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[Thanks, everybody,] says Bella, later, to the local Jokers. [That was the best date venue ever.]
gunpowdergelatine
[Of course it was,] says Queenie. [Did you like the food? Did you like the flowers? Did you like the view? Did you make out with him?]
bellfounding
[I liked the food and the flowers and the view,] says Bella primly.
gunpowdergelatine
She giggles.
[Okay, okay. But do you guys know if you're doing the exclusive thing or not? Because that is actually kind of my business.]
[Okay, okay. But do you guys know if you're doing the exclusive thing or not? Because that is actually kind of my business.]
bellfounding
[So, Queenie wants to know if we're "doing the exclusive thing", and I do not currently have something to tell her.]
tearingup
[That... is a good question,] says Ripper. [A very good question. Do you want to come talk about it?]
tearingup
He sits in a comfy armchair, with another nearby for Bella.
"So - 'the exclusive thing'," he says, "I think I can guess why Queenie is asking - would it bother you if I kept seeing her?"
"So - 'the exclusive thing'," he says, "I think I can guess why Queenie is asking - would it bother you if I kept seeing her?"
bellfounding
Bella thinks about this.
"Not - exactly. I do think I'd wind up dwelling on it. I think non-exclusivity would take mental energy to keep up with, not necessarily in a negative way but definitely in a way."
"Not - exactly. I do think I'd wind up dwelling on it. I think non-exclusivity would take mental energy to keep up with, not necessarily in a negative way but definitely in a way."
bellfounding
"I manage my own feelings, a lot," Bella explains. "I think non-exclusivity would generate feelings that would require management. They might not be bad but they seem likely to be intrusive."
tearingup
"...well," says Ripper, "I don't want to date anyone else, but if sleeping with Queenie is an option, it's an option I want to take. Queenie and Ghosty and so on," he amends.
tearingup
"Nothing. Sorry. I'm having trouble imagining what kind of intrusive not-bad feelings you think might come up."