Such advice would be scoffed at. It was like asking someone with eyes to willingly close them and walk around in the dark. The Force was everything that Ben was, a sense with which he navigated the world. He couldn't just turn it off. He didn't want to turn it off.
Have it turned off, however... He couldn't bear to admit it out loud, but that might be necessary.
First things first - a new set of clothes and Ben didn't even recognize himself anymore. They carved variety of identities out, each with a different past on a different planet. Han was an expert at this. Ben just kept his head down, buried in the scarf he insisted upon getting.
Then, the more pressing matter. Together they framed the story in smuggling a Force-sensitive client through First Order space without attracting the attention of Kylo Ren. At first, they were laughed off, saying that no amount of credits were worth those kind of odds. Others haggled with Han for more protective measures for himself, such as a force suppression collar and poisons designed to incapacitate even a Jedi. It took every single ounce of restraint for Ben to hold his tongue. A purchase was made, mostly to avoid suspicion.
Aside from that it was dead end after dead end until an old friend of Han's stepped out of the shadows. A survivor from the assault on Takodana - Maz Kanata.
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Date: 2016-10-20 05:45 pm (UTC)Have it turned off, however... He couldn't bear to admit it out loud, but that might be necessary.
First things first - a new set of clothes and Ben didn't even recognize himself anymore. They carved variety of identities out, each with a different past on a different planet. Han was an expert at this. Ben just kept his head down, buried in the scarf he insisted upon getting.
Then, the more pressing matter. Together they framed the story in smuggling a Force-sensitive client through First Order space without attracting the attention of Kylo Ren. At first, they were laughed off, saying that no amount of credits were worth those kind of odds. Others haggled with Han for more protective measures for himself, such as a force suppression collar and poisons designed to incapacitate even a Jedi. It took every single ounce of restraint for Ben to hold his tongue. A purchase was made, mostly to avoid suspicion.
Aside from that it was dead end after dead end until an old friend of Han's stepped out of the shadows. A survivor from the assault on Takodana - Maz Kanata.