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[lothrat]

Hey, it was a joke about rock bottom! It counts!

[As much as any of his dumb jokes count.]

Besides, I don't just have to tell jokes about rocks. I could tell other jokes, too! Like this one - "why did the smuggler cross the space lanes?"

[oratorical]

[She'll only give him half credit for the joke about rock bottom, but she's not the one doing the job grading here.]

I don't know. Why did he cross them?

[To get to the other hyperspace lanes??? Who knows.]

[lothrat]

To get to the other side!

[You weren't expecting a good joke, were you, Leia? Because no, that really is his punchline.]

[oratorical]

[...Even after all the bad jokes before, she's still a bit dumbfounded.]

You couldn't make it something that relates more to the set-up of your joke?

[lothrat]

No, see, that's why it's funny. You thought it would be something else, that there was no way I'd give an answer like that. Jokes are about catching people off guard, so what could be more unexpected than that?

[oratorical]

Here I thought jokes were about being clever.

[lothrat]

You weren't expecting it. That makes it clever.

[oratorical]

I think you and I may value different definitions of the word "clever," Ezra.

[Clever as in unexpected, or clever as in a witty retort. Leia thinks hers is right.]

[lothrat]

Hey, at least I'm getting paid either way.

[That means he doesn't have to feel defensive about the quality of his humor.]

Speaking of which, when's a good time for me to stop by and pick that crystal up?

[oratorical]

If you can stop by now, I'll be here for a little while longer.

[lothrat]

Alright, gimme about ten minutes. See you soon!