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

[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?

1/2

[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.

[resnipstance]

[Grumble grumble]

How would you like it if Obi-Wan used you as a head rest...

[sandhate]

[ He laughs ] You think he hasn't?

[resnipstance]

[That brings her up short. She blinks, trying to picture it.]

What-- really?

[sandhate]

Hey, I was short once. But I never whined about it.

[ In fact it meant a lot that Obi-Wan could lean on him ]

[resnipstance]

... I don't believe you. I bet you whined about it a lot.

[sandhate]

[ WOW. RUDE ]

Why would I even lie about that?