Room 317 [late afternoon]

[tatooine_doofus]

Luke was in his room, sleeves up--the gash on his arm was fading rapidly--surrounded by his tool kit and fiddling with Artoo. If it stopped him from dwelling on other things, well, bonus.

Artoo was not entirely thrilled being used as a distraction.

"Try it again, please," Luke said.

Artoo obligingly began to spit back the beginning of "I Know A Song That Gets On Everybody's Nerves."

"It needs to be higher pitched, louder," Luke said, "and more off-key."

The door was open if anyone was wondering what he was up to.

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[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Yesterday would've been fine by me," Luke muttered.

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"Her never coming here would've been great too," Tori added.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Well, if we're asking for the impossible, I'd also like a pony," Luke said with a small smile.

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

Tori chuckled. "A pony sounds nice. Though, I think I'll take my own surfing company, yeah. That's what I want."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Is that what you're going to do when you leave?" Luke asked.

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"It's something I'd like to do, yes," Tori nodded. "But I think I'll go back to teaching my students for a while. I've missed them."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke smiled. "I bet you're a good teacher."

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Tori smiled, blushing slightly. "I've certainly tried to be."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"How many students will you have?" he asked, putting the cover back on Artoo's innards.

The little droid zipped away.

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure," Tori answered honestly. "When I left to come here, I had about twenty in the water class. I'm sure more will have joined by now. I'd say at least thirty. Sometimes I'll join up with Dustin and Shane and we'll teach all of our students together, even though they're of different classes."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like a lot of people," Luke said, eyes wide. "I've never had a class bigger than ten or fifteen until I came here."

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"It is," Tori admitted, smiling. "But they're quick learners, so it's pretty easy teaching them. Really? Wow."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Tatooine was very, very tiny," Luke said. "It wasn't like the schools were jammed. I still have days where I'm not used to this many people around."

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"I'm used to it, I tend to forget that other people might not be," Tori admitted, grinning sheepishly.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Don't worry about it," Luke said, smiling. "It's gotten a lot better. I don't hide out in my room nearly as much."

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"I'm glad to hear that," Tori grinned. "If you did, I think I'd have to come and drag you out," she winked.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke gave her another small smile. "Only if it was you."

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

That caused Tori to grin happily. "I'm glad to hear that."