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Talking with Ben was as effective as beating his head into a brick wall, Anakin reflected sourly, especially if he tried to turn the subject to what his grandson had up to while he'd been home. He'd gotten much better with a lightsaber in the intervening time, and if Anakin were a talkative man, he would have pointed out how much that worried him.

"You wished to speak with me about something?" he asked Ben as he sat down and gestured to the other remaining chair.

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"Ribbons," she repeated. "Those are accessories?" She was so not a girl sometimes.

"They go in hair or something?" Anakin looked baffled. "I guess? Force knows it took a fleet of assistants to get Padmé's hair to do whatever it did. I stayed far away."

Also because they weren't supposed to be married. Details.

"Mom was like that too," Jaina reminded him. "I don't know where she found the time."

"My hair doesn't take nearly that long," Anakin said.

But it still probably took long than Jaina's. Vain, vain man.

"You know, I would really hope not," she told him.

He grinned. "I couldn't pull off the buns off."

"You know I have yet to see that look in person," she said. "That I was old enough to recall, anyway."

"Padmé did something similar," Anakin said, "but hers looked more like TIE fighter foils."

"People have too much time on their hands," Jaina decided.

"I think I have a holo of it," Anakin offered. He paused. "Have you ever seen what your grandmother looked like?"

She nodded. "I've seen holos. The ones you gave Luke."

Anakin smiled. "You remind me of her," he said. "Especially your eyes."

"...Thank you?" She really didn't know how to reply to that.

"It's a compliment," he said, eyes shining. "Not all of the stubbornness comes from me, either, or the irritation at stupid rules."

"Trust me, I get that from both parents equally," she nodded.

"How's your mother doing, now that Jacen has returned?" Anakin asked.

"She's good. Very huggy. I haven't seen her since then Ebaq 9, though, except for messages and such." Some with her children. Oops.

"Will you see her when you head back, or will you be in different systems?" Anakin replied.

"Different system, probably," Jaina said. "Mom and Dad have their own work to do, but they're around if needed. I probably won't see anyone but Jacen."

"And how is he?" Anakin asked, making sure his voice was very casual. They'd been having a good conversation. No reason to screw it up now.

"Good. Readjusting really well. Taunting me about being a kitten, because someone had to show him evidence."

"John?" Anakin guessed. "That doesn't seem like Ben's style."

"Of course John. I guess someone had to know why I wasn't answering my comm again, and Jacen's still on Ralroost, so. I should probably still smack him for that," she noted.

"Definitely," Anakin agreed. He was never going to be anti-John beating.

Jaina left it at that. He'd actually done really well today. It was scary. "I should probably get going. Are you still going to be doing these this summer?"

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