[ The blush is all the more obvious on Riz's skin now that it's not green. But it is enough of a clue for Adaine to lean back a bit and try to put the brakes on her enthusiasm. ]
Is it? You're the one who brought it up. I assumed you wanted to talk about it?
[ She pulls her heels up, hugging her knees to her chest and plopping her chin down on top of them. ]
I'm not asking you to go into, like, Kristen-level detail. No one wants that. But just... How did you meet? How long have you two been dating?
[Riz visibly cringes a the thought of going into Kristen-level detail, part remembered awkwardness hearing Kristen talk about those subjects, part talking about those subjects at all, and part just imaging him doing those kind of things with Boober. Ick. No, thanks.]
There is no Kristen-level detail to get into! We don't-- We don't even kiss!
[Well, technically they kiss. They kiss each other on the nose and forehead, and once on the lips. But they don't... they don't do the thing with tongues, the thing everybody seems to find so important.
Adaine had asked other questions too, but Riz felt it was very important to first make this clear. The idea of people thinking he and Boober do those kind of things just doesn't feel right, which is perhaps why he doesn't talk much about them dating to begin with.]
[ Adaine looks a little surprised at first, but then she supposes she shouldn't be. Riz had always seemed as uncomfortable as she felt with Kristen's constant TMI, or with all Fabian's talk of "getting his kisses in" with Aelwyn. Obviously, Adaine had been uncomfortable with that for different reasons, but it isn't completely out of left field for her to hear Riz say he doesn't kiss his boyfriend. ]
That's alright. I mean, I've not... I've never... kissed anyone, either. But I've talked to Jawbone about it, and he always said it was fine if I didn't want to. He says that there are many ways to be in a relationship, and they're all just as valid and real.
That does sound like something Jawbone would say. Minus some story with far too much information. Like, upsetting amounts of TMI.
[Would figuring this all out have been easier for Riz if he had had someone like Jawbone here to talk to?
No. No, it wouldn't have been, because Riz would not have talked about this. Boober and him had sorted things out together, with the help of a few caseboards and some internet research.]
There... is a word for it, actually. Which, uh, I think I might be.
Yes, there was definitely more, uh, graphic details about a guy he once did drugs with in a bus station restroom, when he said it. But the point still stands.
[ She offers Riz a soft smile, hoping that she's being as supportive as she can be. It's a bit of a different position she's put in now, than when Ayda was first telling her about kissing Fig. ]
I'm happy for you, Riz. Really. Whatever words you are or aren't. If you're happy with Boober, then I'm happy.
Yeah. Yeah, I'm happy. It's weird. I mean, we are weird. The way Boober and I are doing this is. But... that's the part that I like. I like being weird with him.
[ It's cute, the way Riz is blushing. But Adaine doesn't need to be all that insightful to be able to tell that he means what he's saying, that he really is happy. ]
Good. You deserve someone you can be weird with.
[ She chuckles. ] At least this time I've spoken to him myself, so I can confirm that he's real and not some freakish nightmare puppet from the Baronies.
[Riz groans, pressing his palms against his eyes.]
Can we never bring up Baron ever again? I didn't exactly mean to make some sort of weird... skeleton boy fake boyfriend. Besides, I don't even think I ever told Boober about him.
[ She would rather not talk about some of the terrors the Nightmare King showed her, either. Even if her greatest fears were less scary and more depressing.
Though, thinking about the Nightmare King's forest just makes Adaine think about the conversation she had with her future self, about whether they deserved to be loved. She hugs her knees closer to her chest, subconsciously trying to make herself so small and ball-like that she'll give Riz a run for his title. ]
What I was trying to say was... It's good, that you and Boober found each other.
[ Adaine hesitates for a moment— they both well know the associations that go along with "Mumple people," and how derogatory they can be. But, she hasn't had much of a chance to get to know Boober yet, so she doesn't want to be mean to Riz and cast any unnecessary aspersions. ]
I suppose... The world needs Mumple people as much as it needs Aguefort people. [ Now, Hudol people? Those, the world could probably do without. ]
I'm looking forward to being able to meet him properly.
[Mumple folks can be the worst of the lot, it's true. On the other hand, Bud Cubby had attended Mumple and he could probably go toe to toe with plenty of adventurers.
Not to say that Boober was anything like that beloved socio-anarchistic postman, but clearly Mumple produced its share of gems too.]
Yeah. I'm-- I'm kinda glad you are the first one who gets to meet him. You... well, I think meeting you is probably least intimidating.
