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[talentedscavenger]

Hello, you've reached Rey. I'm not here right now, but if you leave a message, I will try to get back to you.

Thanks.

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[talentedscavenger]

I could try one of them. I used to run flying simulations when I lived on Jakku. It passed the time when there were sandstorms.

You’re more of a night owl then? Or do you enjoy sleep that much? I won’t come any earlier than noon, promise.

Okay, that would work. I’ll see you tomorrow. :)

[ ooc: WHY YOU MAKE ME SHIP THIS SO MUCH?! ]

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flying simulations sounds kind of fun. I bet you'd kill at MarioKart though.

[God, how to answer that? Is there a non-pathetic way to say he just doesn't sleep much at all? Nope.]

you could say that. my sleep schedule's all over the place. you get used to that when you spend half your life in a war, you know?

anyway yeah, see you then. looking forward to it.

[ooc: can't. be. tamed.]

[talentedscavenger]

I have no idea what that is, but I can give it a shot if you like.

[Being honest with Rey does have a benefit to it. She trusts a person more, and she's more likely to share something about herself too.]

Sort of...but I know what it's like to have sleepless nights. It was one of the factors in me falling ill. I couldn't sleep without being reminded by something and wasn't pleasant.

Try not to get into too much trouble between now and then.

[ooc: /WEEPS]

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racing game where you can totally sabotage your enemies. it's cute and cartoony, you know, really fun party game.

[And there it is. Thinking about something unpleasant - yeah that sounds a lot like nightmares.]

yeah. it's either a nighttime mission after a busy day and 2 hours to sleep, or it's nightmares and waking up screaming. so much fun.

me? trouble? never.

[ooc: congrats she's the first he's confessed that nightmare thing to.]

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[talentedscavenger]

Wouldn't that take away from interacting with people? I thought that's what you do at a party.

[For this next part...and everything afterwards, she changes it to voice.]

I'm sensing sarcasm in that text...but... [She debates about how much she should tell him and settles on a few details. Not as much as she told Cisco, but just so he knows he's not alone.] I know the feeling--waking up nearly screaming, panting, and wondering if you're still dreaming or if it's happening all over again.

And, you do get into trouble. You seem like the sort.

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[He switches to audio when she does, though he hesitates for a few moments, because voice is more vulnerable than text, it's easier to give too much away, and he's not a really someone who likes having his feelings out there.

But he does speak, after a few moments.]

Well, I mean, you get to trash talk each other and stuff, while you're playing.

[A moment of quiet, and then she'll be able to hear him exhaling roughly.]

Rey, I am pretty much always being sarcastic. Seriously, though, yeah, that's been my life for...man, six years now? You ever do the thing where you totally wear yourself out so you can just sleep without dreaming?

Naaaah, I've never gotten in trouble, not even once.

[You can practically hear the smirk.]

[talentedscavenger]

[Hearing someone's voice does make it harder to hide expressions and feelings, but it makes it easier to understand someone. Easier than going back and rereading several lines of text and trying to find the right tone for it in her head.]

You mean get the person riled up and have them mess up? Isn't that cheating?

[There's a pause on her side, wondering if she went too far by telling him that. If she was prying too much and should back away, but...she moves forward with it.]

I have; working and trying to ignore everything else and pass out without any dreams. Or...passing out from hunger and exhaustion, you don't have any dreams then either.

[So...that's how shitty her life has been up until recently.]

I can tell you're smirking, you know.

[So that means he has to be lying...just a little...but it's said in a teasing fashion so...]

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It's not cheating, it's the whole point of a party game. You interact while you're playing. Really fun.

[She can probably hear him swallowing a bit hard, and he laughs softly - it's not a laugh at her, but a laugh full of understanding. A little helpless and a little bitter all at once.]

Yep, I've done that one too. The only thing worse is when you're starving and exhausted and you fall asleep beside a campfire and then you start talking in your sleep and your best friend and the girl you've got a crush on and basically everyone else you care about hears it.

[He definitely gets having a shitty life. Definitely.]

Man, I'm basically always smirking.

[talentedscavenger]

It sounds like you're cheating if you're distracting someone from playing at their best.

[She can hear that swallow and wonders if they should stop talking. This was more than she wanted to tell him, but he continues to share more with her and....it's sad. She's had her far share of worse; waking up alone, or crying one's self to sleep.]

