That warehouse- Friday

[thatwaslucky]

There were no gremlins in the warehouse today, because a lesson or two had been learned in the last week. Instead, she was running through drills without the remote, just focusing on her movements, and trying to block everything else out.

It was possible she was also trying to be as focused as possible so she wasn't tempted to ask any questions about Baby Shark and his extended family.

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[sith_happened]

Anakin was stalking into the warehouse like he very definitely hadn't behaved like an idiot the last time he'd been there.

"Rey?"

[thatwaslucky]

"I'm here," she greeted him, after the slightest pause to finish a move. "

[sith_happened]

"My house is still a bouncy castle," Anakin said.

[thatwaslucky]

"I was going to let you pretend none of it happened," Rey admitted, shutting down the lightsaber.

[sith_happened]

"I prefer to complain about my squishy pink house," Anakin told her.

[thatwaslucky]

"All right, what's so bad about the squishy pink house then?" she asked, helpfully.

[sith_happened]

"It was my birthday gift slash prank from Nina," Anakin said. "She's been planning it for months."

[thatwaslucky]

"That doesn't sound bad," Rey pointed out. "You're supposed to be complaining."

[sith_happened]

"I have to bounce to my bed," Anakin said.

[thatwaslucky]

"That doesn't sound like a problem."

It would be if it were her. But it sounded great.

[sith_happened]

"It's a problem," Anakin told her. "Not life-altering, maybe, but a problem."

[thatwaslucky]

She'd have to take his word for it. It sounded like fun and exercise. "But at least it probably won't last much longer?"

...Maybe?

[sith_happened]

"Nina said probably a week," he said "but she's not entirely sure."

[thatwaslucky]

"But soon!"

Optimism!

[sith_happened]

"Hopefully," Anakin said wryly. "My quads are starting to complain."

[thatwaslucky]

"So whatever we're doing today is probably not sparring, huh," Rey guessed.

[sith_happened]

Anakin laughed. "No, it will be a lot of me sitting around and not bouncing."

[thatwaslucky]

"Meditation day, maybe?" Rey said. "Unless being still will make you feel like you're still bouncing."

[sith_happened]

"I didn't even think about that," Anakin admitted, wincing.

[thatwaslucky]

"Okay, this does sound like a problem now," Rey said, looking amused.

[sith_happened]

Anakin smiled despite himself. "At least she didn't weld it to the shuttle bus?"

[thatwaslucky]

"Oh, no, you're probably in for a different kind of torture there," Rey said.

[sith_happened]

"As long as we don't get hijacked by a Christmas demon this time, we'll be good," Anakin said.

[thatwaslucky]

"Let's not. Once was enough, and no one stayed," Rey frowned.

[sith_happened]

"Not a highlight," Anakin agreed. "But you did good work with the levitation."