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Demon Marcus, Sunday

Sparkle came in to work today, stumbling through the door after an overnight on Coruscant to spend some time with the younglings, settled behind the counter and promptly...

... faceplanted on the counter.

And kind of stayed that way.

For maybe an hour.

He was fine, but it still felt a little bit like everything else was on fire, and if he could just get a nap in edgewise, that would be great. Just one little nap.

Yes. Good.

[OOC: Open! Zzzz.]

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As a move in their ongoing game of surprises, showing up at Demon Marcus when Sparkle was working wasn't that impressive. Leto would have to compensate for that next time. He stopped in the doorway when he saw Sparkle was having a nap and grinned.

Then he cleared his throat. "Am I interrupting?"

"Nope, nope, nuh-uh, I'm awake," Sparkle muttered. "Super awake."

...

And then, a moment later, he actually was, sitting up with a grin on his face.

"Leto!"

Hernando had taken Kaidan's advice. He'd asked the Perk for the most sugary cold coffee beverage that they had and told them who it was for. His eyebrows climbed so high they almost took flight, watching the baristas make the blended coffee drink. They'd almost emptied a bottle of chocolate syrup into it and then they'd added caramel. They also didn't bother with a domed lid when they piled the whipped cream on it.

Hernando assumed that Sparkle must tip really well when he came in. Or possibly he tipped very poorly and the baristas were trying to make his pancreas explode. He couldn't be sure.

There he was, heading into Demon Marcus with the most ridiculous of coffees.

~~I am open for any amount of awkward either of you chooses to rp.~~

"Good," Leto said, still grinning as he crossed the floor. "I thought I might have to let you sleep."

No, he hadn't. He had been thinking about fun ways to wake Sparkle. Most of them included kisses.

"Noooo. I'm all done sleeping now," Sparkle decreed, slipping out from behind the counter. "If I found out that you'd come all the way here and didn't wake me up, I'd have to call you just to whine at you, you know."

"Hernaaaandoooooo." Sparkle was more or less awake... ish... by the time Hernando came in. What with the company he'd gotten already. "It's all modern clothing this week, no cravats. Kind of tragic."

A pause, and then he added, "Hi."

Okay, he needed that coffee today.

Leto slipped his arms around Sparkle's waist and leaned in to give him a kiss.

"Good. I have some plans that are better if you're nearby and awake."

Hernando smiled and handed him the coffee, "Hi, yourself. A large stubborn bird told me you like these."

"I think I have enough cravats for the moment," he answered, "The tragedy is having nowhere to wear them."

"You know," Sparkle mused, leaning up for that kiss, "I happen to be both of those things? What plans have you got?"

"We can always change that," Sparkle replied, smiling faintly as he reached for the offered coffee. "Aww, it's just how I like it!"

Yeah, he tipped really well.

Hernando chuckled a little. "I'm sure we could. Perhaps when the weather is a little less hot or humid."

"Or we just go somewhere that is neither of those things," Sparkle mused, looking thoughtfully toward the ceiling before taking a slurp of his sugary monstrosity.

Ah, yes. That right there. That was the good stuff.

"So, how've you been?"

"At this time of year, that would be very far north," Hernando smiled, "A month isn't such a long time and by then the weather will be nicer."

He waited for the caffeine to engage. "I'm well. I stopped by to see how you were doing."

"Tired," Sparkle admitted after a moment. "Running laps, you know? It was one thing when I was living on Coruscant and stuff was pretty much normal, but now I'm kinda back here, skipping back when I can to hang out with the kids."

The Jedi were stuck with him, now. Sorry, Jedi.

They were very lucky Jedi.

"Is there anything I can do? Any help you need? Do you need to be stolen away for a break?" Hernando asked. He searched Sparkle's face. He did look tired.

Sparkle smiled faintly and ducked his head.

"Honestly, things are quieting down a bit now," he said. "Atton's back on the island, the kids are getting back to their lives, mostly. But... I mean... you all did plenty. Did Kaidan show you the pictures of the kids? They loved the tacos, you know. I have a pretty high bar set for me for Tuesday, now."

"He forwarded the picture to me, yes," Hernando smiled fondly, "They looked like the enjoyed their food. It was good to see. I had no hand in the taco portion. That was all Rosalie."

Shaking his head a moment, he brushed the curls back off his forehead. "We didn't know how many children there were. I hope we sent enough?"

That actually earned a little bark of a much-needed laugh.

"Enough? That photo's all of them. There are a few Masters who'll be eating too, but we're going to have Taco Tuesday leftovers for... um, for a while," Sparkle replied, shaking his head a little. "Weeks? Tell Rosalie she went above and beyond, and everyone appreciates it."

Not having to worry about food for a while was kind of amazing.

Hernando blinked and then added his own laugh. "It should freeze well. Except perhaps the vegetables. You can blame Kaidan for this. He said 'probably no more than twenty' so that is the number we all aimed at."

It had been a lot of food. "I will tell her for you. She'll be glad it was enjoyed. How were the toys? The children picked them out, and they will ask."

"The toys were great, too," Sparkle replied, smiling a little. "The little ones took right to the little rainbow cat things, and I don't know if I can ever look at Jenga again. Padawans cheat."

He sounded fond, regardless.

"Tell the kids that the toys were perfect, okay?"

"All children cheat at Jenga," Hernando shook his head, "River, especially." Possibly not the same way a Force-using baby Jedi would cheat.

He paused and drew his lower lip between his teeth a moment before speaking again. "Are they..doing well? The children?"

Sparkle was quiet for a few moments, himself.

"They're kids," he said, finally. "They're a little more sensitive to what's going on around them than most kids, but they're resilient. They'll be fine."

And most, if not all, of them weren't exactly strangers to loss.

Hernando looked away for a small while. He let his glance travel the contents of the store before speaking. "Children are resilient," he agreed quietly, "but also more fragile. Sometimes adults forget. The hurt, any hurt, seems so much bigger when one is small."

He'd lost his parents when he was ten.

"It is good they have you there, Sparkle."

Sparkle was quiet for a few long moments of his own.

"They aren't alone," he said, finally. "And they know they aren't alone."

He hiked up a shoulder slightly.

He'd been taken from his family at six.

"That's more than some kids get. And I'll never let them have less, if I can help it."

"You are a very good man," Hernando said earnestly.

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