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[It’s been a tense week of disguises, stealth, and unsuccessful network hacking attempts, but as the days continue to pass without incident, Zam is beginning to think all of this was a false alarm. Yes, the Jedi from Coruscant are on the ship, possibly along with the senator, but for whatever reason, the Ingress seems to have forgotten about Jango. Neither his name nor his face have appeared on the directory, which means he either isn’t here or he never got his MID. Never hurts to double-check though, and since he won’t be checking the network in either of those situations...]

Just so we’re clear, no one’s seen a human male in blue and silver armor among the newcomers, have they? If you do, you should let me know. Immediately.

Also, to the two or three people now on the ship who are acquainted with me from back home: we’re all in the same situation here -- I don’t want to be here, you don’t want to be here, and I also don’t want you to be here. Let’s not make a bad situation worse by digging up past disputes.

Speaking of which, has anybody figured out how to change your display name on this kriffing thing?

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I don’t think so. [If this is Jango they’re talking about, then what could he be trying to pull? Why take on a new name and change his armor unless he were trying to avoid detection? And if he were trying to avoid detection, why would he choose an alias that retained his own surname? None of it makes any sense. It certainly couldn’t be Boba -- the kid may be on his way to becoming a bounty hunter, but he’s far too young and inexperienced to even come close to taking solo jobs already, and probably would be for at least the next few--

Years.

Oh. Oh no.

There’s an even longer pause before Leia receives a reply this time.]

Before you came through the Ingress, who was in power back home? The Republic or the Empire?

The Empire.

[And there's only one reason to ask that question. After meeting so many people hailing from decades into her past, she can guess what's coming.]

That's not the case for you, is it?

[Another long pause.]

No, it’s not.

Which means the Boba Fett I know is probably very different than the one you know. [Possibly decades different, if the woman is from the same time as the smuggler Zam had spoken with.]

How far into the Clone Wars were you?

[As far as she can tell, it's the easiest point of comparison.]

The Clone Wars? [The term rings hollow to Zam.]

I don’t think I lived to see that.

[But if Boba's a bounty hunter...] You have to be at least 10 or 20 years ahead of me.

Over twenty years, without a doubt.

["Before the Clone Wars" encompasses plenty of time. And then, after a few moments:]

Who is Boba Fett?

[Zam sighs. It hardly matters now, does it? The whole point of keeping him hidden was to protect him -- and now she at least knows he survives to adulthood.]

Boba Fett is the son of my former partner. I knew him since he was very young.

I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise that he became a bounty hunter. That was always the plan.

[No wonder she'd been so suspicious when the name first came up.]

Then I'm sure you'll be proud to hear his skills are in high demand.

[Sorry, Boba-Fett's-familial-figure-or-whoever-you-are, she's still a little bitter at the guy.]

[A faint smile.] They always are. [As long as there’s still life in the galaxy, there’ll always be a demand for death as well. And honestly, with a father like Jango, the kid was going to end up on that path no matter what. Zam’s far from upset by that outcome -- but there is a sting in not being there to see it.]

And he’s the one hunting your friend?

Hunted.

[It's a very good thing she's typing rather than speaking. Hopefully the bite with which she jabs at the keys doesn't come through.]

He's here now, though, which is about the best ending a person could ask for. Fett gets the money, he gets his freedom.

Then I guess it’s a good thing the Ingress picked you both up when it did.

[She’s tempted to ask more about Boba, but given that this woman is friends with one of his bounties, she’s guessing she wouldn’t get the most unbiased information about him. She changes course instead.]

Your friend in question wouldn’t happen to be one Han Solo, would he? [He seems to be from a similar time, and he’d mentioned being hunted in some capacity.]

I would have gotten him back.

[That's just what she was planning on doing, after all. So long as Han could be rescued, she'd had every intent of saving him.]

That's not a bad guess. So you've met?

Sure did. Ran into him back on that junk planet. [She smirks at the memory.]

Spoke Huttese at him and he nearly jumped out of his skin.

He probably wasn't expecting anyone from our galaxy.

[His longtime...issues...with certain Hutts is a subject that they don't need to get into.]

Since we have so many mutual acquaintances, we might as well be acquainted ourselves. What's your name?

Zam Wesell. Would it be too much to hope that my name graced any history books in the future? [It’s a joke, mostly. The most notable thing they’ve ever done was sadly kept under wraps.

You’re welcome, Coruscant.]

It might, but it didn't show up in the ones I read.

I'm Leia Organa.

Pleasure to meet you, Leia Organa.

How’s the future?

Likewise, Zam Wessell. [Well. Sort of. Look, she's being polite.]

It'll be better when I can get back to it. I have a war to win.

A war? Between who?

They aren't entities you'll be familiar with. The empire that destroyed the Republic, and a rebel group trying to return democracy to the galaxy.

”Destroyed the Republic?” Is that what happened during the Clone Wars? [Stars, how much did Zam miss?]

Among other things.

Such as…?

An impressive death toll, rampant political confusion, and enough burying of the truth that my father lived through it and I still can't tell you exactly what happened from start to finish. It was ugly, even by the standards of war, and it left us with a government that works against the people, not for them.

Sounds like I got out just in time then.

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