Preserve Clearing [lunchtime]

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After leaving Rory a message to meet for lunch in the clearing she'd mentioned to him, Luke had wandered down to J, GOB for the proper supplies.

Being a boy, they leaned heavily towards Things Stuck Between Bread and Things Made of Chocolate and not so much with the vegetables or fruit.

He plopped down on the grass and tried to process some of the people he'd met in the last few days: a frog, a giant turtle, a girl from the future (though not his), Gavin--who wasn't nine years old any more, apparently-- a Padawan from the past, and oh, let's not forget, his niece. What the hell, Fandom, what the hell.

The people in Platypus seemed to be pretty great, though -- and Annette seemed really excited about his date with Tori.

Not that he was nervous about that. At all.

Except for the part where he was.

His gaze rested on initials carved into a tree nearby and he fought the instinct to roll his eyes. Hopefully his father hadn't done anything stupid to Rory in the last few weeks.

He wasn't counting on it, though.

[OOC: for rory__gilmore, please]

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Rory came wandering along shortly, carrying two iced coffees and reeking of sunscreen. "Hi!"

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"Hi, stranger," Luke said, grinning up at her. "How have you been?"

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"Busy," she decided, flopping down. "Sorry for being a crappy friend? How goes life in Lukeyville?"

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"You're not a crappy friend," Luke said, nudging his shoulder against hers. "And this weekend has been insane. Leia's daughter is here."

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"Leia's what?"

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"Daughter," Luke said, eyes huge. "She has two brothers at home. Where I am, apparently, 40."

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Rory's eyes were as big as saucers.

"...who's the daddy?" she finally asked. "Han?"

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Luke nodded. "My father's going to have a fit when he figures that out," he said.

He looked a little gleeful at the prospect.

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Rory grinned. "Your Han isn't a creep," she said. "Hopefully...your niece's dad isn't, either."

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Luke smiled. "I'd hope Leia would have decent taste in all realities."

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"I'd like to think so too but let's not forget about when our children all showed up," Rory said.

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Luke grinned harder. "Yeah. What was other you thinking?"

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"I have no idea," she said, shaking her head. "I'm kind of thinking brain damage."

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"Poor Rory's brain," Luke teased, patting her on the head. "Oh!" He dug into the container of food he had brought and brought out two colorfully wrapped gifts. "Happy graduation," he said.

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"Lookit the mug! He has a wee hat!" she said happily, tearing off the paper. "And oooooooooooooooooooooh. I've been wanting a nice pen for forever!"

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"I'm glad you like them," Luke said shyly. "I was worried."

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Rory bounced over and hugged him. "They're great. Thank you so much."

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Luke clung back. "And your speech was great, even if it was a little overshadowed by the school blowing up."

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"Marty said the same thing," Rory giggled.

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"Marty's a smart guy," Luke agreed. "I liked your grandparents, even if they think I'm a little touched in the head."

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"A little?" she remarked.

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"Okay, they think I'm completely out of my mind," Luke said, rolling his eyes. "Happy now?" He grinned. "Grab some food. I bought a little bit of everything."

Just nothing, you know, green.

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Like that was going to bother Rory?

"Great!" she said. "Thanks. I brought you coffee."

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"Excellent," Luke said, "I need it." He took a sip from the cup. "There's another Jedi running around now, too, named Qui-Gon."

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Rory's eyes went huge.

"Qui-Gon?"