buckynats:

buckynats:

so if BB-8′s “a BB unit”, does that mean there’s a BB-1 through 7?

Does this mean there were scary stories on the flight deck pre- or post-mission with Poe and Black Squadron? Imagine Poe with a light-stick beneath his chin and a glint in his eye, kneeling to speak in a spooky voice to BB-8. 

“Hey, BB-8. Why is BB-6 afraid of BB-7?” 

An inquisitive whirr. 

“’Cause BB-7 ate 9!” 

“!!!!” BB-8 rolls back and forth in panic while Poe falls over laughing.

“It’s okay, buddy. I didn’t mean it literally! It’s just a joke!” (A joke??) “Yeah, a joke!” BB-8 gently zaps Poe in retribution and rolls away, the droid-equivalent of a walking off in a huff. 

“Ow, hey! Come on, BB-8, it was supposed to be funny!” 

BB-8 doesn’t speak to him for the rest of the day, so Poe goes on a mission around base asking any and everyone if they’ve seen any droids, and joins the squadron table at dinner looking exhausted but triumphant. BB-8 is with them. 

“Hey, BB-8, look!” He holds up a round, shrieking droid with a grin. “It’s BB-7!”

BB-8 beeps in alarm and hides behind the table leg while Poe gently explains that BB-7 is not really scary at all, see?

BB cautiously rolls out to investigate for itself. Cue gentle droid booping.

They become bosom buddies and roll everywhere together, collect the whole gang and then BB rolls up to Poe pre-flight sometime a week later, like ten minutes before take off. “BB-8, buddy where were you? we gotta go!” “!!” “what is it?” BB-8 is insistent.“!” “You wanna show me something? ok buddy but make it quick, it’s almost time to leave.”

BB-8 whistles and BB-6 rolls over in a panic, whirring. BB-8 whirrs at it and it whirrs back and all three of them turn towards BB-7 rolling determinedly along. BB-6 Ducks behind BB-8 as BB-7 rolls to a stop a few feet before reaching them. A smaller beep draws Poe’s attention to his feet where BB-9 sits, rocking back and forth in contentment. 

All three droids beep back the joke in binary.

Poe cries laughing and doesn’t stop until the General herself contacts him on comms to ask what him the hold up is.

Okay but consider: the droids.

The fact that they clearly, CLEARLY rehearsed this little show before showing off to Poe on the tarmac just before the flight

BB-8 is a very strict producer ok

lots of beeeeeeep!!! and whirrrr bleeep!!!s when the others got it wrong

“no it has to be THIS WAY” “this is how Poe told it!” “do it OVER.”

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