Room 317 [after classes]

[tatooine_doofus]

After an interesting conversation with his father early in the morning, Luke had gone for a long run.

And then an even longer session alone with the punching bag.

And then he'd tried some meditation.

Now? He'd spread parts to a small droid out all over the floor, back carefully turned away from the half of the room that was supposed to have a Z in it, and fiddled around with electronics.

Loud Corellian rock was blaring from his stereo and out through the open door.

If you asked him? He was fine.

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[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I... pretty much didn't go to school back home", he admitted. "Only enough so I wouldn't flunk out."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"I studied to get good enough scores to get into the military academy, but only because I was so desperate to get off of that rock," Luke replied.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Yeah?" Michael asked curiously. "So how'd you wind up here?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"It's kind of a long story," Luke said, "but it ended up with me blowing up this planet-destroying moon-sized weapon and being sent here by the rebel group I was a part of to, um, not get killed once the government figured out who did it."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"...yeah, that'd do it. I think that wins for making trouble."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke grinned. "That wasn't entirely the intention, but winning is always good."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"So, when you're done with the destructor-protection high school, what've you got in mind for next?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Restarting a religion?" Luke said, blushing.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"...wow, you really don't believe in thinking small, do you?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Not really," Luke admitted. "It's something of a family tradition."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael grinned crookedly.

"One of those things you've got to live up to, then?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"My father fulfilled prophecy, my mother was elected queen at 13, my twin sister is basically starting up a government from scratch and my niece from a different time line was the youngest pilot ever admitted to the most elite squadron in our galaxy." He grinned back. "I have some fairly huge shoes to fill."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"...man, you're making me glad all I've got is Max and Isabel. Talk about your pressure."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke smiled. "Makes me want to tell them I just want to run a miniature golf course to see their heads explode."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"But does it make you actually want to just run a miniature golf course?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Not really," Luke admitted. "It'd be kind of a waste of what I've been given, right?"

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Well, I guess. But if it made you happy..."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Restarting the Jedi will make me happier," Luke replied. "Maybe I can play miniature golf in my spare time."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"...you're going to restart a religion and you're expecting to have spare time? Dream on, buddy."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"I'll have to spend some time hiding, too," he said with a grin. "It's why I'm taking a class on being sneaky this semester."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Everyone's got bad guys, huh?" he said, grin turning a little ironic, a little wistful.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"It's a big universe," Luke replied with an equally wry smile. "Not all of the beings in it are devoted to peace and rainbows."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"You mean there's some that really are?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke grinned. "I've read about one or two. They sound horrifically boring."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Figures they would be", Michael said sagely. "No sense of adventure."