literaldumpsterfire | Kylo TFLN overflow pt 2

Always.

[ He's being a good space husband and droid father right now. He'll hold out his hand for any tools or screws she needs to drop off temporarily because he actually does have the muscle density to hold on to this huge hunk of metal. Lord have mercy Poe is going to REAM them. And not in a sexy way. ]

Is there anything we'll need to get after the storm is over?

[ Partially to keep her brain occupied and also because he would like a list to go out and grab everything because he has a feeling she is going to pass the fuck out and he'd like to get as much as he can before the storm lifts. ]

[ The best space husband and droid father.

She does dump couplings and fuses into his hand so she can reliably pick them out one at a time. It's not so bad once she gets in a rhythm even with the dramatic storm whipping outside. Hand down to an exposed piece of metal in the floor to discharge any static, grab a coupling and a wire, solder, wait for a break in the wind, repeat. ]

I've never seen a BB unit processor in town. We'll probably have to special order it. [ She's working diligently and swiftly, steadier each moment. She'll need it. The tough part is coming up. ] Air filter on the speeder's gonna be shot. Probably the house's atmo control too.

[ Wow this is such a domestic conversation now. ]

Maybe we should upgrade his taser.

Do you want me to die again?

[ only???? kinda???? Joking???

BECAUSE SERIOUSLY REY? DO YOU WANT HIM TO DIE AGAIN. Like yes, BB-8's threaten Ben Solo rate has gone down a bit, but not down to Zero. AND HIS ASS TOOK A WHILE TO NOT BE SORE FROM GETTING SHOCKED TO HELL. UGh. ]

We can worry about taser strength later. [ LORD POE WOULD BE SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT DEVELOPMENT AND DEMAND HOLO REEL OF BEN SOLO GETTING HIS ASS HANDED TO HIM BY BB-8. ]

[ lord you skywalkers and your flair for dramatics. She looks up, pursing her lips at him to let him know that it is not very Funny to joke about. Apparently too soon to joke about his death. Probably will be until they're literally centenarians and they'll go out old and grey and holding hands having somehow saved the galaxy like ten times over at that point.

She shakes her head, reaching for the memory core. Time to pop this sucker back in. ]

Of course I don't want you to die, I want him to be able to defend himself--

[ Turns out, sandstorm plus being distracted with the memory of Ben Solo being DEAD and like. Let's not forget she did imbibe a little bit earlier is not great for motor control and...

It slips. Out of her hand. And lands with a crack. ]

[ rEY HE WAS MAKING A JOKE AND YOU WERE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY AND LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED. It lands and he curses, flinging a hand out to cushion the fall. not entirely successful. But he can keep it from clattering across the floor, especially as the ship rumbles again. ]

Fine, I'm not dying. Taser upgrade can still wait.

[ MEMORY AND PERSONALITY ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN TASER OKAY??????????????? ]

[ NO JOKES ABOUT ANYONE DYING! Okay? Okay.

But like no time to really reflect on that. She snaps up the memory core after he's corralled it. She makes sure to keep a pretty tight grip on it as she turns it over in her hands. It looks like it's not damaged, all the pins look like they're still straight, but that is no guarantee.

She lines it up and slots it in. Still fits like a gem. She is backing BB-8 up after this holy shit.

Her shoulders hunch and she can't even quip back, just working on getting these connections fixed as fast as she can. Twice tonight she's been careless with BB-8. ]

[ At the very least Ben is keeping his mouth shut now. He hopes this goes well enough that she'll chastise him later tonight. Either way, BB-8 is just gonna be So Sassy after all this is said and done. He's doing the best job he can holding on to BB-8 as the ship shutters and shrieks around them.

The storms never sounded good. Always horrible and scraping and unpleasant, but more tolerable when curled under a blanket and feeling warm within the quiet sanctuary. The only other interruptions was BB's annoyed beeps from the main hold. And really, he's been through several of these with hardly any more protection than what they have now. But it's hard to remember that with the stakes so dire.

Ben just attempts to extend some of his more even calm to Rey. The stakes are dire, but he's placed his full trust in her. He was willing to give the galaxy Rey at the small cost of his own life. He's sure she could manage this. ]

[ She's not even mad at Ben, honestly. She's taking this all on herself and her own Fault. Although she would still prefer no death jokes.

She can feel him at the edge of her mind. Not bursting in, more like a gentle wrap around her consciousness, not unlike the way he would hold her in his arms after all of this was done. A moment where despite the chaos outside, she might smile and dot his face with kisses, reveling in the feeling of his arms and thinking back to how she would never have to suffer through a sandstorm alone-- on Jakku or Tatooine --ever again.

