The Perk [all morning]

[sith_happened]

Anakin was in the back corner of the Perk, holding the World's Largest Cup of black coffee between his hands and staring at the snow outside.

Maybe his arrival had gone unnoticed and he could have a quiet morning by himself to acclimate.

[OOC: But of course I'm not expecting that to happen. Chat away!]

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[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel had actually missed radio last night because of Oscar mocking and avoided the podcast this morning, not quite willing to listen to the details of the memorial service.

In the mood for caffiene in a more elaborate form, she headed to the Perk, got herself a large mocha and a muffin, then settled down at a table with a sudoku puzzle book. As she opened it, Isabel glanced casually around the room at the other patrons, only to stare openly when she noticed the person sitting in the back corner.

[izzyalienqueen]

"24? Oh my god. You're an old man now," Isabel teased. "We'll get you a wheelchair and Luke can push you along."

She took a long sip of her mocha, thinking of Jack, and Captain Jack and Rose knowing Jack from some point in his future. "I'm actually getting used to rather wonky way time works around this place. Mostly because yeah, I don't think too hard. Otherwise there'd be brain breakage."

[sith_happened]

Anakin's smile didn't quite reach his eyes. "I can tell people to get off of my lawn," he said.

[izzyalienqueen]

"While waving your cane of course. And we'll prank your house on Halloween. Well...if you're here that long." She tilted her head and looked at him, "So how long will you be here? Just a quick visit? Or do you plan on sticking around for a while?"

[sith_happened]

"If Zoe says it's all right, I'll be replacing Darth Vader as the Ethics instructor," Anakin said.

[izzyalienqueen]

"Good," Isabel nodded. "I didn't like him for a number of reasons." She snickered, remembering the Valentine's dance. "Although juggling the chinchillas was mildly amusing in a really bizarre way."

[sith_happened]

Anakin bit his lip and concentrated on his coffee. "He juggled chinchillas? What a weirdo."

[izzyalienqueen]

"Oddly enough that was the only time I ever found him even remotely approachable. The rest of the time? Well, I would have been very happy if he stayed out of my head."

Isabel stirred her coffee, watching as the last of the whipped cream dissolved. "He won't be missed. Well, Jamie might miss him. But Jamie's insane."

[sith_happened]

Anakin feigned ignorance. "Jamie?" he asked.

[izzyalienqueen]

"You've probably forgotten Jamie from last summer. He was one of the guys in the Stickbug cabin that got in the prank war with us," she said rolling her eyes. "He lived to torment Vader. It was actually amusing in that trainwreck sort of way."

[sith_happened]

"I'm surprised he's still around," Anakin said. "Sith Lords weren't exactly known for their restraint."

[izzyalienqueen]

"I suppose a condition of his continued employment was not killing the students. And if he had? Well, it wouldn't have taken much to whip up a lynch mob," Isabel said grimly. "People were pretty unhappy with him from the beginning. There were a lot of stories about the things he'd done." She wasn't certain how much she could say, not wanting to create some sort of paradox by warning Anakin that Vader was supposed to kill him at some point.

[sith_happened]

"Because of what he did to the Jedi?" Anakin asked. He gave Isabel a small smile. "Luke told me a bit about what happened."

Not really, but it was easier than the truth.

At least for the moment.

[izzyalienqueen]

"Yeah, one in particular," she replied. "But Vader's gone. I'm not going to waste anymore time or energy thinking about him."

Isabel grinned, "Hell it's Spring Break and it's been three months since the last invasion. Trolls by the way. I think that means something fun is bound to happen soon don't you?"

[sith_happened]

Anakin's lower lip jutted out. "I missed trolls?"

[izzyalienqueen]

Laughing, because he looked so disappointed, she nodded. "Yup. Big ugly guy ones that wanted to hit things and girl ones that were looking for pretty. You might have been in trouble then."