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[righthemisphere]

I think so?

honestly I've never really done this kind of thing before. Like I wouldn't say I'm gay? I don't know. Typing it out makes it real I guess?

Maybe we can just forget I said anything.

[babyimmortal]

Too late, you've already spoken. Now we talk about it. Safe space, though. Nothing wrong with being gay, or bisexual, if that's more fitting. I don't really think you need to label yourself though. It's an attraction, yeah? Mutual?

[righthemisphere]

Mutual, yeah.

I've dated girls. I don't really want a label. Maybe it's just a him specific thing. But it's a good thing.

I'm kind of terrified I'm going to fuck it all up, though.

[babyimmortal]

Mutual is good.

Than don't look into labels. Maybe it is just a HIM thing, maybe not. Doesn't really matter in the end, so long as you're happy, right?

Eh, you're going to argue. There are going to be tough times, but if it's meant to last, you'll bounce back. Don't fear the small stuff like 'fucking it up' when you haven't yet. Let it be good.

[righthemisphere]

I appreciate your pep talk but I'm not sure you realize how good I am at fucking stuff up.

I dunno. He's really important to me.

[babyimmortal]

I'm pretty sure we're on the same level of 'fuck shit up', Ral. I'm not one to take advice from on relationships, really.

Being important to you is really good though, and that in turn is going to make you try real hard not to fuck it up, yeah?

Chuck's super lucky.

[righthemisphere]

Here's hoping he thinks so.

[Whoosah Raleigh. Look. You told someone. The world isn't on fire. This is.. okay?]

This feels weird. I feel weird.

[babyimmortal]

He'd be a fool if he didn't think so.

[The world is still holding together, Ral, it's okay.]

Weird? Bad weird?

[righthemisphere]

No, just regular weird lol. I haven't really talked to anyone about this kind of thing before. Sorry to make you my identity crisis victim.

[babyimmortal]

First of all, you don't need to apologize. Second? Don't make this an identity crisis. You're still the same old Raleigh. You just happen to have a person worth protecting now.

[righthemisphere]

[Well that's one way of looking at it. He isn't, like, embarrassed and this development sure feels like a good one. It's just. New. And precious. And Fragile. And he doesn't really talk about this kind of thing. At all. To anyone. And yet here he is giving it up to Nile so freely. Big Truth for a Big Truth, he guesses.]

That's good advice. You're good at this.

Unrelated, I've kept an eye out for your new friend but haven't seen him. You've been quiet since he showed up, what's the story there?

[babyimmortal]

[Ah, going with the big guns are you? She winced a bit and rubbed t her jaw, trying to think of how to word this. How much to say. She knew enough of the situation to know, but still...]

I'm NOT that good at this, I just like to think what you have is a good thing.

And Booker? Yeah, that's a tough subject. So you know the group of us are immortal. Joe and Nicky have known Booker for a long, long time. But since my meeting them, Booker did something... um, stupid. Well, more desperate? And it kind of came as a betrayal to the guys. Well, to all of us. I mean, I understand why he did it, but it lead to some real fucked up shit. So I'm worried on how J&N are taking it. But I don't think, here, there will be any problem with having him here, other than some awkwardness.

[righthemisphere]

Yikes. I feel like awkward is an understatement. Sounds like a piece of shit to me. You want me to yeet him into a sinkhole?

[babyimmortal]

It's a bit more complicated than all that. I wouldn't exactly say 'piece of shit'? It's...yeah, complicated. Though the offer of yeeting is very nice. I'd rather see how things work out naturally.

[righthemisphere]

I'm catching what you're pitching but that isn't as fun.

[babyimmortal]

Maybe we can yeet other things into the sinkholes?

[righthemisphere]

I mean. I guess.

[babyimmortal]

Look, all it's going to do to toss him into a sinkhole is piss him off when he wakes up again. Seems a bit pointless.

[righthemisphere]

Sounds to me like he kinda deserves it but I won't if you don't want me to.

[babyimmortal]

I suppose he might deserve it, but I'd like to know why he did what he did first. From what I have learned, they exiled him for a 100 years?

And this stays between us. Don't go picking fights with a French man named Booker. Or any other Booker, really.

1/2

[righthemisphere]

I might have to now if only because he's French.

[righthemisphere]

Won't tell a soul, don't worry.

But seriously must have been bad to get time out for a century. I wonder what he did.

[babyimmortal]

This isn't Highlander. You don't need to be the only French standing.

Umm... lets just say it ended with the four of them being lab rats for a hot minute. That's actually the point in time that I come from. The laboratory. I ended up needing to break the others out, pancaked the bad man and then woke up here. So honestly, I don't know the whole story yet.

[righthemisphere]

Shit, that's intense. Good thing you were there.

By pancaked you mean...?

[babyimmortal]

Yeah, I suppose so. I almost wasn't there for them though.

Um, remember that stained glass window my house had for a bit? Of me and
a guy skydiving above a car?