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[personal profile] evasives 2017-06-13 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Cassian slides into the seat across from Jyn Erso without any real introduction and settles a datapad on the table between them. He hasn't been sold on this mission since it was pitched to him, but Mon Mothma persuaded him, and Draven has his backup plans. Jyn is good at what she does save for the arrest, but she's still very much a wildcard, and he doesn't like feeling out of control. Especially for the stakes. But they need Galen Erso.

His shirt is business class and fine tailored, and while it's not his preferred style, he looks natural and easy without a trace of discomfort. "You're not going to get yourself arrested this time around, are you?"

Not the best way to break the ice, but maybe he's testing to see how irritated she gets when thrown a potentially belligerent question. High stakes and all that.
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-06-13 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
The flare up of anger is easy for him to read; the glint in her eyes, the sudden tension in her shoulders, the harsh calm of her tone. There's no sign of his own reaction, but it's not like he has much of one beyond observation. He has no idea how she manages to game any sort of gambling system when she doesn't seem inclined towards restraint. Maybe it works in her favor.

"The Alliance won't do that. We both want the same thing." The thing being her father. He turns the datapad on and waits for it to start loading, still sizing her up. "How confident are you that you will win?"
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-06-13 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
She gets a very flat look when she says she's not, and Cassian can feel the hesitation about the mission trying to fight to the forefront. He bites the side of his cheek to wait, to keep quiet and see if she continues before telling her off. He's here with her throughout the rest of the trip, through the casino. He can't be picking fights.

"He may be surprised enough to see you to allow an opening of some kind. He might not let you win, but you will still have some kind of effect on him." The datapad turns on, and Cassian slides through some of the screens. "We know you are good, or you would not be here. Everyone at the table has a hand in the Empire, save for you. You can shake it up."
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-06-16 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
He doesn't say anything stupid like 'I do think so' because it's monotonous and unnecessary and he already knows Jyn doesn't agree. He doesn't need her to agree to do her job, even if it's a job he himself isn't particularly keen on.

Which is probably why he has some of his own contingency plans just like Draven does.

Cassian watches her without being obvious about it, a perfected skill. He only pours himself a glass of water once she's done with her first one. She is thirsty and probably starving and she was just in prison, so he's not surprised. It's better for her to eat like a toddler now than in the middle of a fancy casino.

"Do you know how to hold a glass properly?"

IT'S A GENUINE QUESTION. His tone is utterly neutral.
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-06-26 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
He doesn't bother responding verbally, just reaches out to slip his hand over hers and adjust her grip on the glass into something a little more casual. "These Imperials are precise. You don't want unnecessary attention on that front."

Cassian pulls back and takes his own glass again, allowing himself a sip and letting her question hang in the air. He doesn't seem nearly as offended as she was, looking far more collected and casual and careless about being accused of rudeness. "I could ask the same of you."
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-07-05 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
He is not leaving the best impression right now, but he is not feeling very confident in her poker face either. Still, he keeps his calm demeanor because this is a mission after all, and in the end, he knows that's what matters most. Not him or what people think of him.

"I would try not to be this nice when you're in the game. They're more likely to shoot you on sight."

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[personal profile] evasives 2018-06-04 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
Cassian has blueprints of the entire ship. A traveling casino allows them to bypass laws within systems or planets, making it the perfect location for any sort of shady dealings. He has to admit that seeing it up close catches him a little off guard, just from how huge it is. As their bellboy takes them through, everything they pass is exactly as described in the layout, but Cassian takes note regardless and watches the faces of the people they walk by.

Their rooms are as expected. Much larger than he's stayed in before and much larger than he's used to. There are two bedrooms, though one is clearly the master, and the bathroom is enormous, with a claw foot tub and a very large glass door shower. The closets are piled with a variety of clothes for both of them, as though their bags hadn't already contained enough.

He cases the room, despite knowing the Alliance already has, but Jyn's voice has his attention turning back to her. "Lilacs. But there is a simulated sea breeze, so probably a little bit of ocean too."
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[personal profile] evasives 2018-06-30 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
Sometimes it's a very nice break from whatever harsh realities are out there, regardless of how much it seems like squander and waste. It's far more lavish than Cassian is usually even comfortable in, but he can pretend.

He reaches for the treat without thinking after she gestures, against all his instincts otherwise. In his defense, he does look it over, picking out a blue one. "This is one of their features. A style of food they are quite famous for. The treats are all over. Some are free, some you pay for."

He takes a bite and allows himself a moment to savor it, because yeah okay, they live up the reputation. He eats the rest but then pauses while the taste rolls around his mouth. There was something else about the aforementioned reputation he should remember, but it's so good? It can't have been bad. He moves over to thoughtfully look over the rest of the box. No labels, just neatly organized in a variety of colors and presumably flavors.
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[personal profile] evasives 2018-06-30 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Did she just giggle? It throws him off for about three seconds, because nothing in their time together so far gave him the impression she was a giggler.

"All the guests are treated to some for free, as a token, when they first arrive." He takes the one she offers him and refuses to even so much as glance the way of her tongue. "They are usually specialized, given what management knows of the client. Could you have spared more than just two?"

This is unfair! He pops the whole thing in his mouth, because he refuses to make as much of a mess as her, though his efforts fail when some of the bright red juice spills out and down his chin. "They're so messy," he mumbles.
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[personal profile] evasives 2018-06-30 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
He rolls his eyes, but any sort of sarcastic remark is cut off when she literally wipes and licks the juice from his chin. She turns and flaunts off like nothing at all happened, and Cassian is left wondering if that's actually the case.

He finds his voice after he swallows the last of his, telling himself that's what took so long. "We can buy as many as we like, in theory, but we are not using all of our credits on just these treats." The Alliance isn't that wealthy!

"Other parts of the casino offer them up like free samples. They want people to get addicted and keep buying them, just like they want everyone to keep splurging and gambling on their machines."

He frowns, peering at the empty box while she's getting handsy with the room.
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[personal profile] evasives 2018-06-30 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
He still can't quite put his finger on why the sweets won't get out of his head, but it's pointless to just stare at the box. He sighs and starts investigating the rest of the room in a similar manner. It's one thing to know the layout, it's another to actually see it and take it all in.

His feet carry him after her without realizing, poking around in the bedroom connected to the bathroom and listening to her rustle around. The running water and soap gives off the faintest hint of roses, and he has to wonder if the whole ship is just going to smell like flowers. It pulls at him and he wanders closer to the bathroom, lulled by the rose water and a whiff of something like... cold. Like home? He reaches the door just as Jyn pops out, utterly offended by the dress in her hands.

"A dress." Obviously. He reaches out to touch the fabric. It's very soft and silky and he tries very hard not to imagine Jyn in it, even though she is probably going to be in it. "The fabric is much more flexible than you might think."
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[personal profile] evasives 2018-06-30 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
He considers very carefully how to answer this without coming across as any level of creepy. "It's more loose at the bottom. But you could strap something to your thigh. In the right place, it would not be seen."

It is one of the more flimsy dresses, but the casino does have a dress code that most people seem to adhere to. They'll stand out less if they fancy it up.

She's not going to like his answer. "Some sort of suit, I imagine."

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