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[The feed shows a man in his early thirties wearing a bright orange pilot suit, with some bruises in his forehead and cheekbones. Poe is not new to myriad sorts of alien creatures but beings living on a giant turtle and between reality planes is a whole new level of 'special'. That said, he had taken the news surprisingly well and now is giving the camera a smile.]

It's been a long time since I had vacations - over a decade, probably. Please, someone tell me this much cold is not the norm here. I'm having flashbacks of a mission I had in Hoth years ago and I actually would like to keep all my fingers intact.

I'm also looking for a friend, we seem to be losing each other a lot lately...It's an astromech droid, a white an orange BB unit. It's terribly cute and it knows it. If you happen to see it, I'd appreciate a call.

[The rest of the message is changed from video to text, and written specifically in Aurebesh.]

Hello. This is Poe Dameron, callsign: Black Leader.

I might as well find out if there’s someone else here from home. The Galaxy is not as much of a big place as it looks like.

If you can read this, please let me know.

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General Solo? You look...very young.

Well, Leia does say I age well. I'm not as young as I used to be, but I'm still in my prime. I got it where it counts.

General? I haven't used that in decades. It never did sit well with me. Even though I couldn't get away from the fighting, I still went back to Captain.

Not sure I've heard of Black Squadron but that's more Jaina's area than mine. She's with the Rogues.

You certainly do, sir.

You use that tittle where I come from but you also look a bit different. And the fighting against the First Order is still going strong, unfortunately. That said it's a relief to see you so...alive.

[Poe's brain is still trying to catch up with his eyes, he just needs a few seconds.]

I'm not familiar with the Rogues or that Jaina but Black Squadron is the Resistance's starfighter corps. You saw us in the battle of Takodana when we came to the rescue...?

What's the First Order? I've never heard that name before. The only enemy I know of that we've been fighting are the Yuzhaan Vong.

Resistance? That doesn't sound familiar either, unless you mean the Rebellion. But that was years ago. And I don't know anything about that battle you named, either.

[his mind is trying to figure out what's going on here]

The First Order is the organization that arose from the ashes of the Empire. The Resistance is trying to stop them from doing same kind of damage to the Galaxy. General Leia commands it.

My parents fought in the Rebellion. Thirty years ago.

[That makes two of them.]

Sounds like we are from different points in time.

30 years...That sounds almost right...it's 29 ABY.

There was an imperial remnant after the Empire died but I don't know anything about a First Order. I know Luke and Leia managed to get them to make peace a while before this thing with the Yuzhaan Vong.

Leia hasn't been a general for years either. She was the leader of the New Republic for a while but not too involved with the military. Heck, even Luke quit so he could go do his Jedi stuff full time.

I'm definitely ahead of you in time, sir. [Poe runs a hair through his curls, givign himself time to think. This is one of the weirdest things he had heard in his life.]

The New Republic is the current system of government in my time as well but it's in danger. I take it that the name Snoke means nothing to you? Or...Kylo Ren?

General Leia's still pretty much in charge of everything and, if you ask me, one of the few useful leaders we still have. Specially after the destruction of Hosnian Prime. MAster Luke had been missing for over a decade, we been looking for him.

I'll admit things are strained these days. Kinda hard to avoid when they're recovering from a million lives lost and Coruscant becoming Vong Central. They've been reorganizing the government actually over the past couple years. Now they call it Galactic Federation of Free Alliances.

Wait, Luke went missing? I wonder why. He did lose a lot of Jedi during the war, but he's been rebuilding the Order.

I'll say one thing, if he did, there'd be no stopping his wife til she found him. Mara is stubborn as a wild Bantha and never gives up for anything. My family would be right there with her. I guess all four of us are just as stubborn when it comes to him.

Man, years...poor Ben.

I just can't see Luke leaving his family.

Sorry, no, neither name rings any bells.

It's strange how different ours histories are, it almost seems like a whole different universe.

He rebuilt the order in my world too and things were fine for a while. Then...Luke's students were murdered by a Dark Force user. He went missing shortly after that. As far as I know he doesn't have more family than you and the General. No wife that I'm aware but maybe I just never heard of her. She sounds like a really interesting woman, I'd like to meet her one day.

Ben?

Snoke is the Supreme leader of the First Order and Kylo Ren is one of his most dangerous warriors, they're both Dark Force users. Galen told me that Ren is in this city as well, you should be careful if you face him.

Yeah it does keep getting weirder and weirder.

They did have something with a dead Sith a long time back...Luke's students started going nuts and Luke was lucky to escape alive. But the Jedi didn't die off. My kids are both part of his order now.

Yeah, Mara's really something. She's another Jedi.

Sorry, Ben's their boy. Still kinda young but a good kid.

Don't worry, I'll watch out. I usually try to avoid all that...kinda hard with a whole family of them, but I know when I'm over my head.

The other you, the one in my world ,he was...murdered. [And that's something Poe doesn't want to see gain.] That's why I was so confused when you answered me at first.

Poor Master Luke, it seems like some things always go wrong. Sorry, but you kids? As in, more than one?

We need as many of those as we can get.

I thought you were talking about someone else, my bad. [More exactly about Han's son. But Ben's gone and maybe it's better not to bring him up. I wouldn't help anyone.] He's named after Master Kenobi, isn't he? I've heard a few things about Obi-Wan, he's quite the legend.

Good plan. Better safe than sorry.

That sounds bad. I've had my share of enemies but I've been pretty lucky.

[like my bully cousin Thrackan

Yeah, the kid's had his share of trouble. Mara was also sick a while...you ask me, it's a miracle everyone's healthy now.

Me, I got twins, Jacen and Jaina. And you wanna see a hotshot pilot, my girl's one of the best. Takes after her dad. They're both good kids though.

I had a third, too, but the war happened...and believe me, you always feel that.

Yes he's named for the old guy. Yeah I guess he is. Luke thought'd be nice. I never coulda guessed that day in Mos Eisley how he and Luke would change my life.

Luke contacted me, we're going to talk. Boy that kid is young here.

I hope that doesn't change. Losing you once was difficult enough. [More for Leia than Poe of course but he can't stand to see her in pain. The poor woman had gone through a lot already.]

We should take comfort on the good things then, small as they can be. I don't doubt they are, sir. If Jaina was here I would like to have a talk with her, from a hotshot pilot to another. [Poe's smile goes away at the mention of Han's loss.] I'm sorry, and yes I know the feeling is always there.

It's a nice name. Unexpected meetings can do that, I had a few surprising ones lately.

Wait, Luke is here too? And he looks younger than you?

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