Room 317 [afternoon]

[tatooine_doofus]

Luke, dressed all in black and sporting a black glove on his right hand, opened the door to his room to the annoyed beeping of Artoo.

"Look, I'm sorry that I couldn't figure out where the elevator is," Luke said, rolling his eyes. "The stairs won't actually kill you, you know

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[tatooine_doofus]

Luke looked over with a small smile. "Hi. I don't know you," he said. He glanced around the room quickly. How long had he been gone?

No, still his stuff.

"I'm Luke."

[tatooine_doofus]

Luke's smile widened. "Welcome to Fandom, then," he said. "Um. Strange question. What day is it?" He shrugged. "It was kind of a long trip from home and time gets screwy around here."

[auroryborealis]

As soon as the beeping of Rory's phone caught her attention, she dashed up the stairs and tore into Luke's room. Upon finding the door open and him inside, Rory gave a slight shriek - joy, surprise and repressed worry all rolled into one noise - and flung herself at him in a hug.

[tatooine_doofus]

"Hi to you, too," Luke whispered, holding on tightly.

[auroryborealis]

"I was so, so, so, so, so worried and I didn't know what was happening and you're here and you're okay and Lukey there were trolls and you missed them and I have so much to tell you!" Rory informed Luke's shoulder.

[tatooine_doofus]

"I missed you, too," Luke said, not coming close to letting go. "It feels like I was gone forever."

He paused. "Wait. Trolls?"

[once_a_king]

There were no classes and Peter had already trained today so he was wandering randomly. Until he saw Luke's door propped open.

He knocked carefully, wondering if it was Z or if Luke had returned.

[tatooine_doofus]

Luke gave Peter a big smile. "Hello, stranger!" he said.

Artoo gave a friendly tootle from the corner where he was making friends with the food replicator.

[once_a_king]

Peter grinned back. "Luke! Welcome back."

He glanced at Artoo with a lot less surprise that he would have had 7 months ago. "And you have a new friend!"

[tatooine_doofus]

"This is Artoo," Luke said. "He helps fly the X-Wing."

Artoo made a noise that sounded amazingly like someone blowing a raspberry. "And he's here to make sure I keep all of my limbs intact," Luke added, rolling his eyes. "Leia was worried."

[can_be_more]

Pretty much as soon as she gets the call, Aeryn's heading up to Luke's room and knocking on the door.

[tatooine_doofus]

Luke looked a lot older, but definitely less bruised than the last time Aeryn saw him.

"Hi," he said, smiling softly. "I heard I missed trolls."

[can_be_more]

"Something else will come along. It's Fandom," she smiles. "Welcome back."

[tatooine_doofus]

"Is he here?" Luke asked.

Because that would decide if it was good to be back.

[multiplez]

Z burst into her room, then froze. It took her a moment to process what was going on here. "Luke! You're back! And you have two hands! And..." she squinted at Artoo. "A trash can?" she guessed.

[tatooine_doofus]

Artoo let out a series of indignant hoots and whistles.

"Artoo, calm down," Luke said, grinning. "Hi! He's a droid. And the medical facilities at home made me almost as good as new."

[multiplez]

Z boggled at Artoo. "...Luke, I think your trash can is trying to communicate. And almost is good!" she added quickly. "So that's where you disappeared off to?"

[tatooine_doofus]

Luke nodded. "Yeah. My old teacher," who was dead, but Luke saw no reason to tell his roommate that when she already thought he was a little insane, "wanted me to come home for a bit."

It had changed him--new haircut, new wardrobe. And he wasn't smiling as much. "I'm sorry if I worried you."