Nagoya [a month later]

[momslilassassin]

Ben was still smiling as they walked away from the Portalocity terminal, his hand in Ender's. "That was a nice visit," he said. "Dad's really, really excited about becoming a grandfather, huh? I think the Ewok-themed nursery might be a bit much, though."

[OOC: For the boy!]

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[endsthegame]

"Sure," Ender said, fully aware Ben would eat most of it.

He rifled through his vid file, selecting a nice nature documentary set in the wetlands.

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Ben put the popcorn on to cook and retrieved the pillows and their blankets from the other room and brought them into the living room.

[endsthegame]

Ender was there to take them from him, arranging them on the floor by the sofa - from which he took more pillows - until most of the immediate floor in front of the screen had been taken up with fluffy things.

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Ben returned with the popcorn and flopped into the little nest with a happy sigh. "Hi."

[endsthegame]

Ender settled in next to him, dropping his head on Ben's chest. "Hi."

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"Hi," Ben replied, ruffling Ender's hair and pulling him closer.

[endsthegame]

Ender smiled, running his finger over the vid controls, starting the documentary.

Then he reached over to steal some popcorn.

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Ben let him--Ben was never going to stop Ender from eating--and snuggled in against the pillows. "What are we watching?"

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"It's a documentary about life on one of the colonies that's primarily wetland," Ender murmured. "We might go there some day."

He let his muscles relax. He'd been tense for too long.

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Ben reached out and began massaging Ender's neck. "Yeah? Will she like it wet?"

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Ender let out a little laugh. "You might want to rephrase that."

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Ben burst out laughing, blushing hard. "Eww. Sorry."

[endsthegame]

Ender reached down to pry his shoes off his feet. "You're forgiven," he said. "And-- it can't be too wet, but it's not all wetlands."

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"So not exactly Dagobah, but close?" Ben guessed.

[endsthegame]

"There are more flats here, I think," Ender said, "Even some drained areas. But I guess we'll see soon enough."

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"See on the movie, not in real life, right?" Ben said, smiling.

[endsthegame]

"In the movie, yes," Ender said. "With any luck it'll be a few months before we have to think about that decision."

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"If we're moving with three or four," Ben agreed, smiling softly.

[endsthegame]

Ender smiled up at him. "Yes."

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Ben leaned in and kissed him. "I love you."

[endsthegame]

"It took you ten minutes to tell me that again," Ender teased, "Should I be worried?"

He kissed Ben again.

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"Yes," Ben said. "I'm getting lax and complacent."

[endsthegame]

"At least once every five minutes," Ender said, "Or the whole thing falls apart."

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"I love you," Ben repeated, kissing him again. "There. All fixed."

[endsthegame]

"Better now," Ender agreed. "Love you, too."

He nipped at Ben's bottom lip, then turned his attention back to the screen.

"It does look beautiful out there."