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Ben Skywalker ([personal profile] momslilassassin) wrote2015-05-11 12:10 pm

The house on Naboo [Monday afternoon]

It wasn't that Ben and Ender didn't trust Fandom, but for the first weekend of their daughter's life, they weren't wild about being on an island with a history of weird weekends.

They'd just met her. They didn't want to re-meet her as a pony or a 20 year old or during a rain of tuna. After Ender's class, they'd headed to Naboo and then called Ben's father, who'd had much better Portalocity luck then they'd had (or, as Ben privately suspected, the name "Grand Master Skywalker" had a little more pull than regular old Ben Skywalker did).

He was arriving in a few minutes, and Ben was looking down at his tiny daughter in her portable crib and smiling. "He's going to love you," he murmured.

[OOC: For two!]

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Anyone home?" Luke was calling softly as he shut the door behind him.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
"We're here," Ender called, turning the corner and giving a little wave with one of his baby-supporting hands.

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Luke's face broke into a smile of pure delight. "I'd forgotten how little they are."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"She's a tiny, tiny baby with an enormous stomach," Ender said wryly, walking the rest of the way up to Luke. "Say hi to your grandfather, Val."

Val couldn't get much further than 'burble SHRIEK', but close enough.

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hello, Val," Luke whispered, holding out a finger. "You have Ben's stomach, apparently."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"She eats, she throws up, she eats some more, and then she sleeps," Ender said wryly, but he watched with genuine joy as Val flailed at the offered finger.

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sounds exhausting," Luke murmured, smiling as Val gripped his finger. "Hello, beautiful girl," he added. "Welcome to the universe.'
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Ender smiled. "Her name is Valentine Mara Skywalker," he said quietly, "Val the Younger, my sister calls her."

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Luke's breath caught. "Oh," he said, sounding pained for just a second. "Mara."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 12:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"It was important to Ben," Ender said softly.

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course it was," Luke whispered, reaching up to rub at his eyes. "She would have loved meeting you. Both of you."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm incredibly sad that I never met her," Ender said. He looked down at the baby, who had quieted. "And that she can't be here right now."

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Luke nodded. "I'm sure she is too. The is a lovely remembrance, Andrew."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm glad you agree with it," Ender said. He slid his fingers gently along Val's cheek. "And I am genuinely glad you're here to see her, at least. I hope she has a grandfather for many years to come."

So don't run yourself into the ground, Luke.

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Luke gave him a rueful smile. "I'm slowing down," he promised. "Letting other people take the interesting assignments where they got shot at..."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good," Ender said. He smiled a little. "We'll be moving when we get back to Fandom. Ben built us a good ship. You should come stay with us for a while when we get to our next destination."

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course Ben built you a ship," Luke said with a fond smile. "Don't let him name it the Love Commander."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Ender laughed ruefully. "I've already talked him out of 'Whango'."

By virtue of associating that name forever with Ben's private parts.

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Luke did not need to know that. Ever.

Eeeeeeeeeever.

"Good call," Luke said, making a face.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Like Ender would even consider it.

"I think I'll let bigger Val decide. She's more literary minded. I'd just wind up with Shakespeare."

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ben would suggest something with too many apostrophes," Luke said with a smile for Little Val.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Ender noticed his gaze and chuckled. "I was also firm on apostrophes in baby names."
Edited 2015-05-11 19:07 (UTC)

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Luke laughed. "We've been pretty good on avoiding hyphens, weird random capitalization, and apostrophes," he said. "So far."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-05-11 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ben thanks you every day for not naming him 'Obi-Wan'," Ender teased.

[identity profile] notsoreckless.livejournal.com 2015-05-11 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, it was a bit of a mouthful," Luke said.

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