Pizza and more wine.

As the night continued Amat asked about their experiences with Mythfolk, “You seem much more comfortable with us. Neither of you spent much time looking at my antlers.” She explained.

Steve looked to Jan for an answer, “Well, we had some Centaurs move in next door.” She began, “We have gotten to know them and have started dating Kaya, a young centaur.” She began.

Amat nodded, “Being Centaurs, I am sure that she is not the only one who has tried to be with you.” She followed up.” Jan and Steve shook their heads.

“We are physically involved with Kay and Gen, Kaya’s parents, and I have also been with Kaya’s best friend Mina.” Steve said sipping his wine.

The owner came over with pizza’s and interrupted, “I am sorry I must ask, and we Italians are very tactile. Can I touch your horns?” He asked.

Amat looked up at him, “Antlers, but yes you can, I will lose this set soon.” She said.

“Lose?” Jan and the Italian said in unison.

Amat looked confused, “Yes, each year we grow antlers and lose them, this is when we have a celebration of our birth.”

The owner reached out and tentatively touched the antler nearest to him, “They are very impressive.” He said, trying to complement her.

After he left Jan took a slice of pizza with Amat following suit, “To what we were saying before, Mina, she is the orc I can smell?” Steve nodded. “Humans have simple relationships; did you not have simple relationships before you met Kaya?” She took a bite of pizza.

It took Jan a moment for follow what she was asking, Steve chimed in first, “Yes we did. But we talked about it and we don’t have any reason why, except that that was what was done.”

Amat nodded, “This food is very nice. We are no different, I have never thought about having only one romantic partner before coming here, and not having sex with friends we not something I have ever thought about. What is the tingling I feel in my mouth?”

Jan smiled, “Guess you have never had chillie?” Jan asked while offering to refill Amat’s and Steve’s glasses, Steve shook his head.

As Amat nodded to the refill she said, “No, it is pleasant but strong.”

“You get better at eating it the more you have.” Steve explained. “I hadn’t really thought about relationships that way. It makes sense though that culturally you have not had monogamous relationships so thinking about it is alien and we, culturally, do have monogamous relationships so we struggle to think of it in a different way.”

“Monogamous?” Amat said slowly, Steve explained that it meant single partner, nodding her understanding Amat continued, “I do not think either is better. But I like the way I have been raised.” She said.

“We are having our eyes opened.” Jan said with a smile.