Rey's warehouse- Friday afternoon

[thatwaslucky]

Rey came bearing pizza today. She even brought something for the woodchucks, and it was totally not a bribe, really, she would never.

She set up a little seating area with the crates abd put the food in the middle, and now the hard part was not completely digging into it.


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[sith_happened]

"Rey?" Anakin called, coming in. "I'm not a cat!"

[thatwaslucky]

"Congratulations!" Rey said, waving him over. "You can have pizza again!"

[sith_happened]

"Does it have anchovies on it?" Anakin asked.

He wasn't sure if he wanted the answer to be yes or no.

[thatwaslucky]

"Tomato and pesto," she told him. "Should I have gotten anchovies?"

[sith_happened]

"No," Anakin said. "I'm still kind of...de-catting my taste buds."

[thatwaslucky]

"I don't remember doing that after I was a cat," Rey said thoughtfully, opening the box. Then again, Rey would eat basically anything, so. "Adjusting okay otherwise?"

[sith_happened]

Anakin nodded. "I'm still a little lighter on my feet, but other than that, yes."

[thatwaslucky]

"Well, I'm glad to have you back," she said. "I'm sure that also goes for the family."

[sith_happened]

"Rory's very glad to stop putting milk out on the porch for me," Anakin said. "I was an outdoor cat."

Sorry again, chipmunks.

[thatwaslucky]

"That's adorable."

She didn't know about the chipmunks.

[sith_happened]

Anakin would probably not be bringing up the chipmunks.

"My lifetime goal," he said dryly.

[thatwaslucky]

"You're human now, and that's what matters," she told him. "Eat."

[sith_happened]

"Thank you," Anakin said, picking up a slice. "How was your time while I was indisposed?"

[thatwaslucky]

"All right. I was home until Wednesday," she said. "I've got something to ask about on that front."

[sith_happened]

"Go ahead," Anakin said, settling more comfortably on the floor.

[thatwaslucky]

"How do you actually be a good teacher?" Rey asked.

[sith_happened]

"I'm not sure I know," Anakin admitted.

[thatwaslucky]

"But you are one," she said.

[sith_happened]

Anakin smiled. "In that case, a lot of trial and error," he said. "You have to trust your instincts--and your student--and be ready to shift immediately. Teaching Jedi is a high-wire act with everything on the line."

[thatwaslucky]

"It's that last part that worries me," she admitted.

[sith_happened]

Anakin nodded. "But it can't paralyze you."

Because that's how you got Rey's Luke.

[thatwaslucky]

"I think I'm playing things too safe. But the thought of messing up here..."

Not paralyzing, but it was terrifying.

[sith_happened]

Anakin nodded thoughtfully. "History is full of the mistakes," he said, "not the thousands of Jedi who were trained without problems."

[thatwaslucky]

"And I've had to face a few of those mistakes firsthand," she said. "I don't want to hold Finn back but this is hard to do when you know all that and it's your best friend."

[sith_happened]

"There is, fortunately, a curve for learning," Anakin said. "A Jedi doesn't tap their full potential on the first attempt. A deeper connection to the Force leads to a more powerful Jedi."