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Goodbye, Tatooine, Leia thought. Maybe for a long time, and maybe forever. Maybe when she could see, she'd come back again...then again, there wasn't much to see.
Ben stopped. "Here we are."
"Thanks, Ben," Leia said. "Thanks for everything. Goodbye."
"And may the Force be with you."
Without asking Ben what he meant, Leia put her hand on Artoo-Detoo's dome and let him lead her into the ship.
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Han watched the petite woman walk slowly and uncertainly into the Millennium Falcon, guided by the squat droid. It took him a minute to figure out what was wrong.
The girl was blind!
"Hello," he said, and she turned her head towards the sound of his voice, seemingly startled. "I'm Han Solo." Chewie growled, and he continued, "And this is my first mate Chewbacca."
"Leia Skywalker," she replied. "In case Ben hasn't told you, I'm temporarily blind, so I might have a little trouble getting around."
"No, the old man didn't tell me. But it ain't too long of a trip. My ship is the fastest in the galaxy," he bragged.
"Really. You sound so sure of yourself."
Han ignored that. "Follow me," he said, and Artoo whistled and rolled along, guiding Leia through the ship.
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Quite a while later, Han left the cockpit and walked over to Leia, who was playing a hologame with Chewie. Artoo beeped every once in a while, and then Leia gave him an instruction; Han realized that Artoo must be telling her what was going on on the board so she could make her move accordingly. He had never seen anyone play like that before.
He looked more closely at the board and realized why Chewie looked--and sounded--so frustrated: Leia was winning.
Leia moved again, and Chewie let out a roar as he realized that the game was over and he had lost. Artoo responded with a rude beep, and Leia said, "Don't be such a sore loser."
"I guess you've never met a wookiee before," Han said.
Leia sat up, startled, and turned her head in the direction of his voice. She hadn't realized he was there.
"Wookiees," Han continued, "have been known to pull people's arms out when they lose."
"How about I play you, then," Leia retorted, showing no reaction at all to his statement.
Han was surprised and mildly amused by the girl's reply. "Nah, I never was to good at that," he said. "Bet I could beat you in sabaac, though."
Leia was not very good at sabaac, but she wasn't about to admit that to him. "You're on."
"All right." Han took out his sabaac deck and began to deal.
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Next post, Han and Leia play sabaac, and we find out what is happening to Luke and Biggs!
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Goodbye, Tatooine, Leia thought. Maybe for a long time, and maybe forever. Maybe when she could see, she'd come back again...then again, there wasn't much to see.
Ben stopped. "Here we are."
"Thanks, Ben," Leia said. "Thanks for everything. Goodbye."
"And may the Force be with you."
Without asking Ben what he meant, Leia put her hand on Artoo-Detoo's dome and let him lead her into the ship.
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Han watched the petite woman walk slowly and uncertainly into the Millennium Falcon, guided by the squat droid. It took him a minute to figure out what was wrong.
The girl was blind!
"Hello," he said, and she turned her head towards the sound of his voice, seemingly startled. "I'm Han Solo." Chewie growled, and he continued, "And this is my first mate Chewbacca."
"Leia Skywalker," she replied. "In case Ben hasn't told you, I'm temporarily blind, so I might have a little trouble getting around."
"No, the old man didn't tell me. But it ain't too long of a trip. My ship is the fastest in the galaxy," he bragged.
"Really. You sound so sure of yourself."
Han ignored that. "Follow me," he said, and Artoo whistled and rolled along, guiding Leia through the ship.
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Quite a while later, Han left the cockpit and walked over to Leia, who was playing a hologame with Chewie. Artoo beeped every once in a while, and then Leia gave him an instruction; Han realized that Artoo must be telling her what was going on on the board so she could make her move accordingly. He had never seen anyone play like that before.
He looked more closely at the board and realized why Chewie looked--and sounded--so frustrated: Leia was winning.
Leia moved again, and Chewie let out a roar as he realized that the game was over and he had lost. Artoo responded with a rude beep, and Leia said, "Don't be such a sore loser."
"I guess you've never met a wookiee before," Han said.
Leia sat up, startled, and turned her head in the direction of his voice. She hadn't realized he was there.
"Wookiees," Han continued, "have been known to pull people's arms out when they lose."
"How about I play you, then," Leia retorted, showing no reaction at all to his statement.
Han was surprised and mildly amused by the girl's reply. "Nah, I never was to good at that," he said. "Bet I could beat you in sabaac, though."
Leia was not very good at sabaac, but she wasn't about to admit that to him. "You're on."
"All right." Han took out his sabaac deck and began to deal.
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Next post, Han and Leia play sabaac, and we find out what is happening to Luke and Biggs!