Office #3, Friday

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan didn't spend much time in his office, these days. He supposed he ought to, but most students who needed him tended to be able to find him, either at the diner or on Fridays while he was training with his lightsaber.

This Friday... he was not going to be training with his lightsaber, no, and he'd messaged all the usual Friday suspects to tell them as much. If they needed him for anything besides, he was going to be in his office at the school, with a kettle of hot water on for tea, because... yeah, he was still not going to share his caf.

There was a bit of tidying to do, since he hadn't held office hours in roughly forever, so he busied himself with that while he waited for what he was sure was potentially impending disaster. He'd had to leave his blaster at home. His lightsaber was, of course, still in its component parts on his belt, because there was no way on Malachor he was going without after that one year where Vader had arrived on the island.

Ever.

Nope.

He hated Parents Weekend so much.

[OOC: Open!]

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[thatwaslucky]

Rey had promised to call and save him, but she also didn't know how timing was going to work today or whether Kanan would have even seen anyone yet.

Well, if a rescue was needed later, she could always call back.

Ring, ring.

[uncertain_dume]

"Rey," Kanan greeted as he answered the phone. "Thank goodness you called. I think I'm going to wear a trench in my office floor pacing."

There was something big and dark on the island and it was taking all his self-control to not hop onto his ship and hide out in space for the weekend already.

[thatwaslucky]

"Hello," she sajd, frowning. "What happened?"

[uncertain_dume]

"Nothing, yet," Kanan sighed, stopping and contemplating tea for the fifteenth time. "Bad feeling?"

In fairness, it was a really strong bad feeling that felt kinda like a member of the Dark Council was on the island, so Kanan's usual sense of 'on edge' was perhaps a little more edgy than usual.

[thatwaslucky]

"Like a continuation of last week?"

Aww, she didn't really know about having a bad feeling about things!

[uncertain_dume]

Aw, Rey. So young. So innocent.

"More like a cold shadow screaming at my senses," Kanan clarified. "One of those bad feelings that has the courtesy to be tangible, and you really wish it would stop doing that?"

... Did she know the type?

[thatwaslucky]

She really didn't.

"Jedi thing?" she guessed.

[uncertain_dume]

"Jedi thing," Kanan confirmed with a sigh. "I'd be happy to not find out what it actually is, honestly, but knowing my luck, it'll walk right into my office."

[thatwaslucky]

"Remember you can always use me as an excuse if you need to," she said, and added, "I don't know how, or how that all works."

[somethingwithturquoise]

At some point in the day, Kanan would receive a text, because, apparently, his cell was blowin' up this Friday.

Pro-tip: totally quit your day job and be a model.

Could he sense sarcasm through text? Summer was going to trust that he could sense sarcasm through text, because this text was basically dripping with it.

[uncertain_dume]

Got the video, huh? You're welcome. It was either going to be that, or the one Kaidan took from below while I was up a tree.

... Did Kanan just throw himself under a second bus?

Probably.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Once again, I have SO many questions.

Ones Summer was starting to think she'd be better off not asking, buuuttt....

[uncertain_dume]

That was where the gummy bears were growing.

That answered basically nothing, Kanan.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Obvs.

After all, where else would he have gotten giant gummy bears?

Is this tree video the original video previously discussed, or does Kaidan just have a million videos of you and your pants?

[uncertain_dume]

It's the original video. Kaidan reminded me of the... view. I haven't actually seen the video myself, I don't know what it looks like personally.

There was a pause. And then another message.

But now I'm going to be mildly concerned about how many videos of my pants Kaidan might have, thanks.

[somethingwithturquoise]

my work here is done. You're welcome.

You'll have to let me know if you get any interesting visitors. I'll just hanging out at the store today, hoping we have enough toothbrushes

[uncertain_dume]

Toothbrushes? Do I want to know?

It did beat worrying about the bad feelings he had about today, so there was that?

[usual_suspects]

Funny Kanan should worry about it walking into his office.

Call it curiosity - Darth Vowrawn was interested in a Jedi that would teach a Sith. Even if it was teaching charity, which just amused him.

So, here he was, looking around the office in amusement. "Jedi Jarrus, is it?" he asked politely.

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan damn near knocked over the kettle at that, turning on his heel to look at the--

Pureblood Sith. There was something he'd never encountered before. They were a race long, long gone by his time, bred out by human Sith looking to create children who were stronger in the Force. He swallowed, reeled in his shock hard, and then lifted his chin and looked at the Sith with an expression a little too calm.

So, that answered roughly where in the timeline Lana could have come from, right there.

"Jedi Jarrus, yes," he replied, not offering up the fact that he was a Padawan, no. No way. "I take it you're Lana's guest?"

Wild guess.

[usual_suspects]

"I am indeed." Darth Vowrawn's amusement wasn't going anywhere, though he respected the politeness in return. "Darth Vowrawn, head of the Sphere of Logistics. I understand you're one of Miss Beniko's instructors. I suppose I should ask how she's doing?"

Even if he was less interested in the answer for what it said of Lana - he'd make up his own mind on that - than for what it said of Kanan.

[uncertain_dume]

Darth.

Kanan made certain to pull in slow, even breaths. To look at Vowrawn, keep his eyes on the Sith, but not look... challenging?

Vader had taken little interest in him, when he'd been here. Vowrawn had greeted him by name.

"She's an interesting student," he said, evenly. "Eager to learn, but not afraid to share her opinions. She has a keen mind." He lifted his chin a little. "I have to respect that in a student. There's something to be said for a student who actively seeks to understand even those things that they might consider anathema."

[usual_suspects]

"Good, good." He meant that, too. "I confess, when she mentioned that one of her instructors was a Jedi, I was curious as to how that might work. Our relationship with your people has been one...well, nearly as contentious as our relationship with our own," he said cheerfully.

[uncertain_dume]

"It was a bit of a shock when Lana arrived on the island," Kanan said, lifting a shoulder slightly. He clenched his hands for a moment anxiously. He'd gone shock-still otherwise. "I have to say, she's the first Sith I've taught. Not the first Imperial, mind."

Not even the first Imperial to be visited by a Sith Lord on one of these weekends.

...

"Tea?"

It would give him something to occupy himself with. That was good, right?

[usual_suspects]

"Tea would be lovely, thank you," Darth Vowrawn answered, smiling. "I do so adore pleasantries. Far too few people appreciate them."

Congratulations, Kanan. The Sith Lord was now beaming at you.

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan had no clue what to do with that, and so he busied himself with putting the water on to boil instead.

"Manners I picked up from a Master I once knew," he supplied, a touch vaguely, setting teabags into the mugs he'd stolen from the teachers' lounge for the occasion. "I've been working on improving my own for these events, at least."

And also, if he was drinking tea, he wasn't screaming. Win/win.