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Ben kept to the least reputable areas of Republic City. It was easier to find the parts he needed there and, more importantly, to avoid notice. It wasn't just that he didn't want to be recognized as Prince Ben Organa-Solo. He needed to avoid notice since he had no money of his own.
He smiled slightly when he saw the power core. It was exactly the kind he needed. It was far too small for a ship but clearly more powerful than any speeder had a right to be. He walked casually over to the shop. "Which model is that?" he asked, easily drawing the dealer into a conversation.
Several minutes later, he picked up the part. "You were already paid for this," he murmured. He waited just long enough for the togruta to repeat the phrase back before he left, prize in hand.
He smiled slightly when he saw the power core. It was exactly the kind he needed. It was far too small for a ship but clearly more powerful than any speeder had a right to be. He walked casually over to the shop. "Which model is that?" he asked, easily drawing the dealer into a conversation.
Several minutes later, he picked up the part. "You were already paid for this," he murmured. He waited just long enough for the togruta to repeat the phrase back before he left, prize in hand.
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Date: 2018-09-14 08:00 pm (UTC)"... But we've actually got time and enough resources to be able to plan out first? We could make the best pod-racer ever before we know exactly what we're looking for."
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Date: 2018-09-14 08:16 pm (UTC)"That... It sounds like fun," he admitted, finally smiling.
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Date: 2018-09-14 08:21 pm (UTC)"I've never had the chance to be able to do something like that," she admits. "On Jakku, you just... used what you had and were grateful to get hold of anything that worked. But... here? Here we have the chance to actually plan."
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Date: 2018-09-14 08:25 pm (UTC)He nodded. "Most of the time, they didn't work when I got them. I had to figure out how to make them work again."
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Date: 2018-09-14 08:28 pm (UTC)"This time we could get them working!"
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Date: 2018-09-14 08:41 pm (UTC)He pulled out the power core. "I found this. It's the best I've ever seen for a pod."
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Date: 2018-09-14 08:44 pm (UTC)She shook her head, glancing at the power core. "Oh, that's in fantastic shape. Just needs a clean up, I've got the stuff for that back at the base."
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Date: 2018-09-15 03:04 am (UTC)His time on Jakku had been after the hutts got bored of him. He'd erased his last name almost immediately. He hadn't used one at all when he raced.
"Unless he actually looks at my face."
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Date: 2018-09-15 11:40 am (UTC)She could still feel the clammy touch.
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Date: 2018-09-15 12:52 pm (UTC)"It wasn't my face he liked looking at."
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Date: 2018-09-15 12:54 pm (UTC)"Not the only one that happened to."
He really, really wasn't.
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Date: 2018-09-15 01:40 pm (UTC)"Maybe but... he didn't own me."
Ben had never been a scavenger. He'd often wished he could be one but, even after he started racing, he hadn't been able to get out of his primary job description.
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Date: 2018-09-15 01:50 pm (UTC)She knew Ben had had it bad. But being owned by Plutt would have made it worse.
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Date: 2018-09-15 04:24 pm (UTC)"Let's... You said you know somewhere we can find a good oil tank?"
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Date: 2018-09-15 05:13 pm (UTC)"Uh, yeah, down here."
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