enter if you dare (i'm kidding we're 80% approachable)

[theroadwarrior]

Who: Crew and visitors for the Starstruck!
Broadcast: None!
Action: The SS Starstruck
When: March! And, y'know, until the next mingle too.


[EVERYONE GET IN HERE AND MINGLE AND STUFF OKAY.]

Comments

[sandhate]

[ He wave and grunts. ] No, I'm fine. But you could use a little clean up in here.

You know. [ He pops his head out. ] I'm glad all the shuttles are just as ugly. Who puts a [ INSERT JARGON ] next to a [ INSERT MORE JARGON ]?

[resnipstance]

[Clean up, huh. Just to be pert, she chucks him a fresh oil rag to wipe off with.]

There you go.

[She sits down on the floor beside him so she doesn't have to crane her neck down so much.]

Beats me. Not like I designed them. [She hesitates then, unsure, but then forges ahead anyway. Ahsoka-style.] ... Is there something on your mind?

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[sandhate]

[ He gives her an exasperated look and lets the oil rag rest on his shoulder for a moment while he gives her this look. ]

[sandhate]

I'm always cleaning up after your messes, aren't I.

[ He takes up the rag and gets working. It's a good way to stall while he thinks about whether he wants to answer her question or not. ]

... Not really. Something up?

[resnipstance]

My messes? Like you're one to talk, Mister Passes Out In The Cockpit of His Fighter While It's Still Flying.

[She says it with good humour though, grinning.]

I'm okay. I just know you don't usually get antsy like this unless something's bothering you.

[sandhate]

I'm antsy because we're not going anywhere. And it's a good thing I did because it looks like a womp rat's nest in here.

[ Yes. He is completely ignoring her teasing. ]

Besides, I thought I'd spend some time here. With you. [ He makes a face when he says that. Too much? Probably ] Hand me that thing that looks like a hydrospanner, will you?

[resnipstance]

[She hands it to him absently, back leaning against the shuttle as she looks out at the cargo hold surrounding them. Thoughtful.

Well, if Anakin doesn't want to talk about what's on his mind, that's fine. He'll either tell her when he's ready or he won't.]

Mm. I get it. It's been a while since we've been in one place for so long, huh?

Speaking of which... something weird occurred to me the other day. Do you think we're aging, while we're here?

[sandhate]

I haven't really notice, but I would think so.

[ Anakin pops out for a second and gives her a look. ]

Why?

[resnipstance]

Well, it's just-- Hera Syndulla said that in the future, I'm really tall. Like-- same height as you, tall.

Which means... I still have a lot of growing left to do. And only a few years in which to do it in. But we've been here six whole months and... I haven't grown an inch.

[Somewhat sheepishly:] I measured.

[sandhate]

[ He's strangely quiet for a moment. Most of him is out of sight and he leans further into the shuttles' guts, bracing his weight against it. The rest of his torso is visibly shaking.

From laughing. ]

[resnipstance]

What-- are you-- don't laugh! I'm serious!

[sandhate]

[ He coughs and laughs a bit more before popping out again. ]

Well, don't grow up too fast, Snips. I need a good arm rest.

[resnipstance]

What! Ugh. You're impossible.

[She's not actually mad, and it shows in the Force, just comically exasperated.]

You know I should be seventeen by now. I just haven't been able to work out when my birthday would've passed, since the calendar here is different and the days keep a different time. But I'm not a kid anymore!

[sandhate]

What, I'm sorry your head's perfect for it!

[ He's actually too amused to keep that one in. He does manage to look mildly exasperated with her way too hilarious rant. ]

What do you want me to do about it, huh? Do you want me to tell everyone on the Fleet that it's been past time you are seventeen! And -- and tell them to acknowledge you as an adult regardless of your height?

[resnipstance]

[ #FRYSQUINT ]

Most people here already do without needing to be told.

[sandhate]

So.

What's the problem then, short-stuff?

[resnipstance]

The problem is, we're not aging.

Doesn't that worry you?

[sandhate]

[ He de-tangles his arm from the mess he made and sighs, popping out properly this time. ]

If you haven't noticed, I've been a bit preoccupied. Why don't you tell me why it bothers you instead?

[resnipstance]

I don't know. Maybe because it's not normal?

It just-- it reminds me of... Mortis. You know. Several days passed. But when we left, it was like... boom. No time at all. We hadn't been gone for more than a few seconds.

[sandhate]

You have Jedi here from four thousand years ago and people from years after us. We are in an abnormal situation, don't you think?

I wouldn't go around thinking pretending any of this has any normal in it. I mean, have you had the food.

[resnipstance]

Oh, now you want to be calm about it.

[When it doesn't involve your future kids.]

[sandhate]

[ Of course he's calm. He was just doing his version of destructive meditation. On her shuttle. ]

I suppose it'll help if I'm not?

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[resnipstance]

[ #facepalm ]

No...

Forget it.

[resnipstance]

[And then, attempting to inject some levity back into the conversation:]

I'll just have to grow double-time when we get home to spite you.

[sandhate]

[ He scoffs and rolls his eyes ]

If it's that important to you, Snips.