Walking the earth with eyes turned skywards ...

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A shame that he isn't moving all that slow and that he can't read her thoughts. If he was to know she was in a hurry - he'd have a lazy smile on his lips and Han would have to make some mention of her wanting to rush into getting him alone.

Instead, she's treated to what it's like to walk through a dingy alley with Han Solo. If she were to look carefully at his face, it would be a bit hard to read. He has a look on it that seems to be looking at everything at once or possibly nothing at all.

He, also, might be a tad more quiet now than he was inside the cantina. Not to the point of being unfriendly or in a way that suggests he doesn't want to talk anymore, but ... he does seem slightly different now.

"My ship is still half taken apart." He reminds her with a half hearted shrug. "I can't go anywhere in a hurry."

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The sweat really doesn't bother her because, well, they've just had sex and it's normal for a human to be like that. Also she fully intends to shower off before whatever they decide to do outside of this bed.

Despite how little energy she has, her heart skips a beat as he shifts his hands to hold her against him. She really hadn't expected this level of intimacy with him tonight and it's still surprising that she has it. Once more of her breath has returned she starts pressing light kisses to the skin she can reach.

[twelve_not_fourteen]

It is normal for him to be like that. He hasn't fully processed what was different for them apart from the glaringly obvious, but it speaks to the fact that shacking up is far more like every other time he's had sex than it is different.

All things considered, that's the way he'd prefer it.

"So uh ..." He feels clumsy around her in so many ways. That roguish charm, normally seamless, he has to work at around Carol. "You don't have to head out somewhere soon, right?"

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Carol isn't really that sweaty, but it's still enough where she wants to take a shower. And the fact that she's now lying in his sweat. Not that she minds, of course, the post-sex bliss is something she rarely indulges in and she quite likes it.

"Nope," she replies, not noticing him really being that clumsy. Yes, there's work to do but it's nothing that needs to happen immediately and she works so much that a little extra time to do it won't ruffle any feathers. "Do you?"

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"No." He says simply. You can say what you want about smuggling as a career, but there's a lot of flexibility in the work. "Nowhere to be anytime soon."

He's not going to necessarily take that as permission to spend the night, but it's a good sign that she kinda likes him, isn't it? She's choosing to stay close to him right now when she doesn't have to and he offered her the chance to dismiss him gently, which she didn't take him up on.

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"Yeah? Good." She tries to say it neutrally, but there's a spark of excitement in it. Is Carol supposed to invite him to stay? He can, of course, but she's never known when's the right time.

Carol gives him a smile before reaching up to gently card her fingers through his hair again. This, at least, they have covered already.

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He could be comfortable this whole night never being asked to stay, so long as she doesn't kick him out. Han ... never has been very good with rejection.

"Why did you come out tonight?"

It's a question he asks as gently as she strokes through his hair. There could be any number of reasons for it, but he has to figure it's not something she does very often. Not when most booze seems to have little effect on her.

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It's safe to say that Carol is not going to kick him out. Part of her deep down recognizes that this is connection she doesn't make every day. Rarely at all, honestly. And she's not sure when she'll be able to see him again, if he even wants to see her again, so she'd like to savor tonight.

"Not for this, if I'm being honest. I really just wanted a change of scenery from the ship and to get a feel of the planet." Though the night had gone in a very pleasant direction. "What about you?"

But he's right in thinking that it's not common. And since she needs a lot of alcohol to feel anything she rarely touches it. However, she does have a passion for deliciously bad-for-you pub/bar/cantina food.

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"Just needed to get your feet on the ground for a while?"

That's a feeling that he thinks every pilot has felt now and then, regardless of how much you might love flying. Although, sometimes it doesn't take him very long to want to get off a planet after getting there.

"Places like that are where you find people like me." Han murmurs with a shrug, as if he could convince himself that being generalized like that doesn't bother him. "I can socialize, conduct business and get something to eat there."

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"Exactly."

She could, and did, fly around all day, but even she needed to come back to the ground every so often. Though if she hadn't started talking to Han she definitely would've left the cantina sooner and possibly already been back in space.

