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 Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:49 pm
The scarlet in Merric's face increased.
"I'm sure there were plenty of people doing that," he said indignantly. "Lysander kissed that Soleil woman, didn't he? And so did Roswell."
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:56 pm
"Alright then. Out of the total intimate, suggestive, or erotic acts, how many from Roswell and Lysander did you receive and how many did Roswell receive from either one of you, and the same for Lysander? You three looped a bit I think." He pointed out, not caring any longer about how red Merric was getting.
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:01 pm
There was a pause in which Merric tried to figure this out logically inside of his head. Roswell had kissed Soleil. Then Lysander had kissed Soleil. Then he'd kissed Roswell, because Lysander had dared them. At some point in time, Lysander had been dared to strip, though Merric couldn't remember for the life of him how this had occurred and by whom. Then he'd kissed - or rather, been kissed by Lysander, relatively forcefully. Then he'd been dared - again - by that Al person to kiss Roswell - or, actually, they'd been dared to share the whiskey through their mouths, which really equated to a kiss anyway. Then he, Merric, had dared Roswell to climb into Lysander's lap and kiss him, during which, Merric had been dared to strip and -
He turned to look at Melvin, his face resembling a fire hydrant.
"What exactly is the point here?" Merric asked, though his voice was rather quiet.
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:14 pm
He stared at him as he thought and the fact he didn't give numbers, didn't say how often, and didn't say anything about it was enough for him.
"Dares are fun. They work like alcohol. A person can let themselves fall into it with the excuse that it was a party, that they were just having fun, and whatever happens can be passed off as just one crazy night. Dares also have the nice power of letting you ask for what you might want to do, what you might see happen, and daring to see what someone else might be comfortable with if they only just had a game as a weak premise.You let your mind run with possibilities."
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:19 pm
He was looking, not at Melvin, but at his hands, one of which was still holding the water bottle. His fingers moved over the plastic, not an intentional gesture but an absent one, because Merric's thoughts were far from water and focused solely on what Melvin was saying.
He didn't want to think about what Melvin was saying.
"...I don't know what that means," he said, after a moment of silence. Merric's voice was low. "Or what you want me to say to it. I'm not..."
But he trailed off again.
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:34 pm
He breathed out. "You don't need to say anything. It's just a talk. You three are just close, and I think dare night proved that much."
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:58 pm
Merric closed his eyes. After a long moment, he opened them again, staring at a spot somewhere on the floor.
"...I don't know how I feel about it," he said, and now it was barely above a whisper. "I don't know how I feel about any of it."
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:01 am
He watched him and sighed. Alright, maybe the fun was over - maybe.
Still leaning, he watched him for a moment before asking. "About your relationships with the other two or that dare night?" He said, trying to focus Merric's vagueness into a direction.
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:00 am
Unfortunately, Merric's vague thoughts were anything but vague, at least in his own head. Putting them into words, however, was an entirely different story altogether.
"...both," said Merric at length, and then, "Or rather...the latter, leading into the former. It's all...very confusing to me."
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:28 am
"Well let's sort through the information and try and spot the points of confusion if we can. Let's go back to dare night. Did you enjoy yourself?" He asked.
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:48 am
There was a moment while Merric considered this.
"...sometimes," he said eventually. "I mean - overall, I would say I did. There were some times that made me smile, so I suppose that can count as enjoying myself, can't it?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:54 am
"If overall, yes. But lets look into that night more to help you iut. There are things you didn't enjoy. What did you like and what didn't you like." He had a feeling what he'd at least enjoy if someone he liked had dared him those things.
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 7:33 am
Merric toyed with his ring, brow furrowed.
"I liked...the playfulness. The excitement, I suppose. There was a lot of things going on, and it was a little overwhelming as well, but it was sort of a thrill at the same time. It was...very fun, I've never been a part of that before. And it was interesting to see how they - how people reacted."
His frown deepened. "I wasn't too happy about...Lysander being angry, though; I was worried I had offended him."
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 7:53 am
He stared at him, smiling at the idea that Merric found that night thrilling and in turn admitted he never had those kinds of experiences. That didn't rule out others but with how cobfused he was, he felt someone with more under their belt would be more able to identify what exactly they liked.
"It's natural to want to make sure your friends are happy or okay, but no one forced anyone during dare to do something that they didn't want to do. If he was unwilling to do something, he is an adult and can say he doesn't want to do that. He is with friends and would know they understand. But if you are still worried then talking about it helps to help you put your mind at ease. That shouldn't take away that you had a nice time."
He leaned forward now. "Is that the only confusing thing? That you liked something that might have upset your friend? Or that you found certain things thrilling that you never experienced before?" Melvin didn't get much action these days so hearing a bit of excitement from someone else was at least something in a dry well.
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:06 am
Merric wasn't looking at Melvin, and therefore missed the smile on his face, which was probably a good thing. He was still looking at his hands, though he wasn't really seeing them; his attention was on something else entirely, mind slowly replaying the night's events.
"No, I...I suppose not," said Merric, after a moment. "I dislike feeling as though I've offended anyone, or that they think ill of me, and of all the people to offend, he would be one of the ones I would much rather be on good terms with. I don't - I don't know very many people here just yet."
Melvin's other question made Merric's head jerk up, a startled expression on his face. "No, I - "
It was an instinctive, immediate answer, but Merric stopped halfway through, a dull red flush beginning to suffuse his cheeks once more. "I..."
It had been thrilling. He had never experienced anything like it before, and had not known how to feel about it, on any level, and still didn't. Merric stared at Melvin, lips slightly parted, and felt the twist of emotions in his stomach, low and confusing.
There was a long silence. Finally, Merric said, voice quiet, "I would never do anything to intrude on them. I don't wish for either of their ire or their upset, I'm not worth that, and neither is doing anything to...to mess up whatever it is that they..."
Finishing sentences was, as it turned out, still hard.
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