That results in a fleeting chuckle from her, one that’s SWALLOWED by the hum of the ship lest Joker get the idea she’s anything but ‘spikey’. ❛ Listen, it’s one thing to live on the edge, it’s another to be a kid flying a shuttle that’s being shot at then found by pirates because there’s no way to be stealthy. Although I have to admit, maybe that FUELED it all. You certainly get a zest for life when you’re hanging onto it by a thread. ❜
❝ you wanna talk about livin’ on the edge ?? ❞ he whistled quietly, shaking his head for dramatic effect. literally nothing in his life could POSSIBLY compare to just about anything that he’d presumed jack had been through, but if he didn’t play along--- well, where was the fun in that ?? ❝ let’s talk about taking alliance cruisers for joyrides when they were docked at arcturus for maintenance !! you have no idea how easy it was to get away with it, too. no one expects the cripple kid. just gotta look all doe-eyed and innocent and no one even gives you a second glance. THAT’S your zest for life. ❞