#axillery.

          honeybee always had a love for music.     though she has her favorites,   it doesn’t matter just what kind of music it is.     music was so human and real…   it was something she’d never known in her entire life.     it was one of the first things that introduced her to humanity     (—)     so maybe that’s why she holds it in such high regard.          “   oh?   “          honeybee turns away from the old magazine she’d been reading,     eyes blinking in wonder at the cassette he held in his hands.     something was scribbled onto it,   likely the song name,   but it was upside down from her perspective and thus illegible.          “   i…   really?   “          honeybee thrills at the thought he’d share with her something so…     intimate.          “   …thank you.   i’m sure i’ll love it.   “          (because it came from you.)

          while being in a galaxy determined to hunt her down…     that’s the sort of thing she needs right now.     gus was     (and perhaps still is)     an unexpected ally,     with him originally seeming like he’d turn her in for her bounty…     only for him to change his mind when she told him her story.     neither of them have great big plans,     the only ideal is to survive and hopefully throw everyone off honeybee’s trail.     he’s proven helpful to her and she hopes she’s proven herself helpful to him.          “   thanks,   “          they’d just fended off some amateur bounty hunter who thought tonight was the night he’d get lucky     (—)     but thankfully no such thing.     honeybee,     though armed with the strength to knock over ten men like bowling pins,     found his allyship encouraging.          “   i’ve got your back, too.     and your front,   hopefully.   “

          “   i mean,   it’s only fair,   right?   “          wrench was someone who always brought a smile to her face.     many others detested his   ‘jokes’,     whereas honeybee practically adored them     (—)     no matter how   ‘dumb’.     she doesn’t hide it,   she finds no need.     especially when it makes him happy.          “   you always know how to make me smile.   “