Fun fact: Rabies travels through the nerve endings and slowly along the rest of nervous system to circumvent the blood-brain barrier as it moves towards the victim’s brain. Once it enters the brain, death is basically a 100% certainty, but a quickly utilized rabies vaccination can still save an bitten individual because it takes the virus so long to travel through the nerves.
… While I will agree with your classification of rabies as not sexy (certain rabies-metaphorical vampire erotica potentially notwithstanding), I must question your classification of these facts as fun and fun-fun.
BubblesMcGee
…now I’ve remembered that weird time on tumblr where a handful of people had rabies kinks and wrote bizarre hopefully-fics about trying to get raccoons to bite them.
I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but I’m asking again because I heard the song recently.
I’ve heard that at some point you will come with supplies of sugar, tea, and rum. Do you have any idea when that might be? I would like to put on my calendar when I can “take my leave and go.”
The more this goes on the more I feel like the problem isn’t that Dina couldn’t ever really want to have sex and just that she doesn’t get aroused just looking at someone, which… frankly is a hell of a lot more common, even at 18, than society would like to admit? Even with a naked person, it takes a certain level of libido (and often, allosexuality) to start feeling outright “pants euphoria”, a level that not everyone has.
I’m much more into the disrobing than the actual nudity to be honest. Like a naked girl standing in front of me is less enticing than someone in their underwear or actively removing clothes.
Oh, I will say, there is something to be said for presentation.
My wife and I are just generally naked around one another fairly often, and it’s no big deal. But put on some sexy lingerie, and that’s different.
Or there’s surprise nudity. Like, earlier today, we were sitting on the sofa, me in a t-shirt and sweat pants, her in a tank top and pajama pants. We were talking about the show we were watching, and she rolled her shoulder and had a brief nip-slip – and I found that arousing. I mean, I love it when she stretches anyway because she is the most graceful human being I have ever known, but that sudden unexpected moment of mild nudity was hot whereas us just sitting around on the couch naked (which happens sometimes in the summer months) is not.
There’s an episode of an old cartoon called “Squirrel boy” and in it the female squirrel mentions wearing a bikini. Rodney the squirrel, is very enticed by the proposition of this female squirrel wearing a bikini.
The thing is…these are squirrels. She is stark naked right now. But for some reason he was super into the idea of her…essentially putting on MORE clothes.
It was then that young yoto realized something. That clothing is sexier than nudity because it implies there is something to hide. By all intents and purposes, Smurfette would not have boobs. She’d have nothing on her nippe-less chest like all the other smurfs. But the fact that she’s the only smurf that DOES cover her chest makes you think “maaaaaybe?”
And I think that same principle applies to just…seeing people in clothes. If I look at boobs too much I’ll get used to them and they lose their OOMPH. But just seeing some hefty cleavage out in the wild? Blows me away.
AbacusWizard
William Theiss, costume designer for the original Star Trek, used this idea all the time—clothing that covered all the bits, but *looked* like it *might* slip at any moment.
StClair
This is known in the fandom, and even other places (like a certain site about tropes), as the Theiss Titillation Theory.
Yes it’s very right that libido can be diverse this way, hence the importance of experimenting with your partner first! ?
Some people may even be aroused by stimuli that would seldom be considered “sexual” by anyone else.
That’s just what I love so much about this all — that which compels Dina’s pants euphoria could be literally ANYTHING, and they can only find out through the power of science, on a MARVELOUS expedition!!!
I posted something about this a few hours ago on the previous comic.
But yeah – I am a very sexual person, as is my wife, and neither of us are particularly aroused by nudity. I feel like Becky is too focused on what arouses her (seeing parts of Dina unclothed) rather than what arouses Dina (science). She should try reading a study about the female orgasm – that seems more like Dina’s jam. Or maybe a study about dinosaur mating practices.
Hey if you like that, I have something REALLY special I’m making right now that I hope I can finish tonight, because I think all of you will LOVE it!!!
It involves scientifically accurate dinosaur feathers! AND a certain cast member!
Sexual or not, a night of focus (or even hyper-focus ?) doing science research sounds absolutely invigorating and salubrious!!!! ☺️☺️☺️
But something tells me that Dina’s fetish is gonna be something we’d LEAST expect.
Something also tells me that it’s something that Becky can and will spam on Dina to make her just as horny as she is all the time, if not more so!!! ??? *plays “Awake” by Taku Iwasaki on Hacked Muzak*
Also, sight is only one of the five major senses (I presume there are minor ones too) that can prompt a brain to produce “pants euphoria” chemicals. There’s so much more science to be done, but sadly it may be difficult to convey in webcomic form.
