Protocol for Nonstandard Relations
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“Well, the truth is that—” Olimar's hand plucks at his collar, trying and failing to cover the hickey. “My wife and I have been… trying out an open relationship.”
“Okay,” says Louie. The explanation does not relieve his head of its static. If anything, it makes his face burn hotter.
When Olimar and Louie are sent on their first big mission together in over a year, a couple new revelations about his coworker accidentally transform Louie's feelings for Olimar into a mildly-infuriating crush.
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- Part 1 of Protocol for Nonstandard Relations
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“We didn’t factor in getting another freight worker on this job," says the captain. "Your Louie won’t be getting his own shuttlecraft. Think you can keep him busy?”
Your Louie, Olimar thinks.
Aloud, he says, “Yes. I’ll take care of it.”
Olimar's just about resigned himself to another dreary deep space mission with a bunch of strangers - until he gets the unexpected news that Louie will be joining him. Stuck on a barren planet with his coworker/friend/sort-of-not-really-lover, Olimar is forced to reconsider questions like: what does he really want from Louie? What does he really want from his job? And how much change is he willing to make to get what he wants?
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- Part 2 of Protocol for Nonstandard Relations
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Louie just wants to see Olimar again.
(The events of "interstellar development plans," from Louie’s perspective.)
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- Part 3 of Protocol for Nonstandard Relations