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

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

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! ]

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Speaking of ship - are we talking space ship or boat?

A spaceship, of course. I don't think I'd accomplish much with a boat.

Hey, I thought I'd ask. You never know. We get all kinds here - time is kind of a bit weird around here for people. Some come from the past some come from the future.

How far in the past do you mean?

[ Han really can't conceive of a time when you wouldn't mean spaceship, at least in most circumstances. ]

I don't know how far in the past other people might be but I've had friends come in and not remember things that happened because it hadn't technically happened for them yet. As weird as that sounds. But no cavemen or anything like that.

[A beat]

And space travel to different galaxies isn't something anyone from my home knows how to do yet.

Well, travel between galaxies is ridiculous.

Tell that to the Atroma. We visit new planets and things frequently. It gets repetitive after a while.

Wait, you're not even used to interstellar travel, where you're from?

Nope. No space traveling until this place. I'm from Earth. You?

Corellia. I mean, originally. I get around a lot. I've never heard of your planet.

That makes two of us - I've never heard of yours either. Didn't stay in one place on my planet much either. Me and my family ended up traveling a lot for a while until we finally settled in one place. Somewhere between that and now, I ended up here.

I gotta say, it's pretty hard to imagine being stuck on one planet.

[ He can't help himself, he's a die-hard spacer. ]

I wouldn't have agreed with you before, but now I think I like the travel. Being able to see different places, different cultures of people, keeps things fresh for a while. I don't mind helping where I can. There aren't a lot of people left who could say the same thing where I'm from.

[She might not be a die-hard spacer, but she does enjoy some aspects of it. If she hadn't come here she wouldn't have met her crew.]

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You're not the only one I've talked to here that sees this like some charity mission.

[ he can't help sounding just a teeny bit skeptical. ]

I don't really look at it like charity when they take our money when we want to buy stuff anyway. It's a bit like exchanging services.

[She gets the skeptical though.]

You could be like one of the chuckle heads who comes on the network looking for a date. That might help pass the time for you.

[She's sorry Sokka, really she is.]

I guess people have to stay busy between systems.

[ But, yeah, not necessarily his venue of choice for pickups. ]

Don't you all play cards here?

Yeah, I ended up being kind of a workaholic because of it. I work in my ship's Med Lab.

[Speak of the devil - she has a deck of cards she picked up from a shipment via the Marsiva. They sent them some fun - and sometimes strange - things if they asked for them. Never anything from home, unfortunately. One of these days she might get lucky and have a watch like Glenn's to hold onto.]

I got a deck if you want to play a game.

[ Han would never describe himself as a workaholic, but... well, he lives his work pretty literally. It doesn't entirely compare.

He laughs at the offer. ]

Hey, maybe. I haven't had a good card game in ages. Me and Chewie play a lot of dejarik.

Well, let me know if you're up for a game once you're settled. I don't know if my cards are the same as what you're used to, or the game you're talking about, but I'm sure we can figure it out.

[It's actually nice to have something so normal to look forward to. She's sure that any moment things might go up in smoke but for now just having the offer there is nice. Having a new friendship is nice.]

You can teach me whatever you know how to play. I bet I could pick it up eventually.

[ Han Solo: definitely not going to try to lull you into a false sense of security in gambling. ]

I hope you're good at gambling then because some of these might cost you credits once you know how to play.

[She grins, clearly happy for the challenge.]

I don't like to make a habit of it.

[ But he has. On occasion.

At least once to the tune of a Corellian YT-1300f light freighter he'd be flying right now if he hadn't fallen out of the universe. So he's not terrible. ]

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