Office hours- Saturday

[solo_sword]

Aside from the extremely strange experience of meeting herself and still wanting to give Anakin all the hugs from the other day, Jaina was finding this weekend kind of great. It almost felt weird, since she'd been in such a blah state for so long, but she'd take it.

Today meant leaving Jag to his own devices, wishing him and his brain luck in this town, and heading off to her office in case anyone was wondering why their kid was taking a class on combat. Of course, it did occur to her that any kid who was willingly taking a class on combat probably didn't have parents who'd question it too much.

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[the-raven-boy.livejournal.com]

Bran was beginning to wonder what Mercedes thought she was preparing for with some of these classes. Not that he disapproved of being able to protect oneself she just seemed to have a course load heavy in the subject and light on other things he would think more useful day to day. Strategy, the paper said for this one as he rounded the corner and paused to knock on the door. Jaina Solo was the teacher's name, he said it twice in his head before pocketing the paper and shoving his hands in his pockets as well. He rocked back and forth on his feet. It wasn't a bad school, Mercy seemed to be fitting in which was pleasing.

[solo_sword]

"Come on in," Jaina called, pushing her datapad out of the way.

[bantha-rawk.livejournal.com]

"You're so young!"

Sorry, Jaina.

[solo_sword]

"Thank you!" Jaina replied. "Can I help you?"

[the-raven-boy.livejournal.com]

Bran stepped into the room and paused in case she preferred to confer with the door closed before moving forward to offer her a handshake. "Professor Solo?" He asked to be certain Mercy's instructions had been accurate. "I am Bran Cornick, Mercy's guest." He smiled at her with a lopsided grin he often used to disarm people.

[bantha-rawk.livejournal.com]

"Sure hope so. You teaching Cade t' shoot straight?"

[solo_sword]

She stood to shake his hand, and gestured at the chair in case he wanted to sit. "Right. Hi," she said. "I'm guessing you want to know how she's doing?"

[solo_sword]

"And you would be Uncle Bantha," she realized. "He knew how to shoot pretty straight without my help."

[the-raven-boy.livejournal.com]

He shook her hand and then settled into the chair, absently leaning it back on two legs with... far too much dexterity for someone who looked so young. The chair settled on all fours and he leaned forward, putting his clasped hands on her desk. "I would like that very much." He agreed. "You instruct in strategy?"

[bantha-rawk.livejournal.com]

"Teaching him not to shoot everyone?" Bantha amended.

[solo_sword]

Mercy was lucky Jaina was good at thinking on her feet.

"Mm hm. What's she told you about the class so far?"

[solo_sword]

"He didn't need me for that, either. Though I have told the class that kind of stuff will get them detention and possibly me making them cry in class, so everyone tends to behave."

If he knew her at all, she wasn't going to not say something like that. Other people, she might censor herself.

[bantha-rawk.livejournal.com]

"Did you have to make anyone cry first, or did they take you at your word?" Bantha asked.

[solo_sword]

"I assume the second thing, since no one's cried in class yet," Jaina said.

[bantha-rawk.livejournal.com]

"Kind of disappointed to hear that, not gonna lie," Bantha replied.

[solo_sword]

"The semester's only a few weeks in," Jaina told him. "Mind me asking how you know me?"

She had to ask. Tiny her would ask, too.

[bantha-rawk.livejournal.com]

"Old family friend, lotta years ago," Bantha replied. "Back when I was much smaller than Cade."

[solo_sword]

"When I'm super old," she said with the tiniest lopsided smile.

[bantha-rawk.livejournal.com]

"Still a looker," Bantha said with a wink.

[solo_sword]

"My boyfriend's very lucky," she said, trying not to laugh.

[bantha-rawk.livejournal.com]

"Met him yesterday," Bantha said. "White stripe?"

[solo_sword]

"That's him. Did you know him before, too?"

Not that was her checking on whether or not she was still with him later, nope.

[bantha-rawk.livejournal.com]

"I might have seen him around."

Now he's just messing with you, Jaina.

"Gave good bantha rides."

This was not true.

[solo_sword]

"He does not." She couldn't even picture that.

[bantha-rawk.livejournal.com]

"He made the same face the only time I ever asked," Bantha said with a laugh.