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the drill, etc.

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[captain_by_the_book]

Privacy. Definitely privacy.

I'm not a fan of audiences.

[wherehopegoes]

Me, neither. They're not exactly conducive to welcoming you back properly, which I fully intend on doing.

Not with a kick. But maybe with a kiss.

[captain_by_the_book]

Call me biased, but I like the kiss plan better. Especially when it is someplace without an audience.

Now I'm all the more eager to get home.

[wherehopegoes]

Of course. One will almost certainly lead to more, and I should hardly think anyone would want to be witness to that.

Are you? So am I.

Soon?

[captain_by_the_book]

A while yet. There are delays. I hate waiting, even if it gives me time to talk to you.

They might want to be witness, but they will have to get used to disappointment.

[wherehopegoes]

I've never been the most patient person, but being able to speak makes the wait at least a little more bearable.

Of course. We need to save some things for ourselves. And those sorts of things are nobody's business but our own.

[captain_by_the_book]

I miss you when our assignments keep us apart. I want to go on missions together again.

[wherehopegoes]

I miss you, too. [And she worries, but that probably goes without saying.] I'd feel much better if I were there to watch your back.

[captain_by_the_book]

[ He figures she would. He worries, too, but... It's unavoidable. ]

And you know there is nobody I would rather have watching my back.

[wherehopegoes]

[It comes along with caring for someone as much as she's come to care for Cassian.]

So romantic, Captain.

[captain_by_the_book]

[ It's kind of nice having someone to care and worry for, actually, even if it's distracting. ]

Of course. I'm always romantic, Erso, didn't you notice that yet?

[wherehopegoes]

[Yes. It's nice to feel ... wanted. Even when it's distracting.]

Of course! You can't see it, but I'm positively swooning.

[captain_by_the_book]

[ Sometimes distractions can even be nice. Don't tell his General if he says so. ]

That's the least I expect.

[wherehopegoes]

[The secret is safe with Jyn. Currently, she is biting her bottom lip hard to keep from grinning like an idiot. Nobody'd let her live it down if they saw.]

Wait until you see me again. I won't be able to help it.

[captain_by_the_book]

[ He'll keep your secret if you keep his. ]

Like in the holodramas?

[wherehopegoes]

[Deal.]

Exactly like that. You just have to promise not to laugh.

[captain_by_the_book]

I could do that, but I try not to lie to you.

[wherehopegoes]

[So much eye-rolling. At least it's done with the utmost fondness?]

Rude. Remind me why I keep you around, again?

[captain_by_the_book]

Your natural incurable optimism?

[wherehopegoes]

Mm ... maybe? But I'm fairly certain that's not the only reason why. Try again, Captain.

[captain_by_the_book]

My cheerful personality may play into it, too.

[wherehopegoes]

It helps. Plus, you've got a lovely smile when you're so kind as to bestow it upon me.

[captain_by_the_book]

Now you're trying to make me swoon, Erso.

[wherehopegoes]

Absolutely. Is it working?

[captain_by_the_book]

May[ ]be, want to make sure.