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[sith_happened]

Darth Vader was in his office.

Darth Vader had cookies.

That he couldn't eat.

And were going stale.

He wasn't planning on sharing them, though. He was evil.

[OOC: Conversation with Rory is NFB. Shocking, huh?]

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory had not slept last night, no. Not after that email - which, really, like she didn't have enough to worry about? Gah.

So now she was knocking against Vader's door wearing a long coat, and what appeared to be black pants and high-heeled boots underneath them. Not that Vader probably cared what she was wearing. Yet.

"Hi," she said, waving.

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"Miss Gilmore," Vader said, nodding. "Here to bother me again, I see."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Visit," she corrected, stepping into the room and kicking the door behind her. "So, how're you?"

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Vader was looking at his email. "Parker is being her normally charming self, I see," he said, and no, he hadn't gotten over a twenty year old grudge. "I feel like I should send Belthazor a fruit basket."

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Rory rolled her eyes. "I don't think that has anything to do with you," she said as she ran her hand over her tired eyes, though her voice had a soft edge to it. She hadn't forgotten last summer.

"Are those cookies?"

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"He won't go near you," Vader said, voice steely even if he didn't appear to be paying much attention to Rory.

"And yes, those are cookies. Brilliant observation."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory smiled a little. Overprotectiveness of her was another step in the right direction. "Why do you have cookies?"

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"Class exercise," Vader said.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"The one where we had to get the cookies from the other person?" she asked.

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Vader nodded. "Correct."

He turned away from his computer--typing was a pain with the gloves anyway--and stared at Rory. "What exactly were you and Luke doing at my house on Friday?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory's mouth twitched, and a tiny bit of color returned to her cheeks. "We were out for a walk."

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"You were looking for something," Vader corrected harshly. "And were very, very bad at it."

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"It doesn't matter. He wasn't there," she said, shaking her head.

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Vader's mind whirled...and came to the wrong conclusion.

"You were looking for the Tick?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"...no," she said. "It doesn't matter. Vladdie was happy to see you. I don't think he recognized you."

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"Vladdie's happy to see everyone," Vader groused. "I didn't take it to heart."

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"Not everyone," she said. "There have been a few he hasn't liked. He probably can't smell you and thinks you're weird."

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"I'm not...weird," Vader said. "I'm evil."

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"We were right."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"You're weird," she repeated. "Vladdie can smell other evil things, so that makes you weird."

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"I read," Vader said. "I'd offer to help him...but that's not what I do. If he isn't strong enough to survive the mob Miss Parker seems so intent on whipping into a frenzy, he isn't worth his ridiculous title."

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"I'm not weird!" Vader shouted, slamming his hand on the desk.

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"Given the hissy fit he threw when I called him on that title, my money is not on him, no matter what new powers he might be throwing around."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

That really didn't help her headache. She winced.

"Right, no, you're perfectly normal," she said, rubbing her temples.

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Dark Lords don't feel guilt.

Nor do they modify their behavior to make others feel better.

Vader lowered his voice because he chose to. No other reason.

Really.

"I didn't say that, either," he said.