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[hopesparks]

Who: Anakin & friends
What: Local teenager wakes up from a long nap
When: Early November
Where: Everywhere

Content Warnings: None yet!

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[forcechanic]

Yeah. You missed out on me being extra irritable.

[Now she's just a regular amount of irritated that is warranted. And glowing.]

About how you didn't warn me one morning there might be a creepy eye cocoon.

[hopesparks]

[ He rubs his eyes, but all he does is get more goo on his face. Ugh.

Vaguely: ] Hm? Well, I... didn't think there would be.

[forcechanic]

[She searches around the room for something that will at least serve as a clean rag]

Given that there is apparently no way of predicting it that was a bad assumption.

[hopesparks]

[ Fortunately, Anakin has several clean rags in his room that he hasn't gotten around to putting back in his workshop yet.

He sighs. ] Sorry.

[ He means it. He never means to worry his sister or get into trouble. It just seems to happen. ]

[forcechanic]

[She would ruffle his hair, but it's got... stuff in it.]

I'm not mad. But is there anything else I need to know?

[hopesparks]

[ He lets out a soft huff, almost amused. ]

Yeah there's probably a lot I've forgotten to mention. But, in terms of the cocoon, it's harmless. Some people come back with new memories or are physically older. I don't have any new memories.

[ He pauses. ]

Do I look any older?

[forcechanic]

You're still too old, but not any worse than before.

[She sighs]

Is there anything about this place that isn't weird?

[hopesparks]

Um. No, no it's all weird.

[ Anakin tries to stand without slipping in the, ugh, goo. ]

What a mess. What is this even made of?

[forcechanic]

Some sort of biopolymer, I guess.

[It almost reminds her of Waru, but her memories of that might not be entirely accurate]

I don't know what solvent we need for it.

[hopesparks]

[ Anakin can't help but think of the Yuuzhan Vong-- this wouldn't be out of place as one of their living prisons. He banishes that thought as fast as he can. They're not here. He and Jaina might be in danger but, mercifully, not from the Yuuzhan Vong.

He manages to stand but his legs feel wobbly and his joints feel stiff. He winces as he stretches. ]

We could ask Ben. He's been in one of these before.