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<p>May&rsquo;s response to the discussion of encroached boundaries, later that night when they&rsquo;d moved to the couch, knocked both Ioan and True Name off-kilter. She had laughed and tousled eir hair and the fur atop True Name&rsquo;s head, saying, &ldquo;Well, took you long enough.&rdquo;</p> <p>May&rsquo;s response to the discussion of encroached boundaries, later that night when they&rsquo;d moved to the couch, knocked both Ioan and True Name off-kilter. She had laughed and tousled eir hair and the fur atop True Name&rsquo;s head, saying, &ldquo;Well, took you long enough.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Wait, what?&rdquo; ey asked.</p> <p>&ldquo;Wait, what?&rdquo; ey asked.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I have been placing bets with myself on how long it would take until it came up. Whichever part of me guessed &ldquo;the minute I leave you two alone together&rdquo; wins, I guess!&rdquo; </p> <p>&ldquo;I have been placing bets with myself on how long it would take until it came up. Whichever part of me guessed &ldquo;the minute I leave you two alone together&rdquo; wins, I guess.&rdquo; </p>
<p>True Name stared coolly at her. &ldquo;And here I was worried that you would blow up at me.&rdquo;</p> <p>True Name stared coolly at her. &ldquo;And here I was worried that you would blow up at me.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Of course not, my dear. My position remains that, so long as everything was discussed in the open, veto-able, and come by earnestly, we will make it work.&rdquo; She smiled and leaned over to pat at the skunk&rsquo;s paw. &ldquo;Which is not to diminish <em>your</em> feelings on the matter. How are you feeling?&rdquo;</p> <p>&ldquo;Of course not, my dear. My position remains that, so long as everything was discussed in the open, veto-able, and come by earnestly, we will make it work.&rdquo; She smiled and leaned over to pat at the skunk&rsquo;s paw. &ldquo;Which is not to diminish <em>your</em> feelings on the matter. How are you doing?&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;If I say &lsquo;confused&rsquo; one more time, I am going to lose my mind. I do not have a better word for it, though. I do not know how I feel about the act itself. It was fine, I am sure, but I am starting to think that what is so jarring to me is that it was an automatic action.&rdquo;</p> <p>&ldquo;If I say &lsquo;confused&rsquo; one more time, I am going to lose my mind. I do not have a better word for it, though. I do not know how I feel about the act itself. It was fine, I am sure, but I am starting to think that what is so jarring to me is that it was an automatic action.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Ioan nodded. &ldquo;It felt a bit incongruous because it&rsquo;s a hundred percent something you&rsquo;d do, May.&rdquo;</p> <p>Ioan nodded. &ldquo;It felt a bit incongruous because it&rsquo;s a hundred percent something you&rsquo;d do, May.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;And perhaps that is why it feels fine to me: it is what I would do, I would expect nothing less from someone with so much of me as part of them now. I would like you both to feel comfortable, of course, but I am more&hellip;well, &lsquo;concerned&rsquo; is not quite the right word, but concerned about the emotional side than you two just physically touching,&rdquo; May said, shrugging. &ldquo;Though I do appreciate you keeping me apprised. I trust you on that.&rdquo;</p> <p>&ldquo;And perhaps that is why it feels fine to me: it is what I would do, I would expect nothing less from someone with so much of me as part of them now. I would like you both to feel comfortable, of course, but I am more&hellip;well, &lsquo;concerned&rsquo; is not quite the right word, but concerned about the emotional side than you two just physically touching,&rdquo; May said, shrugging. &ldquo;Though I do appreciate you keeping me apprised. I trust you on that.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>True Name smirked, leaned over and tugged at May&rsquo;s tail. &ldquo;You have, yes.&rdquo;</p> <p>True Name smirked, leaned over and tugged at May&rsquo;s tail. &ldquo;You have, yes.&rdquo;</p>
<p>May pulled her tail around to hug it protectively. &ldquo;Yes, yes. I know.&rdquo;</p> <p>May pulled her tail around to hug it protectively. &ldquo;Yes, yes. I know.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The conversation trailed off from there, Ioan and May cozying up and chatting via sensorium messages once True Name had started to doze, using May&rsquo;s thigh as a pillow. She caught em up on gossip from Debarre &mdash; one of his boyfriends visited and was, apparently, quote the looker &mdash; and ey accused her of leaving em for the weasel, as ey always did when she visited him.</p> <p>The conversation trailed off from there, Ioan and May cozying up and chatting via sensorium messages once True Name had started to doze, using May&rsquo;s thigh as a pillow. She caught em up on gossip from Debarre &mdash; one of his boyfriends visited and was, apparently, quote the looker &mdash; and ey accused her of leaving em for the weasel, as ey always did when she visited him.</p>
<p>Eventually, even they fell to silence, and when May started to nod off as well, ey roused the two skunks for bed. &ldquo;Come on, beds are comfier than couches.&rdquo;</p> <p>Eventually, even they fell to silence, and when May started to nod off as well, ey roused the two skunks. &ldquo;Come on, beds are comfier than couches.&rdquo;</p>
<p>True Name nodded groggily and stood, swaying for a moment before gaining her balance once more. &ldquo;Thank you two for talking this evening.&rdquo;</p> <p>True Name nodded groggily and stood, swaying for a moment before gaining her balance once more. &ldquo;Thank you two for talking this evening.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Would you like to stay with us tonight?&rdquo; May asked. &ldquo;If you are this sleepy, I imagine you need it.&rdquo;</p> <p>&ldquo;Would you like to stay with us tonight?&rdquo; May asked. &ldquo;If you are this sleepy, I imagine you need it.&rdquo;</p>
<p>She stood silent for a few moments, then nodded. &ldquo;If you are willing, yes. I am also happy to sleep out on the plain. Both would be good for me.&rdquo;</p> <p>She stood silent for a few moments, then nodded. &ldquo;If you are willing, yes. I am also happy to sleep out on the plain. Both would be good for me.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>True Name&rsquo;s face fell, but she bowed. &ldquo;Of course, dear.&rdquo;</p> <p>True Name&rsquo;s face fell, but she bowed. &ldquo;Of course, dear.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Ey reached out and gave her paw a squeeze. &ldquo;Thanks, True Name. Tomorrow.&rdquo;</p> <p>Ey reached out and gave her paw a squeeze. &ldquo;Thanks, True Name. Tomorrow.&rdquo;</p>
<p>She smiled gratefully and, after a hug from May, made her way to her room and out to her tent on the plain, shown by a bobbing flashlight moving through the grass.</p> <p>She smiled gratefully and, after a hug from May, made her way to her room and out to her tent on the plain, shown by a bobbing flashlight moving through the grass.</p>
<p>By the time ((they chat))</p>
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