But...it's not? Like, just reading through this and I have to say something here because it seems to me that you are reading WAY into what isn't there. For example, the whole 'primary' thing. There is no negotiation there. She isn't setting boundaries, expectations or ultimatums in that conversation because the context is her offering to break it off entirely when the subject is brought up at all. Saying she just wants to be the primary in a poly arrangement, when she doesn't even try to do just that, doesn't hold water at all.
Would it be better if the orgy was followed up by a conversation about relationship boundaries? Absolutely. Do I think it's OCC? I really don't.
If you speak to the dryad in the circus it makes it clear the core of SH's character is that she doesn't know what she wants. Now you are right that this is narrative support for game logic - "what am I to do?" She, like the other characters, change according to Tav's wishes. But what's happening in the this thread is that people want to remove the possibility from the game. And do so despite the fact that it's pretty easy to avoid the "offensive" conversations. For Bhaal's sake you have to hire sex workers to be offended. Don't hire sex workers and you won't end up in an orgy!
Your point about the lore is good one. Shar lost the portfolio of seduction to Sharess and while seduction was part of the lore at one point it no longer is the case. That could be repaired - although the I think the contradiction between the Dror Ragzlin mindflayer is a bigger issue. Depending on when you talk to the corpse you either identify it as the one that infected you or conclude that some other mind flayer infected you.
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Third is, while you can make an argument for an alternate interpretation of one thing, it does not happen in a vacuum. Further developments and additional context should inform of your interpretation of that first thing, not the other way around, especially when it starts not making a lot of sense or starts reaching.
Correct And I think the people who see SH as mono are reaching because they see mono as the natural end point of a loving relationship whereas I see poly as the best option in a loving relationship.
And I think the people who see SH as mono are reaching because they see mono as the natural end point of a loving relationship whereas I see poly as the best option in a loving relationship.
