Outside the School, Early Friday Morning

[moreofaponchoguy]

So, it turned out that when you let people with no fear of heights visit the Eiffel Tower as part of Earth Tourism, they returned to the island with some amazing ideas. Cal had been eying the tower on top of the school since he'd arrived in Fandom, and he only needed the tiniest bit of encouragement from Arden to be convinced to try to scale it. He didn't want his Jedi abilities to get rusty, after all.

Not wanting to be foolish enough to try this in broad daylight, they'd gotten started before sunrise, working up the main portion of the building, with Cal leading the way and Arden following behind. He wanted to encourage her climbing skills, like a good friend, and there were enough ledges and bricks that Cal could pull loose for her to have a clear path. The second part, on the other hand, was going to be a little more treacherous, and they'd stopped on the roof to catch their breath.

"It's already a nice view, huh?"

[For the partner in crime!]

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[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"I wasn't in any more physical danger than I wanted to be in and considerably less than I would have been if I'd decided to do this by myself," Arden informed him.

[sith_happened]

"Do you climb a lot of buildings, Miss Finch?" Anakin asked.

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Erm...

"I climb up to the roof of Midnight a lot," she hedged, just eliding over the bit where she was climbing stairs. "I like being up high."

That was a very rude question, Anakin.

[sith_happened]

"Uh huh," Anakin said slowly.

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Cal, BD, tell him," she said, though why she was looking for help from at least one of those two was a mystery.

[moreofaponchoguy]

"There are a lot of people here who enjoy throwing caution to the wind," Cal said. "That's why Arden and I get along so well. She's being honest, I swear."

[sith_happened]

"Let's throw caution to the wind in a way that does not include school property," Anakin said, pursing his lips. "There needs to be consequences."

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Yessir," Arden said softly. "Um. Is this an expulsion offense?"

She could probably handle anything that wasn't expulsion...

[sith_happened]

"Not at all," Anakin said. "We once had a student turn into a snake and take out a wall to the library."

[moreofaponchoguy]

Cal grabbed her hand again and gave it a squeeze. "This is a first offense, and we didn't intend to hurt anyone. I'll take whatever consequences you decide on."

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Arden managed to look both relieved and 'what the fuck' as she sagged a bit against Cal, squeezing his hand back. Thank the goddess.

What the fuck, yeah, but thank the goddess.

"Same," she agreed.

[sith_happened]

Anakin paused, readjusted his handhold on the wall he was clinging to like that would somehow give him more dignity, and replied. "I'll see you Wednesday. Early."

[moreofaponchoguy]

Part of Cal was just so impressed, and part of him was terrified about what Wednesday would involve. "We'll be there, thank you."

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Yessir," Arden agreed. She'd gone back to clinging to Cal's hand. "Thank you, sir."

[sith_happened]

"You're welcome," Anakin said. "Take the stairs down."

Then he flipped himself off of the tower and landed easily on the ground. Because he was just That Guy.

[moreofaponchoguy]

"He is so cool," Cal whispered to Arden. "Come on, let's get down the stairs."

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"...That was so not the word I was thinking," Arden muttered, heading down the stairs. "That wasn't even in the top ten."

Did the Force give people brainworms? She'd have to check on that. Somehow.