Office hours [Tuesday, April 17, 2012]

[sith_happened]

It had been bad enough that he was in a navy blue polyester nightmare, but Anakin's problems had only compounded when he'd reached out to save what he'd thought had been several little green toys from falling into the pond on his way to the school.

"You saved our lives," they intoned in creepy unison, pattering along behind him. "We are eternally grateful."

"Really, it's nothing," Anakin said. "Go away."

"You saved our lives," they repeated in the same tone. "We are eternally grateful."

"Fine, fine, you're grateful," Anakin said, shooing them into his office and hiding them under his desk. "Now hide."

"You saved our lives. We are eternally grateful."

It was going to be an unbearable day, but the Dean of Students was in for all of your bitching about your uniform/new roommate/final exam needs.

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[sith_happened]

"I would try to fail the senior class, but I think Zoe would say I'm abusing my new position," Anakin said. "What are your plans for the summer?"

[trigons_child]

"I am uncertain," Raven admitted. "I am somewhat terrified at the thought of graduation. Fandom is the only real home I have known, and I do not wish to leave the island."

[sith_happened]

Anakin nodded sympathetically. "So this nightmare could be your mind trying to work through those fears, too."

That was as optimistic as he got, sadly.

[trigons_child]

"Perhaps banishing the dream will be as simple as deciding what course I will take," Raven agreed. She wished she could believe that as easily as she said it.

"Karla has asked me to be her Court Healer, but she is not graduating until next year, so I have a year to wait and to determine how I will spend the time. To go to Azarath would be unwise, since it is empty and possibly dangerous now, but I have never been on my own in the outside world for long."

[sith_happened]

Anakin looked sympathetic. "I don't suppose working in a coffee shop or something is exactly your speed, either."

[trigons_child]

Here on the island, maybe. Out in the real world? Not so much.

"Jono has been helping me look at colleges," she said. "I could take classes for a year, even if I were not to seek a degree. But I am still very anxious at the thought of living among...normal people."

[sith_happened]

"They don't all wear plaid polyester, I promise," Anakin said.

[trigons_child]

Raven smiled. "I do not think that is a real fear," she said. "I am more troubled by not being able to share with people what I am or what I can do. Like how we are now in Fandom, but at all times."