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[foolishjustice]

I have a question, that...you'll probably understand my reasons for posting anonymously once you finish reading.

The local culture is very open and laid back about sexual interest. It's different as hell from my own home, where men who show sexual attraction are viewed as disgusting perverts and assumed to be dangerous, while people don't even fucking think about women having an interest in sex beyond wanting to have children. Some of the posts I've seen here would get everyone involved labeled sexual deviants for the shit they talk about in the open.

My question is, how do people adapt to it? I'm here doing my damn best to keep my mind out of the gutter because I've been taught thinking about anyone you don't want to date like that is disrespectful as hell and fucking creepy, but then I turn around and see people openly asking for hookups or rating each other's asses, and instead of people calling that shit skeevy, they either go along with it or treat it like a funny joke.

I know it's not prudishness, believe-you-fucking-me, my life would be easier if I was just naturally shy or reserved or whatever. It's an extreme form of culture shock, and I wish I didn't end up feeling like a dick constantly over the kinds of mental images I get from both the way people act in public around here and some of the things the prismals hand out as fucking party favors.

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[foolishjustice]

It sounds like they at least needed some motivation to call him out.

And the asshole definitely deserved it.

[freshtilapia]

Well, Thursdays to Saturdays at Club Tourmaline are a lot spicier than a jazz bar, darling. But if you want that kind of feel, Tuesdays and Wednesdays are just music, dancing, and comedy.

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[foolishjustice]

It does seem to be. But since it's just airborne, staying downwind or communicating long-distance helps.

I don't think that's quite accurate, but I do try to only hurt people who deserve it, these days. Or people who ask.

[highsteaks]

Yeah he really did!!!

He can be a good friend sometimes but other times he is just the worst basically any time girls are involved he's a terrible influence on the kid who lives with his family and is probably the reason that kid is obsessed with scoring all the time.

And the worst part of all is that after we were in the dumb swimsuits he said we weren't hot yet because we were just kids or something like that but we were going to be soon that's when we pushed them in.

[foolishjustice]

All of my music is on a phone that I need a friend's help to recharge, so I don't get to listen to it as much as I used to. I've also had fun at the events with dancing here.

[foolishjustice]

It sounds like he needs to be made an example of so the kid he's being a bad influence on can see where that leads.

And what the hell was he even thinking, insulting someone after convincing them to wear something like that in the first place?

[highsteaks]

When girls are involved he NEVER thinks not ever.

And then he signed all of us girls up for the school festival beauty pageant and we couldn't back out because our new homeroom teacher we got after the first one died wasn't letting anyone it sucked.

We got him back by signing him up for the school festival drag queen pageant and the rest of the boys too because they were just letting him be that way again.

[freshtilapia]

Well, come to the Club sometime and see how it is for you. My offer to buy you a drink still stands.

[foolishjustice]

Who the fuck doesn't let someone back out of a beauty pageant?

I've seen a lot of that tendency to ignore shit that needs to be called out, myself. People would rather let someone else get away with being an asshole than risk an argument.

[foolishjustice]

...We'll see. I'm a little nervous about putting a face to this post.

[highsteaks]

Our school had the worst teachers in the world.

And yeah I've noticed that too.




Hey do u want to talk sometime when we're not anonymous I think u really get me.

[foolishjustice]

That sounds like it would be a good idea. Maybe find somewhere to meet? I'm not sure how to give you my username privately with us both being anonymous.

[freshtilapia]

Well, I wouldn’t know you if you walked into the Club. People ask for me often enough so I wouldn’t know who to get a drink. And usually I buy a drink for anyone who asks for me.

[highsteaks]

Yeah same.

Do u want to maybe meet at the new gym on level three or maybe that dragon place restaurant on level one it sounds pretty cool.

[foolishjustice]

I'm never one to turn down a food invitation. Meals taste better when you have company, anyway.

[sympathyforadevil]

I'm sorry about that, really. But, like...

