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So I was thinking for all of us that are new here, maybe we could all share our skills and expertise. Just so we know who to go to and who to ask for help. I imagine asking for help and knowing where to turn is essential on these missions. Or so I've read.

I'll start off. My name is Ahsoka. I . . . was a commander in an army. I've done strategy, tactics, guerilla warfare. I'm also trained in martial arts and swordsmanship.

Also, I'm a decent mechanic. For people who seem to be at odds with the technology here, I can give you a run through. I'm from space, if that helps.

And this is what I really look like. No staring or touching, please.

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... well what did you want me to do?

I wasn't criticizing.

Uh-huh.

[ Well this has killed basically all the appeal of looking at superfast fighters. He crosses his arms and heads back in the direction of the mess hall instead of on to the simulator. ]

Let's go.

Edited 2023-10-07 14:04 (UTC)

I thought you wanted to see the ship.

Edited 2023-10-08 01:14 (UTC)

I do!

[ Maximum zoomzooms, absolutely beautiful. His biggest smile in fifty episodes is finding out that he's getting a new ride that can match his speed. ]

But you don't have to think about that stuff right now.

[ brash . . . but caring. familiar even. ]

All right. If you want, I'll show you later. Sounds fair?

[ Thankfully a mentor ending a fight by chopping off multiple limbs in one move is less painful and permanent when the limbs are on a giant robot. ]

Mm. But for now --

[ The station's slow, silly between-mission pace has been throwing him off since he got here; it's just jarring compared to the purposeful workflow in the academy and then on the Minerva. But. Shinn has had enough time -- time with Lunamaria, most importantly -- since Messiah collapsed to get past the initial shock of what he had tried to do and the people they'd lost. He can't figure out if Ahsoka has had the same. Maybe there's something to the downtime. ]

Whatever, it's fine that there's nothing to do for a bit.

I agree.

It's a good time to mingle and know your team mates. We'll be relying on each other later.

Oh yeah, that's what you wanted to know in the first place.

Any interesting answers?

A few, but I'm not sure if I'll get anything tangible out of it.

Because they're, what, too weird to be helpful?

[ Applies to himself, sometimes... ]

Because we have a lot of people good at combat and not much else.

What's wrong with that? They shouldn't be sending civilians on dangerous missions.

Yes, but not everything leads to a fight.

[ what she wouldn't give to have padmé around. ]

Sometimes you need a variety of skills to succeed.

Looks like the commander disagrees.

That, or only people who can fight want to talk to people in the army.

I guess that's a fair point.

You could try again and say you're good at something else.

I don't think I'm good for much else.

[ The notion of being only good for fighting pings gently against big thematic issues of just living a role, but not hard enough to say anything about it in this casual context. ]

If it matters that much to you, ask people if they have non-fighting things that they can teach.