The Causeway, Sunday Morning/Afternoon

[lockestheway]

It was that time of the year again: spring break, with its travels to far away and exotic locales! Like Brazil.

Teachers and students had been asked to assemble at the causeway as per usual. Their portal would be leaving early on into the afternoon, so there was plenty of time to pack up your things and hurry on down to catch it.

So, the question remained: was everyone ready for some fun in the sun? Or was there still too much bodyswappy freaking out to be done?

Stay tuned.

[[ gather all, gather around! ]]

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[endsthegame]

Ender did like to keep people on their toes every now and again. Though it was nice to be able to do so in a positive way, really.

"Well, from the sounds of it, it won't be that hard to get lost in the crowd," he said. "Though for your sake, I hope you'll be out of Topher's body in time to regain the stamina to deal with it."

[wwiii]

"And that would make the both of us," Warren agreed, and then wrinkled his nose. "For Topher's sake, too, I think. Going to Rio de Janiero and then being forced to stay in the hotel room the entire time sucks. I mean, it would, even for Topher, I think."

Warren knew from plenty of experience over the years.

[endsthegame]

"He'll find ways to keep himself amused if he has to," Ender noted. "But you're right. Let's hope this has blown over by tomorrow. Though, like him, I suggest you keep your pajamas on tonight."

[wwiii]

Warren gave Ender a wry little smile at that.

"I signed up to room with Karla," he shared. "I'll be keeping my pajamas on, and paying the hotel for an extra room until this blows over. The last thing we need is a repeat of yesterday morning."

[endsthegame]

"Smart," Ender said, nodding. "Though I suggest bringing a bag of Doritos with you in bribery, in case Topher wakes back up in his own body."

To get him to stay put for a while and sort things out.

[wwiii]

"I'm not even really sure where Topher's going to be sleeping tonight," he admitted. "I guess I'll have to keep an eye on the rooming assignments when we get there, but I was mostly just thinking of sleeping in that extra room on my own until everything made sense, and letting him stay wherever he's most comfortable. I can handle waking up in weird places, you know?"

It wasn't like stranger things hadn't happened before.

"He and I did make plans for later in the week, if this does sort out. So... if there are still problems, I can talk to him about it then, while he's too distracted by the stuff at the planetarium to really get worked up."

Warren's system, Ender. He had one.

[endsthegame]

"Sounds like you've got this all down."

Ender was impressed!

"Though now I'm picturing the two of you going around the planetarium - and the moment Topher starts in on anything, you point and call, 'Look! It's Venus!'"

Ender's brain went strange places on a regular basis, incidentally. Most people just didn't tend to have to deal with his sense of humor.

[wwiii]

Ender's was a special sense of humor. But it still got a little smile out of Warren, all the same.

"You have me half tempted to try that. But I'm pretty sure all it would get me would be a few dozen lengthy lectures about how Venus is a planet, and pointing at a nebula or something just makes me well and truly, completely wrong."

[endsthegame]

"He'd be distracted," Ender pointed out sensibly. "Never underestimate the power you have when dealing with the lecturing kind."

[wwiii]

"I predict a lot of things being proclaimed to be Venus this week," Warren decided. "Moons. Comets. Garbage cans."

It would definitely make for an interesting outing.