I am, as far as I can tell, averagely allosexual (and pan, so I frequently see a large amount of people I *could* theoretically be attracted to). Do I feel the ~pants euphoria~ immediately on looking at them? Not very often, no. Almost never, actually. And maybe it’s because I’m an adult whose hormones are stable, but I honestly think even most allosexual people are like that most of the time. Especially if they’re already having enough sex/masturbating often enough to have their needs met?
So yeah. I agree. I think people tend to way overestimate how often even allosexuals get wildly, uncontrollably horny LOL. *Especially* people who are repressed themselves – they think about the sex they aren’t allowed to have constantly, so obviously everyone else is like that, right?
As a very highly sexual person, I’m quite able to shut down my sexual feelings in public.
Now, if I’m in a relationship with someone and I happen to run into them in classes I’m probably going to fantasize wildly about taking them somewhere private where we can have some fun lol
Probably the feeling of extreme fear that some straight guy will notice me ogling him and get violent helps me tamp down on any potential fantasizing about cute guys in public
Doki
I’m nonbinary with a mixed presentation, so I tend to clock as gay to everyone… so I really feel that last bit, sad as it is. :C
“Allonormativity” is probably the word you’re looking for, as far as society’s weirdly high expectations of libido/arousal/”pants euphoria” goes. And yeah, I think you’ve definitely hit upon why allonormativity is terrible, not just for out-and-out aces (such as myself, fyi), but also for people who identify as allosexual! Whether they frame it as a bad thing (the traditional view) or a good thing (the “modern” view), all kinds of sources are constantly bombarding our society with the idea that any sort of nudity (especially female nudity) can drive any and all observers into some sort of Wild Sex Craze that’s only barely held in check by social norms. This helps to justify all kinds of interrelated social norms, expectations, and excuses, from rape culture to body shaming to the pathologizing of asexuality. I find the whole thing pretty fascinating, and also hate it and really wish society as a whole could just get rid of it already.
One thing I really love about this whole arc is how Willis made it very clear early on that Dina being ace (i.e. not experiencing “normal” amounts of sexual attraction to people) isn’t the problem to solve – the problem is Becky’s own ex-fundie hangups around sex, gender roles, and relationships, which are completely separate from her orientation and frustrate her immensely. It’s a magnificent departure from a lot of ace stereotypes, going so far as to turn the average person’s very definition of “asexuality” completely on its head! Considering that ace representation of any sort is pretty damn hard to find in modern media, this makes me Extremely Happy 🙂
Kinda weird question, but as someone who hasn’t shared a room with someone else since they were like, 10, when do all these people find time to go to town on themselves? Do they memorise class schedules?
It’s not that hard to remember when your roommate is gonna be gone, classes are at the same time every week. Plus sometimes they’ll probably mention something like “hey, I’m visiting home this weekend” or “going out to a party, sorry if I wake you up at 2am when I get home”, so you can safely assume you’ve got time. It’s harder to masturbate with roommates, but it’s not THAT hard. It is, at worst, a mild to moderate inconvenience.
True if you absolutely have to go that route, but a bathroom is about the least compelling place to do that.
zee
A bathroom is the most convenient place to do it. People knock, you automatically get privacy, there’s a sink and toilet paper right there to clean up after and you can flush the evidence. It’s the most optimized way
As we all know, super close roommates do it together. Back to back. It increases bonds between dormmates. Especially if you both orgasm at the same time.
Oh, so we’re sharing “educational” material now? ?
Allow me to share something I picked out from the “fucking library”. ?
Earthlings, take a look, if you dare! ?
She’s be in her lofted bunk, I’d be in my more normal height bed with the covers up to my neck, turned away from her, doing a bit of light clitoral.
Or, another favorite, was sitting in my computer chair reading hentai and quietly going at it while she slept. Had to keep the desk chair well oiled so it wouldn’t squeak, but otherwise that worked fine.
o3o Stealth jacking is the worst. I had to stay somewhere for months where eventually that became the only option. Having a door is underrated.
Mr D
I spent all of 2020 living in a house in which I didn’t have a Door, my room’s entrance was RIGHT NEXT to the bathroom, and the house was, so very tiny.
I already hated it before spending an entire year locked in with my family.
Mine was 2021 sharing a living room with my mom. Talk about awkward.
Mr D
That house I am talking about? No door in my room? Mum and her boyfriend living on the opposite end of the house (Also no door) and we transformed the living room into a bedroom for my 9 year old brother.
