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[donotgofar]

I'm trying to decide if answering now would be better or worse than finding out after the fact.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

Better than finding out when someone comes knocking, dear?

[Vex has been fairly good about keeping anyone from following her back to their room, which might make that threat empty.

On the other hand, things do happen.]

[donotgofar]

[ Vax sighs, because Vex isn't wrong. ]

Even if I answer, or if you do, there's no promise that something won't happen that makes one or both of us cross those lines.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

That's true, but at least we could avoid unpleasant surprises. Risk management.

[Because all of this does imply that there are names on that list.]

[donotgofar]

You're sure this isn't a way to start sizing up whoever I might be close to?

[ It's what he would do. ]

[whatsinfrontofyou]

Do I really need you to point them out for me to do that?

[Which is not the same as saying no.]

[donotgofar]

Fine.

[ Fine. There aren't as many as there were, anyway. Not that would cause strife. And in the end, Vax would drop anyone who came between them regardless. ]

Khoriya, maybe.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

Well, that doesn't come as too much of a surprise considering how he talks about you.

[donotgofar]

... He talks about me?

[whatsinfrontofyou]

Fondly. [She pauses a beat before she adds:] Like, for him.

[Khoriya isn't the most expressive. But he also doesn't have the best head for alcohol.]

For what it's worth, nothing has happened on that front beyond some light flirting—most of which he doesn't notice.

[donotgofar]

Yeah he's dense as a brick. [ Affectionate. ]

But uhm--yeah. If anything happens we'll all deal with it, but it's... just him, really. Is there anyone I should avoid?

[ Or stalk. ]

[whatsinfrontofyou]

[The tips of his ears turn pink when he blushes, though, which makes it worth the effort.]

None who come to mind. I think most of the people I've slept with so far don't fuck men, anyway.

[donotgofar]

Well, that's convenient. Why didn't I think of that?

[whatsinfrontofyou]

It wouldn't be a problem if they did.

[No one wants to deal with feelings. Too inconvenient.]

But who am I to argue with anyone's tastes?

[donotgofar]

Has Ianthe shown any interest?

[whatsinfrontofyou]

I wouldn't call her irrelevant to this conversation.

[Which is to say, yes.]

[donotgofar]

Just so you know... that happened.

[ Yep. ]

[whatsinfrontofyou]

I had that impression when she had her tongue in my ear.

[It didn't seem like her first time.]

[donotgofar]

[ He'll never be able to unsee that, thanks. ]

She gave me a special request a while back. If I ever needed to bribe her or if she had like a last wish or something, she asked for a twin sandwich.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

Did she? She didn't ask me.

[Thoughtful rather than annoyed. It would have been annoyed if most people asked.]

[donotgofar]

To be fair, she's known me longer. And I work with her.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

Fair. Still. You didn't mention it to me either.

[donotgofar]

We weren't really talking about who was having sex with who until today. Seemed relevant?

[whatsinfrontofyou]

[Vex hums. She could argue that, but she'll let it slide]

She saved my life.

[Which is to say, if anyone deserves to have a twin sandwich.]