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[allyisun]

[Here's Allison, standing in front of her little café]

So, good news for once? The All You've Got Café is now officially open.

Hurray!

[She throws a small handful of confetti made of a shredded paper napkin into the air, looking less enthused than she sounds and kind of nervous.]

Come get your caffeine and whipcream fix.

[She'll be here, lounging in a chair behind the counter - standing is for people who aren't running their own café - underneath the display that reads "Don't be a dink if you want a drink".]

Comments

[whatdidisay]

The LSPs? They've got degrees in that sort of thing, they have to, and they're all perfectly happy to help you and a partner or you all by yourself.

( he will, eventually, consider running away to beta colony to become a male prostitute. because ivan vorpatril. )

[allyisun]

[Allison purses her lips looking something between surprised and suspicious.]

Like, college degrees? Respectable ones? And they're all, like, safe and consenting for real?

[whatdidisay]

Yeah. I don't think a Betan knows the meaning of sex that doesn't have explicit consent.

( ivan sighs, having had his taste of betan sexual freedom once when he was seventeen. she had been wearing a topless sarong and he'd ditched his military transport for a quick experience that he wasn't likely to get anywhere else. miles had pointed out that she was probably trolling for galactics and wanted to cross off barrayaran, but it had been worth it.

of course, it had also been worth it because the military transport had been sent off to certain death with the intent of killing off ivan and he missed it. but. details. )

[allyisun]

What, really? Huh...

[That was starting to sound... Not so bad. Losing your virginity to a certified professional sounded nicer than Zaid's awkward fumbling. Then again, she was probably the awkward one in that situation.]

...probably costs a fortune...

[whatdidisay]

I wouldn't know, I've never been.

( he sighs, longingly. )

Miles wouldn't even talk about it when he got back from his year on Beta Colony, so I don't know if he's been.

[allyisun]

Yeah, well... Good luck with that when you get back home I guess.

[She rubs her head awkwardly, because university origins aside, they're still talking about Ivan paying people for sex and that's not really a conversation she expected or wanted.]