Galactica Point, Saturday Afternoon

[suitably_heroic]

"Look, you've been here like five times now," Atton said, his hands shoved in his pockets and a crabby expression on his face. "Can't you do your grand tours of the island without dragging me around?"

Mical sighed. "Visas has not seen most of the island," he said. "And I thought I could buy you a--"

"I have been here before," Visas said quietly. "It was... an acrimonious visit."

Atton sighed, and stepped towards the wall, and glanced across the water. "Please nobody take a swing at anyone," he said. "It's been a long August."

Both Visas and Mical stared at him blankly.

"Oh, there's no point in making these cracks when you people don't even know the karking Earth calendar."

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[uncertain_dume]

The idea had been to go to somewhere quiet in order to find some peace, alone, where he could meditate after his conversation with Darth Vowrawn yesterday. His office just wasn't going to cut it, the Park was otherwise occupied, and while the woods seemed like a good place to go if he wanted to be trampled by an alot or something, wandering along Fandom's shore had ultimately won out in Kanan's mental ticky-list for 'places to be while being in denial.'

Or... something.

When he spotted the trio at Galactica Point, he frowned faintly. He frowned a little more and quietly wondered if the Force was just messing with him this weekend when he got close enough to make out robes.

He didn't approach them outright. He was still putting too much effort into just compartmentalizing after yesterday to feel like he'd be doing anything but imposing. But he did stake out a spot overlooking the water to sit and meditate all the same. There. Good. He'd found his quiet place. Maybe he could get away with just staying right here until Monday.

[jedilostandfound]

Mical noticed him, of course. He was oftentimes more observant than Atton would give him credit for - out loud, at any rate.

But as long as Jarrus did not approach, he would do nothing, he reflected. It never helped to push a Padawan too far across their own boundaries.

So he cast a single, inquisitive glance in Kanan's direction, before returning his polite attention to the rant Atton was indulging himself in. Something about bricks and strategically-placed stumbling stones...

[uncertain_dume]

It figured, when settling in and reaching out into the Force, that what the Force was nudging back toward him was that there was guidance over there on the damn peak. If Kanan didn't have his eyes shut, he'd be squinting over that one. Thank you, Force. You were very helpful.

...

He really needed to stop blaming the Force for his own insecurities.

After a good fifteen minutes of just sitting there and reflecting, he sighed, stood, and made his way over. If they were busy, they'd tell him. It wasn't like the Masters of his own Order's time had ever been shy about telling Caleb to stop poking his head in at inopportune moments, anyway.

[jedilostandfound]

"Padawan Jarrus," Mical said jovially, cutting Atton's rant - now stuck on what he estimated was its 7th couplet - short right in the middle. "Good afternoon. Are you out for a stroll, as well?"

[uncertain_dume]

"Something like that," Kanan said, smiling wryly as he glanced between the three before just... kind of settling on Mical. "These weekends are almost too much excitement for me. Big fan of the quiet out here right now."

Because he kept running into kriffing Sith Lords.

[jedilostandfound]

Visas regarded him curiously. She hadn't spent much time with Jarrus - she had her own work to see to.

"I suppose there are a great deal of strangers suddenly present on the island," Mical mused. "Though that is one thing I have never heard Atton complain about..."

"Hey!"

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan turned a glance Atton's way, shrugged a shoulder, and looked back toward Mical.

"It's less the strangers, and more the being expected to sit in my office while they come in and ask questions one by one. Though I'll admit it's been quieter than it could be."

Mara was gone! So no Vader this year, too!

"And you, is your visit going well so far? I hate to interrupt..."

But it seemed as though Mical had been happy to be interrupted.

[jedilostandfound]

"There is very little to interrupt," Mical said, stepping away from Visas and Atton in some subconscious attempt to keep them out of the conversation. "We were merely going for a walk. I've been here every year for some time; there's little new for me to discover."

Oh, Mical.

Atton was clearly repressing a laugh behind him.

"I don't remember it being much worse than this..."

[uncertain_dume]

Oh, Mical.

"... Don't get told much about this place, do you?"

