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[carrera]

Won't stop them from trying but we'll manage it.

Yeah. It does ruin that. They've given me 3 more months to find a contract. They notified her the contract was up but nothing more. She thought I had been sent home.

[greenily]

oh man. is she okay? are you?

[carrera]

Honestly, I'm still a bit shocked. Wondering what they expect to get from this.

I think she's okay. She said she's glad for me, that it'll be better this way.

[greenily]

it probably will. for you, anyway

doesn't that mean you guys can't be together, though? at least, where anyone can see

[carrera]

I can't seen how it would go wrong for me but we'll see. I'm sure they'll find a way.

It does. Actually makes a lot of my regular companions off limits. Don't worry though, Gar. I'll work it out.

[greenily]

no, i mean i think it'll be better for you!

it's really hard for me to worry that you're gonna have trouble finding girls, when i've met you
so i know you will.

i'm glad about this, dick. you'll be safer, it's a good thing.

[carrera]

Oh no! I didn't think you thought that. I just keep thinking about how this could go wrong for me but I can't think of it.

I don't think I'll have trouble finding lovers for quota, but so far most of those I've connected with have been dominants so we'll have to see how things go.

It is, and if you ever need anything, I can do more there too. I have faith in Daphne, but we know how things go here.

[ Such as the fact that she might vanish. ]

[greenily]

it's so dumb that they restrict us like that, especially when the designations seem like they're just decided on a coin toss anyway

though. you have the right one now.

and i appreciate that, but...dick, you should contract someone you like. like in a quota way. i know it doesn't have to be like that, but i think it's supposed to be, and it'd make things easier for you if there were ever another camp harmony.

[carrera]

You would think so long as we have our contracts and take care of our subs, the rest wouldn't matter.

I think so too. Least there's that.

Are you contracted in that way?

[He's pretty sure that he's not contracted that way. ]

I'm hoping to though. To contract that way. I'll start looking and see who I can meet. I don't know many now that aren't contracted.

[greenily]

okay but my not being contracted that way is why i almost died at camp harmony

fun fact? strangulation: not my kink.

[carrera]

Jesus, Gar.
You need to at least make consistent friends then.

[ Because he assumes he has every plan to stay with Daphne, and he gets that. ]

I get it though. I'm trying.
I'm going to look more fully to find a submissive I'm close to.

[greenily]

i know. i need to stop acting like they're gonna let me get away with being with one girl who's another submissive

i just never thought that would be me, you know? i really like anna, i want to be loyal to her

but that's stupid. at least it's stupid here. just don't be like me, okay?

[carrera]

I wish they would. I really wish they would accept that.
But that doesn't mean you have to dive headfirst into this place, either.
Just remember that.

You can be loyal to her, and not let this place kill you. Loyalty isn't just about sex, Gar. There's other ways to do it, to show her that.

Yeah, I'll do my best not to. I mean, I can tell you the last person I had serious feelings for and it's been a long time. A very long time.

[greenily]

is this the part where you tell me that you and dawn had a thing like it's a revelation, because dick i gotta tell you

we know

[carrera]

There was someone else besides Dawn.
Also she and I are circumspect for Hank's sake, thank you. He was there, no sense rubbing his nose in it.

[greenily]

okay you're not THAT circumspect
and they're not a thing now anyway

but
what do you mean there was someone else? are you talking about kory?

[carrera]

She was a long time ago. We've been broken up for a while. She's back in Gotham.

But I will work it out and I won't be like you. Though you'll work it out, won't you?

[greenily]

yeah, i mean i'm trying to

who are you talking about though, who's back in gotham?

[carrera]

Her name's Barbara. We were close for a while.

[greenily]

oh.
but you aren't together now?

[carrera]

No. We haven't been for a lot of years.

We couldn't make it work.

[greenily]

i'm sorry.
do you still like her?

[carrera]

Thank you.
I think I always will. There's a lot between us though.

[greenily]

like, more than you want to work out?

[carrera]

Like more than I think we can. I'm not giving up what I do. I've learned that. It would have meant losing you and Rachel, for one.