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Hello? Hello, is this thing on?

Huh, cool.

Anyway, uh. Hi, I'm Wrench, and this newbie has two questions. One, is there anything the Wicked Witch of the West might not have shared that might be important? [he means Karsa] And two, what's to stop a guy from using this piazza thing to share a few dozen dick jokes with the entire city?

[he probably won't actually do that. maybe. maybe not. someone please talk him out of it]

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Sorry, man. You're absolutely on the list.

... oh, my God. [the mania's flowing back in] Do you have your lightsaber here? Can I see it?

Yeah, no pressure or anything.

[ Oh my god, don't look up to him, then he's going to have to try and start being a role model or something. That's a lot! ]

I've got it with me. [ Because Obi-Wan would kill him if he'd lost yet another saber. ]

[just be you, dude -- and maybe don't go dark side, okay?]

Oh, my God. Please.

[can he see it? huh? huh?]

[ Absolutely no promises. ]

I guess you can see it.

Yessss!

Where are you? I'm on my way. I'll be there in, like, five minutes!

Looking around one of the merchant squares.

[ He'll at least be decent and attach his location and... mostly stay in that spot until he gets there? ]

Five minutes!

[and -- well, it takes him a little longer than five minutes to get to where the merchants have set up, if only because he has no idea where he's going. to his credit, though, he obviously hauled ass to get here, if the fact that he has to pause when he reaches Anakin, tipping up just enough of the mask to expose his mouth, to try and catch his breath, is any indication]

[it's a brief thing, though. he's quick to replace the mask, even if he hasn't quite caught his breath] Oh, hey, man. [the faceplate flashes a merry (^_^)) to punctuate the greeting]

[ What kind of galaxy does this guy live in that five minutes takes this long? Either way, Anakin isn't paying attention to the time, watching everyone interact in the market. It's so familiar and yet so different, but if he's going to blend in with them, he'll need to adapt quickly and figure out how all of this is done. ..Especially since his specialty in this place is apparently as a vendor. Thank the gods he wants to get rid of all the sand in the first place, which makes him motivated.

He looks up at Wrench when he gets near and stands up to greet him. ]

Hey. Nice mask.

Thanks. [while the face on the mask remains the same, (^_^), it blinks, making it seem deliberate. he's still smiling but now it's because of the compliment on the mask] I built it myself.

[a beat]

But anyway, uh.

[lightsaber??]

Huh. Pretty impressive for making it yourself. Have much experience with it?

[ Well, he did promise, right? Making sure they're not too close to anyone else, Anakin unclips his lightsaber from his belt and ignites it. His brows raise and he looks at Wrench expectantly. ]

So.. this prove what you wanted it to?

What, engineering? [he shrugs] It's kinda my thing.

[a thing which is forgotten all of ten seconds later, when he pulls out the lightsaber. immediately, the mask flickers between (!_!) and (^_^) and back again] Ohhh, my God.

[he's pretty sure his head is going to explode in the best possible way]

[ Anakin keeps that information tucked in the back of his head. If he needs an extra pair of hands for something, he knows where to turn. ]

Is it everything you hoped for?

[ He twirls the lightsaber in his hand before sliding it into the other with a flourish. He's going to assume the mask faces are positive, anyway. ]

You have no idea. [the mask faces are absolutely positive. as is the fact that he literally chinhands at him] Best. Day. Ever.

[or, well. at least a balm for the culture shock he's been dealing with]

[ He palms the hilt of the saber for a moment before turning it off. Debating for a moment, he turns the power low enough Wrench couldn't accidentally burn himself and holds out the saber. He raises a finger of his free hand, pointing at Wrench's face. ]

Ground rules- don't run off with it, try not to sever a limb, and watch where you're swinging it.

[(o_o) (!_!)]

Oh, my God -- seriously??

[watch him start to reach for it before Anakin can change his mind. he'll be careful! he'll be good and respectful and stuff!!]

[ Don't let him regret it! He nudges the saber to signal that Wrench is free to take it. If it got too out of hand, he could use the Force to get it back. ]

Seriously.

Okay, are we sure I got kidnapped? Because I'm starting to think maybe I died and somehow went to heaven.

[he hands are shaking a little with his barely contained excitement as he takes the lightsaber from Anakin. to his credit, however, he's familiar enough with weapons to known not to point the saber at himself or Anakin when he ignites it. he swishes it around a little carefully, to get a feel for it, and then, almost reverently and definitely more softly, sedately, he tells him:] It's heavier than I thought it'd be.

[oh, my god, this is amazing]

[ Anakin nods, huffing out a laugh. ]

Not the first time I've heard that one.

[he huffs out a breath of a laugh, too, the sound decidedly wry]

Literally or metaphorically? Because I could see that going either way.

A little of both, honestly. The weight of responsibility gets to be a little much sometimes. You get used to the physical weight at least.

Yeah, I figured. [did he mention he had conflicting feelings on the Jedi as a whole? because he totally does] Sucks, dude.

[turning the lightsaber off, finally, he passes it back to Anakin, hilt-first, like you would with a knife or a traditional sword]

[ He offers a shrug, because what else does he do in this situation? Anakin takes the lightsaber back, clipping it back onto his belt. ]

Problems for another day.

Problems for another lifetime, man. [hey, look on the bright side! you're trapped literal realities away from the Jedi order and the Sith and all that bullshit! hooray!]

But anyway, uh -- thanks for letting me see your lightsaber.

[happier subject, y/n? (^_^)]

[ Eyyyy, that's a great way to think about it except for the fact that Slick loves to remind him. ]

Sure. When else are you going to get the opportunity, right?

Oh, you know. Probably like never?

[so, seriously, Anakin. thank you]

Man, M would be so jealous.

[and while that's meant to be excited, still, in a sort of haha suck it, bestie kind of way it ends up reading as a little bittersweet. especially when the mask goes from the perpetual (^_^) it's been displaying through this conversation to (-_-) he's been here for all of a hot minute, but man, he misses Marcus]

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