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WCDT 2887-2891 (2-6 February 2015)
valkygrrl:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 05 Feb 2015, 23:56 ---
It's consistent with Claire being still afraid of rejection, and taking charge of the situation so that if she was rejected at least it would be on her own terms. I'm not explaining this well.
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Yes you are. This is perfectly consistent with having body issues.
Being undressed by someone else is shameful. Like the phantom having his mask ripped off.
Undressing herself, assuring herself at each step that it was her own choice is different. In the last moment she's still _naked_ rather than nude but every step up to that point was hers alone.
Dark Matter:
--- Quote from: AprilArcus on 06 Feb 2015, 00:13 ---Jeph never shows private parts when he shows characters having sex. I don't think this is really a sex scene at all. It like, deliberately pivots out of sexy mode before showing us nudity.
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I didn't say that Jeph was reaffirming that private parts are not an issue because I thought that he had shown private parts at other times. It's because Marten's reaction to that issue is no longer a mystery, and so people can no longer use the excuse that "I'm not asking about Claire's private parts because I'm curious about her private parts, I'm just asking because I want to know what Marten thinks." We now know exactly what Marten thinks. I'm also not sure how this can be interpreted as anything other than a sex scene, although if you find it unsexy that's a valid opinion.
bartman:
--- Quote from: DrClef on 05 Feb 2015, 22:00 ---That does kinda bug me too. I mean, Marten has done a complete turnaround of personality from mopey, somewhat self-centered, and socially awkward to this suave guy who knows exactly what to say and do in his new relationship to make her swoon and feel comfortable, and the only real change seems to be that he's now dating Claire.
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It may be a little bit saccharine, to re-use a word used earlier in this thread, but it can happen that a relationship with one particular person brings the best out of you. It may be that having pursued more assertive women in the past, Marten realises he needs to take a bit more control this time round to help a very nervous Claire.
--- Quote from: SugarSparkle on 05 Feb 2015, 22:24 ---Just wanted to say I'm a trans-chick and I think the pace could be realistic. I personally was quick to have sex after transitioning, because I felt I had been 'deprived' for so long, not being previously comfortable with my body. Making up for lost time I suppose would be fairly accurate.
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Well this is the thing with the "it's too soon" theory - there isn't a book somewhere with a timetable you have to stick to. When it feels right to both people in a relationship to do something it probably is right. And I say that as someone who usually prefers "slow and steady wins the race" in their own relationships.
Orkboy:
You know, you could say that it's a kind of equality that Jeph handles Claire sexytimes the same way he handles everyone else's sexytimes.
Also, we need a word that combines squee and daaaaaaaaang, but I can't figure out a portmanteau that doesn't sound really weird.
Lubricus:
--- Quote from: explicit on 06 Feb 2015, 00:15 ---Am I the only one that thinks a girl (or anyone I guess, I just happen to like girls) acting like that is kinda sexy? Am I the weird one? Everyone seems to be saying that it's not, however cute they think it is.
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I agree, so if you are weird, I'm weird as well.
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