Ye olde shuttle parking [Monday afternoon]

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Anakin had spent a good hour staring at the shuttle, a can of paint and a brush in his hand.

Finally he bit his lower lip, painted over the name Tydirium and rechristened the ship the Virgo in Basic and English.

Then he stood back and waited to see if the only person who would understand the name change would actually be arriving for their lessons today.

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Anakin dragged his eyes away from Rory and looked outside, still smiling.

"It's so much easier to believe in the power and benevolence of the Force when you see something like this," he said.

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"I almost believe in God," Rory said softly. "Something this beautiful might be enough to give me a real faith."

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"It certainly makes the everyday stupidities seem a little less pressing," Anakin agreed in a hushed voice. It seemed wrong to be speaking too loudly.

He closed his eyes and reached out into the Force, centering himself in the absolute stillness of space.

For the first time in a long time, he'd found himself some peace. All of the stressed little lines in his forehead and around his eyes eased for a moment.

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"It's stunning," Rory murmured, still in awe. She was barely even thinking.

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Anakin's eyes were still closed. "I'm glad you like it."

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"I love it," she whispered. "Pictures don't do it justice."

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Anakin's eyes, when they finally opened, were full of things he wasn't ready to say. "Then I'm glad we came."

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"Never repeat this, but this might be better than an actual pony."

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Anakin lips curled up into a soft smile. "I'll never tell," he promised.

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"I think Mom would disown me," Rory said, still staring in wonder.

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"She hasn't seen this view," Anakin pointed out.

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"True," Rory agreed, still mesmerized. "But...pony."

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Anakin was a little mesmerized, too.

Not necessarily by the view outside.

"I'll see what I can do."

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Rory smiled. "Finally coming through on the pony? No one else has!"

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Anakin smiled back. "You know me. I always have to be the one who does the impossible."

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"And often succeeds," she noted.

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"You have to take the flak from your cabinmates when the pony keeps them awake at night," Anakin teased. "With it's, um, singing."

Anakin knew nothing about ponies.

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Rory stared.

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"Because I'd train it to sing 'Ever the Same,'" Anakin told her.

As you do.

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"...ponies don't sing?" she tried.

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"Fandom ponies would," Anakin insisted with a smile.

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"Peter didn't," Rory pointed out.

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"That's because he was sulking," Anakin said.

He didn't care that this conversation had stopped making sense.

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"No, it's because he was a pony."

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"He was sulking because he was a pony?" Anakin glanced over at her, eyes bright. "If he'd sung he would've felt so much better."