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[brushoff]

"You've reached the inbox of one Dorian Gray. Don't forget to leave me a message. If you're interesting, I'll get back to you."

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[compellingstatement]

By giving me more privileges and power?
That seems unlikely.

[brushoff]

By making you unhappy.
You seem out of your depth every time I suggest you use your Dominant status to boss me around or fuck with me.
You rarely do half the things this city wants Dominants to do.
Even though you'd lose the power, it would probably be easier for you to be a Submissive.

[compellingstatement]

[It's not an incorrect assessment, even if Jon doesn't especially like it coming from Dorian.]

Maybe I don't act like a Dom with you because I know you'll like it too much.

[brushoff]

Who do you act like a Dom with then?
I doubt it's Lyall.
It CERTAINLY isn't Tarabotti.

[compellingstatement]

[You don't know him, Dorian. So... he's going to lie. Lyall is probably more believable.]

It is Lyall, actually.
All the time.

[brushoff]

[ Dorian. doesn't entirely believe this, mostly because Jon's JON. ]

That actually does make a bit of sense.
He seems a little repressed.

[ Dorian has had....literally all of one conversation with Lyall BUT HEY, THAT'S NEVER STOPPED SNAP JUDGMENTS BEFORE ]

[compellingstatement]

[Is this insulting to Lyall?]

He's not repressed.
It's all very open.
And respectful.

[brushoff]

That sounds dull.
Easily attainable, yet still dull.

[compellingstatement]

[Good. That means it's a reasonable lie where he and Lyall are concerned.]

That as it may be, it proves I can Dom someone if I want to.

[brushoff]

I still wish I could actually SEE this proof.

[compellingstatement]

How terrible.
You'll have to live forever in torment.
Not all of us are keen to flaunt that sort of thing.
And leave Lyall alone about it.

[brushoff]

It wouldn't kill you to show a little iniative.

[compellingstatement]

I'm ordering you to do something right now.
Isn't that dominating you enough?

[brushoff]

It isn't and we both know it.

[compellingstatement]

Well, what would you do if you were the Dom in this situation?

[Not that Jon would be likely to... do anything Dorian suggested, but a part of him was curious about what the man might do to him if he were being so unruly.]

[brushoff]

I'd have a little bit of fun.
It all depends on my Sub's comfort, of course. I wouldn't want to break him outright. But I'm sure I can find a way where I can satisfy both our needs but give him a little push to actually get shit done.

[compellingstatement]

And what if your Sub is extremely uncomfortable and doesn't want another contract with you?

[brushoff]

Why would you be uncomfortable with me in the first place?

[ that's not an answer. ]

[compellingstatement]

[They're speaking in hypotheticals! But... Jon answers anyway.]

Really?
You can't think of any reason?
Between:
- Forcing me into a kiss I was clearly uncomfortable with at our first meeting;
- Pissing off my boyfriend repeatedly;
- Stealing materials from my archives;
- Taking advantage of me for information when I was panicking and terrified;
- Mixing a Statement with sex; and
- Just being creepy.

You can't think of anything?

[brushoff]

To be fair, I think Martin and I pissed each other off in equal measures.

[ Just not gonna talk about the rest of that..... ]

I still don't get what your hangup about the Statement and sex thing is. You liked it.

[compellingstatement]

I didn't want to like it, Dorian.
It's bad enough how good it feels just getting a verbal Statement!

[brushoff]

No, it's not bad! There's nothing wrong with enjoying that feeling!

[compellingstatement]

There's nothing wrong with being a horrible Eldritch fear monster that gets off on someone's suffering?
Would you like to revisit that consideration?

[brushoff]

Once again, I would like to point out that you weren't dealt the hand you received.
And I'm certain that if you could change things, you would.
But you can't. The only way to rid oneself of temptation is to yield to it, my dear Jon. It's stupid to martyr yourself and deny yourself the things you like.

[compellingstatement]

That's lovely until you consider that my pleasure comes at the expense of other people.
Even you have a heart where that's concerned.
Or you'd have done far more to me when I was blind drunk in your bathtub.

[He doesn't actually remember, so Jon... hopes this is true.]