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Eclipse, Sunday Fandom time

If there was one thing Jaina had to show John before the trip was over, it was the Falcon. Besides, giving him the tour meant actually getting some time to themselves on a base full of people.

Not worrying at all if her inner geek showed through while describing all the systems and the modifications that she knew of (and let's face it, the odds were there were some she wasn't aware of), she led him to the cockpit, where she slid easily into the pilot's seat, just because she could. "Have I bored you yet?" she asked.

[For the boy. NFB for distance.]

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John was in dork heaven, the only thing better would be actually flying it, but he was smart enough to know that wasn't happening. "Not at all. This is a really cool ship, Jaina."

"It should probably really be in a museum somewhere, but I don't see that ever happening," she admitted. "You can sit, if you want."

Okay, really, she would just be kind of amused to see even John look a little dwarfed in the oversized copilot's seat.

"Is it really that old?" He wondered.

It was very rare that John felt small in a chair. In fact, he couldn't remember the last time he'd felt quite so small as he sat down. "Huh, I wanna see you in this chair."

"It's old. My dad's been flying it since before Yavin, and it went through a few owners before that. They don't even make certain parts for her anymore," Jaina said. "And you should have seen me in that seat when I really was little."

"Wow, impressive that she still runs," John replied, respecting any machine that could last through half as much of what he'd already heard about. He grinned, thinking of a young Jaina in such a huge chair. "I can only imagine." It was an adorable image.

"Dad and Chewie put a lot of work into her to keep her going all this time. Trying to pull the stuff they did- and the stuff Dad still does- in any other ship wouldn't have worked nearly as well," she told him.

"I guess being amazing seems to run in the family," he said, deciding it would be rude if he rested his feet on the console.

Jaina grinned. "My family's pretty incredible," she conceded. "A lot to live up to."

"I somehow doubt you're going to have a problem with that," he said, giving her a look. "And don't think I'm alone in that assertion."

"No pressure or anything," she said lightly.

"None whatsoever." Talking to people here made him more confident that she was fully capable of anything that needed doing. He'd worry about the what of that some other time. "Learned anything new about your situation while we've been here?"

"Things have been surprisingly quiet so far, but the Vong are still making their way towards the core worlds," Jaina said. "I'm still on reserve from Rogue Squadron, so if they need me, I'll be called in, and same with the Jedi. Politically things are boring and really very frustrating, so everyone here is sort of on their own."

He wasn't sure what all that meant. "What I'm hearing is it's all basically the same as it was before?"

"Yes and no," she said. "We're still stuck on the defensive, but I think if things continue like this we're going to be forced into a position to make the first move. For as much as I hate what we did at Sernpidal, it ended up militarily being a really good move and we should have continued on the offensive afterwards."

"But you're not sure when that's going to be yet," he nodded. "Hopefully there won't be much more of the sitting around and waiting if you're right."

"Hopefully," Jaina agreed. "Honestly I'm glad we made it all the way out here without any sort of fight."

"And here I brought my Super Soaker for no reason," he teased.

"If all the kids were on base yet, you could have really had some fun," she said.

John shook his head in disappointment, "Such a missed opportunity."

"If Jacen and Anakin start arguing again I'll let you have at it. That work?"

"Yes," he agreed easily. "What's the deal with them?"

"Personality clash meets philosophical debate," Jaina sighed. "Jacen is incapable of doing anything without questioning it to death. He wants to always take the cautious route, whereas Anakin... well, I told you what happened at Yavin. Stick both of them on a base at wartime and it seems like the debates just get worse." And yes, this really did bother her.

"The tension there's kinda obvious," John admitted. "I can't imagine my brother and I would be any better in the same situation. But it's really not fair to you."

"Honestly, I don't see why they just can't shut up and work together," she said. "I don't tend to agree with Jacen's views, but you don't see me arguing with him all the time." No, she just pulled a blaster on him.

John shrugged. "Guys are complicated?" He offered lamely. He knew she wasn't looking for answers, but still felt the need to provide one. "Maybe you should tie them together."

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