chapter 5
they were all crammed into Vyvyan's car, careening down the dark streets. Rick and Mike were sitting in the back seat, determinedly not looking at each other, while Neil sat next to Vyv.
"Uh, Vyv. Do you want to, like, tell Mike and Rick the, like, news?"
"Whatever. Poof."
"Yeah, um, okay. Well, so, Vyv and I are like, dating. But not like dating dating, just like. Dating. You know?" Mike nodded sagely.
"That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard, I can't believe I live with you lunatics! You nutjobs! You-"
"Hey, Rick, why don't we settle down and tell Neil and Vyv what happened."
"Oh. Yes, well. Michael and I have begun a bit of a, well. Romantic involvement."
"I KNEW IT!" Vyv shouted from the front. "YOU'RE A POOF!"
"There is no need for such coarse language, Vyvyan, you'd think you hated gay people."
"Well if you're gay, then I guess I do hate gay people."
"What about yourself?" Neil asked.
"Well, not myself, I suppose. Or Mike."
"Right on, Vyv."
"Huh?"
"Watch the road." Mike crossed his arms and looked out the window.
"Hey, guys, I've got, like, a crazy idea. What if we all, right, like all of us,"
"Oh, spit it out, hippie!" Rick rolled his head back and sighed.
"Right. Okay. What if we all dated. Like, all four of us, together, you know?"
Silence fell over the car, besides the occasional squack of a bird unlucky enough to be in Vyvyan's way.
"Sure." Vyv was the first to speak. "Sounds good to me. Don't think I'll be nice to you lot, though."
"Yes, me too. I reserve the right to be as rude as the situation allows." Rick stuck his nose in the air.
"I'm down if you're down, and I'm not talking about combat. Fellas, I think we just formed ourselves a polycule."
"Huh. Cool." Vyv shrugged.
"Yeah. Far out." Neil smiled.