Secluded section of beach [Friday after classes]

[momslilassassin]

Yesterday had been a very, very long day (no doubt made longer by how he hadn't gotten any sleep last night): lightsaber dueling and conversations he'd not wanted to have were exhausting, and even watching Face Loran make an absolute idiot of himself in old propaganda films hadn't been enough to restore his good mood.

Which was why after his class with Minsc, Ben had fled for the ice cream shop, and then some solitude.

He stirred his pint of vanilla into soup and watched the waves crash on the shore.

[OOC: He is totally bug-able, though!]

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"I didn't eat much of the ice cream," or any, "so I'm pretty sure I won't sink right to the bottom," Ben assured him.

[endsthegame]

"Then get your butt off the sand, kreetle." Ender turned slightly, so he was pointing at the raft again and he could get going any time.

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Ben scrambled to his feet and drifting along behind Ender, more than a little grateful for something to do.

[endsthegame]

Ender got to the raft speedily enough, and took up a position behind it. He squatted down. "I hope that ice cream won't keep you from pushing."

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"Not at all," Ben said quickly, pushing along the other side.

[endsthegame]

"Then five, four, three, two--"

The back end of the raft hit the water already and then the rest of it went. Still seaworthy.

"--one. Keep going until there's no more sand under your feet."

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Ben gave him a look. "I'm familiar with the concept of sailing," he said, hopping onto the back of the raft and pulling his feet up so they didn't get wet.

[endsthegame]

"Hard to tell," Ender said, without missing a beat, and joined him there a few seconds later. "A concept only teaches you so much."

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Ben laid back and stared up at the sky. "I can figure out astronavigation," he said, "so the idea of 'push boat into water' isn't going to elude me."

[endsthegame]

"I'm just making sure you're paying attention," Ender said, and sat back on the raft. "I haven't cleared out all the sharks in this pond yet."

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"Getting eaten wasn't on my list of things to do before the weekend," Ben replied, letting his eyes drift closed. This really was far too comfortable.

[endsthegame]

"So don't fall off."

Ender wrapped his arms around his knees and looked out over the water.

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"That's why I keep you around," Ben said, a small smile in his voice. "I wouldn't have thought of that myself."

[endsthegame]

"Also remember to breathe and occasionally digest solids," Ender advised. "I hear that's big nowadays."

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"If you mention something about clean underwear, I'm tossing you off the raft."

[endsthegame]

"I don't think clean underwear counts as a major physiological need."

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"What about hot showers?" Ben asked.

[endsthegame]

Considering Ender's history with showers, he shrugged. "Not really," he said. "Although I could make up a few that are more esoteric, if you really want me to."

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"Go ahead," Ben said. He didn't really want to talk about anything useful anyway, and listening to Ender carry the conversation was an interesting shift for them.

[endsthegame]

Ender didn't exactly need any experience dealing with himself to know exactly what Ben's behaviour implied, but he was willing to let it go. Pushing about what happened would probably just make him defensive - which, besides being a bad plan while you were stuck on a raft with someone, wouldn't do either of them any good.

"We could start with your liver," he said, "Keep letting it process those ice cream toxins."

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"My liver loves ice cream," Ben replied. "It told me so."

[endsthegame]

"But you don't want to hear what your spleen has to say about it. Although your amygdala would be another story."

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"My amygdala and I aren't talking any more," Ben said wryly. "It keeps making me do things I don't want."

[endsthegame]

"It's a risk you take with all of that ice cream," Ender said, lightly. It didn't keep him from registering that response in the back of his head, and glancing at Ben.

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"It's payback through brain freeze," Ben said. "I'm very devious."