Kessel Run Mechanic
I
packed up my tools and wiped my hands on a rag. This baby still needs some more
work, but the Wookie and I will get her ship shape by tomorrow. Time to check
the weapons panel.
Just
before I pull out from under the engine panel, loud foots steps and a groan
alert me to the return of my fellow repairman.
"I
don't care." I hear the a sharp retort, followed by more inhuman noises.
Its him! My heart races when I realize Solo has decided to come see his prized
ship. "Skimming the safe zone around a blackhole is the best way to cut
down lightyears, and save on fuel."
I peek
out from my spot amid wires and circuits, but the other two are still out of
site. They might be in crew quarters now. A muffled bellow confirms my
thoughts.
Hastily
I extract myself from the guts of the panel, and dig in my ground crew suit for
my compact. I got some new blush and eye shadow from a Cerean Trader yesterday.
May be Han wi...
"Hey
kid, I need you check the, what the heck happened to your face?" Han bends
his tall frame over, and leans in close to my face. "Did someone force
feed you a bark lizard?"
"U,
uuh. n, no. I uh." I look like I've got bark rash?
Chewbacca
grunts and taps Solo's shoulder.
"Huh?"
He turns around, and the Wookie makes a hand motion. "You don't say."
He turns his gaze back to me. "You must be tired of knocking all the boys
away with a stick. Trying trickery now. I think it'd be better if you just
picked a smuck to be your lucky boy toy. Like Crewman Ariz, in bay 19. He looks
like a lost puppy when you leave the room." Solo stands up and winks.
"You know, if I were a younger man, I'd fancy you for myself."
"Y,
you, you're not much older than me." I sound like a little girl, trying
not to cry over spilt milk.
"Yeah,
but those few years are full of dirty deeds. I'm a scoundrel. You need a good
honest worker. A man who can at least fix his ship on his own. Chewie and I
would be toast if we ever crash landed far from a mechanic." He patted my
shoulder, sat down in the pilot seat, and handed my his handkerchief. "I
think I saw Ariz working on his ship. He looked like he could use a pair of
experienced hands."
I wiped
my face, and handed the handkerchief back. "You don't mind if I don't stay
here and help?"
Chewbacca
makes a shooing motion with his hands. I back away from the cockpit, noticing
how haggard Solo looks. He's been ducking Jabba for a while, that'll catch up
with him soon. Bounty hunters will start showing their ugly faces around.
Fights will break out. Maybe I outta spend more time in mechanic bay 19.
