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Some random bit that went before Poe and Finn hoofed it (again).

BB-8 is waiting for them by a ship that is a far cry from the DB-100x. When Poe voices his (very valid) opinion, BB-8 just whistles a deeply disappointed sigh and rolls up the ramp to continue its pre-flight sequences.

Poe rolls his eyes at BB-8’s theatrics and turns to Maz. “Droids these days,” he says. “You wouldn’t believe the sass in that one. Couldn’t you just -” he wiggles his fingers beside his head.

One of Maz’s brows ascends. “I beg your pardon?” she asks, expression fearsome.

“Nothing,” Poe says hastily. “So. I was thinking Kessel Run. It’d be the fastest by far.”

“Are you kidding?” Finn interjects. “The Kessel Run is riddled with black holes and solar flare hotspots!”

“Yeah, so only a madman would want to take it, right?” Poe doesn’t wait for an answer, mostly because he has a pretty good idea it’ll contain the words “are” and “you” and “insane”, most likely in that order. “Means the chances of an ambush are pretty damn slim, because only a crazy being wants a dogfight in the middle of a zone where you could get yourself sucked into a black hole or melted in a solar flare.”

Finn eyes him. “Have you had a dogfight on the Kessel Run?”

Poe grins. “Yep.”

Finn turns to Maz. “I’ve changed my mind, I’m not desperate enough to get on this ship.”

Poe watches with glee in the beat of silence during which Finn presumably takes in Maz’s expression, and swallows. “Ah,” Finn says. “On second thought, this ship will be fine.”

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Writing stories involves too many emotions.

Honestly, I put the characters through so many things, and the emotions they feel are frankly exhausting. Find out that your mentor/pseudo-mother figure/friend is not what they seem to be! Find out that the guy you just met isn't what they seem to be! Get attacked! Multiple times! I'm so glad I'm not in my story.

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