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[theswordofthejedi]

[The camera cuts on to reveal a very displeased looking young woman who looks, for those who might recognize the features, like a rather curious mixture of one Han Solo and one Leia Organa.

She stares at the screen for a second, as though expecting it to do something else and, when it doesn't, she just sighs heavily and mutters something that probably isn't meant to be heard by young ears before looking back to the camera once more.]

For the record, this entire situation is a giant, steaming pile of bantha poodoo. [Please, ask what she means by that. Go ahead. Ask.]

If someone's programmed a ship to kidnap people, the least they can do is program it to kidnap the right people. Bringing me here without my brother? [A slight shake of her head and the slow twist of her features into a dangerous looking smirk.] That never ends well.

[There's a pause but, nope, she isn't about to explain what she means by that. Instead she gives a resigned sigh, her expression fades into one of reluctance, and she finally gets to her real point for all of this.]

And now that I have that off my chest, where can I help out around here? If I'm going to be stuck on this floating pile of space junk, I guess I should pull my weight. [Not to mention, this place is going to get old, fast, if she doesn't stay busy.]

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[carbonite]

[so she's his daughter. she's his daughter. he has a daughter. he has a daughter with leia.

yep, that's. that's a thing that he's going to do. he's going to go talk to his daughter.]

[carbonite]

[hoe do you talk to your daughter from the future? hey there, welcome to the solo family, glad you didn't end up a sociopath or dead.]

So.

[carbonite]

You're here on the Tranquility. With me. And your mother. And you- [WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT]

[carbonite]

Brother?! [what did he do? he has two kids.]

There are two of you. [please don't be crazy, it's sort of solo tradition that you either die young or you're crazy.]

( DONE. )

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There are two of - [you know what, he's allowed to faint. he has two kids and apparently that means you're domestic and he's not domestic and and and and -

his communicator clatters to the ground because he just fainted like a southern belle.]

[theswordofthejedi]

[Jaina has every intention of explaining that Jacen and her are twins so, yes, obviously there are two of them. She's even considering mentioning her younger brother despite how difficult it is to talk about him even now... nevermind having to deal with the fallout from his name.

Everything she's going to say, though, is stopped short at the clattering sound. She even leans forward a bit, her expression going from bemused to concerned in the amount of time it takes her to come back in focus on the video.]

Dad?

[She pauses because, obviously, it might take him a second to answer. When he doesn't, her tone takes on an obvious edge.]

Dad. [Ten seconds. He has ten seconds to respond or she's going to leave her room, track him down, and throttle him for having worried her.

Or...

She puts a great bit of sharpness into her next few words.]

Hey! Solo! The Falcon is caught in a tractor beam. You might want to fix that.

[carbonite]

[no don't call him dad, he won't ever respond to dad. why would he even

no

please

your mom just stuck her tongue down your uncle's throat for him. he's just.

no.

he's done.]

[theswordofthejedi]

[Okay, clearly she has to be the mature one here. Because that's going to end well.

Surprisingly, though, her tone is still reasonable and even when she decides to try yet another route.]

Look. This is simple. I'm here. You're here. There's no changing that. [A pause; her tone becomes purposefully casual.] So you can deal with it or you can ignore me. [Another pause. Her tone is still casual but her look is pretty much as pointed as you can get.] Keep ignoring me, though, and I will use the Force to track you down on this ship and make you deal with me face to face, while telling you, nonstop, about how I can out-fly you any time, or place, that you can imagine.

[Another pause; now she smiles sweetly.]

Your call.

[carbonite]

I've got two kids.

[that's all he's going to say. he was pretty sure that he was going to die at the hands of darth vader; that he'll either get tortured and his corpse shipped back to jabba or that he'll get shipped back to jabba and die there.]

And she uses the Force. [argh, jedi.] Don't get cocky, kid.

[theswordofthejedi]

[Technically you have three kids, Han, but Jaina isn't going to mention Anakin just yet. This is probably for the best for all involved.

She does, however, snort in amusement and is clearly enjoying this maybe a little too much.]

A Solo, acting cocky about their skills? Never.

[carbonite]

[a solo, right. not that he'd ever talk about the other ones, it's better that all she knows is this one.]

It isn't being cocky if its the truth.

[theswordofthejedi]

Which is why I know I can out-fly you. [Sometimes. When she's lucky. And the Falcon is having issues. And her dad is half-asleep. And totally unprepared for the race. Shh. She has dreams, okay. Dreams.

Also, tossed out casually because sure, why not?]

Oh, and Jacen's a Jedi too. So you actually have twins who are both Jedi. Just so you know.

[enforced]

[Oh sweet lord, another one.]

What do you particularly like?

[theswordofthejedi]

[And you, sir, are someone that causes Jaina to just stare for a moment. Her voice sounds a little distant when she replies.]

Fixing things. Flying things. Defending the galaxy. [Aaand she's snapped out of it. She even offers him a grin.] You know, the usual.

[enforced]

You may wish to join the Flight crew. Or Security. Either would serve your needs.

[theswordofthejedi]

You pretty much just described my entire life.

