GOSSIP
(A conversation overheard between two Rebel techs at the Banquet Hall
after the Award Ceremonies on Yavin…)
"Hi De'anne. Mind if I join you?
The hall is getting full." "Sure, I-la. It seems everyone else
wants a table closer to where THEY
are seated."
"Isn't it great, though! The first
true heroes of the Rebellion!"
"Yeah, looks like we've made our
presence known all through out the
Galaxy now. It's a safe bet that the
Emperor won't take it kindly -we're
going to catch it hard in the months
to come. I don't know if the Commanders'
will let us stay here on Yavin for long."
"I'm think you may be right."
"Still…it's good to have heroes - even if
they're not an official part of the Rebellion.
Who would have thought the first would be
a Tatooinn, a Corellian and a Wookiee?"
"Look at the Princess. She's
really enjoying the celebration".
"So are her rescuers."
"You mean Skywalker and
Captain Solo?"
"Didn't you hear about the rescue?"
"You know information like that
doesn't trickle down to us 'mere'
processors."
"Well, Luke Skywalker and Captain
Solo rescued the Princess from the
Death Star just minutes before she was
to be terminated."
"How did they EVER do that?"
"They disguised themselves as Storm Troopers
and used the Wookiee as a mock prisoner."
"But how did they get her out?"
"Through the garbage chute."
"You're kidding! Our Princess in
a GARBAGE DUMP!"
"That's what I was told. I also heard
that Captain Solo has quite a temper,
and that he and the Princess got into
a fight over the rescue and his refusal to
take orders from her."
"HE had the nerve to cross Organa?"
"Sure did. And to my understanding,
it wasn't just a one time thing, brought
on by the stress of the situation. He's
like that all the time."
"Princess Leia will never tolerate
any disrespect."
"Won't she? I heard he called her
'sweetheart' and 'your Worshipfulness'
and even threatened to kill her!"
"That's hard to believe."
"I wouldn't put it past him. He's a Corellian
smuggler, a pirate some say. And he deals with
Jabba the Hutt. He's quite mercenary, too,
demanded his money from the Rebellion
for delivering them all here. And Leia
authorized the treasurer to give it to him."
"Maybe he threatened her again."
"He left after he got his reward, but came
back later just in time to clear Skywalker so
he could destroy the Death Star."
"Skywalker. He's very different from
Captain Solo."
"That's not surprising. He's a Jedi apprentice.
Obi-Wan Kenobi was instructing him."
"How do you know all this?"
"I have a very reliable source. That protocol
droid they brought with them, the gold one
C3PO. He's VERY talkative and will tell you
ANYTHING you want to know. He said the
Captain and the Princess fought all the way here."
"She's one strong willed lady,
all right. Not many people
would have the crust to talk
back to her like that. She just
might have met her match!"
"Oh, I don't know. If Captain Solo stays, and
I think he will, I'd say HE'S the one who's met
HIS match!"