closed ★ hope is always the antidote

[hopesparks]

Who: Anakin & friends
What: Catching up after the chaos of July and August
When: Early September
Where: All over the Trench

Content Warnings: Past suicidal ideation, death & funerary rites, references to war & genocide

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[hopesparks]

[ Anakin knows when to pick his battles. Jaina drinking caf is perfectly natural to him and, well, he doesn't even think about it stunting her growth since she doesn't grow much taller anyway.

He, of course, is smart enough not to mention that. Or talk very much about the future. There's no need to worry her about something she'll never encounter. At least, that's his justification.

He looks at her from over his shoulder. He also wouldn't chastise her for using the Force frivolously but he does make a note to move the most commonly-used dishes to the lower shelves.

Anakin gives her a slight, amused smile. ] I'm not that tall.

[forcechanic]

You're taller than me, which violates the natural order of things.

[LIttle brothers are meant to be shorter. And then weird time things happen.

At least she's really getting the hang of the whole legs thing as she hops back down with the mug. Which is probably also using some Jedi influence.]

[hopesparks]

[ Dryly: ] My deepest apologies, Jaina. I promise not to get any taller until you can catch up.

[forcechanic]

It's the least weird part of all of this. But it's still weird!

[And she's not going to stop being the big sister because of it]

[hopesparks]

[ As if reading her mind: ]

Would it help if I publicly announced that you're my big sister?

[ He turns off the stove and starts divvying up the food. Some eggs and toast with fruit preserves (courtesy Ezra's Paleblood compulsion to can fruit a few months ago). ]

[forcechanic]

[She rolls her eyes]

Just because every person I say "Solo" to assumes I'm younger doesn't mean we need a big announcement.

[Because she's younger but that doesn't matter]

[hopesparks]

[ He shrugs, though there's an amused smile on his face. ] Just thought I'd offer.

[ Anakin carries the plates out of the kitchen and sets them on a small table nearby. Most of the furniture in his house is mismatched: some of it was in the house when he chose it, but he found and fixed up everything else. It extends to his dishes too. He has a range of cups from a delicate teacup to a mug with the words 'Bless This Mess' in faded letters.

None of it is the tidy, put-together Coruscant apartment they live in that is carefully cared for by C3PO. But it's clean and homey, at least. ]

[forcechanic]

I reserve the right to change my mind.

[She doesn't think it'll be necessary, but it is pretty annoying.

Okay, so it's more their dad's workshop than the actual apartment. That's fine, she loves dad's workshop.

She follows him over and frowns.]

The caf doesn't smell very strong, does it?

[hopesparks]

Fair enough.

[ He's still getting used to it. Jaina is still herself in all of the ways that matter, but the idea of someone younger than him fussing over him is still weird. Even if it is Jaina. ]

Yeah, I can't find any good quality caf here. Tea is much easier to come by.

[forcechanic]

Usually even bad caf smells like something though...

[This is kinda weird]

[hopesparks]

[ Anakin frowns slightly, reaching for his own cup and sniffing it. Sure, it doesn't smell like high-quality caf, but it does have a smell. ]

What do you mean? I can smell it.

[forcechanic]

[She sticks her nose into the mug and frowns after setting it back down]

Yeah, nothing.

[hopesparks]

[ He frowns in concern. ]

Are you getting a cold?

[forcechanic]

I don't feel stuffy.

[Not that she's any better than their parents about being sick]

There's just nothing.

[hopesparks]

[ Anakin suspects this could be some Trench nonsense, which sets him on edge a little. ]

Does anything else feel off?

[forcechanic]

I've barely figured out what normal feels like here.

[Bad timing that.]

It's just the smell, I think.

[hopesparks]

[ Well that's a relief. For the moment. ]

If anything changes or it doesn't come back by the end of the month, let me know. I think it has something to do with the Trench.

[forcechanic]

So I just need to get used to weird things happening for a month before we worry?

[This is annoying, but it shouldn't stop her from doing anything at least]