( leia organa ⇄ video )

[precociousprincess]

( It's been about a week since she was rescued and brought to the camp. The first mission hasn't happened yet but there is chatter about it coming up. The adults seem busy and stressed, and Leia is bored except for finding new ways to use her budding Heba power of Robotics Mastery. However, she feels limited in growing her skill by practice and application without a proper supply flow and, importantly, tools and a workshop. Sure, there is an armory and related things at the camp, but someone almost always shoes her away, and she wants her own place to focus and do what she wants. The precocious ten year old also thinks she is full of great ideas, and will happily tell you that herself.

The feed shows her in her room. Her hair is cleaned and done up the way she likes it again, braided like a crown on her head. She is wearing a flowing white blouse, pushed up at the arms, with a thick leather belt around her waist - sadly, she hasn't found Lola or Tala's holster she was given by Obi-Wan back home, so the belt is more a fashion accessory. Leia also has on loose emerald pants that cling closer to the leg at the bottom, tucked into brown - also leather - boots that she doesn't love but work for now.

Her room looks almost completely empty and unused despite having been at the camp a week (she been staying with Obi-Wan, mostly, and finding excuses to have sleepovers with nice people), except for some tools she stole acquired and a growing heap of mechanical scraps, wires, electronic bits, and generally related doodads and whatchamacallits. She looks very pleased with herself.

ooc: prose instead and switching to action 100% welcome! )

Hi everyone. It's Leia again. So, I have a question. Well...I guess it's also a request. I want to make a droid shop out of my room, so I can build and repair things and help people! But I need help turning my room into a workshop, and I need a LOT more supplies. I wanted to know if anyone would help me so I can help everyone else too!

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[doitinthree]

We've been through this already, I don't need permission to do anything.

[Christ alive, is this kid a little whirlwind. He'd be more annoyed if deep down he wasn't slightly impressed.]

Who's Ben, is he an adult? Did you meet him here?

[Because she's like 6 or something, and would probably consider someone she met 5 minutes ago to be a friend.]

[precociousprincess]

And again, neither do I.

( you're not the boss of her, jim! many have tried, and failed )

He's a friend of my father. He's even older than you. Maybe twice as old. I'm not actually sure. But he doesn't seem to like being called old even though he is.

Threadjack; Locked to Jim and Leia [Video]

[ezra_of_lothal]

[He hesitates a second, before stepping into the conversation. He's not sure that using the privacy setting will really do anything, but it might keep other people from their galaxy from being even more curious. So he sets his message to locked to the three of them. ]

I know Ben, too. We're...sort of extended family. [That part is said a little hesitantly, because he's not sure Obi-wan would agree with that word, exactly. The next part however, is firm.]

So I can vouch him. She's not wrong that her father and Ben are friends. He's looked after me, and he'd look after Leia.

[doitinthree]

[Oh, Jim knows this guy. From the day they arrived.]

Oh, you know him too? That's cool then, we're good.

Just checking in that she hadn't ended up with someone who had bad intentions.

[ezra_of_lothal]

Oh, I totally get it.

[Heck, he'd had people with bad intentions make advantage of him, and he's had literal nightmares about Maul, or one of the Emperor's minion finding him when he was Leia's age or so.]

I'd be alarmed, too, if I didn't know Ben. But like, the first time we met back home, I was doing extremely dumb shit in the middle of the wilderness, and I nearly died. He found me, made sure I was ok, gave me a gentle talking to, and gave me a way back to that adopted family I told you about.

He's a good guy.

[precociousprincess]

Wow, so many people know Ben here!

( she wondered why they still needed to be so secretive about his name then, but shrugged it off

with a polite smile)

Thanks, Ezra!

[ezra_of_lothal]

Hey, you're welcome, Leia.

[And then, flipping to entirely private between them.]

I have a couple of questions, though. Wanna take a walk?

[precociousprincess]

( maybe she should consider this privacy thing more often, since everyone seemed worried about it all the time )

I'd love to go for a walk! I wanted to ask you questions to so that's perfect. Where should I meet you?

