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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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."

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Rory's expression softened. "Still a little raw for me to be making jokes, huh?"

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He nodded. "It was claustrophobic and I hated it."