video;

[brushoff]

[ Dorian's sitting down on a small, jet black armchair, tucked in the corner of an all too busy bedroom. There's a bookshelf stacked to the brim with books to the left and a medium sized oil painting hanging on the wall, a Romantic seascape with more emphasis on the clouds than the water, clouds painted in dark, stormy, gray brushstrokes. Dorian gives the camera a small nod, then starts to read from a book, in an even, measured tone, perfect for audiobooks. ]

"It was the strangest book that he had ever read. It seemed to him that in exquisite raiment, and to the delicate sound of flutes, the sins of the world were passing in dumb show before him. Things that he had dimly dreamed of were suddenly made real to him. Things of which he had never dreamed were gradually revealed." [ There's a pause, while Dorian flips the pages and continues reading. ]

"'I am so sorry, Harry,' he cried, 'but really it is entirely your fault. That book you sent me so fascinated me that I forgot how the time was going.' 'Yes, I thought you would like it,' replied his host, rising from his chair. 'I didn't say I liked it, Harry. I said it fascinated me. There is a great difference.'"

[ Dorian closes the book, as he looks to the camera. There's a hint of a melancholy tone in his voice as he continues—somebody's obviously been lost in memory. ] Words written by Oscar Wilde—today's his birthday, by the way. Wear a carnation and take some absinthe in his honor. But the words of the post aren't what I want you to think about: the content is.

Let's talk about books, network. What's your favorite book? Or perhaps your favorite author? And, if those are questions you simply can't answer, what's your favorite genre? And finally, has there ever been a book that so captivated you the way the one Oscar wrote about captivated me?

Comments

[brushoff]

He might be okay with it.

[ just said as casually as ever, nbd ]

[deadtective]

Then it doesn't matter if there's a ring on your finger you might lose up someone's ass.

[thank you, Hazel, polite as always.]

[brushoff]

[ it's a pity she's going up against Dorian "equally no shame" Gray. ]

What sort of orgy do you go to where they start off with ass stuff? I don't trust people to have properly prepped in the first place!

[deadtective]

[it's only a pity for anyone else reading this banter tbh]

That's part of the excitement, isn't it? Maybe you'll get your ass ripped in two, maybe you won't.

[brushoff]

Considering some of the proclivities of the people here, I doubt anything ass-related would start to begin with. A good majority of my former imPort flings were depressingly vanilla.

[deadtective]

Sounds like you may have the common denominator mixed up there.

[brushoff]

What, that we've got an annoying amount of prudes in this community?

[deadtective]

Nah, that you're not worth the effort of getting freaky.

[brushoff]

Excuse you, I am the poster child for getting freaky.

[deadtective]

Looks like it's a poster most people recycle, then. Too bad you didn't try hard enough.

[brushoff]

Well you're losing your invitation to the orgy.

[deadtective]

Oh no, I'm going to miss out on all this boring milquetoast sex. What the fuck ever am I gonna do with myself now that I have to carry that weight around?

[brushoff]

Attempt to start up a less successful orgy bound for disaster?

[deadtective]

Nah, I don't like enough people in this shithole to want to see their junk.

[brushoff]

You don't have to like people to fuck them.

[deadtective]

Maybe you don't, but we've all seen how well that works out.