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sixwordstories2017-07-14 08:26 pm
twelve_not_fourteen) wrote in sixwordstories2017-07-14 08:26 pm
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I ain't felt that way before.
It was kinda like awe, I guess.
*And yet, that doesn't seem to cover it ...*
*And yet, that doesn't seem to cover it ...*
Me? Nah. I don't let anything rattle me that way, sweetheart.
This was like ... destiny. Kinda. In a way.
This was like ... destiny. Kinda. In a way.
Awe, huh? Awe is a good one. Makes you feel so tiny. But so... elevated.
And what filled you with such awe, lad?
And what filled you with such awe, lad?
I saw the ship I'm gonna be the captain of.
[She's going to ignore the sweetheart. For now.]
Ah, now that makes sense. Can't say I've felt that feeling a lot either.
Ah, now that makes sense. Can't say I've felt that feeling a lot either.
[He gives a wide, warm smile at that.]
Ah, the day you realized your own destiny. Savour it, lad. It's to be one of the best days of your life.
Ah, the day you realized your own destiny. Savour it, lad. It's to be one of the best days of your life.
[ Come on, he kinda gets away with it doesn't he? With those hazel eyes and that voice like honey ... ]
It was weird and can't say I'm the type that believes in that mystic stuff, normally.
It was weird and can't say I'm the type that believes in that mystic stuff, normally.
[He does almost because wow is he checking so many of Carol's boxes.]
Yeah, me neither usually. Can I ask what it was?
Yeah, me neither usually. Can I ask what it was?
Yeah.
[ He hadn't thought of it that way in the moment, he'd been a pilot for a long time at that point - but that was what it was. Someday he'd Captain of the Millenium Falcon and in that moment, everything would really start to fall into place. ]
It felt pretty good. Even though I'm a ways from being able to get my hand on it.
[ He hadn't thought of it that way in the moment, he'd been a pilot for a long time at that point - but that was what it was. Someday he'd Captain of the Millenium Falcon and in that moment, everything would really start to fall into place. ]
It felt pretty good. Even though I'm a ways from being able to get my hand on it.
A freighter that's gonna be mine some day. I saw it and ...
I've hardly been able to get her off my mind since I saw her.
I've hardly been able to get her off my mind since I saw her.
Mmmm, now that I understand. I had that the first time I saw a fighter jet.
What's she like?
What's she like?
[He smiles at that.]
Let me tell you something that it took me decades of experience to realize. There's nothing as profoundly satisfying as having a cherished goal to work towards. The love of a good woman comes close, but that's its own quest, with its own rewards and pitfalls...
Let me tell you something that it took me decades of experience to realize. There's nothing as profoundly satisfying as having a cherished goal to work towards. The love of a good woman comes close, but that's its own quest, with its own rewards and pitfalls...
She's Corelllian. [ Stated as if that detail was a forgone conclusion. ]
Got the kind of character a ship gets from being in a lot of close calls. All kinds of modifications from the previous owners, like she'd had a bunch of them ... and everyone added their own little surprises too her over the years. Way more responsive than you'd figure for the class.
And she has nice curves, too.
Got the kind of character a ship gets from being in a lot of close calls. All kinds of modifications from the previous owners, like she'd had a bunch of them ... and everyone added their own little surprises too her over the years. Way more responsive than you'd figure for the class.
And she has nice curves, too.
If you don't mind me saying sir, you don't strike me as that old.
[ Not young, per se, but most people were living past a hundred these days. So why was this guy who was middle aged at best talking with such finality - like all his good days were very much behind him? ]
I can't say experience with women has taught me the same, pal.
[ Not young, per se, but most people were living past a hundred these days. So why was this guy who was middle aged at best talking with such finality - like all his good days were very much behind him? ]
I can't say experience with women has taught me the same, pal.
Edited 2017-07-18 02:34 (UTC)
[Carol listens intently and nods as he describes the different features.]
Well, then it's no wonder you felt that sense of destiny. She sounds like a beauty.
Well, then it's no wonder you felt that sense of destiny. She sounds like a beauty.
You weren't supposed to hear that.
[ Though it's hard to feel deep regret when your mug is getting refilled. ]
[ Though it's hard to feel deep regret when your mug is getting refilled. ]
Oh, I'm a bit older than I look, lad.
[He chuckles and shakes his head. At 163, most of his best days are behind him or, at least, a great many very wonderful decades have passed for him. He doubts he'll live many more, and he's at peace with that fact.]
Oh, not all women... [He laughs again.] But the right kind of woman is very much worth the trouble, I assure you.
[He chuckles and shakes his head. At 163, most of his best days are behind him or, at least, a great many very wonderful decades have passed for him. He doubts he'll live many more, and he's at peace with that fact.]
Oh, not all women... [He laughs again.] But the right kind of woman is very much worth the trouble, I assure you.
[ Well, that much would annoy Han. He doesn't particularly handle being wrong with grace. It hard to tell with this guy, though, Watson looks young enough but sounds old. ]
I don't believe you, but I'm willing to hear you out. What experience have you had that makes you think the right girl is worth the trouble?
I don't believe you, but I'm willing to hear you out. What experience have you had that makes you think the right girl is worth the trouble?
Edited 2017-07-22 00:47 (UTC)
She's incredible.
[ There is some awareness that Han could go on and on about the Falcon if people would let him, so. He supposes he better ask before he forgets to ... ]
What's a jet?
[ There is some awareness that Han could go on and on about the Falcon if people would let him, so. He supposes he better ask before he forgets to ... ]
What's a jet?
Not when you're refilling my glass over and over ...
[ He pauses for a moment before elaborating on his feelings. ]
I was just remembering what it felt like to see my ship for the first time.
[ He pauses for a moment before elaborating on his feelings. ]
I was just remembering what it felt like to see my ship for the first time.
Simple. I know the right girl. She's made my life hell on and off for decades now, and I've loved every second of it. Dragged me into wars, assassinations, causes any sane man would run the other way from... And she's made me a better, happier man along the way...
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