[ He's quiet for a long while, chest rising and falling deeply as he pants for air, trying to gather himself. What was going on? What could have come over them to fall to this, to continue to need... ]
The temple.
[ It strikes him in a brief moment of clarity. One of the temples was meant to induce the need to procreate in the population, to inspire ravenous sexual need. And 'ravenous' is a pretty damn good word for it. What they've done so far feels like taking the first bite of a meal, after weeks of starvation.
He needs. Washington does as well. His eyes open just in time to watch his tongue lap across his palm, and the sight sends a shudder through him. That tongue... ]
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The temple.
[ It strikes him in a brief moment of clarity. One of the temples was meant to induce the need to procreate in the population, to inspire ravenous sexual need. And 'ravenous' is a pretty damn good word for it. What they've done so far feels like taking the first bite of a meal, after weeks of starvation.
He needs. Washington does as well. His eyes open just in time to watch his tongue lap across his palm, and the sight sends a shudder through him. That tongue... ]