( audio | un: skywalker )

[apoptotic]

I don't suppose there's a workshop on the grounds. For those who need them, I can do basic mechanical repairs. [ and more than basic but those tend to require specialized tools that he's kind of lacking at the moment. ] Contact me privately, and we'll work out a deal.

For those who don't, I've learned that not many here were accustomed to interstellar travel prior to our recruitment. [ anakin lingers idly on the word “recruitment.” someone’s a tad furious. but he carries on in the same even tone of voice. ] I’m curious as to your worlds. Where you’re from, how far you’ve managed to explore.

[ general you there. he doesn't care to know about anyone's trip to the grand canyon.

someone please tell him, in detail, about the grand canyon. ]

And Finn? Check in. [ he did promise ok. this is him coming through. ]

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audio | un: unknownrealms

[headlining]

Well, I can't say my world is anything terribly exciting. [If he sounds a little miffed, that's because he is. Somehow it irritates him that there are all these people walking about claiming they've traveled to different galaxies and planets. Back home, that kind of stuff was the stuff of stories, not reality. At least, not in his present reality.]

It's called Earth. It's the third planet from the sun in a system we call the Milky Way. I don't take it that you've heard of it?

[apoptotic]

No.

[ so verbose, much words. ]

( audio | un: jedikiller )

[sololoquy]

I trust you found the pilot. Alive, as I had said.

[Since you haven't demanded his location or anything like that, he's going to take that as a yes before he even asks the question.]

[apoptotic]

[ true story: the unspoken reason for this was to see if he could draw ren out of the shadows.

as it turns out, a) he can and b) there are no words in either galactic basic or huttese to describe how much anakin wants to hit him in his pasty face with a chair. ]

I did. [ he neglects to mention that said pilot was perfectly fine. ]

audio; un: 82736775

[ricksybusiness]

"Basic mechanical repairs." G-good luck with that, hombre. [e.g., don't muscle in on my turf, chump.]

A-as for interstellar travel, it's pretty basic stuff on my home planet. They haven't even figured out how to reach the closest planet with a manned spacecraft yet. Mostly it's unmanned probes and artificial satellites, blah blah.

[apoptotic]

[ competition drives a healthy economy aka he's coming for ur customers xoxo ]

Shouldn't that be 'we'?

video | username: olivia

[winces]

[ she doesn't have anything she needs worked on as far as mechanical repairs go, but she thought she'd make a comment anyway. she still feels a bit guilty for putting him through such a trial the last they'd met, so a part of her is a bit eager to make amends. ]

That's nice of you to offer your services like that... [ she smiles faintly, sheepishly. ]

I hope you remember to take a break for yourself, as well.

perma-audio because he can.

[apoptotic]

It isn't that exhausting. [ in his case, it's just about the only thing that allows him to relax.

but occasional trolling comes close. ]

Have you lost any more sandals?

video | un: princeanduinwrynn

[fearward]

[ He could speak to interstellar travel, but something else Anakin said catches his eye as more important. ]

Finn? I met a man by that name. I took care of him.

perma-audio because he likes to be difficult.

[apoptotic]

That was kind of you. [ and subtly tilting the conversation away from dumb stormtroopers. ]

Are you a prince or a medic?

audio | un: BIG DEAL

[reconditioning]

Hey.

[It's low and quiet; he's not entirely sure how these things work aside from the obvious, and with Ren out there, taking chances is for chumps. If he were smarter, he'd ignore the call entirely-- but it's Anakin, the guy that single-handedly kept him alive without asking for anything in return.

And knowing where he was going, what he was trying to do? Finn's too relieved to just say nothing.] You're okay, right?

oh watch out we got a big deal over here

[apoptotic]

I'm fine. [ bye, renlicia. ]

video | un: hotrod

[hotrodflames]

[Well, this certainly perks the Cybertronian's interest. But there's some clarification he needs to sort out.]

Mechanical repairs huh?

Do you have experience in "robotics" by chance? [And he actually uses air quotes there, lifting his fingers to do so.]

still audio for the moment.

[apoptotic]

I do. [ who do you think gave r2 most of his nice upgrades. ]

Several other areas, besides.

voice, @TARANTO

[heavyhitter]

Oh my god, I know, right? All these assbackwards people that don't know anyone that ever even left Earth. ALASTAIR needs to figure out a way to not keep grabbing all these prehistoric guys.

[apoptotic]

Maybe they should stop grabbing people from Earth. [ or…anyone. just throwing that out there. ]

audio; [KINGOFHEROES]

[babbylon]

Interstellar travel?

[Gilgamesh perks up, though it's not all that noticeable. It's a fleeting curiosity, as one might have in a rare animal or an unusual landmark. Earth was his territory; Earth was what ultimately mattered. Still, the knowledge might prove useful in the future, so he opens up accordingly.]

As with many others, I am from Earth. Its stewardship lies in my hands, as a presence divined to protect it.

[Never mind his whole future fall from grace where he tries to annihilate the weak and everything else that stands in his way... sound familiar, Anakin?]

[apoptotic]

[ not in the slightest.

anakin's eyebrows lift at his choice of verb. 'divined?' ]

So you're also from Earth. [ the name carries the slightest inflection.

yes, he's judging that the planet is called earth. was rock taken in that system? ]

video | un; aspis

[roque]

[talking to strangers may not be a strong point of his, but, there's a time and place to make efforts- and he's been told to... "make friends".]

I concur with your observation. Most recruits seem to hail from "Earth", or similarly formed single star planets.

[apoptotic]

[ o…kay. thanks, buddy? ]

Binary systems aren't always very kind to life. [ they breed sand ok.

but from the sound of him, maybe he can get a non sentimental answer from this guy. ]

What's Earth like?

text @ happybirthday

[adoube]

[ 'Workshop'. 'Interstellar travel'. 'Worlds'. Ding-ding-ding. ]


Do you have a ship???

A small, ugly ship is acceptable.

[apoptotic]

If I did, my transmission would have been different.

AUDIO. UN: LOKI

[selfimage]

[ as usual, Loki sounds easy, but a tad curious. he's come to bother you, Anakin. ]

Testing the resonance of the multiverse? It feels—mm, like a large social experiment, doesn't it?

Ugh—perhaps one played by the Norns.

[ there's little snort that shows how distasteful he thinks that is. ]

[apoptotic]

You escaped the illusion with your sense of humor intact.

[ pity. :'| ]

audio; un: red streak

[sanicspeed]

Dumb question but...how good are you with cobbling cool new technology together from not much at all? I mean, if you're breaking light speed to get around, you'd got to have some skill when compared to me, who comes from a country that can just barely get to the next planet in the Solar System.

[apoptotic]

I built a droid myself. [ and a pod racer. in the slaves' yard. with a box of scraps. ]

I routinely made upgrades to both droids and ships, as well as repairs mid-flight if need be. Is that what you were looking for?