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[imthepilot]

Bodhi can't help but get up and fiddle. He's slept so much since the accident, he finds it hard to stay still for too long. Even if holding Galen in the afterglow is magnificent.

Instead he investigates Galen's little kitchenette, seeing what he might have to work with. He's starving!

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[galen_erso]

"Depending on what you wear, and what you want to do outside," Galen says. "Lyra always stuck with the old adage that there is no bad weather, only the wrong clothes. But she never came to this place, or it might have proven her wrong at last. It's worse than Hoth, in a way."

[imthepilot]

Bodhi smiles warmly. "At least you never want for water. I only saw the Jedha rains twice in my life. But I'm sure you miss the sun."

[galen_erso]

"I do," Galen says, "but I am told this system actually has one -- otherwise, survival would be harder than necessary."

[imthepilot]

"It's in planet shadow for most the time." Bodhi nods, able to see the movement of the system clearly in his head. Solo navigation will do that to you. "A red star, warm but not overly bright. Flying out in the gravitational window, it always catches over the planet horizon, like flare going off."

[galen_erso]

"It must be beautiful," Galen says, "if a bit impractical for anything to actually live here independently."

[imthepilot]

"It is, if you're ready for it. It can be blinding and dangerous if you're not. But it's the safest way to make orbit."

[galen_erso]

"You have goggles for that?" Galen says.

[imthepilot]

"I've going to have to get a new pair." He sighs, "Mine were trashed in the fire."

[galen_erso]

"Good thing they didn't melt on your face," Galen says. "That would have have hurt even more."

[imthepilot]

"Oh no, they won't melt. You'd have to pour fuel in them directly to make them melt. There's a fail-save in the lenses. Once triggers, they go black and stay that way. In theory to protect the wearer's eyes from extreme flashes."

[galen_erso]

"But in practice?" Galen says, "they keep you from seeing what the problem is, thus making sure you can't deal with it in an effective manner?"

[imthepilot]

"Right. And they're useful for lots of things - like keeping smoke out of your eyes in the clean up."

[galen_erso]

"If you survive the visual blackout to even clean up," Galen nods. "Whoever thought of such a thing?"

[imthepilot]

"Imperial standard equipment." Bodhi shrugs. "I guess they expect to be able to throw them out and requisition a new pair straight away. Or just stroll up to a supply cupboard." No-one in command thinks about conditions on the rim.

[galen_erso]

"They're still very far away from the idea of the well-ordered empire where not one single combat boot gets lost," Galen says, smiling.

[imthepilot]

"And every research outpost has all the medical supplies it needs." He gives Galen a worried look. "The doctor says you gave up your bacta for me."

[galen_erso]

"I didn't need it," Galen points out, "and you did. I had to re-prioritise for her a little. Not that she needed much prodding. She is good people."

[imthepilot]

"You know, in all the time she was caring for me, I never thought to ask her name." Bodhi muses, feeling foolish. "I should cook her something, to thank her."

[galen_erso]

"I think she might like that," Galen says. "Especially as she has realised about us so we won't have to try and be careful."

[imthepilot]

Bodhi nods, his eyes a little distant as he considers a menu already.

He strokes Galen's knuckles almost absently, loving the feel of the raised scars and muscles.

"You said you were a rock climber?"

[galen_erso]

"Had to be, on the worlds where I lived," Galen says. "Lyra was much better at it than I. Why?"

[imthepilot]

"I use to climb when I was younger. Jedha city is on the top of a rather steep promontory. I haven't climbed in years."

[galen_erso]

"I'm sure you still can," Galen says. "Is there any place you'd like to climb to?"

[imthepilot]

"There one spot back on Jedha but I don't know that I'll ever get the chance." He ducks his head. "Things there are getting worse. But, at least I know my brothers are alive. For now. We had a fight, just before I flew back in this run." With the explosion it had all but slipped his mind.

[galen_erso]

"So it wasn't their blood on that crate," Galen says. "How did you run into them?"