Starting a new conversation, to keep my mind off the unfolding story before I speculate myself into a singularity.
So I thought I'd start a series of topics on the characters, starting with one of the ancillaries, Tai. I'm interested by the character for many reasons, but for now let's talk about her contradictions. Specifically the ones surrounding her sexuality.
Tai's a very openly sexual person, to the point where she tends to hit people over the head with it, even using it as a distraction for awkward moments. She's relentless in making passes at pretty much every new female character that's introduced, and giving anyone who will listen detailed reports on her sex life. However, on the occasions where Marten has so much as mentioned sex, Tai backpedals faster than a six year old with a cootie phobia.
I think that Tai has some darkness in her past, something that she feels ashamed of linked to her sexuality. I think that she overcompensates for this by putting sexuality out there in the conversation every chance she gets as a kind of defiance; 'I'm not ashamed! I'm not scared! Let's go get my clit pierced!'
I wonder if we'll ever find out what happened, if indeed anything did. She's a supporting cast member, so probably not, but you never know.
What are your thoughts?