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[laserhawk]

[ he sighs. ]

Alex.

[offeringchaos]

Yeah, what?

[laserhawk]

[ there's a long pause as dolph wrestles with himself. ]

I'll contract with you.

[offeringchaos]

I didn't get in touch with you for that, you know.

[Just in case he thought he had.]

[laserhawk]

I know.

But if you take too long, you'll go to jail again.

[ a brief pause. ]

The person I contracted with before is gone.

[offeringchaos]

Yeah?

[He's quiet for a moment.]

Sorry about that.

[laserhawk]

. . . Are you?

[offeringchaos]

I saw how you reacted when you lost Chris, so.

Yeah.

[laserhawk]

I guess I'm getting used to it now.

[offeringchaos]

Been losing others, then?

[laserhawk]

I lost you first, didn't I?

After that, I think going numb is easy.

[offeringchaos]

I meant here, you know.

I guess if we're gonna contract, we need to work some stuff out, huh?

[laserhawk]

Doesn't make a difference to me.

[ a long pause. ]

. . . Yeah. I'm not breaking up with Zack. Just to be clear.

[offeringchaos]

Well, I'm still here. Haven't lost me yet.

[And he doesn't intend to go anywhere, really.]

Mm, alright.

[He's still not sure how he feels about that, but-- he's not gonna stand in Dolph's way. He doesn't think it'd work, even if he tried.]

Anything else?

[laserhawk]

No lying.

That's all. I'll do everything else.

[offeringchaos]

Wasn't planning on lying.

[He's-- trying here. Taking the advice Chris gave him -- who knows if he won't fall back on bad habits. But right now? he is making an attempt at least.]

We can find somewhere different to live. You can have your own room.

[laserhawk]

. . . I'd like that. That'd be nice.

[ another brief pause, uncertain, softer. ]

Alex. This is — This might be our only chance.

[offeringchaos]

Yeah...

[Considering everything back home? Yeah. All of this is their only chance anyway.]

We'll just have to make the most of it, I guess.

[laserhawk]

Then I'll contract with you.

[offeringchaos]

Guess that means I owe you dinner and some drinks.

[laserhawk]

Think you can splurge for steak and wine?

[offeringchaos]

I'll get you whatever you want, babe.

[He huffs out a laugh.]

So you got your boyfriend... that mean I gotta keep my hands to myself?

[He'll figure so, regardless of what happened at the beach or anywhere else. Just better to know for sure, that's all.]

[laserhawk]

No. It's an open relationship. He won't mind.

[ but that's why dolph talked to zack first before he even considered this contract. he didn't want to lie. ]

[offeringchaos]

But do you want to fall back into that?

[He's trying to be a gentleman here -- even if he's probably not the greatest.]

It could get complicated...

[laserhawk]

[ a little dry, though bemused. ]

Are you passing up on having sex with me?