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WHO:Poe Dameron, OTA
WHERE: Bishop, Winter Event Planet
WHAT: Winter fun, Child Shenanigans.
WHEN: Event Start until 1/31
WARNINGS: Will update if needed

Bishop
The music is strange, like nothing Poe's ever heard before, but it compels him along with the rest, and he finds himself boarding one of the ships. When the engines spring to life it seems to awaken something in Poe. That's a feeling he hasn't felt since he'd first been grounded here.
But try as he might he can't change the ship's course, nor can he find a way to get a message out. He takes some of his frustration out with a kick to the hull, but that only nets him a sore foot, and eventually he forces himself to settle and pass the time with his new cohorts.

BB Poe
(For reference: This and This by Albindraws

Of course Poe had been tempted by the chocolate, not that he could remember that now, a small curly haired child of about eight, looking about in confusion and in far too big clothes. The patch on the arm of his jacket is familiar, and that's his mother's ring around his neck still, but he has no idea how he's wound up in this place.

A bit of searching and he finds some more suitably sized (though strange) clothing, and steps outside to find a world of white. He's never seen snow in person before, and even in his confused state his eyes widen in wonder.

He approaches anyone he can spot asking-

"Have you seen my father?"
"I'm looking for Kes? Kes Dameron? Or L'ulo L'ampar? Anyone...?"
"I need to get back to Yavin 4, can you help me?

Fun in the Snow

Poe's rounded up a small group of kids and broken them into teams for a snow fight. Each squadron breaks off to build a base camp, and Poe remarks, "We need call signs," as he builds up one of the walls. "I'll be Green On- uh...Leader. Green Leader," he corrects, "Who wants to be Green Two?"

Snow is COLD

The snow very quickly looses it's appeal. Poe's never been so cold in his life, and after playing outside in the snow for so long he's soaked through and shivering, in desperate need of warming up.

Back to normal

Eight days later, and Poe is back to his normal self, and luckily he's able to remember where he stashed his clothes. Adult Poe is more better prepared to handle the cold than his younger counter part, and might still be wanting to start up another snow ball fight, only this time with higher stakes.

He returns to the ships more than once to see if he can get them to work, but as ever they remain unyielding to his best efforts.

[OOC: Feel free to find him anywhere/anytime not mentioned and write your own starter for them, just specify if it's during the child or adult portion of the event]

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He tilts his head to a side. "Do you know a lot about spaceships? I come from a world that has not been into space at all. So for me, this is all quite new." Granted that he probably asked questions of his crew mates but at the same time he would have kept mostly to himself while aboard on the ship. He's not one to bother people.

"And by in theory, can you explain that a bit more? I don't believe we have. Crystal Exarch."

Does he? Poe smirks a little and nods, "I'm a starfighter pilot," he acknowledges, "I can fly just about anything." He gives a sympathetic look at the idea of a world without space travel. His time here is the longest he's been grounded since childhood, he can hardly imagine a world without the freedom of the stars.

"I know how these ships ought to work, but they won't. The Agrii won't let us use them when they don't want us to."

There's a lot of certainty and confidence that he could hear within the other's voice. He smiles wide at that it reminded him of a hero from his world. "You would be able to fly airships from my world then. Quite possible a ship on the sea?" Crystal Exarch takes his crystalized hand and rubs it over his left regular arm. The action would seem as if he may be in thought or even shy to ask the next question.

"Would you be able to maybe teach me more about them? In case an emergency were to come up while aboard. Even if I may not be able to do a lot of with it, it'll be helpful if an situation were to come up." He shakes his head at the mention of the Agrii. "I do not particularly enjoy the fact that the Agrii have a lot of control on where we can go and that we can't leave from here just yet. Not that I haven't been enjoying the celebration of being here."

"I don't see why not." Poe nods easily, almost certain he could handle it. He's flown a whole lots of ships in his time, and a few land speeders and water crafts along the way.

His head turns curiously at that shy gesture, and he laughs, "I can try, yeah. This place isn't set up great for teaching, but I can definitely teach you the basics."

"In that case if we happen to come across one, I'll be sure to let you fly it." There could be a possible case for one, but it would have to be an airship he might be used to seeing. They all came from different worlds after all.

His ears bounce at the laugh. He smiles at the acceptance of help. Obviously, if he were rejected it would have been okay and understandable. "Do not worry about the cold. I can set something on fire if needed. Basics would be greatly appreciated. I do not foresee myself being able to fly one, but I would like to have knowledge about them. If problems arise I want to be able to help versus not being able to."

"Yeah, come on, I'll show you," Poe welcomes, motioning for him to follow him inside, "So what's your base level here? No space travel, but have you ever piloted anything?" he asks, leading the way to the cockpit.

"Thank you!" He grins while following after the other. He shakes his head as he looks about the ship. "I've ridden on a chocobo. Everything was mostly on the ground or even if the air it was not piloting something. I know a pilot back at home by the name of Cid Garlond. So, beginner would be the correct base for this. I truly have been a keeper of something else entirely. I did not get out much to learn of other things. When I did there was a much greater need of my presence and not much time left to stop a bigger event from happening."

