[ It's a few hours before BB-8 actually has a chance to tell him the news. That shortly after Cassian's ID appeared on the Network, so did someone else's.
He blinked at the droid for a long minute and then rubbed its head fondly and roughly. "Thanks Bud, this is great," he told BB-8, before pulling out his communicator. He was about to start a video message, but then paused. Right. Okay. Might be a little weird, getting a random video from a stranger hours after showing up.
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Is this Commander Akobi of [ He almost wrote 'the Death Star', but then remembered that 622 didn't even recognise the designation, and changed track. ] battlestation DS-1?
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He blinked at the droid for a long minute and then rubbed its head fondly and roughly. "Thanks Bud, this is great," he told BB-8, before pulling out his communicator. He was about to start a video message, but then paused. Right. Okay. Might be a little weird, getting a random video from a stranger hours after showing up.
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Is this Commander Akobi of [ He almost wrote 'the Death Star', but then remembered that 622 didn't even recognise the designation, and changed track. ] battlestation DS-1?
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