Hey, guys.
[ Hotspur's looking happy - if a little warily so. Behind him is the gunmetal grey backdrop of the main hangar deck, complete with serried ranks of broken shuttles and throughout the video he glances off screen and in to the shadows. There are noises out there - noises and things - and it is creeping him out, but hell if he's going to let
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Of course!
[Okay, Tali, reel in that excitement.]
I'll come down soon enough.
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Brilliant. I knew you'd be up for it!
[ He beams at the video feed. ]
They're all in pretty bad shape except for one of them. No idea what's up with them for the most part - but I'm not exactly an expert on engines...
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You're my hero, you know that?
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Naming shuttles, are we? You seem to be getting rather cosy here.
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[ He smiles easily, nonetheless. ]
In any case, if you're asking - how about "idyll", for a name?
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Idyll... idyll's pretty good. I like it. [ He nods firmly. ] I reckon that could work, you know.
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Uh, well. I don't see why not, really? I mean. If you thought it was appropriate. You - you're the ship, right?
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Okay, so, let's start with just the one. We're going for a name that's related to tranquillity somehow, so - what have you got?
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[ You can hear the vague really? in his voice, but hey, a name's a name. ]
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Yeah, Hotspur. [ a steady pause before he adds with genuine lightness: ] But Max if you prefer. I'd be pretty damn happy to have any of you engineering guys helping out up here - I reckon the shuttles are going to need all the TLC they can get. I haven't got a clue what's wrong with most of them besides the whole, uh, not working thing.
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I believe I can be of assistance.
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[ .........wait hang on you're like five or something tiny. ]
You can?
[ He's trying so hard not to cause any insult, but boy is he unsure! ]
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[ There's a very slight, weary tone in her voice, but she gets by now that it's strange to have a little girl saying words like 'assistance.' ]
Naming, of course, but I'm decent with basic repair. ...Logistically, there's going to be places adults can't fit in, either. I can easily crawl in. [ A shrug. ]
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[ Hotspur nods fervently, suddenly a little uncomfortable that he might have offended her. ]
Do you have any good names in mind? Something to do with the idea of tranquility and things like that.
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