ANH 'verse. The Death Star. Waiting . . . waiting . . .

[astrotechmech]

Random turns the swivel chair back and forth, back and forth. 'Lock the door,' they said! 'Hope they don't have blasters,' they said! Well, the door is locked, and the Astrotroopers certainly have blasters! It is just going be only a matter of time before they discover that fact and try to blast the door open!

On top of that it turns out Princess Arcee is here. In the detention block. Awaiting termination. Jetfire and Hot Shot are seeing if they can prevent that. Nobody else from the ship was listed in the computer's databanks though.

Random stops moving the chair like an irritated organic does its tail, sighs, and rubs his face, grieving the loss of his crewmates.

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[random_xtras]

Look at those big optics worrying about you, Random.

[astrotechmech]

"I'm okay, Kia," he tells her. "Just didn't want to make you get off."

[random_xtras]

"I don't want to hurt you," she says softly as Hot Shot sits back with a sigh and rubs his optics.

[astrotechmech]

"Don't worry. You're not," Random gives her a small smile. Then he turns to Hot Shot. "You all right?"

[random_xtras]

Kia just worries quietly and leans against him, her small hands reaching toward his damaged one.

"Yeah," says the young mech dully. "I'll be alright. Hey... where's Jetfire?"

[astrotechmech]

"Shh, shh." Random rubs her back again. "But don't--Touch it."

Random finds something else to look at. "The bridge."

[random_xtras]

"But maybe I can fix it, Random," says his ward softly as she turns her wide optics up to him again. "Can't I look at it?"

"Okay...." Hot Shot looks toward it, but doesn't move yet.

[astrotechmech]

"I can do it once we've found you something."

"You haven't seen Arcee, have you?"

[random_xtras]

"Not since she went onto the ship." Hot Shot looks down at his own hand and frowns slightly, then glances at Kia, who has her own small frown.

[astrotechmech]

"So everyone's accounted for except her . . ." Random mutters to himself thoughtfully. He then nudges Kia. "I need to get up, Kia."

[random_xtras]

"She said that she was going to the bridge." The little femme rises to her feet with artless youngling grace, her frown increasing slightly in her concern.

[astrotechmech]

Random frowns as he uses his good arm to get to his feet. "When?"