Room 317 [afternoon]

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Luke wouldn't say that he had been spending the entire weekend hiding in his room, but he'd pretty much spent the entire weekend hiding in his room.

He'd call it "processing."

It looked a lot like brooding.

Yoda was in his tank doing the supportive pet thing. Or sleeping. It was kind of hard to tell.

[OOC: Door is closed, post is open :)]

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"Of course," Rory replied, not letting go yet. "Everyone should have someone to talk to about this kind of thing."

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"I'm freaking people out enough," Luke said into her shoulder. "I didn't want to add, 'by the way, my family died last week. Pass the popcorn.'"

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"You could've told me."

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Luke sniffled. "I thought I just did."

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"Before now, dork," Rory said affectionately, rubbing his back.

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"...oh."

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"Do you want to talk about them?"

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Luke pulled back and rubbed at his eyes. "Not really," he said. "I mean, the last thing I said to Uncle Owen was rude and frustrated."

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"That happens a lot," Rory said. "But don't dwell on it, because it's not as though you were rude and frustrated your whole life, were you?"

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Luke was silent.

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"You weren't," Rory replied. "Unless you swapped brains with someone very sweet and helpful very recently."

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"I didn't want to be there any more," Luke said, "and I wasn't subtle about it." He let out a shaky laugh. "I'm sure there's a lesson in there somewhere about being careful what you wish for."

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"But if you had been there...." Rory said, and left it.

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"I'd be dead, too, and the droids would've been in the hands of the Empire," Luke recited. "It doesn't really help."

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"Last year, one of my friends was killed by the guy who did this," Rory said, pointing to her neck. "And I blamed myself. And then when he got me and Logan, I blamed myself again. I know that the hypothetical, 'If I had been there,' situations don't help. But beating yourself up doesn't, either."

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Luke sighed. "I know," he said. "It's just...not really working."

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"It'll get better. And I know I sound like a broken record," Rory said. "But I swear it does."

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Luke looked very, very young when he finally met her eyes. "You promise?"

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"Cross my heart and hope to lose my will to drink coffee," Rory swore.

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That got a smile. "Sounds serious," he said.

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"It's my most solemn vow," Rory said very seriously. "I could pinky-swear, too, if you'd like, but that's a weird Earth thing that I doubt anyone's explained to you."

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Luke stared. "...you're right."

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Rory smiled and held up her pinky finger. "Now, hold up your pinky like I am now."

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Brow furrowed, Luke held out his right hand.

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Rory hooked her pinky around his. "Okay, now I pinky swear that it gets better," she said. "Promises don't get more serious than this."