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[dendarii]

"This is Miles. Leave a message and I'll respond to you at my earliest convenience."

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Comments

[dendarii]

I don't know. I didn't even recommend anything particular, just to call it something.

[failureisntachoice]

[ She snorts. ] Call it what? Dating?

[ She hopes if proposing wasn't on the table, the label of 'soulmates' wasn't too. ]

[dendarii]

Yes, that was my exact thought. Dating, at least. Perhaps "boyfriend" or something along those lines.

[failureisntachoice]

So let me get this straight. You had sex and then you asked him to go steady and he what? Ran away?

[dendarii]

Basically that. Yes.

[failureisntachoice]

[ Wait, she guessed that right? ] ...You're joking.

[dendarii]

He left in a hurry afterwards.

[failureisntachoice]

He didn't even stay to talk?

[dendarii]

... We talked some.

[failureisntachoice]

Not in a way you liked. [ It's not a question since that answer has been made more than obvious. ]

You know you can do better than a shithead like him, right?

[dendarii]

[ He frowns outright at that. ]

Jim Kirk is not a shithead. He's just ... not good at this.

[failureisntachoice]

[ She manages to bite her tongue on the comment 'that makes one of several things.' ]

He looks like he'd be good for a one-night stand and horrible to be around the rest of the time.

[dendarii]

[ Miles just sighs. ]

I don't do one-night stands. I was hoping for something a little more committed, at least ...

[failureisntachoice]

Did you tell him that before you had sex? Did he even know that anything you were doing before counted as dates?

[dendarii]

Well ... no. Not exactly.

[failureisntachoice]

You want to talk about what exactly happened or do I need to keep asking questions?

[dendarii]

There's really not much more to tell, honestly. Besides, don't you feel the slightest bit uncomfortable with this topic?

[failureisntachoice]

[ She leans back in her seat and shrugs. ]

Uncomfortable, no. [ A tinge of jealously maybe, but he's not hearing that from her right now. ] Why, are you?

[dendarii]

... A little. Yes. I'm complaining about my newest ex to my previous ex.

[failureisntachoice]

It sounds like you need to have the 'where do you want this to go' talk at the first lunch.

[dendarii]

Apparently. I'd hoped -

[ He clamps his mouth shut, not wanting to complain about being unloveable in front of an ex. ]

Must I come with a warning label?

[failureisntachoice]

[ What the hell? She gives him a strange look. ]

A warning label? Not unless you want to tattoo it to your forehead. I don't know what the hell that has to do with letting people know you're looking for the long haul.

[dendarii]

That would be the warning label. "Use caution, this sawed-off maniac may want a relationship with you someday."

[failureisntachoice]

[ She snorts. ]

Marriage is a lot more than just wanting a relationship. People tend to discuss it before dropping a bomb like that. As for Jim, I don't know what the hell his problem is.

[dendarii]

... Yes. Well. You were right to decline. I've accepted that.

Jim I'm still mad at.