"A chocobo..." Poe repeats, and nods as though he has any clue what that is. But okay. Super basics. He can handle that.

"Right, well, there's a whole science to flight and lift, but- for the most basic stuff, this here-" he moves to settle in the pilots chair and takes hold of the controls, "-Is how you steer. You pull back to point up, down for down, left for left, that sort of thing. Takes some getting used to, but mostly it's pretty intuitive. So if you're up in the air and your pilot passes out, you can use that much to try and guide her down, even if you don't know how any of the rest works."

Crystal Exarch tilts his head a little at that repeat. "They're used to travel around from town to town. While airships are meant for longer distances that you can not get to with a chocobo. A bird that's big enough to hold a person."

He nods while looking at the controls that Poe points out. It sounds simple enough to follow. He points at the additional buttons though. "All of this sounds pretty simple to follow as far as the steering goes. There could come a time where practice could happen. Even if I were to fail at it, I'll keep trying. Are there any buttons that I should ignore since it would be bad to press them?"

A bird. Poe tries to picture it, though he definitely imagines something closer to a Burrg than what it actually looks like. Not so strange, he guesses, if you're mostly grounded.

"Simple enough to start, yeah. It's gets more complicated. If we had a proper holo simulator I could show you a lot better. Let you practice. But if we ever get up in the air..."

He nods and points out a few. "These'll shut off your engines, and these are your thrusters. If you're in space proper you'll be all right, but you shut those off while you're in the atmosphere and you're going to fall out of the air, and that's a lot harder to recover from when you don't know what you're doing."

"A holo simulator? We learn from our failures back in the world I come from. We do not have such things to teach us how to do things. Sometimes we are in the dark with theories and hope that our theories are enough for us to achieve. I'm sure someone on my ship already knows how to fly one of these things. If they somehow get hurt and can not provide that skill, I will do my best to keep the ship in the air."

He nods knowing full well that he isn't about to let people die for something that can be avoided. He wants to know the basics in case an emergency happens. Anything could happen and he wanted to be a little bit prepared. "I'll be sure to keep all of this in mind. I do not want to get anyone killed or hurt by accidentally touching something in a panic. How long have you been flying?"

"Mm. They let you train without risking you blowing yourself up. Or wasting ships. Some of them get pretty close to the real thing. It's good practice for beginners. We had them at the academy. I learned the old fashioned way though, sitting in my mother's lap."

How long? It feels like forever, and Poe looks a bit wistful. "She took me up for the first time when I was six. So...most of my life."

"That's rather clever and useful. Obviously with trial and error, there are people who already know how to use a ship. You would want to seek them out in order to learn prior to actually using. Supervision is always there too. But not all knowledge is known or used, especially when it comes to magic or technologies that no one quite understands how they are used." He smiles at hearing the tale of how Poe learned from his mother. It seems like not too many people get taught the old fashioned way back on his world. Yet, on Eorzea and Norvrandt that's all it's been.

"Six? That's a really young age to start learning such things. I'm sure you had a lot of fun though. As I said about learning from people, you would be a good choice to learn piloting skills from if you've truly been learning all of your life. Trusted to know the ins and outs. Being an instructor or teacher. I can't give much in return besides for telling tales of hope for those in need of it. I'm not sure what role I'll be playing while being here."

Poe shrugs with a faint smile. Maybe it was a bit young, but he's glad she taught him when she did. He wouldn't have got to learn from her otherwise.

"Don't worry about it. I'm happy to teach you whatever I can. We all gotta work together, right? So we can get off this rock and get back to our own worlds."

Crystal Exarch studied Poe's face at his response. He thinks back on what was said while looking at him with a soft gaze. "I'm sure your mother taught you will enough. As all parents should." For him though, he didn't even know much his own parents. He did know of his heritage.

"Determination may be all that we need. Hope might be another since people may start to turn to doubt and darkness could grow within their hearts. If we were brought here by a portal, a rift, any of that sort would require a great deal of magic. Being able to travel through time and space takes a lot of effort and can drain any one soul." The Agrii could be powerful enough to do that. But if it's an outside technology far more advanced than what he knew it would be difficult to learn it. "I do agree. We should stand together and help each other as much as we're able to. I would like to return the favor of helping you when you do need it. Even if it's something small."

"Mm," Poe nods in agreement. That kind of technology (or otherwise) is well beyond them, and some how the Agrii expect them to be able to solve their unsolvable problem for them. It seems like a hopeless task.

"Always glad to help. And glad for a hand when the time comes."

Research of the unknown is something he's used to. But if they can't read the things that the Agrii may have left behind then it'll be difficult. If only specific people can operate machinery the challenge would be to work with them. Time will play against anyone.

"I do appreciate the time you have given." He gives a small smile. "How do you feel about being here?"

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