Ernie nodded his head at her teasing comments, it was nice to have some things still be familiar. Normally, he liked to pick white if he was given the option, but today he felt a little adventurous. Maybe today was a good day to try to play with the black pieces. He considered this for a moment, and finally pointed to the darker pieces. Why not. "Black," he answered, though if he got technical, his birthday was last week. Not that Morag would need telling, or reminding. Nope, he would take his choice of the darker pieces and keep his mouth shut. "Have you officially applied for that Unspeakable position you've wanted?"