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"So get us UNSTUCK, Fargo!"

"Not an option Carter."Nathan said, "Unless you actually _want_ to disintegrate both our organs. Now if it were just yours, that would be one thing...."

Fargo explained, "New compound. For use in temporary detainment. Try to break the bond and it kills anybody whose skin is exposed to it. But leave it alone and it harmlessly falls apart in a few days."

"A few?"

"72-104 hours in 95% of cases." Fargo answered.

"That's 3 days to --"

"I know how long 72 hours is, Nathan," Carter snapped.

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They had to cut their clothes off to take a shower, being literally joined at the hip. Carter went to grab his favorite Degree brand product but Nathan said "What are you using that crap for? We're one body for the next few days, and I'm not smelling like the locker room at a community gym."

"I'm shocked to learn you're a snob, Nathan," Carter said, and then mumbled, "And Sarah thinks I smell lovely." To piss Nathan off, he purposely used triple the amount of necessary body wash, 'accidentally' splashing the sudsy foam on Nathan's torso.

Nathan grimaced, then gave a calculated look at Carter. "You know, Jack, we're both men. And I have to tell you, I can't go several days without getting off. Maybe you don't know what it's like but I have a really stressful job and I need the release. Could you give me some privacy?"

"How the heck am I supposed to do that?"

"Look the other way." And Nathan proceeded to pump himself with his fist, making unnecessarily loud moans.

Carter winced and looked away, trying desperately not to steal a look, and even more desperately not to get hard himself. When Nathan was finally done, he started whistling and went to shampoo his hair, acting as if nothing unusual had happened.

"What was that? Who's that loud all by themselves?" Jack asked.

"I couldn't help it" Nathan said, rubbing conditioner in his beard in tiny circles, "I'm just that good. Maybe I'll show you during tomorrow's shower."

But Nathan didn't miss the way his words made Carter's dick twitch, so he added, "Okay, maybe I'll show you today."