This conversation between Lois and Toby discussing whether Mark is a virgin or not is out there somewhere. I will find it in my notes, I promise. In the meantime, just believe that I've written a conversation where Lois and Toby discuss this and the upshot is that Lois persuades Toby he should talk to Mark about sex.
Toby is not up for this conversation and finds himself dealing with a Mark who is not showing any of the vulnerability or concern Lois insists he must be feeling. He's feeling very good about himself and life in general and is up for the next thing.
In fact, he brings the next thing to them. Toby and Lois are both meant to be out but Toby's thing gets cancelled so he's home. And there he discovers Mark guiltily being caught being naughty while the parent are away. He's smoking dope with Seb. Toby is mortified that Mark is doing this kind of thing behind their back. He sees they're already seen as a bit of a hindrance.
They get stoned and Toby has two things he needs to say
1) he recognises that Mark is a bloke and blokes don't always feel comfortable talking about sex. So he's not going to force any awkward conversations. If you want to talk about it, that's cool. But not going to push it. However if Lois asked they talked about it and he's been really helpful.
2) please indulge Lois. She's well into this for some reason and it would kill her if she discovered that we were doing things without her.
Mark notes that Toby is doing a slightly poor impression of a father trying to be cool but insists he's very grateful and up for what they've got planned. Just he'll do his own stuff as well.
This idea of being a bit like cool parents is one I'd like to develop.
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