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Kal blinks as they come out into a cheery looking, rather messy room, then nods to the furry white girl who's curled in the big chair with some kind of datapad before turning a disapproving look at the scar faced clone who's stretched out on one of the couches seemingly dead to the world. "Where do you want us to put the stuff?"

Darman laughs, and then suddenly and forceably joins his brother on the couch.

Kal freezes as both men vanish without a sound. "What the @$%#@#?"

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There's a sigh from the kitchen, and the woman who's wearing a smart black-and-white apron grins.

"He does that from time to time," she says, wiping her hands down and walking into the living room, hand out for shaking. "I'm Vanya Alucard."

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"Does what?" Kal wants to know.

"Atin's wife." Niner grins as he lets Not-Atin down from his shoulders. "Hi, Vanya, you're beautiful."

Kal gives him a funny look as the other clones crack up slightly.

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"I'm happy," adds Atin quietly when he catches his heart father's disgusted look. "Just because you don't understand it doesn't make it bad."

Then he grins and points to the coffee maker, his eyes taking on a look of concentration as the light comes on and it starts to bubble.

Corr blinks and looks at Kal, one brow lifting.

"Show off." Niner snorts from where he's claimed an end of the couch with Not-Atin.

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Vanya shakes her head and goes over to the stove, lifting the pot lid and sniffing gingerly. "Stew's done."

It was made with bottled moose meat and local vegetables, and it smelled delicious.

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Two-Four takes that opportunity to sneak up behind his former training sergeant and give her a surprise hug, his body tensed to dodge whatever she might choose to do in retaliation. But he's just glad to be here. He didn't come because of Kal, he came for the chance to be here again.

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Sal stiffens slightly, then looks up and realizes who's hugging her. And she smiles. "Hey. You plannin' on livin' here or what?"

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And Kal sits there and stares at the guy with a slight scowl. He still doesn't like anything that seems mystical.

Kurt finishes and looks up, giving the old Mandalorian a cheerful grin that Kal's immediately suspicious of.

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"So you want to fish here, then," Sal says, leaning over the table to look at Two-Four.

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"Oh." Corr frowns slightly, not entirely certain of what to say about that.

"Please pass the bread?" requests Kurt.

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Sal does so like she's on autopilot, still glancing at Niner with a worried expression.

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He snorts at that. "Right. Do you know how the housing situation is in other towns? And what kind of work can I find in them?"

[vanya-a.livejournal.com]

"It's a pretty decent situation here," Vanya says quietly. "You'll find a house practically anywhere, or find a contractor to build one to your specifications." Then she sighs. "As for work... It's hard to tell, if you're not a tradesperson or adept at manual labour."

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"Sounds good to me." He pushes away from the table. "Falen, you stay here and keep an eye on your brothers, alright?"

"What about dessert?" Atin looks up from his second plate of food.

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"Squares." Vanya rises from her seat and takes her dishes over to the dishwasher. "In the fridge."

Then she walks toward the front door. "Come on then, let's go."

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Niner looks at her questioningly.

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"Oh, come on. You're brooding and not eating. I worked with you lot for more than a decade. I know you all pretty well."

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"I'm beginning to think that that's the only thing you can say." Sal purses her lips and walks over to Niner, grabbing his chin and turning his face so that he is forced to look at her.

"And I know you better than that."

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Troubled dark eyes look back at her, and he swallows. "I don't know what I want. I haven't known anything since we first came to the valley."

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He frowns. "Why?"

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More laughter. "We are, culturally, pretty relaxed here on the Island." A shrug. "I guess people don't believe that a relaxed attitude and being tough as osik can go hand in hand."

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"Nothing." He makes his face clear, then glances toward the deck and raises his eyebrows. "Look."

Out on the snowy deck a big black wolf is bouncing around and wagging his tail as he plays with a lean black hound.

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"I never really understood what happened to those two," Sal comments offhandedly.

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"I'm alright," he says quickly, not really wanting to give her up.

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"Are you sure?"

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"I don't understand." He pulls her closer and gently rubs her back with his tail, his golden eyes questioning her.

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"He doesn't want to do anything except be a soldier. He doesn't know how to be anything else. I thought... I thought people like Kal and I had put it into them that they're more than just soldiers..." She shakes her head. "I guess we did it wrong, then."

Of course she's not making much sense. But it was one of those experiences that couldn't be explained.

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"And vhat is beating yourself for it going to fix?"

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"Nothing. But seeing men like Niner unable to move on is just..." She frowns, scrunching her eyes up against a fresh wave of tears. "It makes me wish I could have done something else. Done a better job of it."