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[diplomacy]

[here's the thing with han; han doesn't like it when he tells people to do things and then they do the exact opposite. so while padmé IS DOING SOMETHING PADME ISH, han is just staring at her with his arms crossed and an eyebrow raised.]

What? [Compared to her usual, polite countenance it's a lot more direct- flat out impatient, a combination of exhaustion and present circumstances both. The things she's currently concerning herself with, happen to be fiddling with the feed device, and shifting the sleeping young preteen higher up on her hip, into a far more comfortable position. It's clear that despite her asking, she doesn't really care for the answer]

I'm not saying anything. Because if I had said something, then it would mean that it was perfectly normal for you to get lost in a ship.

[Not that he’s being extremely passive aggressive about this at all.]

You didn't have to. You were staring. [She's not even going to address the last part of this, because she's tired enough to stoop to his level in her own way] The way out, Mr. Solo?

Follow me, your Grace.

Don't call me that. [It's automatic. She’s gotten used to correcting him- And she's fast approaching the point she feels she should just start ignoring him. She will however, follow after him and direct her attention to the feed, you know- the whole reason she turned it on] Cat wandered into the ship, and- we got a little lost. My- [A pause, and she side eyes Han. Flatly] friend here, is going to get us to the main part of the ship. Whoever is responsible for her- If you would meet us there, I would be happy to return her to you.

Seriously, come pick up your kid.

Shut up! [A small, tired voice enters the picture, raising her head briefly off of Padmé's shoulder to address them both, before lowering it again, hand curled stubbornly around the woman's braid. A small trickle of blood appears over the curve of Arya's ear]

Comments

[wolfchild]

[ don't take it personally. arya listens to no one. ]

I wasn't talking to you.

[carbonite]

I'm sorry, were you talking to guy that didn't come down to get you. Huh, Arya?

[wolfchild]

I didn't ask you to come.

[carbonite]

Her Grace over her did, so if you're going to complain- complain to her.

[wolfchild]

I didn't ask her to come either. Nymeria and I would have done just fine.

[ once she had her nap. maybe. ]

[carbonite]

Be nice. You coulda died here and she came down to get you.

[wolfchild]

No, she didn't. She followed us.

[ but she sounds less combative. that does make her feel bad. ]

[carbonite]

And she could have just let you wander around. [take it from a guy that no one really looked after. shit's hard.]

[wolfchild]

[ stubbornly: ] We would have found our way out. I still have to find Rapunzel.

[carbonite]

You're looking for someone named Rapunzel.

[wolfchild]

Yes. She's my friend. I can't find her anywhere else.

[carbonite]

Fine, fine, I got it. [dammit, he'd so the same for luke or leia.]

What does she look like?

[wolfchild]

She has long yellow hair. Really long yellow hair. [ a beat. ] It's much longer than you're tall.

[ or three hans even. ]

[carbonite]

You went looking for a girl with really long hair. That's what you're telling me.

[wolfchild]

That's how you'll know it's her!

[carbonite]

Fine, fine, fine! If we see her before your brother gets here, we'll get her outta here.

[wolfchild]

Good. [ a beat. ] Thank you.

[carbonite]

You'll owe me, you know that right?

[diplomacy]

[Wow cutting in here- She's let you fight it out because she's tired, but this is just-]

She will not!

[HAN THIS IS A CHILD]

[carbonite]

Hey, if I need a pair of hands to hold things when I work in a shuttle, that counts.

[diplomacy]

It doesn't.

[With the air of someone who knows they're likely to live to regret it-] Whether or not I did so intentionally, it was I who called you here. It would be me who would owe you.

[carbonite]

This is a negotiation between two parties. [his disdain is evident in his voice. what are you going to do about it, padme?]

Besides, the terms don't change for you either.

[wolfchild]

A kick?

[ yeah, she knows B( ]