Yeah you got that part out of the way a while ago.
[Nick answers with an amused huff and places the glass down alongside Hancock's plate. It's all very reasonable, and he can see where Hancock's coming from. Pondering it over on his own, however, ain't exactly the most helpful choice.]
I ever want to try out a polycule and you bet you're gonna be the first person I talk to. [He gamely resists commenting and playing up that he's undesireable. Self deprecation doesn't fit the vibe and he's not about to knock himself knowing Hancock just agreed to marry him. It's a roundabout way to self-worth, but he might as well take it.]
The way I always figured it is that wearing this is just a reminder that you got at least one person who'll help you, who's in your corner, regardless of whatever else is going on. I suppose that doesn't clash with the idea of other loves drifting in and out of my life or yours, so yeah, I'm alright with that.
Now, I don't plan on meeting anybody else, but I get your meaning. Gotta go for happiness where you find it--lucky me, I just so happen to be staring at it right now. But something else may come along that you or I want too.
[Nick is talking in circles, agreeing with nearly parallel lines of thought. He doesn't have a reference for this apart from Hancock himself, but he's really giving it his all when it comes to showing he comprehends the full weight of the suggestion. Open Marriage it is.]
You hang out with any regular smooth-skin folk, you may want to leave off that ring. I promise I won't take it personally, it's just made from a scrap of my core shielding, so it throws a few more rads than most folk can tolerate long term.
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[Nick answers with an amused huff and places the glass down alongside Hancock's plate. It's all very reasonable, and he can see where Hancock's coming from. Pondering it over on his own, however, ain't exactly the most helpful choice.]
I ever want to try out a polycule and you bet you're gonna be the first person I talk to. [He gamely resists commenting and playing up that he's undesireable. Self deprecation doesn't fit the vibe and he's not about to knock himself knowing Hancock just agreed to marry him. It's a roundabout way to self-worth, but he might as well take it.]
The way I always figured it is that wearing this is just a reminder that you got at least one person who'll help you, who's in your corner, regardless of whatever else is going on. I suppose that doesn't clash with the idea of other loves drifting in and out of my life or yours, so yeah, I'm alright with that.
Now, I don't plan on meeting anybody else, but I get your meaning. Gotta go for happiness where you find it--lucky me, I just so happen to be staring at it right now. But something else may come along that you or I want too.
[Nick is talking in circles, agreeing with nearly parallel lines of thought. He doesn't have a reference for this apart from Hancock himself, but he's really giving it his all when it comes to showing he comprehends the full weight of the suggestion. Open Marriage it is.]
You hang out with any regular smooth-skin folk, you may want to leave off that ring. I promise I won't take it personally, it's just made from a scrap of my core shielding, so it throws a few more rads than most folk can tolerate long term.