Room 313, Thursday evening

[solo_sword]

Jaina had spent a good part of her time after classes either in the junkyard, collecting parts, or in the garage, adding them to the hoverboard, which still wasn't entirely at the hovering stage yet. Maybe she wasn't as up on how repulsors worked as she thought she was. Which was why she was trying to call Anakin (the brother, not the grandfather), but she still wasn't getting an answer.

"Next time I go to a strange planet, I'm making sure it's in a decent time zone," she muttered.


[Door's open, as is post. I demand entertainment. And maybe a song and dance.]

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Having found his way to Jaina's room for no good reason whatsoever, John leaned against the doorframe. "So this is the third floor."

[solo_sword]

Jaina looked up, putting the comlink down and smiling in greeting. "It is! Does it look much different from the other floors?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"It seems closer to the ground than the fifth floor," he faked a thoughtful look.

[solo_sword]

"I'd heard that, but I always believed it was a nasty rumor," she said. "Come on in."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He stepped inside, looking for a spot to lean or slouch. "How's your week been?"

[solo_sword]

There was a desk chair and the bed on Jaina's side of the room, and it was pretty clear where Inara's side of the room was and where Jaina's was. Mostly due to the spare parts scattered around.

"Good," she said, pulling her legs under her. "The classes aren't exactly what I expected, but that's a good thing. What about you?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John sat on the chair and settled into a comfortable slouch. "Mine either," he agreed. "A couple seem much more serious than anticipated. Like Ethics class."

[solo_sword]

"Yeah, that one should be interesting," she said. And while she didn't want to outright ask whether Anakin had said anything of note to him, she really kind of wanted to ask. "At least he's upfront?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"He is that. I found out I am to ask permission to touch your hair," John informed her. "He's very protective of it."

[solo_sword]

Of all the possible things Jaina had expected? That wasn't it. Looking confused, she said, "You can if you want to. Seriously?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I'm going to hold you to that," John chuckled. "But he was just warning me."

[solo_sword]

Jaina winced. "I'm sorry. I was hoping he wouldn't."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Hey, at least he cares enough to try to scare boys away," John pointed out.

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"I had a very quiet class," Inara said without preamble as she entered carrying several books. "How are you?"

[solo_sword]

"Pondering mentally stalking my brother until he picks up his comlink," Jaina answered. "Quiet? Is that good?"

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"I think so? And is there a reason you're, ah, stalking your brother?" She frowned, "Does it matter which brother?"

[solo_sword]

"Anakin. The younger younger one. I'm currently failing at hoverboards, so I'm hoping to talk him into sending me a part," she admitted. Look, time went faster there. It could get to her tomorrow for all she knew. "Which class?"

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"What's a hoverboard?" She was more than happy to listen to the details, even if she didn't understand what Jaina was talking about. "Um, communication, ironically."

[solo_sword]

"It's exactly that, a board that you can stand on or ride while it's hovering in the air. Vi put the idea in my head while she was here, but I can't get the main components working correctly because I've never actually taken them apart to see how they worked before," Jaina explained.

"And that's either the best or worst-taught class I've ever heard of. I reserve judgment."

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"Have you taken them apart now?" With all the parts scattered around, it was sometimes difficult to tell. "I'll keep you posted. Is everything all right with your brother, I hope?"

[solo_sword]

"Not yet. Working on it. And I think he's fine," she said. Her connection to Anakin wasn't nearly as strong as it was to Jacen, but she liked to think that even at this distance she would know if something happened to him. "He's probably just training, or en route somewhere. Or he's like little brothers everywhere and left his comlink somewhere."

She shrugged. "So are you done with classes for the week? What'd you think so far?"

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"I don't know about little brothers, but I'll take your word for it." She set the books on her desk, then curled up on the bed.

"They're good so far. I think Lulu really knows what she's talking about, though I almost wish I wasn't taking her class with Gavin. What about yours?"

[solo_sword]

"Interesting. I got to shoot at monsters in one, which was a plus," she said. And also she was learning about Ethics from a former genocidal Sith, which was a whole other topic. "Lulu... Was she the one who taught, uh..." She'd only seen it in the course description, but by her facial expression it should be pretty clear that Jaina was right on which class it was.

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"There's a class on shooting monsters?" Inara looked intrigued by that, if not particularly eager to take it herself. "And yes, she was. I took one over the summer with Professor Bluth, but his methods and information were too misinformed for me."

[solo_sword]

"Advanced Tactics. We got to suit up and go shooting simulated creatures. Good practice for Fandom," Jaina said. "And okay, call me naive? But shouldn't Sex Ed be one subject where the teacher is definitely informed?"