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Anakin was in his office after his weekly meeting with Ben, per usual, but this time we was sitting cross-legged on the floor putting together a very large, synthflesh-covered nanny droid.

No one had ever accused him of having a normal home life, no.

The door was open.

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"'Anything' is probably not something you should tell me," Anakin said with a quick grin. "I know a lot of really old campaigns to throw at you, back when people were aiming at the Jedi."

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"I'm a walking target for the Vong, remember? I can say 'anything'."

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If cackling evil hadn't been Palpatine's thing, Anakin might have been indulging himself.

But that would be tacky, so he refrained. "Very well," he said instead. "Any day you have in mind to try this?"

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Jaina had to think over her schedule here. "Early Saturday work? I have Christmas this weekend."

Those statements were getting startlingly easy.

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Anakin blinked. "Christmas?"

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"Visiting John," she explained. "We're at December."

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"That could get really expensive," Anakin commented. "It'll be Valentine's Day in another couple of weeks."

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"His birthday is this coming week too," Jaina agreed. "We're managing so far."

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"Getting combination gifts?" Anakin asked, smiling.

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"Right, there are presents at Christmas," she remembered. Oops. "This is sort of my first,"

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"Home on missions the other times?" Anakin asked.

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Jaina paused. "The first one I went home to get cleared for my vision... I don't remember last year. I think I just skipped it."

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"It's not a bad holiday," Anakin said, "even if the pageants are completely insane."

He and Luke had almost gotten banned from the one in Stars Hollow for laughing in the wrong parts. Oops.

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Um.

"Pageants?"

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Anakin nodded. "To explain how the tiny god was born and then the fat man comes and delivers presents to the deserving," he said.

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Jaina stared. She knew he wasn't lying, or that he didn't think he was, but... she had absolutely nothing.

Therefore, staring.

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He shrugged. "Weird planet. They also grant the fat man some sort of powers that allow him to deliver presents to the entire world all in one night. And he watches you while you're sleeping."

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"He does not watch me when I'm sleeping," Jaina said quickly. Because then she'd have to kill a fat man because no.

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"I think it might only apply to natives of Earth," Anakin added helpfully.

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"What does a fat man have anything to do with a tiny god?" she wondered.

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"Maybe he was one of the presents in his sack?" Anakin suggested.

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"...The man was his own present?"

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"It's a god. Like those stories ever make sense."

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"Hey, my goddess stuff makes total sense." Because you're a fake one, Jaina. "Why's anyone watching natives while they're sleeping?"

She couldn't stop being curious. This was bad.

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"To find out if they are worthy to receive gifts at the end of the year, apparently. They must be sufficiently 'good'."