It works for some people. But isn't that what marriage is for? That sort of commitment and devotion between two people, I mean. Why live like that in casual pairings?
[But perhaps she has a unique perspective, having only ever had casual relationships that bore no resemblance to how people took up with one another.]
It's something that's been on my mind. Not just you, but taking a lover in general. One that I wanted, for my own enjoyment. I've heard a number of rumors to the effect that it is very enjoyable, when done properly. If nothing else, I should wash out the lingering taste of old alchemist.
[Because when she thinks of intimacy, that's still what she thinks of. That's in the past now and it's time to paint over those memories with more pleasant ones. In all aspects of life.]
If we spend enough time together, I imagine something will happen anyway.
You have a point. I like living in the moment, myself. I'm not exactly marriage material.
[Then again, he's never exactly tried anything like that. He'd been so caught up in being in love with someone who wouldn't have ever returned his feelings that it was something of a mystery to him.]
I have always been of the opinion that pleasure is something that should be mutual. What's pleasurable differs between people, but it's all good to me. It just depends on what an individual person wants. That's all.
I've never thought about it. Nor do I intend to, at any point in the near future. I can enjoy myself. I'd like to.
[It's high time she did, after all. Not only in sexual matters but in the casual but charged interactions between men and women.]
That's the ideal. I've never done it for my own pleasure. Not to say I find it distasteful or have shameful memories of the act, but it was work. The end I was seeking had nothing to do with my own pleasure, and the sort of men that are pompous and easily manipulated aren't the sort that give a damn about their private whore's enjoyment.
Yeah. It's certainly the best way to go about things.
[Even if he did end up with someone here and it was a vaguely monogamous thing, he doesn't think he could ever settle down completely. Greed already devoted himself to people as it was. Limiting himself to one person was just wrong.]
There are a number of stupid men out there. She never wanted any of us to have fun. More of us would have started to catch on to the ruse if she had. Companionship has always meant more to me than obtaining wealth and status.
It was all about control, I think, you're right. It's funny...the one man I think it would have been good with is the one I didn't sleep with.
[Too many emotions involved. And it had been different, that time. Those times. She isn't sure if she regrets it or not, but she supposes she regrets everything that happened when it came to Lujon.
He really had been a good man.]
Well, I certainly think companionship is more important than wealth or status. Of any sort, not just intimate.
[It's not like Greed has instantly cared about every single person he's come across. There are plenty of people he's met that he never cared about at all.
He used to be an assassin for Dante. It came with the job.]
They were my friends. The chimera and Kimbley. Not once did I think of them as pawns.
[Lust waves her hand. Feelings. They're such complicated and confusing things.
She flicks her eyes to Greed then away.]
There were very few people in my life who weren't simply things to be used. Most of them likely deserved it. But not all. I feel poorly for them. For what I did to them.
I didn't always have friends. There was a long time when I didn't see people as anything but a means to an end. It was different, of course. Our roles were to two different ends.
The fact that we feel regret at all is proof of our humanity.
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[But perhaps she has a unique perspective, having only ever had casual relationships that bore no resemblance to how people took up with one another.]
It's something that's been on my mind. Not just you, but taking a lover in general. One that I wanted, for my own enjoyment. I've heard a number of rumors to the effect that it is very enjoyable, when done properly. If nothing else, I should wash out the lingering taste of old alchemist.
[Because when she thinks of intimacy, that's still what she thinks of. That's in the past now and it's time to paint over those memories with more pleasant ones. In all aspects of life.]
If we spend enough time together, I imagine something will happen anyway.
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[Then again, he's never exactly tried anything like that. He'd been so caught up in being in love with someone who wouldn't have ever returned his feelings that it was something of a mystery to him.]
I have always been of the opinion that pleasure is something that should be mutual. What's pleasurable differs between people, but it's all good to me. It just depends on what an individual person wants. That's all.
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[It's high time she did, after all. Not only in sexual matters but in the casual but charged interactions between men and women.]
That's the ideal. I've never done it for my own pleasure. Not to say I find it distasteful or have shameful memories of the act, but it was work. The end I was seeking had nothing to do with my own pleasure, and the sort of men that are pompous and easily manipulated aren't the sort that give a damn about their private whore's enjoyment.
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[Even if he did end up with someone here and it was a vaguely monogamous thing, he doesn't think he could ever settle down completely. Greed already devoted himself to people as it was. Limiting himself to one person was just wrong.]
There are a number of stupid men out there. She never wanted any of us to have fun. More of us would have started to catch on to the ruse if she had. Companionship has always meant more to me than obtaining wealth and status.
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[Too many emotions involved. And it had been different, that time. Those times. She isn't sure if she regrets it or not, but she supposes she regrets everything that happened when it came to Lujon.
He really had been a good man.]
Well, I certainly think companionship is more important than wealth or status. Of any sort, not just intimate.
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[It's not like Greed has instantly cared about every single person he's come across. There are plenty of people he's met that he never cared about at all.
He used to be an assassin for Dante. It came with the job.]
They were my friends. The chimera and Kimbley. Not once did I think of them as pawns.
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[Lust waves her hand. Feelings. They're such complicated and confusing things.
She flicks her eyes to Greed then away.]
There were very few people in my life who weren't simply things to be used. Most of them likely deserved it. But not all. I feel poorly for them. For what I did to them.
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The fact that we feel regret at all is proof of our humanity.
It's difficult but... don't lose heart, yeah?