U-Wing and Sabine

[childofrebellion]

He couldn’t move, there was only the cold and he woke up trembling to see the faint lights of the medbay. His side hurt as he sat up and pulled on his boots, shirt, buckled on his belt with blaster before getting his jacket on and hugging it against himself. Somewhere would be warmer, the ship would be and Kay would understand if he was sleeping in there instead of his bunk. He took a breath and stood up before heading towards the hangar and trying not to hit anything.

The door that should have led to the hangar went to Milliways and he went to the elevator, there was a U-wing down there. All the distances seemed longer and he kept resting his hand on his blaster, no Imperials would find him down here. Finally he made it to the ship, opened the door with a lockpick and then laid down on the seats and fell asleep, not an easy sleep but rest. Sometime later he wakes up and stretches with a wince before leaning on the open door of the U-Wing, maybe sleeping in the garage of Milliways wasn't the wisest of ideas.

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[explosive_artist]

"My crew will break me out," she finds herself self replying without much thought. Startled for a moment, she finds she believes it. "They'll do it, but you're right. I shouldn't needlessly risk their freedom or worse."

[childofrebellion]

"And what happens when you're held?"

He holds his hands together to keep them from trembling. Draven taught him what to expect when caught, those were hard lessons and he doesn't know if he's the right person to teach them to Sabine.

[explosive_artist]

She thinks for a moment, and ends up pulling from the 'trooper manual since she's never been caught yet.

"They'll restraint me, bind my hands. In front if they don't see me as a threat, behind my back if they do. They'll likely put me in a holding cell, or lock me in a transport if they can't move me right away."

Warming up to the problem, she leans against the wall of the ship. "They'll have taken my blasters and any weapons, and likely any tech they don't recognize...no, they're lazy. They'll just take it all. Which would leave me with my armor and not much else. Unless they're as new binders issued, I should be able to get myself free, then I could wait until they open the door to move me. But if they're following protocol, they should have one trooper with a blaster set to stun while the other enters the cell."

[childofrebellion]

He nods and listens, he knows these rules, always a good place to start,

"How much they follow protocol depends on where you are and who's in charge. You'll be able to tell that near the beginning, a commander trying to make a name for themselves will gloat and tell you what to expect. Do you have any experience with torture?"

[explosive_artist]

"How clean and organized the base is will tell you a lot as well; both about the commander and the personal present. Trick is figuring out if the commander is lax or just has poor control over his troops."

She swallows at the thought of torture, but it is a very fair question and one she hadn't considered. Heck, she's not even sure if Hera and Kanan have considered it.

"Just what I've read in manuals," she says slowly, both caution and worry in her voice.

[childofrebellion]

"I hope you won't have to deal with it but its good to be prepared. Pay attention to their expectations and how to use them. They tend to think of every rebel as working on their own or maybe part of cell. That means they never ask the right questions. And sometimes that means doing something that may feel weak but you need to be alive for your crew to find you,"

Its not exactly the lessons he was taught but he's a lone operative, the rules are different for him.

[explosive_artist]

As he talks, she shoves off the wall to pace a little. This talk has her nervous and a little resentful, if she's being honest. It's good to think on it, but that doesn't mean she likes it.

"How do you keep from giving them the right intel?"

[childofrebellion]

He watches her pace and wonders her thoughts, he can see that she's nervous but there's more he can't read. His hands hurt from how tightly he's been holding them together, he opens them and watches a tremble start.

He stretches his hands and ends up twisting one of them into the mesh seat he's sitting on, "The aim is to not give them anything if you can. If they want pain, give them a reaction to that, it keeps you from having to talk. If there's a language you know that's not well known, use that. Lies can become leads so find ways to not say anything they can use."

[explosive_artist]

She continues pacing and frowns more at his words.

"So it's best to try and not talk? I've heard offering conflicting information was a tactic that could work."

[childofrebellion]

"It can be, but I've found it can be dangerous. The more lies you use, the easier it is to be caught in them,"

That was one of his earliest lessons in hiding and later in intelligence, keep it simple.

[explosive_artist]

"Other languages I can do easily enough. And I can see how reacting to the pain might give them a false sense of security. If you aren't toughing out the pain, they'll think they've broken you right?"

She continues pacing but also drums her fingers on her belt.

[childofrebellion]

"Maybe not broken you but that they have the upper hand,"

Which is the part that matters, as it buys time.

[explosive_artist]

She nods again. He makes good points but this conversation has turned dark in ways she wasn't ready for.

"Strategy," she murmurs, just for something to say. She finds herself getting more anxious considering torture and decides she really doesn't want to think about this right now. Not after riding the success of seeing that graffiti.

"Thanks for the talk." She turns towards the hatchway. "I should go find Jay."

With a wave, she adds, "I'll keep an ear out and pass on anything I learn."

[childofrebellion]

He watches her and nods, he hopes she will think about it and that she never has to put this conversation into practice,

"Yes, exactly. Good luck."

Then he slowly stands up, he should either try and sleep or get up and do some work.