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Oh, no, everything's great.
[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.]
[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.]
[Oh, god.]
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?
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?
[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?
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.
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.
[A pause.]
Though I can't say the mental image isn't...
[Another, awkward pause.]
What did you tell her?
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?
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?
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?
[There's a moment of noticeable and uncomfortable hesitation on his end as he can't seem to find the right words.]
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.]
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.]
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.
[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.
Well, that's the thing. I can say now that I'm okay with it, but when push comes to shove, I'm not sure that I will be.
[Hey, he's just being honest. It's impossible to predict how he'll deal with this once he's actually faced with it.]
[Hey, he's just being honest. It's impossible to predict how he'll deal with this once he's actually faced with it.]
Edited (idk how i continuously forget entire words in my tags) 2015-07-12 20:28 (UTC)
[Yeah, that makes sense too.]
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.
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.
[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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