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Office hours [all day Tuesday]

Anakin was in his office forming glitter solar systems.

It only looked like he was bored.

He'd tell you he was practicing Very Important Jedi Things.

He'd be full of it.

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"This would be my third," Jamie said slurping away. "And I already had two- No! Three espressos at the Perk before I got these."

Jamie was bobbing his head pretty quickly now.

"Sleep is evil," he said as if this explained everything.

Anakin was about to ask Jamie to sit down, but checked the impulse. That much caffeine and sugar would have the boy bouncing around the room a few moments later anyway.

"Why is sleep evil?" he asked instead, spinning the drink between his fingers.

"Complete waste of time," Jamie said with an exaggerated wave of his hand. "I mean which would you rather be doing? Lying in bed comatose letting the world slip by why there's so much to do in the world? People could get so much done if they just cut back on the whole sleep issue thing. I mean really, who needs it? Not me. So I'm forsaking it and moving on."

"Really," Anakin said. "I tried that for a few months. It's not nearly as effective as you'd think."

"Oh? Were you trying to be super-efficient as well?" Jamie asked, continuing to bounce. "Did you use lots of sugar and caffiene? And what's with all the glitter? You don't seem to be the type to be into the boykissy thing. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Oh! And if you try the stay-awake thing again? I suggest No Doz and Red Bull. It gives you extra pep."

"Something like that," Anakin said. "The efficiency, not the kissing."

He brought the glitter back to his hand. "This is an exercise in concentration. The glitter began when I was a student and because I was very tired of sand."

He stared a little penetratingly at Jamie. "And I discovered that avoiding going to sleep didn't really solve any of my problems."

Jamie stopped sucking on his squishy for a moment or two when Anakin made his last statement.

A brief look of indecision was then quickly replaced with a big grin and a shrug.

"Well it's a good thing I don't have any problems to solve, right?" Jamie replied.

"Really?" Anakin asked quietly. "This kind of sugar and caffeine rush can only last for so long, after all."

"Well I plan to taper those off as I enter a new state of alertness," Jamie explained when his face suddenly scrunched up for a moment and he grabbed his head. "As for problems I do have one! OW! BRAIN FREEZE!"

Anakin watched impassively. "Don't drink so fast," he commented.

"But then I won't get the full Grape Judas experience," Jamie replied wistfully.

"The brain freeze is a part of the cultural...whatever?" Anakin asked.

"Well it's just one of those things that happen when you have a frosty treat," Jamie replied. "Much like if you ate a Klondike Bar too fast."

Anakin gave him a wry smile. "I spent my early childhood in the desert. Frozen things weren't exactly common."

"You never had ice cream?" Jamie said with an astonished expression...

Okay maybe he just looked astonished because he couldn't blink.

"Tell me this has been rectified. There's a whole world of frozen treats beyond the Grape Judas and Klondike bars."

Anakin flicked a soothing hand. "Once I came here as a student," he said with a smile. "You pretty much had to pull me out of the ice cream shop with a crowbar."

"And you never had brain freeze?" Jamie asked. "Because everyone should have the pleasure of that."

"You didn't look like you were experiencing pleasure," Anakin replied skeptically.

"Yes but afterwards there's the pleasant headrush," Jamie said, once again eagerly sucking on his Grape Judas. "Tha'ts something you just can't beat."

"I'll leave that to your expertise, then," Anakin decided with a slight frown.

Jamie waved his Grape Judas at Anakin as though it was a tasty treat.

"C'mon. You know you want one."

"A raging headache?" Anakin made a face. "I'll pass."

"But through the pain comes utter bliss!" Jamie replied. "Can you not think of a better metaphor for life?"

Yep. Still bouncing.

"I really can," Anakin said dryly, staring at Jamie.

If you looked really hard, you could see a flicker of amusement in his eyes.

"Well I'll let you be all glittery and what not!" Jamie said bouncing to the door. "Have fun while you sleep! I'll be Mr. productive while you are!"

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