[Sorry, Joseph. He needed to talk about this, and he didn't want to risk going home and seeing Kidman there. It was just going to be too awkward that way.]
[Not that she had directly asked Joseph, but he read into that bush she was beating around pretty clearly. Managed to change the subject without giving anything private away... he thought.]
She's incorrigible when she gets an idea, isn't she?
She- well, I guess she didn't go right out and ask. But she was hinting around pretty obviously... wanting to know if you and I were sleeping together?
[Whoa, whoa, whoa. One thing at a goddamn time, here. There's a moment of stunned silence on Joseph's end there, where it's easy to imagine his jaw dropping.
That... was not what he expected her to be asking for.
There's another minor fire he feels the need to put out first, though. He isn't the type to kiss and tell, but well... someone told first, apparently.]
Once or twice, a while ago. We're friends.
[Now then-]
Go back to that first thing, though. That's what she was after?
[Sebastian has absolutely no idea what his emotions are doing in regards to Joseph's admission, so he just lets it go for now. His head is spinning; what a strange bit of news to have gotten in a strange place like this.]
That's what she told me. She also said that she didn't want to come to you about it first. She was afraid that your brain might short-circuit or something.
[He's actually a little surprised this is apparently news. He'd assumed Clara and Sebastian were sleeping together a long time ago-- though of course, Sebastian sleeping with other people who weren't Joseph is nothing new for him to tamp down emotionally.
As though he has any claim to Sebastian anyway. There's some awkward thoughts for later.
He laughs under his breath at her reasoning.]
Well, I- guess I can't blame her for thinking that, really.
Well I asked her if she'd run it by you yet, and she said no, and then she asked me to ask you. So here I am. I tried to tell her that the three of us should talk about this all at once, but I guess she wanted to make sure that nobody would be upset or offended before that could happen.
[Well, that all makes sense. And it's quite reasonable. Joseph isn't quite sure how he feels about being the alleged wild card here, but again, it's not like he doesn't get why someone would get that impression from him.]
No, I'm not upset, or offended. I think...
[He drifts off for a moment.]
I know you're asking me, so you didn't completely hate the idea. But is it actually something you'd want?
Yeah, I know you. And I don't need to tell you that I've never had any kind of experience like that.
[It's not judgmental or accusatory, just matter-of-fact. They've known each other long enough for that kind of thing to be old news. Sebastian's the jealous type, and Joseph doesn't get out much.]
The most important thing would be that everyone is comfortable, if we ever did decide to try.
Obviously, if we did, we'd have to go in agreeing that any one of us can put a stop to it at any time. That's- that's how things like that are supposed to go, as I understand it.
[Kinky sex 101 with Joseph. Today, on conversations he literally never thought he'd have...]
It's not like we have to decide right away. We can think about it for a while.
Well. I mean. I'm speaking in hypotheticals, right now. But I guess I can't say the idea isn't kind of appealing. You're, uh- supposed to try new things sometimes, right?
[Good thing Sebastian can't see his face right now. He'd never live it down.]
I'm still kind of in shock she wanted you to ask me.
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[Not much in the way of fanfare, but...]
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Right here. What's up, Seb?
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You free to talk?
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[Though just to be sure...]
Is everything all right?
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[Relatively speaking, in any case. Joseph can probably hear the tenseness and discomfort in Sebastian's voice.]
I just got off the phone with Clara.
[There's nothing accusatory in the way he says that. If anything, it almost sounds like a plea for help.]
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Ah. So she asked you too.
[Not that she had directly asked Joseph, but he read into that bush she was beating around pretty clearly. Managed to change the subject without giving anything private away... he thought.]
She's incorrigible when she gets an idea, isn't she?
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She told me that she didn't ask you. What do you think this is about?
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She- well, I guess she didn't go right out and ask. But she was hinting around pretty obviously... wanting to know if you and I were sleeping together?
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What she really wanted to know was our willingness to fuck her both at the same time.
[There's a half-second pause before Seb tacks on]
I had no idea you'd fucked her.
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That... was not what he expected her to be asking for.
There's another minor fire he feels the need to put out first, though. He isn't the type to kiss and tell, but well... someone told first, apparently.]
Once or twice, a while ago. We're friends.
[Now then-]
Go back to that first thing, though. That's what she was after?
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That's what she told me. She also said that she didn't want to come to you about it first. She was afraid that your brain might short-circuit or something.
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As though he has any claim to Sebastian anyway. There's some awkward thoughts for later.
He laughs under his breath at her reasoning.]
Well, I- guess I can't blame her for thinking that, really.
[A pause.]
Though I can't say the mental image isn't...
[Another, awkward pause.]
What did you tell her?
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No, I'm not upset, or offended. I think...
[He drifts off for a moment.]
I know you're asking me, so you didn't completely hate the idea. But is it actually something you'd want?
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It isn't something I have a lot of experience with. You know how I am.
[Jealous, possessive, petty, sensitive, paranoid, slightly insecure. Come on, Joseph, this isn't news to you.]
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[It's not judgmental or accusatory, just matter-of-fact. They've known each other long enough for that kind of thing to be old news. Sebastian's the jealous type, and Joseph doesn't get out much.]
The most important thing would be that everyone is comfortable, if we ever did decide to try.
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[Hey, he's just being honest. It's impossible to predict how he'll deal with this once he's actually faced with it.]
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Obviously, if we did, we'd have to go in agreeing that any one of us can put a stop to it at any time. That's- that's how things like that are supposed to go, as I understand it.
[Kinky sex 101 with Joseph. Today, on conversations he literally never thought he'd have...]
It's not like we have to decide right away. We can think about it for a while.
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[Not a judgement on his end, though. Just calling 'em like he sees 'em.]
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[Good thing Sebastian can't see his face right now. He'd never live it down.]
I'm still kind of in shock she wanted you to ask me.
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It's part of the reason why I was so surprised when I found out that you two had fucked. Doesn't really sound like your M.O.
[You know, other than the fact that both of you had kept it from him for months and months. :E]
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Well... uh. I-
[He has no idea what he was going to add to that.]
Anyway.
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[That's right, Joseph. Squirm. Squirm beneath the reality of your own choking fetish.]
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