Chilly Boulder, Friday Night

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So far, Anakin's concept of Christmas was informed entirely by the little things that had been happening all week. It was not at all an accurate one, and that was even before the trees started sprouting up everywhere.

The one that had sprung into being in the middle of the table put his sundae in a precarious position. "Stop it," he complained at the tree, as if it would do any good.

He was currently operating on the theory that the trees were the natural enemy of the mistletoe, and coming to the conclusion that this holiday made no sense.

[OOC: For the sister, primarily, but open! I know, it's shocking.]

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Somehow when Jaina walked in, it wasn't much of a shock to see trees anywhere at this point.

"Do these things have no sense of boundaries?" she wondered.

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"I found one growing in the weapons locker next to my lightsaber this morning," Anakin informed her, somewhat huffily. That said everything about their lack of boundaries as far as he was concerned. "I can't decide if they're worse than the pushy plants."

Which he'd ignored, thanks. They made him flaily and he didn't know why.

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It's because you were bitty, Anakin.

"The mistletoe is much, much worse," Jaina told him. "It's why I wasn't about to go anywhere yesterday."

Because there were some things she was never planning to have to tell Jag about, and "this plant wanted me to kiss this person" was right up there.

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Bitty enough that details of your love life would traumatize him, Jaina.

"I guess. The trees aren't talking, at least," Anakin agreed. "Just everywhere."

He dug his spoon into the sundae and came up with a scoop of Rocky Road about the size of a small meteor. "So what are you going to do now that classes are over for the term?"

Only he said it through a mouthful of ice cream, so it was a little muffled.

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If Anakin minded her taking a seat across from him, well she was the big sister, so tough.

"I'm coming back next semester," she said. "It's quiet enough at home that I can't feel too bad about not being there."

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Anakin's face lit up, and no, he didn't mind.

"I won't complain about that," he said. "Your class was pretty astral."

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"Thanks," she said, genuinely pleased at that. "I think I'm going for flight this time. Because we have a simulator and we should be using it more."

And she missed it. Just wait till Jag got his simulator.

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"Definitely not arguing," Anakin said excitedly. Seriously, he was about thisclose to squealing in glee. "You get to put up with me again."

Mostly she'd have to put up with him trying to beat her scores. Like that was a surprise.

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"No, no, what did I ever do to deserve that," Jaina grinned.

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"Be here, obviously," Anakin replied, smirking at her. "You could have gone home instead, and risked the boredom."

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"I didn't say I was bored, just that it was quiet," she said, and paused. "Though okay, yeah, I would have been bored."

Since she wasn't even sure she'd be going on missions or anything when she got back there.

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"Uh huh," Anakin said. "I thought so. I get the feeling Dad can't help your boredom by giving you some old piece of machinery any more."

He considered that for a moment. "Can he?"

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"He can, but he's used to me finding my own," she said. "Plus I have an astromech I'm working on that's keeping me busy."

And he was the best astromech ever, excepting Artoo.

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Only because Anakin hadn't finished upgrading Fiver yet. So there.

"So am I. Funny, isn't it?" he asked. No one would be shocked by this. No one. "Even if you do have a newer model. I'll just have to compensate."

Overcompensate, maybe.

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"Is this going to be a competition?" she asked. "You know. Just wondering."

Rowdy might get snarkier.

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Was it even possible for Rowdy to get snarkier?

"When isn't it one?" Anakin countered, and yelped when a new tree sprouted near his elbow. "Sithspawn, these things are getting on my nerves."

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"My office looks like a miniature forest," Jaina said, eyeing the new tree. "I'm afraid by the time I get back to my apartment I'm going to have to lightsaber a path inside."

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"Like a tiny scale model of Kashyyyk," Anakin suggested, then frowned when something occurred to him. "What does your X-Wing look like?"

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"I can't look or there might be real tears," she said immediately. "It's brand new."

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Whether Anakin was more horrified at the idea of a tree-covered snubfighter or Jaina crying, he had no idea.

"These will go away, right? Like everything else?" Please say yes, Jaina.

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"Yep. And it better not permanently damage anything or I'll start sacrificing gremlins as a warning to the island," she nodded.