[ Cassian can't help the mildly exhausted huff that leaves his mouth. ]
I didn't say anything about avoiding it. We just have to be smarter about how we do it.
[ It only dawns on him a beat later that he had said "we", like this tentative alliance of two strangers who were from the same galaxy would extend beyond that. He's painfully aware that he's lacking in everything - weapons, credits, allies, resources, information. The situation is so vastly different from the one that he had found himself in with Melshi after they had made their escape, but he's not so arrogant to think that he could have survived the trek back to Niamos on his own. Not that he's prepared to tell her as much with all of that context, but he braces himself to have his head bitten off.
Thankfully distraction comes in the form of a merchant who made the unfortunate choice to mistake them as a couple. Before he can stop her, she whirls on the merchant whose gaze skips towards him, silently pleading for him to call off his attack creature. Cassian tries to still the corner of his lips from twitching as he steps forward, reaching for the offered cups before she can make good on her word. ]
No harm done. It was just a sales tactic, right? [ His smile widens just a little, morphing into someone that's both apologetic but charming at the same time. Nodding briefly towards the display he plays on the merchant's desire to not cause a scene and ruin their reputation. ] We'll forgive you if you toss in one of those smaller bottles for free.
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I didn't say anything about avoiding it. We just have to be smarter about how we do it.
[ It only dawns on him a beat later that he had said "we", like this tentative alliance of two strangers who were from the same galaxy would extend beyond that. He's painfully aware that he's lacking in everything - weapons, credits, allies, resources, information. The situation is so vastly different from the one that he had found himself in with Melshi after they had made their escape, but he's not so arrogant to think that he could have survived the trek back to Niamos on his own. Not that he's prepared to tell her as much with all of that context, but he braces himself to have his head bitten off.
Thankfully distraction comes in the form of a merchant who made the unfortunate choice to mistake them as a couple. Before he can stop her, she whirls on the merchant whose gaze skips towards him, silently pleading for him to call off his attack creature. Cassian tries to still the corner of his lips from twitching as he steps forward, reaching for the offered cups before she can make good on her word. ]
No harm done. It was just a sales tactic, right? [ His smile widens just a little, morphing into someone that's both apologetic but charming at the same time. Nodding briefly towards the display he plays on the merchant's desire to not cause a scene and ruin their reputation. ] We'll forgive you if you toss in one of those smaller bottles for free.