002; VIDEO

[hatejakku]

[ Finn waves at the video and immediately gets down to business. ]

So, Archie and I have been talking and we’re wanting to get the, uh- Heal Squad? [ He glances off screen then looks back. ] We want to get the Heal Squad together again. Basically, we want it to be a group of imPorts with healing abilities that can get together in case there’s a crisis. So, if you have an ability like that or if you have any medical knowledge at all, we’d be interested in… getting together?

[ He looks off camera again. ] Archie, I have no idea what I’m doing.

[do you think there will be some actual advice, from archie’s end? oh, no. he’s still slightly off camera, and a party horn suddenly blows, hitting finn lightly in the face. archie leans in, still blowing it, big grin on his face.]

That makes two of us, ha! Right, so, some of you might remember when our dearly exPorted Magnus Chase had the idea to gather the imPorts who can actually and are willing to use their healing powers. Be they Porter given or otherwise. Finn an’ I figured that it would probably be an idea to throw that back together, given the constantly rotating nature of this shitshow.

[he gives a big cheesy thumbs up at the camera.] So the plan is the same as before, sound off if you have a power and you’re willing to help, keep this broadcast bookmarked for the names that’ll be noted down that you know you can call if you want ‘em for any reason rather than using the medical services here, and sign a legal document acknowledging none of us are actually doctors! Foggy, that one’s for you!

[ Finn, after jumping and scrubbing at his eyes because of the sudden party horn, now smiles at the camera almost like he’s holding back a laugh. He waves again. ] If there’s any more legal stuff we should look into, feel free to let us know. Thanks, everyone.

Comments

[hatejakku]

Um... I don't think we're qualified to do check-ups.

[killtime]

[ Aw. He's nice. She'd probably feel bad giving him the same shit she gives Archie , so: ]

Inside joke. Don't worry — I never need a doctor. Doesn't seem like a bad idea though. There's a lot of reckless dumbasses around here.

[hatejakku]

[ Ah. ]

Thanks. What do you mean that you never need a doctor, though? You can heal yourself?

[ The conversation she was having with Archie got confusing fast. He just stopped following it. ]

[killtime]

Something like that.

[ Mildly: ]

I'm Andy.

[hatejakku]

Finn. Good to meet you, Andy.

[ He's curious about this power of hers but won't ask further. If she wanted to elaborate, she would have. ]

[killtime]

Oh, I know who you are.

[hatejakku]

[ A pause. A blink. ]

You do?

[killtime]

Sure. Poe's very fond of you.

[hatejakku]

Oh. [ Not the first time he's heard of Poe talking about him, so it's not that weird. Still nice, though. ] Yeah, Poe and I are friends back home. I'm fond of him, too.

[killtime]

So I've been told. I hear you're some kind of hero.

[hatejakku]

Ah... Poe exaggerates sometimes about what good I've managed to do in the war. I just try to do the right thing. He's the real hero.

[ He usually tries to do the right thing. But he's still smiling about the reputation. ]

[killtime]

Well, you saved his life, didn't you? Seems heroic enough.

[hatejakku]

[ ... Can't really belittle that. ]

I guess I did. But he saved mine that day, too.

[killtime]

Birds of a feather?

[hatejakku]

Now we are. Definitely.

[flightforfreedom]

Okay, firstly, yes, he saved my life, but secondly, he also saved the galaxy, and I am absolutely not exaggerating that, no matter what he tells you.

As far as I go - he needed a pilot, and I was relatively handy.

[hatejakku]

[ HE CAN SEE THIS, POE ]

Saved the-

Poe destroyed a superweapon single handedly. He literally flew inside of a planet-sized killer and destroyed the whole thing.

He did that.

Poe did that.

And no one else would have been able to escape a Star Destroyer in a single TIE Fighter, so he did that, too.

[flightforfreedom]

Single handedly? I couldn't even get into the damn thing without you guys, and I had basically every ship the resistance could muster running with me. All I did was fire the last shot.

Also, I almost escaped a Star Destroyer in a single TIE. We did crash. Technically.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm one of if not the best pilot in the galaxy, but you're the reason we could even get to the Starkiller in the first place.

[hatejakku]

If I recall correctly - and... my memory of those couple of hours aren't the best, I'll admit - you were the only one crazy enough to fly inside the oscillator and take it out. Plus, Solo did most of the work to get everyone there. I had almost no idea what I was doing.

And we did escape. We took the hit because I was too busy arguing with you about going back to Jakku... And to be honest, I'd probably do it again.

[ But he's still going to tease you about crashing, Mr. Best Pilot. ]

[flightforfreedom]

You were the one literally facing down Kylo Ren with a lightsaber, so yeah, I ain't gonna listen to this, buddy.

Look, Jakku isn't that bad.

I got a ride, at least.

But you're right, it's not my number one vacation spot.

[hatejakku]

Poe. I lost to Kylo Ren. Badly.

And Jakku is definitely that bad. What are you talking about? It's a junkyard.

[flightforfreedom]

Finn, you're not a Jedi and you survived a lightsaber battle with Kylo Ren. That's a pretty big fucking deal. I would know, right?

Like I tried to shoot at him once and he just held the damn beam in mid air like it was nothing.

I mean, Rey was there. It can't have been that bad.

[hatejakku]

Yeah, I hear you, but he was literally playing with me. If he wanted me dead, I'd be dead.

[ Why did he just say that? On the public network? Where Kylo and Hux can see?

He runs a hand down his face. ]

I don't know why we're fighting about this- You're a hero, Poe. Admit it.

[flightforfreedom]

[ There's a pause. He'd been joking, most of this whole time, but something serious slips into his expression, before he shakes his head. ]

... Nah. Not yet.

Admiral Holdo was a hero.

I'll accept the title when I can compete with that.

[hatejakku]

[ ... He did not just hear Poe say that. ]

It's not a title you give yourself.

She was a hero. So are you, even if you don't believe it.