Office hours [all day]

[sith_happened]

Anakin was in his office catching up on radio broadcasts for the last few days--one of the only disadvantages of living off-island.

The mood he was in would depend on which broadcast you caught him listening to.

And who you were.

The door was open.

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[wannabehunter]

Oh, look, a Jo. At Anakin's door. Funny that.

[sith_happened]

"Hello, Jo," Anakin said, turning off the radio broadcasts.

[wannabehunter]

"Hey, Professor," Jo said. "Good to be back?"

She'd decided to go for something a little more subtle than rock-salt.

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He cocked up an eyebrow. "Its had its moments."

[wannabehunter]

"I can imagine," Jo said. "With the new students and all."

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Anakin sighed. "So you've met Ben," he guessed.

[wannabehunter]

"Yeah," Jo said. "I kinda did. Thanks for the warning there."

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Anakin rolled his eyes. "It's not like he sent me a comm in advance, Miss Harvelle."

[wannabehunter]

Oh, yeah, there was itching powder going in those robes just as soon as she figured out how. "You did drive the bus to pick up the newbies."

[sith_happened]

"And then I had to return with them," Anakin said sharply, "and I don't exactly have your phone number programmed into my comm."

Not that he would've called even if he had.

[wannabehunter]

"Your voice carries, you could have dropped a couple of hints when you pulled up."

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"'Oh look, another Skywalker?'" Anakin snorted. "No."

[wannabehunter]

"How about 'Wear shirts in front of Luke's kid'? Nice and simple that."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

If it wasn't for the gray kitten using him as a jungle gym, John might've thought better of visiting Anakin's office hours, but come on, this was too good. The kitten draped around John's bicep was sporting a purple ribbon around her neck that had one longer, shredded tail from where she'd chewed at it.

"Now remember, no hissing at people. It's rude," John said, more for Anakin's benefit than the Jaina kitten.

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Anakin's eyes twinkled with amusement--he'd gotten to that broadcast, yes--as he looked at the kitten.

"Hello, Jaina," he said, voice probably far warmer than John was used to hearing.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John was intrigued by this side of Anakin. Much different from the glaring and displeased tone he usually got to hear.

"So we've either got a Force-sensitive cat," which he was doubting, "or you heard radio." The kitten flattened her ears at John before climbing down to lounge along his forearm.

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"Oh, I've heard radio," Anakin said as his tone turned a little icy. "You ate a hairbrush?"

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"Oh crap," John covered the kitten's ears. She didn't need to hear this. "I was bit by a gremlin!" He hissed quietly. "I also thought I was madly in love with Gavin Darklighter and tried to steal him away from Karal!" John nodded down to the kitten. "Don't make me let her claw you!"

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"She wouldn't claw me," Anakin declared, then smirked. "Hairbrush eater."

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At least John knew he'd eaten hair, not a brush, but that wasn't any better so he kept quiet. "I don't know, her personality's a little expanded like this," he said, as she batted his hand away from her ears, little razor claws outstretched and tail twitching. He waggled his fingers to encourage her to play while they talked, knowing she'd start smacking him if he ignored her for too long.

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"Maybe she likes me more," Anakin replied.

Anakin was asking for new scars, it seemed.

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"Doubtful," John smirked, far too sure of himself as he extricated his arm from the kitten's grasp and sat her on the desk where she immediately began slinking around in search of something interesting to explore. "But, if you've got a box or empty coffee mug, she'll go wild exploring. Though that might make her like you less later."

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"I'll take the chance," Anakin said, putting an empty coffee mug in Jaina's path. "I turned into a cat once," he offered. "I had a blue ribbon. Rory thought she was funny."

Rory was funny.

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The kitten, much like Jaina, was so wee that as she hefted herself up to peer down into the mug, she fell- no she completely meant to dive, thank you- into the mug, only to pop her wee head up over the edge to peek out a moment later.

John grinned, "Rory was funny. I hope she took pictures. I promised Luke a shot of Jaina with her bow, but she seems intent on destroying it."

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Anakin reached a hand towards Jaina's wee head. It wasn't often that he got the option of giving her hugs and he wasn't going to let this opportunity pass him by if she'd let him.

That he was trying to cuddle his granddaughter while abusing her boyfriend didn't seem to occur to him.

"It's Rory," Anakin said. "I'm sure she took pictures. I don't think she'd show them to you, though. And Jaina is very, very ferocious. Even in a tiny purple bow."