"Some of them," Biggs grins modestly, before shrugging, "It's all right. Get's a bit repetitive after a while. And some of the cadets make life... interesting."

"Oh, right. How are things with that guy? Kelvan, was it?"

"Klivian," Biggs replies darkly, "Yeah, Klivian's still being Klivian."

Kandji gives him a sympathetic grimace as they pull up outside Docking Bay Three.

"There they are," says Biggs, waving at the pair of girls as he clambers out of the speeder, "Mitts! Angel! Over here!"

After some deliberation with the parents, it was decided that standard transport was the way to go for Tatooine because the hutts actually protect the standard transports, lest they lose reputation and thus, money.

It's ironic, but trusting your fate in the hands of a transport headed for Tatooine is safer and generally less of a headache than taking one's own ship.

And so, Angel is walking off a standard transport ship with Mittens.

Angel is wearing a brown, hooded cloak with light off-white robes and light brown loose pants underneath. Her clothing looks very plain and very... local. She learned her lesson from last time and has since learned it is usually best to dress like the locals do. But she also has a duffel bag.

Upon seeing Biggs, Angel smiles and waves. She picks up the pace, walking a bit faster, but keeping herself from jogging or anything. As always, Angel is methodical. She had in mind how she was going to descend this ramp back when she first boarded it.

She already spoke with Mittens about not running to Biggs, no matter how excited she may be. The reasons given had to do with ports being busy and ports like the ones on THIS world would welcome someone being careless to take advantage of.

"Biggs!"

She will give the guy a hug when she gets close enough to do so.

One thing Mittens learned from Tatooine.  Deserts are hot.  Especially ones with 2 suns.  So she got herself a Kamperdine Clothing Specialists CSC-5000 Body Glove™ Luxury temperature control suit with some of the credits she looted from a bunch of criminals she captured.

One thing she's learned from moving up in the difficulty of her training is that getting shot more often is quite the hassle.  So she got herself some armor.  ( https://vignette.wikia.nocooki...st?cb=20100721073020 )

But armor and a wet suit won't protect your eyes and face from Tatooine's blazing suns, so she also got a pair of sunglasses and a straw conical hat for the trip.  It might kinda make her look like a droid bounty hunter, but she kinda doesn't mind.

Mittens thinks it unwise to hug a guy in the presence of his female friend on Tatooine considering the nasty woman that was Fixer's girlfriend, but she won't try and stop Angel.  She smiles and waves to Biggs, approaches with surprising restraint, and offers a high-five.  "Grats on surviving the Achademy so far, Grand Krayt Dragon."

Biggs reaches the girls, giving Angel a hug, and returning Mitts' high five.

"It's great to see you guys!" he laughs, "Hard to believe it's been almost a year! You right with that?" he adds, glancing at Angel's duffel bag and offering a hand.

Angel giggles from Mitts' bringing up Biggs' old nickname.

Angel gives a girly shrug and smile at Biggs. "Thanks for the offer, but I'm alright. Been sitting for a few hours, so it's nice to stretch my legs and carry something around for a few minutes if you know what I mean."

Angel walks alongside Mittens, but also tried to keep Biggs at one of her sides. If Mitts decides to walk beside Biggs, Angel will settle for Biggs being between her and Mitts. "A lot can happen in a year. Especially when you have Mittens for a friend."

Mits grins.  "Good to see that Empire indoctrination hasn't taken the gentleman out of you yet.  But yeah, she turned down my offer too."

She looks about at the impulse shop vendors selling sunscreen, sunglasses, and other 'you should have thought of this before coming to Tatooine,' items.  "Mittens has this habbit of buying a token souvenir for Angel first thing upon landing.  It's something she was sad about failing to do when they first came to Tatooine, but excusable considering.

"By the Force, these prices are nuts.  But Mittens promised herself she'd keep to her tradition!"

Mits purchases a supposedly "authentic" (actually, it is,) Tuscan Raider ammo belt and offers it to Angel with a proud smile.

To Biggs, she adds, "I've got a bigger gift for you, but that'll be for later."

Biggs nods to Angel, retracting the arm. He chuckles at her comment about Mittens.

"Let's be honest, a lot can happen in five minutes when you have Mittens for a friend."

At Mittens' comment about the Empire he glances about apprehensively.

"Best keep your voice down," he says grimly, though not unkindly, "I know this isn't an official Imperial port, but still..."

"Yeah, Mos Eisley prices are ridiculous," he agrees, waiting for her to buy the belt, "And I hope you didn't get anything too much for me. You really didn't have to."

After she has finished her purchase he begins to lead the way over to the speeder.

"Come on, I'll introduce you to Kandji."

