Room 204 [morning]

[momslilassassin]

Ben had gone to bed an almost-sixteen year old guy pushing six feet tall.

He woke up four years old and, well, really short.

He blinked bright blue eyes as he assessed the situation, realized the nanny droid was nowhere to be seen and flashed a little smile.

He was soon out of bed and working on dismantling a droid that teenaged Ben had been putting together for months.

[OOC: Door closed, post open!]

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[endsthegame]

When Ender woke up, it wasn't to the sound of a few dozen other boys milling around. He just heard the one, and that was strange. Had they moved him during the night? He would have felt it.

The roof above his head was also a lot further away than usual, and there was none of Battle School's usual humming. They couldn't have sedated him and put him on a shuttle, could they? No, he'd probably feel heavier. The tranquilizers they'd used with some of the monitor operations always made him feel sluggish afterwards, like he could barely move.

He sat up experimentally. No. No sedative.

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Ben gave him a very tiny smile and and even tinier wave and went back to unscrewing something.

[endsthegame]

"You're too young to be a Launchie," Ender observed, swinging his legs over the edge of his bed. What were they up to this time?

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There was a confused frown as Ben processed that. "'m four," he said quietly. "I'm not young."

[endsthegame]

"You are for Battle School standards," Ender said, and pulled his eyes away from the boy to land on the door. "But we're not there right now. We're on Earth."

[momslilassassin]

Ben nodded. The air smelled like it did on a planet, so that made sense to him.

He held out a screwdriver. Did he want to help?

[endsthegame]

And again, Ender moved his line of vision - this time towards the screwdriver.

"Be careful what you take apart."

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"It's mine," Ben whispered. "I can take it apart if I want to."

[endsthegame]

"And what is it meant to be for?"

Again, his eyes tracked back to the door. Were there more adults waiting for him behind there?

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Ben tilted his head. "Who're you waiting for?" he asked. "There's no one there."

[endsthegame]

"There's always someone," Ender said, slipping off the bed.

He walked towards the door, frowning. "When did you get here?"

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"A while," Ben finally concluded. "It's loud here."

At least compared to a moon full of Jedi.

[endsthegame]

That didn't tell him much.

Ender frowned. "No orders...?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis was five and it didn't take her long to decide that she and Ata should go find Ben. He was little, after all.

"Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!" she shrieked called outside his door, beating lightly on it. "S'Aravis. Come play!"

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Ben opened the door and gave her a big smile and a wave.

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"'lo," Aravis said, waving brightly. "Whatcha doing?"

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Ben pointed proudly at the pile of parts that had been a droid. "Fixing things!" he said quietly.

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"It was broke?" Aravis asked reverently.

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Ben nodded. "It was beeping! Now it's quiet."

And in a few dozen pieces. Ben would be so pleased when he woke up grown.

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"Nothing ever beeps at my house."

What a random thing to pout over, Aravis.

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"Would you like something that beeps?" Ben asked. "I have lots of stuff that does."

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"Sometimes birds talk outside my window and they sound like beeps!" Aravis told him. "Maybe if I had a beepy thing I could talk back!"

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"Ooooh," Ben said, sounding impressed. "Maybe there's one here who can talk to birds!"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Or horsies?" she asked hopefully.

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"Horsies are better," Ben decided solemnly. "Oooooh! Or Ewoks."