i'm a space cowboy, bet you weren't ready for that

[straightouttacarbonite]

Who: Han Solo + anyone on the Caprine
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Also yes
When: right before/after the 2/10 Shuffle

[ It's just about Han's luck that he, uh. Oversleeps.

That is to say, he wakes up on the Marsiva and has barely enough time to get his bearings-- to find his blaster missing and sidle over to the wide windows in the viewing bay to stare out at the unfamiliar stars-- before--

Okay, he actually has no idea before what. What happens. One minute he is quietly, definitely not panicking about the fact that he has no idea where he is, and then he's somewhere else with less idea of where he is, and confetti.

It takes him a few minutes more to catch up and (sort of) figure out the communicator, and by the time he actually tries to reach out, he looks visibly harried. ]

Okay, look, I really don't have time for whatever this is... And where is my ship?!

[ Because that is definitely the most. important. question. of all! ]

Comments

video;

[straightouttacarbonite]

[ If anything's going to help him find his ship it's the prospect of a race. Han is kind of pathologically boastful. ]

Yours? What do you fly?

Re: video;

[universal_charm]

NCC-1701, Enterprise. Constitution Class, finest of her line. Room for 400 and change. Twin warp engines and top of the line reactor.

_{[ There’s definitely pride there. His ship is the closest thing he might have to a wife - married to his work and his ship his goddess. ]}

video;

[straightouttacarbonite]

No idea what that means. But I'd like to see it.

[ Yes, good. They are kindred spirits. They can eat protein cubes and talk about how hot their spaceship girlfriends engines are. ]

The Falcon's a freighter... Not big, but she's got it where it counts.

Re: video;

[universal_charm]

_{[ his spaceship girlfriend is hotter than yours ]}

It's not the looks but what's under the hood, right?

[straightouttacarbonite]

[ HOW DARE ]

Yeah, exactly.

[universal_charm]

_{[ HE DARE ]}

Of course, all of this is contingent on us actually finding ships. And you're still stuck on the Marsiva, am I right?

[straightouttacarbonite]

Someone said this is the Caprine. I guess it's home, for now?

[ Han is honestly trying not to sound too dubious, but. ]

[universal_charm]

Oh, you’ve been assigned then. That’s handy.

And yeah, it’s home unless you decide to transfer to another ship. Assignments here are rather loose as it were. As in they basically mean practically nothing.

_{[ He has a wry sort of grin at the tone. ]}

Whatever you’re thinking I’m sure is a theory about all this that’s been floated.

[straightouttacarbonite]

I'm thinking that I don't know what to think.

Usually it's just me and my copilot.

[universal_charm]

So this is a big change of pace, huh?

[straightouttacarbonite]

Mostly since I don't get a say in the job. Whatever it is we're supposed to be doing, really.

Big change for you too, huh?

[universal_charm]

Generally speaking, kidnap victims don't get a lot of say in what experiments they're part of in general.

Yeah, more or less. I'm used to being in charge and having the real resources to complete missions, and this is... definitely different.

[straightouttacarbonite]

So you're, what, military?

[universal_charm]

No, not quite. We're a humanitarian and scientific organization, but we do have military-esque structure and weaponry for organization and defense as necessary. Our main mission is to explore the universe, discovering new planets and species, and rendering aid where needed and desired.

[straightouttacarbonite]

That sounds... [ unlikely, to be honest. Imperials think they're bringing peace and order to the galaxy, he has a hard time conceiving of anything without an ulterior motive. ] ...interesting.

[universal_charm]

You can say what you really think about it. I’ve talked with enough other space-fairing drifters to know that my reality is not the norm, by any means.

[straightouttacarbonite]

I mean, it's not the kinda thing I take at face value, but what do I know. It's not like you're trying to sell me on the Empire or anything.

[universal_charm]

What’s the “Empire”?

[straightouttacarbonite]

Let's just say it's not a humanitarian organization that wants to explore and give aid. Except for aiding itself. I try to stay out of its way.

[ Except for the part where lately he's been firmly in the middle of the conflict. Never mind that. ]

[universal_charm]

Ah, I see. We have some like that in my world too, nipping at Federation Space. The Klingons are probably the most persistent.

Not that any of it really matters here, though at times it feels like we’re sort of doing the same here. We’ve come upon planets very much in need of help though I don’t think anyone knows if what we did had any real last impact. We always leave after a few weeks.

[straightouttacarbonite]

You pretty much have to head to the Outer Rim to stay of the Imperial radar. Which... well, sometimes it's not all that much better.

I thought we were here as entertainment...

[universal_charm]

That’s what they tell us. I don’t actually believe that though.

And even if it is true, what’s better than a humanitarian turn - watching us struggle to help the people we come across?

But in all honesty I don’t think we’re on broadcast, not like they say we are. I’m sure someone is watching us, but not the delighted masses.

[straightouttacarbonite]

I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we should go around making trouble.

The whole thing seems pretty unlikely.

[universal_charm]

It does, but then they also say truth is stranger than fiction.

There is no proof one way or the other, so you'll have to make up your own mind about it.