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[ledger_not_clean]

Natasha looked around the bar, noticing how many people were watching her. It made her nervous because she knew the First Order was looking for her, determined to find her before she could possibly find the Resistance. She'd gone directly to Maz's, knowing as well that the woman was her best chance at getting away. She hadn't gotten away unscathed though. She'd been shot and she was pretty badly injured, but she did her best to hide it in the way she carried herself.

Instead of asking too many questions Maz had just pointed to a man that she explained would help get Natasha off planet and far away, all she had to do was ask. So she started over, fighting the urge to limp. She knew she looked pretty battered up, but she could pretend it was nothing as she sat down beside the man, shifting the hood covering her head a bit which flashed her red hair, one of the biggest things she was trying to hide. "Are you looking for work?"

She looked around before looking at him again. "I need off planet and as far away as possible. I need to get away from anyone who could report back to the First Order and Maz said you're my best bet."

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[solo_junior]

"Might be." He replied, "But I think your trouble and my trouble are going to align more than we like."

He gave an easy shrug, "Might as well stick together where we can, make it easier for the trouble to get to us and not have to go through other people to do it."

[ledger_not_clean]

"Well, if it does...at least I know I'll have someone I can definitely trust on my side." She said as she smiled at him before nodding. "Thank you, Ben."

[solo_junior]

"Yeah. And you say that without having actually seen me in action. I'm impressed."

He was, a little, but at the same time he knew she'd seen enough, and mostly he was surprised to find that he trusted her as well, at least a little.

[ledger_not_clean]

"I don't know. Its just a feeling I have." She said, shrugging a shoulder before reaching over and squeezing his arm lightly. "Call it an instinct."

[solo_junior]

"It's a good instinct." He nodded once before cocking his head towards the cockpit, "C'mon up, have a seat, we'll be making our final approach pretty soon."

[ledger_not_clean]

She nodded before getting up and walking up to the cockpit, taking a seat next to him. "I just hope they'll listen to me. I do have...a reputation." She said softly, tilting her head. "Happens when you're an assassin."

[solo_junior]

"The general will listen, I can guarantee that much." Something that had solid evidence to back it up was definitely something she'd pay attention to, unlike dreams that someone was sure were real, but she could brush off as simply being dreams.

[ledger_not_clean]

She believed him so she nodded, smiling. "Alright. Once I've given them all the information I have...if you'd be okay with it, I'm going to ask Han to help me find you again. If you wouldn't mind having someone along."

[solo_junior]

That got another smile, "Don't mind at all, I'm not really that hard to find, usually. You might not even need his help, but since he's got a direct line to find me, he's still your best bet."

[ledger_not_clean]

"Well just in case I'll ask him to help me. That way I know for sure I'll find you afterwards." She smiled back at him, tilting her head before blushing a bit and looking away.

[solo_junior]

"Well, you're still stuck with me for another few hours if nothing else. This is just a stopover."

Refuel, get supplies, see if he could contact either of his parents before heading further along towards D'Qar.

[ledger_not_clean]

"You won't hear any complaints out of me." She teased at that, a smile on her face there before stretching a bit. "Maybe we could get something to eat. To bring along I mean. A warm meal."

[solo_junior]

"Could find someplace to eat here, if you like, refuel will take that long at least."

And coming back from dinner to a ship that was ready to go would be more entertaining, he was sure, than running off to get something and running back with it to leave as quickly as possible.

[ledger_not_clean]

She thought about that for a moment, tilting her head before nodding. "That would be nice, but we would definitely have to be discreet. We don't want anyone recognizing me and reporting it to the Order." She said before shaking her head a bit. "I don't have any weapons on my except a blaster and that won't do if they send any more Knights after me."

[solo_junior]

"You're with me, I doubt anyone's going to notice." Because even despite everything, Ben was good at going unnoticed when he wanted to, and the nondescript clothing helped with that more than people realized.

"We can even just get something at a cart and eat it in the park." If eating while walking, or sitting on one of the park benches would help her be more at ease than finding an actual restaurant, he was fine with that as well.

[ledger_not_clean]

"We can do whatever you'd prefer. Just so long as we can get something hot and filling." She said, laying her head back and chuckling quietly.

[solo_junior]

"Think I know just the place, as long as it's still in business." He doubted that it wouldn't be, they were always busy every time he'd been through, and as it was more an open-sided tent than an actual building, he figured she'd feel safer, being able to see someone coming.

It was the feature that had led him there in the first place, but then the food was actually good, reasonably priced even for a port like this, and human-friendly, which quite a few places were not.

[ledger_not_clean]

"Oh yeah? Well lets hope it is. I don't know about you, but I'm definitely hungry." She said, shifting in her seat before looking over at him.

Once they had docked she bit her lip nervously, watching him and brushing her fingers slowly through her hair.

[solo_junior]

after making sure the shuttle was powered down and fuel was paid for, he rummaged through a bin that slid out of one of the wall panels, handing over a soft, mostly-shapeless cap, "Should work to keep your hair covered." He explained, since he figured that was part of the apparent nervousness, having an easily-identifiable feature like that.

[ledger_not_clean]

She took the hat, nodding before pulling it on to cover up her hair. Then she moved with him out of the ship, following him and just keeping her eyes moving. At least she could make it look like she was just interested in looking around, all the while she was actually scanning people's faces to make sure she didn't recognize anyone.

[solo_junior]

He hesitated briefly before looping his arm through hers, much as he'd done when leaving Maz's place, something to make her at least look more comfortable, and to make it more obvious that they were a pair, since anyone looking for either of them likely would be looking for them alone and would disregard couples automatically without looking twice.

Not that he figured anyone looking for them would have beat them here, but there was always a chance.

The place he'd mentioned was definitely still in business, and he grinned, handing her a stoneware bowl from a stack as he got in line, explaining, "Just put what looks good in it, they'll cook it all up at the end. I can try to identify things for you, if you need." He added, already dropping thin shavings of frozen meat into his own bowl with a pair of tongs.

[ledger_not_clean]

She took his arm easily, leaning into his side as they moved through the crowds before reaching the place. She looked around at it, appreciating the set up greatly as she took the bowl. She studied everything, asking about this and that before filling her bowl and smiling up at him. At the end she handed her bowl over, humming softly to herself as she fiddled with her hat a bit, making sure her hair was still tucked firmly beneath.

She did notice a few people looking at her and she pointed them out to him, though she hoped it was nothing more than curiosity in the end.