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Appointments

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[Artoo twitters and rocks back and forth on his little legs happily.]

Yeah. Little guy's been with me a long, long time. He's an astromech droid...sort of like a mechanic for star-fighters, and he's also a navigation computer.

[Well. A mechanic is at least not a-- sentinel. And it does look very... non threatening. Almost like a trashcan.]

I... didn't realize the malnoso were taking robots, too. Um. ... Hello, there. [She cocks her head to the side and raises one hand in a hesitant, uncertain wave.]

How long he been here? [Merde, that was cool. That little guy was a great off-sider in the movies.

This was all feeling more and more star-studded, on top of the arrival of Han and Leia. Chewy next?]

[Slowly, Artoo's worker hand extends to wave back. Doot deet doot!]

He's been here almost as long as I have.

Is-- he. Um. Smart? [Careful, Wanda, you're getting into Pot-Kettle territory, there. She waves again, experimentally. ]

He's...well, actually by Earth standards he's got more processing power than every computer on the planet.

[She has no idea what that means.] So... he's like a person, then?

Essentially yes. Most droids have some degree of sentience. Artoo here has more than most. He's pretty much my best friend, and his counterpart, C-3PO may as well be a particularly...irritating...person.

'Are Two.' ... Sorry for all the questions. The robots where I'm from aren't-- really friend material. [She apologizes to the little droid, leaning to be more on it's level as she speaks.] It's... nice to meet you.

[Artoo twitters cheerfully and Luke explains.] It's short for R2-D2. And I understand that. He's...a little unusual here. Even by Luceti standards, droids are...not...normal.

'Are Two Dee Two'... [That... is a weird name. But her Father calls himself 'Magneto' so she's not about to question it.] He-- beeps a lot. Can he not speak? ... The ones back home can speak. [She winces, catching herself talking to Luke, instead of just asking Artoo itself, again. Not very polite.]

Not Basic, no. [He pauses...] Basic is the standard galactic language. He only speaks Binary and Bocce and...doesn't have wings to translate. That's why it sounds like beeps.

Aww. It's... a cute language, whatever it is. [She says to Artoo, before looking back at Luke.] ... I feel bad, talking about him when he's right here.

Well, he understands. [A twitter] And he doesn't mind. I've mostly been translating what he's saying anyway.

You speak-- beep? [Her eyes light up a little.] That must-- oh I wish I could hear you speak like that. That would be incredible! [Stupid auto-translating wings.]

Binary. And no, I just understand it. It's hard for a human vocal range to mimic. Though, there are plenty of other species that can.

... your universe sounds nice. Very-- accepting.

[... She sort of wants to pet Artoo now. Like a dog. She's pretty sure that'd be rude, though.]

Well, when a certain level of interspecies connectivity happens, a lot of things have to change. The Republic includes thousands of sentient species, so it's really only natural.

[He wouldn't mind...not at all]

That sounds wonderful. We have two on our planet, and one can't stop trying to wipe out the other. [Stayin' classy. Not namin' names. ITS THE HUMANS, THOUGH.]

Well, it's worth stating that we are recovering from a war. Not one based on species, but ideals. That's...why...those films are called Star Wars. It's not perfect, but most species tend to intermingle freely. [Note the most. Hutts, Trandoshans, and Birabels are not exactly the friendliest.]

[No comment on Wanda's unspoken words. None at all. No reason to get the girl angry at him.]

War's war, no matter the outcome, someone's still goin' to be angry with the results.

Hmm. But. If the right side wins, it's usually better for everyone, in the long run. ... Right?

[Spoken like a true, brainwashed, little girl.] Oui, but both sides see their own as 'right'. 'nd if that be the case, who be truly right? Of if there is even a 'right' out of the two, or more, options at all.

... well, sometimes there is a 'right' option. [She eyes Remy, suspiciously. HOW did her father ever hire such a wishy-washy guy is beyond her.]

There's never such a thing as a good war. Sometimes it's necessary, but only as a last resort.

[Luke doesn't know what's going on here, but...]

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maximoff_girl - 2014-10-08 08:38 (UTC) - Expand

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