Nagoya [a month later]

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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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Ben leaned in against him again. "It's a little overwhelming," he whispered.

[endsthegame]

"Yeah," Ender said. He began to run his fingers through Ben's hair again, gentle, soothing motions. "That little dot made up of you and me is starting to have feelings of her own," he said quietly, "and soon she'll know she has a dad keeping tabs on her."

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"Two dads," Ben murmured, closing his eyes. "I'll introduce you."

[endsthegame]

"I'd like that a lot," Ender said quietly. "Force-dumb as I might be."

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"You have other gifts," Ben murmured, kissing Ender's cheek. "You're just not Force sensitive. You're regular sensitive."

[endsthegame]

Ender smiled. "Sometimes I'm a little jealous you get to look in on her all the time," he admitted, "But it's nice to have the reassurance."

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Ben kissed Ender's other cheek. "I don't mean t make you jealous."

[endsthegame]

"I know, and I'm not terribly good at being it," Ender said wryly. "I'm grateful one of us can look in on her, honestly."

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"I don't check more than three times a day," Ben promised.

[endsthegame]

"I wouldn't stop you if you checked more," Ender teased.

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"But you might tease me," Ben replied.

[endsthegame]

"Your poor ego," Ender murmured.

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Ben smiled at him. "Something like that."

[endsthegame]

Ender kissed his forehead, practically radiating fondness. "Or what?"

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Ben snuggled in against him, sending a quick surge of contentment back through the Force. "Nope, just the ego, and the fear of being a hovering parent before I'm even really a parent."

[endsthegame]

"I think you're allowed to hover until she's at least two years old," Ender said softly.

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"Yeah?" Ben said, smiling over at him. "Need to catch up on my baby book reading, then."

[endsthegame]

Ender smiled back. "Well, she won't be able to talk so well, and her motor skills will be all over the place," he said, "She could use a Jedi guardian angel who can read her mind. Though she's a Wiggin, so it might come in quick."

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"As long as she's not Bean fast, we're okay," Ben murmured.

[endsthegame]

"Nobody turned Anton's Key in my family," Ender said, kissing his temple. "But expect to be fielding basic arithmetic by age 3."

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"Well, obviously," Ben said. "They question is: in what language?"

[endsthegame]

Ender laughed. "Unless you plan to spend the entire time speaking Spanish to our children..."

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"She could learn Japanese here, probably," Ben offered.

[endsthegame]

"I don't think we'll stay here long enough for that," Ender admitted.

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"To get her to talk?" Ben replied.