Long overdue...

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Spider's missed this place... but sometimes absences just can't be helped. Stuff comes up, things happen... stubborn kids want to go out to lunch armed like they're going to raid the place...

They'd all needed some adjustment time.

But here he is, after about four months. And unlike most times, this time he's not alone. He usually picks a nice seat where he can see the view and orders the same grilled strawberry cream sandwich and hot cocoa... but this time he'll look around for a spot with enough room to accommodate the seven kids with him.

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The old soldier nods. "We've been to several over the years, and spent time between them too. You ever hear of the one where that Skywalker kid took the cookies?"

Then, to Husk. "What do you think? Around here they call those Mando candy."

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Husk had actually tried to take just a little bite of the little pepper so he could pass it to his brothers and all four could try. Given that it's a small stuffed pepper, this is difficult and nearly messy... but they do all seem to like it.

"Hey, that's pretty good," Trouble says, while the other three nod. They've also been sharing their sodas and other things... the Yay is almost gone, and Sev orders another of those.

Spider shakes his head in response to the question about Skywalker and cookies. "Haven't heard much of anything about cookies... an the only Skywalker I remember was some kid on Naboo a good bit back. I try not to find out too much about too many other universes. Don't think my work in that one's near done yet, an I don't want to confuse myself too bad. If I'm in a tough spot, that ain't the time to have a problem remembering which stuff I've heard applies to which timeline."

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"Here," says a voice from behind the boys. "Have some more of those."

A hand comes around and offers the bowl. "They're free. It took us awhile to convince Blue to have something good instead of beernuts."

"Beernuts are alright," says another variation of the voice mildly.

"Says you." The first man laughs. "You eat anything, Scrat."

Canderous, meanwhile, lifts his brows slightly at Spider. "You've never heard that stupid line, 'Come to the dark side, we have cookies'?"

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The four little commandos look over when Solus reaches to take the bowl. Spider'd gone over Nexus Things well enough that they don't immediately think they're caught on seeing other clones. That was something they'd only have to watch for back in their own universe... and unlike the girls, they still think of it as their universe, at least until they take care of some unfinished business... like a certain lying scum supreme chancellor turned Emperor...

Spider chuckles. "Might have heard it once, but not often. My home universe, it's the Light side that's known to have the cookies."

While most of the clones are voicing greetings to the other two, Trouble is trying to pass some of those peppers down to the girls. With the end result of the girls suddenly having a LOT more appreciation for their ice cream float. The 'loophole' in sensing danger with Jedi senses is that Trouble hadn't meant any mischief or harm.

Seth decides to make sure he has a mouthful of spaghetti any time any of the little commando squad looks his way.

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Scrat has a quiet smile, and looks as though he spends a lot of his time out in a tropical sun. He's wearing a light fabric vest and pants with bare feet, while the other adult clone is clothed in more traditional 22 century Earth garb of jeans, hiking boots, and a scruffy jacket. This clone's eyes have a light to them that suggests something other than human, but his grin is cheerful as he nods to the young clones.

"It's good to meet you, little brothers," says Scrat. "What do they call you? You've heard my name, and this is Atin."

"The light side?" Canderous tilts his head quizzically.

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"Husk," says the first of the four. he leaves out rank, figuring they've left that behind along with the GAR.

"Sev," says one of the others, covering until the clone next to him can finish a bite of food to answer.

"Solus," says the third, once that bite's gone. Like Sev's name - short for 'seven', it's based on a number... Mandalorian for 'one'.

"Trouble," says the fourth, with a mischievous grin that hints that he'd likely earned that name.

"Family back home named Light," Spider explains. "Miss Roll makes the best cookies 'round those parts, though Quint's come awful close."

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Scrat chuckles at that last little commando. "Something tells me that you would find much in common with my squad brother named Leeroy."

"Nah. He's such an old fart now that he's too lazy to do anything interesting." Atin snorts and then smirks.

"Gotcha." Canderous grins, then glances over as he notices the two older clones. "You two jokers sluffing off again?"

"Always," says Atin, then stuffs a couple peppers into his mouth and grins.

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"He's good at getting into and out of it," says Sev, in reference to Trouble's name, as he gives the other little commando a slight playful shove.

Seth's looking over from his plate of spaghetti and wondering if he should introduce himself too, or stay out of it. Spider will just give his hair a ruffle.

Trouble ends up doing it for him. "The little guy down there's Seth... Spider picked him up after a fight on Naboo, and the girls are Eldewn and Elsae."

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Scrat's smile toward the other children is warm; one of those rare smiles that invokes confidence in those who see it. "Hello, Seth, Eldewn, and Elsae. Are you brother and sister to these ones now?"

"Hey, you ate all the peppers, you dork." Blue pauses to look into the bowl and then give Atin a slightly peeved frown.

"Fine, I'll make some more." Atin snerks at her, and then holds his hand over the bowl, which is suddenly sparkling with red lights which soon give way to a heaping portion of the little stuffed peppers.

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"Yessir," says Seth without hesitation, in between bites of spaghetti. After all, they were all Spider's, right?

The girls exchange a glance before Eldewn says, "We're thinking about it." They'd taken care of themselves for so long that they're more than a bit wary... even if secretly they'd really like to have a home.