Ye olde Shuttle Parking [morning]

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Anakin was up on the roof of the (Y)MCA with a rolled-up set of schematics, a giant container of caf (no mere coffee today), a box of tools and a thoughtful look on his face. He was never going to be able to turn the shuttle into an X-Wing, but making it a little sexier couldn't hurt.

He dropped his robe in a messy pile away from the shuttle, popped open the compartment that held the hyperdrive and began fiddling, glancing over his shoulder every now and then to see if Luke was there yet.

[OOC: for, um, myself. And then Rose if she wants a ride today, not dirty. If you can think of a reason to be on the roof watching two boys get sweaty...come on up!]

Long Day - Matchbox Twenty

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[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke walked--okay, kind of staggered-- up to the roof. "Why is it so bright?" he complained, shielding his eyes.

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Anakin looked over, smirked, and very deliberately dropped the 'spanner he was holding onto the ground with a clang.

"Late night?" he asked innocently.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Owwwwww," Luke whined, glaring. "Maybe. Rory introduced me to Schnapps." He winced. "And hangovers."

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Anakin snickered. He was beginning to understand why Obi-Wan had always been so amused by his own hangovers. "There's caf in the container," he said, finally taking pity. "You can look the schematics over while you try to become a real person again. I have a few upgrades in mind."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

That caught Luke's attention. "It's not that new a shuttle," he said as he sprawled out on the ground and drank the caf. "Can we really do that much to it? Or do we just slap a new coat of paint on it, call it something other than Tydirium and declare it a day?"

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"Oh, Luke," Anakin said, shaking his head as his eyes twinkled with good humor, "watch and learn." He grinned. "And bring me a cup of caf, too, while you're at it."

He waved him over. "The Force is in all things, connected to all things, right?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke, clutching the two cups of caf like lifelines, wandered over and nodded. "Yes. What's that got to do with astromechanics?"

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"Because it's also connected to the pieces of the ship," Anakin said. "Jedi ships were modified--not just because we have faster reflexes--but because we could get the ships to do things most pilots can't. You have to listen to the Force that way, too. It's not all lightsaber battles and meditation. It's in everything you do all day."

He glanced over at Luke. "Close you eyes and feel for the parts of the hyperdrive. Feel how the fit together." He smiled. "Feel for ways they could fit better."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke, looking dubious, closed his eyes. "It works this way?" he muttered.

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"It works this way," Anakin repeated firmly. "Stop listening to your doubts and listen to me. Concentrate on the pieces of the hyperdrive."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke dropped further into the Force, feeling for the parts like he'd been instructed. "This is so strange," he muttered.

Then he paused. "Those two," he pointed, "they don't need to be there. They're an added redundancy, right?"

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"Good," Anakin said, voice full of approval. "Don't mess with them unless you're really stuck somewhere and need the parts. But there are some parts that are purely excess and slow the system down. Can you find them?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke was silent for a long time, carefully feeling out the pieces of the hyperdrive.

Couldn't his father have picked a system that wouldn't blow them through a sun if he was wrong?

He pointed tentatively to a section. "That?" he asked.

[roadhousequeen.livejournal.com]

On such a nice day, a visit to the roof sounded like fun; Ellen climbed up the stairs and let herself out on the roof, sipping a can of Diet Coke, not exactly expecting a shuttle there.

"That's quite a vehicle you got," she observed, after a moment of staring.

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Two identical grins greeted her statement. "Thank you," the taller one said.

[roadhousequeen.livejournal.com]

Ellen couldn't help but grin back as she stepped closer, looking at the shuttle. "I'm going to go out on a limb and say -- spaceship?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Lambda-class shuttle, technically," Luke said with a proud little bounce, "but yeah, spaceship works."

[roadhousequeen.livejournal.com]

"Just when I think I'd seen most of what Fandom had to offer, along comes a lambda-class shuttle to tell me I'm wrong," she said, smiling at Luke and then Anakin. "You live in the building? I don't remember seeing you two around here before."

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Anakin shook his head. "My backyard doesn't exactly have space for a shuttle to land in," he said. "We rent out space here." He walked over, wiping the grime from his hand onto his pants. "I'm Anakin Skywalker, and this is my son Luke."

[roadhousequeen.livejournal.com]

"Son?" Ellen looked faintly surprised, looking from Luke to Anakin and suppressing the urge to ask if Luke was a leftover from last weekend. "I'm Ellen Harvelle," she said after a moment. "Nice to meet you boys."

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"Fandom thing," Anakin jumped in before Luke could say anything. "Our realities don't exactly mesh up at home. You don't teach at the school, right? I'll be embarrassed if I've missed seeing you at meetings."

[roadhousequeen.livejournal.com]

She shook her head, tapping the side of her soda can idly as she held it at her side. "I work the bar at Caritas, Saturday nights," she said. "I got a daughter up at the school, too."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke had been shooting Anakin a very clear "what the hell?" look, but smiled politely at Ellen. "What's her name?" he asked. "Maybe I have class with her."

[roadhousequeen.livejournal.com]

"Jo Harvelle," Ellen said. "'Bout yay high, blonde hair, smart mouth?" But she smiled fondly when she said it, yes.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke smiled. "I don't think I've met her, but now I want to."