Library, Monday, 6/26

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler yawned as he opened the library; he had slept even less than usual the night before. He gripped his coffee tightly as he settled in behind the desk.

The library was open.

[OOC: New job = I'm here until about 1:30 EST and will pick up any tags after 10. Also, Bob is a ghost only Tyler can see; that thread is locked and Bob's presence is NFB unless the pirate can see ghosts.]

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[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Huh?" Tyler said. It took most of his mental power to focus on the question. "That was about territory, right? It's always about territory."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"It seems to be a testoterone-driven pissing match," Anakin said, shutting the book with a thump. "But that's most wars, too."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Seems to be what men are best at," Tyler said. "OD'ing on testosterone and beating the crap out of someone. Governments use weapons, but it's all the same."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin nodded. "Pretty much. Smaller nations losing out to bigger ones, petty grievances spawning planetary wars." He made a face. "It's all the Jedi can do to slow it down, never mind trying to stop it."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Is that what you do?" Tyler asked. "Hard job."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Most of it, yeah," Anakin said, nodding. "In board rooms when we can manage it, in cockpits and on battlefields when we can't."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"I'd never have the patience for the board room part," Tyler said.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"It can be a trial," Anakin said, rolling his eyes. "Death by extreme boredom is often an option."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"I have often believed that was physically possible," Tyler said.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"If it actually happens, it'll be ten days into a negotiation on mineral rights on a dirt-ball planet that no one cares about," Anakin said, nodding.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler groaned, looking marginally more all right as the conversation continued. "Sounds like the cure for my insomnia."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I'll get you transcripts if you're feeling incredibly masochistic," Anakin offered. "Sooooooo dull."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"I think I can pass on the temptation," Tyler said, straigntening. "Well. I'll leave you to your reading."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Anakin said, smiling. "The distraction was a welcome on, though."