The house’s owner said it was built to be a summer cabin to be used over the weekends, not somewhere to live in :/
Back when I was in college and had a roommate for the first two years, I usually was pretty good at remembering when my roommate had class or had some other activity that meant they’d be out of the room for a while. I was lucky enough to get single dorm rooms for my last two years of college so I didn’t have to worry about things like that anymore.
I’ve always wondered about that.
I know Asexual people don’t feel sexual attraction, but they’d likely still feel the “urges”, for lack of a better word, after however long.
And I do genuinely wonder what they’d think of to… help themselves.
Now I’m not asexual but I can imagine it’s just a pleasurable feeling. ie. I LOVE the sensation of cleaning out my ears with a cotton swab. (Yes I’m using them wrong). Probably just feels super good.
…well, uh, you could ask. Treating it like a mystery is weird. We’re around.
From experience, I didn’t really need to think very hard and expect I ended up with similar conclusions to most allo folks. Physical stimuli at the relevant areas. Repeat until satisfied. Not complicated.
For the record, I don’t know that it’s “likely”. I guess it might be, in a raw statistical level. Some folks get into it and some folks don’t. I have an allosexual friend who gets grumpy whenever someone in Dumbing of Age asserts that masturbation is a crucial part of acknowledging or exploring one’s relationship to sex, as they personally don’t enjoy it. Not everyone gets “urges” or enjoys single-player mode.
I feel like there’s an inherent feeling of rudeness to asking stuff like this. Like I have a lot of questions about stuff but it feels super rude to actually talk or ask people about it, especially very uncomfortable with the notion of feeling foolish, uninformed or at worst offending anyone. Lord knows I’ve been made to feel stupid or inferior for not knowing something about sex or orientation or gender. So it’s easier to just not ask questions and just live in ignorance. Or y’know just do a fuckton of research in your spare time.
Wack'd
I’m not sure how wondering aloud about other people’s sexual habits in a public space is less rude than asking, but alright.
I mean to be fair this could be their way of asking. Maybe they felt comfortable enough IN this space to state that. Y’know cuz it’s pretty likely someone asexual WOULD bring up their experiences, as you did. I think this was kind of an open question to see how other people experience this thing, though phrased less like a question and more in the context of their curiosity.
Delicious Taffy
There’s also been a persistent culture of “It’s not my job to educate you.” with an undertone that you’re just supposed to know what to look up, where to look for it, and whether your sources are reliable. On top of that, there’s often very little room for mistakes in phrasing or vocabulary, which people will use as a reason to basically make you feel “unworthy” of knowing things.
171 thoughts on “Variables”
Ana Chronistic
“I will show you my nerve endings if you show me yours”
“I already AM”
“What I mean to say is… put ON a show *clumsy attempt at winking*”
True Survivor
Fun fact: Rabies travels through the nerve endings and slowly along the rest of nervous system to circumvent the blood-brain barrier as it moves towards the victim’s brain. Once it enters the brain, death is basically a 100% certainty, but a quickly utilized rabies vaccination can still save an bitten individual because it takes the virus so long to travel through the nerves.
Fun Fun Fact: Rabies is not sexy.
WanderingLynx
Indeed the unsexiest thing I’ve read in a while but new knowledge is A++ o.o
(I also heard this in Janet’s Voice omg)
Reltzik
… While I will agree with your classification of rabies as not sexy (certain rabies-metaphorical vampire erotica potentially notwithstanding), I must question your classification of these facts as fun and fun-fun.
BubblesMcGee
…now I’ve remembered that weird time on tumblr where a handful of people had rabies kinks and wrote bizarre hopefully-fics about trying to get raccoons to bite them.
Ana Chronistic
I feel like I knew this already bc we had a children’s book on Louis Pasteur that showed basically that
ValdVin
Put on a show?
“You’re going out a youngster but you’ve got to come back a star!”
Wack'd
if you can’t obtain publicly available pants euphoria, homemade is fine
Yet_One_More_Idiot
Teenager in store: Mom, can we get Pants Euphoria?
Teenager’s mom: We have Pants Euphoria at home
Pants Euphoria at home:
The Wellerman
BEHOLD!
The POWERS and PLEASURES of FLESH!!!
BEHOLD!
Our star Dina SHINES!!!
???? ✌️?
*plays “Vain Star” by Cycerin on Hacked Muzak*
True Survivor
Dina, Chosen of Slaanesh.
Adj
I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but I’m asking again because I heard the song recently.
I’ve heard that at some point you will come with supplies of sugar, tea, and rum. Do you have any idea when that might be? I would like to put on my calendar when I can “take my leave and go.”
The Wellerman
See below, I’m making something SUPER cool right now that I hope I can finish tonight!
