Outside 33 Apocalypse Ave [early morning]

[tatooine_doofus]

"Come on, Artoo," Luke muttered over his shoulder as he made his way slowly up the walk towards his father's house. "Let's get this over with so I'm not yelled at all the way to Connecticut. Hell of an impression that'd make on Jo."

He took a deep breath, held it, then knocked quickly on the door. "No one's home!" he said, beginning to walk away

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[sith_happened]

"Try again," his father said icily, opening the door.

[tatooine_doofus]

Luke didn't "eep" out loud, but it was a close thing. "Good morning?"

[sith_happened]

"Hands out! Now!" Anakin barked. "Of all the stupid, pointless things, Luke, to put your hands near a vampire..."

[tatooine_doofus]

Luke put his hands out immediately. "I'm fine," he insisted.

Not that Anakin would be able to tell. Luke's hands were gloved.

[sith_happened]

"You ronto-headed--" Anakin sputtered off into incoherency as he whipped the gloves off of Luke's hands and examined them carefully.

The man had a strange way of showing love.

[tatooine_doofus]

"They're fine," Luke repeated, sighing. "It's freezing out here. Can I come inside at least before you yell and wake the entire island?"

[sith_happened]

"They should be up at this time of day," Anakin decided unreasonably. He pointed to the sofa. "Sit. Explain."

Artoo rolled into the farthest corner of the room with a mournful little whine.

[tatooine_doofus]

"You and Rory went to see him," Luke whined.

[sith_happened]

"That is completely beside the point," Anakin snapped, pacing around the room. "She and I had unfinished business with Angelus. He didn't need to be reminded you existed at all. Do you know what he could have done with that kind of leverage, Luke? Did you think about that at all?"

[tatooine_doofus]

The look in Luke's eyes made it clear he hadn't even considered it.

[sith_happened]

"If he'd gotten more of a jump on you, had levered his grip on your hand into one around your neck and tried to use that to negotiate his release, don't think for a minute that I wouldn't have agreed," Anakin said in a low voice.

[tatooine_doofus]

"I'm not completely incompetent, father," Luke said, eyes blazing.

[sith_happened]

"You walked alone into a Imperial garrison to surrender yourself to a Sith Lord, Luke," Anakin retorted. "Don't talk to me about your tactical prowess."

[tatooine_doofus]

Luke crossed his arms over his chest. "It worked, didn't it?" he replied.

[sith_happened]

"Those were one in a million odds and we both know it," Anakin said, finally sitting down next to his son. "It won't work every time. When Angel is Angelus, there isn't a good side to his nature to appeal to."

[tatooine_doofus]

"It's not like I knew that," Luke grumbled to his hands.