fandomhighdorms | The Roof, Tuesday Morning

There were reasons why Ender liked to be up on the roof sometimes, much like the beach. The draw of the open sky and the sight of the weather as it passed over was a big part of it. He had gotten here just in time to watch the sun rise feebly between the clouds, laptop under one arm but unopened.

He hadn't gotten a lot of data besides the updated map recently, and so there was only so much he could do. Pouring over old Formic schematics, maybe-- but he had seen those many times before, and part of him was waiting for the Hive Queen to wake up long enough to really answer any of his questions.

Or did she even sleep? He had no idea. She had been quiet over the past few weeks. If that had been her at all.

Sighing, he sat down. There were other things to think about, at least. What Ben had told him about Ship yesterday was worth some more thought, though Jane hadn't been able to answer most of his questions. The Darkness, the Force, philotic science: were they at all alike? And what did it mean, knowing that consciousness had manifested itself in at least two out of three?

He was going to use the roof for its intended purpose this morning, and brood on it.

If, sadly for the roof, more intellectually than angstily.

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