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Am I? Are you? [27 Thory 4261]

Me:"Dustweed? Could I ask you an awful question?"

Dustweed:"Surely! If you don't mind me curling up and weeping for a while."

Me:"Are you transaffectionate?"

Dustweed:"No, but my Rassimel lover is."

Me:"Um ... did you just say, 'No, but yes?'"

Dustweed:"No, I just said, 'I'd really prefer a pair of Herethroy, preferably a man and a woman, but people like me don't really get a lot of choices, and I'm lucky to get someone who appreciates my horrid genitalia and who has managed to fall in love with me, even if she won't be anything even remotely resembling faithful or make me any long-term promises or anything useful.' If you want me to cry, Sythyry, you're going to have to be a lot more awful than that. Why, even my sister and current heir has been crueler to me than that."

Me:"I'm really not trying to make you miserable, Dustweed. It's just that, well, you're the most like me, in my current situation, and ..."I sort of trailed off.

Dustweed:[laughing a bit]"If I'm the most like you, then offirrah is the most like perfume."

Me:"Well, offirrah is rather like codelieth." (For all monsters: codelieth is a perfume favored by Cani, which has a spicy carrion smell.)

Dustweed:"There is that."

Me:"And, well, you and I each have a lover of a different species. But we're not like Te.. well, some people, Rhedwy say, who sort of gobble down other-species lovers for their own sake."

Dustweed:"I might know someone else like that, a bit less Sleethy than Rhedwy."

Me:"So what I'm really asking is, am I transaffectionate?"

Dustweed:"Well, what do you think of Zi Ri?"

I complained about the lack of suitable Zi Ri for a bit. We discussed possible research methods. I then realized or admitted or discovered or something that I did find Ilottat's Zi Ri pornography tolerably moving, even when there weren't any Orren in the picture.

Dustweed:"So maybe you're not?"

Me:"But I do seem to like Orren!"

Dustweed:"So maybe you are?"

Me:"But I like Zi Ri! I think! And I don't much care for Rassimel even!"

Dustweed:"So maybe you're not?"

Me:"But I keep falling in love with Orren!"

Dustweed:"So maybe you are?"

I sort of glared helplessly at zir, because zie was laughing a lot at me.

Dustweed:"Well, how about you are officially transaffectionate as long as you've got an Orren lover and no Zi Ri ones?"

Me:"Are you allowed to change whether you're transaffectionate or not?"

Dustweed:"No, of course not."

Me:"Then I'm going to be transaffectionate no matter what?"

Dustweed:[smirking considerably]"Oh, no. If you were going to do everything properly, you wouldn't be transaffectionate at all."

I remain unenlightened.

[Poll #432830]

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Am I? Are you? [27 Thory 4261]

Me:"Dustweed? Could I ask you an awful question?"

Dustweed:"Surely! If you don't mind me curling up and weeping for a while."

Me:"Are you transaffectionate?"

Dustweed:"No, but my Rassimel lover is."

Me:"Um ... did you just say, 'No, but yes?'"

Dustweed:"No, I just said, 'I'd really prefer a pair of Herethroy, preferably a man and a woman, but people like me don't really get a lot of choices, and I'm lucky to get someone who appreciates my horrid genitalia and who has managed to fall in love with me, even if she won't be anything even remotely resembling faithful or make me any long-term promises or anything useful.' If you want me to cry, Sythyry, you're going to have to be a lot more awful than that. Why, even my sister and current heir has been crueler to me than that."

Me:"I'm really not trying to make you miserable, Dustweed. It's just that, well, you're the most like me, in my current situation, and ..."I sort of trailed off.

Dustweed:[laughing a bit]"If I'm the most like you, then offirrah is the most like perfume."

Me:"Well, offirrah is rather like codelieth." (For all monsters: codelieth is a perfume favored by Cani, which has a spicy carrion smell.)

Dustweed:"There is that."

Me:"And, well, you and I each have a lover of a different species. But we're not like Te.. well, some people, Rhedwy say, who sort of gobble down other-species lovers for their own sake."

Dustweed:"I might know someone else like that, a bit less Sleethy than Rhedwy."

Me:"So what I'm really asking is, am I transaffectionate?"

