Office hours

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Anakin's desk was covered in electronics as he spun a tiny screwdriver between his fingers and consulted his schematics again.

It was easier to keep his mind off of unpleasant thoughts when his hands were busy.

The door was open.

[OOC: What Anakin and Molly talked about NFB, please.]

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"She won't," Anakin decided sadly.

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"But you said you're spending too much time with her," she reminds him. "A relationship doesn't need to be a romantic one. Take what you can get and continue from there. Don't overreach."

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Anakin's mouth twisted. "My one constant failing," he murmured.

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"If it helps, now you have people to hit you for it," she says.

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"There's a line growing, too," Anakin said. "I told Sam Carter."

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She can see Sam going either way on that. "Was she all right with it?"

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"She was surprisingly sympathetic," Anakin said.

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"Good," she says. "And she can be trusted if that hitting thing is in fact needed."

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"It won't be, but yeah, she mentioned that," Anakin replied.

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"You might find more support than you were expecting," she says. "You have to love Fandom for that."

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"I had certainly not been expecting it," Anakin said.

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"That's why I don't want to hear words like 'I don't deserve' coming out of your mouth. You've got plenty of people who'd argue that."

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Anakin's ears went red. "It's still hard to believe."

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"Do it anyway. After all, you've already proven yourself deluded by thinking you can beat me," she says. "

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Anakin grinned. "Hey."

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"On that note, I think I'm going to head out," Aeryn smiles. "Before you can try to convince me of your fighting skills some more."

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Anakin waved. "I'll see you later this weekend, then," he promised.

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"I'll be there," she says as she goes to leave. Even though she'll totally be in jail, oops.