Scott has just finished up a day at school and is looking for a quiet afternoon on the rez.
Quil is trying to argue with Embry about some dumb show they're watching, and he just listens, trying not to laugh.
He sips his soda.
"Maybe like her but less so? I try to compensate by being more diplomatic and a people's person. How about you?"
"I'm not really good at describing myself. All of my friends are telepathic. Um, I can tell you how they used to describe me?"
"Warm, naive, earnest, hard-working, goofy, self-sabotaging, compassionate, boring, determined, nice. Depending on who you ask."
"So am I going to be a lab rat soon, or should we find something to do until then?"
Third option: Fernanda returns and wants to talk with Scott alone again, assuming that he agrees (and this is a very reasonable assumption given imprinting). She gets them alone and says. "Okay, I didn't mention this sooner because it is as much as Katur's secret as ours. Please, don't make negative assumptions and don't be mad on my behalf, but Katur is also my boyfriend as well as Felicia's."
"Yes, we're not dating each other..," Fernanda says dryly, then she remembers to be more patient and says. "Sorry for that."
"I am, we all are. But it is the kind of thing that we can't be public about and Felicia is more PDA prone than I am so we just pretend that Katur is only dating her. Anyway, as long you don't have a problem with that it should be fine for you to move in once I magically test the love thing."
"That could be inconvenient, but not that much of an obstacle, just talk instead of act. I wonder if you can learn to be more compersy in your current state."
"Compersion is the opposite of jealousy. I actually feel happy when I see Felicia and Katur kissing because I love them and I want them to be happy and I don't feel threatened if they kiss."
"I don't think I feel threatened by him, but...I don't trust him. I don't know him. And I don't want people like that to hurt you. Felicia is different, because you're sisters. If you trust her, I do too."
"Being even half as trustworthy than Felicia is- I'm failing to come up with a word that properly expresses the impossibility. But despite the unusual set up I don't date anyone, Katur is literally my second relationship and there is even more limited pool of people that deserve Felicia, and I think Katur deserves Felicia."
Nod. "If you get mad at him for any reason, tell me first before acting. I don't think he will give you reason, but..." she waves.
"Of course I'll tell you. I don't want to ruin things for you with your friends, and especially not with your boyfriend."
"Well, the plan is take you in and evaluate you mentally - see how we can attenuate the packless problem while we are at that - and biologically. Anything further is dependent on what we find out and outside factors, but I think you can at least stay with me and be lifeforce source and be useful and happy like that, at minimum."