To the 5 minutes comment, Angel smirks. "Right you are..."

She ohs and nods to the warning about talking smack of the Empire.

Angel smiles at the gift. "Thanks, Mitts." and straps it on before following. Her own tradition is to get Mittens a gift on-world, but not at the airports. It's cheaper and there is a better chance of finding something Mitts wants.

The ammo belt is a sweet addition to Angel's possessions, though. "Sounds good, Biggs."

Once she gets to the speeder, she lets Biggs do introductions before she offers a handshake to Kandji.

Mits smiles from her friends' compliment.  And that Biggs passed her not-so-subtle test to see if a year of Achademy training would be enough for him to lecture her for hinting that the Empire is anything less than perfect.

"Fear not, Grand Krayt Dragon!  Mittens is aware that this isn't Mon Cala. Nevertheless, Empire sympathies aren't exactly high in this region of The Galaxy."

Mits so happy that her gift was well received!  "You betcha, bestie!"

Mits guesses at where would be best for her to sit and takes the seat behind the driver seat, shifting her knapsack around so she doesn't spend the trip hunched forward.

"Nice to meetcha, Kandji!  I'm sure you've guessed my name."

She thrusts her hand forward.  Mittens is socially impatient, too.

Kandji grins and waves at the girls, climbing out of the parked landspeeder as they arrive and, ignoring their proffered hands, gives them each a hug.

"It's lovely to finally meet you both!" she says, "Biggs has told me loads about you!"

"You must me Mittens," she guesses with a laugh, "And I love your outfit! I've always wondered what people wear on Coruscant!"

She climbs back into the speeder, setting off into the street.

"Are you two all right back there? Sorry, this landspeeder is probably a bit cramped compared to what you are used to on Coruscant."

"Kandji's the daughter of Kemnan, a mechanic in Anchorhead," he explains as they set off, "She's also the best batanga player that I know," he adds, drawing a flush and a bashful grin from the girl.

"Now, I apologise but it's going to be a bit of a drive back to Anchorhead. Only consolation I can offer you is frozen pika's and iced water once we get back to my father's estate. Luke will also be joining us there later this afternoon."

What a friendly lady! Angel returns the hug. "Goodness..." she says with a smile.

Once aboard, Angel says, "Oh it's fine. Mittens and I have had to be in a one-seater escape pod for hours. More than once. I'm just happy to be here." she rubs her side against Mittens as if to emphasize the point.

To Biggs, she says, "Those sound like wonderful consolations. But honestly? Long road trips just mean we can chat without others walking in on our conversation."

Mits is rather surprised by the hug.  Especially given the impression she had of Tatooine women being terrible creatures.  She returns the hug with that certain special, "Oh wow I wasn't expecting a hug, this is awkward," pat-pat.  Biggs wouldn't keep company with a pick-pocket, would he?  Mits nonchalantly checks that her lightsaber is still there just to be sure.

What's with Tattoine and all her mechanics?  Yeesh.

She chuckles from being accused of having Coruscant fashion sense.  "Uh...  Only a bodyguard would be dressed like this on Coruscant.  Or pretty much anywhere.  And if you want to talk about crowded, you need look no farther than that planet.  This amount of elbow room would be considered high luxury there."

Mits lights up when Biggs chimes in.  "Pikas!  Ohmygosh!  HowcouldIhaveforgotten!  Looking forward to it!"

"Batanga?  Never heard of it.  And Mittens knows a LOT of games.  I simply must learn how to play!"

She chuckles at Angel's anecdote and returns the shoulder bump.  "Closeness is wonderful when shared with a bestie like Angel.  The only downside of those escape pod trips was not having room enough to play games.  So I settled on puppet shows."

"Oh.  And just so you know, Kandji, I'm a jinx.  That comment about things happening every 5 minutes around me isn't for nothing.  So keep your eyes peeled for trouble.  Just say'n."

"Sheesh, that sounds cramped!" Kandji grimaces sympathetically to Angel's comment about escape pods, "Sounds like a story there. More than one."

"Oh, right!" she giggles when Mittens explains her outfit, "I was going to say... I've heard Coruscant fashion can be a little weird, but well... er, not that I'm saying your weird! I mean, you do have a definite style going there..."

"The batanga is an instrument," she laughs, "And just ignore Biggs, I'm really not that good!"

To the jinx warning she nods, keeping an extra close eye out as they pilot their way out of the spaceport.

Biggs chuckles.

"More bounty hunter than bodyguard, I would say Mittens. Still, you fit in easily enough in Mos Eisley. And Angel, you're almost more local than the locals in that outfit. Always attention to the minutest detail."

