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Veronica has a very large cup of coffee with her, but she looks ragged. It's obvious she hasn't slept much in the last few nights.

"Okay, gang. This is our last regular workshop. Next week, you'll have time to develop your photos from this week, but then I want you to pick your best photos from class and display them for your fellow students. Today we're going to learn about night photography," she said, giving them a handout.

She was about to start her lecture when Aaron appeared, sneering, of course. They let you teach? he laughed. What are you doing? Trying to get all these kids to be busybodies like you?

Veronica closed her eyes and took a few deep, slow breaths. "No lecture today. Go develop your photos. Let me know if you have questions. And tonight, you're all welcome to attend Professor Arroway's Astronomy workshop if you'd like to practice your night photography skills. Your prompts for next week are Star, Shadow, and Sad."

She put her head down on the desk.

[low interaction from V today; she's worn out from Aaron & the nightmares and I'm worn out from the campfire on Sunday and Caritas last night. talk to each other or ping me in the Talk to V thread.

ETA: Unless you have a canonical ability to see ghosts, you won't see or hear Aaron.]

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Anakin's heart twisted in his chest. Sometimes it really sucked being able to pick up on other people's emotions.

"He's gone," he said quietly, his hand hovering just above Veronica's shoulder, uncertain whether she'd want him to touch her or not.

"Thank you," Veronica said softly, not looking up.

[ooc: fine by me if he puts a hand on her shoulder. i'm heading home from work, so won't ping back for an hour or so.]

Anakin dropped his hand down and gave her shoulder a small squeeze.

"I'm sorry I can't do more," he said.

[OOC: *waves*]

Veronica looked up at that and gave him a small smile. "You've done a lot," she said.

"He's still around. Clearly I'm not doing enough." He kept his hand on Veronica's shoulder. "You said people were doing research about this?"

"Yeah. I talked to the Winchesters last night and they said they were going to look into it. And I think there are other people as well," Veronica said. "I'm not the only person being haunted."

"I'll keep my ears open," he said. "This isn't exactly my area of expertise, but I want to help if I can." He looked at Veronica. "I don't like to see people I know hurting."

"I appreciate that," Veronica said. "I'll keep you informed if I learn anything else."

"Thanks," Anakin said, giving Veronica's shoulder a final squeeze before moving away. "And if you need anything, you know where to find me, okay?"

Anakin's mouth twisted. "That guy's a scary bastard but he can't hurt you. He's dead."

Veronica nodded. "I know, I keep reminding myself of that."

She tilted her head. "Hey, Anakin? You told him that he deserved what happened to him. Do you know what happened?"

Anakin thought quickly, trying to come up with a way not to bring Rory into this. "You said that he tried to kill you. He's obviously not someone who'd died in bed after a long and happy life. I'm guessing he died bloody, right?" His eyes went steely. "Which he deserved."

"He was shot at point blank range in a hotel room," Veronica said. "I just wasn't sure if you'd ever heard anything about what happened back in Neptune before Logan and I came out here. Aaron killed Lilly Kane and I found the proof that got him arrested."

"Explains why you're not his favorite person," Anakin said, nodding slowly. "But he still needs to leave you alone." His eyes were sympathetic. "I'm sorry that you're having to deal with this."

Veronica managed a smile. "It's not your fault. And you have no idea how much you've helped me."

"I'm glad to hear it," Anakin replied, looking a little reassured. "Let me know what else you need me to do if you think of anything, okay? I'll see if I can't track down a Winchester or two."

"I definitely will. Thank you again. For everything."

Anakin gave her a small smile. "Any time. Truly."

He walked back towards the dorms.

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