When you want to figure out whether something is moral, immoral, or amoral, you have to look at the consequences of that action. If you have sex outside a romantic relationship, and everyone's aware of what's going on and is okay with it, what are the consequences of that? If nobody's getting hurt or is disadvantaged by it, then at absolute worst you're committing an amoral or 'Neutral' act. Hell, by giving yourself and others a safe outlet for feelings that might've otherwise stayed buried, you might even be doing something objectively Good.

Point being, you're not a gross creep, dude. The people who trained you to feel like shit for your sexuality are the gross ones.

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[lifehacker]

i'm an extreme outlier and should not be counted
my horny ass is so far off the scale i've ascended into galaxy brain standards
i'm not normal even for like, the US, where i'm from
but i'm like, white dude raised on video games, violence and anime
so a parody of that
while also being true to the actual like, people out there

basically just do you
but get off my dick when i'm out here doin my thing

text (un: otacon)

[codecmoment]

I understand what you mean.

You're not wrong with how you feel or think. Absolutely not. It's not for everyone, and people come in all ranges and orientations. A close friend of mine is asexual - meaning they simply don't have sexual feelings or attraction at all. And yet, they're here.

The thing is, we were brought here against our will, and the Prismals and all the locals are kind and giving to us because they want the Chroma we generate via touching each other - and the bigger and more intense the touch, the better. We're their batteries, so if sex is how we give them the most efficient, effective and largest quantity, they'll push us to do it.

This is not your fault. It's nobody's fault. And you do not have to change or anything. Hook-up apps and websites exist for folks who are a bit more open and willing. There's a sex positive movement where I'm from, but culturally the entire world is different. On an individual level, people's comforts are different.

I don't like how people are pushed to act like this, though. The changes make them act differently. I was abused as a teenager, so I take it really seriously when I see younger folks (especially teens) who are Moonblessed. It feels predatory at times.

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[tookashirototheknee]

Culture shock is a bitch, especially when you go from 'oh, different kinds of humans on Earth have different views on sex' to 'this is a fucking alien species that might not even be carbon-based, and sex is just something they do on Friday nights with whoever they see'.

... ok, I exaggerate. But in all seriousness, it is hard to try to see things the way an entirely different culture sees them, especially if it's so damn foreign to what you're used to.

I don't know if I have that much advice, other than don't be so hard on yourself? Everyone's had thoughts, and people make mistakes. What matters is what you do with it later. Even at home, I had a couple major crushes on people who I really really shouldn't've, and I've gotten myself into a couple things here that might have been a little quick and a little dumb. But. It's all worked out. Oddly.

[champagnetower]

I will consider this a shout out! I'm famous now!

[highsteaks]

Yeah and since it's not Sanguis I won't be eating weird anymore.

Are u busy because I'm not we could go and meet there in an hour?

[foolishjustice]

An outlet...I never really thought of it like that. I'd been thinking of it as a first step toward becoming an uncaring asshole.

[foolishjustice]

As long as you're not hurting anyone, I don't actually care.

I don't get the appeal of fucking someone who probably doesn't give a shit what you're getting out of it, but all I really care about is that nobody's being taken advantage of.

Which is actually another bit of culture shock, but one I'm having an easier time with. Sex work back home is exploitative as hell.

[foolishjustice]

I might be lucky, since my Moonblessing just brings out traits that are already there.

I just worry about my impulse control, since I feel more like going along with my own desires.

But the point is, I've never really felt pushed into anything, just...tempted. And it's the fact that seeing people I know talking about sex shit leads to mental images that bothers me.

It's a problem with my own libido, or at least how I think of it.

[foolishjustice]

It's the complete fucking opposite of what I'm used to. Just the concept of polyamory was a shock, even if learning about it made me feel a hell of a lot better about having three different crushes here.

Maybe part of it is that there's a lot of pressure back home to keep this shit under wraps, so the only people you see admitting to it are the assholes. It makes it easy to assume nobody else thinks like that, except the assholes you don't want to be like.