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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[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."

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"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.

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

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"But you might tease me," Ben replied.

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"Your poor ego," Ender murmured.

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Ben smiled at him. "Something like that."

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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."

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"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."

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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.

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"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?"

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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.

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"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.

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"It's not right here for the Hive Queen, and we're already staying here much longer than I'd planned," Ender said softly. "When the ship is done and she's ready to travel--" or something fell through, he didn't say, "--we need to go."

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Ben nodded. "I figured that she was being a little indulgent letting us stay this long."

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"She understands reproduction," Ender said wryly. "So she's a little less impatient than usual."

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"I appreciate her patience," Ben said. "Tell her that?"

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"I could, but I'm not sure she would see the significance," Ender admitted. "In her perspective, it is what it is."