Carol can't help but let out a little bit of a laugh before shifting her hips enough where he finally fully slips out. Han might be generalizing himself a bit but Carol can already tell he's got more to him than that. "I've never met a smuggler as charming as you before."

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You wouldn't think her being just a little bit warmer than anybody else would make big difference, but Han does have to fight off the urge to shiver when he's out. It is a particularly sensitive part.

"I don't expect you meet too many in the assisting refugee business."

The best answer he can come up with because neither confirming or denying that she's right feels genuine. It could have been a bitter response, but he wraps it up in a playful tone.

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It is a sensitive part, but Carol doesn't feel the need to shift off him just yet so hopefully he'll adjust fairly quickly.

With a grin she presses a kiss to his jawline. The answer is fine with her. They haven't really boasted about anything except their ships and she's fine with that. "I've met plenty of people with plenty of professions. But I can't say I've kept count of them all." He would definitely be the only smuggler she's slept with.

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When Carol draws in to rectify the kissless status of Han's jaw, he lets the back of his fingers run over her check. Even with the barely there pressure that he's putting on her skin, his hands feel course to most people.

It does dawn on him, after a moment or so, that treating her so gently is kind of funny considering her powers. It doesn't make him want to touch her differently anyway.

"Only so many of them are worth keeping track of." He says and then after a pause, he asks ... "how do people keep track of you?"

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There is a not-entirely-smoothness to his hands, but she actually likes it. It's definitely not going to hurt her and it's the sign of a more lived-in man. She's always preferred those.

As for how he's touching her, she really likes that, too.

His question almost makes her crack a joke about him asking for her phone number, but she quickly realizes that not being from Earth could mean that he may not understand it. "You mean if people want to contact me?"

[twelve_not_fourteen]

Captain Solo has the kind of hands you can forget, for better or for worse. They've got the kinds of callouses you'd expect from an old mechanic - which probably something about the manual nature of the work that he does and maybe the age that he began doing it.

The question makes his heart drop for a moment, though. That deep-rooted insecurity that he has suddenly gnawing at his insides. Does she not want him to be able to get a hold of her? Is she not interested in a repeat performance by some random she picked up in a bar? He would blame her, but ... her body language and the words are giving every clue that she likes him.

So he swallows hard at the worry and nods fractionally. "Like if a charming smuggler was gonna."

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There's no chance of her forgetting those hands any time soon. Despite how hard she was rocking down on him the way they felt clutching her hips did not go unnoticed. She's hoping to get to feel that again and sooner rather than later.

Carol catches the nature of the swallow and has her own touch of panic for a moment. She had just wanted to clarify that he actually wanted to get in touch with her and not like, how the US government was tracking her ship or something. What a stupid thing to think.

"Well, anyone can hail my ship. But I can link it up so that your communications go directly to my personal device. I'd certainly like to hear from a charming smuggler." And that was revealing more than she usually would. If she wasn't so comfortable curled up with him in bed she'd be perhaps a little concerned how much she had just shown her hand.

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With that little misunderstanding cleared up, the little traces of worry that you can find in Han’s guarded nature resolve almost instantly. She kinda likes him. She’s willing to hear from him again. Before they go their separate ways, they can make sure they have a way to get a hold of each other. That’s all he was worried about.

If there’s gonna be a round three ( ... when is the last time he’s done that, he wonders ) it will take a little time for him to be ready again. That means he’s got plenty of time to look over the woman he’s lept into the bed of. Good looking was a given, he noticed that at the bar, but he’s never seen such a lovely combination of femininity and strength. Her physique is really something and he doesn’t bother to hide the fact that he’s impressed.

After that, his eyes flick over her skin to see if he can notice any scars or if her powers had kept her skin unmared. Han himself has a few, most noticeably the one on his chin, but he has a few scattered over his body in other places.

“You look really good, you know that?” He says at last. “Really good.”

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There's a bit of relief on her end, knowing that he wants to get in contact with her. There's a lot of excitement, too, which doesn't happen a lot. It's not all that often that Carol gets like this over a guy - especially one that she only met hours earlier.

As for a round three, she isn't expecting it, but would certainly be up for it if he happens to rise to the occasion.

