The mother of all RP horror stories, Part XVIII
Previous Parts: Day 1: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
Day 2: XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII
We've reached the point in the story where the mun has demonstrated beyond all doubt that there is nothing to Yuna's character except shameless self-indulgence. He's hopelessly sexy and has angst from everyone getting their rape on around him, and that's... really about it. There's no personality. There's no consistency. There's no logic. There's no plausibility. Just "I suffer from being hot" from Yuna and "MAKE HIM SUFFER MORE" from the author through him.
So in essence, all that's happened is that I've been proven further and further right as her prodding grows from the fact I'm not obliging these incessant nudges and pokes: we aren't compatible as RPers and trying this scene was a waste of both our time.
At least we got a good rant out of it?
Izumiz Angel: Rasu rolled his eyes. No, one couldn't expect someone to 'get it' when all information was denied, could he? "Your boss, my boss, whatever. I really don't care what he is to you." Rasu looked a bit suspiciously at Yuna, and pocketed one hand. "Mi casa es su casa, eh?" He'd certainly taken a nice bit of liberty in helping himself. Not that Rasu really minded; he just found the young man's behavior... strange. Bitch out and then sit on the couch like they're old chums.
"Well, I can tell you one thing. I definitely wasn't told about your attitude. I can see now why it was such a handsome salary to spend all my waking hours at your side."
[redacted]: ( *dies* Poor Rasu, having to put up with such a snippy brat, eh? )
Izumiz Angel: (He's making the most of it obviously XD A good humor is the best medicine for an unpleasant situation.)
[redacted]: ( *nods* Don't worry, once Yuna's convinced Rasu really won't try to take advantage of him, he'll calm down quite a bit. ;-) )
There are two ways you can read this. The first is that she's getting passive-aggressive and wanting me to reassure her Yuna isn't really such a snippy brat because STOP INSULTING MY STU HE'S JUST MISUNDERSTOOD. HE'S REALLY WONDERFUL AND SWEET AND JUST GIVE HIM A CHANCE OKAY.
The alternative reading is that Yuna's mun actually does possess complete understanding that Yuna is insufferable-- and yet still believes I should somehow be TOTALLY INTERESTED in sticking it out until this indeterminate point in the future in which he calms the fuck down. Okay, just one question: WHY.
You be the judge which one is worse.
[redacted]: Yuna snorted again as he stared at Rasu, lounging in a pose that was at odds with his feminine appearance, his yukata parting to expose a leg up to the inner thigh. It was a habitual, yet calculated pose, and he seemed entirely unaware of how close he was to flashing Rasu.
"Yes, isn't it?" he said, false sweetness in his tone as he sat up slightly. "Maybe my boss will give you a bonus to watch next time he decides to let a client have a little extra fun, hmm? Maybe that secretary could even join in, if you want."
I don't really see how that's at odds with feminine appearance. It's another disgustingly blatant "porn me up" signal but it's nothing a girl in a raunchy magazine wouldn't do. The fact it's deliberate is just another contradiction to the "wariness" he's so full of and an offense to those he directs this behavior towards. The basic game here, if you're going to try to make any sense of it, is an attempt to test whether someone will do X thing by giving them every excuse and invitation to and then if they take that invitation then CLEARLY THEY'RE EVIL. It's like holding out candy in offering so you can cry "Thief!" when someone takes it.
So that I'm clear on this point, this is not about victim-blaming or "they were asking for it" mentality. This is simple reading of signals and taking responsibility for your own choices and behavior. You do not get to cry "PERVERT RAPIST IN WAITING" at someone when your every word and movement of body language is deliberately projecting sexual invitation THIS blatantly and they acknowledge and respond to the signal. If anyone should be worried about sexual harassment here, it's Rasu.
Which is really quite an irony if you think about it. Yuna, the victim of so much assault, is at least in this scene very close to becoming a perpetrator of it. About the only thing he hasn't done yet is strip naked and straddle the poor boy.
And there's positively no reason to be doing any of this-- looking the way he does, talking the way he does, certainly not acting the way he does-- except to try to lure out some acknowledgment from me of Rasu's interest. After all, he's not on the job, and as covered earlier, Yuna's clearly the one running shit here so it can't be boss's orders either. The whole thing is an amateurish stunt about trying to make Rasu find Yuna sexy. VALIDATE MY STU'S HAWTNESS ALREADY.
What makes this even more stupid is I made it explicitly clear in conversation what Rasu was attracted to and this is the complete opposite of it. She just seems to expect me to match Yuna's cues with the character she THINKS I should have and not who I actually do.
