Edge wanted to laugh, but... she was being totally serious, wasn't she? He had to wonder what her society was like, what she knew and understood. Were such things more common? Did she mean casually, just to see what worked, or as a deeper commitment?

Thinking all of that, and taking several moments to turn it over, he finally said, "Well, at the start, all your prospective partners would have to be okay with it and each other. It risks a lot of jealousy if everyone isn't on board?"