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[The Perkolator: Friday, Nov 9, around 2:00pm FHST]

Krycek ordered a small coffee and sat at a table near the window with his notepad at the ready. He looked like he was waiting for someone in particular, tapping his pencil against the paper idly as he let his mind wander.

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Anakin walked into the coffee shop and ordered a large coffee before walking over to the guy with the notepad.

"Krycek?" he asked.

Krycek nodded in greeting and assent. "That's me," he replied, then gestured to the chair across from him. "Thanks for coming. Is 'Anakin' alright, or do you prefer 'Skywalker', by the way?"

"Anakin's fine," he replied, pulling up a chair and sitting down. "So. You wanted to ask me about holiday traditions, right?"

"Right. Since we're nearing a prominant Earth holiday, we thought it'd ~~fill space~~ be interesting to find out about things that other students would be celebrating. First though, where are you from?" Krycek smiled, pen at the ready. "As specific as you're comfortable with," he added.

Anakin grimaced and took another sip from his cup. "I became quite familiar with your holidays," he said. "I was volunteered for last night's pageant."

He fiddled with his coffee cup for a moment. "I'm originally from a planet called Tatooine, in what we refer to as the Outer Rim of our galaxy." He smiled. "Which is, um, far, far, away from here. I moved to Coruscant, the world, well, runs the galaxy sounds a bit pompous, but it's definitely houses all of the government headquarters for the Republic." He yanked at his braid. "And also the Temple of the Jedi Order, which is why I lived there."

Krycek sipped his coffee as he wrote that down, eyeing Anakin's braid when he tugged it as though unsure whether to remark on it or not. "Are there any holiday traditions that take place during the winter, or at the end of the year, that might compare with Christmas? Are they religious in nature, or agriculturally based?"

"None that are really celebrated galaxy-wide, if that's what you mean," Anakin said. "Different planets still maintain their own traditions, of course, but Coruscant only celebrates the day that the Republic was founded." He smiled. "The theory being if the government took a day off for every holiday every world in the Republic celebrated, they'd never be open. The Republic encompasses more than 5,000 separate planetary systems."

He frowned. "I've had to learn about a lot of the traditions of the various planets, and there are still celebrations that occur when the sun or suns are hitting their solstice points. The celebration of triumph of light over darkness is a theme that's fairly universal, I believe." He gazed down into his mug. "As for religious overtones, there might still be some on planets that are pretty far from the Core, but for the most part we've moved on to an understanding of the Force--the universal thread that unites all of us--rather than believing in gods or goddesses of any kind."

Krycek was suitably impressed by the size of the Republic and nodded, continuing the interview with interest. "So Coruscant doesn't have any in particular, but what about, ah, Tatooine or the temple you lived at on Coruscant?"

Anakin really didn't want to talk about Tatooine. He stalled for a bit by playing with the napkins. "Tatooine has a holiday around this time called Boonta Eve," he finally said. "One of those light over the darkness type deals. It's celebrated with parties in the streets of the major cities--and there aren't that many major cities--Tatooine's mostly desert. There's also a big race in these machines called podracers, which the contestants all make themselves. It's pretty much the highlight of the year on the world." He shook his head. "Not a lot that's fun or interesting happening on Tatooine."

He took another sip from his cup. "And the Temple's not big on holidays," he said. "They say it's because every day we get to work with the Force should be celebration enough." Anakin snorted. "I've read some of the Archives. I think it was because some of the old Jedi Masters couldn't hold their alcohol at certain public events."

Krycek snickers, writing it all down as they go. "So what do you think about this Earth holiday, since you don't seem to have anything quite like it?"

Anakin shifted in his chair. "Well the pageant was certainly different. I don't think I've ever seen quite as unique a combination of acting, dance and music." He looked a little confused. "Wasn't sure what the significance of the giraffe was at the end. It didn't come up in any of the research I did about the holiday."

He took another sip from his mug. "I think I like it better than Thanksgiving," he said, "which was a holiday giving praise to food that comes in cans, right?" He grinned. "This one comes with the possibility of gifts. Without holidays at home, we don't do gifts often. So, yeah, I guess I'm a fan of Christmas."

Krycek swallowed more coffee and laughed. "Christmas has its perks, definitely. Thanksgiving, not so much." Looking over his notes, he nodded and looked up at Anakin. "Looks like we're about done, really. Do you mind if I use the bit about Boonta Eve?" Apparently he'd picked up on the reluctance on Anakin's part, waiting for a response with a sort of guarded sympathy.

"Oh, talking about Boonta Eve is fine," Anakin said. He gazed off at nothing, then finally looked back at Krycek. "Just...home, you know? Haven't been back in a while. I'd forgotten about some stuff."

He drained his coffee mug. "It was a pleasure to talk to you," he said sincerely.

Krycek nodded, putting his notebook in the bag at his feet. He looked up, smiling slightly. "Same. I should go get this written up." Getting up, he slung his bag to his shoulder and picked up his coffee. "See you around school, Anakin."

Anakin waved. "Looking forward to it."

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