The Estate, Sidra, Glacia, Tuesday (Fandom Time)

[glacial_queen]

Warren had gone to graduation, but Karla hadn't been able to get away to go, too. That had been disappointing, but it had meant she'd been able to make sure that there was literally nothing about to go wrong or that would need her attention for the next week or so.

Why?

Because Ben and Ender were visiting, eeeeeee!

While she couldn't ignore her responsibilities entirely (more's the pity), she had informed her entire First Circle that she would be largely unavailable for the duration of the visit and was to be bothered only in the direst of emergencies. And if there was a dire emergency, they needed to inform her on psychic threads and never in front of her visitors.

If anything happened, Ben and Ender weren't going to know about it, dammit. And most certainly wouldn't be involved in fixing it. But nothing was going to happen. She was Quite Serious about everything going smoothly. Were you listening, Kaeleer? Nothing bad was allowed to happen.

[NFB, open to residents and the expected guests!]

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Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[momslilassassin]

Ben hugged him, chuckling. "It'd be an education?"

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[endsthegame]

Ender snorted. "That's one word for it," he said. He glanced up at Ben. "So did you decide what movie we'll be subjecting Karla to tonight?"

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[momslilassassin]

"Maybe Monty Python?" Ben suggested.

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[endsthegame]

Ender raised an eyebrow. He'd expected something a little more... explodey. "Which one?"

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[momslilassassin]

"The one with the giant rabbit with big sharp teeth," Ben decided.

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[endsthegame]

"Well," Ender said, "At least that one's chances of becoming traumatic are limited."

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[momslilassassin]

"No bad experiences with coconuts, right?" Ben checked, smiling.

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[endsthegame]

"You think anyone would've been able to smuggle an entire coconut up to Battle School?"

The mental imagery of Graff hiding a coconut under his arm made him chuckle.

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[momslilassassin]

Ben grinned at him. "I bet you could've, if you'd been so inclined. And maybe Dink."

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[endsthegame]

"Yes," Ender said. "Leaving home for the first time, alone and alienated, happy to leave behind my brother and heartbroken to leave behind my sister, I believed smuggling a coconut onboard would soothe my woes."

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[momslilassassin]

"You could have named it Biff and had wacky adventures," Ben offered.

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[endsthegame]

"Bif and I made an insect friend and saved the station from a sudden epidemic of square things," Ender deadpanned.

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[momslilassassin]

Ben kissed him. "Brat."

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[endsthegame]

Ender cupped his cheek and kissed him back fully. "You started it."

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[momslilassassin]

"You realize you're getting a coconut for your next birthday, right?" Ben murmured.

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[endsthegame]

"Leave it up to you to make up for a nonexistent deficiency from my youth," Ender murmured back.

Re: Ben and Ender's Suite

[momslilassassin]

Ben smiled and kissed him again. "That's me."