Star By Star (2011)
“Hardly a chef under the best of circumstances, she had somehow browned the dustcrepes and puffed the nausage, but she refused to admit defeat. Fetching breakfast would have meant opening the door to the rest of the base, and after a rare full night in her husband’s company—a night through which Ben had slept blissfully—Mara wanted Luke to herself for just a few minutes more.
R2-D2 whistled from the other side of the work counter, then ran an urgent message across the sitting room vidscreen.
“Th...ere’s no reason to alert Emergency Control,” she said. “This isn’t a fire.”
R2-D2 tweedled an objection.
“This isn’t cooking, it’s … heating,” Mara growled. “Any suggestion otherwise will earn you a memory wipe. Clear?”
R2-D2 trilled scornfully, then fell silent.
Mara looked down to see the nausage in her makeshift skillet collapsing into black crumbs. Luke picked that moment to emerge from the refresher, pulling a fresh tunic over his wet hair.
“Smells good.”MoreLess
R2-D2 whistled from the other side of the work counter, then ran an urgent message across the sitting room vidscreen.
“Th...ere’s no reason to alert Emergency Control,” she said. “This isn’t a fire.”
R2-D2 tweedled an objection.
“This isn’t cooking, it’s … heating,” Mara growled. “Any suggestion otherwise will earn you a memory wipe. Clear?”
R2-D2 trilled scornfully, then fell silent.
Mara looked down to see the nausage in her makeshift skillet collapsing into black crumbs. Luke picked that moment to emerge from the refresher, pulling a fresh tunic over his wet hair.
“Smells good.”MoreLess
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