It's hard for Priestly to offer a rebuttal because, for all he knows, it's true. He gets that things back then aren't like things in his time, and even if they were, if he messed around with his straight best friend in an act of desperation, it would still be pretty awkward in the morning.

"Even if that's the case," he says finally, squeezing his leg, "you'll work it out. It might be really fucking awkward for a while, but you guys'll figure it all out and be okay again."