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[tekhartha]

I had never given much thought to sexual intimacy before I arrived here.

[The soft, sonorous thrum of Zenyatta's voice comes drifting across the network like a cloud on the wind, punctuated haphazardly by the faintest of chimes as his orbs circle, unseen. His tone is carefully neutral, curious and undemanding, as he continues.]

When my omnic brothers and sisters liberated ourselves, some among us chose to forsake such human forms of sexual gratification as symbolic of our subservience; our bodies were built for the use of humans, and our ability to feel physical pleasure merely a supplement to human pleasure. To use them as free, sentient beings was to agree that we were little more than shallow imitations of our creators.

I had not considered my own path at all, until now- and, for my ignorance, it is all I can think about for a few days each month!

[Wryly amused for a second there before he continues. If he is being perfectly honest there is one person in particular who is driving him to distraction, but... he hums.]

I believe I would like to try it for myself, under the right circumstances, yet I find myself-- quite unsure. Would any of you be so kind as to share your own first experiences? [brightly:] "Virginity" is merely a social construct, of course, but I am sure each of you has a story you might care to tell!

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[tekhartha]

I see! I am familiar with the concept- such droids still exist in my world, to fulfil more basic roles.

[Like watering gardens by the clock, or taking jackets at an opera house. Construction, to some extent. Small, insignificant roles that did not require a thinking mind.]

Fortunately, I have been blessed with a humanoid shape at the very least! It makes things here a great deal easier than they could be. [He hums, tickled.] And I am sure that someone in your world has attempted such a feat, in the privacy of their own home.

[zohvin]

Oh, I'm sure if I asked the right person on Nar Shaddaa, I'd find at least a dozen droids fitted for that purpose. It just never crossed my mind, and I can't say it's openly discussed.

[At least, he had never ended up in the corners of the holonet that discussed it.]

So does that mean you're also affected by the moons?

[tekhartha]

[Nar Shaddaa? With minimal context to go by he allows his imagination to conjure some sort of black market, filled to the brim with stolen parts and trafficked bots.

But he's getting carried away. Focus.]

I am, unfortunately. At first I believed that I might be immune to the physical changes, but my body shifted nonetheless. It is really quite remarkable.

[zohvin]

[That wouldn't be entirely wrong for some areas in Nar Shaddaa - crime was literally the lifeblood of the planet. For his part, though, Zohvin is starting to sound a little disturbed.]

Is it because you were designed to be similar to humanoids? Or is something else at work here? I don't like the idea that the moon effects are so strong that they're just.... impossible to avoid.