[But at the same time, it's still been less than six months since they've decided to do this, and Nariko's major attempts at this whole 'open' deal had landed her with Joshua who, at the time, probably could have put a major dent in between them if he'd really had the balls for it (and thank goodness he didn't, hindsight and all), and Yamato as her second mate. It was really beginning to feel as if she was simply, instinctually awful at this.

She's mostly finished washing him so she reaches up to twirl a lock of hair between her fingers.]

I mean, there's a gym so we go work out together and then fuck in the locker room, [She pauses.] and the quad, behind the science building, and in the cafeteria. I'm pretty sure they're trying to bolt that room, I think that cleaning lady picked up on us.

[That's less cagey, right? Look, she's trying.]