[What, Jaina tired of having to choose between being a defender of the galaxy or the best pilot to ever be a pilot? No. Never.]

Where do most of us end up? [Don't make her specify what she means by 'us', Obi-Wan. She'll give you a look. Fair warning.]

[enforced]

Flight, thus far.

[theswordofthejedi]

[Hmm.]

Then maybe I should settle for security. I'd hate to cause a distraction with the flight crew just for existing.

[Or, you know, wherever her dad is. Because a chance to troll younger!Han? No way is she passing that up.]

[enforced]

Are you prone to doing that?

[Force.]

[theswordofthejedi]

Normally? No. But here? [Jaina can't help the sigh that accompanies her humorless smile.] You tell me.

[enforced]

I can't say I know you well enough to pass that judgment.

[theswordofthejedi]

[Good point.]

No, I guess you wouldn't.

[A pause accompanied with a grin.]

Knight Jaina Solo. Nice to meet you.

[enforced]

Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi.

[Well, at least she's not a padawan.]

[theswordofthejedi]

[Okay. Still a Knight. That... actually doesn't help. He's still Obi-Wan Kenobi. Talk about meeting a literal legend.

But it's fine. Really. She can do this. She can bring up something else and not comment on things he's going to do in the future. She can.]

So. Is flight really that much better than security, on board?

[enforced]

Well, it's certainly where most of the Jedi seem to end up, if they join a crew.

(gently threadjacks.)

[carbonite]

He owes our family - [wow so weird to say.] 50,000 credits. Just so you know.

[theswordofthejedi]

[A pause because did her dad really just say that Obi-Wan Kenobi owes them credits?

She can't help it. She just can't. She starts laughing. Hard.]

[carbonite]

[he doesn't know why she's laughing. obi-wan is the reason that he met her uncle and rescued her mom.

in the end, he supposes that he'd be grateful and chalk it up to "fate", but not now.]

video;

[thebreakingwave]

Hi, I'm Harry.

I see you've already got someone who's mentioned the Flight Crew, and I'm pretty fond of working on the shuttles. If you've any questions, I could try to answer them?

video;

[theswordofthejedi]

[Hey, look, someone she's pretty sure isn't from where she's from! She was starting to wonder if everyone on board was connected to her in some way.

She grins and gives a small wave.]

Hi there, Harry. I'm Jaina. Nice to meetcha. [A pause.] And okay, let's say I'm interested in the flight crew. Who should I talk to about getting started?

video;

[thebreakingwave]

Likewise, Jaina.

And, Carolyn Fry would be the woman to contact. If you've experience flying, you'll do fine, and if not, there's lots of work to be done trying to repair the things.

video.

[padawansnips]

[Another Jedi? Ahsoka had been so exhausted that she just went to her room to pass out after the Jump. And now there's another Jedi here. So hello there Jaina, have a Togruta twelve year old Jedi.]

That depends on what you're good at. We've got everything from mechanics to gardening here.

video.

[theswordofthejedi]

[Jaina grins.] I'm a Jedi and I'm a Solo. I can fly and I can fight.

[A pause.] And I guess I could garden, if I had to, but now I just sound like I'm bragging.

[birchcore]

A what?

[ delicate little mage flowers do not understand huttese. but you know what? bethany can get the concept. ]

Well, it's definitely a steaming pile of something.

[ she can't video yet, so she changes her tone to convey her empathy, after a short pause. it startles her to find another sister without a brother here so soon. ]

I, too, was brought here without my brother. I'm sorry. [ and lbr the champion of kirkwall is way more useful to have around than his little sister. these aliens have bad taste. ]

[theswordofthejedi]

[Jaina would almost be irritated because, seriously, having to explain terminology to people just so she can communicate effectively is going to get old, fast. However the girl seems to figure it out quickly enough so the irritation dies out instantly.]

Bantha. Think really big, hairy animal. You get the idea. [A clearing of her throat because thinking about Jacen and not feeling him is tough.] And I'm sorry that you're here without your brother too. Do you have other people on board, at least?

[birchcore]

I can imagine. Sort of. [ big hairy animals come in varying shapes and forms, but big steaming piles of excrement are universal. ]

[ it is tough for her, too. garrett hadn't been in the best place emotionally or mentally before she'd been brought here. she pauses, and tries to inject as much optimism into her tone as she can. ]

Thank you. I don't know anyone here yet. But hopefully that will change.

[ she's lonely and scared, but she's not about to cry to a complete stranger about that. ]

[theswordofthejedi]

[Oh. Well. That sucks. Jaina's having a hard enough time on board with people who should know her but don't. She can't imagine being completely alone.]

Well. [A pause because, seriously, this being understanding thing really isn't her forte.] You know me, now, at least? I'm Jaina, by the way. Jaina Solo.

[birchcore]

[ it might not be, but bethany is grateful for the effort. and she's got a brother who isn't the most empathetic guy in the world, so she's used to it. ]

Yes. [ she pauses to smile on her end. ] I suppose I do. And I'm Bethany Hawke. It is a pleasure to meet you, Jaina.