The Junkyard, Friday Evening

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To make a new lightsaber, one needed -- among other things -- metal for the casing. The junkyard had plenty of that. If she'd been anywhere at home, instead of in Fandom, Tahiri would have started doing this before now; she was a little surprised at herself that she hadn't yet, actually.

With boots on to protect her feet from any sharp and/or rusty edges, she was picking through a couple of piles near her X-Wing for likely prospects. There were other things she'd need, of course: the electrical components, a power cell, and the part she didn't have the slightest clue how to find just yet, the focusing crystal. Still, she might as well get started with what she could.

[OOC: Open if you want to find her there, sure!]

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Jaina paused, and then finally sighed. "I'm honestly not sure what I should or shouldn't tell you," she admitted. "It was okay for a longer time than it wasn't okay."

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"If you think you shouldn't, then don't," Tahiri advised her. "I already know enough to give me a headache. Still, when the okay part outweighs the not-okay part, that's fairly impressive, isn't it?"

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"It is," she said, realizing that didn't sound too enthusiastic. "The not-okay part enabled me to come back here, anyway. See, I can find bright sides in things."

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"I'm shocked, Jaina," Tahiri teased. "But impressed. By your X-Wing, too."

It was silly, but she was oddly glad hers had (shinier, newer, but details) company.

"Hey, um . . ." She chewed on her lower lip, struck by the sudden thought that she really ought to check in with her Jaina sometime soon. "How am I doing? The other me, that is."

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It would feel wrong to lie about it, but she thought that fell into the category of things she shouldn't outright say. "Better than I remember," she said slowly. "I think standing up for principles maybe bit her in the ass, but I'm proud of her for doing it."

And for being the one to tell Luke about Jacen's mind rub on Ben. Don't think that didn't give Jaina hope for her Tahiri.

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Well, as long as you don't forget about that like Denning. "I never catch a break," Tahiri pretended to complain. She'd be amused at the idea of that version of her sort of looking out for Ben.

"Way to go, me." She looked thoughtfully at Jaina. "Are you glad you're back here? I know I am, but . . ."

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Hey, it's not like he wrote it or anything. "I am," she said, thoughtfully, but she meant it. "It's a little odd, and not being on missions is going to drive me insane, but I've missed everyone enough to make up for that. Even if I have failed at finding you before now."

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"I've been just as bad about it. I knew you were back; I just hadn't gotten around to looking for you," Tahiri said apologetically, but quite pleased by Jaina's answer.

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"Don't worry about it," she shrugged. "If you ever want to find me, though, I'm definitely around. The squirrels are probably sick of me by now."

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"Same apartment?" So Jaina had only been gone a couple of weeks here; it didn't hurt to make sure anyway. "You might get sick of me."

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"Same apartment," she confirmed. "You're always welcome. Though if I get sick of you, you'll probably know it." Yeah, like that'd happen.

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"I doubt I'd be able to mistake that for anything else," Tahiri teased. "Have I mentioned I'm really glad you're back? Because I am."