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[general-lando.livejournal.com]

Lando sits at the Bar, an invitation in front of him. An invitation to Jaina Solo's wedding. This week. Or 30 years in the future.

The temptation to see his future up close is great. Coruscant, in all its glory, free of the Empire. Imagine what he could learn about trends and markets in just an hour. And he could see himself as he will be.

But even Lando, no physicist or philosopher, doubts seeing the future that closely is a good thing. If nothing else, how would the two Landos explain their presence to old (indeed, much older) friends?

So instead, Lando will attend the reception here, and wait to attend the wedding. In the meantime, he hs figure out what cape to wear, and to see if Amanda can join him.

And all the while, he wouldn't mind some conversation.

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[general-lando.livejournal.com]

"Oh, of course. When I have been involved in complex negotiations with business partners, it's been quite handy.

"But as I said, there are not many of these. I don't even know if the manufacturer is still around." Lando wonders if the Empire, in its efforts to maintain total control over every asepct of life, could have made sure such tech was not around in order to force everyone, human and not, to know at least some Basic. "So conferences need to make do with protocol droids.

"None of whom I would ever want to take with me as a chaperone," he adds, thinking of Threepio.

[jackdriscoll.livejournal.com]

"I don't know what a protocol droid is, but they sound too pleasant," he replies.

[general-lando.livejournal.com]

"A droid is a mobile computer with various functions based on design and programming.

"Protocol droids handle a variety of assignments, not just translation duties. But msot of the ones I've met have poor programming in regards to interpersonal relations. A way, possbily, of making sure that no droid ever takes over delicate negotiations." Lando doens't have much of the anti-droid prejudice many do, but it's there. "I'm a lot happier with this device." Which he repockets.

"And I think I should head up to my room. A family friend is getting married, and I should start preapring."