Aboard the Jade Shadow [Tuesday, Fandom time]

[momslilassassin]

Ben was grabbing a quick snack as he waited in the galley for his father to finish docking the ship on the first human-majority planet they'd seen in months and taking the chance to catch up on more reading about the Aing-Tii Monks. As soon as they restocked their supplies and checked for physical mail (Ben hoped that Tony's package would catch up with them here), they'd be heading into Aing-Tii space, which was a challenging enough flight that Luke Kriffing Skywalker looked slightly apprehensive about it.

Ben stopped being nervous by remembering that if Jacen had been able to do it, Luke would be able to do it better.

...it had never been said that Ben could not be very petty if the occasion called for it.

[OOC: Open for calls, texts, visits from the boy who's in space with him, care packages from home full of YA gay literature...]

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[momslilassassin]

"It makes me look like a bounty hunter," Ben said, making a face.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"...right, armor for you is out. Ender?"

[endsthegame]

"I don't at present own any, but I'm not opposed in theory," Ender offered.

[momslilassassin]

"Does he also get a helmet?" Ben asked, grinning. "And a jetpack?"

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Oh god, Ender. You'll end up with your own suit.

"Jetpacks are just asking for burns and your butt," Tony insisted. "Jetboots, on the other hand..."

[endsthegame]

"I'm not dressing up like Boba Fett, Ben," Ender said, with a sigh, "Or Iron Man."

[momslilassassin]

"Good," Ben said. "Boba Fett's the galaxy's oldest bounty hunter. It's getting pathetic."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"And he wears armor." Tony was just going to sulk now. Maturely. "Your home is weird."

[endsthegame]

"Why," Ender said, raising an eyebrow at Tony as he opened up the bottle, "Because grown bounty hunters wear protective armor because they get shot at every day?"

[momslilassassin]

"And it's kriffing impossible to kill Fett," Ben groused. "He got dropped into a Sarlacc and got out of it."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Because armor was awesome and not for bad people. DAMN IT.

"And the exiling. Do I want to know what a Sarlacc is?"

[endsthegame]

"Big living pit creature," Ender supplied. He was going to become the resident GFFA-to-Terran translator at this rate.

[momslilassassin]

"Where you are slowly digested over a thousand years," Ben added. "Unless, apparently, you're Boba Kriffing Fett."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"...ew. Digestion-proof armor is next up."

[endsthegame]

"Have you ever thought about just incorporating these features into the existing armor?" Ender asked. "It might be a little... awkward... if you turn up for a rancor situation in space armor, after all."

[momslilassassin]

"It'd be a lot heavy," Ben agreed.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"Well, that would be the idea," Tony said slowly. "And it's not that heavy."

Yes. Yes it was.

[endsthegame]

"Don't lie to the Jedi," Ender said, "They give you cross looks."

[momslilassassin]

Ben reached out to poke him. "You'd know."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Tony frowned, wondering what he was missing again. WHATEVER COULD KARLA HAVE MEANT?

"Would I lie to you guys?"

YES.

[endsthegame]

What? They were being perfectly heterosexual!

"In all likelihood, yep."

And Ender hadn't lied to you recently, Ben. He'd just gotten really good at omitting the truth.

[momslilassassin]

"So don't do it again," Ben advised. "My amazing Jedi powers can catch you."

Assuming he didn't learn the tactics Ender had to get around them...

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"Over the internet. You have some mad Jedi skills," Tony replied seriously. "I'm concerned for Ender if you're that powerful with your... skills."

[endsthegame]

...

Ender would be taking a swig of Mountain Dew now, and not think about what that sounded like, Tony.

[momslilassassin]

Ben was staring a little goggle-eyed himself. "Um."

Eloquent, Ben.