Peter's apartment, Friday night

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Peter had gone out of his way this night.

He'd bought pretzels and chips.

Hey, when you didn't eat, that was extravagant!

There was also some dark beer he liked the taste of that wasn't too pricey. And an actual TV and Netflix account he'd bought a couple months back when it seemed like he'd never catch up on pop culture otherwise. They'd both mostly been gathering dust since (albeit Netflix metaphorically).

His sword and guns were carefully stored on the wall out of reach of the couch, just in case. PTSD was so much fun.

Peter looked around. That...seemed to be all he needed. If Kanan wanted food, he could order a pizza. Did you need anything else for a movie night?


[OOC: For the one mentioned! Though I suppose neighbors are welcome to pop in.]

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And Kanan really wasn't worried about food, really. If his host didn't eat, he at least had the good sense to get something substantial into his face before he headed over.

So... here he was, heading over. Stance was asleep back in his own apartment, and while he kind of felt bad leaving the dog behind when he was going out for basically anything but work... well. As the narrative said, PTSD was so much fun.

Not that he didn't trust Peter, either.

Ah, whatever. Here he was, and now he was knocking. If Peter said anything about the dog, Kanan would go get him. Problem solved, and he was clearly overthinking movie night.

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Peter opened the door and gave Kanan a little wave. "Hey. Come on in." He glanced down to make sure he was letting in everybody that was there. "No dog today?"

Hey, the dog was pretty adorable, okay?

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Kanan laughed and shook his head a little. Okay, maybe overthinking it was the way to go, after all.

"He was sleeping," he shared. "I took him on a pretty long run after I got back from class, so he's good and done for at least a few hours, still. I could go get him, if you want?"

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"Nah, there's no sense in waking him up," Peter said. "You have to admit, he brightens up a room, though."

He waved Kanan in. "I got beer. It's pretty decent. The snacks I can't vouch for."

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Kanan snorted as he stepped inside. Of course Stance brightened up a room. Kanan had seen less colorful varactyls in his lifetime.

"Then I'll be the judge of the snacks," he decided, shooting Peter a grin. "But then, I have low enough standards, it shouldn't be an issue."

Really, he was mostly here for the beer and the company anyway.

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"So where'd your class go today?" Peter asked. He sat on the couch and grabbed two beers, holding one out to Kanan.

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Kanan shrugged as he reached for the offered beer.

"Big hole in the ground," he shared. "Big enough they call it 'grand,' anyway. Grand Canyon?"

... He'd probably heard of it, Kanan.

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Peter snorted. "Yeah, it's pretty big. Let me guess, they grow canyons bigger in outer space?"

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"Hey, there's a lot of space," Kanan pointed out with a laugh. "Stands to reason sooner or later you'll find a canyon bigger than that one, right?"

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"Doesn't mean this one's not pretty cool," Peter said. "Admit it - you're just determined to be unimpressed by Earth."

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"I'm trying really hard," Kanan agreed, completely shamelessly. "But Doctor Lecter is bound and determined to get me to see something here that I can get excited about, and... don't tell anybody I said this, but he's doing a pretty good job of it."

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"It's not a bad planet," Peter said, smiling. "My lips are sealed." He toasted Kanan with his beer. "What's most exciting so far for you?"

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"So far?" Kanan pursed his lips in thought even as he lifted his own beer in turn. "The oceans are pretty impressive, I might have to go with those. In... Australia? With the reefs, anyway. I wasn't a big fan of the cold, even if the place with the black and white birds had some fantastic ocean views, too."

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"I've never been to Antarctica," Peter said. "Or the Great Barrier Reef. But I understand it's gorgeous."

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Kanan shot Peter an almost impish grin at that.

"If I tell you I've seen better in my own galaxy, how much trouble will I be in?"

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"I demand proof," Peter said, grinning back. "I'm sticking up for Earth on principle."

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"Someday, Peter, I'll be able to get back home. And when that day comes, I'll take you on the grand tour," Kanan laughed. "Park you in the co-pilot seat and take you into hyperspace. See how that compares to road-tripping for you."

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"That'd be nice," Peter said. "I wouldn't mind seeing other worlds that aren't Hell." He waved it off. "No getting heavy tonight, though."

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"Tonight is for decompressing," Kanan agreed, giving Peter a wry smile before downing a swig of beer. "Have you picked out a hol-- a movie for tonight, or were we going to just browse until we found something that looked stupid enough to get drunk watching?"

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"I found a list of the best movies between my time and now, and just sort of stabbed my finger at the screen," Peter said. "I'm not sure about this one, but it's supposed to be good?"

He picked up the remote and woke up the TV. He shrugged.

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"Seems like a decent way to go about it," Kanan decided, shrugging too. "At least that way you know you're getting quality."

And, if he was being honest with himself, it was a very Jedi way of making decisions. If you didn't squint at it too hard.

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If this was the Force's idea, the Force had a weird sense of chickens fun.

"I hope so, anyway." Peter shifted over and shoved the snacks at Kanan, then started the movie.

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And Kanan shrugged and settled back with beer and potato chips, the movie sustenance of champions, to watch...

...

"Ah, so that's a chicken."

Well. Sort of.

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"Kind of," Peter agreed with the narration. "You've never seen a real one?"

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"If I did, I didn't know it," Kanan replied with a shrug of his shoulders. "I haven't seen many Earth creatures in person. Not unless they're local to the island. Or I've seen them during classes."

He was familiar with burros now.

Stubborn asses.