Room 204 [afternoon]

[momslilassassin]

"Last load," Ben said from behind a pile of metal. "Think we could start our own branch of Stark's right here in the room?"

His side of his new room was already neatly organized--not that he had much that wasn't droid parts--and he was talking mostly to hide his nerves.

Given the room's other occupant, he wasn't sure why he was even trying.

[OOC: For the roommate, and then open!]

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[momslilassassin]

Ben smiled. "Hi! Come in!"

His side of the room was insanely tidy except for the piles of metal and electronics.

[furnaceface]

Jono was willing to forgive the tidiness. Ben hadn't had a proper chance to break it in yet, he figured.

//Afternoon, Ben,// Jono greeted, nodding as he stepped inside. //Looks like yer settling into yer new room alright?//

[momslilassassin]

Ben nodded. "It's strange being on this floor," he admitted, "but I'm living with a friend, so that should make it--" all kinds of awkward, "easier."

He smiled. "How are you doing? Meet anyone interesting at the picnic?"

[furnaceface]

//I haven't been given any reason to whinge yet,// Jono decided. //Met more bloody telepaths yesterday just by talking than I expected to see in my whole bloody life, plus a version of my last school's headmistress who seems t'be younger than I am. Yesterday was... educational, mate.//

[momslilassassin]

Ben smiled. "Welcome to Fandom?" he offered. "I think I've emerged without any other relatives or people who look like my relatives this time."

[furnaceface]

//Got off light this semester, hm?// Jonothon allowed himself a moment to actually be amused at that. When it was odd to not run into people you knew or clones of people you knew, you knew you were in an odd place indeed. //Every bloke should be so lucky.//

There was an almost easygoing note in that. He was far less paranoid than he had been yesterday, to say the least.

[momslilassassin]

Ben laughed. "We'll see how lightly I got off when my schedule comes," he said.

[furnaceface]

//What, yer worried you'll end up with another semester of board games, mate?//

Jonothon wasn't in any classes on board games. Jonothon also wasn't about to admit that he'd found that fact to be mildly disappointing.

[momslilassassin]

"Or ones that talk about how astral seeing the future is," Ben replied. "I don't want to know, you know?"

[furnaceface]

//I can't imagine there's anything in my future worth tryin' to get a sneak-preview of in the first place.// Jono shrugged. //And if it's on the way anyhow, knowin' tomorrow just means I'll end up wasting today waiting for it. Load of bollocks going about it that way, if you ask me.//

[momslilassassin]

"I have too many relatives running around from different timelines to not sweat the future a little," Ben admitted, "but their versions, not mine." He smiled. "I don't want them to screw up other versions of me. It's entirely selfish."

[furnaceface]

//It's you,// Jonothon replied. //Maybe not the same version of yer that's standin' here right now, but it's still some other Ben. If there were some alternate me out there, I'd hate to think that someone else buggered him up tryin' to change the future.//

[momslilassassin]

"Exactly," Ben said, glad that Jonothon understood. "But if telling them certain things makes their Ben's life more difficult, well, I'll just shut up, right?"

[furnaceface]

//How's that worked for yer so far?//

It was an honest question, really. He'd shown up here to and met not only his old school's headmistress, but also younger versions of other people who would affect his world in a big way. It was disconcerting to think that a few errant words could possibly cause so much damage down the road.

[momslilassassin]

"It depends," Ben said. "Some of my relatives get angry when I hold things back from them, even if it's for their own good."

[furnaceface]

Jonothon nodded a little. Yes, he supposed he could see where people might choose to get upset over something like that. But at the same time...

//They'll find out what there is to know about their future when they finally get around to it themselves,// he decided. //No harm in being patient, is there?//

[momslilassassin]

Ben laughed. "Patience isn't necessarily a virtue Skywalkers possess," he said. "Sit down!" He gestured and his desk chair pulled out from the desk.

[furnaceface]

Ben's chair just... Wait. What?

Jonothon blinked. It wasn't as though it was something he'd never seen before, but it was definitely floating around in the realm of 'unexpected,' at just that particular moment, and he spared Ben a glance that suggested about as much, too.

//I'm beginnin' to wonder,// he noted as he made his way over to take the offered seat, //if there's anybody on this island who doesn't have a surprise like that hiding in reserve.//

[momslilassassin]

Ben blushed. "Oh, sorry," he said. "I'm a Jedi. Sometimes I forget."

[furnaceface]

And then Ben was blushing over it like it was something embarrassing? That was enough to make Jono boggle all the more.

//I'm not entirely sure what that is,// he noted, at length, //but where I'm from, if yer have abilities beyond what yer typical homo sapiens might show, they do a good deal to make sure yer don't get the opportunity to just forget.//

Was there a slight hint of envy in that somewhere? Maaaybe.

[momslilassassin]

"I'm not supposed to just use my powers because of laziness," Ben replied. "Jedi are kind of...diplomatic monks with super powers at home."

[furnaceface]

//Yer can do more than just move chairs around, then?// Jono leaned back in the chair, making himself comfortable as he crossed his arms over his chest. //I've got my share of experience with people with powers, mate. The diplomatic monks bit, I'll admit, is a little new to me.//

[momslilassassin]

"I can move pretty much anything around," Ben said. "My dad's way better at it, but he's been doing it for forty years, so he should be."

[furnaceface]

Ah, so being a super-powered diplomonk was all part of the family tradition as well. Jonothon nodded faintly.

//Plenty of experience, there.// A beat. //It's something yer born with, then? Or does it just creep up on yer one day when yer not looking as a nice little hello from Real Life at large?//

[momslilassassin]

"Something I was born with," Ben said, "or at least the Force-sensitivity is. Being a Jedi is more of a calling."