Chapter 32. Single guy seeks waifu

[thebestseller]

Oh, so many choices, so little time.

Dare I place my bid on the lovely Nikki? Or perhaps expand my horizons and choose someone else to work my charms on?

Decisions, decisions.

Comments

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

I make a decent date. Just ask your brother.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

But I hang out with you all the time anyway!

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

So you know I'm worth the money.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Well, we'll see how much the price goes up. I may not be able to afford your rates.

[spandexisyouth]

Bid on Nikki!

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

You just don't want him to bid on me.

[spandexisyouth]

I trust him. It is fine if he bids on you.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

I see.

[spandexisyouth]

Bell?

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Mm?

[spandexisyouth]

Would you be disappointed if I let someone else win you? Because I like our time together but Derrick is right that sometimes maybe others should have chances for time.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Whichever is fine. Would you be disappointed?

[spandexisyouth]

I do not know. We have lots of time and I should not monopolize you. I have bid, but I am not in the lead right now, and I am not sure how I feel about that since you should have more friends too.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

You have until the end of the auction to decide.
And I'm not sure anyone is really willing to buy my friendship/company.

[spandexisyouth]

At least one person is. They bid against me. So someone else enjoys time with you!

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Mm. I'm sure it's a mis-bid. Maybe they meant to cast a bid on Bastet and wrote sloppy.

[spandexisyouth]

There is a big difference between Bastet and Bell.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

I admit she has more curves, but...we're not that dissimilar.

[spandexisyouth]

You have had curves!

That looks like Balet. Or maybe Batet.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

...don't remind me.

Whatever.

[spandexisyouth]

Why?

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Why what?

[spandexisyouth]

Why do you not want to be reminded?

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

You be the girl next time and tell me what you think of it.

[spandexisyouth]

Oh. If it happens again and I fall in. I am not going to go looking to change into a girl.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

No? Not even to make it fair? I haven't slept with a girl since I got here.

[spandexisyouth]

...I did not know that you [more pentaps.] Then to make it fair I will.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

How busy do you think I am?
Good.

[spandexisyouth]

I did not mean that! I meant that I did not know you missed it.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

I don't. I don't even remember any of the sex I had before the sphere.

[spandexisyouth]

Oh. Right.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

[Hmph! Well, he tried...]

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Might do, might do. But then again, why should I deprive others the chance to spend an afternoon with her?

[spandexisyouth]

Oh. That is a good point. Maybe I should rethink who I am bidding on.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Or mix it up and bid on several people.

[spandexisyouth]

I have already bid on two! I shall see who else I wish to bid on.

[getsome-sleep.livejournal.com]

If you have reasons to be loyal to one, virtuous conduct would preclude dallying with another; but then this entire affair has little to do with virtuous conduct.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Nikki's from the same place as me, so that's a reason to be loyal to her, I suppose. I tend to not think of it as a "date", though. Just an opportunity to expand my horizons a little.

[getsome-sleep.livejournal.com]

A thousand pardons for my daring, but it does sound as though you plan to expand them in a very specific direction.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

I will neither confirm nor deny those suspicions. Guessing makes it more fun.

[man-genius.livejournal.com]

You just fail at secrets, don't you.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Hey, I just said I was THINKING about it, not that I actually had. This could all be a clever diversion from my true intentions.

Clever Diversion. So says the mantwin that fails at anonymity. XD

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

I'm curious what alternative plot you might have hatched, 'mastermind.'

We could make this really interesting: you bid on Gai, I'll bid on Nikki. No one would ever guess.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Great idea. We'll be cunning and stealthy.