[Fabian would be so judgemental. Kristen would probably be unable to shut her mouth and ask too many invasive questions. Fig was cool, but she was also Cool to an intimidating degree with her outfits. And Gorgug... he was an absolute sweetie, but he was also as tall as a Gorg, and Riz could easily imagine Boober being intimidated.]
[ Bud Cubby is an outlier and they both know it, but if someone as good and as radicalized as him can come out of Mumple, then who knows what else Mumple people can do!
Adaine just chuckles, and shifts to lean back against the headboard of her bed, legs outstretched in front of her as she grabs a pillow to hug to her chest. ]
Yeah, it's for the best that it's me he meets first. Everyone else is... [ What's the kindest way to say it? ] ...More intense.
[ Gorgug is sweet enough to not be as intimidating upon first meeting, but there is always the chance that something will set him into a rage and no Mumple person wants that upon first meeting. ]
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Is it? You're the one who brought it up. I assumed you wanted to talk about it?
[ She pulls her heels up, hugging her knees to her chest and plopping her chin down on top of them. ]
I'm not asking you to go into, like, Kristen-level detail. No one wants that. But just... How did you meet? How long have you two been dating?
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There is no Kristen-level detail to get into! We don't-- We don't even kiss!
[Well, technically they kiss. They kiss each other on the nose and forehead, and once on the lips. But they don't... they don't do the thing with tongues, the thing everybody seems to find so important.
Adaine had asked other questions too, but Riz felt it was very important to first make this clear. The idea of people thinking he and Boober do those kind of things just doesn't feel right, which is perhaps why he doesn't talk much about them dating to begin with.]
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That's alright. I mean, I've not... I've never... kissed anyone, either. But I've talked to Jawbone about it, and he always said it was fine if I didn't want to. He says that there are many ways to be in a relationship, and they're all just as valid and real.
[ Now it's her turn to blush a bit. ]
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[Would figuring this all out have been easier for Riz if he had had someone like Jawbone here to talk to?
No. No, it wouldn't have been, because Riz would not have talked about this. Boober and him had sorted things out together, with the help of a few caseboards and some internet research.]
There... is a word for it, actually. Which, uh, I think I might be.
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[ She offers Riz a soft smile, hoping that she's being as supportive as she can be. It's a bit of a different position she's put in now, than when Ayda was first telling her about kissing Fig. ]
I'm happy for you, Riz. Really. Whatever words you are or aren't. If you're happy with Boober, then I'm happy.
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[Riz rubs at his cheek, feeling them burn.]
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Good. You deserve someone you can be weird with.
[ She chuckles. ] At least this time I've spoken to him myself, so I can confirm that he's real and not some freakish nightmare puppet from the Baronies.
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Can we never bring up Baron ever again? I didn't exactly mean to make some sort of weird... skeleton boy fake boyfriend. Besides, I don't even think I ever told Boober about him.
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Fair. Yep, nope. No more Baron talk.
[ She would rather not talk about some of the terrors the Nightmare King showed her, either. Even if her greatest fears were less scary and more depressing.
Though, thinking about the Nightmare King's forest just makes Adaine think about the conversation she had with her future self, about whether they deserved to be loved. She hugs her knees closer to her chest, subconsciously trying to make herself so small and ball-like that she'll give Riz a run for his title. ]
What I was trying to say was... It's good, that you and Boober found each other.
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[Riz might as well admit it! Adaine will probably come to the same conclusion once she meets Boober in person.]
But he's always working hard. And he doesn't mind doing the stuff nobody else cares about. And he is funny. In his own way.
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I suppose... The world needs Mumple people as much as it needs Aguefort people. [ Now, Hudol people? Those, the world could probably do without. ]
I'm looking forward to being able to meet him properly.
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Not to say that Boober was anything like that beloved socio-anarchistic postman, but clearly Mumple produced its share of gems too.]
Yeah. I'm-- I'm kinda glad you are the first one who gets to meet him. You... well, I think meeting you is probably least intimidating.
[Fabian would be so judgemental. Kristen would probably be unable to shut her mouth and ask too many invasive questions. Fig was cool, but she was also Cool to an intimidating degree with her outfits. And Gorgug... he was an absolute sweetie, but he was also as tall as a Gorg, and Riz could easily imagine Boober being intimidated.]
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Adaine just chuckles, and shifts to lean back against the headboard of her bed, legs outstretched in front of her as she grabs a pillow to hug to her chest. ]
Yeah, it's for the best that it's me he meets first. Everyone else is... [ What's the kindest way to say it? ] ...More intense.
[ Gorgug is sweet enough to not be as intimidating upon first meeting, but there is always the chance that something will set him into a rage and no Mumple person wants that upon first meeting. ]