[ezra_of_lothal]

[Rebel habits, Leia. He may calm down about it, eventually.]

Hmm, the outer gate of the compound? We can head out towards Ben's place?

[precociousprincess]

( it would behoove her to learn some of those habits, probably )

Sure! I'll meet you there. I'm staying with Ben anyways so you can walk me back and we can share stories!

( she contacts ben on the comm device for permission because he told her to ask first and goes to meet ezra )

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[ezra_of_lothal]

He's there waiting, by the time she gets there, armc crossed, but casually, not out of impatience.

He flashes her a warm smile, before going a little more serious.

"So. I think it's ok for everyone to know we know each and some stuff like that. But I'm not sure about who could be listening on the network," he explains, quietly.

[doitinthree]

[A small smile crosses his face as he listens. Seems like she's in good hands.]

He sounds like a good guy. I'm glad you guys have him looking out for you.

[precociousprincess]

Thank you too, Captain James Kirk. It was nice of you to make sure I was safe. I guess.

( it feels a little like pulling teeth, but she does mean it )

[doitinthree]

You're welcome, Leia.

[No underhanded tone this time, he is being genuine. Politeness and gratitude should be returned in kind.]

[ezra_of_lothal]

[Ezra's laughs warmly.]

I suspect he might like a little more quiet time out in the jungle. But, yeah, I'm glad he's around, too.

[doitinthree]

Tell him I say good luck, next time you see him.

[Because with that kid? He's going to need it.]

Leia said you're taking her out for a walk?

[ezra_of_lothal]

Yeah.

If Ben's gonna be like, her guardian, seems like we should get me bit more on the same page, is what I'm thinking.

[doitinthree]

I think you're right, especially if you guys all know each other in some kind of way. It's a lot more than what some people have here.

[Even vague knowledge of another's existence makes it worth sticking to them here, such is the case with him and B'Elanna.]

Well let me know if you guys need anything, alright? I'll be around.

[doitinthree]

Oh really? Well I'm gonna ask this 'Ben' about that, and see what he has to say.

[Why does he feel like he needs to call up his Mom and apologize for being such a little shit as a child? Seriously...]

Being older than me is easier than it seems, you know. Thirty's still pretty young. I know it doesn't feel like it when you're six, but it's true.

[precociousprincess]

( hands on her hips )

I already told you, I'm ten.

[doitinthree]

Yeah, okay sorry, ten.

[He crosses his arms]

But there isn't that much difference in those ages when it comes down to it, and by that I mean the fact that you're too young to be wandering around a place as dangerous as this on your own.

[precociousprincess]

( -_- )

I'm not wandering around, I'm sitting in the little apartment they gave me with my new droid. Besides, it's dangerous in my world too. But this camp is better than where they saved us from.

And now I'm gonna go on a walk with Ezra. He's ...older than me. Do you have any friends here yet?

( she was more asking out of genuine curiosity and not trying to be mean, but she should really learn to check her tone every once in awhile )

[doitinthree]

Ezra seems like a good guy. I'll allow it.

[Not that he has any authority here, and he knows it. It's meant more as a joke than anything else.]

There's a woman here who is technically from the same place as me, but not exactly. B'Elanna, do you know her? And I met plenty of others by talking to them on the network, but I wouldn't say we are friends yet.

As far as anybody I knew before here though, no. Which is good, I think? I wouldn't want them to be trapped here.

[precociousprincess]

That makes sense. Being trapped isn't fun. But it's also nice when you aren't trapped and alone.

( her eyes brighten at the name he mentions )

I just met her! She's going to help me make a workshop and teach me how to do more things. She's nice and she seems really smart.

[doitinthree]

She is, isn't she? We aren't from the same ship [Its easier to leave it like that, rather than explain the whole timelines thing] but to get the job she has, she has to know her stuff. I can vouch for her.

What are you guys going to be making?