Second Floor Common Room, Saturday Morning

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It was late morning, nearing noon, and Ender had finished his morning exercises a while ago. He'd sat down to work in his room afterwards, but this sense of-- moroseness he had been trying to avoid wouldn't leave him alone, making him restless and a little irritable. Jane's commentary about that hadn't really helped either.

Which was why right now he was curled up on the couch in the common room, with Animal Planet playing some documentary about Brazilian tree-frogs in the background. He'd taken the datapad Ben had given him for his birthday with him, and he was poking idly through stats for alien races he'd never heard of before.

He was still a little restless, but at least he was less irritable. The calm, he could fake.

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"There's no... pressure valve you can use?" Ender asked, gently.

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"I don't know of any," Sov said. "I mean, there are meditation that the Handdara Indwellers use, but you have to have pracised them for years."

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Ender took a deep breath, and ran a hand through his hair. "A lot of people on this island aren't too fussed about trysts?" he offered. "And there are always places on the mainland."

Why yes, he was worried about the welfare of someone he'd only spoken to for ten to twenty minutes.

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"Places on the mainland? People who aren't... fussed?" It would actually be a lot easier to solve this problem, but Sov wasn't entirely sure how that would work here.

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"Back here, provided you're up front about who you are and what your condition means," Ender said, with a reassuring smile, "And on the mainland, provided you pretend to be of whatever gender your body decides to slant to that day."

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Perhaps they hadn't considered all the options. Sov nodded. "Do you know any place? Or anyone?"

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"That you have your kemmer?"

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"I should have known," Tony said with a sigh. "The hair was just a clever trick."

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"But I just stay in my room then," Sov said.

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"...Yeah," Tony said slowly. "But that's probably new for her."

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"You mean I should tell her so she doesn't get offended if I stay in my room and don't open if she knocks?"

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"Exactly!" Tony had no idea.

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Neither had Sov. "Yeah, maybe I should."

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"She's been here as long as us," Tony replied. "This probably won't even phase her."

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"You don't think so?" Sov said, hopefully.

MEAN! :D

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Tony was a billionaire with a suit of armor he used to fight crime! His judgement was skewed!

"If not, I will--be mad at her on your behalf."

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"Really?" Sov laughed.

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"I'll even glare," he promised.

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"That's really nice of you," Sov said, the laugh turning into more of a giggle.

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"I don't know anyone on-island." Sigh, wee Tony, why couldn't you be more like your older self? "But I know someone who can probably find you something off-island."

Jane was very useful for data searches.

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"Who?" Sov asked, wondering if this was someone they knew.