Sorry, Mical. Kanan was kind of grimacing, now.

[jedilostandfound]

"I know sometimes it rains paint, or something terrible invades..." Mical ventured.

You know, the things people complained about.

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan just spared a moment, then, to give Atton a faintly amused look over Mical's shoulder.

"The nature of this island means there's pretty much always something new to discover," he noted as he looked back at Mical. "Sometimes even for the better. Sure, it's no bustling metropolis or anything, but it is an interdimensional nexus with new concepts filtering in from across time, space, and reality."

There had been a SITH LORD in his office yesterday, Mical. A SITH LORD.

[jedilostandfound]

Mical had met a few SITH LORDS in his time, it had to be said.

"I'm aware of that, as well," he said. "As that both Mira and, apparently, Visas have visited the island..."

"My visit was brief," Visas said vaguely.

[uncertain_dume]

But had Mical become pen pals with those ones? Kanan was pretty sure he was now pen pals with Darth Vowrawn. His head was still trying to sort most of that interaction out, honestly.

"Ah," Kanan said, glancing at her, tilting his head a little, and then trying a small smile on for size. "And I suppose family bonding exercises in the park aren't really your speed."

Though now he was picturing these three sitting and making friendship bracelets. So sue him.

[jedilostandfound]

Visas looked at him quizically. "What do you mean by that?" she said. "What kind of bonding necessitates the use of a park?"

[uncertain_dume]

"Stupid school-mandated fun, mostly," Kanan replied. "I think they're carving pumpkins or something down there. I didn't spend much time checking it out, personally. Just walked the dog through and left."

Could have stuck around. Didn't.

[suitably_heroic]

"Which is usually the best way to handle that," Atton drawled. "Be glad you never went to high school, Visas."

Visas opened her mouth to speak.

"...I mean, I guess it would've been better than where you did wind up getting your education, never mind," Atton said quickly.

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan's smile went a touch more wry, yeah.

"These weekends are mostly harmless, either way," he offered. "Just... busy. Harmless but busy."

Which he continued to repeat to himself until Monday, every time.

[jedilostandfound]

"I've yet to be attacked while visiting the island, at any rate," Mical said lightly. "Did you receive any visitors, Kanan? Or is it merely others' parents that plague you?"

[uncertain_dume]

And there, the smile faltered. Just faintly, and just for a moment. But in that moment, it was gone, replaced with something tired.

"No. I don't get visitors."

He didn't have anybody left who could visit.

[jedilostandfound]

A short pause.

"I am sorry," Mical said. "I didn't mean to misstep."

[uncertain_dume]

"Gives me more time to serve tea to members of the Sith Dark Council," Kanan replied, hiking a shoulder up. No big deal. Old scar. Slightly newer scar? There were a lot of scars, there. He hadn't really dealt with most of them. "I've generally got my hands too full with other people's guests to really have time for guests of my own anyhow."

[jedilostandfound]

"... Did you say 'Sith Dark Council'," Mical said slowly.

[uncertain_dume]

"I think we're pen pals now," Kanan replied, crossing his arms over his chest. "Welcome to Fandom Island."

[jedilostandfound]

Mical was going to ignore Atton's snickering in the background.

"Atton, did you know of this?" he asked instead, looking over his shoulder at the man.

Atton shrugged. "We have a baby Sith on island," he said. "Figures that she'd have a daddy Sith strolling around."

"...And you didn't think to mention this."

Another shrug. "I mean, I'll notice if she starts killing people or trying to eat a planet."

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan glanced past Mical toward Atton, looking at least faintly grateful that he seemed to be on team 'live and let live' on this count.

"She's one of my students," he said, evenly, looking back to Mical. "In the class Hera and I are teaching together about making a difference for the better in the world around us. Had her serving food to the hungry the other week. She's level-headed. Can be reasoned with. I'd go so far as to say she's a decent person who happened to be born Imperial."

And, so help him, he wouldn't hesitate to ignite his blade - which he was wearing openly on his belt this weekend for a change rather than broken down in pieces - to defend her if any Jedi were to go after her with theirs without a damn good reason.