[He listens to her as he sets the brine on the stovetop to bring it to a boil, looking around now for some air tight jars to shove all the ingredients into to set in the fridge. Ajax's mouth turns down, not liking to hear that Yoimiya really is suffering from the same malady as him. He knew she was, but he's not sure if he had some kind of hope that she wasn't somehow being controlled as well. On one hand, he can feel his heart elate at the knowledge that she wants to start a family with him, but he knows that's not really his own feelings on the matter. It's the small goldfish tail on his chest that's making him think these things, and that's disturbing all on its own. Fighting those thoughts would prove difficult, he's sure- it took complete advantage of him last night when he was too drunk to make smart decisions.

He'd even consciously lured her into the bathroom with him today to have sex, because he "wanted" to fuck her again.]

Perhaps for now, we just need to stay vigilant about being intimate with each other. If we're still able to recognize that something isn't right with ourselves right now, then there might be a chance we can at least keep ourselves from having unprotected sex as the very least. Our little escapade in the shower just now nonwithstanding, of course.

[He laughs a little nervously, but she'd just taken a contraceptive so he didn't really worry about it. It's a start, he guesses, but it's all they have. He's not sure what to do either, but he doesn't want to vocalize that- it's important to him that some kind of foundation, a rock of sorts, is there for the both of them to use so they can get through this.]

We can't exactly separate ourselves for the moment. The minute we do, those monsters will come and pick us off separately. So we'll just have to try to keep ourselves in check while we're around each other. I don't know if they're after me or the both of us...best not to find out the hard way.