Ben, Ender & Val's hotel room [Sunday afternoon]

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Ben stared at his daughter, sitting inside the suitcase he was trying to pack.

"Ice cream," she told him, narrowing her eyes.

"Packing first," Ben replied, crossing his arms.

"ICE CREAM!"

"Ow," Ben said, holding his hands over his ears.

[small: OOC: For the boy and any other visitors!]

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"I wasn't considering it," Ender said. He sighed. "I guess I'm going outside to find a dumpster. Wish me luck."

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"Ice cream!" Val hollered from her spot on the ground with Doll and Bantha.

"That's not how you make ice cream, honey," Ben said. "At all. Believe me."

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"I think it does involve milk to some degree," Ender said, "But not this milk."

He held up the swollen pack so she could see it. "Bad milk," he said.

Then he vanished out the door.

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Which was why, when he returned, Ben and Val were looking at holo footage of ice cream being made.

"Chocolate!" Val yelled excitedly.

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"Now you've done it," Ender said wryly, pulling the door shut behind him. "She'll probably want to try."

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"Yes," Val said definitively. "Once we're off the ship, though," Ben said. "No strange cooking experiments other than what I make for dinner."

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Ender laughed softly. "When we pick up your aunt on Naboo, we'll let you try," he said. "Or when we reach the next planet."

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Val seemed satisfied with that, watching the holo on repeat as Ben finished the packing.

"Okay. Snack time?"

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"I think we have a little bit of applesauce left," Ender voluntered.

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"ICE CREAM," Val yelled.

"First the applesauce," Ben tried.

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Ender let out a wry sigh. "I think we might have exhausted her patience," he said. "Let's just walk to Chilly Boulder."

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"Split a Skywalker?" Ben offered, grinning. "I'll tell them no on the wasabi ice cream."

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Ender laughed softly. "You and Val can split a Skywalker," he said. "I'll have a banana."

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"There's a banana at the bottom of the pail," Ben wheedled.

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"Why do you want me to eat your ice cream?" Ender asked.

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"Because I don't think I can finish the whole thing any more," Ben admitted.

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"You're getting old," Ender teased. "It was only a matter of time."

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"Never," Ben said. "I'm just learning prudence from you."

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"But you haven't developed any real skill for lying," Ender said fondly.

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Ben kissed him. "At least not with you," he agreed. "But then I've never really tried to."

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Ender touched his arms, sliding his hands down until he was touching Ben's. "And I appreciate it," he said. "Even if you're trying to pretend about the ice cream."

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Ben laughed. "Well, it's not attractive in an almost thirty year old to eat like a kid."

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"Good," Ender said fondly, "Then you can eat as a kid all you like and I won't have to worry about other suitors snapping you up."

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"Never," Ben said, kissing Ender's nose. "You're stuck with me."

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Ender laughed. "Be careful with all the kissing in front of our child," he said.