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[fhux]

[ Hux is seated at a desk with his chin resting on curled fingers, not quite at ease but in a stylised sort of contemplation. Black blazer (donned just for the broadcast) over an immaculate white shirt; civilian clothes because he can't exactly wear his uniform all the time, his meagre handout of credits having been put to tasteful use. It means nothing on this moon whether he wears FO insignia, anyway. Won't leave an impression. No, that's all down to him and a smooth introduction. ]

Good Evening. This is an appeal to anyone who may have access to a shuttle, the kind commonly used for interstellar purposes. Should it be possible to procure an adequate pilot, I'm willing to pay for a private aerial viewing of the Abandoned City. Your craft ought to have defensive measures and attack capabilities, of course, as a standard precaution. I'd rather not take chances.

Other than that, I'm ... flexible on price.

[ But not so much that he'll let himself be robbed by a scam artist, says the glint of a green eye. ]

Any amenability to this proposal is appreciated.

[ He dismisses the broadcast without another word but a curt nod that he intends to signal some measure of gratitude. Not that it matters unless someone actually responds. Having deliberately snubbed approaching Ren prior to this, Hux is also prepared to hear some loud, nasal complaints and Rebel scum whining from the eaves. ]

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text; scrapper142

[trashvalkyrie]

sounds like someones trying to impress someone
nothing says romance like looking at a fuckton of old rubble and garbage

[fhux]

[ What kind of a reply is that??? ]

There will be no romance involved, I assure you.

[trashvalkyrie]

[it's a Val Reply™]

i'm just saying your timing is convenient that's all

text; k. page

[paged]

Why the abandoned city?

[ That seems like such an odd choice. ]

[fhux]

It relates to my assigned purview within the Perimeter Guard. I wish to go alone in order to take more detailed notes of the land.

video; un: kirk

[winscenario]

[ Pinged by the mention of a shuttle, hello. ]

You've hit three in one. I'm the leader of the aerial division of the perimeter guard, and yes, I have a shuttle, and I can pilot it. I can take you along for that viewing.

[ Of course Jim's blissfully ignorant of who he's talking to, or that the guy belongs to the First Order. The offer would be so off the table if he did, whoops. ]

Just curious, or are you looking for something specific?

[fhux]

[ Thank fuck, he was beginning to wonder if anyone on this forsaken rock owned a vessel. ]

It relates to the career detail I was assigned upon arrival. I should very much prefer to see the terrain with my own eyes before I begin my duties, it would give me a greater understanding of any maps.

video; @wingingit

[volitaunt]

[ DID SOMEBODY SAY REBEL SCUM. ]

Hey, if it isn't the former General Thugs. Real sorry to hear about that whole Supreme Leader thing.

[fhux]

[ yyyyyyyyyyYYYOUUUuuuuuuuuuuuu

You know what, he's sorry about that SL thing too. Look at the trash he's saddled with now. But Poe needn't know that!! ]

Slowly maturing your way through name-calling, I see. How typical.

video; a.holdo

[protectingthelight]

[ [ Well, well, well. Look who crawled out from under the Mega-Class Star Destroyer. ] ]

General Hux. Fancy meeting you here.

[ Absolutely nothing in her manner that could be outwardly interpreted as rudeness, or even sarcasm, but the sheer poker-facedness of her demeanor speaks volumes on its own, particularly to anyone who knows her. ]

[fhux]

[ Aren't you supposed to be stardust, madam. Hm. Looks like it's pokerface-ville here, that one pilot will surely watch this and be crawling the walls as the pros stand firm. ]

Admiral Holdo. I regret to say the pleasure cannot be mine.

[ Since the Supremacy was smashed through like a kid's fist into Lego. ]

voice »

[starfortress]

[ she'd heard he was here but this is her first time encountering him. she won't matter to him, she's probably a faceless nobody to him except...]

I'm the one who blew up your ship.

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[fhux]

[ Well. Not his ship, he suspects, because the Finalizer still stands. ]

The Fulminatrix.

[ He's listening, go on. ]

video; un: ren

[killthepast]

[ Okay, so.

