VIDEO | OPEN | evening of Saturday, week 55

[last_ofthe_jedi]

[Here's Luke's happy but travel-wearied face. Behind him is a small, dim view of the living room in the apartment that he and Kaylee share, for those who know what it looks like.]

Hey, everyone. Kaylee and I just got back into town.

We're pretty tired from the trip so we're probably going to go straight to bed but I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and help with the wedding. Uh, Kaylee will probably give out the more specific thanks to individuals because she kept better track of that than I did. [Luke gives a little laugh at himself. Let's be honest, we all know he was too busy killing monsters.]

But you're all appreciated, more than you know.

Wes, you can bring the droids over whenever you like. Uh, though, preferably not in the middle of the night. [Because Luke knows that with Wes it's a good idea to specify.]

Uh, let's see. [He rubs the side of his face tiredly as he thinks.] I'll try to stay up for another hour or two so I can get caught up on anything that's happened these past two weeks. Feel free to get a hold of me if you need to.

Oh, and one last thing. [Luke smirks proudly.] The honeymoon went completely and totally uninterrupted.

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[last_ofthe_jedi]

[It doesn't take a genius to figure out that this incident is reeking with politics. Luke frowns and considers switching the current feed over to a private channel. Then again, he doesn't want anyone to get the feeling that he's doing any anti-government plotting or else he might never get cooperation from anybody. Luke's been in the plotting-against-the-government business long enough to know how this works.

From now on, or at least for a while, private conversations concerning this issue will probably have to take place in person.]

Understood. I wasn't planning on working tomorrow but I think I should head into the station anyway. Sybil might put in a good word for me with the locals since I've worked for her for a while now.

And I think you're right. This sounds like the beginning of something much bigger.

[He's about to tell her that he'll let her know when he discovers anything but-... maybe saying that on a public channel is a bad idea, too.]

I'll, uh... see what I can find out. [He hopes that's vague enough but also reassuring at the same time. This is hard.]

[pepperspray]

Good.

[Pepper nods briefly, as if ticking off a box beside Luke's name on a mental checklist.]

I'll likely be on the move a lot over the next few days, but if you get word of anything you think I should know, or think people I know should know, come by Callahan's and see me.

And Luke? Be careful.