Comic Discussion > ALICE GROVE
Alice Grove MCDLT - May 2016
BenRG:
It doesn't sound like Jeph's thing but, yes, in a story form, it is quite intuitive. It is quite possible that Ardent and Gavia's people have nanobot-regulated reproduction where conception is impossible unless your nanobots are reprogrammed. So, it is quite possible that Gavia could be fertile for the first time in her life... and with a long-term culturally-reinforced mindset where sex and reproduction are totally disconnected. So she could easily get in trouble if she meets a guy she likes because it literally wouldn't occur to her that pregnancy is possible.
wlewisiii:
A different possible cultural take is that of Beta Colony in the Vorkosigan series. A girl at puberty /menarch is given her contraception implants, pierced ears and a party. After that consensual sex is a given and one does not have children until much later in life when you get a reproduction license. It might be somewhat different with nanotechnology rather than pharmacology but I can see the rituals being similar.
Neko_Ali:
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 13 May 2016, 16:35 ---Well, yeah. That's what we do here.
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It is our brand of loonacy after all.
Neko_Ali:
Whelp, that's a good sign. Gavia's almost back to normal already.
brasca:
--- Quote from: cucumber error on 16 May 2016, 19:17 ---
--- Quote from: brasca on 11 May 2016, 22:50 ---
She blamed Ardent for getting them marooned on Earth so if anyone is going to feel the brunt of her anger it will be him.
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Yep, looks like you called it!
Edit: Gavia's irises look pale pink right now, wonder how long that will last.
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Indeed and she apparently has enough strength to strangle him. It's difficult to tell what color her eyes are. They look more yellowish to me.
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