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[ouzel]

That's understandable. [ It upsets him that she was in prison to begin with, honestly, but there's a whole lot of nothing he can do about it.

He captures her hand and kisses her fingers. ]

[realists]

Baze said Jedha was the first time you'd been in a cell. [ casually admits she straight up talked about him behind his back ITS FINE ]

[ouzel]

Mhm. [ Cassian raises his eyebrows and nods. ] You can't do much from inside in intelligence work.

[realists]

[ honestly, jyn knows that if they had caught him, even before scarif, they probably wouldn't have bothered with a cell. if she was a liability, cassian was... far more important. ]

I learned things, [ she protests with a touch of lightheartedness, trying for some levity to the subject matter. ] Mostly about the gross bodily function of my cellmate admittedly. Great exercise, at least.

[ girl has got GUNS SON. ]

[ouzel]

[ He's noticed, for sure. ]

How long were you there?

[ They never told him. ]

[realists]

On Wobani? Not very long. [ more than a day, less than a couple of months, but she decides that isn't worth noting to cassian. worth noting is that this little troublemaker had to clarify this particular prison when calculating her sentence. like gd girl. ]

[ouzel]

[ Cassian tilts his head at her. ] Alright.

Was it always forgery? [ Was it always inadvertently helping other people? Or not so inadvertently, really. ]

[realists]

[ her mouth twists. ] Theft, assault, disorderly conduct, inciting a riot -- which wasn't true, mind. Uh, piloting without a valid license, reckless endangerment. [ her thoughtful expression turns sheepish. ] Indecent exposure.

[ouzel]

[ Okay and Cassian feels like he should've seen that little laundry list coming, honestly, but the last one: ] That's a story.

[realists]

We were in one of those... [ she snaps her fingers looking for the right word. ] It's not a church, but. A monastery! We needed a distraction and you wouldn't believe how long it's been since some of those old monks have seen a woman. [ jyn is a wonderful distraction. ]

[ouzel]

[ Cassian's expression shifts from curious to amused to horrified and back to amused again before he gives in and laughs, only a little embarrassed. ]

Those poor monks.

[realists]

Excuse you! [ she lightly smacks at his arm as if offended ]

[ouzel]

Ow. [ He rubs his arm but keeps laughing. ] I can only imagine living a life of celibacy and religious truth just to have this tiny terror flash me and bring it all into question at the ripe old age of 72.

[realists]

[ she cackles with laughter, never having heard it put quite that way before. ]

I'm not a terror, thank you very much.

[ouzel]

You are quite the terror.

[realists]

[ still laughing: ] Well, it worked so. [ so there. ]

[ouzel]

[ Cassian's laughter slowly peters out and he runs a fingertip along the shell of her ear. ] I'm not terribly fond of the idea of you getting arrested. [ Again. Ever. ]

[realists]

That's what you're for, elskede. To keep me out of trouble.

[ouzel]

Elskede? [ Cassian grins. ] I don't think anyone could keep you out of trouble.

[realists]

Friend. [ LIAR and tbh she is not as accomplished a liar as galen. ] In Grange. Papa used to speak it at home.

[ouzel]

[ Cassian is good at spotting lies and thus, leaves it be. He has a special word in her father's language, he's not going to go demeaning that by demanding honesty about it. Pfft. ] Is it a difficult language to learn?

[realists]

Not really. The alphabet is the same as basic. [ her expression screws up in thought. ] The accent can be difficult, I guess, but it's mostly phonetic.

[ouzel]

[ Cassian makes a considering noise. ] I'd like to learn. [ Something she can teach him. ]

[realists]

What? [ she seems surprised by that, like it wasn't a possibility that she had thought of. HOW IS SHE SUPPOSED TO HIDE HER ROMANTIC PET NAMES IF HE UNDERSTANDS IT!!! ] Alright, yeah.

[ouzel]

It doesn't have to be right now. [ Cassian's eyes twinkle a little. Either she's calling him something sweet or something salty, he doesn't particularly care, but he is charmed. ]