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[kestreldawn]

[In frame: a young woman, seemingly in her early 20's, though the weariness of her gaze and the downward turn of her lips would suggest someone who's much older. Or, perhaps, someone young who's been forced to grow too much, too quickly. She doesn't say anything right away, looking like she's gathering her thoughts and is regretting having not done so before recording. She inhales a quiet breath, huffs it out through her nose.]

Jyn Erso here. [She clenches her jaw, purses her lips. She absent-mindedly taps her finger on the glowing tattoo under her skin.] The last thing I remember is - light. Bright light. Heat and energy and light. [Her gaze is unfocused, mind elsewhere as she remembers.] We'd been fighting, on Scarif. We - [Her voice hitches in her throat, which she tries to clear. When she speaks again, her voice is hoarse and worn.] I don't know if anyone got away. I don't know if anyone lived. But they'd followed me down to the beach. I'm the reason they - [Another breath through her nostrils as she steels her nerves and her eyes go cold.] The fact of the matter is, I'm here, and I'm not sure why. And all I really want to do right now is shoot the ever-living kriff out of something, preferably something inhuman and non-sentient, like a dummy. I'm in some place called - De Chima? It isn't its own planet, which is - that's a different story all together, and just - look, if anyone knows where I can find something like that, please let me know. [A few more seconds of silence before the video goes black.]

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[carbonfrozen]

[The first thing that comes to Han's mind is yeah, right, and I'm a Wookiee. Jyn Erso is dead and has been for three years, and Han should know—people talk, in the Rebellion. People toasted her memory, and the rest of Rogue One, after the Death Star's demise.

The second is and I should be in carbonite. Still, the suspicion lingers in the back of his mind, even when he turns the comm on, but for now he'll let her have the benefit of the doubt.]

No one on the ground at Scarif got away. [Blunt, as always.] Sorry. [A moment's pause, then, dryly:] For someone who was space dust when I last checked, you're looking pretty well.

[kestreldawn]

OOC: You're the FIRST HAN I've interacted with who's mentioned hearing about Jyn via the Rebellion!

No one? [There's a tenseness around her lips, tugging the corners of her mouth down. Her eyes flinch, but otherwise, there's barely any reaction to indicate how she's feeling at the news.] That makes two of us who are surprised at my being alive. [Her eyes narrow slightly.] Who are you?

[carbonfrozen]

No one. But if it helps, the Death Star's gone. [He'll tell her about Alderaan later, if they ever meet up. For now, Han can see she's having a rough time of it already.]

I'm Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon. You may have heard of me.

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[am_i_a_monster]

I don't think we ever really get to know why we're here and other people aren't. I'm sorry about the ones that aren't here.

Have you ever tried laser tag or paint ball? It might help with the wanting to shoot something feeling.

[kestreldawn]

[She nods her head only slightly, expression stoic as she considers the woman - or is she a girl? - in the video with some manner of suspicion.] I - don't know what those things are. Why would people want to throw balls of paint or tag lasers?

[am_i_a_monster]

They're games. To play laser tag, you wear a vest with sensors and you tag people by hitting their sensors with a beam of light from a laser gun. Paint ball is a game where the players shoot little balls of paint from an air gun at each other.

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[ghoulking]

You are here because of an AI that took over an interdimentional gateway machine called the Porter, which allows her to bring in people from different universes and dimensions.

There are some shooting rings around, I can send you their location. [ gps is your friend, but he knows not all new arrivals know the communicator sort of works like googlemaps ]

[kestreldawn]

[She blinks, the information a bit like hearing a foreign language, her brain scrambling and trying to interpret and translate. It doesn't work very well, but she nods curtly, accepting it as an answer she'll have to explore more later.] The shooting ranges would be very helpful, if you wouldn't mind sharing their coordinates.

[ghoulking]

of course. I will send you a list.

