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[twopointohbaby]

Jake finds his way to Milliways this time through a door in his apartment, carrying a thick reference manual on C++, "The Idiot's Guide to Dating," and a lightsaber replica. (Guess who was cleaning out his closet

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[candied_rabbit]

"Ooh, what's that?"

Jake's spy skills have been foiled!

Bonus points: foiled by a blond boy who's not even five feet tall and is presently bending down quite a bit to eye the fake lightsaber.

"It's pretty weird-looking!"

No Star Wars where he's from, sadly.

[twopointohbaby]

"What? What are you talking about?"

There's clearly no lightsaber here, Momiji. Especially not behind Jake's back, of all places.

[candied_rabbit]

"That thing you had! The one that wasn't a book."

Momiji isn't going to be fooled like that! He promptly hops (quite literally) to Jake's side, leaning around him to try to get another glimpse of the replica.

It has to be pretty cool, if it's important enough to hide, right?

"What is it?"

[twopointohbaby]

"Uh, it's an, um. Lightsaber."

Jake sheepishly takes it out (having now been exposed, really, shouldn't nanoenhancements help with that?) and gives it a whirl, as if igniting it.

"'An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.' Or, at least, a replica of one."

[candied_rabbit]

"So, it's like a fake sword?"

The rabbit-boy considers it for a moment, lips rounding into a little "oh" sign at the demonstration Jake gives. Toy swords are pretty cool!

"Neat!"

[twopointohbaby]

"It is! And if it hadn't been sitting in a closet for... well, too long, it would make noises and everything too.

"But the batteries are pretty much dead now."

[candied_rabbit]

"You could probably get new ones from Ms. Bar...is that why you were bringing it here?"

Momiji takes a step back and pauses for a moment.

"...Why were you hiding it, before, though?"

Can Jake's spy skills handle a question barrage?

[twopointohbaby]

"I was in the middle of cleaning out my closet when I was brought here," Jake replies. "I didn't exactly want to bring it here... which is why it's behind my back."

[candied_rabbit]

"Ohhhh. I see!"

And, indeed, his face brightens, as if he's had a revelation!

"Somebody else might've mistaken it for a real one, and then you would've had to have a big battle! And you wouldn't really be able to win, because it's fake."

He nods firmly, as if this completely improbable explanation were obvious, now.

"And fighting would've broken the rules, too, I guess."

[twopointohbaby]

"...exactly. Yup, that's why I did it!" Firm nod. "Nothing gets past you, kid."

[candied_rabbit]

"That makes sense."

Of a sort.

"I don't think I've ever seen anyone else with one of those, though. So, you might not have to worry?"

'Miji is lightsaber-deprived!

[twopointohbaby]

"That's good," Jake says back. "But I'll keep it hidden, just in case."

[candied_rabbit]

"Okay - I guess it's better to be on the safe side."

Sometimes, even the narration isn't sure when the boy's being serious. But, if he's not, his "earnest" impersonation sounds impeccably...well, earnest.

"I'm Momiji, by the way," he adds, oh-so-cheerily.

[twopointohbaby]

"Jake. Nice to meet you, Momiji!"