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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"That's a lot of stuff," Anakin said, standing up and moving towards the door. "Let me give you a hand."

He tilted his head. "Unless the coffee's decaf again."

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"It's not," Rory said, refraining from telling him that the only coffee was hers and that she was giving him chai. "Here, this cup is yours," she said, handing it over, "and these are cinnamon rolls," she added, gesturing with the bag.

A weetiny penguin waddled in after her, making a lot of noise. "And I haven't named him, but this little guy has been following me around all day."

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Anakin grinned. "I don't have a braid for anything to hang from any more," he said. "They've been leaving me alone."

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"They were playing in the library," Rory said with a soft little smile. "This one has been either telling me a story or bitching nonstop."

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Anakin let out a small chuckle. "Were you bitching?" he asked the penguin.

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The penguin turned his attention towards Anakin without pausing in his tirade.

"He's yours now," Rory said, smirking and sitting down.

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"Just what I've always wanted," Anakin said dryly, moving the screws out of the penguin's reach.

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"What're you working on?" Rory asked, playing with the paper she had broought with her.

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"I'm making a new map of the galaxy," Anakin said quietly, "like the one that used to be in the Temple."

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"Ours or yours?" Rory asked curiously.

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"Mine," Anakin said. "It needs to be updated."

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Rory bit her lip. "Do you need help?"

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Anakin took a sip from the cup Rory had brought him and made a face.

"Coffee would be nice," he hinted.

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"That will help you sleep," she replied with a small frown. "You need it. I'm a woman with a mission, and when I know you've slept a full eight hours, you can have coffee again."

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"You first," Anakin muttered not-quite under his breath.

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"I slept last night," she said more loudly. "Went to bed at midnight, got up at seven-thirty. So hush."

She pulled out the paper. "Did you read the interview?"

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"I did," he replied. "You did an excellent job with it."

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"It could've been better," she said, biting her lip. "The picture came out nice though."

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"I didn't know I looked that scary," he said quietly.

He wasn't exactly up to looking into the mirror yet.

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"You don't look scary," Rory said, blinking. "You're cu - "

Oh, the blushing. "You're...not scary."

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Anakin smiled. "I'm cuddly?" he tried.

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Rory snorted. "Hardly."

She steeled up her courage, and said, "You're actually kind of attractive. Not for me," she hastened to add, "but it's certainly an improvement over the suit."

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Anakin's cheeks went red. "Good to know," he said softly. "Not that I was ever planning on putting that suit on again."

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"I'd recommend against it," Rory said dryly. "It'd make a hell of a Halloween costume, though."

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Anakin tried to repress a shudder.

It almost worked.

"I think I'll pass."