The Perk, Saturday afternoon

[emo_padawan]

Plus side: when Anakin woke up in his office, he knew where he was.

Minus side: He had no idea what he was doing in a teacher's office and so bolted out of there before Principal Washburn could discover him. He went into town for recon--he couldn't feel the people he normally could, and it was really, really bothering him

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[saddeserthermit]

Obi-Wan had a communicator full of distressed messages from Ahsoka, and Anakin had not felt right that morning. Or rather, his Force presence had given Obi-Wan a constant sense of déjà-vu that left him with an epic headache - and a desire to hunt down his missing former Padawan.

He stepped into the Perk. Stopped. And sighed.

"Of course."

[emo_padawan]

"Master?!" Anakin stood up, looking shocked. "What are you doing here?"

[saddeserthermit]

"Anakin," Obi-Wan echoed mildly. "You look... young."

Was he dodging the question? Duh.

[emo_padawan]

Anakin glared a little at him. "I'm not young! I'm 17!"

So there, Obi-Wan.

[snipsnspecks]

Once they'd gotten to the dorms, Ahsoka had managed to get Caleb settled relatively easily, mostly because he was pretty much dead on his feet, and started sending messages. A lot of messages. In fact she was composing one right now very politely suggesting he check his kriffing comm even as she tracked down his Force presence.

She hit send right before she caught sight of him and stared. "...Master?"

[emo_padawan]

Anakin glanced behind himself, looking for a Master. "Me?"

[snipsnspecks]

Yes, him. "Master?" Ahsoka repeated. "Why are you...?"

Maybe the stress was getting to her.

[emo_padawan]

"I'm not a Master," Anakin said, eyes huge. "I'm not even a proper Jedi yet."

[uncertain_dume]

Caleb had slept last night. Actually slept! In a bed! After eating! Food! That he hadn't scrounged from a dumpster!

... But he was still lost and dazed and more than a little traumatized, to say the least. So he wasn't about to let Ahsoka get too far out of his sight if he could at all help it. He shuffled into the Perk not far behind her, and then oozed into a seat and just kind of stared blankly at the pastry display. His thoughts were working on catching up to the situation, please hold.

[saddeserthermit]

And that... was most certainly Padawan Dume, as Obi-Wan most vividly remembered him. He sank into a seat opposite the boy, somewhat composed now that the first shock had passed. "Padawan Dume," he greeted gently. "Hello."

[uncertain_dume]

Caleb's gaze snapped to Obi-Wan, his eyes wide in... Shock? Relief? Maybe shame. There was at least a hint of shame in there, behind the rest of it.

He'd been told to run. Caleb had listened. Master Billaba was dead.

He should have stayed to fight alongside her.

"Master Kenobi?"

And then, for what was possibly the first time in his life, Padawan Caleb Dume sat there trying to figure out what to say.

It was getting increasingly difficult to not just start crying and be done with it.

[saddeserthermit]

"Yes."

Obi-Wan affected the calmest tone he could think of, and accompanied it with a little nudge in the Force filled with much the same calm, and some comfort. "I see you've already found Ahsoka. Good." A pause. "Are you all right?"

[solo_sword]

Stillon a mission, Jaina had too much time just waiting in a queue to be given clearance to land on a planet, so she got bored and picked up her phone.

Anything interesting going on?

[Hell no I'm not missing this.]

[emo_padawan]

Anakin stared at his comm for a long moment before writing back:

Who are you?

[solo_sword]

Jaina frowned.

Jaina. Did you get a new phone?

Did people usually get 'new phone, who dis'-ed by their grandparents?

[emo_padawan]

Anakin looked at the comm. It did look updated.

I guess?