He tries not to laugh and mostly succeeds. "That would be. Quite something."

"It is probably not very viable as a long term solution. Alas," she says, with mock gravity. "Anyway. We got sidetracked."

"Indeed. So next we have charr. I don't suppose you've ever owned a dog?"

"Nope! I've had a cat, though, if that's at all relevant."

"Was it a male cat?"

"He was! Lived a long and healthy life. Two, really, my dad brought him back as, uh, basically a lich cat. In his defense, I was seven and missed him and was worried he'd get lost all alone in the Underworld."

—he laughs. "Okay, anyway. Did you ever pay attention to his penis? The barbs, in particular."

Blink. "Uh? Oh. Oh. Does that... equate...?"

"It does not equate, but it's similar in principle. Barbs along the shaft, and a knot at the base. I don't know why they combine the canine and feline traits but they do."

She considers this. She raises her eyebrows.

"You are a brave man," she informs him, with a little laugh. "I'm glad you had fun."

He laughs. "Females are likewise more similar to other mammals, but this implies less courage on my part."

"I don't know. Charr have claws. And sharp teeth. And tend to be taller than you. Still pretty brave, I think."

"I shall take the praise, then. Still brave."

"Never doubt it." She pauses in her climb to blow him a kiss, then resumes. "So, asura?"

"Asura are pretty fascinating, actually. They're technically not mammals at all! The males have slits out of which their penises emerge. And they have orgasms that can last almost a whole hour. They mostly find this pretty distracting from more interesting things so they do not always want to indulge, though."

"They what? The lucky bastards!"

"I know! I honestly think if it wasn't that good their species would have died out, they find the whole thing a bother."

...

She cracks up.

"That. Makes some degree of sense, admittedly."

"Yep! They treat it with some clinical detachment, really, but some of them really enjoy it, they're not all insufferable geniuses."

"Naturally. Ugh. Orgasms that can last almost an hour. That's so upsetting. And I thought the male refractory period was so unfair, that's just. In another league of unfair."

"The refractory period? Why is that?"

"Be...cause... men need a break? On their end, anyway. It seems terribly sad. With two women we can make a marathon of it until both of us are too exhausted and sore to be into it anymore."

"Ah, unfair towards us. Yes, I do agree. Although there are ways to prolong things. As I think I've shown you."

"Well, yes, and they were lovely, but that's finding tricks around an unbalanced system. Which is certainly what magic is for, but I can still be annoyed on your behalf at the original situation."

He laughs. "Yes, I suppose."