There are a couple of scars spread across her body. Most are small and barely seen, but she has a couple from her military days before getting her powers. He can find them if he really looks. Carol's glad that she still has some because the thought of being perfect isn't super appealing. And as for Han? She finds the scar on his chin to be insanely sexy.

His words surprise her, but not because she thinks he's wrong. Mostly because her appearance isn't something she thinks about all that often. Sure, she makes sure that her hair and clothes are presentable, but she doesn't care about style and she rarely wears makeup.

"Oh, uh, thank you. You too." Which is true. He isn't as built as other men she's been with, but he's solid, toned, and dangerously handsome. Now that she's thinking about it more she's kinda flattered that a younger men is saying she looks really good.

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He didn't expect to find scars, but then, he has no concept of when she got her abilities. He still doesn't entirely know how to process that information entirely.

All Han knows is that he finds himself falling into the logic that everything about her that's special is because of the Kree side and everything that's ordinary is because of her human side, for better or for worse. It's probably not that simple, but it's something to work with for now.

Running a rough hand idly over the skin of her thigh, he listens to her praise him. It seems sincere and it's not often that he gets real compliments. He almost doesn't know how to reply ...

"How often do you get out this way? Are you a long way from home?"

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Carol Danvers would argue that there’s absolutely nothing ordinary about her. But if the thought is helping him process, then she won’t argue about it. At least not now.

She runs her hand over his shoulder and chest now that she has the time and can explore his body more thoroughly. There’s a brief pause as she relishes the touch of his skin on her thigh and figures out how to respond.

“I’m pretty far from home and this is my first time out here. But we’re trying to learn more about the area so I think I’ll be around a bit more.” It was a damn shame that he lived all the way out here.

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Or is it the same that she didn't live out here?

Because that's what Han thinks. If she were only around to help him out even once in a while, he could easily bank the kind of money it would take to be comfortable. He might not be that old, but Captain Solo was already pretty tired of robbing a rodian to pay off a hutt.

"Before you leave." Han says as if an idea was coming to bloom in his mind just then. "You show me your navigation data and I'll show you mine."

[cheeseburgermarvel]

Mmm, he might have a cute face but it would take more than that to convince her to aid him in smuggling. Kiss him, sleep with him, possibly help out if something gets serious...but probably not smuggling. Though if he was interested in turning legitimate...

She takes a moment to consider the deal. There might be a few places she would have to scrub major details from, but the data he had would save them a hell of a lot of time.

“Deal. That’ll save me a lot of work.” And probably make it harder to justify trips out here. But it was too valuable to ignore.

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There's a lot about them that's likeminded and a lot about them that isn't.

Han's motivations for things are pretty straightforward. He wants to be free. He wants to be able to be captain of the Millenium Falcon. He wants to find some little piece of happiness and cling to it like his life depended on it. Right now? He's pretty far away from all three. Some of that is his own damn fault. Some of it was plain bad luck.

"I figure it will make it easier to find each other. If your fancy new ship can keep up." He teases gently.

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That's probably for the best. Might end up being boring if you're completely alike.

Carol wants to help people, be better, and fly. Those things have shaken out into different roles and positions and responsibilities, but ultimately she feels like she's reaching her goals. She certainly can't judge a person for knowing what they want, though.

Carol pulls a shocked face and gently (mostly) pokes him in the bicep. "How dare you talk about my ship that way. Of course it can keep up. I'm hoping your droid brains can process all that data."

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Han (slightly) winces at the poke. Is it his imagination or was there a little something extra on that stab of finger into his flesh?

He props himself up onto his elbows and leans in to give her a deep kiss. Going so far as to recruit one of those long fingered hands around the back of her head. A gesture more meant to convey his passion than to keep her close - let’s face it, he’ll never be able to hold her anyway if she isn’t willing to go along with it.

“Plenty of brain power on the Bria, sweetheart. I can promise you that.”

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There may have been a little extra, but hopefully not enough to actually hurt him. She was always extra-conscious about her strength when intimate.

Thankfully he seems to have moved right past it with the way he kisses her. Carol plants a hand on the bed to make sure she stays steady as they kiss. She can read the passion in his movements and it encourages her to deepen the kiss.

“Glad to hear it. It would be a shame if we lost contact over that.”