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]

No, she is. She didn't go to the other ship. She's here somewhere.

[northerner]

She's not. Arya, this isn't a matter to be stubborn with.

[wolfchild]

[ robb, first rule to breaking bad news: location, location, location.

case in point. arya frowns at the screen a few moments, her brow furrowing. with a grunt she slams her both hands against padmé's chest, shoving herself back and out of her hold. arya falls on her feet, knees bending instinctively. and she's up and returning back down the halls.

he's wrong. she'll find rapunzel herself. ]

[northerner]

[ WOW ARYA THAT SURE IS UNACCEPTABLE don't look at me and my inability to comment in the right spot ]

[diplomacy]

[Completely unprepared for the hands slamming against her chest, she has no choice but to suck in her breath- winded and fumble Arya. When she's caught it back and the rest of her has fully realized the situation- He gets a short, distinctly displeased look. Normally, she'd have attempted something a little more subtle- But she's far too tired and short tempered for that today]

That was needlessly cruel.

[She's paying him no more mind now, turning to chase after Arya, her tone has gentled considerably] Arya, please stop this!

[wolfchild]

[ arya stops in the middle of the hall. her shoulders are hunched as if awaiting another scolding. nymeria looks behind them at padmé. her ears twitch. both wolf and girl are quiet. ]

[diplomacy]

[She'll stop a few paces after her, and kneels onto the ground, arms loose and prepared to reach out the second it seems Arya would be agreeable. A scolding is the last thing she wants to offer her, however]

Isn't it better, for your friend to have returned home? The ship isn't the safest of places. [A beat, but she can't rule out the possibility that she's lost, whatever the devices might indicate- They simply don't know enough] But we can ask others, if they've seen her. If you want to keep searching, I'll go with you- But it has to be at another time.

We can't continue as we are, we're too tired for that. We won't be able to help her.

[wolfchild]

[ rapunzel is safe. that's what she'd said. her mother had gone to extreme measures to keep rapunzel safe. it doesn't make the feeling of loss any less sharp. ]

She's stupid. She gets scared easy and lost. We have to find her before the next jump.

[ else they won't be looking for a girl anymore. ]

[diplomacy]

You should give her more credit. She picked you for a friend, didn't she?

[And a loyal one, Arya makes. It's a gentle tease, and she opens her arms a moment later and gestures for Arya to return] I agree. I promise we'll look for her before the next jump, and find out for certain whether she's lost or returned.

[wolfchild]

[ arya turns it over quietly. looking to nymeria, she seems to be consulting her opinion. the direwolf bows her head. arya nods.

she returns to padmé though she doesn't try to be picked up again. she's not a child, and she's not asleep. she can walk. ]