Office hours [all day]

[sith_happened]

After a week spent with Rory's family, Anakin was a little bit grateful for the solitude that his office provided.

He chose against sitting at his desk, at least for the moment, and found a spot on the carpet to meditate instead, trying to cleanse himself of the stress of the upcoming holiday season, students worrying about finals and the other various emotions that had battered against his shielding over the last few days.

The door was cracked open.

[OOC: And details with Jaina are NFB, please!]

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[trigons_child]

Raven was of mixed emotions as she approached Anakin's office. On the one hand, she was still practically floating after the weekend in London with Jono, though she was not planning on going into any real detail about that, thank you very much.

On the other were her nightmares about her father and the difficulty she was having with healing now, something she was utterly loathe to confess because denial was so much better. She wouldn't lie to Anakin, but she could skirt the truth.

She knocked softly on the door.

[sith_happened]

"It's open, Raven," Anakin called back, starting to stand up from the floor.

[trigons_child]

Raven pushed the door open and slipped inside. "Good morning, Professor Skywalker," she said, pleased to see him. "I hope you had a pleasant holiday."

[sith_happened]

"It was uneventful as these things go," Anakin said with a small smile. "Everyone is still talking to everyone else, we made a heavy dent in Rory's grandparents' alcohol stash, Juliet didn't break anything that was an heirloom. I was pleased."

He sat down at his desk and gestured for Raven to take a seat. "How was your week?"

[trigons_child]

"I attended the Thanksgiving dinner the student council prepared," Raven said, settling into a chair. "And then I spent the weekend in London with a friend." Her smile and the blush she was unable to stop from creeping unto her cheeks was probably more than enough to explain what kind of friend.

[sith_happened]

Anakin's eyebrow arched up. "A very good friend, then."

[trigons_child]

"Yes," Raven admitted, blush deepening. "Jono. He is taking your Ethics class this semester."

[sith_happened]

"I'll be sure to harass him in class, then," Anakin said.

He was probably joking.

[trigons_child]

Raven's eyes widened. "There is no need for that," she said hastily. "It was a very good trip." And Anakin needed to save his harassment for people who deserved it -- like Max!

[sith_happened]

He smiled. "I just want to ensure that he realizes how important you are."

Welcome to the overprotectiveness of being on Anakin's short list of people he chooses to care about, Raven!

[trigons_child]

"He knows," Raven murmured. This really wasn't helping her blushing, but the protectiveness gave her a warm feeling.

[sith_happened]

"Good," Anakin said, nodding firmly. "It upsets me to see people together when one is not appreciating the other."

Anakin Skywalker, Relationship Expert!

[trigons_child]

"That is one of the benefits to being an empath," Raven said. Or curse, depending on the situation. "My gifts give me that insight."

[solo_sword]

Standing at the door, Jaina tried to get a read on her grandfather before even entering the room. If he was already in a bad mood, she wasn't going to do this today, because that would just lead nowhere good. Satisfied that she could chance it, she pushed the door open and felt momentarily bad that she was going to ruin his meditation.

Momentarily. "We need to talk," she announced.

[sith_happened]

Anakin's eyes popped open as he reached into the Force for a little bit of guidance into Jaina's mood.

"It's generally what happens when you stop by," he agreed neutrally, standing up. "What's on your mind?"

[solo_sword]

She was a lot calmer than she had been when she first found this out, which had a lot to do with having a week to deal with it before finally babbling to John. If she felt guarded at all, though, it was partly because she still genuinely didn't know how she felt, except that she didn't expect this conversation to go well. "You remember those recordings on Artoo I told you about?"

[sith_happened]

He nodded, eyes looking a little wary. "Yes."

[solo_sword]

She was careful to make sure she was stepped into the room and had closed the door before saying anything. "You were worse than we even thought, weren't you?"

Her phrasing could have used some work, definitely, but it wasn't a judgment. Not entirely. That might depend on how he reacted.

[sith_happened]

"Yes," he said simply. "Sit down."

[solo_sword]

She had been expecting defensiveness or anger, and the fact that she didn't get that was encouraging. Still, she paused for just a moment since she'd almost rather stand for this, but she didn't want this to be a fight. That meant she couldn't be stubborn, and so she sat.

"You knew exactly what was on those recordings, didn't you?" she asked.

[sith_happened]

"I had a rough idea," he said. "Temple footage?"

He glanced down and swallowed hard. "Mustafar?"

[solo_sword]

"Right on both counts," she said with a curt nod. "Among other stuff, but those were the things that really got everyone riled up."

[sith_happened]

"I imagine," he replied, running a hand through his hair. "So are you here to yell?"

[solo_sword]

"Depends," Jaina said. "Why didn't you tell me what was on them when I told you about them?" Like she'd told John, she'd also been of the opinion that whatever it was wasn't so bad that everyone wouldn't get over it, but she wasn't going to assume a reason.

[sith_happened]

"It's not something I talk about," Anakin said, "nor a part of my life I relish reliving. I don't do things by halves, my fall to the dark side included."