Tahiri's Usual Spot on the Beach, Friday Afternoon

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All her things were packed; her room had been restored to its original state, her X-Wing was prepped, and her blaster, gaderffii, and lightsaber cleared out of the weapons locker. Tahiri didn't own that much, and everything non-essential that she'd accumulated over the last three years had been shipped out ahead of her. The rest was stowed safely

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It wasn't some visitor come strolling up the beach, no. But Ender knew what day it was back in Fandom, and what would be happening. He didn't know if Tahiri had left yet, but either way, she probably deserved a call.

And so her phone might have been ringing.

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And Tahiri might have been smiling when she saw who was calling.

"Hi, Ender. I'd be impressed at your timing, but somehow I can't entirely believe it was a coincidence you just happened to call on the day I have to leave."

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"It was a gamble," Ender admitted, smiling, too. "I knew it was going to be sometime this week. Blame serendipity, though."

He tapped his foot against the floor where he sat. "All packed?"

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"The only thing left is to get into the X-Wing and take off," Tahiri confirmed, not sounding horribly thrilled about it. She moved over to perch on a rock she could swear had developed a patina of sorts from her sitting on it so many times and looked out over the water. "Which I'm trying to put off until the last possible minute. It feels a bit strange to be leaving this place behind; it's the first place I've lived for any length of time that I haven't had to leave unexpectedly."

After a moment:

"Even if the view across the causeway has changed so many times."

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Raven had had a long conversation with Tahiri only a few days before, but she wasn't about to let her leave without seeing her again. Fortunately she could use her gifts to track her friend down on the beach. She teleported a short distance away and began to walk across the sand.

"Hello, Tahiri," she called out. "I am sorry to see you go."

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"Likewise," Tahiri replied, standing and moving toward Raven. "Well . . . more like I'm sorry I have to leave all of you, but you know what I meant, I hope."

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"I understand," Raven said. She sighed as she looked out across the water. "I do not like this time of year, when friends must leave. I hope you will not disappear like some have."

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"I have no intentions of disappearing," Tahiri answered, carefully avoiding anything that sounded like a promise. "I can't guarantee my duties back home will give me anything like a reasonable break schedule, but it's not actually exciting missions all the time for most of us. I'll see you next time I'm here, I hope."

[likesscoundrels]

Leia had gotten Tahiri's message while making the preparation for her own leave-taking, which was terribly convenient since she wanted to see Tahiri anyway. She headed down to the beach to find her that afternoon.

"Ready to go?" she asked. She was eager herself, but reluctant as well.

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"Ready as rockets," Tahiri answered without thinking, an odd little smile coming to her face as she did; she'd used that phrase with Anakin so many times. "You too, huh?"

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"I have a future to live up to," Leia said with a tiny smile of her own. "I can't do that from here."

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"Obviously not," Tahiri answered. "How are you ever going to end up nearly adopting me, or finding a million ways to embarrass Jaina at every opportunity, or anything like that if you stay?"

[kestrelswolf]

Firekeeper- or Blind Seer for that matter- weren't really all that sentimental, but Tahiri was pack as far as they were concerned, and so it wouldn't be right to not see her off.

So they sidled up to Tahiri, not speaking just yet, just standing by her side.

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Tahiri sensed their presence, of course, and ducked her head to hide the smile that crossed her face -- she was more sentimental than they were, but wouldn't overwhelm them with it right off.

Instead she grunted softly, a familiar sort of Tusken greeting, and leaned over to nudge Firekeeper's shoulder lightly with her own.

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Firekeeper's lips curled up in a small smile as she curled her toes in the wet sand to steady herself at the nudge. Blind Seer gently nipped at Tahiri's hand on her other side, his own version of a greeting. "I want to see your world sometime," she said plainly.

[ooc: the problem with multiple computers is sometimes when you forget to hit 'post' you don't realise it for DAYS. shut up.]

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"There will always be a place for you there, I'll make sure of it," Tahiri answered, and reached a hand out to scratch at Blind Seer's ears. "And I hope I'll get a chance to see yours someday, too."

[OOC: I am PAINFULLY familiar with that problem, technology whore that I am.]