Smuggling is better money than freight, though he's not picky. Lately he only makes an effort not to hassle the Republic more than he needs to. It's not like the old attempt to stay under the Imperial radar; it's that for all his failings Han isn't a traitor, just a criminal.

"That's not the point." If you've got choices in a fight you're doing pretty well for yourself. Ben needs to be ready for situations where he doesn't have another option, needs to wear a blaster like it's his oldest friend, because if he doesn't, someone's going to question it. It's for show, but it can't just be for show.

"We're gonna make a lot of friends fast if he goes into some town with a lightsaber on his belt."