The Park, Friday afternoon

[sith_happened]

Do you know who loved feeling engulfed in flames?

Well, not many people, but especially not Anakin. It seemed to be on-theme for the absolute steaming pile of eopie poodoo that this week had been. He sat down on the bench he'd been stuck to for an hour on Wednesday, pulled out his comm link and took a resigned selfie, flames all around.

This is fine, he wrote and then sent it to Jaina and Tahiri. They'd, at least, know why this was ironically hilarious.

Then he stared out at the pond and watched the ducks and flamingoes wander past, not on fire.

[OOC: So open.]

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[solo_sword]

Tell me that's Photoshop.

She knew better.

[sith_happened]

Of course not, he sent back. This week is something else. How's the clean-up going?

[solo_sword]

Slow. The fact that it's over seems to have caught them by surprise so there's a lot of logistics issues.

Then, Why is there fire though??

[sith_happened]

Because Fandom hates me, personally.

That probably wasn't it.

[solo_sword]

So I'm guessing there isn't actual danger?

[sith_happened]

No, it's just being dramatic.

Anakin sent back another picture of him waving his hand through the flames looking 300 percent done with everything.

[solo_sword]

Makes sense for you then.

She teased! She teased because she loved!

[sith_happened]

I don't miss you.

Anakin was a huge, huge liar.

How's Rey?

[solo_sword]

Enjoy that heart emoji.

Staying busy and clearly distracting herself but holding up okay. Very hard to get her alone to talk.

[weetuskenraider]

Um.

That message was shortly followed up by:

This is a Fandom thing, right?

She was guessing from the lack of smoke and actual burning, but still, you had to check these things.

[sith_happened]

It's been an extremely trying week, Anakin massively understated.

[weetuskenraider]

I can't say I'm sorry to be missing it.

Being as she was still back on Ajan Kloss with Jaina.

Are you doing all right?

[sith_happened]

I've had better times, Anakin said, but at least I'm not on fire?

[weetuskenraider]

Despite appearances. The island's sense of dramatic timing hasn't changed, anyway.

Tahiri had to stop and shake her head before she finished her message.

That has to be so weird.

[sith_happened]

It's not my favorite, Anakin said, though I'm not going to explain why to anyone.

[weetuskenraider]

I'm guessing that's why you sent this to me. I'm strangely honored by this.

Tahiri didn't have to guess whether Jaina would have gotten the picture too.

[sith_happened]

It's very funny, but only to certain people, Anakin agreed.

[stykera]

Stark didn't enjoy fire though he had far less reason to do so than Anakin (not that he knew Anakin's reasons). Stark's aversion came from that time they'd had to set Moya on fire to save her.

But the day had gone on long enough that he was willing to believe that none of today's flames were actually real enough to harm anyone or anything. It had taken him a few tries to get through the doorway of the Perk but the baristas had demonstrated it was safe enough and there had been pumpkin spice on offer, so he had an iced latte in hand when he reached the conflagration in the park.

"This is new," he said to Anakin as he approached the bench. "Isn't it? I don't remember this."

[sith_happened]

"I definitely would've remembered this," Anakin agreed, making a face. "I don't approve."

[stykera]

"Neither do I," Stark said. "It's disconcerting." That was putting it very mildly.

"I hope it's only today."

[sith_happened]

"Well, the cats disappeared, so here's hoping the island is just having a phase," Anakin said.

[stykera]

"The cats were fine," Stark said. "I don't mind cats. They were just there." Watching a little creepily, sure, but they had squirrels doing that all the time as it was.

"But it's been a long week."

Longer for some than others, of course.

[sith_happened]

"In the ceiling. Staring," Anakin said. "It was creepy."

[stykera]

"The squirrels stare all the time."

Was that an indignant little chitter that might have been a squirrel saying they observed they didn't stare?

"I'd rather the cats than this. Or Monday." Tuesday and Wednesday he hadn't really noticed what was going on. "You'd think a pond wouldn't be able to catch fire."

[sith_happened]

"Well, at least it's not spreading?" Anakin said.