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( video - un: blacksquadron ) all the stars are laying at our feet
[ the video clicks on to a soft beep that ends in a worried trill, the sound mechanical and still managing to seem hushed. for a moment, the camera swings around, then it steadies, showing poe dameron in workout gear, hands and ankles taped, pummeling a punching bag. it's clear he knows what he's doing. it's equally clear that he's unhappy about something.
poe is clearly unaware of the video; this is bb-8's way of trying to get poe some company and comfort. there's a series of beeps that indicates as much, to anyone who understands binary.
eventually, poe stops, steadying the bag (and himself) and then glances at bb-8 -- and the comms device bb-8 is still pointing at him. poe runs a hand through his hair. ]
What're you doing that for, BB?
[ another series of noises from bb, i'm worried and maybe you shouldn't be alone right now. poe shakes his head, crossing the distance to bb-8 and holds out a hand. ] I'm all right, buddy. Give that here.
[ when bb-8 does, the video cuts off. ]
poe is clearly unaware of the video; this is bb-8's way of trying to get poe some company and comfort. there's a series of beeps that indicates as much, to anyone who understands binary.
eventually, poe stops, steadying the bag (and himself) and then glances at bb-8 -- and the comms device bb-8 is still pointing at him. poe runs a hand through his hair. ]
What're you doing that for, BB?
[ another series of noises from bb, i'm worried and maybe you shouldn't be alone right now. poe shakes his head, crossing the distance to bb-8 and holds out a hand. ] I'm all right, buddy. Give that here.
[ when bb-8 does, the video cuts off. ]
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What's your relationship to him?
[ partner, keeper, or the other way around? normally she'd think Poe's the one in charge, but her first introduction to BB-8 is pretty telling.]
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We're friends.
[ a whistle from bb-8 off-screen confirms this. ] Little fella's saved my life more times than I care to remember.
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[ she smirks at bb-8's response, because yeah - the little droid who understands everything is new, but so is everything else in this world.]
How long have the two of you been awake?
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[ you guess? whistles bb-8, (mock-)affronted. ]
A bit over five months now, I think. Though BB-8 got stuck in quarantine first. And you?
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[ kinda sucks if he's been up the whole time waiting for his person. she can't think of much worse.]
I'm one of the new recruits they sent all of you out to assist.
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[ poe still reaches out to pat bb-8 affectionately, the camera wobbling for a moment before he steadies it again. ]
Right. How are you settling in?
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[ waiting for her family out in the open like this is already starting to wear on her. she might've been concerned for BB-8 for a minute there.]
It's been all right.
[ he'll know how to take it, considering how this conversation started.]
I've heard a lot of you had it worse.
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[ with no lasting damage as far as poe can tell, and he's checked. ]
The first landing on the planet was a bit rough.
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[ at least in taking care of his friend.]
How rough is rough?
[ is it 'we made the best of it' or 'things were broken, people died'?]
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[ people didn't die, but people got hurt. ]
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[ it sounds like it could have been worse.]
Does all of this feel real to you now?
[ she thinks it might take her more than a few months to grasp all of this as a permanent home.]
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[ so that had been fun. he lifts his shoulders in a shrug, not indifference so much as trying to shake things off. ]
Too real.
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[ as far as she's concerned, spiders being spiders is bad enough.]
I just keep waiting to find out this is some kind of curse, or that they lied and our home worlds are still out there.
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[ besides -- ] We've all seen the Storm. I don't think there's mass illusion that crosses worlds.
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[ her family remembers the curse that swept up the Enchanted Forest, too. it's easier to be in denial when she holds this up against previous experience.]
I have a hard time believing - [ well, that's what she's back to, isn't it? she has a hard time believing.] I think for me, it's going to take time.
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[ it's hard, believing something you so desperately want not to be true. ]
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[ she's taken enough of his time, especially when he didn't ask for the interruption to begin with.]
Next time you might want to go a little easier on the punching bag.
[ if for no other reason, then to keep BB-8 from stepping in.]
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he smiles. ]
Yeah, I think I'm going to regret this one in the morning.
[ a beat. ] I'm Poe, by the way. Poe Dameron. If you ever have questions about the place, hit me up.
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[ it seems like all she ever has are questions about this place, but she's tried to keep the asking to a minimum.]
I'm Emma Swan. It was... nice, meeting the two of you. Take care of yourselves.
[ because she's pretty sure the droid is still listening, and seeing what she has, she wouldn't want him to feel left out. she has a feeling when Henry wakes up, he'll think he's the coolest part of this place.
she smiles, maybe a little for that, but also for Poe's kindness, and ends the video there.]