[ she grins when he picks her up, only having enough time to hold onto his shoulders and give him a quick kiss back before he's already moving away again. she doesn't blame him - she knows what this ship means to him, so instead of trying to keep up or get to asking questions, she's just sort of taking it all in, watching him climb up and look everything over. it is cool to watch it start up little bit little - it's not like she's ever been near a plane or jet or ship of any kind, especially not one like this. she never even left new york before the whole spider-woman thing happened. so it's a little overwhelming, all that power and but the good kind. her hands are on her hips, head tilted as she watches him ]
I actually thought you were just saying all that to try and get in my pants.
[ she's trying to give him some space, she really is, but she's definitely inching towards the ship until she can reach up and smooth her hand along one of the wings. yup. really real. super real. she's too short to do much more than skim her fingers along it, but still. of course, the next thing she wants to do is just climb it, because what's the point of having sticky fingers if you don't use them to get you up where a ladder can't? but no. that'd be rude. she's pretty sure it would be rude. instead she just heads towards the back where bb-8's settled in behind the cockpit, looking up at him as he chatters away. although after a moment of listening, she's frowning. ]
It can't fly? What makes you say-? [ but then bb-8's head swivels back and forth, looking at her and repeating himself ] Can! Can fly. BB-8 says it looks like you can fly. And something else about a circuitboard I couldn't really understand. But, like, y'know. I almost got it. [ that's another bright grin directed at poe, because yes, she fucked up the first time she tried to translate, but then she got it! totally got it. also she's totally aware that poe can probably hear what the droid is saying himself, but she really is trying to get better at understanding him. it helps that they started with words bb-8 would say more often than not, especially if he was helping poe tell her something about home.
anyway, the main takeaway is that bb-8 said the ship can fly. more awesome news. more unbelievable news.
gwen ducks back under the wing so she's by poe again, resting both of her hands on the small rail of the ladder he's on so she can lean on it. ]
I hope you know this is one of the coolest moments of my entire life.
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I actually thought you were just saying all that to try and get in my pants.
[ she's trying to give him some space, she really is, but she's definitely inching towards the ship until she can reach up and smooth her hand along one of the wings. yup. really real. super real. she's too short to do much more than skim her fingers along it, but still. of course, the next thing she wants to do is just climb it, because what's the point of having sticky fingers if you don't use them to get you up where a ladder can't? but no. that'd be rude. she's pretty sure it would be rude. instead she just heads towards the back where bb-8's settled in behind the cockpit, looking up at him as he chatters away. although after a moment of listening, she's frowning. ]
It can't fly? What makes you say-? [ but then bb-8's head swivels back and forth, looking at her and repeating himself ] Can! Can fly. BB-8 says it looks like you can fly. And something else about a circuitboard I couldn't really understand. But, like, y'know. I almost got it. [ that's another bright grin directed at poe, because yes, she fucked up the first time she tried to translate, but then she got it! totally got it. also she's totally aware that poe can probably hear what the droid is saying himself, but she really is trying to get better at understanding him. it helps that they started with words bb-8 would say more often than not, especially if he was helping poe tell her something about home.
anyway, the main takeaway is that bb-8 said the ship can fly. more awesome news. more unbelievable news.
gwen ducks back under the wing so she's by poe again, resting both of her hands on the small rail of the ladder he's on so she can lean on it. ]
I hope you know this is one of the coolest moments of my entire life.