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[Thanks, everybody,] says Bella, later, to the local Jokers. [That was the best date venue ever.]

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[Of course it was,] says Queenie. [Did you like the food? Did you like the flowers? Did you like the view? Did you make out with him?]

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[I liked the food and the flowers and the view,] says Bella primly.

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[I bet you made out with him,] says Queenie. [Isn't he delicious?]

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[I decline to comment.]

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She giggles.

[Okay, okay. But do you guys know if you're doing the exclusive thing or not? Because that is actually kind of my business.]
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[We didn't discuss it. I guess we should.]

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[Guess so,] Queenie agrees.

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[I'll get back to you.]

[Ripper?]
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[Yeah?]

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[So, Queenie wants to know if we're "doing the exclusive thing", and I do not currently have something to tell her.]

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[That... is a good question,] says Ripper. [A very good question. Do you want to come talk about it?]

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[Yeah, sure.]

She lands in the hallway. She knocks.
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He opens the door and greets her with a hug.

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Hug. Kiss.

"C'mon in."
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She comes in.

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He sits in a comfy armchair, with another nearby for Bella.

"So - 'the exclusive thing'," he says, "I think I can guess why Queenie is asking - would it bother you if I kept seeing her?"
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Bella thinks about this.

"Not - exactly. I do think I'd wind up dwelling on it. I think non-exclusivity would take mental energy to keep up with, not necessarily in a negative way but definitely in a way."
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"'Keep up with' meaning...?"

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"I manage my own feelings, a lot," Bella explains. "I think non-exclusivity would generate feelings that would require management. They might not be bad but they seem likely to be intrusive."

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"...well," says Ripper, "I don't want to date anyone else, but if sleeping with Queenie is an option, it's an option I want to take. Queenie and Ghosty and so on," he amends.

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"It's not a dealbreaker," says Pat.

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"That's encouraging," he snorts.

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"Nothing. Sorry. I'm having trouble imagining what kind of intrusive not-bad feelings you think might come up."

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