Room 424 [afternoon]

[momslilassassin]

Ben hadn't really had much of a chance to talk to his dad that week: lessons with his grandfather (who was still kicking his butt with a lightsaber without moving. It was annoying), a date with Tahiri (which he would definitely be doing again. Yes.), classes, clubs, stopping in on his weekly trips to bother Ender, Kaylee, and Aravis...for a not-so-social person, he had managed to fill up his schedule pretty well.

But he'd promised Tahiri that he would ask his dad about starting a dance troupe--mostly to see if he could get Luke to crack a smile--and so he was lounging on his bed with his comlink, pretty happy for the first time in a while.

Naturally, that couldn't last.

When he clicked his comm shut a few minutes later, he'd not only forgotten to ask about the dance troupe, he'd learned that Centerpoint Station had been fired again, Jacen had kidnapped Tenel Ka's daughter for use as a bargaining chip (because that had worked so well with the Jedi), and Jaina was on the trail of Alema, who Luke was still convinced had murdered Mara.

"Kriffing hell," Ben muttered to himself before settling down on the floor to build something loud and complicated.

Mmm. Repression.

[OOC: Door closed, but he's loud enough to be heard in the hall...]

Comments

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"That sounds like it's pretty difficult." And if there was one thing Triela respected,it was competence.

[momslilassassin]

"That's why it's taking a while," Ben said with another nod.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"How long have you been at it, then?" She sounded intrigued in spite of herself.

[momslilassassin]

"Since November," Ben said.

When his mom had died and he'd needed a Project.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"And how much long do you think it'll take?" Never let it be said that Triela was sensitive to any subtle emotional cues someone might have been dropping.

[momslilassassin]

"A couple years, probably," Ben said. "I need stuff from home and every time I go back I forget to bring things with me."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"That's a pretty long-term project," Triela pointed out the obvious. "That's an impressive thing to undertake." She almost sounded... envious?

[momslilassassin]

He shrugged. "It's something to do."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," she agreed. "I... guess I'll let you get back to it then..."

She wasn't used to being awkward around people.

[momslilassassin]

Ben smiled. "Thanks," he said quietly.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Good luck," she offered as she pushed away from the door to head back to her room.