Dustweed:"Well, what do you think of Zi Ri?"

I complained about the lack of suitable Zi Ri for a bit. We discussed possible research methods. I then realized or admitted or discovered or something that I did find Ilottat's Zi Ri pornography tolerably moving, even when there weren't any Orren in the picture.

Dustweed:"So maybe you're not?"

Me:"But I do seem to like Orren!"

Dustweed:"So maybe you are?"

Me:"But I like Zi Ri! I think! And I don't much care for Rassimel even!"

Dustweed:"So maybe you're not?"

Me:"But I keep falling in love with Orren!"

Dustweed:"So maybe you are?"

I sort of glared helplessly at zir, because zie was laughing a lot at me.

Dustweed:"Well, how about you are officially transaffectionate as long as you've got an Orren lover and no Zi Ri ones?"

Me:"Are you allowed to change whether you're transaffectionate or not?"

Dustweed:"No, of course not."

Me:"Then I'm going to be transaffectionate no matter what?"

Dustweed:[smirking considerably]"Oh, no. If you were going to do everything properly, you wouldn't be transaffectionate at all."

I remain unenlightened.

[Poll #432830]

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Originally published at Sythyry. Please leave any comments there.

Am I? Are you? [27 Thory 4261]

Me:“Dustweed? Could I ask you an awful
question?”

Dustweed:“Surely! If you don’t mind me curling up
and weeping for a while.”

Me:“Are you transaffectionate?”

Dustweed:“No, but my Rassimel lover
is.”

Me:“Um … did you just say, ‘No, but
yes?’”

Dustweed:“No, I just said, ‘I’d really prefer
a pair of Herethroy, preferably a man and a woman, but
people like me don’t really get a lot of choices, and I’m
lucky to get someone who appreciates my horrid genitalia and
who has managed to fall in love with me, even if she won’t
be anything even remotely resembling faithful or make me any
long-term promises or anything useful.’ If you want me to
cry, Sythyry, you’re going to have to be a lot more
awful than that. Why, even my sister and current heir has
been crueler to me than that.”

Me:“I’m really not trying to make you
miserable, Dustweed. It’s just that, well, you’re the most
like me, in my current situation, and …”I sort of
trailed off.

Dustweed:[laughing a bit]“If I’m the most like
you, then offirrah is the most like perfume.”

Me:“Well, offirrah is rather like
codelieth.” (For all monsters: codelieth is a perfume
favored by Cani, which has a spicy carrion smell.)

Dustweed:“There is that.”

Me:“And, well, you and I each have a lover of a
different species. But we’re not like Te.. well, some
people, Rhedwy say, who sort of gobble down other-species
lovers for their own sake.”

Dustweed:“I might know someone else like that,
a bit less Sleethy than Rhedwy.”

Me:“So what I’m really asking is, am I
transaffectionate?”

Dustweed:“Well, what do you think of Zi
Ri?”

I complained about the lack of suitable Zi Ri for a bit. We
discussed possible research methods. I then realized or
admitted or discovered or something that I did find
Ilottat’s Zi Ri pornography tolerably moving, even when
there weren’t any Orren in the picture.

Dustweed:“So maybe you’re not?”

Me:“But I do seem to like
Orren!”

Dustweed:“So maybe you are?”

Me:“But I like Zi Ri! I think! And I don’t
much care for Rassimel even!”

Dustweed:“So maybe you’re not?”

Me:“But I keep falling in love with
Orren!”

Dustweed:“So maybe you are?”

I sort of glared helplessly at zir, because zie was laughing
a lot at me.

Dustweed:“Well, how about you are officially
transaffectionate as long as you’ve got an Orren lover and
no Zi Ri ones?”

Me:“Are you allowed to change whether you’re
transaffectionate or not?”

Dustweed:“No, of course not.”

Me:“Then I’m going to be transaffectionate
no matter what?”

Dustweed:[smirking considerably]“Oh, no. If
you were going to do everything properly, you wouldn’t be
transaffectionate at all.”

I remain unenlightened.

[Poll #432830]

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Originally published at Sythyry. Please leave any comments there.

Am I? Are you? [27 Thory 4261]

Me:“Dustweed? Could I ask you an awful
question?”

