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[boutant]

Do you know what they call French kissing in France?

[ Of course you don't. That's why Ariadne is going to tell you. ]

There are a few different names for it -- "baiser profond", or deep kiss; "baiser avec la langue", or kiss with the tongue; and "baiser amoureux", or love kiss. In Austria, French kissing is slang for oral.

Any questions?

Comments

[boutant]

Curse, Jack. So yes. Yes it did.

[wouldnotkindly]

Oh... Oh. [He sounds a bit calmer now, though he's definitely still flustered.] Right. Uh. Sorry.

One hell of a curse...

[boutant]

It's okay.

[ Shrug. ]

As long as my bird doesn't pick anything up from this one.

[wouldnotkindly]

[There it is, an out to a much less awkward topic of conversation.] You have a bird?

[boutant]

Yeah, Waffle. He belonged to my roommates, but they were going to get rid of him, so he's mine now.

[wouldnotkindly]

Oh... Huh.

[A pause.] You named a bird "Waffle"?

[boutant]

My roommates did.

[wouldnotkindly]

Right...

Is there supposed to be some kind of story behind it? [Because he's going to milk this less-awkward avenue of conversation as much as he can, damnit.]

[boutant]

Well, the dog is named Pancake.

[wouldnotkindly]

[He gives a slight (and admittedly somewhat uneasy) chuckle at that.] You don't have a cat named Syrup, do you?

[boutant]

No.

[ Beat. ]

We have a kitten named Biscuit.

[wouldnotkindly]

[That causes him to actually laugh.] Close enough.