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momslilassassin December 22 2009, 14:27:12 UTC
Some time after Ender had left, Ben, Christmas gift in hand, knocked on Karla's door.

"Karla?"

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glacial_witch December 24 2009, 21:47:42 UTC
Karla was beginning to initiate flail sequence herself. "You asked!"

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momslilassassin December 24 2009, 21:53:20 UTC
"I didn't know!" he replied. "It might be all tasteful!"

Beat. Blushing.

"NOT DIRTY."

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glacial_witch December 24 2009, 22:06:58 UTC
Flailing and laughing at the same time tended to hurt one's sides, Karla now discovered. "It is tasteful!" she said. "And not dirty! But also not that involved! There's some swearing and usually a feast when the Queen first creates her Court, but that's it. All Rings are put on by their respective owners at a later time."

Beat.

"I think."

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momslilassassin December 25 2009, 17:56:04 UTC
More flailing. "You might want to ask about that."

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glacial_witch December 26 2009, 02:11:07 UTC
"Mother Night," Karla squealed, ducking her face behind a pillow. "I don't care what the traditions are. I am not-- Oh Darkness, Morton!"

She made retching noises, then flung the pillow at Ben's head. "These were thoughts I was perfectly happy never thinking of, you know!"

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momslilassassin December 27 2009, 16:36:45 UTC
The pillow smacked Ben soundly in the face. "Maybe you should just use finger rings instead!"

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glacial_witch December 28 2009, 06:11:44 UTC
"These have worked fine for millennia!" Karla protested. "You're just thinking about it wrong!"

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momslilassassin December 28 2009, 16:51:40 UTC
"I'm thinking about it with my brain!" Ben countered, then burst out in a fit of completely inappropriate giggles. "My upstairs brain."

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glacial_witch December 28 2009, 22:16:22 UTC
"Well, your brain is made of wro--did you just say upstairs brain?" Karla asked, momentarily confused. "What would be your down--Hell's fire, Mother Night and may the Darkness be merciful!"

Karla was now laughing so hard she was crying. And hiccuping. "I don't quite know how this conversation got here and I definitely don't want to know where it's going."

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momslilassassin December 29 2009, 15:24:59 UTC
Ben was having problems breathing between bouts of laughter. "You started it!"

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glacial_witch December 31 2009, 01:50:32 UTC
"No sir! You did!" Karla squealed, pointing at Ben.

Bastions of maturity here.

"Just for that, I might not give you your Windsol gift!" she threatened.

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momslilassassin December 31 2009, 04:56:12 UTC
"Is it a ring?" Ben giggled. "Because I'll pass."

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glacial_witch December 31 2009, 07:11:29 UTC
Karla was going to give the poor boy jewelry-phobia in a few months. Soon he wouldn't be able to see a piece of jewelry without having some kind of Karla-induced panic attack.

"You should be so lucky!" Karla snickered, flinging another pillow at him. "But no, it is not a ring."

She was tempted to say 'or a bracelet, either' but decided to be nice. Even if he was bring a brat.

"I should keep this for myself," she announced, tossing an envelope his way.

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momslilassassin December 31 2009, 16:51:46 UTC
Ben opened the envelope a little warily, and then grinned. "Thank you," he said, reaching out to hug her.

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glacial_witch December 31 2009, 22:02:14 UTC
"It's your gift," she said, returning the hug, "but if you share at least a little, I'll be very put out with you. And your next gift will be a ring."

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