He shakes his head.

"Nah, this was just supposed to be a quick stop."

"Mmhmm. Well, maybe you'll be here long enough to catch the next one, and maybe I'll be able to bounce it to you by then."

"...like, let me feel?"

"Mmhmm."

"...so, what's the thing keeping you from bouncing stuff now?"

"I could, actually, but I'd have to meditate for it and it'd take a little while to work out how to send to you- ten, fifteen minutes maybe. Once I'm more familiar with you I can just do it."

He nods.

"You have to learn my brain first."

The idea is at once sort of disquieting and deeply fascinating to him.

"Yup. Not - deeply. exactly, but enough to figure out how to speak your language."

He nods.

"You sure you want to see enough of my language to figure out how to speak it?"

She chuckles. "You really think you're going to scare a Sith?"

"Hey, you're not scared of a trash compactor just because you don't want to jump in one."

Snort. "You aren't, and even if you were I'm certain I've seen worse."

"Absolutely."

"I'm unique garbage. There's no trash just like me."

After a moment:

"...thanks, though."

"It's really obvious."

Nod.

"Probably is, from out there. But it's kind of hard to tell from in here, you know?"

"You helped my Daisy. It could hardly be clearer."

He's about to protest a little, say that it was just what he had to do, but...

He guesses that means something good, actually.

He hesitates, then sits back up and leans in to hug her quickly.

She gives him a squeeze, and then lets him go. "Yeah, that."

(There's a change in the smell of the room; seems like the burgers will be done soon.)

Sniff. Ooh.

"...sorry in advance if I get burger on your roof. Lentils hate sticking to lentils."

"- I might be a little too used to cheating with teekay, yeah," she chuckles. "Don't worry about it."

"Nothing wrong with cheating at lentils. I'd try but I'd probably smash 'em into my face."

"Which - might be fun, I guess," she chuckles, "but mostly wouldn't be an improvement."

"Yeah. Plus the lentils-in-eyes risk is way too great."

"Yeah." 

Daisy goes and gets the burgers, assembles them, and fills a tray with the plate of burgers, a bowl of potato salad, a shaker of chili flakes, and smaller plates with half a dozen deviled eggs and some shortbread cookies with jam. "Ready whenever you are - Dusk, bring the carafe?"

"Of course." The pitcher of water floats off the table.