He scrunches his eyes shut and gives his head a very rapid shake as if to clear it but that just makes it worse.
His brain needs a minute.
"Well, also prevalent in human history is the abuse of power," he continues abruptly, confused by where the words are coming from but just going with it. "Particularly when it comes to interrelations. And sexual relations. Distressingly common. Sign of dominance, supposedly, though the roots for sexual 'dominance' are much more recent than one would think. Many earlier societies actually defied typical gender assignments and were therefore, ah. What's the word."
Whatever the word is, he doesn't find it. He drains the second bottle and shuts his eyes. Tomorrow morning is going to be hell.
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He scrunches his eyes shut and gives his head a very rapid shake as if to clear it but that just makes it worse.
His brain needs a minute.
"Well, also prevalent in human history is the abuse of power," he continues abruptly, confused by where the words are coming from but just going with it. "Particularly when it comes to interrelations. And sexual relations. Distressingly common. Sign of dominance, supposedly, though the roots for sexual 'dominance' are much more recent than one would think. Many earlier societies actually defied typical gender assignments and were therefore, ah. What's the word."
Whatever the word is, he doesn't find it. He drains the second bottle and shuts his eyes. Tomorrow morning is going to be hell.