The park- Saturday morning

[thatwaslucky]

The weather wasn't too terrible today? At least it was a temperature Rey didn't mind, so she decided to do her training outside today. She had a usual part of the park where she did drills, so she tossed her stuff on a bench and then pulled her staff free to run through some things she'd seen in the holocron files.

She couldn't help thinking this probably looked cooler with a doublesaber.


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[thedadalorian]

Most things looked cooler with a doublesaber. But mostly with Duel of the Fates just blaring in the background.

Din had sort of settled in with the apartment above the shop, a tiny bit happy to have a room that wasn't the size of, well, him to sleep in for a change. Even if the kid was with him there still. He liked his little sleep hammock, okay? He liked it.

He also liked toddling ahead of Din in the park while the man kept an eye out for any potential threats. It was possible that the kid was looking for Skywalker to traumatize some more, so...

[thatwaslucky]

Rey could tell there were people there, but she continued what she was doing until a turn had her twisting in their direction, and then she stopped.

Because look how liiiiiittle!

"Hello there."

[thedadalorian]

He blinked up at her, wandering forward a little more to investigate this new person more carefully. Maybe offer up a used bendy straw too.

It was pretty great. Best thing here so far.

[thatwaslucky]

Rey slung her weapon over her back and took a few steps forward so she could crouch on his level. "Is that for me?"

[thedadalorian]

He just held it out with a solemnity that was peak toddler. Right up there with giggling over something that was a complete mystery to anyone else around.

"Kid," Din sighed, coming upon him offering another sticky straw to a stranger. It was becoming a thing.

[thatwaslucky]

"He's all right," Rey assured him without looking up, and told the kid, "Are you sure you don't need that?"

[thedadalorian]

"He has plenty." Though giving them away was probably for the best.

The kid offered the straw a little more firmly. It was wet. Why was it wet? Oh god, why?

[thatwaslucky]

"Well thank you," Rey said, taking it and not even making a face when she realized it was wet. "That's very nice of you."

[thedadalorian]

The kid took a moment to plop down on the ground next to her, glancing back at Din with utterly innocent eyes.

"No," he said. They weren't going to interrupt whatever training was going on here.

[thatwaslucky]

"Were you supposed to be somewhere?" Rey asked, finally looking up at him.

And recognizing the armor.

[thedadalorian]

"No, but he's stubborn."

He was now patiently staring at Rey. There were more Force sensitive people here than he'd been around in... a long time.

[thatwaslucky]

And Rey looked back at him, now realizing first of all that this was the person Anakin said could be trying to kill him? Anakin. What.

And also kind of recognizing something else, and sending a little wave in the Force to him.

[thedadalorian]

All shall love him and despair.

His ears perked up at that and he did it back, albeit in a much less controlled fashion.

And Din just sort of... wondered what the heck was happening right now.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie, whose Hawaiian tan was starting to fade after a week or so back, was on her way to the Perk after her own workout when she caught sight of Rey in the park.

And considering the majority of the training she'd seen involved the lightsaber instead of the staff, she was just going to lean against the bench where Rey'd thrown her stuff and watch for a minute. (And, like, fine, be a little jealous that she didn't use a cool staff, herself.)

[thatwaslucky]

"Hey," Rey greeted her, lowering her staff after about a minute. It was easy enough to pick up agin.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Hey. That almost looks like something someone from Earth might do," Annie greeted her with a smile. "Is this like, the lightsaber equivalent of a practice sword?"

[thatwaslucky]

"No, this is just what I've always used," Rey told her. "I'm just doing lightsaber drills with it."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"You should get a lightsaber that has two blades," Annie suggested, clearly thinking she was inventing something new with that suggestion. "Like one of those American Gladiator Q-Tip things."

Okay, well, that comparison at least was probably new.

[thatwaslucky]

Rey paused.

"I don't know what those are," she said, almost apologetic, "but double bladed lightsabers exist. That's actually where I picked the moves up."

[defenderofdesmoines]

Way to drop a weird, outdated reference on the space girl, Annie.

"Really?" Annie was clearly impressed and intrigued by this idea. "You should get one!"

A pause. "Though I bet there's not, like, a lightsaber store, is there?" Maybe there was! But it just didn't seem likely.

[thatwaslucky]

"There's really not," Rey said, amused. "I'd have to design and build it myself. That's a little advanced for where I am in my training, though."

Like she hadn't healed a crystal and repaired a whole lightsaber already.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Something to look forward to?" Annie suggested. Because, like, a double bladed saber seemed really sweet, Rey. And think of the merchandising. "How was Japan? Other than the Ferris Wheel."

Which had looked like fun! Way more fun than murder drones!

[thatwaslucky]

"It was great!" Personal crisis aside. "How was Hawaii, aside from getting Diego in that shirt?"

[defenderofdesmoines]

"There was a murder drone and Steve got shot, so...." Annie shrugged. "Mostly great, mostly kind of what I expected from Danny and Steve's home."

Honestly, kind of more sad murders and fewer explosions than she'd expected, but otherwise it had tracked.

[thatwaslucky]

"Did you say murder drone?"

Hadn't Steve like, just gotten shot?