Considering eudio Re-voicetesting this loser.

[corelliansmuggler]

Hold on. You want to do... what, now? Send me where?

[This is what happens when a young Han gets pulled out of early retirement. The mundane hasn't done much with him lately, but it would seem that's about to change.]

Oh no, I don't think so. Listen here, lady - I'm perfectly fine hanging around the boring recesses of your little mind here. It gives Chewie and me more time to work on the Falcon, and not go on some crazy, hair-brained scheme of yours.

So whatever you're thinking about doing, just leave me out of it.

[The poor, stubborn man just doesn't get it yet.]

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[notimeforsorrow]

As if you need anyone's influence to do anything insane - you do that on your own.

[Have a smirk, Han, as Leia strides over, hands on her hips.]

[corelliansmuggler]

[Yeah, she WOULD find him first. He's just going to cross his arms over his chest and look down at her smugly. Play it cool, Han.]

There's a difference between insane and stupid, Princess. My life wasn't half-bad before you and your brother showed up.

[inimicus]

Of course. Stay on your ship and don't give them the time of day.

[this could actually be the worst.]

[notimeforsorrow]

[That pissed her off. A lot. Her eyebrows shot up and her mouth fell open in disbelief.]

Well, I'm sorry if I ruined your perfect life!

btw sorry about your son lkmslkg

[sensitively]

[ have someone who would be VERY happy to see you, regardless of how hot young you look. ]

My writer thinks this is the best idea ever, just so you know.

[bespin]

Come on now, Han, think about it. A little cuddling up with some attractive strangers, and they'll give you anything you want in return. There's no downside!

[corelliansmuggler]

[...and just like that the smug expression fell a little. baby no]

Come on, Leia - I didn't mean that. Don't you go putting words in my mouth!

[corelliansmuggler]

[Han doesn't really know who you are, but he thinks you've got the right idea.]

Trust me, kid - if it were that easy, I'd like nothing more than fly far away from all this.

Apparently it ain't up to me.

what son i ain't got no son yet.

[corelliansmuggler]

[Too bad he doesn't know who she really is. Even if she is kinda cute, he's just too busy being all mad at the world right now.]

Is that so?

Well your writer needs to learn to stay out of my business, sister.

[notimeforsorrow]

[baby i'm sorry]

[Her lips flattened into a thin line.]

Then what exactly did you mean to say?

[She's giving you a chance to explain yourself. Better make it good.]

[corelliansmuggler]

[Finally, someone who can talk a little sense into these people...

what?!]

There's always a downside, Lando. Nothing is ever that easy with them.

[And if Leia comes too, it's not like she would just sit still for that sort of thing.]

I'm not about to just go willingly into something like that again. I've had enough adventures that weren't worth the payoff to last a lifetime. From now on, I'm only doing what's best for one person: me.

[corelliansmuggler]

[Oh boy. Be careful, Han. She's like a live-wire ready to go off at any moment.]

What I was trying to say is... this kid wants to bring me to a place where people hug and touch and talk about feelings all day long.

Now, does that sound like somewhere a guy like me would just thrive? I don't think so.

hahaha oh man this is going to be comedy gold

[sensitively]

[ despite his bristling, she can't help but grin stupidly. she is so glad to see you, Han, you have no idea. ]

You don't have any idea of whom I am, do you?

[notimeforsorrow]

[Right. She still hadn't let him off the hook a hundred percent, but she was at least willing to calm down for a while.]

[However, the irony of it was that Leia was also the least qualified person to talk about feelings.]

You were so insistent on getting me to talk about my feelings back on Hoth. Maybe you should experience it for a change.

For the record, my writer wants to send me there too.

he's so clueless

[corelliansmuggler]

[If he wasn't so annoyed with his mundane, he'd probably be preening underneath her excitement to see him. Alas, he's still feeling a little distracted at the moment.

Her question earns her a frown, however. Han takes the moment to look her up and down, not really lingering anywhere.]

No. Should I? [Pause. He looks this way and that, surreptitiously, then leans in a bit closer as if sharing a secret.] We haven't... you know... have we?

[Because it could've happened, what with his track record for drinking and... doing other more reckless things.]

[corelliansmuggler]

[That moment on Hoth had been different! It had been more about getting the upperhand with her and coming out the winner. He'd made it a point of trying to get her to reveal her true feelings for him, mostly from a childish place sure, but also because he had just needed her to admit it aloud.

