"I will." This, he reminds himself, is part of being in a society. Part of having friends, part of having lovers. Little things can upset the balance and you have to figure out how to right them again.

"Did you know, when I first got here, I planned to just have anonymous sex. Not exchange names, no contact information. And I planned to have a Dom who treated me poorly because, well, then I wouldn't feel bad about earning them citations." He laughs softly at how naive that plan ended up being. "I'm glad I changed my mind."