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[sugarbear]

While I sure do love having my precious moments spread around the ship like an episode of Dawson's Creek, I can't help but think most of you aren't making the best of this - admittedly awful - situation. Sure, it sucks, but it has its perks.

Which is to say: nyah, nyah, guess which one of us got to fly the Millennium Falcon?

[ Also Chewbacca is dead, but he's not letting it harsh his vibe. Here's to fulfilling boyhood dreams. ]

Comments

[carbonite]

Really, tell me who they are so that I can personally wring their neck.

The only reason why you're safe is that I find your opinions on the Millennium Falcon interesting and I tend to agree with them.

[sugarbear]

I'm pretty sure you already know all the people who've been at the controls of the Falcon. And if you don't...well, I don't want to drop them in it.

[ Okay, so the second part-- ]

Well she's not just any Corellian Freighter.

[carbonite]

If some idiot (no offense- well) claims to have touched my ship, I should know about it.

Well, I know that. Thanks for informing me.

[sugarbear]

It's not for me to get between a father and his daughter.

[ Cause Jaina has at least interjected herself into the conversation, and he knows he's not surprising Han with 'So you have this grown up daughter' stuff.

Because he knows that sucks from experience. ]

[carbonite]

Listen buddy, stay out of anything having to do with my daughter.

Just for future reference.

gently threadjacks

[theswordofthejedi]

Hey now. You can't wring my neck when you're the one who taught me how to fly her in the first place.

(1/3)

[carbonite]

I let a kid in my ship?

[carbonite]

My ship.

[carbonite]

[well this is awkward.]

... Since you're my kid.

[theswordofthejedi]

[Jaina's lips twitch. Is she enjoying this? Maybe a bit.]

I've been helping you with repairs on her since I was nine. There isn't a nook or cranny of her that I don't know. [a purposeful pause] And yes, since I'm your kid.

[carbonite]

Tell me I did that instead of making you waste time at school.

[theswordofthejedi]

I didn't really go to school until I was old enough to attend the Praxeum and start training with Uncle Luke. Before that it was tutors. They never lasted long. I think you probably started letting me help you with repairs just to keep me out of trouble. Turns out I have a knack for it. Imagine that.

[carbonite]

Good, Luke's teaching you. Is the first lesson, lets get Han in trouble? Second lesson, lets give Han a hard time. Third lesson, lets get in trouble so that Han can save me.

[theswordofthejedi]

Well, he is the Jedi Grand Master. That's how these things work.

And those particular lessons were covered in this thing known as history, dad.

[carbonite]

Grand Jedi Master, everyone's got delusions of grandeur all of a sudden.

Tell me I'm Grand Poobah of Smugglers.

[whoa, the shitty things they get up to are history.]

[theswordofthejedi]

You're kidding me, right? Delusions of grandeur? This is Uncle Luke we're talking about . Half the time people have to remind him that he's even in charge. [Okay, technically not quite true - by Jaina's time, he's perfectly comfortable in his role and with his title - but she's heard stories and, hey, she's making a point here. Hush.]

As for you, it's not so much smuggling as you just keep right on helping save the galaxy. [A pause.] Now that your darling children aren't needing rescuing every time you turn around... in fact, I'll just apologize now for my childhood.

[leaps]

You have a kid?

[carbonite]

Hey, you're as surprised as I was.

[leaps]

Is this a parallel dimension thing?

[theswordofthejedi]

No, this is a 'I'm from his future' thing. Hi there. Name's Jaina Solo. Who the kriff are you?

[leaps]

Hikaru Sulu. [ beat ] Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu.

[carbonite]

You're really going to make my kid call you Lieutenant Sulu?

[theswordofthejedi]

He's welcome to try.

[leaps]

No. Does introducing myself with my rank bother you?

[theswordofthejedi]

[A snort. At least she's amused, not actually irritated?]

Buddy, your title means about as much to me as my introducing myself as Knight Solo probably means to you. What do you say we just stick to our names and save us both the headaches of pretending we care about the current lifetime achievements of the other?