Rey's warehouse- Friday afternoon

[thatwaslucky]

Last night had been fantastic, and it'd actually been very hard for Rey to actually get herself to the warehouse today. Which was extremely rare! She also figured that in itself might be a sign that it was a meditation day, just to refocus a bit.

So if you were looking for Rey, she'd be sitting in the middle of the floor with her eyes closed, and luckily nothing was throwing anything at her.


[Open with SP! Help I have to get on a plane.]

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[sith_happened]

Anakin had learned by now to just...not go near the school bus the day before the Welcome Picnic.

"Rey?"

[thatwaslucky]

"I'm here," she said, not opening her eyes yet where she was sitting.

[sith_happened]

Anakin sat down next to her and waited until she was finished.

[thatwaslucky]

When she was ready, she opened her eyes and said, "Thanks for waiting."

[sith_happened]

"You're welcome," Anakin said, smiling. "How was your holiday?"

[thatwaslucky]

"Great, actually," she admitted. Christmas was just fine, New Year's she could get into. "How was yours?"

[sith_happened]

"Cold," Anakin said. "We went up to Connecticut to visit Rory's family. It snowed."

[thatwaslucky]

"I'm sure it probably looked nice," said she from the desert.

[sith_happened]

"It was very pretty from inside the house, and very cold from inside my boots," Anakin complained.

[thatwaslucky]

"But you survived it," she said helpfully.

[sith_happened]

But he'd complained so much, Rey.

"I did," he said, smiling.

[thatwaslucky]

She knew. And she understood.

"How did the kids like it?" she asked.

[sith_happened]

"They loved it," Anakin said. "Stayed outside in the snow for hours. On purpose."

The little weirdos.

[thatwaslucky]

"I don't understand that," Rey said. "It doesn't get warmer the longer you stay out. You just get more cold."

[sith_happened]

"Exactly!" Anakin agreed. "But that, apparently, 'no fun' and 'a giant wimp.' Me!"

[thatwaslucky]

"I'm sorry you had to go through that," Rey said, smiling.

[sith_happened]

"I'm appreciate your half-hearted support," Anakin said with a grin in return.

[thatwaslucky]

"You have my full support but it's also a fun mental image," she admitted.

[sith_happened]

Anakin made a face at her, though he'd deny it a second later.

[thatwaslucky]

"So I was thinking about keeping things calm today," she said, ignoring that.

[sith_happened]

"Probably a good idea," Anakin agreed. "Should we work on your shielding?"

[thatwaslucky]

"We could do that," Rey said, looking hesitant for only a moment before deciding she was okay with it.

She hated shielding. But she could also go demand cuddles later if it got too intense for her.

[sith_happened]

"I know it's not your favorite thing," Anakin said with a sympathetic smile, "but it is necessary."

[thatwaslucky]

"I know," she said, nodding. "It's better in the long run."

[sith_happened]

Anakin nodded, closing his eyes. "Ready when you are."

[thatwaslucky]

Rey took a deep breath and closed her eyes, focusing to close down those walls.

"Ready."

[sith_happened]

Anakin matched his breathing to hers, trying to slip under those walls subtly.

[thatwaslucky]

Because she was waiting for it, Rey was pretty solidly guarded. It had to be the mental equivalent of a very fast hand slap.

[sith_happened]

Anakin did the mental equivalent of a "hey, what's that?" tap in one part of her barriers, then trying to blast through in a different area.

[thatwaslucky]

Rey was maybe too wound up, because she didn't even budge at that mental tap. It was entirely possible that expecting it was coming was an issue.

[sith_happened]

Anakin sent a thread of how pleased he was with her preparation through the Force.

Then he started pushing, slow and inexorable.

[thatwaslucky]

And Rey, for her part, tried to slam him back as hard and as fast possible.

In case it wasn't clear, she was not a fan of this exercise.

[sith_happened]

Anakin knew, but he also knew how the Dark Side worked and she needed to be prepared.

If it helped at all, he hated teaching it just as much?

"Good," he murmured, trying a different approach. "You've gotten better."

[thatwaslucky]

"I think I'm just more tense about it," she admitted, which was why those walls weren't coming down even a little.

[sith_happened]

"If I did this to you when you weren't prepared for it, would you still react like this?" Anakin asked.

[thatwaslucky]

"I feel like answering that question is a good way to get hit with a sneak attack," Rey said.

[sith_happened]

Rey was very wise.

"Maybe," Anakin said.

[thatwaslucky]

Rey had trust issues that came out every once in a while.

"I don't know," she said honestly.

[sith_happened]

"We can work on that a bit later," Anakin said. "These barriers need to be like breathing--something you don't think about."

[thatwaslucky]

"I know. It just... takes some getting used to," she said.

[sith_happened]

"Oh, it definitely does," Anakin agreed, still poking at her defenses. "Best to be prepared."

[thatwaslucky]

"Who knows when I'll next run into a Snoke wannabe," she said wryly, shoving at him.

[sith_happened]

"There's always another one waiting," Anakin agreed, rolling his eyes as he pushed back against her attack.