001 | audio, forward-dated to the 14th

[carbonfrozen]

[Guess who's awake for a time and bored enough to actually post to the network? Yep, it's Han Solo, and judging from the ambient radio playing pop music in the background he's posting from his garbage heap cab.]

This is probably the longest I've ever stayed on one planet in a while. [Yeah, we're just gonna get right to the kvetching, apparently.] Don't get me wrong, the place has its charms, but I miss being able to go from one planet to the other. Anybody else who's used to space travel missing that too?

[A second's pause, then:] And has somebody figured out how to fix this sleep plague yet? Or at least keep myself from falling asleep all the time. And don't say coffee.

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[thevictoriandetective]

[Sherlock looks incredibly exhausted, but he's equally bored.]

What is it and all the people from space lately?

[A smirk.]

Well, there are certain...medications...that I can't officially recommend to you.

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[carbonfrozen]

[Han flicks the video feed on, and he looks just as exhausted. But he's got his trademark Roguish Smirk on, so he's completely okay. Right?]

Dunno. Maybe the porter just likes us.

[Officially?] Yeah? Then how about unofficially?

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[dendarii]

[ This guy looks thoroughly sympathetic. Also tired. ]

I'm used to spending long periods of time on a planet, but - I'm used to having the option to go offworld. It's strange.

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[carbonfrozen]

[Wow, everyone's looking tired today. Han feels a deep sympathy for them, he's been sleeping a lot lately too.]

I've spent more of my life on a ship than on solid ground, I know how that feels. [The annoyance is very, very clear on Han's face there. This is something he finds deeply unfair.] And now you're stuck on one world, and there ain't even any spaceports or ships to speak of.

[Yes he made this post to bitch about not being in space why do you ask.]

[inmyothertights]

I'm working on it.

[carbonfrozen]

Oh, thanks. [He sounds tired and irritated, his sarcasm more biting than usual. Exhaustion is taking its toll on the guy, it seems.] That's wonderful news. Now how long before there's something to show for it?

[Han, you asshole. Stop destroying the kid's image of you.]

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[reexamined]

An unexpected bucket of cold water.

[Normally one might think this was just some sort of mechanical filter on the other end of the audio. But Han will know a droid when he hears one.]

Where have you traveled to?

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[carbonfrozen]

[Oh, great, it's a sassy droid. Han's having flashbacks to Threepio right about now.]

Yeah, let's take that option off the table. I ain't that desperate yet.

[A huff.] I've been all over the galaxy, pal. Ever heard of the Millennium Falcon—the ship that made the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs? I'm her captain.

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[helpline]

First answer, I'm missing it horribly. Second answer, we're working on it.

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[carbonfrozen]

You and me and a lot more people than I thought there would be. I'm surprised nobody's formed a club yet.

[Sounding deeply irritated and very exhausted:] And how long's that gonna take?

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[23wishes]

Not space travel, but travel. I get... weird staying in one place, so I understand the feeling.

[Her people are more or less genetically coded to want to travel around.]

You should try visiting the other porter cities. There's a lot to see here, at least.

[Judging by the background, Aerith herself is answering this from a park.]

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[carbonfrozen]

[The inside of Han's taxi is very cozy-looking, and there's a spaceship dangling off the rear view mirror where a pair of lucky dice would be, ordinarily. Han himself looks exhausted, his hands shaking just a touch from all the caffeine.]

Yeah, I am, but just plain travel's not the same. [A breath.] It's not like—flying your own ship through the stars, knowing you could go anywhere in the galaxy. I'm still stuck.

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[dun_moch]

[Count Dooku never thought he would empathize with a smuggler this much, but here they are.]

I know how you feel. I have not stayed for so long on one world since I was much younger than I am now.

[During Jedi training on Coruscant, to be specific.]

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[carbonfrozen]

[Han's been doing a lot of things he never pictured himself doing for a while now, he knows exactly how that feels.]

I know, the last time I stayed anywhere for longer than a month was—[he breaks off here, muttering something that sounds vaguely like counting off the years.] Since I was a kid on Corellia. [A huff.] And Corellia had ships and a spaceport.

Hey, how long have you been here again?

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[kestreldawn]

It's been barely a week, and I keep looking at the sky like I'll somehow see a ship come down to take me somewhere else. [She sighs audibly.] ... Care to explain the sleep plague?

[audio]

[carbonfrozen]

I know how that feels. [But it's better than the carbonite.] There's a bug going around, apparently. Too many people are sleeping in too often and in too many places they shouldn't be sleeping in.

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[legionnaires]

Coffee does sound pretty good right about now.

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[carbonfrozen]

Less so when it doesn't work on you.

[dioception]

[He'd heard about space travel, but it still sounds pretty fantastical to Dio. He is pretty curious(and he'd love nothing more than to see a... space-vehicle).]

I've never really left the planet, but I'm used to being able to easily travel to numerous countries often. It is a luxury I never thought I'd miss so dearly.

...I don't know if it would help or hurt if I asked you to regale me with tales of your travels, but I am very curious about what other planets must be like.

[carbonfrozen]

You and me both, pal. [A sigh.] You just don't know what you've got till you don't have it anymore.

[Oh, no. Oh, no, now you've gotten his attention.] Depends on what you wanna hear about. I've been all over the galaxy, I've seen all kinds of planets. [Is he preening? He's preening.] Helps if you've got a fast ship.

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[drizzle]

I wish I was able to do that. Travel to other worlds like you did. What is it like? How did you travel like that?

[Since she's from the 18th century time, just the idea of travelling to other countries was exciting enough, but now....world travelling is far more exciting to ask about.]

I haven't found a way to solve the issue, per say, but have you tried dancing in the rain?

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[carbonfrozen]

[There's a lot of people who've never even have the option to go to space, apparently. Han huffs out a breath.]

Well, first you need a fast ship capable of going into hyperspace. Then, depending on how big the ship is, you might need a copilot. Then you set a course for wherever you want. [Dryly:] But since there's no ships here, we're pretty much stuck.

[But he can sympathize with the excitement. He feels that sometimes too, that punch-drunk feeling of an adrenaline rush, after pulling off a supposedly impossible, or at least highly improbable feat.]

Why would I go dancing in the rain? I happen to like staying dry, thanks.

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[storyseeker]

Wait, you travel in space where you're from?

[How have they shared...well...space for a while and she never knew?]

[carbonfrozen]

Uh, yeah? I'm gonna take a wild guess and say it's not that common in your galaxy. Universe. Whatever. [There's a pause, though it's filled in by the indistinguishable lyrics of whatever's playing on Han's radio right now.] Anyway—yeah, and I miss it. Driving a taxi's just not the same.

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[doubleblind]

I have zero experience, but I want to hear everything about space travel. Go.

[It's really the perfect distraction from the sleep plague affecting her sisters and fiance.]</small.

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[carbonfrozen]

You and almost everyone else on this dustball. [There are so many of you.] Be specific. There's a lot to cover.

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[prophesiedone]

Do I need to say anything? [About the space travel. He crosses his arms and peers at Han thoughtfully.] I could keep you awake but that would be a waste of my time.

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[carbonfrozen]

[Han smiles, tightly. He's been trying his hardest to avoid Anakin Skywalker since finding out who he becomes from Luke, and he supposes it's just his luck that the barve would be checking the network right about now.]

No. [Short and sweet.] And good, I'd hate to waste your time. I'm sure you're a busy guy, what with that ship you're trying to build.

[Also with the people you are probably torturing haha he's not bitter at all, why do you ask.]