Shin was creeping through the corridors, discreet and lively.
To her dismay, Sabine was trotting behind her at a hopping pace, noisy and all over the place. Morgan's guard avoided her like death since she had slayed one of them, and although Shin had the right to bring the prisoner out, they would report the matter to Elsbeth. And if want to pull that one off, I'd rather the old witch not know about our trip . As she was about to tell the girl off, Sabine spoke first.
"Soooooo..." said Sabine, innocently.
"So what, now?" sighed Shin.
"So you said it. For the first time!"
Shin didn't respond, hoping the girl would take the cue to shut up, for once in her life. There was of course no chance of that ever.
"My name!" insisted Sabine. "You said it for the first time ever! Not ' Mando ", not 'Jedi-girl ' or ' assbucket' ... or ' cutest princess of my heart' , you said ' Sabine' !"
Shin moaned in despair.
"I am pretty certain I never called you princess of my heart or whatever!"
"Well not out loud, but your thoughts betray you. Your feelings for me are strong. Especially for... my ass! " said Sabine, mimicking a distinctive hoarse and ominous mechanical voice.
For the love of the Force, begged Shin internally.
"Yes, I said 'Sabine ". Sighed Shin. "That's your name, I used it to be nice, and now I'm currently starting to regret it. Do we really need to call a press conference or pull a talent show about that?"
"Yes I make a mean Vador," rejoiced Sabine. "But I was just wondering if I should call you by your normal name now," said Sabine, putting a finger to her mouth thoughtfully.
"Take all the time you need to weigh such a crucial decision..." said Shin, rolling her eyes. "Don't sprain a brain cell, you're loud enough with that ankle of y..."
"I think I'll just move toward a cute nickname," cut Sabine decisively, like the matter was indeed important. "What about 'Shinbang '? she asked spiritedly. "Because there's your name, but also you have cool bangs, so that's like... the whole shebang !" she explained laughing at her own joke.
Shin moaned some more, knowing perfectly that the more she would engage, the less Sabine would let it go. She hesitantly took another turn in an empty corridor, hoping she remembered the right path. If she did, the emergency stairwell would be very close now.
A distant rumble echoed from far away on the ship, and Shin felt the ground tremble faintly. That blasting trash bucket of a ship... thought Shin, in a bad mood. Did they even bother installing compensators in here? But the sight of the staircase, finally appearing, brought a smile back to her face.
"Ok, Mando-brat, brace for the climb. We're going all the way up!" announced Shin.
Sabine pouted, visibly mad to be called by some insulting nickname again. She looked at the staircase flatly.
"Dang, darling, a shitty dark staircase? You always take us to the nicest places..." said Shin flatly. "Can't wait to see what you have in store for our first anniversary. The sanitation supply or the fuel tanks maybe? Stars in my eyes..."
Climbing up the ship's deck would be strenuous, but there were too many holocams and guard movements around the lift to be safe. Shin gestured to Sabine to go first, following the girl.
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Storms of the Eye - A WolfWren fiction
Science Fiction[ AHSOKA TV SHOW SPOILERS ] So you know how we were robbed of Sabine and Shin spending days in the confined space of a ship? I decided not to accept that, and write what we know should have been. This is their story. Do I know where it goes? Maybe...