Kylo knew Hux was here. AND HE'S VERY MUCH AWARE OF HUX'S PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE RADIO SILENCE. OBVI.

But he's also been busy being bedridden, trapped in a shitty motel, and dealing with recovering from two gunshot wounds and impromptu surgery. So the general hasn't been at the top of his priorities, until now. NOW. THE SIGHT OF HIS FACE ON THE NETWORK, TIPPING REN INTO A STATE OF FURY OVER THE NONCHALANT INSUBORDINATION.

(Even if Ren's hardly been Supreme Leadering it up here, and honestly hasn't even been particularly interested. That's beside the point.)

Of course, since he's been bedridden, he's got to clean up and try to look like he's totally not injured before deigning to acknowledge this post. So... brb he's got to wash his hair and get dressed and make sure his sling is covered up, because he's absolutely not injured. He is, however, dressed oddly (for Ren), in that he isn't wearing his usual robes. Just a black wool pullover and a drapey black cardigan to sort of act as a cape and cover up the fact that his arm's in a sling.

Ignore the fact that he's obviously recording from a shady motel room. ]

Ah. So you decided to slither out from under your rock.

[ Yeah. Totally casual. Definitely didn't just spend like an hour trying to look like he's cool and in control before recording. ]

[fhux]

[ Hux saw Ren making an ass of himself on the network and has ignored him, yes, knowing that Ren will know he knows ... Just because it feels good to turn his nose up and not race to his side, as has lately been the case. ]

You look terrible. [ What is Ren even wearing, is that a carpet around his shoulders or what. Hux's brow pinches critically and he moves the subject swiftly on, chin tipping up. ] This has nothing to do with you.

[ At least from a distance he sounds braver than he feels. ]

video; un: ghostking

[deathkid]

There's not a whole lot to see out there besides rubble, and if you have the skill to see them, dead people. What reason do you have to go out there anyway? Unless you like being attacked by local wildlife.

[ nico wouldn't blame him if he did, but this guy doesn't look like the type to take a romp through the woods. ]

[fhux]

[ Why is a child voicing their opinion. Gross. ]

No one leaves the shuttle once it's airborne. What do you mean, there are corpses out there? From what?

[Video | @threewings]

[heavenfell]

If you acquire one...

What will you do with it? Where will you go? [She is amazed that other planets exist and she asks out of curiosity.]

[fhux]

[ But first, ]

Are you offering the use of a craft?

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[talentedscavenger]

[...of all the people to come HERE. Sith spit.]

You can walk to the Abandoned City. Maybe you should stay there.

[Glaring and hating this entire thing.]

[fhux]

[ Sedately sipping his caff. The last time Ren went after this girl he was obsessed to the point of blind mania, so why is he now languishing in some seedy motel with a musclehead instead of eliminating his One True Enemy? Maybe he just wanted to get laid. Ren is awfully base in all things, it's a distinct possibility.

Hux arches a brow. ]

You're looking well for one of the most wanted individuals in the galaxy.

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[11calls]

So why an aerial view and why not going out there to see it for yourself?

[fhux]

[ Tightly, getting sick of this pointless question. ]

Because I need the aerial part of the view, obviously.

video; @finn

[bythehand]

[ Finn wishes the portal worked like a magic 8-ball. This is a bad result. Shake it until it goes away and something better pops up. Which idk would maybe work better as a metaphor if he knew what a magic 8-ball was to begin with. I personally am as excited to have Hux as I am late to remember I tabbed this open. ]

How much more do you think someone would have to pay your pilot to drop you there and leave you? Hypothetically.

[ Maybe he really just wishes he had Rose and/or her space taser stick around right now. ]

[fhux]

Ah, the disappointment rears his head.

[ It's a little personal for Hux that Finn defected. Brendol trained troopers from birth and Armitage continued the intensive exercise after his father's death, the rigorous training worked ... until this coward couldn't handle it. Hux's inheritance, his first life's work prior to Starkiller Base, is tainted by the fact Finn is still alive to dare to draw breath. ]

You needn't concern yourself with this business, FN-2187. Or, in fact, anything you hear from First Order personnel in the future.