you gotta fight for your right to party

[episodically]

» WHO? all ya'll!
» WHEN? sometime after the 15th
» WHERE? everywhere
» WHAT? house party!
» WARNINGS? i'd say blanket warning for language, maybe light violence, anything else, i'll update.

[ jim kirk wasn't the captain of this station. he wasn't even a ranking officer but he knows enough about people to know that, if you put them through the wringer over and over again, they're going to break without some sort of downtime. and jim's not about to be on a station where everyone's breaking down. no, he hadn't come back from death to die again.

so, he goes back to his roots. he goes back to the days where he'd spent all of his time in bars, hitting on pretty girls and boys, and getting into fights. maybe possibly they can cross out fights tonight but the rest of the stuff? nah, jim wants it all.

he trawls his way through the station to see what they have, first of all. and then he gets to work. the replicators don't serve great booze but it's booze nonetheless and he gets those flowing, filling bottles and glasses and sliding them out for anyone to have. he fiddles with the lights in the bar to make it more appropriate and even asks this new ai on board for some music. if that doesn't work, everyone's just going to be treat to him singing.

then, he pulls out chairs and benches from the rooms and lines the halls. he wants everyone to be together, to talk to each other and the halls seem like the most well traveled place. he draws signs that lead people to the pool where he's tossed a bunch of small things in to take the place of beach balls and toys. he even suggests chicken fights because who can resist a good chicken fight?

is it sacrilegious to see up makeshift twister in the chapel? oh well because that's where it is. dancing, he decides, is best for observation deck so he asks for a little more music filtered in there because who wouldn't want to dance with that beautiful backdrop?

on the command deck, jim rigs up some lights, making it more apt for a party and sets up a few tables with cards and other random things to signify money. if people want to do some gambling, lose their shirts, jim's not going to stop you. he prefers strip poker, really, but there are youngsters around so behave. somewhat. ringing the room, he finds spots to set up arm wrestling tables because who doesn't want to show off their strength? not jim, he knows so many people would beat him but maybe other people want to grab the title of 'strongest on the station.' jim will make you a medal and everything.

he wants to do something with the library but he doesn't want to wreck it. so, poetry readings. there's no mic but he does set up a chair to act as a stage and even pushes various other chairs around it to act as an audience. don't get too wild in here. the nonexistent librarian won't like it.

lastly, he finds himself in the hangar. there are shuttles in there that he doesn't want to break but it's a big space so fuck it, he goes for a fight club type atmosphere. people need to get the tension out somehow and while fucking likes bunnies would be ideal, asking for an orgy tonight would be too much. so, he draws chalk outlines of various rings for various different matches. he makes rules that say this isn't till the death, be fair, no hitting below the belt and, if jim were to get into the ring, you weren't allowed to mess up his hair.

he was the party organizer, he got to make the rules!

once everything seemed to be set up, he just started knocking on doors at random to get people out of their rooms and out into the open. this station was stupid but he wasn't going to let things fall apart without a fight. ]

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[ it's a party and it's open for everyone!! post your tl's, tag around to others and just enjoy yourself. there's no sinister motive here except getting that sweet, sweet cr. if you want to wildcard something being at the party, plz feel free to do that within reason, of course! hit me up at spoonishly for questions/plotting! ]

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[episodically]

Still my ship!

[ the enterprise was his and he'd argue that till he was blue in the face. ]

I work for the Federation. Starfleet Command, specifically. It's the military arm of the Federation. What's an Empire?

[ he holds up a quick hand. ]

Don't give me the definition, I know that but I get the feeling you're talking about something more specific.

[kanyounot]

A Federation sounds a lot better than an Empire.

[ Kanan has heard of some federations before. Most of them no longer exist. ]

An Empire is what we got in my galaxy, and it's not pleasant.

[episodically]

What makes an Empire so bad?

[ just in case the federation ever got too big for their britches, jim wanted to know what to look for. ]

This a kill a lot of people thing?

[kanyounot]

Kill people, sure. Steal from them, sell them into slavery, destroy the environments of entire planets just to get at their resources... you name it, the Empire is probably doing it.

[ That little speech deserves a sip of his drink. It's not very good, but whatever. ]

[episodically]

[ it's shitty alcohol but jim's glad he has it after that explanation. the federation ain't great but it's not that. ]

How the hell did something like that take root?

[kanyounot]

[ Kanan has only a shrug for that. ]

Don't ask me, I was just a kid when it happened. The Republic got itself tangled up in a war it never should've bothered with, and by the end of it, the Chancellor declared himself Emperor and that was that.

[episodically]

That easy, huh?

