( video - un: blacksquadron ) all the stars are laying at our feet

[xwings]

[ 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. ]

Comments

[xwings]

[ poe doesn't know if what he knows about droids applies to her as well or if there's a different framework that's more accurate. ]

Bet that means you have a lot of skills that are useful down here.

[atwo]

[ pls come poke at her framework, she needs someone to check it out and fix her up. ]

Correct. There are still a lot of skills I have to manually learn here, however.

[xwings]

[ he'd love to. he's not the best at droids, but he's at least decent. ]

Anything BB-8 and I can help with?

[atwo]

I'm not sure. I have some skills in cooking... none in crafting.

[xwings]

I'm decent at sewing.

[ an offer. maybe it'll help him feel more useful than he does right now, at least for a little while. if nothing else, it'll be a distraction. ]

[atwo]

I wouldn't mind trying sewing in that case.

[ She can at least say that she's given it a shot. ]

[xwings]

It's not a useless skill to have here. Or in general. Unless you know a good tailor or have a lot of clothes, I guess.

[atwo]

I know none and I own neither. I don't have any need for clothing, or at least I haven't until recently.

[xwings]

You don't usually wear clothes?

[ that's fine, he can respect that, it's just that she looks pretty close to human and he figures it might raise an eyebrow or two if she's walking around naked. ]

[atwo]

I fail to need them due to losing the skin around my breast and in other sections of my body. I only require pants.

[ because of reasons.... thanks natha.... ]

[xwings]

All right.

[ if she says so. fair. ]

[atwo]

I do wonder if it would... look better on me if I were too wear some 'human' clothing.

[xwings]

Guess that depends on what you want. And what you mean by better.

More like you're fitting in? More aesthetically pleasing?

[atwo]

Yes, fitting in and maybe getting less questions about myself.

Not that I mind them, but repeating myself can be tiring from time to time.

[xwings]

In that case, a shirt might not be the worst idea.

[atwo]

Do you have suggestions on what type of shirt we should make in that case?

[xwings]

Maybe something simple to start with.

[atwo]

Okay. Something simple and cheap in that case because the fabric will cost money. It isn't like I need anything perfect.