dion [spacecoast]

[verminous]

bahamut man take me by the hand

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[agamid]

[ he looks surprised ]

Apologies, I did not mean to embarrass you.

[verminous]

Huh-- no, no, I wouldn't-- have any reason to be!

[agamid]

You seemed rather exhausted at the idea...

[verminous]

I guess I just have one of those faces that makes people think I must have, uh, relationship issues?

[agamid]

[ hm ]

What sort of issues?

[verminous]

All of them, if you listen to other people.

[are they wrong? well. but STILL.]

[agamid]

[ he looks curious ]

I think you would be a most capable partner.

It is entering a relationship that I see you struggling with.

[verminous]

Not you too, Dion....

[HELP.]

I guess you're right, though, that was the... difficult part.

[agamid]

[ lifts a brow ]

Yet you accomplished it? Congratulations.

[verminous]

Maybe now they'll quit giving me a hard time...?

[wishful thinking, greg.]

[agamid]

I would keep your hopes within reason.

[ a pause ]

Do not feel any obligation to prove your experience to those here.

[verminous]

I already know proving it won't make things any better, trust me.

[how can he prove anything anyway...

he's just gonna suffer is what'll happen.]

[agamid]

[ thinks about what they did to viktor ]

... It is not entirely unpleasant to be congratulated.

[verminous]

Congratulated, sure, but that's one thing. What they'd do is another one entirely.

[agamid]

[ help ]

What are you expecting?

[verminous]

I don't know what to expect, that's what makes it worse!

[agamid]

[ now he's looking amused ]

It is done with mostly good intentions. In the name of friendship.

[verminous]

Only mostly... your faith's staggering, there, bud.

[agamid]

The rest is envy, I am sure.

[ pat pat ]

[verminous]

Not sure I believe that, but we'll go with it.

[dion may pat, it's fine.]

-glad we don't have to worry about touching each other anymore.

[agamid]

Did you miss the affection?

[verminous]

A little, honestly. There are people I got pretty used to that with, so having to be so cautious about it was... different.

[agamid]

[ okay, bluntly, ]

You mean your lover?

[verminous]

No! I can be affectionate with people who I'm not--

I wouldn't really call us...

[agamid]

[ sits down at one of the tables

let's talk ]

How would you define it?