I'm sorry, Marco. [There's no pity in her voice, there's sympathy, and understanding. She did buy some incense to help her with sleeping, but..] I have a spare incense that I bought a while ago. It's suppose to help with getting a peaceful night's sleep. I'll bring it over.

[Because he needs it more than her. Rey can handle it, and she'll monitor her sleep a bit closer. No need for another hospital stay.]

Yeah, well, you're smirking a whole lot right now. [Rey lets out a soft chuckle, a faint smile on her face.]

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[He can see it, the minute she shifts from sharing things about herself to not sharing, and abruptly he feels a little stupid. A little vulnerable. And both of those are things Marco really cannot tolerate being. Chewing his lip for a moment, he regains his composure, then huffs out a laugh, brushing it off.]

It's fine. I'm not looking for sympathy, it was just kinda cool to run into someone who gets it.

[It's as dismissive and breezy as he can manage.]

Of course. Anyway, if you really want me to use that incense, I'd like to. I'm not going to take it from you though, why don't we share?

[talentedscavenger]

[ And now Rey feels like she’s misstepped. There’s a long pause from her, trying to figure out what to say in a less than blunt way but fuck it. ]

I’m trying to be sympathetic and understanding without seeming like I’m trying to one up you or anything. And, I don’t have anything compared to that—especially having friends around because I didn’t have them on Jakku. It’s been me and always has.

[ She says softly, hope no he understands that she wasn’t trying to pity him or anything. ]

How can you share incense? Besides, I bought more, it’s not like I’m running low...

Or I’ll stop sleeping for a while. [ Light sarcasm. ]

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[He can't help it, when she says so bluntly what she's trying to do, he laughs softly - not at her, but at how blunt it was.]

Haha, well don't worry, you managed it. And yeah, having friends makes things a lot easier.

[Except when they die - and that train of thought, that's something he has to shut down really fast to keep things light and breezy like this. Marco's cried himself to sleep and woken up alone, his life has been hard since he was only 9 years old. But he also knows he's not the only one. It's just a bit of a relief to be around someone else who's as damaged as he won't admit he is.]

I mean, if you have more, that's cool, but you can share incense by burning it when you're in the room with someone else and then having a nap together.

Better than no sleep, right?

[talentedscavenger]

Yes...it does.

[Having friends was something she wanted, but she wanted to be with her family again. To know why they left her on Jakku and why they didn't come back for her.

Marco has someone who understands what loneliness is. Who knew it as intimately as she knew herself, how it was more of a companion than anything else.]

Especially if they really are friends and not scamming you for parts.

[The last part is more said for herself, simply amazed that she has friends who haven't taken advantage of her or left her behind. It's...something she didn't think would happen.

There's a faint chuckle from her, shaking her head a little at him, shifting a little to draw one knee to her chest.]

Better than not sleeping, but you'd be willing to take a nap with me? Sounds a bit silly, don't you think? [To trust him enough to be in the same room, let her guard down and sleep? That's a first for her.

Sure, she's fallen asleep with Poe and Finn in the same room, but that was different.]

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For sure. The kind of friends that are more like family. You know they'll have your back no matter what and sometimes you hate them, but in the end, they're worth trusting. The only ones worth trusting.

[And that last bit...well, it says a lot about him. The fact he was so willing to say it without barely batting an eyelash, well, that says even more about him.

When she chuckles at his suggestion, he makes an annoyed little huff - entirely put on, of course - and the smile is obvious in his voice when he speaks again.]

I mean, I guess. But we've pretty much already covered how bad sleeping alone sucks, so why not try it a different way? Different blankets, I promise. I'll be a total gentleman.

[talentedscavenger]

[It does say a lot about him, more than Rey would've thought otherwise. He values his friends a lot, and she can't blame him for it.]

Yeah, and...it's...weird at the same time? To know you have a different family than the one you're born into. Different from the family I was waiting for to come back.

[That should give him more insight to the life she's lead without getting too engrossed with the details. Her voice sounds distant then, still wondering if her family was out there...if they thought about her the way she thought about them.

Yes, they've covered how bad sleeping alone is, but it's the first time she's actually hearing someone tell her she could come over to take a nap with them. Strange, but not entirely unwelcomed.]

