The Perk- Monday morning

[thatwaslucky]

Rey had to go home for a bit and had the grand plan of getting a drink to go before finishing packing up and leaving voicemails for people so she'd be ready by this afternoon's portal.

And she'd do that!

But right now she was just casually twirling a lightsaber as she waited for her order. As you do.


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[sake_shinigami]

And of course, since it was Monday, Shunsui actually had a convenient excuse ping everywhere to swing by the Perk to pick up the drinks that he brought with him for his students, but as he came in to sleepily place his usual order, he couldn't help but noticing Rey and regarding her twirling with dubious concern.

"Errrr...." he said, wondering if he should even say anything, "...do you think that's really safe, Rey-chan?"

[thatwaslucky]

"Why wouldn't it be?" Rey asked, frowning.

The lightsaber was suddenly gone, also.

[betterthanaplan]

Duke was also pinging everywhere planning to just grab a quick coffee and then flee back to the relative safety of his ship. First, though, he apparently needed to make a phone call. While one of the baristas dangled upside down behind him.

“Rey,” he said. Not into the phone against his ear. “The island’s doing a thing.”

[thatwaslucky]

"I know," Rey said, looking thoughtful and a little sad about it. "I don't know what this one is."

[betterthanaplan]

"Oh goody!" Duke gave her a sarcastic double-thumbs up. "Something new and fun for both of us."

[thatwaslucky]

"It's a little interesting, though, isn't it?" she asked.

[betterthanaplan]

"No, Rey. No it's not."

[thatwaslucky]

Rey apparently thought the proper response to that was to reach out and grab her coffee with the Force.

[betterthanaplan]

Which Duke watched with a look of utter resignation.

"At least I'm not randomly wet again."

[thatwaslucky]

"Why would you be wet?" Rey asked, steely-serious,

[sake_shinigami]

"Weapons are not mere playthings, Rey-chan," said Shunsui, hanging his head and inexplicably sad about this. "Such power should be handled resposibly... and scarcely."

[betterthanaplan]

"I don't know!" Duke said, scowling. "I just was! And then I was underwater, and then I was ten."

[thatwaslucky]

"I know what I'm doing," Rey said, resolutely, and also crying a little.

[thatwaslucky]

"You don't have to scowl at me, I didn't do anything," Rey said, snippily.

[betterthanaplan]

Aaaaand Duke was randomly female.

"Yeah, alright. I guess that's a good point."

[thatwaslucky]

Rey was momentarily distracted by suddenly needing to defeat and kick enemies with a lightsaber.

[betterthanaplan]

Duke was still a woman. And grinning.

"Hell yeah, kick their asses, Rey!"

[thatwaslucky]

The fight ended as suddenly as it started, and Rey reached over to grab her cup again.

"Oh no, the latte art is all wrong!"

[betterthanaplan]

"Maybe you need to give them a better tip," Duke said, holding up his doubloon for her to see.

[sake_shinigami]

And Shunsui sat down, resigned, amongst a spot in the coffee shop that had been reduced to rubble and ruined and sighed, looking up at her was a small, tired smile.

"Of course you do....Rey-chan," he conceded.

[thatwaslucky]

"Or I can provide wedding planning services!" said Rey, who was still that girl again.

[betterthanaplan]

"Sure thing," Duke said, over the mug of his coffee, which had apparently been expedited when they saw that doubloon. "That sounds like a great plan."

[thatwaslucky]

"I know you know I do," Rey said, really appreciating his existence at this moment.

[thatwaslucky]

Rey looked over from where Chewie was randomly standing with her.

"By the way, I thinking I'm going to miss yoga this week."

[betterthanaplan]

Well, she'd see a very glamorous pig where Duke was meant to be standing.

"Ooo! Is there a yoga class around here? Moi will be sure to be there!"