pronker

Title: Stroking

Author: pronker

Rating: PG

Era: Anakin is 20

Summary: Obi-Wan accepts a helping hand.

Warning: An all-convo fic.

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"Anakin, you said you would show me how to do this. You know I am not any good with, I mean, I never learned how to do it, Master Qui-Gon neglected to instruct me in something so basic - "

"Relax, my Master. I'll show you. It's nothing to be embarrassed about, my friends and I do this together all the time. Relax, now."

"All right. I put one hand here and cup the other one under here - "

"Yes, perfect, you're learning. Now draw up your fingers gently."

"Like this?"

"No, that's too hard. You've lost your momentum. Allow me to demonstrate. Listen: put two fingers together and slowly draw them apart. Now swipe them right to left."

"Does it have to be right to left? I like the sensation of up and down. It feels more natural that way."

"No, it must be right to left."

"You've lost me. I'm no good at this, I told you I would not be."

"I'm putting my hands over yours to guide you."

"Your fingers are cold."

"Sorry, I'll blow on - "

" - let me blow, I'm closer - "

"That's better. Here, let's start again. Softly at first, then more firm, yes, that's it - "

"Why is it so hard?"

"There, you're doing it!"

"It's ... good .. I, I like doing this ... "

"I knew you could learn, my Master. Easy now, top to bottom, oh, oh yes - "

"Yes."

"Yes!"

"Yesyesyes - oh! It's gone! And I was almost there!"

"I'll make it come back, it'll come back ... see? I told you."

"You had faith in me. Why?"

"Because you have done so much for me, Master, and I will always appre- "

"No, I mean why did it go away."

"You lost concentration and it's just like a kata. Now see what my fingers are doing - "

"Oh. Oh, yesssss."

"You've got the hang of it now, your hand under mine, it's moving perfectly - "

"It's coming, I can feel it! Nownownow ... now!"

"You did it!"

"I d-did it. I can relax."

"Whew."

"I opened a file in Windows 8. I am so proud!"

"And I am proud of you, my Master. Tomorrow we'll rearrange tiles."

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The End.

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Written to blow off steam while learning to swipe and tap on new laptop touch system. It ain't easy.