video;

[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]

I know the risks!

[ that's why she went in armed obviously. ]

[northerner]

Arya.

[ swords aren't always good!! neal told him so!!! ]

[wolfchild]

Robb.

[northerner]

If you knew the risks, you'd not have gone alone.

[wolfchild]

I'm not alone. I brought Nymeria.

[northerner]

That isn't enough. Not here. Not in these halls.

[wolfchild]

I'll bring Ghost too then.

[diplomacy]

You weren't aware the halls changed.

[That at least was on the information guide you found repetitive. She's just gently stating a fact however- no judgements here. Scolding you is entirely your family's job]

[wolfchild]

No one ever said they changed. How was I supposed to know that?

[diplomacy]

The monthly guide that goes out after the jump.

[wolfchild]

I don't read that. [ it's stupid. B( ]

[diplomacy]

So you've told me.

[Bet you're wishing you had now, right?] It might not be a bad idea, though it lacks quite a bit of information.

[wolfchild]

[ nope. you can't make her read it. it doesn't even work as a sedative. ]

I will not.

[diplomacy]

Why not?

[wolfchild]

I don't want to. It's stupid.

[diplomacy]

Is it? It held information you needed.

[It's okay, she thinks it's stupid too. Just- for more informed reasons]

[wolfchild]

My brothers can tell me.

[ IT'S ALL ROBB'S FAULT. ]

[diplomacy]

What if they were unaware? Or had forgotten that they hadn't already done that? There's a lot to learn about this place, and a lot that must be done when someone arrives. It can be easy to forget to mention something.

[BE NICE TO ROBB]

[wolfchild]

You don't know my brothers.

[ tread very carefully with this subject. she's in perfect position to bitch slap you. ]

[diplomacy]

I have only had the fortune of meeting Robb. [And she doesn't know him very well, that's true] But I have gone through similar- Both with my arrival and those close to me. It's better to be over prepared, then be caught unaware.

[That's all she's saying. She's not going to point out that they could be gone at any time, or if circumstances had been different- they could have been as new as you. JUST READ THE FINE PRINT, GOD]

[wolfchild]

You don't know them.

[diplomacy]

[Oh, you over protective little bean. She's not really in the mood to press the issue, or even to look into why this is such a sore subject for her- Because she can precisely tell where she stepped into it. They might be lost in here for hours, and she's no desire to squabble with both of them for hours.

So, she simply agrees. Because- you know, still true] No, I don't.

[Happy? But she'd like to smooth things over, so- the safest subject she can think of, that Arya might actually be willing to say more than two words about] Speaking of things I don't know very much about- I'd like to hear about Nymeria, if you'd like to tell me?

[wolfchild]

[ arya squints. ]

What do you want to know?

[diplomacy]

Anything. We don't have direwolves where I am from, so I only know what I've been able to observe.

[Which is probably a little more than most, but- definitely not as much as she'd like]

[wolfchild]

They're bigger than wolves. [ obviously. ] Stronger too. They can rip a man's arm off. And they're smarter.