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Who: Sansa Stark and Armitage Hux
What: just talk of stars and planets
Where: bar
When: Feb 8th evening
Warnings: none at the moment!



Hux needed a quiet place for a bit and had decided that the bar would offer the ideal place. It was warm and he found a seat by the fire with a cup of tea with whiskey. He had his datapad on his lap as he updated his notes and wistfully scrolled through things he had been working on back in his own galaxy. Updates to the fleet, a new and improved Starkiller- they had the galaxy at their disposal and it was full of limit possibility.

But eventually, he locked it and set it beside him on a table, looking up at the sound of someone approaching him. He recognized her as the girl who had tried to take his arm when he had arrived but she hadn't posed any threat.

"Ms. Stark. What can I do for you?"

Comments

[stonebird]

"I wondered how you were settling in." she had developed a habit of being a bit maternal, though she knew that was strange since the majority of Hadriel was probably older than her.

Her dress today was heavy - the weather always called for it - but it was dove grey; a color that brought out the vibrancy of her hair and eyes.

"What is that?" she motioned at the datapad, smiling reassuringly, "Something from home?"

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"I've been settling in alright, thank you." He was struck again by the fact that they appeared as if they could be siblings if it wasn't for the fact she was from a completely different galaxy. Then again, with what he knew of Brendol, the man's awfulness really had no limits.

"It's a datapad- it contains files that I can refer to when I want. It serves almost the same purpose of the phone but it can hold much more information though it can't connect to the network," he explained, picking it up and turning it over in his hands.

[stonebird]

Eddard Stark was not an awful man and Sansa was proud to be his daughter. Poor Hux couldn't say the same of Brendol. She nodded at a seat nearby before sitting down on it.

"Will it ever run out of power?" she had a distant knowledge of machines and she knew most of them couldn't run infinitely, "I wish I had a datapad of my favorite stories from Westeros. I would like to hear certain songs again too. I feel like I've forgotten some of the words."

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"Eventually but not for another year or two, depending on how it's used. The level of technology in my galaxy is far more advanced than anything I've ever found here," he remarked.

"There are other datapads that can be used to have holovids, music, and the such. This one is designed for my work." However, that didn't mean that there weren't some holovids that he had saved for his personal use to watch when he needed to take a brief break.

[stonebird]

"That is amazing." Sansa thanked the server who brought over her drink - something nonalcoholic, though she had been tempted lately. Everything felt a bit...fruitless. And desolate, of course, but that couldn't be helped considering their surroundings.

"What is it like traveling through the stars?"

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"It depends on where we're going and how long the trip is. Sometimes it's incredibly boring just being in hyperspace for hours or even days. Or it's just a quick jump between systems for only a moment. I suppose we take it for granted- I know many here come from worlds where space travel isn't possible."

And he really missed it. Even the long trips which seemed to last forever- he would even take the dangerous routes close to supernovas if he had to.

"It's also dangerous if you don't know what you're doing."

[stonebird]

"I certainly do." she took a sip of her drink and shook her head in awe, "The stars are beyond our reach; only Maesters and Septors keep watch over their movements."

She didn't think she could be bored on such a ship. It would be like traveling through dimensions - except you knew your destination, which, if she were honest, she preferred.

"I assume you learned how to fly your ship at a young age?"

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"I learned how to pilot a shuttle, yes, but I don't do it often anymore. I have experienced pilots do it for me. But my ships now are so large and complicated that no one person could fly them by themselves. They need a force of engineers, technicians, officers, and navigators working together in a precise manner. Even a slight mistake can send the ship right into a star or planet. Or worse."

He had heard stories of star destroyers getting rip apart by a gravity well- it wasn't pleasant. He laid the datapad on the table between them, pressing a few buttons before a large holo image of the galaxy appeared above the surface of the datapad.

[stonebird]

"You are a remarkable man." and to emphasize that point, she raised her drink to him, "I can understand why you adapted to Hadriel so quickly. I think I told you that this is the third world that I have visited and the second world besides my own." she smiled rather grimly, "Four of those I considered kin went home recently and I doubt I will see them again."

Because she didn't have a starship or a map to Arda.

"The monsters are awful, but the worst part of this place is losing those you care about. I wouldn't mind if they returned with no memory of me. At least I would be able to see them."

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He raised his own cup in response, smiling slightly. "Thank you."

Because despite every barrier put in his place, he had gone on to do remarkable things in his life and he wasn't ashamed to admit it.

"I was here once before- there have been a lot of changes since I was here last, however. I didn't remember anything about this place when I was back in my home galaxy." He briefly thought of Maglor but there was no use getting sentimental. "They may remember, as I did when I returned."

[stonebird]

She was determined to do remarkable things too, though she never gave herself enough credit. She had survived and that was perhaps her greatest feat.

"I remember you." she nodded, "I didn't recall my time here either. I think that is normal."

The comfort of his words wasn't lost on her and she gave him a sweet smile.

"Thank you."

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"I don't know how common it is- someone I knew returned with his memories a blur, only remembering fleeting things," he said with a shrug before tucking his datapad into a coat pocket.

"I don't recall meeting you here the last time I was in Hadriel. Was...a different me here?" That was a strange thing to think of.

[stonebird]

"It could be the shock of moving between worlds." she was only guessing, but it made sense.

"Mm I don't know?" Sansa thought back and shook her head, "How would I be able to tell?"

[therewillbeorder]

"Is there anything you might have told me while I was here last? Anything that I should remember?"

Given that he didn't know her before she introduced herself upon his arrival but she knew him was strange. He had never thought that there could be another version of himself that might have been here before him.

[stonebird]

"I have been home too since then..." but she did remember one aspect of his last stay, "You favored cats, did you not?"

In much the same way that she and her kin favored dogs and dire-wolves.

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"I lived with several cats during my last stay, yes. My- " How did he describe Anakin? How did he describe his relationship with Darth Vader of all people? "-housemate insisted on adopting several of them."

And though he had first protested at the demon cats, he had found that he tolerated the cats quite well.

[stonebird]

"I'm not sure what happened to them." she looked a bit sad at the thought, "I haven't seen any animals beyond the monsters in ages."

At this point, she would happily accept a demon cat or a demon dog. Okay, maybe not. It depended on their personalities.

[therewillbeorder]

"I'm sure they returned to wherever they came from." Skywalker didn't seem to remember the cats and Hux decided not to tell him unless asked. It was a pity, he had grown to rather tolerate one of the cats in particular.

"I haven't seen many either. The monsters almost make me miss the demon cats." Even if they constantly tried to maul him.