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[rebel_falcon]

There's a slight sense of something growing near on the ship once they disembark off the Falcon, into the hangar bay. It hasn't been long at all since she was last here, but the war is getting closer

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[aimedforthemoon]

And she does, not even thinking about it.

"I will never get used to those," she mutters under her breath.

[rebel_falcon]

"It's...I guess it's weird, to think of not having them," he says. "Not having a droid to do the computer work and the calculation. Of course that doesn't change the fact that I would rather work on the girl myself. They just don't do things the way I like them."

Read: Custom and possibly illegal.

[aimedforthemoon]

"I think sometimes, computers are like that."

Sadly, she misses the subtext.

[rebel_falcon]

"Plus the Falcon has an attitude."

His fingertips skim over panels as he inspects the fighter.

[aimedforthemoon]

"Of course she does. They are beautiful birds."

[rebel_falcon]

Han pauses. "You know I've...never actually seen one in person. Just holos."

[aimedforthemoon]

Esfir also pauses, lifting her head to look at him.

"Truly? I've seen some - mostly, they are on the wing. But, once, I saw one in close. A zoo, which is not the same thing, as they are not free."

A quick smile.

"But, I am biased towards them. Sapsan, our word for the peregrine falcon - the fastest one - was my callsign."

[rebel_falcon]

"We don't have them, we have...well we've got birds like them, but not quite."

Han leans lightly against the craft and nods.

"Sapsan," he tests the word, and smiles a little.

[aimedforthemoon]

"We were all birds, except for Yuri Alexeyevich. He was a tree. But the rest of us..."

Esfir grins.

"Falcon."

[rebel_falcon]

"Sapsan. Falcon."

A pause.

"What sort of tree?"

[aimedforthemoon]

"Kedr - cedar. You have those trees?"

[rebel_falcon]

"Cedar. They've got a strong smell to them, don't they?"

Han picks up his helmet and flips it over, checking the interior and fiddling with one of the straps.

"I think we have those."

[aimedforthemoon]

"It was to hide what we were doing, if anyone was listening," she explains, sliding her own helmet on before climbing into her craft.

[rebel_falcon]

"Makes sense."

Han tugs the helmet on and then does the same, it's been awhile since he's been in an A-Wing for more than a few quick test runs, but with the comm linked up they can talk as he hits switches to bring the fighter online.

"They've been programmed to not fire lethal force, training protocols," he says. "But check the setting anyway."

He doubts she wants to actually blast him to bits.

[aimedforthemoon]

"Mine is fine. After you?"

[rebel_falcon]

"Willing to give me that much of a head start? You might regret that," he quips, before he powers up and then hovers his way out of the hangar.