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[for_everyone]

Hera couldn't be blamed for checking her chronometer again. Or at least, that's what she was telling herself. There was down time, but it was precious, and somehow the lack of any contact on her comm was what made her even more inclined to keep being sure they were still well within that down period. The Ghost was locked down in the most recent bit of Garel spaceport they'd managed to claim, and Chopper was on guard duty while most of the organic members of the crew were resting after an extremely eventful day. Hera had been surprised when, after they'd finished their debrief with Sato, Kanan had passed his own cabin to follow her.

She left the doors locked, but slid down the volume of the music she'd put on. There wasn't much privacy on a fully-manned freighter, but if the other crew had noticed anything, or cared, they hadn't mentioned it, and Hera would rather let them raise it if they wanted to. It probably wasn't the most responsible way to handle it, but – there was so much else to think about. But it was so much easier to let one thing be uncomplicated, even if she knew it wasn't.

Her boots are by the door, her gloves and goggles on the shelf in the aft wall of the cabin. Her chronometer leaned against her gloves, and she set the music player down next to them, leaving these where they were for the moment and moving back toward the cot.

Comments

[for_everyone]

"Chop needs a break, he gets the longest guard shifts of any of us."

Though that is because he doesn't need to sleep.

[notallofus]

Kanan looks up at Hera, one brow arched.

"It's like you want to provide him opportunities to cause trouble."

Hera, you've met your droid!

[for_everyone]

"He acts up more when he's overworked."

Or at least, he certainly doesn't act up less.

[notallofus]

Kanan opens his mouth to rebut her comment . . .

But then he thinks about it.

And then he thinks about the compressed power of Chopper's crankiness if he were kept at his post for weeks at a time.

"I don't know about overworked, but something like that. Sure. No, you're right."

Hopefully Chopper isn't anywhere within sensing range of this conversation, or someone's going to get zapped. (Kanan.)

[for_everyone]

Given Chopper's talent for getting out of work, Kanan's probably right, too. But Hera keeps that to herself for the moment.

She leans down next to the still locked door, picking up her boots with one hand and Kanan's in the other, before tossing Kanan's to him.

"I'll come rescue you when I'm done with Sato."

[notallofus]

"My hero," Kanan says, reaching up to catch his boots without any Force-using, thank you very much.

(He's not kidding.)

"I look forward to it."