[ he will do so, for all the Porter cities - in case she wants to visit them ]

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[dun_moch]

[The man regarding Jyn in the video is tall, in his early eighties, with a proud bearing and dark, intense eyes. He wears dark clothing and a cape befitting a nobleman, and when he speaks, his voice is deep and resonant.]

Greetings, Jyn Erso. I do not know offhand where you can relieve your frustrations, but perhaps I can be of help to you in other ways. I am sorry to say that I have been here for quite some time.

[Scarif. A name Dooku knows from his own Galaxy. A world targeted by the Empire's superweapon, according to the smuggler captain Solo. And the word 'kriff' seals it: this is another person from the Count's home.]

[kestreldawn]

[She considers the man with caution; there is a certain gravitas about him that makes Jyn shift slightly, makes her bones feel like they're crawling in her skin. She does well to hide this fact, however.] Whatever answers you're inclined to share, I would be glad to hear them.

How long have you been here?

[dun_moch]

[He does that. Dooku's carefully-cultivated air of gravitas and intimidation is as much one of his abilities as any Sith art.]

I have lived on this 'Earth' for a little over a year, as the people of this world measure time. And during that period, I have faced many dangers.

It is good that you are a fighter. I predict you will have need of those skills.

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[prostheticbody]

There are several shooting ranges around the city. Do you have your own guns?

[kestreldawn]

There are? Stars, that's good to hear. [She exhales a quiet sigh and nods.] I came with a blaster, from my - from my own galaxy. I would prefer not to expend the cartridge as I'm not sure how readily available replacements are here; is there somewhere to purchase other weapons?

[prostheticbody]

There are gun shops, but guns aren't cheap and you may encounter a waiting period, especially for a new Import. I'm heading to the range myself, so you're welcome to borrow one of mine.

[A message directly to her communicator pops up almost instantly, showing as 'From Motoko Kusanagi' and giving the GPS location of a shooting range in De Chima.]

[wordaday]

[Oh, that poor woman. Sookie's had to run through the gauntlet of arrival twice now, and those were some of the most disorienting and unpleasant moments of her life. She can relate, though...well. Her situation was a little different. At least she hadn't been coming fresh out of her own ordeals.]

Maybe shooting at something isn't the best idea? [Y'know. Just generally.] I know it's real disorienting, coming out of all that. Maybe sitting down for a minute with something to drink will help you get straight.

[kestreldawn]

[Jyn's eyes narrow slightly as she gives the blonde-haired woman a once-over.] I don't drink. Prefer not to let foreign substances alter my state-of-mind or my control over it.

I wouldn't shoot at a person or a living thing, if that's what you're worried about.

[wordaday]

Oh lord, no, I meant like, coffee or tea or something. Last thing you need right now is alcohol.

[Y I K E S]

I just through maybe a second of quiet might help things, is all. I know it helped me when I first got here

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[cleptes]

Shooting at something is a great way to deal with frustration. But it sounds like you've been through a lot.

Might not be wise to be reckless when you have only just arrived.

[kestreldawn]

I won't shoot at people; just things. There isn't anything reckless about it.

[cleptes]

Alright, alright. Clearly I got it wrong.

[ She eases off a bit. ]

Were you able to find information about a shooting range?

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[reexamined]

I didn't.

[She'll know his voice. Video would be pointless.]

Get away, that is. But you already probably knew that.

[Of course he's not going to get emotional about it, for a variety of reasons. Jyn definitely seems like she's having a bit of a moment though.]

[kestreldawn]

[If he could see her, he would've seen the color drain from her face, would've seen the tremble in her lips and the expanding of her eyes. She clenches her jaw, willing the bile bubbling at her gut to stay put, stay where it's supposed to.]

We heard you - we heard you, in the data vault. [She swallows thickly.] You said 'goodbye.'

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[dendarii]

You're aware of other planets?

[ Is he talking to another spacefarer? Please say yes. ]

[kestreldawn]

[She frowns, nodding slowly.] Of course; I'm more surprised others haven't.