Fabula Caromed
Belle of the Brawl
Kashyyyk Orbit
The Bloody Pilgrim rocketed out of hyperspace in a fashion not unlike it had done for years. The ship had some personality by now, the kind that only experience and about a decade of love could give it. Fortunately, it seemed to be in a good mood today, and Fabula Caromed didn't have to do much to keep it happy. Setting the autopilot, she tapped the comm button on her control panel once and spun in her chair. "Fable, we're here. We should make landfall in a few minutes. Al, please join me in the cockpit." Her intercom needed a little work. There was just a hint of a squawk to it.
Within a few seconds of coming out of hyperspace, the Pilgrim got a hail. Right on cue. Fabula tapped her comm again. "This is private transport Bloody Pilgrim, requesting permission to land. We are not fluent, but we have a protocol droid on-board." No response for a moment. That gave enough time for the aforementioned droid to quietly clank in.
L1-AL-0998, a droid that Fabula had procured explicitly for this trip, moved with fluid ease. She'd made sure that he was programmed with Shyriiwook, because neither she nor Fable knew even the slightest bit of the native tongue. If this little outing was to have any shot at success, it would be through this protocol droid. Naturally, Fabula had taken to calling him Al, because she of all people knew what lack of individuality did to a mind.
"Yes Mistress? How may I serve you?" Al's voice was always so calm, so receptive, despite the fact that his existence was almost literally to be her voice-slave. It was more than a little depressing, but Al didn't seem to mind.
Fabula smiled a little and patted the copilot seat beside her. "The first of many, Al. It may be a while until you switch off of Shyriiwook. I need you to help me negotiate a landing sequence with the local docking authorities, and I don't see any reason to make them uncomfortable by having a bilingual conversation."
The droid complied with the same fluid movement as before. "I shall endeavor to do my best, Mistress."
The Bloody Pilgrim rocketed out of hyperspace in a fashion not unlike it had done for years. The ship had some personality by now, the kind that only experience and about a decade of love could give it. Fortunately, it seemed to be in a good mood today, and Fabula Caromed didn't have to do much to keep it happy. Setting the autopilot, she tapped the comm button on her control panel once and spun in her chair. "Fable, we're here. We should make landfall in a few minutes. Al, please join me in the cockpit." Her intercom needed a little work. There was just a hint of a squawk to it.
Within a few seconds of coming out of hyperspace, the Pilgrim got a hail. Right on cue. Fabula tapped her comm again. "This is private transport Bloody Pilgrim, requesting permission to land. We are not fluent, but we have a protocol droid on-board." No response for a moment. That gave enough time for the aforementioned droid to quietly clank in.
L1-AL-0998, a droid that Fabula had procured explicitly for this trip, moved with fluid ease. She'd made sure that he was programmed with Shyriiwook, because neither she nor Fable knew even the slightest bit of the native tongue. If this little outing was to have any shot at success, it would be through this protocol droid. Naturally, Fabula had taken to calling him Al, because she of all people knew what lack of individuality did to a mind.
"Yes Mistress? How may I serve you?" Al's voice was always so calm, so receptive, despite the fact that his existence was almost literally to be her voice-slave. It was more than a little depressing, but Al didn't seem to mind.
Fabula smiled a little and patted the copilot seat beside her. "The first of many, Al. It may be a while until you switch off of Shyriiwook. I need you to help me negotiate a landing sequence with the local docking authorities, and I don't see any reason to make them uncomfortable by having a bilingual conversation."
The droid complied with the same fluid movement as before. "I shall endeavor to do my best, Mistress."