Bette didn't normally like to drink in the Lounge, because the chances of running into an Inquistorate member was just too high. Those guys gave her the heebie jeebies.
Tonight was an exception. A few of the other pilots were joining her - might already be here, for that matter - and was going to be a good night. For one thing, drinking was her favorite pasttime, especially since Val had gotten himself transferred out of Shadow Squadron. It had been after a paticularly loud and drawn out fight over some guy she'd been flirting with.
He'd asked for a transfer, ending it rather severely with Bette in the process, and she hadn't heard from him since. It had been five months. She suspected that his foul mood had originated and continued from the battle at Endor with the Rebel fleet. Losing so many wingmates had been hard on them all, but Val hadn't seemed to snap out of it.
She missed fighting with Val.
Sitting at an empty table, Bette picked up a drinks menu. It was happy hour. She smiled.
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