Stupider still? Rasu's lack of interest should be a GOOD THING. As a bodyguard, his job is to be paying attention to Yuna's surroundings, not Yuna's body. You don't WANT a bodyguard who's so preoccupied with ogling you he's distracted from watching the environment for potential threats. Yuna instead seems to be getting increasingly desperate that Rasu isn't trying to jump him when given his so-called angst about rape (only not because he likes it rough and for control to be taken away from him), the common sense reasoning about Rasu's job requirements, and this OMG WARINESS that is mentioned once and then contradicted with every action up to and including trying to flash this perfect stranger, you'd think he would actually be HAPPY that Rasu isn't interested in him.
Other than that, this is just more nonsensical whining and pretentious sarcasm.
...And more ignoring half of what Rasu said. No reaction at all to HEY YOU'RE BEING KIND OF RUDE HERE JUST TRAIPSING IN LIKE YOU OWN SHIT. Though I guess you can have some bonus points for alluding to something he said in an earlier post.
Too bad that allusion is only further illustrating exactly how despicable Yuna is in his even speaking of his most ardent defenders-- in this case the secretary-- as though they would get in on the rapetimes too IF ONLY THEY WERE INVITED. Either that or he's saying the secretary could be ordered to join in and raped along with him in the process. Which is just creepy.
Then again, I'm not sure I understand why this line is being used since Rasu, while privately speaking the truth, was by all outward appearances just cracking a joke to try to ease tensions. And he was certainly sincere about Yuna not being his type. Yet even AFTER an explicit statement of non-interest Yuna continues to insist he's so sexy-hot and Rasu so devoid of moral fiber that it would be a bonus to Rasu to get to watch Yuna and possibly the secretary get raped. Because that's totally what any decent human being wants to sit back and watch after a long day at work amirite?
For that matter, this is also demonstrating MORE failure to understand how being sexy-hot even works. A few cheap porny moves do not override such a completely foul attitude and personality. Sexiness doesn't have to be subtle, but it does have to be all-encompassing. Someone can look like a goddess but she stops being sexy the second she lets rip a giant fart. Likewise, you can't throw tantrums, treat everyone around you like shit, sneer, rage, complain and whine and then be considered sexy because you shrugged your clothing enough to show an extra two inches of skin. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR SHOULDER. Sexiness is about MOOD, and this scene does not have it.
Here, let me offer a nice, clear hint about this lesson in my next post:
Izumiz Angel: Rasu was not oblivious to the baring of Yuna's leg, but when Rasu wasn't getting along well with someone, they tended to have all the sex appeal of a bag of flour to him. He was listening to Yuna's words, and paying no attention to the slit of skin being exposed.
"You're a real charmer at the parties, aren'tcha?" He answered, just a hint of sarcasm starting to drip into his own tone as amusement transcended towards simple irritation. "Look, I don't know why you seem so determined to hate me when I'm here to help you. Is there something offensive to you about the fact that I exist right now?"
[redacted]: Yuna smirked, though his eyes clearly showed he wasn't amused. "I'm not paid to be charming," he retorted, idly tucking a loose lock of hair behind his ear as he sat back again, leaning against the arm of the couch.
He sat there silently for a few moments, simply staring at Rasu with a thoughtful look as he propped his chin up with one hand.
"So, tell me, why'd you take this job if you've never been a bodyguard before? Is boss-man really paying such a nice sum? I guess I should be flattered." he said casually, his tone almost friendly as he idly inspected his manicured nails.
"I'm not paid to be charming."
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
YES. YES YOU ARE. YOU ARE A GODDAMNED HOST YOU PANCAKE OF FAIL.
Slips like this are indicative of a writer who isn't taking even half a second to THINK about what she's spewing out before sending. It's just "OH, THIS SOUNDS NICE AND SNARKY." Who cares if "I'm not paid to ___" is one of the most oft-used snarks in the English language and who cares if it can be rebutted with the simplest application of reasoning?
Of course, there was no point in bringing this up to the mun ICly or OOCly since all I would get back at best is being ignored again and at worst more "YOU DON'T GET IT DO YOU. I'M A WHOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRE." So I didn't, but the fact remains that is an utterly ridiculous comeback.
I also notice that it conveniently ducks everything else Rasu said so Yuna can go off on his own tangent AGAIN. Seriously, what am I even replying to you for? You clearly don't actually need another character there for anything. It's not like you're interacting with him. You ignore the main point of everything Rasu says in favor of the first bitchy thing that comes to mind. All you want is someone to plaster with LOOK AT ME I'M SASSY AND HOT AND ANGSTY. Just RP with an AIMBot if that's all you need! They complain about it less!
