[Room #213 - NFB]

[auroryborealis]

Rory, having handwavily reclaimed her room and finally gotten un-chlorinated, lounged on her bed with her laptop, trying to decide whether she wanted to watch Bitterwoman or Galaxy Quest DVDs.

Vladdie was contentedly chewing on a 'Save the Teal Deer' button in the corner. He cared about their plight, too, you see.

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[emo_padawan]

Anakin knocked twice on the door, then let himself in.

"Hey," he said, smiling.

[auroryborealis]

"Hi," Rory said with a grin. "Wasn't expecting to see you tonight. To what do I owe this visit?"

[emo_padawan]

"I was tired of working on Tactics homework," Anakin said, flinging himself onto the floor. "Thought I'd comed down and bug you instead."

He looked up at her. "You mind?"

[auroryborealis]

"Horribly. You're intruding on my very, very busy evening," Rory said seriously.

[emo_padawan]

Anakin's face fell. "Oh," he said, moving to get up. "I'll go back upstairs, then."

[auroryborealis]

Rory laughed. "Anakin, sweetie, I'm kidding. Sit back down. You can even sit on the bed if you want. I know I'm scary and all, but really."

[emo_padawan]

"Sweetie?" Anakin repeated, boggling. There might be some goofy-looking grinning, too.

He got up and moved to the bed.

[auroryborealis]

"You looked sad," Rory replied, blushing. "I'm not going to make it a habit. Now, help me decide - bad superheroine show, or bad sci-fi?"

[emo_padawan]

Anakin leaned over and gave Rory a kiss on the cheek. "I don't mind," he said. "It's just that I've never been called a nickname. Other than Annie, and that was only my mom."

He wrinkled his nose at the choices. "Do you have something that's maybe not bad?"

[auroryborealis]

Rory raised an eyebrow, but decided not to press on that.

"Still not making a habit, since I think most pet names are cliché. But nicknames can be cute. Rather fond of my own, anyway, and the one I came up with for my baby brother," she mused. "And the badness is what makes them great. You can't make fun of good movies."

[emo_padawan]

"Point," Anakin said. He pointed blindly at the two choices, then opened his eyes. "Bad sci-fi, then," he said.

He rested his head on one arm. "What kind of nicknames have you come up with for your little brother?"

[auroryborealis]

"Yay, Galaxy Quest," Rory said, sliding the DVD into its slot and clicking play.

She scooted closer to Anakin and smiled. "Okay, promise not to tell anyone, since I haven't even told my mom I picked a name yet."

[emo_padawan]

"I promise," Anakin said solemnly.

[auroryborealis]

"So, I wanted to do something sweet that's kind of meaningful, and also kind of silly and quirky, because...you know, that's my mom," Rory said. "So...his name will be Bucky - short for William Starbucks Gilmore-Danes."

[auroryborealis]

Way to ensure that your future brother is going to be beaten up, Rory.