That's no moon... Wait, no, it's a moon.

[scruffier]

In which Our Heroes (?) stop for blaster practice, assuming the kids can stop bothering each other for two minutes, so help me, I will turn this light freighter around and we will not get ice cream.

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[icanfix]

Rey stares at him. "You're not serious." She's been spending this entire trip basically avoiding where she hid that thing, and now he wants her to pull it out and practice with it? "It belongs to Luke."

[scruffier]

"It hasn't been Luke's for a long time." He shrugs. "And-- look, I don't know what kind of stories you've heard. It's a weapon."

It's more than a weapon, but right now what she needs is less mysticism, more confidence. Han unbuckles the strap of his holster and pulls his blaster without looking, turning it in his broad hand and holding it out to her. No different than taking and shooting that would be.

Except he's not proposing shooting, so much as getting shot at.

[icanfix]

The gesture of holding out his blaster puzzles her. "...am I shooting you while you defend yourself with a lightsaber?"

[scruffier]

He can't help it, he rolls his eyes.

"I'm saying, someone else's weapon is just a weapon in your hands. You could shoot this same as yours." Though it's heavier, the premise is the same. It wouldn't fail because of unfamiliar fingers.

"Other way around." He pauses, holstering the weapon. "I'm not shooting with this."

That should be reassuring, right?

[icanfix]

...very reassuring. "So what are you going to shoot at me with?" she asks. Though really, she's less concerned with the him shooting her part than she is with the lightsaber part. She trusts that Han isn't going to hurt her. She doesn't trust the lightsaber.

[scruffier]

That lack of trust is exactly the problem he's seeking to remedy. If she comes out without blocking a single shot but comfortable swinging the saber, it'll be a good start.

"I've got one modified as low as I can get it. Won't do more than sting." Trust him on that, he tried it out. Never let it be said Han Solo isn't dedicated.

"My son agreed to demonstrate."

[icanfix]

YOU'RE LETTING HIM HAVE A LIGHTSABER!?!?!?! Rey stares at Han like he's a complete and utter lunatic. Which he is. Wanting to give his son a chance at redemption, sure, that's understandable. But giving him the lightsaber he tried to murder you with ... that's lunacy.

"...Fine. I'll go get it." Between now and actually getting her hands on Luke's lightsaber, she'll lose all enthusiasm for this plan, but at this exact moment, her concern is mostly that Kylo Ren not be the only person with a lightsaber.

[scruffier]

Yeah, that look on her face? That's a big part of why he hasn't let Ben have the lightsaber back for good. There are others, but Rey's mistrust is worth considering. An hour or three here and there, he thinks, have been good for his son. Practicing with his saber gives him some outlet for his restless energy. She ought to try it.

"Great."

He doesn't sound enthused, but they'll muddle through.