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[flightforfreedom]

[ Hi, imPorts. It's your resident Poe Dameron, here, bored and yet also worried about people he can't help, flying in a tin can back from Mars. So he's here to distract himself, and probably you, with inane conversation.

At least he has a handsome face. ]

Okay, so, if anyone else is like me, they're damn tired of losing friends, and are probably starting to feel like their friend pool is shrinking way too fast.

Well, okay- I heard about this study, right, where you can make really good friends with people by asking each other a series of progressively invasive questions. I have no idea what those questions are. Apparently they start out real simple and then get tougher and tougher until suddenly you know each other better than anyone.

Honestly it sounds kind of like bantha shit, to me, but also kind of fun? So I figured - hey, why not, let's play a game.

Here's the rules. You say hi, then someone else who has no idea who you are says hi back to you, and then you guys answer a bunch of questions. You have to be as truthful as possible or it doesn't work, so you can private the messages if you want, but the key here is to make friends, got it?

Uh - maybe someone should actually figure out what the questions are supposed to be. But I think maybe just wing it? Or if you want, I'll put up a text comment thread, and everyone can suggest dumb questions they would ask people when they wanted to suddenly be their best friends, or something.

[ Yeah. He's bored. ]

You can also just tell me what a dumb idea this is, that's fine too.

[ He's about to disconnect when he pauses and says: ]

Oh - and if anyone wants a date with a really cute pilot who isn't me, hit me up. I'd link his dating profile but we're still working on it.

[ The feed winks out. ]

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[flightforfreedom]

alright, this is where you put dumb questions for other people to ask people

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[devoutish]

Have you ever killed a man with your bare hands?

[This is a great question suggestion, clearly.]

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[knaval]

Won't these new friends just get Ported out?

[it's not enough to make him not want to try, though.]

Hey, I'm Riptide. You might know me from such shows as Big Brother 3000 or imPort My Heart, on which I was on for 2 episodes. I'm starting to realise my entire career is based off Odin's success and that's kind of weird. If you call me a robot, I will crush you. What's up?

[may have... misunderstood. swipe left on him.]

[flightforfreedom]

Yeah I know it's just kind of fighting the rising tide at this point but it's better than nothing, right?

[quickfingers]

crush me between ur uhh
ur
ur
c y ber ... tro n ian thighs?


thats it right
thats the word?

[shadowglitter]

Your career isn't based off of my success!! I'm.
Riptide.
Your career is more than the crackling embers that spark on the edge of a burning flame. Your career is the phoenix from which the fires rise<. You're the star, the focus. You're the one whose wings will stretch and take flight, leaving the ashes (BB3K) and coiling smoke (IMH) trailing far beneath you as you cut through the clouds and I guess never die.
You're the pearl in the oyster! Pearl in the clam? You're the pearl in the shell-which-I-think-is-actually-an-animal-but-I-don't-remember-which-one-it-is.
BB3K would've been super boring without you.

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[forkingbullshirt]

Do you mean Bodhi? Cause man, I'll totally help you with that.

I mean, I have a boyfriend, but I'm sure between the two of us? We can do this.

[flightforfreedom]

Yeap. [ He sounds determined. ]

Hey, that'd be great. But wait - do I know your boyfriend? Have I met him? Have you been hiding him in the shadows...

[quickfingers]

yo, what's good
p maximoff in the haus
deputy rooty in the sidecar
ama

[flightforfreedom]

what if i just want to hang out with the dog

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[crassidy]

How are yeh? I'm Cassidy, single and ready to mingle.

[The derpiest attempt at a wink and a grin.]

[flightforfreedom]

Hey, here we go! First face I don't know.

Nice to meet you, Cassidy, I'm Poe. You ready for invasive uncomfortable questions? [ He sounds like he's amusing himself, at least. ]

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[knaval]

We should be friends. You know too much.

[revolutionrocks]

Hey man!

[Just look at this exceedingly friendly rock guy waving at you.]

I'm not too clear on the ask dumb questions part, but wanna be friends anyway?

[flightforfreedom]

[ Poe smiles, amused, and waves back. ]

Hey! I recognise you. You were chatting with BB-8 when he stole my communicator, weren't you?

[ Aka: yes, they can totally be friends. ]

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[h2no]

This isn't dumb. It's pretty good, actually. What is this if not a forum?

[anyway,]

You okay?

[flightforfreedom]

Well, we'll see if it works, I guess.

[ He shrugs. ]

Yeah. Fine.

Sort of.

