Was. [There's a sympathy there, a sign that there's something hidden beneath Han's deliberately casual demeanor.] It was.
[Three years on, and there's still nothing quite like the shock of dropping out of hyperspace, expecting a planet, and seeing only asteroids and dust where it used to be.]
Yeah, if only. [This may be one of the few times Han might ever agree with him on something. Now, what else?] Besides that, I've got a friend whose whole planet's under the Imps' control. From what he told me it used to be a pretty sight, but when the Empire moved in—
[He shrugs, mouth twisting into a bitter, tight line. He misses Chewie something fierce, hopes he's okay.]
Not much of a pretty sight anymore, with all the slaves and the labor camps.
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[Three years on, and there's still nothing quite like the shock of dropping out of hyperspace, expecting a planet, and seeing only asteroids and dust where it used to be.]
Yeah, if only. [This may be one of the few times Han might ever agree with him on something. Now, what else?] Besides that, I've got a friend whose whole planet's under the Imps' control. From what he told me it used to be a pretty sight, but when the Empire moved in—
[He shrugs, mouth twisting into a bitter, tight line. He misses Chewie something fierce, hopes he's okay.]
Not much of a pretty sight anymore, with all the slaves and the labor camps.