Office hours [all day Tuesday]

[sith_happened]

Anakin was in his office forming glitter solar systems.

It only looked like he was bored.

He'd tell you he was practicing Very Important Jedi Things.

He'd be full of it.

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[dr_jwilsonmd]

Wilson was taking a cup of coffee for a walk.

It was about as productive as glitter solar systems.

Pausing by the door, he stood there for a moment with a bemused expression on his face.

"What, are you doing?"

[sith_happened]

Anakin's attention didn't waver. "Remembering my astronomy," he said with a slight smile. "This is the Naboo system."

[dr_jwilsonmd]

Wilson's lips quirk in a rueful smile and he leaned against the doorframe watching.

"I'll take your word for it," he said, since it was unlikely he would ever be in a position to argue what the Naboo system looked like.

[sith_happened]

"Something more familiar, then," Anakin said, waving his hand lazily and reconfiguring the glitter into the solar system Earth was a part of.

[multi_madrox]

Jamie almost tripped walking into Anakin's office but managed to keep himself from falling to the ground and saving the precious nectar of Grape Judas that he was holding in a gigantor cup.

"Professor Skywalker!" Jamie said in greeting as he put the drink down on Anakin's desk. "Look! Grape Judas! I brought one for you."

[sith_happened]

"Thank you?" Anakin asked, staring into the cup.

He had no idea what Grape Judas was.

[multi_madrox]

"It's a squishy," Jamie said bouncing slightly on the balls of his feet. "You drink it!"

Jamie then took a sip from his cup and his eyes rolled back into his head in rapture.

[sith_happened]

The unspoken "why?" was written all over Anakin's face as he took a cautious sip and tried not to shudder at the sweetness.

"Thank you," he repeated.

[southernbender]

Katara realised she'd not seen her former mentor in a very long time. And since she was bored and wandering around and saw the door open, she decided to peek in.

"Hi!"

[sith_happened]

Anakin gave her a small smile. "Katara!" He waved her into the office and brought the glitter down from the ceiling to form a large ball between his hands. "It's good to see you."

[southernbender]

"I don't have any classes today so I was bored," she explained. "Uhh, not that I would only come to see you when I was bored! And, hey, glitter! I learned how to waterbend with glitter over the summer!"

It was a save...really.

[sith_happened]

Anakin raised an eyebrow but let the snub pass. "You can bend the glitter?" he asked. "Into what?"

[on_her_korhal]

It seemed to be turning into a long and incredibly boring day, so Kerrigan decided to stalk the hallways once again.

She was about to turn around and head back to her office when she noticed something... well, interesting would probably be the term.

"What system's that?" she asked. Her voice might have been a little quiet.

[sith_happened]

"Naboo," Anakin replied just as quietly. "Different galaxy."

[on_her_korhal]

She nodded. "Not Koprulu either, I take it..." Kerrigan stared at the glittery patterns for a little while. "...Don't think I've ever seen a star map quite like that."

[sith_happened]

"It's a habit I picked up as a teenager," Anakin said, though he didn't look much out of his teen years. "Glitter takes some concentration to keep in the proper places."

He waved his hand lazily and the glitter consolidated into a ball in front of him.

"Where's Koprulu?" he asked. "I'm unfamiliar with the name."

[tatooine_doofus]

At the very end of the day, after a long conversation with Adah, Luke found himself loitering outside Anakin's office.

[sith_happened]

Anakin peered out the door. "Luke?" he called quietly.

[tatooine_doofus]

Luke leaned against the doorway, very clearly working up the nerve to say something.

"I'm not sure I'm ever going to be all right with what you did," he told his boots, "but that was a different you."

He glanced over at Anakin. "And the you I know took lightning so I didn't die. Whatever you used to be..." Luke trailed off, "you're not him any more. And there's no reason to hate a man who doesn't exist."

[sith_happened]

Anakin watched him, hardly daring to breathe in case it scared Luke off.