Just kind of waiting on my hands while people I care about are getting radiation sickness and getting the shit kicked out of them, you know? And I can't do anything.

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[onlydoubts]

[ oh

force. ]

Poe, what the hell.

when your inner thoughts match your outer ones

[flightforfreedom]

[ uh ]

Uh--

Hey, bud, what's up?

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[girlybruiser]

[ There's... a lot happening in this post. Date?? Well, she's going to ignore that bit. ]

It looks as if you're feeling a bit better? BB-8 seemed worried.

[ Then again, Poe doesn't sound all too great when she re-reads the post. ]

[flightforfreedom]

Hey, yeah, I'm fine. BB-8 worries too much. Swear he sometimes thinks he's a nanny droid rather than an astromech. [ He says it with a very charming and definitely a little exaggerated smile. ]

How about you? Still terrifying people in the street with a giant axe? [ He's teasing. ]

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[shadowglitter]

[ Hm. Deja vu. There's something vaguely August~December 2017 about that little comment on the end, and while Odin's not going to jump down Poe's throat and scream oh god oh god please tell me you have permission to set this guy up and you aren't overcompensating the "i'm just a cool platonic friend" thing like you did with me and Finn out of an incapability of having a healthy romantic relationship with another person, he is going to cautiously poke this bear. He flicks on his camera, does a stilted little wave, then tries to sound normal. ]

Whoooooo's the lucky guy we're trying to set up? I know some people. Thirsty people. Parched. Wretched, dehydrated souls with bodies wracked with an unquenchable, mighty thirst in desperate need of a cute pilot to smooch.

[flightforfreedom]

[ It's almost like Odin might know Poe better than he knows himself, or something. ]

Bodhi.

Not looking for straight up thirst, exactly - he needs a more tender touch, if you know what I mean. Romantic.

[codeofiron]

I don't think friendship works that way.

[flightforfreedom]

From my experience it never seems to work the same way twice.

But if you've got a different theory, I'm listening.

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[shotgunsolutions]

[He's a little miffed the man didn't call him or attempt to arrange this supposed dinner he'd said he'd been interested in. But he also wasn't surprised. Clearly the man was like Barbara in that way. All about using his looks and his charm to get him places and make promises he wasn't going to keep.

It was unusual for a pretty face to affect Oswald at all, but he'd been honestly thrown for a loop when the man flirted with him. He hadn't known who he was, his history, or his power. So he'd assumed the interest was genuine. But it seems it was just the way of this man.

Well, lesson learned.

He threw on a pleasant enough smile, though it certainly wasn't very sincere. That detail probably wouldn't show on the small screens of their 'smart devices', however. So Os didn't feel the need to try any harder.]

A game. How fun. Do people use this network like this often? I'm unused to such openness and so readily available at one's fingers.

[flightforfreedom]

[ Poe has had a bit of a Time, since then, and has been more than a little distracted, but as soon as Oswald showed up on the screen, Poe's face split into a warm smile. It was even sincere. And he didn't seem to notice that Oswald's wasn't. ]

Hey! Oswald! Good to see you. [ It doesn't occur to him to apologise, because he's awful like that. ]

Honestly I only pay attention to like half of what goes up on the network, but yeah, sometimes.

You been holding on, alright? Think I still owe you a dinner.

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[bentspooner]

I guess I'll bite. Hi, I'm Sabrina.

Who's the cute pilot?

[flightforfreedom]

Hey, Sabrina! Poe, nice to meet you.

Uh - [ He's already been getting into trouble for this, so he'll be vague: ]

He's a friend of mine. Pretty shy, though, so I'm trying to help out.

[ And failing. ]

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[storyseeker]

I'm appalled that no one has made a joke about you being a wingman yet. Everyone here should be ashamed.

[flightforfreedom]

[ He offers her a grin. ]

Maybe it's just too obvious to be funny, anymore.

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[cassassin]

Hi, I'm Cassandra. And not into men, so. Um, pass on the last one. [not that she's even really looking for anything right now. and there seem to be plenty of options for bodhi anyway, so.]

[flightforfreedom]

Hey, Cassandra, good to meet you. I'm Poe.

Pass noted and dutifully accepted. [ It doesn't seem to phase him at all. ]

You up for a round of questions?

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[am_i_a_monster]

What if being truthful keeps you from making friends?

Oh, and hi. I'm Abigail.

[flightforfreedom]

Then you're obviously not trying to make the right friends.

There'll always be someone who'll accept you for exactly who you are.

Good to see you around again, Abigail. Holding up alright?