Third Breeze

[salvagedlight]

[Immediately on the heels of this conversation, Ven gets to pose his question to a roving Cambot.]

What's sex? Terra and Aqua don't want to tell me.

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[salvagedlight]

Huh? You did? [You can just SEE him thinking that that's happened once in a blue moon before.]

[wavesinherheart]

A little, yes. A secret admirer... can lead to sex, but it's more that... someone wants to be in that kind of relationship with you, or in a relationship they wouldn't mind getting to be that kind of relationship.

[salvagedlight]

What kind of relationship? Like you and me?

[wavesinherheart]

N-no. It's not like our relationship! We're family.

[salvagedlight]

So what makes this one different?

[wavesinherheart]

If you have to ask you aren't old enough to understand yet.

[salvagedlight]

Aqua, I've gotta start somewhere.

[It's not his fault he's led a sheltered life.]

[wavesinherheart]

[She sighs at that.]

Would you feel comfortable undressing in front of me?

1/2

[salvagedlight]

[Did she just-]

2/2

[salvagedlight]

WHAT?! NO!

[wavesinherheart]

Then it's not the same kind of relationship.

[salvagedlight]

...[Sorry Aqua, you're still getting an uncomfortable question. At least now Ven's uncomfortable too?]

Why do people even want to... undress with each other?

[wavesinherheart]

[yay mutual uncomfortableness]

I'm not really the best person to ask, Ven.

[salvagedlight]

[And it's just rising with every word. Ven can't even look at the screen now.]

...S-Sorry.

[And he's fleeing! Or at least turning and walking away from Cambot quickly.]

[wavesinherheart]

[And Aqua is perfectly content to let him go. It means she can get back to that hiding thing.]

/threadjacking

[dadandgone]

Aqua that probably wasn't the best way to go about explaining the differences in relationships.

[wavesinherheart]

[Hey, it's her first time and she's still pretty mortified. Better to get straight to the point than dance around it forever.]

How else am I supposed to explain it?

[buildingproblem]

Dolls?

[wavesinherheart]

Does the ship actually have... any?

[buildingproblem]

...We have an squash court, a flock of poisoned fanged chickens, and a car that can fly through space.

[wavesinherheart]

The chickens are still here?

[Because this is the most important question right now.]

[dadandgone]

Not using yourself as an example might be a good start. Also, I don't think anyone expected you to explain it...except Ven for some reason.

Look just...don't be so hard on yourself. It's an uncomfortable conversation, especially when having it with someone of the opposite gender AND when he's your friend.

[wavesinherheart]

I did bring it up in the first place. Doesn't that make it my responsibility?

[dadandgone]

I don't think so. I mean, it's not like you said "Let's talk about sex Ven!" right?

[wavesinherheart]

I guess not.