Office hours [all day]

[sith_happened]

Anakin was in his office looking over the schematics Ben had gotten for him (after some serious negotiating with Lando Calrissian, apparently. Anakin didn't remember him being that hard to convince. Then again, at the time Anakin had been talk, dark, and Sithy. Details) of a nanny droid.

With four arms. And multiple laser guns hidden on her body. He wondered if Zoe and Cable might be interested in one as well.

...now to convince Rory that this was a lot like an Ewok nanny....

The door was open.

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[solo_sword]

Jaina was still hungover, so when she passed by the hallway, she'd been really really hoping that the door wouldn't be open, because then he'd be there and he'd know if she tried to escape before he saw her.

She sighed, made sure her mental walls were up as high as possible so he woudn't be able to peek in on anything she didn't want him to, and hoped she didn't look as bad as she felt when she popped into the doorway, greeting him with, "You're back in the office." Today of all days.

[sith_happened]

"I am," he replied. "I was planning on heading down to the flight shed in a bit to reconfigure it for class next week, but I had things to do here first."

[solo_sword]

Jaina was completely silent for a moment. "I think that can wait," she decided.

[sith_happened]

"Why?" Anakin asked. "I'm not planning on coming back to the island for the rest of the week."

[solo_sword]

"Because I haven't seen you in here for a while. People might need to talk to you," she reasoned.

[sith_happened]

"Because I'm so personable," Anakin replied, blinking. "Very well. I'll stay here a little longer. How was your mission home?"

[solo_sword]

"Bad," she said, coming in to take a seat. It felt better to sit. "Everything worked out fine, but it was bad. I'm sure you're shocked."

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

Gibbs knocked on the door frame. "You busy?"

[sith_happened]

Anakin's lips pressed together. "Bad intel?"

[sith_happened]

"Nothing that can't wait a bit," Anakin said, waving Gibbs in. "What do you need?"

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"Wanted to talk to you about your grandson," Gibbs replied. "He's a good kid. Smart."

[solo_sword]

She shook her head. "The intel was fine. We just kept running into delays and that gave the Vong enough time to ambush us."

[sith_happened]

"How many did you lose?" Anakin asked.

[sith_happened]

"Why do I sense a 'but...' coming?" Anakin replied.

[solo_sword]

"I couldn't even tell you," she replied. "There were a lot of casualties, but it was also civilians and prisoners. It was a mess."

[sith_happened]

"What were you trying to accomplish?" he asked.

[solo_sword]

"We had a raid on Ylesia that failed a few months ago. The Peace Brigade- the same group that sold out Yavin 4 to the Vong- had their capital there, so our goal was to remove the Peace Brigaders, bring in those that needed to be prosecuted, and destroy the capital. More a symbolic victory for the media than anything," she explained. "Jacen's idea."

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"This Jedi... thing," Gibbs replied frowning slightly. "He says it has him acting as a cop. He seems a little young for it."

[sith_happened]

"Jacen cares what the media says now?" Anakin asked. "Will this stop people from going after Jedi for credits?"

[sith_happened]

"He is a little young for it," Anakin said flatly, "but I'm not allowed to have a say in it. Not my universe. He's been given adult responsibilities for a year and a half, and it's impossible to take those back."

[solo_sword]

"Jacen didn't want to just bomb the capital and not care about the casualties," she said. "We have a new government, headed up by someone who's pro-Jedi, so going this route made sense."

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"Huh."

He paused a minute before shrugging. "All right. I'll ask it. What the heck is a Jedi?"

[sith_happened]

"It's a war that's been going on for a while. It's nice to think someone's still worrying about unnecessary casualties," Anakin commented.

And that was as close as he'd ever get to complimenting Jacen.

[sith_happened]

"An Order that's been in existence for more than 10,000 years," Anakin said. "We're charged with bringing peace and justice to the galaxy. Ben's interest in police work comes from a genuine need to do right."

[solo_sword]

"That's Jacen for you. Though the original plan might have involved less casualties in the end, considering the Vong."