techiehux:

Techie hadn’t been having a good day. Not at all. Matt was nowhere to be found, Hux was busy doing who knows what, and his supervisor, Leslie, absolutely hated his guts. Which was why he jumped at the chance to get away from the monotony (and Leslie’s whining), accepting a recently requested job he hadn’t even looked at.

The last thing he expected was to find himself outside Lieutenant Mitaka’s quarters and realize he left his toolbox…somewhere? But it was too late to go find it, he’d knocked on the door and now it was opening!

Techie jumps back in surprise when the Lieutenant starts to cry. His hand hovers awkwardly at his side, wanting to comfort him but unsure of how the other man would react. “Um, I, I c-can fix it-”

Techie rests his fingers gently on Mitaka’s shoulder, thinking: Screw it. I don’t think this day can get worse anyways.

“B-but if Hux gives you tr-t-trouble just let me know and I’ll talk to h-him,” he promises, removing his hand before it gets weird. Techie takes the datapad and bites his bottom lip, thinking.

Mitaka should not be left alone right now. He looks distressed. So Techie says, “I a-accidebtally left my t-tools. Can you c-come with me to find th-them?”