Well, I'm not sure this really is England. But even if it is, I guess times change. You'll find yourself in the minority if you're not interested in men at all. It's really different that way.
You'll be fine. Just be careful at the parties. You might want to have someone trustworthy you can call, just in case.
Yeah, it is. Until the chaos starts. There’s plenty of people happy to devote their time to drinking and debauchery, I can’t stand being idle like that.
I’m not. Not anymore, not here. Is that okay with you?
Nor can I. But I've been informed there is a library here, so I think I will be able to keep myself quite busy.
Although it is not permitted, men at sea have been known to engage in illicit relations. I have always felt it is not my place to pry, merely to provide care for any medical complications. But if you are asking if I will judge your morals, the answer is no. If I may be frank? I feel there are much bigger problems in the world than buggery.
Your favorite might have passages replaced with erotica, but yes, they do.
They used to. It's still really strictly punished in my time. But it isn't just lust or loneliness at sea for me. I fell in love with a man. I don't believe that love can be a sin.
"Love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God."
The church in my day doesn't interpret it the same, but they will. We'll even be allowed to marry by the 2010s. I might live to see it, if I make it to my 80s.
I admit I am shocked both by the social change and by the fact that you can expect to live into your eighties.
Adding to your scripture, if Nature is a reflection of the Divine - as I believe it is - mating between the same sex is not uncommon. Ducks, for example. And I have been told it has been observed in more intelligent animals, such the great killer whales.
Now, a man is not a whale of course, but I believe we are fools to hold ourselves apart from Nature entirely.
It’s not a given. But I’m in good health, I don’t smoke, I don’t drink much. It’s possible. Modern medicine has increased life expectancies by decades.
That’s a very interesting way of looking at it. But it makes sense. We’re the ones made in His image, but His hand and His love is in all things. If He had no love for gay ducks, there wouldn’t be any. Why wouldn’t that extend to us?
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Date: 2025-03-21 05:57 am (UTC)Oh dear. Tim, I am not sure I will survive.
Yes, yes, I suppose it is rather simplistic.
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Date: 2025-03-21 02:12 pm (UTC)You'll be fine. Just be careful at the parties. You might want to have someone trustworthy you can call, just in case.
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Date: 2025-03-21 02:21 pm (UTC)Are you, sir? In the minority?
This may not come as a shock, Mr. Laughlin, but I am absolutely terrible at parties.
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Date: 2025-03-21 02:40 pm (UTC)I’m not. Not anymore, not here. Is that okay with you?
They’re not mandatory. Usually.
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Date: 2025-03-21 03:10 pm (UTC)Although it is not permitted, men at sea have been known to engage in illicit relations. I have always felt it is not my place to pry, merely to provide care for any medical complications. But if you are asking if I will judge your morals, the answer is no. If I may be frank? I feel there are much bigger problems in the world than buggery.
That is a relief.
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Date: 2025-03-21 03:29 pm (UTC)That's a wise way to look at it. I'm grateful.
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Date: 2025-03-21 04:56 pm (UTC)You needn't be. Do they cause you much vexation, these desires?
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Date: 2025-03-21 05:29 pm (UTC)They used to. It's still really strictly punished in my time. But it isn't just lust or loneliness at sea for me. I fell in love with a man. I don't believe that love can be a sin.
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Date: 2025-03-21 05:37 pm (UTC)On that we agree. Love is something transcendent.
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Date: 2025-03-21 05:54 pm (UTC)The church in my day doesn't interpret it the same, but they will. We'll even be allowed to marry by the 2010s. I might live to see it, if I make it to my 80s.
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Date: 2025-03-21 06:09 pm (UTC)Adding to your scripture, if Nature is a reflection of the Divine - as I believe it is - mating between the same sex is not uncommon. Ducks, for example. And I have been told it has been observed in more intelligent animals, such the great killer whales.
Now, a man is not a whale of course, but I believe we are fools to hold ourselves apart from Nature entirely.
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Date: 2025-03-21 06:27 pm (UTC)That’s a very interesting way of looking at it. But it makes sense. We’re the ones made in His image, but His hand and His love is in all things. If He had no love for gay ducks, there wouldn’t be any. Why wouldn’t that extend to us?
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Date: 2025-03-21 06:45 pm (UTC)Precisely! The world is full of so many wonders, it would be presumptuous of us to assume we understand it all.
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Date: 2025-03-21 06:55 pm (UTC)I would be better off if I would remember that a little more often.
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Date: 2025-03-21 07:11 pm (UTC)We are all only human, Mr. Laughlin.
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Date: 2025-03-21 07:24 pm (UTC)I guess that's true. Speaking of which, are you feeling settled yet? I have something for you. A modern appliance I think you'll like.
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Date: 2025-03-21 07:36 pm (UTC)Oh, yes, much more settled, thank you. An appliance? That's very intriguing.
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Date: 2025-03-21 07:45 pm (UTC)[ And he's sure to lose them, if he goes home and starts being honest about himself, which is his hope. ]
A microwave. It uses electricity to heat your food. That way you can have some privacy to pace yourself while you recover.
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Date: 2025-03-21 08:15 pm (UTC)It uses very small electric waves? But it operates as an oven? Fascinating!
You are one of the kindest men I've had the fortune to meet, sir. I thank you.
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Date: 2025-03-21 08:23 pm (UTC)They make electric kettles, too. You don't have to trek to the kitchen for tea.
You're kind to say so. If I've learned anything here, it's that we need to take care of each other. I'm happy to do it.
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Date: 2025-03-21 08:39 pm (UTC)I can make it anywhere? Such convenience! I feel I'm being terribly spoiled.
That is a lesson I too have learned.
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Date: 2025-03-21 09:02 pm (UTC)But selfishly I am glad to have arrived after. I've had quite enough of starving in the cold.
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