Third floor common room [morning]

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

After spending most of the night in a Jedi healing trance, Luke didn't look like he'd had a wall dropped on him the night before.

But he was very, very tired of his room. And he was hungry.

So over Artoo's protests, he was in the common room attempting to make breakfast.

Since he wasn't making cereal, it wasn't going very well.

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[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn wandered in a little bit later, and grinned when she spotted Luke. "Hey. Want a hand?"

Not that she'd be much of a help, but it should be entertaining. "Y'know, your dad stood me up yesterday."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke nodded. "He got kidnapped," he said casually.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Cool, what're we--what?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke gave her a sheepish look. "Kidnapped?" he repeated. "The Jedi had an adventure this week."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

She tried to pin him down with a look. "All the Jedi? Are you okay? What happened, other than the kidnapping?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Some guy thought he had a destiny," Luke said, "and tried to strip the Force from us. It kind of doesn't work that way."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Which didn't answer any of her questions, really. "You got taken, too?" She stomped over and went to kick him in the shin. "Destinies are dumb. Are you really okay? Do you want me to take you to the clinic?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"I was there yesterday," Luke assured her. "They didn't even hold me overnight. I did a Jedi thing and can't even tell I got a wall tossed at me yesterday. Breakfast?"

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Her stomach growled, but she didn't notice. "A WALL????"

She started circling around him, looking for injuries, which she hadn't found, so that was something. "Was anyone else hurt?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Not at all, except for some electrical jolts to keep us from channeling the Force. Dad came in pretty singed but he recovered really quickly," Luke said, not making things better at all.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn was now staring at Luke in a combination of horror, amusement, and pride. "How did you get out?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Master Jolee--the guy who runs the bar now?--Force picked the locks once the Force came back, and then we went after Doom with lightsabers and glares." Luke smiled. "I'm not sure which one is scarier on my father."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Is the guy dead?" Not that Dawn wouldn't love to help Luke get revenge, but she wasn't completely stupid. If he and his father plus two other Jedi hadn't killed the bad guy, he was either too strong or there was a good reason for it. There was nothing she could do.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke shook his head. "He's a student," he said with a little frown. "He can learn from his severe lapse in judgment."

Luke was a little optimistic.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River smiled at Dawn, tilting her head.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn considered smiling and waving like a normal person, but stuck her tongue out at River instead.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River made a face at Dawn that involved wide glaring eyes and bared teeth.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn's next salvo involved wiggling fingers sticking out the sides of her head like moose antlers.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River responded by tilting her head to the side and letting her tongue fall out and her eyes roll up.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Oh, like that, was it? Trying desperately not to start giggling at River, Dawn blew a long raspberry, eyes crossed.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River crossed her arms, nodding. That was impressive.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"I win!" Dawn was highly impressed with herself, and with River. "How'd you get your eyes back that far?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Natural talent," River replied. She had let Dawn win, of course.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"So, I can't learn and use it to gross out Buffy?" She pouted. "Seems unfair."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River looked thoughtful. "Perhaps with a lot of practice," she said.

[Bedtime!]