Outside Anakin & Rory's apartment [Monday evening]

[momslilassassin]

"Why did we agree to this again?" Ben asked in an undertone to Tahiri for what was probably the fortieth time since they'd left Fandom. "Other than it being his birthday and Granddad being insanely intimidating?"

He reached his hand out to knock on the door.

[OOC: For the other babysitter, then Rory!]

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[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri laughed and tried to disentangle her hair from Juliet's fingers. "The Tuskens aren't exactly in the habit of getting holos of everything, or I'd offer."

[momslilassassin]

"I know," Ben said, putting the food next to the high chair. "So I'll just have to make things up instead."

[weetuskenraider]

"I look forward to what you'll come up with," Tahiri told him as she carried Juliet over to the high chair. "Really."

[momslilassassin]

"For instance, I'm not sure how you lived through the embarrassment of the Mos Eisley Boonta Eve pageant costumes," Ben made up cheerfully.

[weetuskenraider]

"That never happened," Tahiri felt the need to inform Juliet.

But she had to play along. "That was one of the few advantages to having to wear a mask all the time," she said solemnly.

[momslilassassin]

Ben snickered, loading up the spoon with dinner and held it out for the baby. "It also helped to hide those experiments with make-up that went so badly," he teased.

Because the Tusken Raiders were known for their beauty regimes.

[weetuskenraider]

"That was how we learned that hubba gourds made very, very bad facial treatments," Tahiri deadpanned.

[momslilassassin]

Ben burst out laughing. "I'll be sure to pass that along at the next slumber party I have."

[weetuskenraider]

"I was wondering," Tahiri replied, reaching for a napkin, "how you spent all that vast amount of free time of yours. I'm a little disappointed. I thought it was something more exciting."

[momslilassassin]

"I also write poetry," Ben lied, "and cliff dive."

[weetuskenraider]

"Awful poetry, I bet," Tahiri snorted. "That you're not inflicting on your poor baby aunt."

[momslilassassin]

"It could be worse," Ben said. "It could be a passion for droid spoken word albums."

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri shook her head and looked at Juliet. "He's hopeless, isn't he?"

[momslilassassin]

Juliet gurgled happily.

"Hey!" Ben replied. "I'm not the member of Face's fanclub."

[weetuskenraider]

"And I'm not the one who signed me up for it," Tahiri replied sweetly.

[momslilassassin]

"Teach me to get you any more gifts," Ben said, sticking his tongue out at her.