Uh-huh. You're ridiculous sometimes, but that's what makes you, you. [And she wouldn't want it any other way.] What about pillows? I don't think it would be wise if we only shared one.

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[Marco makes a soft sound in his throat, a noise of agreement.]

I get you. My mom left when I was pretty little and we thought she was dead. My dad kind of gave up on life for a while, so I had to look after myself when I was a kid, then I fought really hard to get my mom back when I realized she wasn't dead after all.

[A pause, and then he continues.]

I'm lucky I got her back. But the family I had in the meantime was just as important, you know? Those people, they were the ones who had my back and chose to be around me when they didn't really have to.

[And that's that. He lets it go, and when she asks about pillows, he laughs again.]

I have a ton of pillows, seriously. And if you didn't want to share my bed or something we could always use the couches in the main room. The only drawback to that is that people who live in the house can come through there. They're all good people though.

[talentedscavenger]

[Rey listens, taking in each word and finding Marco is stronger than she would've thought. The pain to think one's mother was gone, only to find her alive and having to get her back. She couldn't imagine that, being close to someone you loved and having to fight to get them back...how hard he had to fight, and what he gave up or lost in the process.[

Yes, you are lucky you got her back. And luckier you found people to be friends with--a family you created and chose.

[A pause as she chooses her words and how much she was willing to tell him.]

Finn, I don't know if you've met him yet, but he was my first friend. I had been living alone on Jakku since I was young, probably six..maybe seven, I can't remember any more. I was just...left, and I was waiting for my family to return. I didn't meet Finn until...[Stars, had it really been that long ago?] Months ago, not to long before I was brought here.

[The whole loneliness thing and being forced to take care of herself...she knew that all too well.]

I already know Ivar lives in your home. I don't know if I know anyone else who lives there. It might be better if we used your room...I don't think I would be able to relax if someone could walk by.

[And if she freaked out from a nightmare, there would be only one witness rather than multiple ones.]

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Good. I'm glad you have friends now, seriously. Having friends is pretty great. You should introduce me to Finn sometime, he sounds cool.

[It's almost weird, how much he and Rey have in common now that they've actually talked about things. Weird and a little scary, almost.]

Yeah Ivar does, and a few others. Lola Pacini, Nico di Angelo, and Ivar's kid sister, Gyda, though I think she's moving in with her dad soon.

[Exhaling, he shrugs and then makes a noise in his throat.]

I'd rather sleep in my room too. I'm not a huge fan of people walking by while I sleep even if I know them and they're cool.

When do you want to do this? Maybe like, the night before we go shopping?

[talentedscavenger]

You’d like him and there’s Poe too. They’re both from my world and Poe loves flying. He’s a pilot back home.

[ And his love of flying has gotten him in trouble in the past.

They really have too much in common but...was that really a bad thing?]

Oh, I know Lola. A little. She’s okay, I guess. [ Not the most pleasant person to be around but whatever. ]

I didn’t mnow Ivar’s sister was here. I knew his father was.

[ But as for when this should take place. ]

Well...,would tonight work? Considering I thought we would go shopping tomorrow?

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Oh Poe? He's your friend. I've met him a few times, we're on the Perimeter Guard thing together, flying the shuttle. He's cool.

[Marco's been in trouble more than once, that's for sure, though usually not for his love of flying. The way Rey talks about Lola makes him curious, though, and he hums in his throat.]

Okay? I mean, she's like human cotton candy and she cooks so good, at least in my experience.

[And a bit of a pause before he answers.]

Tonight would be great. We can watch a movie too, if you want? Or just talk?

[talentedscavenger]

Yes, he is. He is the best pilot in our world, even Finn agrees. I think we're all part of the Perimeter Guard, I don't think Finn in the Ariel division like Poe, you and I are.

[And if he and Poe have met, good. At least it'll be easier to tell her friends about who she's going to see. Not that she would forsee a problem with it.

As for Lola...there's a pause from Rey as she tries not to say anything poorly of the girl.]

She's very different than I am, and the times we have been around each other are when we're stuck under something and have to kiss.

[And now he'll hear some stuff being shuffled around as she starts to gather a few things.]

We could do either or. Cisco and I watched a movie together, they're very much like holo-vids, but two denominational.]