Room 317 [afternoon]

[tatooine_doofus]

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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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Exceptionally." Rory nodded. "I have no idea where the information comes from, but wow, inaccurate."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I've been meaning to ask," Luke said. "What's 'emo?' It keeps getting mentioned along with my name."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"It's being sad," Rory explained, trying not to laugh. "Usually in a broody, kind of self-indulgent way, but they really just like using that word around here. It's short for emotional."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I've been kind of spreading that sort of thing around," Luke admitted.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"We're all between the ages of fourteen and eighteen, roughly," Rory said. "Emo just kinds of follows teenagers, honestly. If you weren't the cause, something else would be."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Next week it's someone else's turn, then," Luke decided.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Well, I just had my turn recently," Rory said. "So I can't take the baton then. But someone else surely will."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke gave Rory a small smile. "I think we've both had more than our fair share."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"This time next week, though, something else will happen to distract us all."

Rory really, really hoped that was true, considering she would need distraction badly come next Monday.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure you're right," Luke said, smiling wider.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I should get out of your way, though," Rory said regretfully, starting to get up.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," Luke said, looking Rory in the eyes. "It helped to talk." He glanced over at the turtle tank. "And I think Yoda missed you."

Yoda? Was asleep.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Of course he did. I took care of him for a couple months while your dad was on missions. He totally loves me."

Rory had absolutely nothing to back this up, no.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke took a closer look at the tank. "He's smiling at you," he said seriously, nodding. "So you have to come back a lot."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I'm glad I have a reason now," Rory teased. "Otherwise I'd never come back."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

It took Luke a beat to realize she was kidding. "I'll have to come up with acceptable bribes, then," he said, laughing.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Coffee and chocolate are your safest bets," she advised with a grin.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Or a combination of the two, even," Luke replied, grinning.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Aha, you've been taught about mochas?" Rory guessed.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

He'd actually thought he'd come up with a Revolutionary New Concept, sadly.

"Yes?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Why is that a question?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Because I don't know what a mocha is?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory sighed. "Chocolate coffee. You have your father's habit of thinking you've invented something that's been around awhile, huh?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke gave her what he hoped was a terribly endearing smile. "Maybe?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"How very Anakin of you," Rory remarked, heading towards the door. "I'll see you later, Lukey."