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[alderaans]

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compatible through return of the jedi.

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[withinreach]

[ still with the 'commander' thing, he sees how it is ]

So?

I know how to make some things very easy.

[alderaans]

[ one if you is trying to maintain some professionalism here. ]

And you’ve been told this before, or are you just that confident in your own abilities? Don’t answer that.

[withinreach]

[ oh no, he's not even trying ]

I don't need to.

[ she knows it's both. maybe now's not the time to bring that up though ]

What are you so afraid of anyway? Are you worried about what people might say if you got caught with a military boy like me?

[alderaans]

Don’t be ridiculous. Who said anything about being afraid?

[ although she has considered what it would do if it seemed like she was playing favorites in any way. ]

It has nothing to do with that. You’re a loyal pilot. I can’t afford to have anyone questioning if that loyalty skews one way.

[withinreach]

[ well here's a minefield of things he shouldn't say ]

I have a hard time believing that anyone would question my loyalties at this point.

[ of the many things that do invite criticism, his commitment to the cause isn't one of them. hers even less so. true, if they got caught in an intimate moment the rumor mill would run wild. but he would inevitably be blamed for it. he's got a reputation

which may be the part of the problem ]

You keep deflecting. We're talking about a kiss, not a marriage proposal.

[alderaans]

You know what I mean. In their eyes, I’m your superior, and there are about five different reasons why it could go very badly for both of us.

Is that all? I have a hard time believing that. [ that poe dameron, he of the give-one-inch-he’ll-take-a-mile won’t seize every opportunity to extend that barrier between them as far as he can. as if he’d only stop at a kiss. as if she would. ]

[withinreach]

[ like he hasn't heard that one before

is five really too many?

well ]

It could be.

[ alright, yes, but his inability to refrain from pushing his luck as far as it'll go at any given opportunity isn't really the problem, is it? it's a problem of whether or not she wants him to ]

That almost sounds like a challenge.

[ she knows how he feels about those ]

[alderaans]

Only you would take it as a challenge, Poe.

[ first names now? somebody’s slipping. ]

Well, it’s likely even more precarious than the kinds of situations you’re used to.

[withinreach]

[ skipping straight from commander to poe without even taking a stop at dameron, are we?

he wants to tease, but the more aware of it she is, the more she'll overthink it. she's constantly thinking too much as it is ]

You know I perform well under pressure.

I think you also know you could stand to relax for a change. You've been looking so tense lately it's been making my shoulders ache.

[alderaans]

[ this is a private conversation, isn't it? and maybe she's lost a little bit of her steam. don't presume that you've worn her down, though, poe. ]

Yes, I'm well aware.

Is that what this is about? You want to kiss me because I've been what, too stiff?

[withinreach]

[ hasn't he though? a little? ]

No, that's just an observation, but I do think it would help to let off some of that tension.

[ hopefully she can appreciate the fact that he's resisting the impulse to make suggestive comments. mostly ]

[alderaans]

I see. And this is a professional recommendation, or a personal one?

[ oh, she figures it's taking every shred of self-control he has remaining not to be inappropriate. ]

[withinreach]

[ this isn't an appropriate discussion in general but he could make it so much worse ]

Both. We don't need distractions dragging us down in the middle of a fight. Better to deal with them when we have some downtime.

[alderaans]

[ at least they're not having it in public. ]

So what you're saying, in other words, is that we just need to get this out of our systems and then we'll be able to focus?

[withinreach]

[ this time ]

It could work. This definitely isn't.

[ is he admitting that he's been just as hung up on this? maybe ]

I miss seeing you.

[alderaans]

[ if he could hear her sigh right now. ]

You can't say things like that.

[ it's not a no, or necessarily her pretending that she doesn't feel the same. ]

[withinreach]

[ this feels like fighting dirty, but he means it ]

Why not?

[ he knows why ]

You can't keep pretending forever.

[alderaans]

I'm not pretending anything.

[ can't pretend if she doesn't let herself remain in the same room with him, right? ]

[withinreach]

Back to this again.

Are you going to tell me not to kiss you? Make it an order?

[ he's almost daring her to ]

[alderaans]

Are you saying you're going to kiss me unless I order you not to?

[ one more thing she has to be wary around him for. ]

[withinreach]

I didn't say that.

[ he didn't not say it ]

But maybe you should, just in case I get any funny ideas.

[alderaans]

Or you could behave yourself.

[ she shouldn't have to order you, poe. ]

[withinreach]

Yeah, I could but.

[ alright, believe it or not he's not just saying this to provoke an order that he's going to purposely ignore just for kicks ]

You could also say you don't want me to.

[ unless she can't ]

[alderaans]

I thought I made my feelings perfectly clear.

[ again, not a no or an i don't want you to. ]

[withinreach]

[ it's not, and it would be so easy to lie over text. except that's now how leia does things. she'll dance around the subject all day long, and skillfully so thanks to her political savvy, but he's known her long enough to understand this tactic for what it is. avoidance, pure and simple. and it's driving him crazy

it shouldn't. he knows exactly what she's doing ]

You've made your objections clear. Not so much on your feelings.