Of course he'd had it bad for her. He still did, obviously, though he's doing a swell job at pouting about it.]

Hey, that was different!

[Bring it down, Han. Learn to pick battles here. He sighs a little, absently running a hand through his shaggy hair.]

Well... I guess having you around wouldn't be so bad. I mean, it would be nice. Maybe, if you were there... we could, I don't know - talk about feelings or something.

[Ugh, that doesn't sound like Han at all. But he really is glad to hear she might be there, as well. It would make things less... annoying. And truth be told, he's really missed her, he's just not good at conveying it in so many words. And if this place really was about cuddling... that was something he wouldn't be adverse to if it involved her. Not that he'll easily admit that aloud, of course.]

[bespin]

[ Leia is another issue for another time. The matter at hand is getting Han to come to Eudio. ]

And you can, if you just make this deal. Besides, they say they'll drop you back right where you left, no questions asked, if you want out. Why not give it a try, for old times sake?

[notimeforsorrow]

[She had no time to really dwell on the fact that he was needling her to admit her feelings so that he'd get validation. At that moment, all she cared about was the status of their fight against the Empire, and Han's tirade had been a thorn in her side.]

[Of course, they admitted their feelings to one another later on, but it was before Han was frozen in carbonite and after she was shot in the arm. They certainly had to pick the most opportune times for it.]

[Leia let out a sigh.]

. . . Fine. We can talk about feelings there.

[It'd be another repeat of "I love you" and "I know", but at least they were talking about it?]

[inimicus]

[Just watching that conversation above with an unimpressed look. Won't go back to the one below because Han Solo is officially the worst.]

Don't call me that. And tell your mundane you refuse to go.

/SHRIEKS

[sensitively]

- No! [ she shouts, a little forcefully at first out of sheer surprise. then: ] - No! [ a little more sheepish, embarrassed as blood blossoms in her cheeks at the thought. ]

...No! No. [ because he's in his sixties in her time, and Leia's estranged husband and kylo ren's father.

and then a single last reply, amused, chortling as she says it. because he is rather handsome at this age she'll have to admit, with that swagger and Solo smirk. ] ...No.

[democratically]

From experience, it would seem that the more hair-brained the scheme, the more delighted they are.

[corelliansmuggler]

[It wasn't the first time politics had come between them, and it probably wouldn't be the last time, either. They were both stubborn people, still firmly rooted in the very different worlds they had come from, but one thing was for certain... Han had some pretty strong feelings for Leia. It was love, though he wasn't good with telling her as much. It was still a new feeling for the old smuggler.

But them agreeing on something was always a good start. He gave her that familiar old crooked grin of his, then a nod.]

Great.

[He'd worry about actually having to talk about feelings later, because that really wasn't something he was especially looking forward to.]

So... how have you been?

[Honestly, he's happy to see her again. Han finds himself missing her when she's not around. Sometimes he even misses all the arguing.]

[corelliansmuggler]

[Han would say he was sorry but he doesn't know you're his future son, so... sorry not sorry?]

Sorry. Calm down, ki... buddy, that's what I've been trying to do. Trying to convince a woman not to do something she's got her mind set on isn't exactly what I'd call easy.

[...and then he frowns. Points a finger at Ben.]

So how come you don't want me to go? Pretty sure I've never seen you before in my life. Do I owe you money or something?

this is adorable ngl

[corelliansmuggler]

[The shout catches him off guard. Han actually jumps a little. It wouldn't have been the first time he'd upset a woman, and it certainly wouldn't be the last time either, but it was still surprising.

And it didn't stop there. His confusion didn't get much clearer every time she made a point of emphasizing her 'no.' If he was being perfectly honest... her answer kinda stung. Just a little.

That laughter was also what really did him in. Han mistook it for her making fun of him, and that definitely wounded his pride.]

Okay, I got it. Sorry. There's no need to make a guy feel lower than a swamp slug here.

[corelliansmuggler]

[She'll be a pretty big issue if her writer brings her in, too. But it's true that for the moment, it's just too old bros friends here.]

Just like old times, huh?

[He smirks a little, shaking his head at Lando.]

Believe it or not - and try not to let this go to your head - but I have missed you, buddy.