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[sith_happened]

Now that he knew that Drake's time left alive was short, Anakin felt a little bad--maybe--about yelling at the guy for his taste in earwormy pop tunes.

Which was why, after his weekly spar with Ben, he came into his office and shut the door.

But the damage was already done: when he wasn't paying attention, he found himself humming along with Lady Gaga.

Stupid everything.

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[trigons_child]

"I am sorry, I did not mean to bring back bad memories," Raven said sympathetically.

[sith_happened]

He waved his hand dismissively. "It was a long time ago," he said, "though I do wonder if she's going to show up a picnic one of these days."

[trigons_child]

"I hope so, if that would be a good thing for you," Raven said. If it wasn't, she might have to vanquish her. Shhh.

[sith_happened]

"She was kind of--" Anakin searched for a diplomatic way to put it, "--incredibly irritating."

He couldn't find one.

[trigons_child]

"She was not a good student?" Raven said. "How foolish of her to waste the opportunity to learn from you."

She didn't mean to be so shameless, it just happened that way.

[sith_happened]

"She was impulsive and bossy and always had to be right," Anakin said.

So...exactly like him.

[trigons_child]

Not that Raven would see it that way!

"At least she gave you practice for dealing with some of the students in Fandom?" she said. She knew several of them would fall into that category.

[sith_happened]

"Most of them," Anakin commented dryly. "I think it's a teenager thing."

[trigons_child]

"Teenagers think they know everything," Raven said with a tiny smile. "Sometimes I feel strange because I do not think that way."

[sith_happened]

"It's a refreshing change of pace," he said with a smile. "I know I was a stubborn moron when I was your age."

[trigons_child]

"I cannot believe that," Raven said, shaking her head and laughing lightly.

[sith_happened]

"Oh, I didn't know it at the time," Anakin said, laughing, "but looking back it is really quite clear."

[trigons_child]

"Then you surely have come a long way from then," Raven said. "And perhaps the students you must deal with now are your penance."

[sith_happened]

"I certainly think so," Anakin said more seriously. "It is one of life's great tragedies to watch young people disregard advice and make mistakes you've done yourself."

[trigons_child]

But Raven had been raised right! To respect and obey her elders!

"Then I truly hope I do not disappoint you," she said. Except for, oh, sacrificing herself to her father.

[sith_happened]

"You never will," Anakin said with a fond smile, "as long as you think before leaping after your father again."

[trigons_child]

"I have no intention of doing so," Raven said seriously. "I know he would lie and break any vow I would try to bind him to, though I hope to never be in that situation again."

[sith_happened]

"As long as you learn from it, it's not wasted time," Anakin said with a broader smile. "Of course, if I see him again, I will try to kill him."

Because that's how Anakin rolled.

[trigons_child]

And Trigon would continue to make sure he was taller than Anakin, even in human form, because that was how he rolled.

"I hope it never comes to that, for I would not want others to risk their lives against him," Raven said, but she smiled a little. "Though I truly appreciate the sentiment."

[sith_happened]

"The offer's always open," he said with a grin. "Especially around Parents' Weekend."