Dustweed:“Surely! If you don’t mind me curling up
and weeping for a while.”

Me:“Are you transaffectionate?”

Dustweed:“No, but my Rassimel lover
is.”

Me:“Um … did you just say, ‘No, but
yes?’”

Dustweed:“No, I just said, ‘I’d really prefer
a pair of Herethroy, preferably a man and a woman, but
people like me don’t really get a lot of choices, and I’m
lucky to get someone who appreciates my horrid genitalia and
who has managed to fall in love with me, even if she won’t
be anything even remotely resembling faithful or make me any
long-term promises or anything useful.’ If you want me to
cry, Sythyry, you’re going to have to be a lot more
awful than that. Why, even my sister and current heir has
been crueler to me than that.”

Me:“I’m really not trying to make you
miserable, Dustweed. It’s just that, well, you’re the most
like me, in my current situation, and …”I sort of
trailed off.

Dustweed:[laughing a bit]“If I’m the most like
you, then offirrah is the most like perfume.”

Me:“Well, offirrah is rather like
codelieth.” (For all monsters: codelieth is a perfume
favored by Cani, which has a spicy carrion smell.)

Dustweed:“There is that.”

Me:“And, well, you and I each have a lover of a
different species. But we’re not like Te.. well, some
people, Rhedwy say, who sort of gobble down other-species
lovers for their own sake.”

Dustweed:“I might know someone else like that,
a bit less Sleethy than Rhedwy.”

Me:“So what I’m really asking is, am I
transaffectionate?”

Dustweed:“Well, what do you think of Zi
Ri?”

I complained about the lack of suitable Zi Ri for a bit. We
discussed possible research methods. I then realized or
admitted or discovered or something that I did find
Ilottat’s Zi Ri pornography tolerably moving, even when
there weren’t any Orren in the picture.

Dustweed:“So maybe you’re not?”

Me:“But I do seem to like
Orren!”

Dustweed:“So maybe you are?”

Me:“But I like Zi Ri! I think! And I don’t
much care for Rassimel even!”

Dustweed:“So maybe you’re not?”

Me:“But I keep falling in love with
Orren!”

Dustweed:“So maybe you are?”

I sort of glared helplessly at zir, because zie was laughing
a lot at me.

Dustweed:“Well, how about you are officially
transaffectionate as long as you’ve got an Orren lover and
no Zi Ri ones?”

Me:“Are you allowed to change whether you’re
transaffectionate or not?”

Dustweed:“No, of course not.”

Me:“Then I’m going to be transaffectionate
no matter what?”

Dustweed:[smirking considerably]“Oh, no. If
you were going to do everything properly, you wouldn’t be
transaffectionate at all.”

I remain unenlightened.

[Poll #432830]

Locked: Reading Sample Chapters of A Marriage of Insects

Originally published at Sythyry. Please leave any comments there.

The sample chapters are here. When you’ve
read them, if you want to read the full story, let me know
and I’ll send you a link.

I want whatever comments you feel like making: any flaws you
find, and (’cause I’m insecure and whiny) a thing or two
that you like about it.

And there’s one particular area of weakness. Chicory is a
new character, introduced in the revision (or mutated from
someone much less interesting). I hope that I got her
everywhere she belongs — but please watch out for bits of
story that look as if Orpine never existed.

(And no blame if you change your mind or can’t get to it.
Though, if you change your mind, I would appreciate being
told, and you don’t need an excuse.)

Thanks very much for helping me with this! I am very
grateful.

Locked: Reading Sample Chapters of A Marriage of Insects

Originally published at Sythyry. Please leave any comments there.

The sample chapters are here. When you’ve
read them, if you want to read the full story, let me know
and I’ll send you a link.

I want whatever comments you feel like making: any flaws you
find, and (’cause I’m insecure and whiny) a thing or two
that you like about it.

And there’s one particular area of weakness. Chicory is a
new character, introduced in the revision (or mutated from
someone much less interesting). I hope that I got her
everywhere she belongs — but please watch out for bits of
story that look as if Orpine never existed.

(And no blame if you change your mind or can’t get to it.
Though, if you change your mind, I would appreciate being
told, and you don’t need an excuse.)

Thanks very much for helping me with this! I am very
grateful.