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[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

She's fought in a civil war, she's written a constitution, she's controlled politics on another planet, she has aquired a purple streak in her hair, where a Padawan's braid would be, in addition to losing a baby and finding a score of new friends. A lot of things have happened since Valentine last leaned against Bar with a tray in her arms, but she is there now, smiling, as if things are once again right with the world.

Valentine Skywalker has returned to duty. Anyone need a waitress?

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[no-prisoner.livejournal.com]

"Val," says Eddie, approaching with a smile. "Bernard didn't tell me your leave of absence was over."

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

Val chuckles a bit. "Hey, Eddie. Well, I'm all kinds of better, and I'm not politicing on another planet, so I thought I might as well come back to work." She smiles. "I was on leave because I was pregnant, but I miscarried about a month and a half ago." She pauses. "I didn't think anyone would really mind if I came back since I was better."

[no-prisoner.livejournal.com]

Eddie nods. "Yeah, Bernard gave me a little bit of the picture, when we were trying to rebuild the waitstaff. And Bar knows about it, of course." He touches the Bar absently with one hand.

He pauses. "I think it might be a good idea to wait until you've discussed the situation with Bernard before deciding to work. I'm sure you feel a lot better, but, it's just a matter of, you know, keeping your boss in the loop."

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

Val nods, biting her lip a bit. "I'm sorry. I didnt think that it would be a problem at all." She takes a deep breath, and puts her tray away with a curtsey. "I do apologise, Eddie. I didn't mean to cause any problems."

[no-prisoner.livejournal.com]

Eddie smiles easily. "Hey, it's no big deal. I just don't have the kind of authority to decide these things."

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

Val smiles back. "Oh, I know, Eddie. Not a problem at all. Again, I'm sorry." With that, she wanders off, likely out the back door.

[agentjeanqualls.livejournal.com]

This person looks mildly familiar. They had a conversation once.

"Hey."

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

Val smiles gently. "Good evening, ma'am. How are you doing?"

[agentjeanqualls.livejournal.com]

"Well, thank you. Decided I needed a vacation."

She gives Val a somewhat toothy smile.

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

Val chuckles. "We all need a vacation sometimes. It's good to relax sometimes."

[agentjeanqualls.livejournal.com]

"How are you? Still waitressing?"

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

"Sorta. I was on leave for a while, and I want to get back to it soon." She shrugs. By now, the tray is gone, and she's just sitting at Bar.

[agentjeanqualls.livejournal.com]

"Ah. Good luck with that."

At this point, Jean runs out of polite conversation, because it's been a while, and she cant really remember exactly what the conversation they'd had before was about, or how much Val knows about her.

[jedipilot.livejournal.com]

Jaina doesn't need a waitress, but she could use a friend. Getting up from her booth, tugging Zekk with her, she makes her way over to Val.

"Hey."

[jedizekk.livejournal.com]

"The purple looks nice," Zekk states, nodding to the streak in her hair. Neither recognize it as a Padawan's braid. Yay for lost knowledge.

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

She smiles, chuckling a bit. "Hey, both of you. It's great to see you both again." She chuckles at Zekk. "Thanks. It's, well, a bit of a remembrance."

[jedipilot.livejournal.com]

Neither Jaina nor Zekk can remember seeing Val in the bar anytime soon. She cocks her head, studying her friend. "Where have you been?"

[jedizekk.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, Zekk asks: "Remembrance of what?"

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I've been on a planet called Antar. A usurper had taken over the throne, and Luke and I went with a strike force to get the planet back. I wrote propaganda, and eventually the new government, and Luke was, well, a Jedi." That kinda explains itself. "Technically, I'm the Minister of Legal Affairs there, in absentia. The purple is to remember what happened, because everyone there is blue with purple or black hair."

[woolonyourface.livejournal.com]

Virginia waddled outside to enjoy the starlight, hoping for sometime alone.

As much as it filled her with warm tingles to have Wolf fawning over her and trying to take care of her every whim and need, she still needed some time to herself sometimes to prevent herself from feeling suffocated.

Just as Wolf needed some time alone occasionally, as well.

She happened upon Val, by the like, and decided that her desire to be alone was not so great that she couldn't stop and chat for a little while. Besides, there was something she needed to tell Val anyway.

"Hi. Just the person I wanted to see."

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

Val's sitting, leaning against a tree and staring at the stars. She's obviously processing things. Something's not right. However, she cracks a smile for Virginia. "Hey, Virginia. Pull up some grass. I'll help you up if you need it." A small smile. "What's up?"

[woolonyourface.livejournal.com]

"I haven't sat down and talked to you in a while. And whoa. I hope you'll help me up, because I won't be able to get up otherwise--like a turtle on its back. The ot-ninja kind. Okay. I can do this. Off."

She managed to lower herself to the ground without landing too heavily on her arse.

"How have you been? I heard about the baby." Even though her tone is soft and compassionate, there is no hesitation in her voice when she mentions it, as if it's some horrible taboo subject that can't be uttered.

She learned long ago that some things needed to be in the open, or you turned to ice. Since then she's been a lot less afraid to mention them out loud.

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

Val smiles. "Hey, I wouldn't let my friend stay on the ground like a flailing non-ninja turtle." The smile breaks a bit and she shrugs. "I'm better now, no matter what anyone says. It just wasn't the time. Things weren't right to take care of a child." There's an odd tone to her voice. "Luke and I are stronger, both as individuals and as a couple because of it." She hasn't really thought much about it for a while, but it's coming back rather in force right now.

[woolonyourface.livejournal.com]

"Whether things were right or not didn't matter, Val. Even if the time had been right to have a baby, you still could have miscarried. It could have been the perfect time. Or it could have been the worst time and you could have carried to term. What you thought or wanted had no effect on it, and as much as that...well, sucks, you can take some comfort in it, too," Virginia said softly, and truthfully.

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

Val nods, and she bites her lip. "That's not what everyone says." Her voice is a bit soft, and perhaps flatter than usual.