Think Platonic

Writers: Devin, Mirren
Date Posted: 2nd November 2015

Characters: J'kri, F'nix
Description: J'kri congratulates F'nix.
Location: Dragonsfall Weyr
Date: month 2, day 7 of Turn 8

F'nix

J'kri bounded up to his friend and pulled him into a tight hug.
"Congratulations!"

F'nix stiffened. "Thanks, but I don't think we should be hugging."
Especially because his mind wanted to so much further.

J'kri laughed. "I promise, it's just a _friendly_ hug." He squeezed
F'nix again before stepping back. "I'm so happy for you."

"Thanks." F'nix grinned. "I guess I have you to thank for not passing
out when a blue chose me. So - thanks."

"He went straight for you. He knew exactly who he wanted." J'kri had
kept an eye on F'nix during the Hatching, his heart swelling when he
saw the Impression. "And now you can be yourself."

F'nix flushed. "Yeah. People are going to talk…"

"_Flame_ them," J'kri said with feeling.

"Some day," F'nix agreed, grinning. "In the meantime- I guess I can't
live in the past."

"You won't have time to," J'kri teased. "That handsome blue fellow
will keep you busy." His own weyrlinghood wasn't that far behind him
and he remembered how the days passed in an exhausting blur.

"He is handsome, isn't he?" F'nix gave that silly grin of the newly
impressed. "He's just - amazing."

J'kri loved that dopey look new riders had. "I'd love to meet him."

"You would, really? I'm sure he'd like to meet you too. At least once
he knows you're not trying to steal me." F'nix chuckled.

"Well I _would_ like to steal you... for a dance." J'kri arched an
eyebrow. It was probably too soon for F'nix but he at least wanted to ask.

F'nix flushed. "Maybe some other time," he mumbled.

"Next Hatching, then," J'kri said with a wink. "But on a serious note,
if you need any help or advice, I'm here for you."

"Yeah, for real? Even now we can't…" F'nix willed himself not to think about it.

J'kri snorted. "I am capable of interacting with people in a non-sex capacity."

F'nix raised an eyebrow at him. "You are?"

"Do you really think I have a one track mind, or are you just
teasing?" J'kri didn't know him well enough to tell if he was joking.

"Well _I_ have a one track mind," F'nix replied. "I don't see any shame in it."

Now it was J'kri's turn to arch an eyebrow. "Do you sleep with all
your friends, then? Is that _all_ you do with your friends?"

"Not all of them," F'nix admitted. "I talk to some of them. Or sketch
them. I guess I'm not so singleminded after all."

"See, there you go." J'kri patted his shoulder. "So while you're under
restriction, we can be the kind of friends that don't sleep with each
other. We can talk and dance and I can give you help if you need it."

"That's great, but please tell me restriction time will fly past,"
F'nix said ruefully.

"For the most part. But there will be moments when it's hard."

"Tell me about it," F'nix moaned.

"You'll get through it. And having a dragon is worth it." He smiled
again, happy F'nix finally had his dragon.

"That is very true," F'nix agreed. "Very, very true."

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