God help me I couldn't resist

[billionyearoldcarbon]

What if my story was supposed to end on that beach? What if there is nothing for me here? There was barely anything for me before.

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[prophesiedone]

You have a lot to say about your life.

[billionyearoldcarbon]

Not particularly.

[prophesiedone]

I was being sarcastic.

[billionyearoldcarbon]

Good for you.

[man_im_pretty]

How's about I help you write a new story, mama? It's all about how a girl like you met a beautiful hunk of man named Johnny Bravo...

[billionyearoldcarbon]

Not my kind of story.

[man_im_pretty]

[He flexes his large arm muscles.]

You sure about that? Because the way I tell it, it's got a pretty happy ending.

[billionyearoldcarbon]

[She raises her eyebrows and the corner of her mouth twitches in a smile.]

I believe it. You're very kind. But I'm sure.

[man_im_pretty]

[Okay, this definitely isn't going the way it usually does. No threats of violence, just sadness.]

You, ah, you okay, mama?

[billionyearoldcarbon]

I'm fine.

[She seems sad and tired.]

[man_im_pretty]

[Now,Johnny's not the brightest bulb on the planet. But even he's got some sense for when women say they're fine.]

You, ah, you don't sound fine.

[billionyearoldcarbon]

[She looks at him, her expression still tired and sad but otherwise blank]

And?

[man_im_pretty]

And, well... pretty girl like you shouldn't be sad, is all.

[billionyearoldcarbon]

Not sure what my being pretty has to do with it.

[man_im_pretty]

Ah...

[He stops, then tries again.]

'cause life is good when you're pretty?

[billionyearoldcarbon]

Being pretty didn't keep my father from being killed. Or my friends. Or me.

[man_im_pretty]

Oh. Um. Ah...

[Yeah, he's totally outside his wheelhouse here.]

[billionyearoldcarbon]

[She feels a little bad about making him uncomfortable. Her expression softens.]

It's not your fault. You've been very kind.

[man_im_pretty]

I, ah... thanks.

I'm, ah... sorry, about all the... stuff.

[billionyearoldcarbon]

Thanks.

[forcefaithful]

Stories have to end sometime or another but that doesn't mean the memory is gone.

[billionyearoldcarbon]

What if no one remembers us?

[forcefaithful]

[A smile flickers along his lips]

As if the galaxy would forget the brave Jyn Erso.