[Oh God h was so terrified this would have to do with the floor.]

Uh - guilt. Lots of guilt.

Besides the guilt. With the two of them, when you were around one or the other. Or did the guilt overwhelm anything else that you felt.

[Time Lords are not awesome at locating feelings. They're pesky, fluttery things and he does his best but they're still confusing.]

I - well - I was attracted to both of them, but I was already dating one. And doing a pretty crap job of it. The guilt was kind of...preoccupying. Usually. I mean, there have been other times, when I wasn't actually involved with one of them, but. [Shruuug.]

[...welp.]

To be quite frank, I'm fairly certain that has never occurred to me. [It's unusual enough for it to happen for one person. Two at the same time is unheard of.]

Never once? Not even a, "Oh, I'm quite fond of this person, but I'm also quite fond of this person that the other person doesn't get along with?"

[The inner workings of Braxiatel's mind are mysteries bound up in ping pong balls. He never knows what to expect. Most of the time.]

Not really, though I imagine I'd convince them to take after each other in that case. [That's a valid reason to manipulate people, right? Right.]

It's not a fun thing to experience, that's for damn sure.

I can imagine not. So the detriments, they weren't worth quietly being with both of them. Even if you weren't committed to either?

I wouldn't say that. Basically, I had a crush on one basically since I was a kid, but she was a little older than me and didn't return the feelings. A couple years later, I met this other girl, we fell in love, almost got married, but everything kind of fell apart and she broke it off. A while later, the other girl and I started dating, but Kory and I still worked together, and we were still friends. Sometimes it was sort of hard, because I'll always care about her, but she still brings up our history and sort of carries a torch, I just... don't really feel the same way? And didn't when I was with Barbara.

I'm not seeing either of them right now, but I'm still friends with both of them, and it can be a little awkward, but we're all mature enough to respect each other's feelings about the whole thing.

[ Pretend he answers this after he came back from DCU. ]

... Difficult.

That seems the unanimous thought. Did it interfere with your average relationships with them, even if you weren't involved?

[ Pause. ]

That actually depends on there being an 'average relationship', actually.

What sort of feelings? Comradery? Because I've had feelings for both Sarah and Harry-they're my friends.

The ah... stronger sort of feelings. The ones where you felt that magic from being around someone. [Physical stuff isn't as important as the magic part.]

I think I felt that way for Sarah. At least, she was my best friend. Does that count? I know I felt that way for Romana, both of her.

Can I stay with you for a bit?

Hmm? Oh yes, you may.

Thank you. I keep trying to lay low, and people insist on making grand declarations about things I've said, or Iago's said, and I'm tired of it. I just want to forget this place.

Feeling guilty. Perhaps heartbroken. It is to be expected.

It's never easy. No.

He asked to spend some time here and I said yes. I hope you're not adverse.

Not at all. I don't want him drinking too much, however.

Iago is helping me back to the infirmary, Doctor. You may await me there.

Good. Try not to get lost along the way.

[Which he knows he won't, but he has to fulfill his threat of being annoying now. He fixes up the Marquis's bed in the meantime and waits until Iago is gone again before he speaks to him.]

I thought you wanted to get better.