Gahhh, screw this, coming back for the rest later.
Day 2: XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII
We've reached the point in the story where the mun has demonstrated beyond all doubt that there is nothing to Yuna's character except shameless self-indulgence. He's hopelessly sexy and has angst from everyone getting their rape on around him, and that's... really about it. There's no personality. There's no consistency. There's no logic. There's no plausibility. Just "I suffer from being hot" from Yuna and "MAKE HIM SUFFER MORE" from the author through him.
So in essence, all that's happened is that I've been proven further and further right as her prodding grows from the fact I'm not obliging these incessant nudges and pokes: we aren't compatible as RPers and trying this scene was a waste of both our time.
At least we got a good rant out of it?
Izumiz Angel: Rasu rolled his eyes. No, one couldn't expect someone to 'get it' when all information was denied, could he? "Your boss, my boss, whatever. I really don't care what he is to you." Rasu looked a bit suspiciously at Yuna, and pocketed one hand. "Mi casa es su casa, eh?" He'd certainly taken a nice bit of liberty in helping himself. Not that Rasu really minded; he just found the young man's behavior... strange. Bitch out and then sit on the couch like they're old chums.
"Well, I can tell you one thing. I definitely wasn't told about your attitude. I can see now why it was such a handsome salary to spend all my waking hours at your side."
[redacted]: ( *dies* Poor Rasu, having to put up with such a snippy brat, eh? )
Izumiz Angel: (He's making the most of it obviously XD A good humor is the best medicine for an unpleasant situation.)
[redacted]: ( *nods* Don't worry, once Yuna's convinced Rasu really won't try to take advantage of him, he'll calm down quite a bit. ;-) )
There are two ways you can read this. The first is that she's getting passive-aggressive and wanting me to reassure her Yuna isn't really such a snippy brat because STOP INSULTING MY STU HE'S JUST MISUNDERSTOOD. HE'S REALLY WONDERFUL AND SWEET AND JUST GIVE HIM A CHANCE OKAY.
The alternative reading is that Yuna's mun actually does possess complete understanding that Yuna is insufferable-- and yet still believes I should somehow be TOTALLY INTERESTED in sticking it out until this indeterminate point in the future in which he calms the fuck down. Okay, just one question: WHY.
You be the judge which one is worse.
[redacted]: Yuna snorted again as he stared at Rasu, lounging in a pose that was at odds with his feminine appearance, his yukata parting to expose a leg up to the inner thigh. It was a habitual, yet calculated pose, and he seemed entirely unaware of how close he was to flashing Rasu.
"Yes, isn't it?" he said, false sweetness in his tone as he sat up slightly. "Maybe my boss will give you a bonus to watch next time he decides to let a client have a little extra fun, hmm? Maybe that secretary could even join in, if you want."
I don't really see how that's at odds with feminine appearance. It's another disgustingly blatant "porn me up" signal but it's nothing a girl in a raunchy magazine wouldn't do. The fact it's deliberate is just another contradiction to the "wariness" he's so full of and an offense to those he directs this behavior towards. The basic game here, if you're going to try to make any sense of it, is an attempt to test whether someone will do X thing by giving them every excuse and invitation to and then if they take that invitation then CLEARLY THEY'RE EVIL. It's like holding out candy in offering so you can cry "Thief!" when someone takes it.
So that I'm clear on this point, this is not about victim-blaming or "they were asking for it" mentality. This is simple reading of signals and taking responsibility for your own choices and behavior. You do not get to cry "PERVERT RAPIST IN WAITING" at someone when your every word and movement of body language is deliberately projecting sexual invitation THIS blatantly and they acknowledge and respond to the signal. If anyone should be worried about sexual harassment here, it's Rasu.
Which is really quite an irony if you think about it. Yuna, the victim of so much assault, is at least in this scene very close to becoming a perpetrator of it. About the only thing he hasn't done yet is strip naked and straddle the poor boy.
And there's positively no reason to be doing any of this-- looking the way he does, talking the way he does, certainly not acting the way he does-- except to try to lure out some acknowledgment from me of Rasu's interest. After all, he's not on the job, and as covered earlier, Yuna's clearly the one running shit here so it can't be boss's orders either. The whole thing is an amateurish stunt about trying to make Rasu find Yuna sexy. VALIDATE MY STU'S HAWTNESS ALREADY.
What makes this even more stupid is I made it explicitly clear in conversation what Rasu was attracted to and this is the complete opposite of it. She just seems to expect me to match Yuna's cues with the character she THINKS I should have and not who I actually do.
