[Jaunt Week 1] Check-In Time...

[helborn]

Casper here. Check in if you're yourself, now.

[His tone is uncharacteristically clipped and short.]

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Private x2 protected

[thornsofmalkav]

[She'll just... beef up the protections on the conversation, then.]

... and he could always pop out of a dungeon tomorrow.

I mean, shit, if you want to fuck Anafiel, you can. I am the last person to stop anyone from boning d'Angelines or people with d'Angelines in them... but it won't last past the Jaunt end, Casper. Not because there's anything wrong with you, but because Anafiel has his own issues and one of those is his inability to do casual with other men.

protected 5evar

[helborn]

... I'm too angry to bone anyone right now, even if I wanted to. We still never got to... that point. Besides, he's clearly having his own rough time and I don't want to complicate things, especially if we disappear after this. I mean... he's hot, but it's complicated.

Besides, I know Laughs could. ... But I don't think he'd want me to stay hurting. It's not like I'm replacing him, but... I torture myself enough, don't I?

[He's not sure which one of them he's trying to convince.]

Re: protected 5evar

[thornsofmalkav]

Believe me, I know. I know.

But look... having a Jaunt fling with Anafiel-and-Branch is probably a bad idea, no matter how cute he is, but he's not the only person to find comfort with. There's other people here with compatible genders and sexualities that think you're adorable and won't try for anything you aren't willing to give or reject you once they're themselves again. [Dryly.] I know. I'm not-married to one of them.

[helborn]

... Not when they look at me like that. Not when...

There's a reason I'm always wearing long pants. I know the look. It takes time to get used to, but I don't know that people here will.

[thornsofmalkav]

... sorry. I meant 'here' as Liminal Space, not Home. You... might have to wait on that comfort.

[helborn]

I... sorry. I'm not trying to be angry at you.

It just hurts.

[thornsofmalkav]

I know, dude. I know. Home... is not always kind to people with problems. I'm not surprised we've been sent here to fix things. The only question is what we can get done while we're here.

[helborn]

... Enough. We have to do enough. I'm not letting someone else like me go through this shit.

[thornsofmalkav]

Yeah, no. I don't want Thorn-the-weaver's foal to live in a society that abandons people to die either.

[helborn]

... Let me know if you need anything, okay? Extra meat or... whatever. I might end up hunting just to take out some of my frustration. It'd be useful for everyone anyway, so...

[thornsofmalkav]

I will. Thanks.