At Aiden's house; New London, Britannia:
Nathaniel (to Joseph): Hey. How you doing? I know this is a lot of shit to take in? ...How's Seph doing?
Joseph (to Nathaniel): I'm-- I'm holding up. I'm just gonna smoke my cigarette for a minute. Heh. You know when I hooked up with you guys I didn't realize how much fucked up shit happens over here. Not to mention all the stares I get when I go anywhere. I'd seriously think about asking Seph to stay in West Piedmont with me. Only I know how much she likes being close to her family. And, you know Seph, she's going to do her absolute best to appear totally cool about all of this & then I have to hear about about how unfair it is later when we're alone. ;-P
Nathaniel (to Joseph): Heh heh. Yeah... That sounds about right. Shit. I'm have no fucking idea what to say to you guys. This family... Shit, man. We're all kinds of fucked. No one would blame you if it was too much...Well, Seph might, actually.
Joseph (to Nathaniel): Are you kidding? I love her, man… I was about to pop the fucking question. But now with all this, it's probably not the right time. I'm in this for the long haul. I can't imagine being without her so don't give me that shit.
Nathaniel (to Joseph): What? Seriously? ...Wow. That's... Holy shit. Do you know what you just said? Holy SHIT dude! Heh. I figured you loved her, but you know... I dunno what your tolerance for weird shit is.
Joseph (to Nathaniel): Heh. Clearly it's pretty fucking high if I'm still here… You don't think she's gonna say no, do you? I mean when I ask her.
Nathaniel (to Joseph): Can't say for sure if she'll say yes, but she's nuts about you.
Joseph (to Nathaniel): Well, I guess I'll just have to risk it, eventually… So, what do you think we should do? Or are you just going to let the boss man & gran-gran decide? Heh. Don't look at me like that. It's Seph's nicknames for Aiden & Mrs. E.
Nathaniel (to Joseph): Why doesn't that fucking surprise me? Heh. I don't wanna know what she calls me... Honestly? I dunno what the best thing to do here is. Since I seem to be the one causing most of the trouble, I figure I'll let ones with more tactical training and shit do the planning.
Joseph (to Nathaniel): Heh… Yeah, and now that you've said the practical answer. What do you really want to fucking do?
Nathaniel (to Joseph): Heh. If I was gonna be totally fucking selfish about it, I'd like to live in West Piedmont. I wouldn't have to fucking hide my relationship with Aiden, and no one would be harping on Lily to learn how to be a "proper" fuckin' lady in order to get goddamn married an' all. But... it's kinda selfish, you know? Her, Aiden and Mrs. Esterly would all have to wear stabilizers, an' I can go wherever. Plus ... Heh. I'm kinda scared I'll get a bit bored with a totally "normal" life, you know?
Joseph (to Nathaniel): Heh. I don't think there's a single one of us that would know what to do with a normal life, Nate… But, maybe we should go over there, if only until whoever loses interest. Just a thought. Hell, you guys might like it. Never know 'til you try.
Nathaniel (to Joseph): ...Weren't we over there for a while already?
Joseph (to Nathaniel): Yeah, but not with Lily or the rest of us. I mean, I can go over there any time but I don't have much reason. Heh. I bet it'll be nice to be out of these damn trousers. I miss jeans.
Nathaniel (to Joseph): Oh holy shit... You just made the decision for me. Goddamn, I miss jeans.
Joseph (to Nathaniel): Heh. Should we go back inside?
Nathaniel (to Joseph): Yeah. Right after I finish objectifying my fiancée. Shhhh... Almost done… Alright. I'm done. C'mon.
Joseph (to Nathaniel): Heh.