He is her other half, and Rey knows it would be foolish not to lean on his strengths when she needed them. ]

Personality chip is next.

[ She holds out her hand so he can pass it to her.

Hopefully this doesn't end up being like THAT SCENE FROM WALL-E or rey will cry for real again. ]

Edited 2020-03-26 01:42 (UTC)

[ He hands that over quickly. Another loud rattling of the ship and Ben is so over this. He is yearning for the captain's bunk. Or even just watching the storm pass from the cockpit. Anything but this tense insecurity of if they could fix BB-8 enough.

He has to push those thoughts away for Rey's sake as well as his own. There's no point in being annoyed by the circumstances. They just had to do what was necessary and hope that would be enough. He'll be holding his breath in anticipation as well.

nO WALL-E MOMENT PLZ. PlZ. ]

[ This storm is picking up in full force now and it's really extremely terrible timing, given how delicate the personality chip is and how integral it is to bringing BB-8 back to him as they know and love him (Or, perhaps, as Rey knows and loves him and Ben tolerates him).

It seems like every time she steels herself with both their strength the world shakes around them even more stronger. It keeps going until she can't stand it anymore, her hand slipping into his chassis regardless of the rumbling, and she pops in the personality chip as soon as the wind subsides for a millisecond before it can give way to another screeching gale.

She doesn't even bother to close up his exposed panel before activating him. She can't wait, she has to know.

It seems like even the storm quiets when she's holding her breath waiting for his boot-up sequence to complete. A long moment when nothing seems to happen.

Dread starts to fill her mind.

And then his ocular lens adjusts.

And he beeps. It's a little distorted, but beeping.

He begins to roll around, slowly and jerkily whining about how he's INJURED.

And Rey is just so relieved that tears that she had held back before spill out now as tears of relief and she throws her arms around the droid. ]

[ BB-8 is now involved in a group hug he never asked for nor ever understood he could happen because??? He kinda wakes up with Ben Solo holding him and it's a very confusing NotDaddy moment but you know. He'll take it. This is fine. Maybe. BENS THE DADDY NOW.

The ship rattles once more and Ben kind of-- just huddles them in closer. ]

We need to secure everything we can while the storm blows over.

[ Unsure what bb-8 procedure was, but I'm sure there was one. Also probably a blast shield that should been activated over the cock pit so you know. there's just gonna be a lot of dust BLASTED OUT of the gears after all of this. ]

[ Ben is being such a good droid daddy right now it's not even funny. Like, just A+ vibes, what a good protector. She doesn't really need a protector but it's undoubtedly nice to feel safe and cared for. To have a partner to unequivocally be able to lean on in these moments of high emotion.

BB-8 starts barking bossy orders of all the stuff he normally does when a storm is rolling in. I guess he isn't just a giant over-sized USB drive. His beeps are a little off tone, too loud suddenly and too quiet the next. They'll have to troubleshoot that later. After they are done blowing sand out of literally every single piece of equipment they own (her poor speeder still parked outside). ]

You're not going back out there.

[ Damage is already started. Might as well deal with it tomorrow. ]

[ BB-8's just making more noise and Ben is internally sighing at this madness. ]

None of us are going outside. [ He says that sharply enough that the sassy beeps stop for the time being. ] We should get comfortable for the rest of the night, at least.

[ Unsure how long this storm was going to last, but they were going no where quick any time soon. Ben's gonna stand up here and hold out a hand for Rey to nab on to ]

[ Oh such a stern droid daddy. Rey takes his hand and scoops up all the random bits and tools with the Force. The ship is sort of shaky as she shoves them back into some side storage panel. ]

You be careful, don't shake a screw loose. [ Big apologies will happen tomorrow when she has the mental capacity to actually be sincere. She points at BB-8 so it's clear she's addressing him before turning to Ben. ] We can secure him in the captain's quarters.

[ There will be no boning during the sandstorm ig ]

[ He gives her a nod. No bonding during the sand storm that's fine. He can handle it. ]

You go ahead, I'll secure everything else.

[ Rey can have alone cuddle times with their son. it's chill. It seems like she needs to kinda hold BB-8 and cry over his near death for a while. More than she cried for Ben ig. ]

[ HEY in the moment BB-8 seemed dead for a lot longer than Ben to be fair. Also she probably has nightmares about Ben being dead and then they have weepy emotional sex because nothing soothes the soul more than crawling on top of your space husband while crying about how he was almost gone forever.

Anyway. She coaxes him down for a quick smooch. It's sincere and sweet. ~~a kiss of gratitude~~ ] Thank you.

