Techie is tempted to apologize to him for his quick-shifting moods, but with the amount of stress he’s been under while awaiting a response, some momentary
craziness can be excused. Hopefully.
“That’s… that’s okay! I n-never even thought I’d get this far. I’ll clean up r-real nice and then try to catch him in a good mood! Maybe he’ll say yes!”
Holding his short girlfriend’s ear close to his heart, Techie embraces her and follows her steps awkwardly, eyes flickering to her face for approval every few seconds. “I like this song,” he whispers, eyes whirring as they refocus on her lips. “V-very soft.”
Mitaka whimpers softly and looks up at the man. He didn’t look very frightening compared to his last master. He was afraid of most people after him though. Mitaka nods quickly and closes his eyes tightly, expecting to get hit.
The silence that follows is peaceful. Techie gazes out into the wide expanse of stars and feels his heart beat slow, grow steady. After a few minutes, his knot goes down and he manages to gently slip Dopheld off without waking him. While he’s tempted to doze off as well, Techie keeps his eyes trained on the skies, and the rest of their flight passes without incident.
He takes in Kylo’s words with a solemnity he doesn’t often show. “Me too, Kylo. Me too.” There’s an idea he’s struggling to put into words, and then he decides to just blurt it out: “I wish that we didn’t have to r-resort to all this fighting! Hux wants order, but couldn’t p-peace accomplish that too?”
“I don’t think it’s possible,” he shook his head. “The Republic is full of fools and needs to be shaken down. Hux uses brutal methods, yes, but little else can change things. So we need to fight now to be peaceful later.”
Techie deflates just a little. “Really? Well… Hux knows what he’s doing, and I owe everyth-thing to him and the First Order.” His cheeks color. “I shouldn’t complain!”
Techie perked up, and his deathgrip on the datapad loosened. He shifted so he faced Armitage and tried to stop the muscles in his face from doing that embarrassing grin he hated. “Wh-what did he say? Oh stars, I’m still so s-scared!”
“No need to be scared,” Hux smiled. “We had a polite chat in which he told me to go stuff myself. He also said I am in no position to tell him who to get close to. I believe he blushed. It’s as close as a confession of interest as Ren could possibly get. I am sure he likes you quite a lot.”
Techie gaped uselessly for three seconds until he threw himself back onto the bed with an “Oof!” Out of his mind with glee, he laughed and squirmed around, knocking the blankets onto the floor. “This is the b-better news than I expected!” Techie grins.
Hux smiled and sat down next to him.
“I am glad you see this as good news,” he nodded. “Will you be okay going from here on your own?”
Quick as a whip, Techie sat up and nodded enthusiastically. He looked approximately 78% more alive and alert than before. “I’m going to t-try and ask him out on a date,” he says, hopeful.
Mitaka whimpers softly and looks up at the man. He didn’t look very frightening compared to his last master. He was afraid of most people after him though. Mitaka nods quickly and closes his eyes tightly, expecting to get hit.
“I was a slave, t-too, before I managed to escape!” Techie blurts out at last. “Not a s-sex slave. But- uh, a slave n-noneth-theless. That’s why it’s important to me that I h-help others in m-my position. This is a dangerous job, though. Either of us c-could get hurt…and I don’t want that for you!”
Mitaka strokes his cheek. “ if it will make you feel better we can get a comm system and I’ll stay with the ship.”
Techie sighs in relief. “Thank you, that’ll help, love.” He holds Dopheld securely in his arms and whispers, “We’ll be planetside w-within approximately half an hour. If you want to rest until then, I’ll k-keep watch.”
He followed after her lips once they parted for air, eyes fluttering open. “I don’t like my t-tattoos… I didn’t want them from the start. B-but… I like the idea of getting one because I want to. Mark my body for myself… if that makes sense.”
Sarah smiled, “I want one too…maybe, if you want, we could get matching ones?” She bit lip, afraid he may not like the idea.
“Awesome!” he gushes. “What kind of tattoo w-would you want to get?” Techie didn’t have any ideas yet, and he hoped maybe Sarah could come up with something.
“What about this one?” She showed him one with the heart monitor heart beat wthag stretches across a couple’s hands. She blushed , never thinkin she’d ever get a tattoo, let alone one matching the love of her life.
Techie’s grin went from ear to ear! He turned the datapad to get a closer look at the design and then leaned back in his chair, hands covering his blushing face. “It’s perfect! We’re g-gonna match!” he exclaims to himself, awestruck.
Sarah giggled and then playfully kissed his nose, “I love you, bill Huxley!” She Gave him a nip to his neck. “I love you so much” she blushed
Techie had reached the limit of the teasing he could take! “Saraaaah,” he whined playfully, putting his hands over her shoulders to stop her from peppering more kisses on him. “If you keep b-being so cute and distracting me, m-my spaghetti will get c-cold!”
Sarah giggled. “Ok baby, let eat!” She grabbed a forkful in her mouth. “And I have another surprise for you when we’re done with this”
Excited by what the rest of the night will hold, Techie shovels spaghetti into his mouth at an alarming rate, eating like a raccoon digging through a garbage can. When he looks up at his girlfriend, there’s sauce all over his face and he’s grinning big. “All done!”
Sarah couldn’t help but let out a laugh. She got up and grabbed a napkin to help clean his face. “There you go, silly boy” she said and gave him a peck on the cheek.
She took a deep breath, cheeks red. She turned on some romantic music and held out her hand for techie to take. “Would you like to dance with me?” She asked as the song ‘hero’ started to play
While unsure if he possessed any dancing skills (nobody had ever seen him in action, so there was no critique to be taken into account), Techie stood up and took her hand. “Can you show me what I sh-should do?”
Techie perked up, and his deathgrip on the datapad loosened. He shifted so he faced Armitage and tried to stop the muscles in his face from doing that embarrassing grin he hated. “Wh-what did he say? Oh stars, I’m still so s-scared!”
“No need to be scared,” Hux smiled. “We had a polite chat in which he told me to go stuff myself. He also said I am in no position to tell him who to get close to. I believe he blushed. It’s as close as a confession of interest as Ren could possibly get. I am sure he likes you quite a lot.”
Techie gaped uselessly for three seconds until he threw himself back onto the bed with an “Oof!” Out of his mind with glee, he laughed and squirmed around, knocking the blankets onto the floor. “This is the b-better news than I expected!” Techie grins.
Mitaka whimpers softly and looks up at the man. He didn’t look very frightening compared to his last master. He was afraid of most people after him though. Mitaka nods quickly and closes his eyes tightly, expecting to get hit.
“I was a slave, t-too, before I managed to escape!” Techie blurts out at last. “Not a s-sex slave. But- uh, a slave n-noneth-theless. That’s why it’s important to me that I h-help others in m-my position. This is a dangerous job, though. Either of us c-could get hurt…and I don’t want that for you!”
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