. I don't think I'd need the hand learning how to fly these things.

... uh, maybe a crash course in different ship controls?

[Yang honestly doesn't know. He's got a good point. That did seem mighty redundant.]

Maybe. [Really doubtful.] Never had any problems with it before, but maybe the controls on these ships are really weird.

I couldn't tell you. Like I said, not a lot of experience with this kind of tech back home, so this is kind of my first and only reference point when it comes to flight controls.

Well, I'll give you my professional opinion once I get a chance to look at them. [grin.]

So you're not just blowing smoke then when you say you're the "Best pilot in your resistance" or whatever?

Nope. I really am the best pilot there is. [Hey, it's not ego if it's true.]

Pretty bold words. I don't suppose you'll be able to give it a little display? Some proof maybe to back 'em up?

[Yang's definitely playful goading Poe, but that's only because she wants to see these mad flying skills of his.]

Get me on one of those shuttles and you bet.

[Yang giggles playfull at that, now she's definitely interested.]

All right. I'll hold you to that.

[She then remembers why she started this conversation in the first place, and straightens up slightly.]

So, uh... any other questions you got?