Which comes from French “m’aidez”

Which means “help me”

And he keeps asking for help from the empire and they never do

Thanks, xoxo

Look at that precious face🥹

oohoho I have a little bad batch theory. and it seems pretty viable, let's see if the strangers on the internet like it.

crosshair said his inhibitor chip was out. I checked- the scar he references is from the ion engine of the venator in s1e8- after which there is minimal change to his personality. additionally, in s1e1 after the rest of the batch escape, the medical personnel mention that he gets an "inhibitor chip augmentation".

furthermore. in s2e12 with mayday, there's a scene where he's looking through his visor (which is on his right eye, remember) and scope at the back of a ship. there's an explosion and he stumbles, ripping off his helmet and groaning. a high-pitched tone, like an ear ringing, plays for a little bit as he super overreacts to the flash.

so far, before this, he's been only slightly hesitant. his chip is clearly still working.

however.

after the flash is when he and mayday are sent out. and he starts acting like wrecker did- clutching the right side of his head whenever it gets jostled slightly, seemingly having more personality. him bringing back mayday and shooting the lieutenant is a culmination of those things.

the theory? crosshair still has his chip. it was never removed. he only thinks it was- or, maybe more interestingly, his chip was expanded in s1e1 and then "removed" in s1e8, but not the augmentation.

Biggs and Luke return to Tatooine.

Chapter two of my fic for @swbigbang is up! See the fantastic cover art by @spashahoney here!

"What's your deal?" Captain Solo asked him, spinning round in his chair to look at him.

Biggs could open the door himself—there was a manual button—but Solo was looking at him intently. "What?"

Solo scratched the back of his neck. "I dunno—something just feels weird about you. What's your deal? Luke comes in, you're happy to see him 'cause he's your friend, but then he blows up the Death Star, and you disappear—"

"A lot of my friends died up there, Solo."

"I know, I just didn't really know who you were 'til Her Worship made me come on this mission. Luke talked about you, but you weren't there, and then suddenly you can't leave him alone. And you clearly hate this place." Solo glanced out the cockpit. "Not that I blame you. But what's your deal? Something's bothering you."

"And you're worried why?" Biggs snapped. "Because of Luke? He doesn't need you to take care of him."

"Well—"

"You're a smuggler. Why are you even still here? You're," he reminded him, "not getting paid for this."