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Aboard the Jade Shadow [Sunday, Fandom time]

It had taken a few days to break free of the Kathol Rift, but the minute the ship cleared the interference, Ben had his comlink out to make a few long-needed calls back to various galaxies.

Ender and his dad had been good to talk to--or not talk to--but he needed to reconnect with some others, too--especially Jaina.

[OOC: If you think you got a call, you did! Ping on back!]

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"You could let Paul play with them." Best pet Ender could ask for!

It took Ben a moment.

"Paul?"

"Ender's pet rock? Did he toss it out already?" Tony put a lot of work into that!

Ben laughed. "No. He just didn't share its backstory with me. I think it lives under his pillow."

Ben had no proof of that at all.

"Pics or it didn't happen." Yes, be sneaky some more, Ben.

"I'll do my best," Ben promised. "Is Fish!Ben still alive?"

"Alive and going strong now!"

Thanks to Warren.

"And Ender-fish?" Ben asked, sounding a little worried.

"Watching me as we speak." Creepy fish.

"That's a little creepy," Ben said. "Do fish sleep?"

There was a pause. "You know, I haven't noticed them doing any sleeping." Considering how little sleep he got, though. It probably wasn't surprising.

"Maybe they're zombie fish."

"It would explain why me!fish hasn't died in a while," Ben offered.

"Zombie Beeeeen," Tony replied in a deep voice. "If it eats my brains the next time I sleep in the lab, I'm never forgiving you."

"Well, you'll be a zombie, so hopefully you'll lack the brainpower to make the phone work to tell me that," Ben said helpfully.

"But I'm a genius. So, having my brains eaten just puts me at a normal level," Tony countered. Using his brain smarts.

Ben snorted. "I'm not sure it works that way."

"If it's not... I'm finding a way to get back at you. I'll have systems in place in case of my unfortunate fishly demise."

Ben burst out laughing. "I'm hoping that's the first thing it says on the documents. 'If you are reading this, it's because I was killed by a fish.'"

"Please." He had better taste than that. "It'll be a holo-will."

LIKE HIS DAD'S.

"Do you have one now?" Ben asked.

In their lines of work, it wasn't too weird a question, right?

"Is this you asking to be in my will?" Tony asked, going for a light tone. "No, I don't have one yet. I should probably do that in case--in case something happens."

You never knew when it would.

"I'm just worried for the custody of poor Ben and Ender fish," Ben said, "but it's probably not a bad idea. I've had one for a while, not that I exactly have stuff."

"Well, you can get the fish," Tony decided. "And the space version of the suit. Ender gets the other ones. And Rhodey gets all my money, but don't tell him that."

A beat.

"No need to tempt him to kill me one day."

"I'm pretty sure that if Rhodey ever tries to kill you, it won't be because he thinks he's getting money out of it," Ben laughed.

"Still not getting my vast fortune, Ben. Only the murderous fish."

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