Ye olde shuttle parking [late morning]

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Anakin, if anyone was paying close attention, was banging parts of the shuttle together with slightly more than necessary force.

And was fixing something that 1) didn't need to be fixed and 2) for the fifth time that week.

He was sporting some pretty serious circles beneath his eyes hidden under the grime on his face.

Oh, yeah, he was going to be a joy to hang around with today.

[OOC: For the one what goes on shuttle rides on Mondays.]

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Loooooong pause.

Finally: "...yes. I can't do anything right this week."

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"Anakin," she said softly, reaching out to touch his arm. "What happened? Come on."

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Anakin flinched away. "I'm fine," he insisted.

He paused. "But I understand if you don't want to be here."

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Something in Rory cracked a little more when he flinched.

"...oh."

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Anakin finally met her eyes. The expression in his was just about as hopeless as when he'd arrived back in February.

"It's not a good day," he said quietly. "I'm sorry."

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"What happened?" she asked again. "You're starting to scare me."

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Anakin recoiled like she'd slapped him.

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"I mean, I'm worried," she corrected. "I'm not afraid of you."

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...I was so worried about you...Obi-Wan told me terrible things...

Anakin fliched again and turned his head away. "Maybe you should be."

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"If you don't want to tell me what your problem is, fine," she said softly. "But I don't trust you when you're like this. Last time this happened, you flew too fast."

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The muscles in Anakin's jaw clenched. "Fortunately I've eliminated that option," he said sourly, gesturing to the mess he'd made of the hyperdrive.

Being sarcastic was easier than letting her know that had hurt him.

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"Lucky us," she said crossly. "What did I do?"

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That brought him up short.

"...what?"

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"If you're mad at me, I want to know what the hell I did," she said.

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Anakin ran a hand through his hair--which didn't improve it at all--and shook his head. "It's not you," he said.

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"Then what is it?"

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Anakin crossed his arms over his chest stubbornly. "You don't get to know all of my secrets, Rory," he said snappishly.

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"Fine. I'm done," she said, trying not to cry. "You can stay here with your parts and shut me out, and I'll just...go find something else to do. Fine."

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Anakin could fix this.

Instead his eyes filled with hurt just before he nodded and turned away, shutting her out.

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Rory bit her lip and stalked off. It was easier to be angry than to deal.