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Who: Leia Organa, possibly you too.
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Aboard the Marsiva and the Vanquish later on
When: Upon arrival and after the shuffle and anything else anyone tosses in as a wildcard.

A. Broadcast/Hospitality Deck

[Space travel, for Leia, is far from new. There hasn't been a time in her life where she wasn't able to board a ship and travel to another planet. Travel without her knowledge, though? That's new, and that has her on guard, because she doesn't recognize her surroundings, doesn't know whose ship this is, and doesn't yet know how to her people or to get away on her own. (good luck with that one, Leia.) Not to mention this whole reality show nonsense...

What she does recognize is a camera when she sees one. Narrowing her eyes and raising her chin, Leia peers down at the camera, her expression doing a good job at masking the unease she's feeling thanks to... well, everything here.]

If this is a joke, it's not a funny one.

[As much as she wants more information and needs to know exactly where she is and what's going on, she's too on edge, guarded, and distrustful to outright ask. But that's not to say she won't respond if anyone responds to her... less-than-amused broadcast.

For anyone else currently in or around the welcome area later on, they're likely to see Leia inspecting her new surroundings. She has questions--too many, probably, that she doesn't even really know where to begin asking them--and trying to find answers herself is her first instinct.

But, as closed off and standoffish as she may seem at the moment, noticing someone near her, well--that's a resource for more information, and someone else presumably in a similar situation. It wouldn't be right to not reach out.]

At least this is cleaner than the last ship I was on.

[meaning, the Falcon. Ha...]

B. Aboard the Vanquish

[You know who isn't quite fond of surprises? Leia. Leia isn't fond of them. This whole appearing in a fanfare of confetti and music and... chocolate goo? is really not her thing. Leia blinks, essentially stunned into silence for a moment, glancing around at the confetti, the dessert, and all this ridiculously unnecessary ceremony.

She doesn't plan on sticking around the bridge for long, though she will stop if anyone in the bridge as she arrives greets her. That, or if anyone in the bridge notices the untouched chocolate cream left behind. She's got other things on her mind to deal with now besides suspicious dessert goo.

Most of Leia's first day on board is spent, as likely all new arrivals do, wandering the ship and getting a feel for her new surroundings. ...And occasionally shaking yet another hidden poof of confetti from her hair. But rather than getting to know every inch of her new ship, Leia gravitates first toward the nearest porthole window, scouring the stars to see if there's any hint of any system or other space landmark-of-sorts that she recognizes. (There isn't.) Anyone who happens to come across her while space-gazing, may get hit with:]

There's something unsettling about not being able to place this system.

[Place it in relation to any of the systems she's more familiar with, that is.]

C. Broadcast/text

[In her time here, Leia has done some investigating, scouring the network to get a better idea of where she is, what's going on, and who else is here with her. It's information easily at hand, and it would be remiss of her to not make use of it. It's when looking through the media files that she comes across a few words that catch her attention, and as much as she's still reluctant to broadcast herself, she has questions that need answers--]

Have any of you found files here from your home galaxies that no longer exist in your current time?

[in other words, someone found the Jedi Code uploaded in the files. And more than just the fact that it speaks about the Jedi and indicates maybe others from her same galaxy had been here at some point, what catches Leia's curiosity about this is that, as far as she's aware, this information had likely been completely destroyed in the years since the fall of the Republic.]

D. Wildcard

[If you want something else not covered by the above options, let me know and we can work it out. Continuing test drive threads here is also 100% okay with me.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

No, we have pirates.

[far too many space pirates, in fact, that she's had to deal with before.]

I don't remember them saying "arr" though.

Really?

[She said with an eyebrow]

But it's practically mandatory! You can't be a pirate without saying ARRR or something! That just goes against the rules of everything!!

[Just saying]

Should I ever see anyone who was known as a pirate back home, I'll be sure to let them know.

[Not that she knows when she'll see her home galaxy again, but well, that's not something she's thinking about.]

If they don't say that, then what do they do back home? Because I don't know about you but I sure would love to hear stories about them!

[All the while with a huge smile on her face!]

That and you're not from Earth so I know your story is going to be good!

Unfortunately, I don't think the pirates where I'm from are as interesting as you may think they are. Earth's, with their unique sayings, sound far more interesting.

[But because Mabel is clearly a kid and she doesn't want to leave her hanging on less-than-interesting space pirates--]

We probably have a few better things than just space pirates.

Don't leave me hanging then! What are the better things? I wanna know! Pretty please with lots of cherries on top?

[Can Leia say no to a cute looking face as she leans in closer to the communicator!]

[Well, now she has to come up with something, something that isn't constant space war and evil empires and probably not Jedi, either.

Instead, going off of Mabel being as young as she looks, Leia assumes she'll be interested in--]

Animals. With as many planets as we have where I'm from, there are just as many different animals adapted to each of them. Have you heard of Tauntauns?

[ADMITTEDLY not the most exciting example. But. You know.]

[Still better than nothing!]

No, I haven't! Please, tell me more! I would love to hear a bunch of stories from your world!

[AT LEAST IT'S EXCITING TO MABEL!]

Maybe we should start here, actually.

[Since Mabel keeps using the word world, and Leia just wants to be clear--]

There are multiple planets inhabited by humans and other species where I'm from, not just one world.

Oh really?

[She said before leaning even closer!]

Please, do tell me more! Are there any princesses and kingdoms in these worlds?

[Leia almost has to laugh to herself at Mabel's question. She doesn't, just yet, but she finds it more than a little amusing.]

Of course. I've been a guest at more than a few of them.

[It's odd not being recognized, and it's not a subject she usually talks about, but somehow that distance and anonymity makes it easier.]

Oh really? Then what was it like over there? You really gotta stop leaving me hanging like this, it's really not fair!!

[C'mon, Leia, Mabel just wants to know more! Especially when princesses, kingdoms, and outer space stuff are involved!]

A lot less exciting than you'd imagine, unfortunately.

[SORRY MABEL. It's weird talking about things from before, about how she used to be. It's not a subject that comes up often or that Leia wants to talk about often. But with this sort of distance and Mabel not knowing Alderaan and what happened, it's slightly easier to talk about, at least without too many specifics.]

Being royalty involves a lot more etiquette and ceremony than they make it out to be.

But isn't the most important thing about these kind of things were you get to eat and dress super fancy?

[She said before pondering a little]

And not to mention fancy people and fancy butlers!

[sorry Mabel, Leia just looks faintly amused again. In a good way, at least.]

Those sort of dresses were always difficult to get in and out of.

But they're so pretty! I'm sure it'll be worth it in the end but..!

[Wait for it...!]

Does that mean you are a princess?

[...Run as far as you can, Leia. There is no escape now!]

[Leia knows not what she's done. But it's something that pretty much everyone knows her by back home, that there's no reason to deny it here, even if she doubts it means much of anything in wherever this is.]

I am, yes. My name is Leia.

Oh my gosh...!

[Can she hear the squealing? She has no idea how happy she made her!]

Why didn't you tell me sooner? Now I've gotta make everything ready! Especially when I meet you in person!

[There's part of Leia wondering just what she's gotten herself into and whether she should've made something up. But the majority of her wouldn't think of ever not associating herself with Alderaan and her family and position. And really, how much trouble can one young girl be? (Leia you should know full well how much trouble she might be...)]

You don't need to prepare anything, I promise.