Mittens' pika reaction seems to be the reaction he was hoping for, as he grins at her excitement.

"Hopefully they taste as good as you remember! And hopefully Windy hasn't eaten them all," he adds with a wink at Kandji.

"So, stories! What's new with you two?"

Angel says, "I'd still like to see you play the batanga, Kandji."

Angel nods to Bigss' assessment of more bounty hunter than bodyguard. Then he asks for stories. "Well.. speaking of bounty hunters, there was that one bounty hunter who was gunning for Mitts because of a case of mistaken identity. One of the downsides of being a member of a minority race in the galaxy; someone says "cat girl" and all the sudden that means Mittens because 'how many cat girls can there be in this space station?' But as the guy found out the hard way, Mittens had backup that wasn't mentioned because she wasn't the kitty he was after. Thankfully, Mittens and I have a strict no-kill policy that has served us real well. A lot better than most who go around shooting at people want to admit or even believe. But in this case? It meant we didn't kill a guy who was actually after a bad person and wasn't intending to use lethal force himself."

"Mittens' first thought was to perform a puppet show of the first time she and Angel were both stuck inside a one-seater escape pod, but upon reflection she realizes that such a thing would be distracting for the driver and best left for later.

"Fear not using the 'weird' label when referring to Mittens, for she has fully embraced her many weirdnesses and is proud of them.  Mostly.  (Though be not surprised should Mittens fear not using the same labels in return.  'What's good for the goose is good for the duck,' is a quip that this being holds firmly to.  So while your modesty does you credit, Mittens will apply the imperative to 'ignore' to itself and thus retain trust in what Biggs says."

Mits smiles at Biggs' approval of her ensemble.  While she's wondering which stories to tell and in what order, Angel beats her to the punch with one of the times Mittens needed rescue.  Which was... pretty often, come to think of it.  Mits has this tendency to push the limit of her ability no matter how much it improves.

"Having a crack shot watching your back is amazing, yes.  Still annoyed that guy got the drop on me...

"Speaking of no-kill policy, it makes me wonder how many of Biggs' classmates have been seriously injured, emotionally scarred, or imprisoned in his first year.  The Empire has little love for 'the weak' recruits from what I've heard and are rather fond of live-fire exercises to 'weed them out.'  Got any stories for us, Biggs?"

Kandji smiles shyly at Angel's professed interest in still hearing her play the instrument. However she seems more interested in their stories.

"Wow! Your lives really are exciting! I've seen holovids which were less dramatic. Well, I'm glad to hear that no one got killed who shouldn't have, and that things all worked out."

Biggs listens to their stories with interest.

"Poor bounty hunter. I certainly wouldn't want to mess with you two! But as Kandji says, I'm glad things all worked out. Too many people forget that blasters have a stun setting."

At Mittens' question about Biggs' stories and her allusion to the darker practices of the Empire, Biggs sends a cautious glance at Kandji.

"There have been a few injuries, yes," he admits, "Most of the exercises I've done this year though have been simulations. Lucky too, or half the class probably would have died. Still, you always have classmates who are intent upon making things unpleasant for those around them. Have I mentioned a cadet called Derek Klivian in my communications with you?"

To Kandji, Angel says, "Exciting... that's one way to put it, thanks."

To Bigg's comment about feeling bad for the bounty hunter, Angel blushes. "Thanks Biggs. Flattery will get you everywhere."

As Mitts makes with another Empire question, Angel says to Biggs apologetically, "Sorry Mittens isn't gentler with her speech, but she just wants to hear your stories. And we'd both be relieved to hear the empire isn't hurting you or people you care about. As to Derek Klivian, while you have mentioned the name, you didn't go into detail. Please do?"

"Mittens puts on her Alliance Recruiter hat.  'You too could live a life of adventure!  All you need is the courage to join in the noble cause to put an end to the Empire's tyranny!  Take that first step and your local recruiter will find you a home within our family!  _{(Paycheck may be delayed due to limited funding.)}'"

Mits blushes and a momentary flash of rage crosses her face, but she quickly reigns it in and replaces it with an "unamused" expression you might see on the face of an Imperial customs officer that was offered far too low a bribe.  ( https://media0.giphy.com/media/7KJCLcphS1PrO/giphy.gif ) "Mittens feels that she is as gentle as she can be considering Imperials wrecked her Daddy's mind by forcing him to watch Mommy get gunned down.  Nevertheless, she will not keep silent when well-meaning sheep are lured into the Imperial war machine only to be ground into nurfburger and grilled over the flames of burning worlds.

"This Derek Klivian guy.  He the kind to suck up to the teachers?  Keep company with cruel thugs that treat him like the pack's alpha?"
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