Ender's Swingin' Bachelor Pad, Naboo [Wednesday, Fandom time]

[momslilassassin]

The nice thing about how time worked on Naboo was that even a few days away from Fandom meant that Ender and Ben had gotten almost a week to themselves to unwind.

Now the fridge was restocked, the rooms were prepared and the droid Ben had made was bustling industriously around getting rid of dust bunnies.

Ben and Ender were ready for their Fandom (and other universes!) invasion.

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Re: Day One: Daytime [Lake Country]

[wwiii]

"Thank you," Warren replied, working his way back up to something that was maybe a subdued sort of smile. "And you both, too. Like I said... you've earned it. You already know responsibility? Now it's my turn to get a feel for it."

You didn't learn responsibility first-hand by hiding in an expensive condo for ten years.

Re: Day One: Daytime [Lake Country]

[endsthegame]

"As long as you keep appreciating the people around you," Ender said, "and they return the favor-- if you do it together-- I think you'll be okay."

It wasn't a situation he had a terribly large amount of personal experience with. The closest thing to... well, a Karla, or perhaps a Warren... he'd had back then had turned his back on him as soon as the school forced a change of allegiance on him.

Re: Day One: Daytime [Lake Country]

[wwiii]

"Trust me, I'm learning a whole new appreciation for the people around me," Warren replied. "The other boyos are readying themselves for... similar positions, though their Queens aren't going to have anything quite like Glacia to worry about. At least in the getting there, I know they have my back, like I've got theirs. That has to count for something."

Re: Day One: Daytime [Lake Country]

[endsthegame]

Though maybe Ender's previous assessment hadn't been completely true. Back when they'd gone up against the Formics-- they'd been loyal to him. Completely.

Then again, that wasn't quite the same thing as having people you could fall back on as peers.

"It does count for something," he said. "The best advice I can give you is to keep fostering those friendships."

Re: Day One: Daytime [Lake Country]

[wwiii]

"I didn't have any plans to the contrary," Warren decided, smiling faintly. "Those and more, if I can at all manage it."

Re: Day One: Daytime [Lake Country]

[endsthegame]

"You might even be able to mend fences with whoever Karla manages to offend at any time," Ender added, sounding gently fond and amused. "Good practice."

Re: Day One: Daytime [Lake Country]

[wwiii]

"I'm just hoping she doesn't plan to butt heads with any more giant magical tigers, honestly. I'm pretty sure I can smooth things out with most of the human-shaped people she decides to tangle with, but I have plenty of meat on me, and I don't know if I can talk reason faster than an Arcerian cat can pounce."

On the plus side, there'd be some chance for morbid hilarity once the feline inevitably chokes on the equivalent of a giant chicken bone?