[ it's so easy to picture the federation descending into something like that. jim shivers. ]

You're on the other side? There's gotta be an other side, right?

[kanyounot]

There are people fighting it, yeah. Can't say it's going too well for us, at least when I left, but it was always gonna be an uphill battle.

[ Huge, well-trained military force and almost limitless money, plus a couple of Sith Lords? Yeah, it was always gonna be a tough fight. ]

[episodically]

Sorry.

[ it feels trite to say that but it's all he has. it's not like he can sail to their assistance. ]

Hopefully they underestimate you severely enough that they overlook what you guys can do.

[kanyounot]

That's pretty much the plan, yeah. And we've got some really great people. My partner's been fighting this fight since before we even met - she'll never give it up.

[ Even if sometimes he kinda wishes she would ease up a little. ]

[episodically]

How long you guys think it's gonna go?

[ he's read about some long wars and the way this guy talks makes it seems this is going to be one of those. ]

[kanyounot]

Eh, it probably depends. I mean, the Rebel Alliance only just formally announced its existence as an organization, which could speed things up a lot.

[ But Kanan is a Jedi, and part of being a Jedi is being able to see multiple possible paths for the future. ]

It's possible the Empire could stomp it out completely before it really gets going, in which case it'll be quick. But if they manage to get some hits in, do something big and symbolic to attract more recruits and defectors - it could drag on for a while.

[episodically]

And what do you, personally, think will happen?

[ they could talk logistics all day but it was the people that won the battles and wars. ]

[kanyounot]

[ An interesting question, and one that's never really been posed to him before - not in so many words. At this point, Kanan is helping the Rebellion because it's the right thing to do, not because he thinks they'll win (or not). But - is it hopeless?

No. ]

They'll do it. It'll take a while, and they'll take a lot of losses, but the galaxy won't stand for the oppression of the Empire much longer. More and more people are waking up to it.

[episodically]

Good to hear, at least.

[ if the hearts of the people weren't in the battles and the war, then they wouldn't go far. so, it sounded like they had a chance. ]

I'd offer you the Enterprise but --

[ different universes and all. ]

[kanyounot]

Ah, one ship more or less likely won't make that much of a difference. Besides, my partner's already got the best ship in the galaxy on our side.

[ Kanan smiles faintly. ]

The Rebellion has something better than ships - belief in what's right. And hope that they can make things better.

[episodically]

Best ship in the galaxy?

[ jim wasn't really going to ask too much about things like beliefs and faith since he had those but wasn't sure if they really helped win wars. ships, though, that was an interest. ]

[kanyounot]

[ That's all right - Kanan's happy to talk about the ship. ]

She's called the Ghost. A Corellian freighter, tricked out and modded to the gills. Four guns, but she can mask her signature, which is what's gotten us out of more sticky situations than I can count. That, and Hera's flying.

[episodically]

Never heard of something like that but she sounds like a good one. Especially if you've got someone behind the stick that knows how to fly.

[ hat tip to sulu. ]

Mine's a little bigger, I think. The Enterprise. But I still like her, bulk and all.

[kanyounot]

It's not about size, anyway. The Empire likes to think it is, likes to think if they can just make the biggest damn ship the galaxy has ever seen, then, the Rebellion will be over and that'll be that.

They're wrong.

[ He takes another sip of his drink. ]

Anyway, the Ghost has been the closest thing to a home I've had for the past - oh, almost ten years now, so you'll never hear me say a word against her.

[ He pauses a beat. ]

I'd be sleeping on the couch if Hera ever got wind of it.

[episodically]

So, Hera's your...girlfriend? Boyfriend? Robot pilot? Friend?

[ there were so many things that hera could be. kanan spoke fondly of her, though, so jim has to assume they're close. and that they've been traveling together ofr that long speaks even more strongly to that assumption. ]

[kanyounot]

Hera is...

[ Kanan pauses to give that some thought. It's clearly not something he talks about much with other people. ]

We're partners. She's my better half, I guess. I'd be a totally different person if I hadn't met her - a person I wouldn't like very much.

I'd call her the love of my life, but if she was here she'd roll her eyes and call me a big sap. Which I am.

[episodically]

Adorable.

[ and probably not something he'll ever achieve but he's glad to see others are able to get there. jim thinks he's most likely going to be mostly alone for the rest of his life and he's okay with that. ]

Miss her?

[kanyounot]

Course. But I’ve got my hands full with my apprentice here - Ezra. Teenagers are a real handful.

What about you, have anybody here from home? Or anybody special you miss?

[episodically]

My crew.

[ but other than that? jim shakes his head. he hadn't really brokered any closer relationships than those who he worked with. ]

Nothing like a love of my life or anything. Don't think that's really for me.