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[spellslots]

It's a term of endearment, like sweetheart, or honey, you know?

[This isn't actually the first time he's had to explain this, so he's not too worried.

In answer to Cassian's question, Taako just makes a little poof gesture with his hands, which is what will happen to any ghosts.]

Lovely to meet you, Jyn. [He sounds very amused, also not bothered about the fact she didn't give her name.] Nice to run into someone else with a food-slash-beverage for a name.

[realists]

I didn't forget, [ jyn mutters as she drops back on the couch, setting the box on the coffee table so she can open it up for real. oh sweet heavenly chocolate. these cupcakes are unreasonably fancy so jyn starts taking all the extra bits off of one until it's just the cake and frosting. ]

My name isn't a food or a beverage.

[ at least not in space. in space they don't have gin and it's for the best because they're already at war, why would the force torture them like that? ]

[evasives]

[she's being so prickly that even though she has taken the cupcakes and is already dissecting one of them, cassian is still wondering if it was a good idea. he doesn't know how to do nice things!!]

Ignored it then. [he looks back to taako, it's easier.] I thought you were making cupcakes.

[these desserts are FANCY AF.]

[spellslots]

[He realizes that Cassian has said words to him, but there is a much more important fact here, and it's one that has Taako looking horrified.]

Are you saying you don't have martinis?

[This is the worst???]

[realists]

What's a martini?

[ jyn asks that and then... shoves the entire naked cupcake in her mouth in one bite because fuck it. this isn't even food insecurity this time, it was a fleeting thought turned action because what is going to happen?

she dies? not likely.

it's delicious and she slumps back against the couch, making a pleased noise as she closes her eyes, looking like a very happy and full chipmunk. ]

[evasives]

[wow thanks for ignoring his question??]

[but then jyn shoves the whole goddamn cupcake in her mouth and he needs to bite the side of his cheek to stop himself from smiling, especially in front of another person. she's happy tho. victory.]

It's an alcoholic drink, isn't it?

[cassian has been to a bar or two in this place. not to drink! but to listen to conversations. there's a reason cantinas were a frequent stop. it's not hard at all to pick up on local beverage types.]

[spellslots]

[Here's Taako's problem.

On one hand, that was very cute, and unlike Cassian he wouldn't hesitate to show it. On the other hand, he wants to be dramatic about the martini thing, which is very important to him? In his soul? It's a very difficult situation.

In the end, he finds a compromise, grinning at Jyn as he responds to Cassian.]

It's like, the alcoholic drink. It's a fucking classic, gin and vermouth, shaken or stirred, with a single olive. I can whip one up for you if you want?

[realists]

[ jyn is too busy having a religious experience over here to be much of a conversationalist, waving her hand noncommittally toward taako and cassian as if telling them to do what they want. she is busy trying to eat this cupcake now what the whole thing in is her mouth. ]

[evasives]

[cassian is way more at ease now thanks to giddy consumption of cupcake. his plan did not backfire. cupcakes as a ghost distraction wins. he's still not relaxed, but he's never totally relaxed lbr.]

I don't have any of those things here. [the appeal is also lost on him.]

[spellslots]

I'm a wizard, my man.

[As if that explains anything, but since neither Jyn nor Cassian seem that excited about the prospect of martinis (heathens), he can drop it.

Instead, he quirks an eyebrow at Jyn.]

Can I assume you're happy with what I whipped up, bubbale?

[realists]

[ jyn's mouth is still full so she doesn't answer right away, but she at least nods, eyes still closed. they stay closed -- she is appreciating! -- when she swallows and manages to speak: ]

Pumpkin, what did he just call me?

[evasives]

That does not help for an explanation, you know.

[he gives jyn a look like not you too i s2g, but then just shrugs.] I don't speak wizard.

[spellslots]

[Rather than answer, and because he likes to show off, Taako reaches over to take one of the decorations that Jyn pulled off the cupcake, one of the balls of chocolate. As he holds it up between his fingers for both of them to see, it turns into a glittering gem.]

Wizard. [There's the explanation.] Which is not, in fact, a language. I called you-- it means little grandmother? Or little bean? Kinda both? It's another term of endearment, but don't take it personally.

[He does this to everyone.]

[realists]

[ magic! that's so fucking cool but jyn doesn't like to be chill in front of other people and so she stamps it down until it's only her eyes sparkling with delight at the trick. ]

I was going to eat that. [ was she though???? now she can't, we'll never know. ]

[evasives]

[cassian has definitely already gotten the impression that taako does this to everyone, which is part of why he doesn't seem to care about the various endearments. it's just a part of his speech.]

[it's a neat trick, but fire was flashier. it doesn't stop him from watching it carefully anyway, like he can figure it out.]

[spellslots]

Oh, give it a couple minutes and it'll turn back.

[He tosses the gem towards Jyn, assuming that she'll catch it.]

This kinda magic doesn't hold well on like, gems or metals.

[realists]

[ jyn totally catches it, setting it back in the box with the rest of the little bits, pulling them all off another cupcake as well. ]

What's the point of it then? [ if it only lasts a couple of minutes that doesn't seem incredibly useful and what is the point if it's not useful. what is fun? ]

[evasives]

A quick deception, perhaps. A trick in a tight bind.

[thinking clinically about magic, clearly.]

[spellslots]

Got it in one. [Clinical maybe, but correct.] Half the reason I went for transmutation magic was cause of this shit, turn a couple rocks into silver pieces, buy some bread and get outta there before the baker's realized what you've done.

[He's speaking from experience, here.]

[realists]

So you're a thief.

[ it doesn't sound like an insult. ]

[evasives]

[he is surrounded by thieves. as though he hasn't stolen things himself, as though he didn't already have suspicions towards taako that way anyway. but he doesn't seem very concerned about it either.]

It can't be used on the same people often, I assume.

[spellslots]

Oh, when needs must.

[His definition of need might be looser than most people's, but the point is basically the same. He steals to survive, although he's been known to be proactive on the stealing under the assumption that his current circumstances will change.]

But yeah, you gotta pick it carefully and make sure you're moving on quick. But Lup and me never stuck around in once town for too long.

[realists]

Yeah, [ jyn bleats with a scoffed laugh. ] Because you're robbing them blind. You'd ruin their whole economy with your rubbish coins if you stayed.

[ i mean upside, jyn laughed? downside, she clearly thinks it's shady and not at all because she has a past of counterfeiting credits. she only stole from rich people ok. ]

[evasives]

[cassian is not really in any sort of moral place to judge anything about this conversation. he's ruined plenty a life before under the guise of doing it for the rebellion.]

They would catch on sooner than you think, especially if it's their livelihood.

[spellslots]

[Taako points at Cassian, as if to say he's got it.]

They'd catch on like, an hour later and we were pretty easy to pick, not a whole lot of nearly identical elves running around.

[Nearly identical is a lie; Taako and Lup are actually identical, but that one's harder to explain and not something he gets into with people.]