Aboard the Jade Shadow [Tuesday, Fandom time]

[momslilassassin]

Ben was grabbing a quick snack as he waited in the galley for his father to finish docking the ship on the first human-majority planet they'd seen in months and taking the chance to catch up on more reading about the Aing-Tii Monks. As soon as they restocked their supplies and checked for physical mail (Ben hoped that Tony's package would catch up with them here), they'd be heading into Aing-Tii space, which was a challenging enough flight that Luke Kriffing Skywalker looked slightly apprehensive about it.

Ben stopped being nervous by remembering that if Jacen had been able to do it, Luke would be able to do it better.

...it had never been said that Ben could not be very petty if the occasion called for it.

[OOC: Open for calls, texts, visits from the boy who's in space with him, care packages from home full of YA gay literature...]

Comments

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

...I'll take that as a yes?

[momslilassassin]

Yes. Thanks for the book? Oh, and the Mountain Dew wasn't shook up behind recovery either.

Ben was trying to be polite.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you need better taste in books, man. That was nowhere near the best written thing I've read.

You read engineering manuals, Tony.

And awesome! I was worried it would soak things mid-transit.

[momslilassassin]

If only the Mountain Dew had exploded all over that book...sigh.

Not at all! We'll be properly caffeinated for our next stop.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Also, Karla was asking about you. So, heads up.

AFTER THE FACT.

[momslilassassin]

Yeah, she called and yelled a little bit earlier.

Two seconds later:

Are you two hanging out?

Mmm, new nightmare fodder for Ben.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Fear it, Ben. Dear their poor decision making skills.

She helped with the package a little bit. There was a small pause before he added, Cookbook, huh?

[momslilassassin]

It was a reminder that Fandom is very, very mean.

That was such a lie.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Uh huh. You do know I'm legally obligated to rip on you for this, right?

[momslilassassin]

Kind of had a feeling, yeah.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Seriously, man. That was painful, Tony texted back. Maybe if there were aliens or robots in it, I could ease up on you, but no.

[momslilassassin]

Robots yes, but I'm up to my eyeballs in aliens.

And because of the subject matter, Ben had to add:

NOT DIRTY.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

I regret sending you lotion and tissues.

[momslilassassin]

You've seen the pictures of the last aliens, right? The opposite of sexy.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Maybe the next planet will be scantily clad and super model looking?

[momslilassassin]

Think rock-like and with multiple green tongues.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

...

I'll send you better books next time.

By books he meant 'magazines that need to be hidden better than that one book was'.

[momslilassassin]

You're a good friend, Tony.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

I do what I can!