"I've been telling you that all along."I've been telling you that all along." "Look," said a new voice. Nickolai and Garth both looked up to find another member of the Redbridge Fencing Team, Josef, leaning over their chairs. "If you two are going to talk about sex, either keep it down so I can't hear it, or include me in on the conversation." "Include yourself," Garth replied, pointing to the chair across the aisle. Josef took the hint and moved from his current seat to the one indicated. "So, what are you guys talking about?" "Kolya's girlfriend has a girlfriend," Garth said. "She's not her girlfriend," Nickolai protested. "She's her roommate." "But they are sleeping together, right?" Garth said. "Well... yeah." "Then they're girlfriends," he observed. "Woah, wait, Kolya. I'm not trying to insult you or tell you that she doesn't love you. From the letter's you've shown me before, it's pretty clear that she does. But she's still lonely out there, and maybe her own hand's aren't enough." Nickolai leaned over and whispered into Garth's sensitive, moreso even than human, ear. "I know that," he whispered. "That's not the problem. I just don't want Josef Pervert Foster over there whacking off tonight thinking about my coimelin !" Garth turned and regarded Nickolai. "Are you sure you want to use that word?" "No," Nickolai admitted. "But there's nothing else I can use. Nothing I feel right using." Garth nodded. "Gotcha. Go easy when you see her in person." "I will." "What are you guys whispering about?" Josef asked. "You," Garth replied, grinning. "Ohhh, I see," Josef replied. "You guys don't want me around." "Now wait a second, Josef," Nickolai said. "Have we ever told you to 'get lost?' Ever? Sit down." Josef, who hadn't really begun to rise in his seat at all anyway, smiled and settled against the backrest. "So, what's the deal?" "The 'deal,'" Nickolai replied, "Is that apparently Furry was getting a little lonely, and she and her roommate started taking showers together. It got cold one night in their apartment, so they slept cuddled up next to each other. |