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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"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?"

[endsthegame]

"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?"

[endsthegame]

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."

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"Mmm," Ben said. "You like humidity?"

[endsthegame]

Ender let out a little snort. "Not specifically," he said. "Anyway, we'd probably be looking at Moskva or Rov next, when we leave here."

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"Why those?" Ben asked, settling in against him.

[endsthegame]

"Well, last time it was Nagoya, Rov, or Moskva. They were closest and most suitable," Ender murmured. "Now we've done Nagoya..."

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"Rov or Moskva," Ben replied, nodding. "Moskva sounds cold."