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ROSLYN: You've reached the Love and Luck Podcast.

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HELEN: [Concerned] Hey, Kane, it's Helen. Do you know if everything's okay with Mira? She's been kind of strange the last couple of days, but when I ask her about it, she says everything is fine.

Like... if it's none of my business then it's none of my business, but... I'm a little worried about my friend. Could you check in with her? Thanks.

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KANE: [Stressed] Jason, when you get up, please rescue me. I am trapped between one concerned friend who wants to know what's wrong with the other, and the other friend who is very adamant I don't tell concerned friend what the problem is. Help!!

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KANE: Wait, I thought of a way you can help. You're friends with Storm, right? Can you find out if she's polyamorous? Because that would help a lot.

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JASON: Hey, Storm, it's Jason. So this is... extremely out of the blue, but are you monogamous or polyamorous? Or... somewhere in between?

I promise I have a really good reason for asking. Even if I'm not entirely sure what that reason is just yet. All I know is Kane asked me to find out, and he won't give me the full reason why. So, let me know, so I can solve the mystery of what the fuck is happening.

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STORM: [Amused] Hey, Jason, sorry I missed your call, but you know, busy shift.

Anyway, to answer your question, yeah, polyamory suits me pretty well. I can do the monogamy thing, don't--don't get me wrong, but... it's not something I'm passionate about.

When you find out why you need to know, let me know, okay? Although if it's because your boyfriend wants some of this, then, I'm sorry to say that he's going to be disappointed. I am strictly a woman only ride.

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JASON: Hey babe, so I just checked my phone and I had an answer from Storm, and yeah, she's polyam, or at least open to it. Now, when you get up tomorrow, will you please tell me why on earth we need this information?

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KANE: Hey, good morning. I'm going to do a little more sleuthing this morning, but hopefully by the time you get up I--I'll be able to loop you in on what's going on.

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KANE: Hey, Mira, I have some good news for you when you wake up.

Storm is open to non monogamy. Jason asked her about it last night. And this morning, I asked Helen on her position, and she's also down with non monogamy.

So. I think maybe you should talk to Helen about how you've been feeling. Even if nothing happens, it'll be good to clear the air.

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KANE: [Sigh] Hey honey. Well, Mira just came downstairs and whisked Helen away to a corner for a serious talk, so I think I can finally tell you what's happening.

Short version: Mira has a crush on Storm and was kind of jealous of Helen, but didn't want anyone to know because she's also very happy for Helen. But if Storm is interested and everyone's open to it, it could still happen, and everyone wins. I'll give you the longer version when you get up.

The sleuthing I was doing earlier was finding out whether Helen was open to the idea. I asked her if she's inclined more towards monogamy or polyamory or something else, and I explained my point of interest as just a talking point because of the last tape of Mumma's that I had listened to, so, there was nothing too awkward about it.

So... this is interesting. Helen told me that she's a big believer in 'relationship anarchy', which was a term I've never heard of before, but we talked about it for a bit and it's kind of... great.

It's basically just the idea that all the rules of a relationship can only be defined by the people in that relationship. And like... it's not necessarily the same thing as polyamory, because it's also about how you do friendships, and working relationships, and relationships that don't fit into a clear platonic or romantic box, and all kinds of other non mainstream relationship types.

It's about recognizing that relationships are complex, and not necessarily prioritizing one type of relationship over others, and stuff like that. I thought it was kind of cool.

And... I'm just now realizing that I don't think we ever had a conversation about whether we're monogamous or not. We should probably do that, at some point? Since we're like... nearly three years into our relationship? Jeez. We really kinda failed at that basic relationship step, huh? How the hell did that never come up until now?

[Sigh] Anyway, I gotta get back to work. See you when you get up.

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JULIE: [Gently] Hey sweet baby. You're really amping up on the morning sickness again. Could you maybe chill out on that for a bit? It's getting a bit old, and I'm tired of only being able to eat toast and vegemite.

[Sigh] I can't be too mad at you, though. I mean... you're a miracle. It's tough to be mad at a miracle.

And... you really are, you know that, right? I mean, I already told you, I was told I couldn't have kids. But now, here you are!

And... [Sigh] This is going to sound weird, but... that's not the only reason I think you're a miracle. Everything is... different, now. I feel different. I feel... bigger. Not like, physically - you're only the size of a small lime right now, so you haven't made much of a difference in my body's size yet.

But I feel like... my aura is bigger. I feel like I can feel things I couldn't feel before. Like I have more... power than before. [Laugh] Power to do what, I don't know. I just know I feel... stronger.

Well, whatever it is, I'm glad to have it. Even if it is very weird. But hey - nothing else about me is normal, [Giggle] why should this be?

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ROSLYN: Love and Luck is written by Erin Kyan, and produced by Passer Vulpes Productions.

Kane is voiced by Lee Davis-Thalbourne. Jason is voiced by Erin Kyan. Julie is voiced by Nic Rummery. Helen is voiced by Ashe Connor. Storm is voiced by Creatrix Tiara. Credits spoken by Roslyn Quin. Recorded by Kermie Breydon and Eris Barnes.

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