Corellian Sector, Coruscant [Thursday late afternoon]

[momslilassassin]

Ben, mindful that the last time he'd been in the Corellian Sector he'd been a member of GAG and kicking down doors looking for terrorists, put a bright smile on his face, prayed no one recognized him, and led Karla and Ender around.

"This is where you can find really astral food," he said enthusiastically, because this was Ben and food was pretty much top on his list of judging how good a place was, just below "are they shooting at me?" "There's also neat stuff to look at and almost everyone here speaks Basic. You might run into some Selonians or Drall, but Corellia itself is mostly human."

[OOC: For the two with him!]

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[glacial_queen]

"For a headlock? Are you kidding?" Karla gave him a look. "That wouldn't have been fun at all. Besides, you might have bled on my shirt."

[momslilassassin]

"Ah, the real reason," he teased. "And here I was going to suggest you look into Corellian attire, too."

[glacial_queen]

"I happen to like this shirt, thanks much," Karla said, snorting. "And your blood would intentionally stain it, just to be contrary."

Because blood was usually so easy to get out or something?

"What about Corellian attire were you going to show me, anyway?" Not that she was interested. Really.

[momslilassassin]

Ben gestured toward a dress shop. "It's not as crazy as what the folk from Naboo wear," he said, "but it's not exactly Fandom-wear either."

[glacial_queen]

Karla, as much as she hated clothing shopping, still liked pretty things. And it was different, looking at clothing from another world. "I like it," she said, smiling into the window. "Can we go inside?"

[momslilassassin]

"Of course," Ben said. "But not for too long. Shopping gives me hives."

[glacial_queen]

Karla gave him another look. "Have you ever seen me shop for a long time? I'm usually the one saying that we've already found something nice, can't we go yet?"

How Emma hadn't murdered her yet was a mystery. Especially after their trip to New York for Homecoming.

[momslilassassin]

"We're not exactly shopping buddies," Ben said with a little smile. "I just wanted to be sure."

[glacial_queen]

"Well maybe if you decided to wear something other than your robes all the time," Karla teased, giving him a little poke, "we could be."

[momslilassassin]

"I like my robes," Ben protested. "They're comfortable. Granted, when all of the Jedi get together it looks like a showroom for the world's dullest textile factory, but still..."

[glacial_queen]

"You could at least try them in different colors," Karla said, trying not to smirk. "Go really crazy and even different fabrics. Or would that break some kind of obscure Jedi law against fashion?"

[momslilassassin]

"The Corellian Jedi wear bright green robes," Ben shared. "They look ridiculous."

He gave an apologetic look to the shopkeeper. "I'm sorry, but they do."

[glacial_queen]

Karla rolled her eyes. "You only think that because you're used to everyone dressed the color of mud. What's so ridiculous about them?"

[momslilassassin]

"Well, that they are so special they have to look different than everyone else," Ben said, rolling his eyes.

[glacial_queen]

"Or--and this might be a little crazy--what if they just like colors?" Karla asked, wide-eyed and innocent.

[momslilassassin]

"Nah, they just enjoy messing with us," Ben decided. "Especially the Horns. I should introduce you to Valin and Jysella sometime. They're close to my age."

[glacial_queen]

"Oh, so you're an expert now, are you?" Karla scoffed. "And what are Horns?"

[momslilassassin]

"Another family of Jedi," Ben said. "Corran was one of the first Force-sensitive people Dad met, but he put off training for a while. His kids are both Jedi, too. They're all Corellian."

[glacial_queen]

Karla couldn't help but laugh. "After all this, I thought they'd be some kind of new and interesting species, not just a family name. How...surprisingly mundane."

[momslilassassin]

"Sorry," Ben said with a laugh. "I can tell them to be more interesting if you like? I'm sure Valin would be happy to oblige."

[glacial_queen]

"Really, I think you ought to," Karla said with a decisive nod. "Bean and Petra have set a very high standard, you know. Surely you want your friends to measure up."

[momslilassassin]

"Well, they're not exactly friends," Ben admitted. "I was younger than they were when we're all on Haven."

[glacial_queen]

"Maybe so, but you're older now," Karla pointed out with her amazing deductive skills. "Age difference shouldn't matter so much anymore. I bet you can make friends with them now--you made friends with me, didn't you?" She tilted her head at him. "What's Haven?"

[momslilassassin]

"I don't really spend much time with other Jedi," Ben admitted. "If there are missions, we tend to deal with them as a family unit. Blame the writers that I have no friends. Haven was where all of the Jedi children who were too young to fight during the last war--the one Jaina and Tahiri just finished up--were stashed."

[glacial_queen]

"That sounds...incredibly lonely," Karla said, with her customary tact and diplomacy. "Don't the Jedi ever, I don't know, hang out? When there aren't missions, I mean? Just to get to know each other and bond and become friends?"

Her words were blunt, but her tone sympathetic. She understood loneliness.