Office hours, Monday, March 5

[captainliberty]

Captain Liberty is working on things like attendance, really. And trying to check on things for tomorrow's class.

Mostly, though, she's paying reverance to her coffee.

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[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke bounced into the office. "We won!"

Context? We don't need no stinking context!

[captainliberty]

Captain Liberty kinda needs it, though. "Won what?" she asks. "Did I miss a football game or something?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke shook his head. "I went home because the Empire was putting together a new super-destructive weapon and so we were trying to stop it and the Emperor was on board and we thought that it wasn't operational yet or anything but it was so that was kind of a problem and then I surrendered to the Imperials so they'd take me on board it and then I could reason with the Emperor and Vader though that didn't end too well because electricity hurts but then Vader dumped the Emperor down the ventilator shaft and then died and we won!"

All in one breath. Impressive. Most impressive.

[captainliberty]

Captain Liberty listens, eyebrows raised, finally saying, "You don't watch a lot of scifi, do you? I mean, congratulations."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke looked confused for a minute, then went back to beaming. "Thanks! Oh, and my father is teaching here now. But he looks about my age. Is that too weird?"

[captainliberty]

She blinks. "Kind of a lot weird, yeah. You don't... watch a lot of soap operas?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"No," Luke said, sitting down. "Should I start?"

[captainliberty]

"I dunno, you might be able to relate," she says, thinking about it.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke smiled. "I'll try them then," he said, standing up. "I have to go now. I need to talk to my twin sister I didn't know I had until a few months ago!"

He bounced back out the door.

[captainliberty]

...He's got to be messing with her.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

Figuring he should go meet his mentor, John puts on his best smile and knocks on Captain Liberty's door.

[captainliberty]

"Enter!" she calls, putting her coffee cup down.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John opens the door and slips inside. "Hell, Mentor!"

[captainliberty]

Captain Liberty sighs. "You again, huh?"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"It's been so long since we've seen each other," he says, taking a seat.

[captainliberty]

"Yeah," she says, almost wistfully. "So. What do you need... mentoring with today?"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Cookies," he says, smiling.

[captainliberty]

Captain Liberty raises an eyebrow. "Cookies."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Mentor me about cookies," he tells her.

[captainliberty]

She just kind of stares at him.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"You're supposed to be my mentor and I need help with cookies."

[captainliberty]

"How exactly do you need help with cookies?" she frowns.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Can you make me some?"

[captainliberty]

"No," she says simply. Mostly because that would require turning on the oven for more than a frozen pizza.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

He laughs. "What's a mentor supposed to do, anyway?"

[captainliberty]

"I don't know. Guide you along, give advice, stuff like that?" And she totally shrugs. Way to inspire confience.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Got any advice for me?"

[captainliberty]

"You don't need cookies."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Why not?"

[captainliberty]

"Saturated fats," Captain Liberty says.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I'll just exercise."

[captainliberty]

"Still bad for the heart."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"You're very negative."

[captainliberty]

"No, I'm not."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Yes, you are."

[captainliberty]

"You can leave at any time."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

He smiles cheekily at her. "Thanks for the mentoring session."

And then he's out the door, smiling and whistling a jaunty tune.