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[runningscams]

Name: Han Solo
Date: July 14
Format: Voice

Hey guys, and ladies, of aefenglom.  I can’t help but notice that the full moon is coming. I know that some of the stuff that happens is tied into the lunar cycle ...

[ He takes a breath and tries to collect his thoughts. He’s not even all that sure of what he’s trying to ask to be honest. ]

I guess I was just hoping to hear from someone else that got here and felt like you were having a hard time adjusting. Did you find anything that was helpful?

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[runningscams]

[ He hadn’t intended to shift the conversation that way and even though it was sort of ambiguous, he was pretty sure that she was referencing Savareen. He measures his response before answering ... ]

Good. Im glad you feel that way.

[syndicators]

[It isn't just about Savareen. She's fine not talking about the last time they were together, but he should know that she's not taking this lighthearted. Han is all she has here, and she doesn't want him thinking for a moment she doesn't trust him.]

I know I can depend on you. This place isn't any different.

[runningscams]

[ Han nods, uncertain of what to say about it. He’s not certain that he can believe her after the way things had shaken out between them. She had said she’d be right behind him and then next thing he knew, he was watching her fly away.

He has to believe there was a good reason for it, but damn if he knows what it is. ]

I’m ... glad I still have your trust.

[syndicators]

You never lost it, Han.

[She sighs, because it’s probably about time that something was brought up.]

I didn’t follow you because I didn’t trust you. I was trying to keep you safe, and I knew if I tried to convince you to leave otherwise, you wouldn’t.

[He would try to play hero.]

[runningscams]

[ Well, since neither of them had instantly found a way out of this place, yeah. They were probably gonna have to talk about this. He listens to her explain and he looks ... confused and a little bit sad. ]

It’s hard for me to accept that staying around there was too dangerous for me, but it wasn’t too dangerous for you. It seems more like it should have been both of us getting out together.

[syndicators]

And I knew you would think that.

[She places both of her hands in front her, interlocking her fingers.]

I couldn't leave. No one leaves Crimson Dawn. [Vos' death was only the beginning.]

[runningscams]

[ Han shrugs. He can tell by the way that she’s phrasing things and leaving out a lot of detail that she doesn’t really want to discuss this. She wants him to accept her truth. ]

Better on the run, taking on the whole galaxy together, than apart. I don’t think you’ll convince me otherwise.

[ He exhales a breath he didn’t realize he was holding in, then adds. ]

But it’s nice to know it wasn’t cause you didn’t care about us anymore...

[syndicators]

I am not trying to convince you. [She isn't arguing about it. She knows what she did, and she knows it hurt him. But it was either that or potentially losing everything, including him and everything she's worked for.]

It was never that. Please don't think I was just trying to exploit your emotions.

[Dryden might have let her go with him on this just for that reason, to make sure the job was done, but that wasn't Qi'ra's motivation. She never tried to trick him or manipulate him through his feelings for her.]