Developer's Journal 2:19
Added 2023-02-25 16:56:33 +0000 UTCHey everybody. This week I got to work on a scene I've been looking forward to for a long time: the official reintroduction of our blonde LI. And I don't know about you guys, but a woman lazing around eating cold cereal and watching movies on a Sunday afternoon is a woman after my own heart. Ordinarily I might say these previews are spoilers, but I think since she's front and center on the main menu it's not exactly a shocker that MC was going to run into her again at some point.
I hope that I'm able to depict this reunion both realistically and responsibly (i.e. not narratively exploitative of her status as a victim). Saving damsels in distress is obviously a well-worn AVN trope, but I've noticed that in many stories the damsel is immediately thrilled and excited with having been rescued, gushing over the MC. While I've never been a damsel in distress, this feels unrealistic to me. Getting assaulted is an awful experience, whether or not somebody intervenes. So when I wrote the basketball court scene, I tried to depict a woman who was very emotional and eager to leave--not ready to gratefully suck the MC's dick.
However, when they meet again a few weeks will have passed since that event, and if you recall, she stopped to flirt with him even before he rescued her, so it should not be any surprise that she would now regard him with a great degree of affection. That's not to say she's already in love and ready to have sex with him; rather, if MC wants a relationship with her, he'll have to get to know her first.
Furthermore, the event is still traumatic for her, a fact I initially overlooked in my first draft. When I first wrote this reunion scene months ago, she WAS gushing to Aghavni about how amazing he had been in action. And then I realized I was being an idiot and writing it like a porn game, and that isn't how she would act at all. So now her response to him is measured. She is excited to see him again, and she is by nature a fun and light-hearted character. But dwelling on the event is uncomfortable for her, so I don't think she would be interested in giving an enthusiastic play-by-play to Aghavni. Hopefully I'll be able to present this balance convincingly.
I'll still be working on this scene during the coming week.
Okay, that's it for now. Thank you all for your support!
--Monk
Comments
And here I thought Aghavni was close to the MC's height but her heels certainly helped in that regard. I forgot that the MC was close to being drafted with his height.
Calamity_Joe
2023-02-26 02:03:44 +0000 UTCGenuinely relieved to hear that you're going to be taking a more realistic approach to her reaction. Trauma from experiences like the one she went through don't just magically disappear. It's the sort of experience that sticks with you. On top of it, that wound is still fresh for her and therapy doesn't immediately make those wounds heal haha. Excited to see how it plays out and getting to know her character better!
Twisty Ninja
2023-02-26 01:42:04 +0000 UTCBlondie's model in the released version of Part One was 5'0" but in the rework she is 5'2". Jamie is 5'3" I believe throughout Part One but I've scaled her up to 5'4" since then. Aghavni is 5'6", the Latina is 5'10", and MC is 6'3".
Impious Monk
2023-02-25 18:54:23 +0000 UTCDamn, she's small and cute. Does this LI have the same height as Jamie?
Calamity_Joe
2023-02-25 18:51:36 +0000 UTCI think you have a much better chance of getting this right than most. Looking forward to it :)
jufot
2023-02-25 17:48:14 +0000 UTCThanks Jarulf!
Impious Monk
2023-02-25 17:13:24 +0000 UTCAs someone who was assaulted once, years and years ago mind and I'm male, these things do often stick with you even if you escape safely. So thanks for treating that seriously 😃 Also, very pretty young woman.
Jarulf
2023-02-25 17:09:26 +0000 UTC