Stupider still? Rasu's lack of interest should be a GOOD THING. As a bodyguard, his job is to be paying attention to Yuna's surroundings, not Yuna's body. You don't WANT a bodyguard who's so preoccupied with ogling you he's distracted from watching the environment for potential threats. Yuna instead seems to be getting increasingly desperate that Rasu isn't trying to jump him when given his so-called angst about rape (only not because he likes it rough and for control to be taken away from him), the common sense reasoning about Rasu's job requirements, and this OMG WARINESS that is mentioned once and then contradicted with every action up to and including trying to flash this perfect stranger, you'd think he would actually be HAPPY that Rasu isn't interested in him.
Other than that, this is just more nonsensical whining and pretentious sarcasm.
...And more ignoring half of what Rasu said. No reaction at all to HEY YOU'RE BEING KIND OF RUDE HERE JUST TRAIPSING IN LIKE YOU OWN SHIT. Though I guess you can have some bonus points for alluding to something he said in an earlier post.
Too bad that allusion is only further illustrating exactly how despicable Yuna is in his even speaking of his most ardent defenders-- in this case the secretary-- as though they would get in on the rapetimes too IF ONLY THEY WERE INVITED. Either that or he's saying the secretary could be ordered to join in and raped along with him in the process. Which is just creepy.
Then again, I'm not sure I understand why this line is being used since Rasu, while privately speaking the truth, was by all outward appearances just cracking a joke to try to ease tensions. And he was certainly sincere about Yuna not being his type. Yet even AFTER an explicit statement of non-interest Yuna continues to insist he's so sexy-hot and Rasu so devoid of moral fiber that it would be a bonus to Rasu to get to watch Yuna and possibly the secretary get raped. Because that's totally what any decent human being wants to sit back and watch after a long day at work amirite?
For that matter, this is also demonstrating MORE failure to understand how being sexy-hot even works. A few cheap porny moves do not override such a completely foul attitude and personality. Sexiness doesn't have to be subtle, but it does have to be all-encompassing. Someone can look like a goddess but she stops being sexy the second she lets rip a giant fart. Likewise, you can't throw tantrums, treat everyone around you like shit, sneer, rage, complain and whine and then be considered sexy because you shrugged your clothing enough to show an extra two inches of skin. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR SHOULDER. Sexiness is about MOOD, and this scene does not have it.
Here, let me offer a nice, clear hint about this lesson in my next post:
Izumiz Angel: Rasu was not oblivious to the baring of Yuna's leg, but when Rasu wasn't getting along well with someone, they tended to have all the sex appeal of a bag of flour to him. He was listening to Yuna's words, and paying no attention to the slit of skin being exposed.
"You're a real charmer at the parties, aren'tcha?" He answered, just a hint of sarcasm starting to drip into his own tone as amusement transcended towards simple irritation. "Look, I don't know why you seem so determined to hate me when I'm here to help you. Is there something offensive to you about the fact that I exist right now?"
[redacted]: Yuna smirked, though his eyes clearly showed he wasn't amused. "I'm not paid to be charming," he retorted, idly tucking a loose lock of hair behind his ear as he sat back again, leaning against the arm of the couch.
He sat there silently for a few moments, simply staring at Rasu with a thoughtful look as he propped his chin up with one hand.
"So, tell me, why'd you take this job if you've never been a bodyguard before? Is boss-man really paying such a nice sum? I guess I should be flattered." he said casually, his tone almost friendly as he idly inspected his manicured nails.
"I'm not paid to be charming."
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
YES. YES YOU ARE. YOU ARE A GODDAMNED HOST YOU PANCAKE OF FAIL.
Slips like this are indicative of a writer who isn't taking even half a second to THINK about what she's spewing out before sending. It's just "OH, THIS SOUNDS NICE AND SNARKY." Who cares if "I'm not paid to ___" is one of the most oft-used snarks in the English language and who cares if it can be rebutted with the simplest application of reasoning?
Of course, there was no point in bringing this up to the mun ICly or OOCly since all I would get back at best is being ignored again and at worst more "YOU DON'T GET IT DO YOU. I'M A WHOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRE." So I didn't, but the fact remains that is an utterly ridiculous comeback.
I also notice that it conveniently ducks everything else Rasu said so Yuna can go off on his own tangent AGAIN. Seriously, what am I even replying to you for? You clearly don't actually need another character there for anything. It's not like you're interacting with him. You ignore the main point of everything Rasu says in favor of the first bitchy thing that comes to mind. All you want is someone to plaster with LOOK AT ME I'M SASSY AND HOT AND ANGSTY. Just RP with an AIMBot if that's all you need! They complain about it less!
Gahhh, screw this, coming back for the rest later.