better to burn out than to fade away ☼ may catch-all

[hopesparks]

Who: Anakin Solo, some CR, and maybe you
What: Catch-all with open and closed prompts
When: Throughout May
Where: Throughout the Trench

Content Warnings: None yet but they will be noted in the subject lines as needed!

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[thisislife]

"I think I'd die of joy if I got to travel in space. I think every kid goes through a phase where they want to be an astronaut, and I was definitely one of them. But the chance to actually travel through space...it sounds amazing."

[hopesparks]

"I couldn't imagine a life where I couldn't. My dad's a pilot, so maybe it runs in my blood."

The thought of being stuck on one planet indefinitely makes him feel claustrophobic. It's one of the big downsides to the Trench.

[thisislife]

"Probably? Plus, he was probably taking you out into space forever. That probably helped, too."

While for her, Trench is so weird and so unlike anything she'd ever imagined before, she's always finding new and exciting things.

[hopesparks]

"Yeah, definitely. I have a lot of good memories traveling with my family."

Some bad ones too, of course, but that's just life.

"It turns out that my mother's side of the family has some incredible pilots too."

[thisislife]

"That must be great. I still can't get over the idea of travelling through space from planet to planet. It's like a sci-fi novel brought to life."

When it comes to family? She knows that feeling.

"Really? Are they here?"

[hopesparks]

"My maternal grandparents and uncle are here. I'm not sure if my grandmother is a good pilot, but my grandfather and uncle are two of the best."

He's never seen his grandfather fly, granted, but he did win the Boonta Eve Classic (which he guess is important) at age nine.

[thisislife]

"That's so cool! And you can get to know all of them, you know, before they became grandparents age."

She'd love to know her grandparents. Any of them. Suze didn't get along with her parents, so Lexi had never met them. And her dad? He wasn't around anymore and neither were his parents.

[hopesparks]

Anakin hesitates a moment but decides not to mention that they'll never reach grandparents age. It doesn't matter, after all, does it?

"That's true. Though I don't think people change that drastically the older they get."

[thisislife]

Well, it would matter in that she felt like she'd shoved her foot into her mouth?

"Really? I'm not sure I agree. I have an--an old friend, Rue. She's changed a lot over the years." And not for the better. She wanted to help Rue, but Lexi knew she couldn't save her from herself.