Escort Detail
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spiderparlourHe blinked slowly, the world outside his helmet swimming like he was in bacta. He wished he was, but today hadn't gotten that far yet.
Take three seconds to assess the damage before he tried to move. His chest ached, head throbbed, and his neck was going to give him a stern talking-to later. But he could still move his fingers and toes, and there wasn't any stabbing pain or wetness in his lungs or suit, besides a little red splat that was trickling down the inside of his visor. Good. Approximately good.
It took a second longer to remember how he'd got here, and some details were frustratingly missing. There'd been a seeker mine. He'd seen it pop up from the turf and chase the transport, but he'd had no time to maneuver. Good thing he was escorting the senator, otherwise he'd have been on a bike, and then he really would've been--
Shit. That was the bit he'd forgotten. He unbuckled his flight harness, working to free himself from the smashed flight controls. "You still in one piece, ma'am?" he called.
Take three seconds to assess the damage before he tried to move. His chest ached, head throbbed, and his neck was going to give him a stern talking-to later. But he could still move his fingers and toes, and there wasn't any stabbing pain or wetness in his lungs or suit, besides a little red splat that was trickling down the inside of his visor. Good. Approximately good.
It took a second longer to remember how he'd got here, and some details were frustratingly missing. There'd been a seeker mine. He'd seen it pop up from the turf and chase the transport, but he'd had no time to maneuver. Good thing he was escorting the senator, otherwise he'd have been on a bike, and then he really would've been--
Shit. That was the bit he'd forgotten. He unbuckled his flight harness, working to free himself from the smashed flight controls. "You still in one piece, ma'am?" he called.
