🏴‍☠️ IC contact; Duplicity

[calicoat]

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[calicoat]

The locals are. They'll teach you things whether you like it or not.

I've something I ought to come clean to you about, Daphne, before this goes any further. You're aware that you've been here before, I presume?

[sheening]

[ :| no thanks re: the locals, thx ]

Yes, of course I am. Eloise told me, as have others. What is it, Jack?

[ She can’t imagine what he could come clean about, her mind not even trying to deduce. ]

[calicoat]

We were acquainted the first time you were here. And we were intimate, once. Under the influence of their drugs. You were quite upset with me, afterwards.

[sheening]

[ That is not what she’s expecting to hear, so it takes a few minutes to reply back. ]

And you thought that I might be upset now, even without an actual memory to back such an emotion? Is that why you have not told me until now?

I have not been intimate with any without the effects of said drugs. There is little control while under them. I must not have been fond of you before at all…

You could have told me. Especially as I’ve been all but bombarding you with questions.

I have no reason to be upset now. You do know that, do you not?

[calicoat]

I held it from you because I didn't want to scandalize you when you were fresh off the boat, so to speak.

I'd been intimate with your siblings. That's why you were upset.

[sheening]

I see.

That does make sense.

Both of them? Of your and their own volition? [ without aphros ] Unless you prefer not to answer. I suppose it is not any of my business…

[calicoat]

Yes. In those cases, all involved were of sound mind.

[sheening]

I see. That must be better for everyone involved, then. [ she wonders if Anthony and Eloise were upset too, but she’s not asking that. ]

What struck you to tell me this now? Because I seem somewhat more settled? That we have gotten along better than what seemingly occurred before?

[calicoat]

If I am to keep answering such intimate questions, it feels unsavory to keep it from you.

[sheening]

I do appreciate you baring it to me.
Thank you.

Would you prefer I not continue to ask them of you? [ if there’s all this history, if he’s still intimate with Eloise too ]

[calicoat]

I don't mind it. I was being truthful, when I said that.

It may be useful to you to have a man's perspective on these things, after all.

[sheening]

I would not wish you to be uncomfortable for any reason by my questions… I have other male friends I can ask. Yet you have always been so direct. I appreciate that.

[calicoat]

I don't think you'll be able to make me uncomfortable.

Before coming here, I owned and between voyages lived in, a brothel that obviously catered towards pirates. I've seen it all I'm a harsh man to scandalize.

[sheening]

I understand. [ At least in theory; she has no idea what sorts of scandalous activities pirates really and truly get up to. ]

I meant more that it being me asking might bring any kind of discomfort or issue. Not the content of my questions.

[calicoat]

I understand. And I assure you, I am perfectly comfortable as long as you are.

[sheening]

You are the first person who I felt comfortable with speaking openly about the subject of intimacy, Jack. I am not uncomfortable. I only hope you will let me know if your level of comfort changes for any reason.

[ Look, it feels complicated now that she knows he's fucked all of the Bridgerton siblings, even if her former self had those memories, so she want to be considerate of his feelings. ]

[calicoat]

You can count on me to speak my mind.

[sheening]

Good.
I would have expected nothing else.

[ but she wanted to make sure, after these reveals of information. ]