Kix, Jesse, Hardcase, Fives, and Rex sat at their makeshift table with Commander Cody and Najana, the refugee the Jedi had picked up.

Fives chuckled as he pushed in his bet. "I think I might've gotten the winning hand tonight, fellas."

Hardcase snorted. "An Idiot's Array, or what?"

"Don't need to look far for the idiot," Cody muttered.

Rex raised an eyebrow as he matched Fives' bet.

"Not gonna add to that, Captain?" Jesse asked.

Rex shook his head. "After last week, I think it's best to play it safe."

Kix put his head in his hands. "Don't remind me! Match and raise you nine credits."

Najana looked up from her book, confused. "What happened last week?"

"Strip Sabacc," Hardcase said, grinning. "I won."

"I said don't remind me!"

"Well, the lady asked!"

"And you're such a gentleman," Cody practically snarled.

All the clones turned in astonishment.

Rex cleared his throat. "Rough day, Commander?"

"Don't mind him." Najana inched into a more comfortable position, leaning against Fives. "It's just his time of the month."

Kix bit his tongue. Hard.

All the other clones seemed confused.

"Time of the - ?"

"I don't get it."

"Shark week? The week of blood?" Najana asked, straight-faced.

Kix had to rest his head in his arms to hide his smile.

The others shook their heads.

"It's quite a common ailment. Luckily, I never travel anywhere without the cure."

At that, Kix forced his shaking shoulders still and looked up, curious. That could come in handy next time Commander Tano comes to see me, he thought.

Najana reached into the bag that never left her side and pulled out a brown paper packet, tossing it to Cody. "Here, munch on these."

Cody warily reached for the packet. "What are they?"

"Grumpy pills encased in colored sucrose."

At that, Kix started coughing, trying to hide his laughter.

"On my homeworld, we use these to keep those afflicted by shark week from turning homicidal."

"'Homicidal'?" Cody echoed.

Najana nodded. "It's a very real possibility," she said, gravely.

"Kix!" Rex jumped to his feet as the medic fell off his chair, wheezing and clutching his sides. The others stood sharply, concerned.

"Oh, my God." Najana covered her mouth with her hands, eyes wide with terror. "He's rofling."

"How bad is it?" Fives asked.

"He could suffocate!"

"Well, is there any way to stop it?!"

Najana nodded, leaning over the medic, who by now had tears streaming down his face. "Let me remember the pressure points. I need absolute silence."

Soon enough, Kix' wheezing trailed off into short gasps. With a mumbled "I'm fine", he dragged himself into his seat, and he and his brothers resumed their game.

Cody ripped open the packet and methodically sorted and ate the contents before asking: "So, what exactly is shark week? Some sort of mental illness?"

This time, Kix couldn't stop his laughter.

...oOo...

A/N: Poor Cody... But *shrugs* I figured it would be in-character for the Kaminoans to only teach their medics about *ahem* lady things.

Please review! Constructive criticism is always welcome.

Disclaimer: I own nothing except my OC, Najana, not even the 'grumpy pills encased in colored sucrose' - those are M&M's, in case you didn't catch it, and like all other forms of chocolate, they really do save the world every day from homicidal maniacs of the hormonal female variety.