Fives went to rub his forehead and his hand ran into his helmet.
Ugh.
He was too tired for this.
He heard a small mew and for a moment thought he imagined it. But then he heard it again and stopped.
The store directly to his left was an animal shelter. Right next to him in the window, a small, skinny orange kitten was mewing loudly at him. She had her paws up against the glass, staring at him with insistent blue eyes.
Fives blinked stupidly and before he realized what he was doing, he was walking into the shelter and asking how much it was to adopt the cat.
"Skywalker, what is this?" Mace gestured to the dark ginger tabby kitten sitting primly on the floor, altogether tired of Anakin's shenanigans.
Anakin blushed slightly, rubbing the back of his neck. "Well, my men were really missing Ahsoka and all, and according to Barriss, Togruta have a feline brain the same way humans have monkey brains and Fives saw her in a shelter window, and…"
"So you got that." He gestured to the cat, who padded across the floor and mewed loudly at Anakin.
"Her name is Snips." Anakin picked her up and let the cat climb onto his shoulders. "And she is the unofficial mascot of the 501st. Both the 501st and the 212th love her to death. The only reason why she's here right now is the Resolute is undergoing repairs and the trooper's barracks doesn't allow pets."
"The Jedi Temple doesn't allow pets."
"It's not for very long! As soon as the ship's repaired she'll be back up there with the men. She's litter-box-trained and she has a collar and if I'm sent out before the ship's repaired Padmé can take her. I promise she won't be in the way."
Master Windu sighed, defeated. "Alright, fine. That cat-"
"Snips."
"Fine. Snips had better not get in the way. There are several Jedi who are allergic to cats."
"Don't worry, Master Windu. You won't even realize she's here."