Not Milliways Continuity :Aftermath, here be spoilers.

[last_kallig]

Ibani feels....well, she's not sure how to describe what she feels. She comes through the door to Milliways looking shaken and pale, vulnerable. She hates being vulnerable.

Darth Zash tried to steal her body, her identity, her power, her legacy, and was within a hair's breadth of success. Ibani is trying not to think about it, because she's afraid that if she starts to fall apart in here there will be no getting herself back together.

She has her hands wrapped around a mug of something intensely alcoholic, but she hasn't drunk any of it yet. Her hands are shaking, you see, and they never shake.

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[last_kallig]

"You picked up a weapon that was supposed to be mounted on a vehicle for personal use," Ibani says, facepalming with one hand. "Of COURSE you did, why am I surprised?"

"How do you not throw your back out every time you use that thing?"

[iprotectyou]

Baze is thoroughly amused. He squeezes her tightly. "Lots and lots of upper body strength. Plus, the armor provides some support, too. The gun weighs sixty-six pounds," he says, beaming. "I can weild it one-handed."

[last_kallig]

Ibani laughs and shakes her head. "I'd make a crack about people accusing you of compensating for something, but I'd bet no one dares."

[iprotectyou]

"No, no one has said that," Baze says, cocking his head to the side. "Why would they? What does it mean?"

[last_kallig]

"Oh, it's, well, the gist of the comment is that a man who's wielding an enormous weapon is trying to make up for having a small penis," Ibani explains, flushing. "It doesn't make much sense to me, to be honest."

[iprotectyou]

"Oh," Baze says, his eyes widening. He rubs the back of his neck. "Ohhhh. Well. I don't understand it, but maybe I'm just intimidating enough to avoid having people ask that. Chirrut would find that hilarious. He probably gets what it means."

[last_kallig]

"You are definitely intimidating," Ibani confirms. "And yes, Chirrut would find it hilarious. I suspect he'd be bent double laughing right now."

"You could ask him, if you promise to record his reaction," she teases.

[iprotectyou]

Baze grins. "Why don't you just ask him with me?" he says, nudging her. "I mean, we have plenty of time over the next few days to do it. And then you can say you tried to explain, and make him laugh even harder."

[last_kallig]

Ibani chuckles and nudges him back. "That sounds like a good plan," she replies. "Let's do that."

It will be good to laugh, and to cause laughter in others, after what she's been through.

[iprotectyou]

"Do you want to go find him right now?" Baze says, smiling at her.

[last_kallig]

Ibani grins. "Yes, lets!" "Might as well get the worrying over with, right?"