[ She's gonna heft bb8 up with the Force and wrangle him into the bed. I mean. She will kick him out when Ben comes but he will get some good mom cuddles for awhile. She doesn't even cry that much. ]

[ Ben's just shuffling around getting the blast window in the cock pit closed... it's not as bad as it could have been. Securing both of the turret windows as well. He cleans up as much sand as he can but he's just going to throw a vaccuum at BB-8 tomorrow and be like "THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF YOU NOW HELP OUT YOU FUKKIN COCK BLOCK"

I'd be more mad but BB-8 deserves it.

Comms are down, everything is down. He hopes the village is okay, but they've been here for thousands of years so.... they probably know what they're doing more than the two force users.

He manages to organize the tools and spare parts they hadn't needed into a nice pile before he gets to the captain's quarters and.

God his hair is sticking out from the static electricity. BB-8 is gonna attempt to beep sassily from him, but he kinda sounds like a dude going through puberty. Ben just looks up at his hair and sighs. Aggressively. He has to take a moment to find a grounding bar right outside the room to touch (Rey and BB will def hear that "OW" along with the accompanying static noise) before coming back in. His hair now down, but still kinda fucked up. ]

Better?

[ More sassy puberty beeps. Ben cANNOT win. ]

[ Rey just laughs at BB-8's protesting puberty beeps and his hair and the static noises and just. Everything. She is in better spirits now. ]

Time for you to go. [ He beeps out a whine. ] No, you don't need to sleep in the bed.

[ He makes more protesting beeps, but Rey patting him on the chassis still convinces him to roll out of the bed. There's fuss, especially because how COULD she after he almost DIED, but she tips her head at him in a very mom-like way that works to convince him to roll over to a spot where he can secure himself by extending his weird... wire thingies.

Rey pats the now empty spot in a clear invitation for Ben. She'll murmur, kinda quietly. ]

Be nice to our first-born.

[ Do they actually joke about BB-8 being their child? Maybe. Or Rey is saying something very awkward rn. Could be either. ]

[ Here he comes. Dismayed at all the sand everywhere in the sheets. He's gonna just have to change them ASAP but there's no way Rey is moving out of her spot now so. Later. For now he'll tuck his arms around her and collapse in next to her. ]

If Poe ever hears you refer to him as our first-born he's going to shoot me for it.

[ EG Rey makes the joke. Ben doesn't. He's in fear for his life if he does. ]

[ She snuggles herself against him in a practiced way. Yeah they'll be vacuuming for days probably but she's tired physically and mentally and she doesn't have Skywalker aversion to sand, so she will tolerate this for now. ]

Mmhm. Probably. He'll kill me if he ever finds out what happened tonight.

[ What happens during a sandstorm stays in the sandstorm. ]

[ He need a sandphobic coating on every centimeter of his body. He can just LEVITATE above the sand like how Legolas just walks on the snow above the entire Fellowship. ]

We'll have to do anonymous bidding on parts on the net.

[ With the name "TotallyNotKyloRen". You know. Just to be safe. ]

[ BB-8's gone through the motions of shutting down into sleep mode and is tucked up all nicely into the corner so he won't rattle around in the storm. Rey feels a little bit less weird about scooting up and pressing her lips against his cheek, humming contemplatively. ]

I'll comm Rose tomorrow and see what what she can send us.

[ She's made some credits here and there doing work in town but more often than not, Rey just does it for free. They're very much Jedi class. AKA desert poor. ]

[ Ben is going to do what he can right now by quietly coming his hands through her hair, undoing the buns and just-- Silently trying to shake loose some of the sand. But you know. It's still an affectionate touch. Hopefully Rey is more used to his neat freak ways by this point.

But seriously. Their filtration system is about to get FUCKED by whatever showers they take after this. ]

She may want a bribe to keep quiet.

[ This begs the question of How does Ben know that? And what has he had to give her to keep quiet? AND ABOUT WHAT????

Now i'm just also imagining Rose asking him for a cleavage pic. Like. JUST PUSH UR TITS TOGETHER BEN. I NEED TO SHOW THIS TO FINN AND POE AND DELIGHT THAT THEY THOUGHT THOSE WERE WOMEN'S BREASTS.

It's totally not that but I CAN DREAM. ]

[ She'll keep her face pressed to his as his hands move through her hair. She doesn't mind even if it does stem from his neat freak-ness. She acts like she's just as touch starved as the first time she kissed him.

But really, she just finds his touch intoxicating.

She tips her head, quirking an eyebrow at him. ]

What secret is Rose keeping for you?

[ It's not like she goes digging around in his head, but like. It's a little hard to keep secrets from each other. She's not thinking it's anything big, but can you blame or for being curious? ]

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