Rey's warehouse- Friday afternoon

[thatwaslucky]

Before any kind of laundry fun today, Rey was at the warehouse, practicing some fine detail work. She'd gotten some sugar crystals- not a lot, she didn't want to be wasteful- and had spread them across the floor, doing things like moving them into patterns, or picking up very specific ones one at a time.

She was now on the floor, very focused as she tried to split one of the crystals into two. If she could crack a big rock, she could crack something this small, it was just a matter of adjusting.

She would likely never need to use this, but you never know!


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[sith_happened]

"Rey?" Anakin called, stepping into the warehouse.

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"Over here," she called, slowly, because she was trying to talk and focus at the same time.

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"What are you working on?" Anakin asked as he approached.

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"I'm breaking salt," she said, eyes flicking up towards him. "Want to try?"

[sith_happened]

"Definitely," Anakin said, sitting down next to her.

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"It's been a while since I've practiced on this level," she explained, moving a little mound of sugar towards him without touching it.

[sith_happened]

Anakin smiled. "I used to make glitter constellations," he said. "The kids aren't as impressed by them these days."

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"You could always show off by having them try to outdo you," Rey suggested.

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Anakin smiled. "That might work," he admitted. "We're very competitive."

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"That does the opposite of shock me," she said with a smile. "And it would really come down to style."

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"So you're saying I'd win," Anakin said.

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"I'm saying you'd win," she confirmed.

[sith_happened]

Don't look so pleased by that, Anakin.

"Thank you."

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"You know it's true," she told him. "They don't have capes to practice dramatics with, as far as I've seen."

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"They don't know what they're missing," Anakin said.

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"There is an easy way to fix that part," she said.

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"I gave them cloaks at Christmas, but so far, nothing," Anakin said.

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"They're just being teenagers?" Rey guessed.

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"Probably," Anakin said. "Maybe I should've said they came from you. They'd be more likely to wear them, then."

Not that Rey wore capes.

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"Should I wear one around and see if they do it?" she asked, only half joking.

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"Yes," Anakin said. "It would go well with your throne."

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"I was a cat," she reminded him.

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"I can get a cat-sized cape for next time?" Anakin added, being deliberately obtuse.

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"I'm not wearing a cat cape," she said. "And I'm probably not getting a throne next time either."

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"You should definitely get the throne," Anakin said.

Move on from the throne, Anakin.

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"The throne is an Adrian thing," she said. "And I don't think he'll be here that long."

Shhhh it was fine. She wasn't going to be repressing the hell out of even saying that later.

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Anakin's eyebrows shot up. "Where's he going?"

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"He has things happening back home he'll get back to. I don't know when it'll be," she said, and added, "I knew about it when we got together. It's not like I don't have my own stuff going on."

It was just that she'd deeply underestimated how things would go, but it was fine. Totally fine.

[sith_happened]

Anakin sent a wave of reassurance through the Force. "You do."

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"It's fine." See, not just narration now. Because it was fine and she was totally okay with setting herself up for this. "But the cat thrones are probably a one time thing."

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"I'm sorry," Anakin said sincerely.

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"I don't really want to talk about it," she admitted. "Right now I'm just really happy."

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"I'm glad to hear that," Anakin said softly.

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"So, crystals," she said.

What with it being fine and all.

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"Crystals," Anakin said with a nod. "Deepen your focus and find the spaces between the molecules."

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"Right," she said, taking a breath to focus, and redirected that energy in the exact right spot to break one of the crystals in two.

[sith_happened]

"Very good," Anakin said with a small, proud smile. "Again."

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"Maybe I should have gone with sand," she mused, as another one split.

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"We can do that next time," Anakin said.

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"The disappointing thing is that this actually is finite," she said.?

[sith_happened]

Anakin nodded. "Go on."

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Just to show off, she split one half of a crystal that had already been split. Though it was hard to see. Because little.

[sith_happened]

"Very good," Anakin said, smiling proudly.