Casa de Skywalker [Saturday, April 19, 2014, NFB]

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Today was Anakin's birthday and he was turning oh save him, 48 30!

Totally 30. In conclusion: 30.

Shut up.

He was wearing a paper hat at Juliet's insistence (because it wasn't a party without hats, she told him and no amount of "Jedi don't wear hats" was going to dissuade her on him wearing the silly pointed thing with bright polka dots on it) and trying not to scowl too hard.

Birthdays were just not his thing. Especially fake big number ones.

Ugh.

[OOC: Open for calls or visitors or his lovely wife!]

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Rory was also wearing a hat, and had a noisemaker that she had gleefully blown at Anakin more than once.

Maybe more than three to five times, even. She had small children. She had to make her own fun sometimes, okay?

"Stop looking so grumpy. At least you get cake," she reminded him.

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"Chocolate?" he asked hopefully.

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"With buttercream frosting," Rory added, smiling. "I'm not sure there's enough room for all your candles, though...."

Like she was just going to not tease him about his age. Come on.

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Anakin looked very sulky at that. "Yeah, yeah, fire hazard, ha ha ha."

Chris, noting the mood, hopped down from his chair and started singing the only song he knew--the theme from the animated hit Too Darn Cold: "LET GO. LET GOOOOOOO--"

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"Let's try another song!" Rory suggested brightly, already worriedly watching Chris. The last few times he'd performed this little number for them, he'd tried discarding articles of clothing as the queen did with her cloak in the film. "Can we all try singing happy birthday to Daddy?"

Because that was what Anakin needed: a small children's off-key chorus off 'Happy Birthday,' featuring his tone-deaf wife.

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Anakin's eyebrow quirked up and he could barely restrain his smile. "That would certainly be...something."

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Rory was going to start them on 'three,' to give her a moment to scoop Chris up into her lap. Juliet, however, had other ideas.

"HAAAAAAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOOU," she sang out, just shy of jet-engine loud. Rory blinked dazedly, then decided to run with it and chimed in, clapping Chris' hands together on each syllable in the hopes they could turn his sister's lead singing into a teachable moment. "HAAAAAAAAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DAAAAAAAAAAAADDYYYYYY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOU!"

Rory had a bottle of wine stashed in the back of the fridge, Anakin. Maybe you already knew about it?

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Ow, his ears.

"Thank you?" he said. "Can I take my hat off now?"

Keep dreaming, Anakin.

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"Pff," Rory and Juliet said in unison (which Rory clearly found alarming.)

"No," she continued. "You have to wear it for your whole birthday."

"That's the birthday rules, Daddy," Juliet added.

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Well, hello, Anakin, have a phone call. Ring, ring.

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"Skywalker," Anakin replied. Predictably.

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"Getting predictable in your old age," Jaina teased. "Happy birthday."

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"Thank you," Anakin replied. "I suppose since I'm your grandfather I should accept old age jokes from you."

But he was still sulky about it.

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"Yes. And just remember, you're super young for being a great-grandfather, and that's something, right?" said Jaina. Totally Jaina.

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Anakin sighed heavily. "You're not that funny, you know."

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"Yeah, but you love me anyway," Jaina said. "Big plans for the day?"

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"There's going to be singing and cake," Anakin said. "And then there's going to be wine."

So much wine. No one in this family could sing.

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Incoming birthday message from . . . wherever Zonama Sekot was now!

Happy birthday, Master Skywalker! If I'm guessing right on times, anyway.

Okay, so maybe it was a little late because someone forgot their password.

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Thank you, Tahiri! Well done remembering.

Anakin was really touched, actually.

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Hey, how about that? Maybe I should have a little more faith in my wild guesses more often.

Followed immediately by: Just kidding. It was only about half guesswork. Is it fun this time? No one tried to talk you into a silly hat, right?

Or really, who could she bribe for pictures?

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Sigh. Juliet did, but only because she holds her breath until she turns blue if she doesn't get her way.

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Ouch. Nobody better let the word get out back home that Jedi are powerless against pure kid stubbornness, then.

She would know. Look how much more trouble she and Anakin should have gotten into for some of the stunts they pulled at the academy.

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There's light side, dark side, and preschool sides of the Force.

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Tahiri burst out laughing, so her reply took a few minutes because she had to compose herself first.

Now there's one they never taught us about.

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Thats because there is nothing in the multiverse more frustrating than Forcestrong toddlers.