[Lazarus is only a little surprised that Cesar actually wants to hear the reasons; it's a pedantic and tedious proposal, not to mention bizarre, and he half-expected Cesar to shoot it down for one or more of those reasons. But he's not. He's inviting L to proceed with his measured and precise brand of insanity, and it occurs to him that maybe it was something he missed when his doppelganger was fucking him on the regular.
He slips a hand into his back pocket and withdraws a folded piece of paper.]
I did my absolute best to keep it objective, knowing that as a scientist you were likely to appreciate this approach far more than an overly sentimental one. That being said... on the off-chance that this hypothesis is incorrect, I have included some sentimental reasons as well.
[He clears his throat as he unfolds the list, which he... absolutely has written out in his nearly illegible hand.]
I've started with what I consider to be the most tenuous reason and ended with the strongest, because my intent is to be persuasive and when presenting an argument, it's best to end with a compelling point. To begin... it's been established for a significant amount of time, at least, that we consistently succeed at arousing one another, or if you'd prefer a more colloquial descriptor, we 'have good chemistry.'Physical and intimate contact feels good and our desires in this capacity tend to be compatible, which was proven definitively on the evening of January 23, carrying over into the early morning of January 24.
[He is not done, sweet summer child Cesar. He presses onward, reading carefully with his clipped, precise inflection.]
Such a list could not be compiled, of course, without referencing recent trauma and tribulations. We both resent our Doppelgangers for taking advantage of our trust, but no one is good at sex the first time. Therefore, for my second reason I propose "skill." The fumbling idiocy of initial attempts is something we are blessed to be spared for our actual "first time;" we will not hurt each other or come away unsatisfied.
[Still with him? He goes on.]
The third and final reason is one I have titled "association," with "expectation" by it in parentheses. We both hold these, and we both do so unfairly... but it's not our fault. Truly, we each have a standard that we have grown familiar with in the last weeks, and it's my belief that we will continue to hold each other to these standards, associations and expectations until they are reset. Sleeping together will put these things into perspective and, with any luck, help us move past the people who tried to step into our lives.
[Though he intended to end on that third and strongest point, he pauses and then adds a small closer.]
As I mentioned, there are sentimental reasons too, chiefly that I like you and the way things were going before. I'd go back and step into that sequence if I could live it uninterrupted, but this seems like the next best thing.
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Date: 2015-04-08 07:20 am (UTC)He slips a hand into his back pocket and withdraws a folded piece of paper.]
I did my absolute best to keep it objective, knowing that as a scientist you were likely to appreciate this approach far more than an overly sentimental one. That being said... on the off-chance that this hypothesis is incorrect, I have included some sentimental reasons as well.
[He clears his throat as he unfolds the list, which he... absolutely has written out in his nearly illegible hand.]
I've started with what I consider to be the most tenuous reason and ended with the strongest, because my intent is to be persuasive and when presenting an argument, it's best to end with a compelling point. To begin... it's been established for a significant amount of time, at least, that we consistently succeed at arousing one another, or if you'd prefer a more colloquial descriptor, we 'have good chemistry.'Physical and intimate contact feels good and our desires in this capacity tend to be compatible, which was proven definitively on the evening of January 23, carrying over into the early morning of January 24.
[He is not done, sweet summer child Cesar. He presses onward, reading carefully with his clipped, precise inflection.]
Such a list could not be compiled, of course, without referencing recent trauma and tribulations. We both resent our Doppelgangers for taking advantage of our trust, but no one is good at sex the first time. Therefore, for my second reason I propose "skill." The fumbling idiocy of initial attempts is something we are blessed to be spared for our actual "first time;" we will not hurt each other or come away unsatisfied.
[Still with him? He goes on.]
The third and final reason is one I have titled "association," with "expectation" by it in parentheses. We both hold these, and we both do so unfairly... but it's not our fault. Truly, we each have a standard that we have grown familiar with in the last weeks, and it's my belief that we will continue to hold each other to these standards, associations and expectations until they are reset. Sleeping together will put these things into perspective and, with any luck, help us move past the people who tried to step into our lives.
[Though he intended to end on that third and strongest point, he pauses and then adds a small closer.]
As I mentioned, there are sentimental reasons too, chiefly that I like you and the way things were going before. I'd go back and step into that sequence if I could live it uninterrupted, but this seems like the next best thing.