Yet_One_More_Idiot
Competition to determine who is the master bater! ;D
First one to cum wins! Or – they touch each other and first to cum loses! xD
Moon
love it when dot-eyed wilis characters look like this cat for whatever reason https://i.imgur.com/jZWAwWY.jpeg
True Survivor
I like that too. It kind of makes Becky look like an alien. Watch out Dina, she’s here to abduct your heart.
not someone else
The more this goes on the more I feel like the problem isn’t that Dina couldn’t ever really want to have sex and just that she doesn’t get aroused just looking at someone, which… frankly is a hell of a lot more common, even at 18, than society would like to admit? Even with a naked person, it takes a certain level of libido (and often, allosexuality) to start feeling outright “pants euphoria”, a level that not everyone has.
Yotomoe
I’m much more into the disrobing than the actual nudity to be honest. Like a naked girl standing in front of me is less enticing than someone in their underwear or actively removing clothes.
Rose by Any Other Name
Oh, I will say, there is something to be said for presentation.
My wife and I are just generally naked around one another fairly often, and it’s no big deal. But put on some sexy lingerie, and that’s different.
Or there’s surprise nudity. Like, earlier today, we were sitting on the sofa, me in a t-shirt and sweat pants, her in a tank top and pajama pants. We were talking about the show we were watching, and she rolled her shoulder and had a brief nip-slip – and I found that arousing. I mean, I love it when she stretches anyway because she is the most graceful human being I have ever known, but that sudden unexpected moment of mild nudity was hot whereas us just sitting around on the couch naked (which happens sometimes in the summer months) is not.
Yotomoe
There’s an episode of an old cartoon called “Squirrel boy” and in it the female squirrel mentions wearing a bikini. Rodney the squirrel, is very enticed by the proposition of this female squirrel wearing a bikini.
The thing is…these are squirrels. She is stark naked right now. But for some reason he was super into the idea of her…essentially putting on MORE clothes.
It was then that young yoto realized something. That clothing is sexier than nudity because it implies there is something to hide. By all intents and purposes, Smurfette would not have boobs. She’d have nothing on her nippe-less chest like all the other smurfs. But the fact that she’s the only smurf that DOES cover her chest makes you think “maaaaaybe?”
And I think that same principle applies to just…seeing people in clothes. If I look at boobs too much I’ll get used to them and they lose their OOMPH. But just seeing some hefty cleavage out in the wild? Blows me away.
AbacusWizard
William Theiss, costume designer for the original Star Trek, used this idea all the time—clothing that covered all the bits, but *looked* like it *might* slip at any moment.
StClair
This is known in the fandom, and even other places (like a certain site about tropes), as the Theiss Titillation Theory.
Ana Chronistic
now thinking of Sora from No Game, No Life going on at extreme lengths about the importance of upskirt always TANTALISING but never SHOWING
Delicious Taffy
Surprise nudity and flashing (accidental OR deliberate) are the highest of humanity’s blessings.
Yotomoe
I knew you were an individual of taste, much like myself.
vlademir1
As one of my friends used to put it, “nudity isn’t titillating unless you frame it right”.
The Wellerman
Yes it’s very right that libido can be diverse this way, hence the importance of experimenting with your partner first! ?
Some people may even be aroused by stimuli that would seldom be considered “sexual” by anyone else.
That’s just what I love so much about this all — that which compels Dina’s pants euphoria could be literally ANYTHING, and they can only find out through the power of science, on a MARVELOUS expedition!!!
????? ?
*plays “Depart to Adventure!!!” by Shinji Miyazaki on Becky’s phone*
Rose by Any Other Name
I posted something about this a few hours ago on the previous comic.
But yeah – I am a very sexual person, as is my wife, and neither of us are particularly aroused by nudity. I feel like Becky is too focused on what arouses her (seeing parts of Dina unclothed) rather than what arouses Dina (science). She should try reading a study about the female orgasm – that seems more like Dina’s jam. Or maybe a study about dinosaur mating practices.
Yotomoe
Becky should wear a sexy outfit with accurate dinosaur feathers. It’d be sexy cuz it could look like a Carnivaaal outfit but also sexy cuz dinosaurs.
Rose by Any Other Name
That is also a good idea.
The Wellerman
Hey if you like that, I have something REALLY special I’m making right now that I hope I can finish tonight, because I think all of you will LOVE it!!!
It involves scientifically accurate dinosaur feathers! AND a certain cast member!
??? ???
The Wellerman
Sexual or not, a night of focus (or even hyper-focus ?) doing science research sounds absolutely invigorating and salubrious!!!! ☺️☺️☺️
But something tells me that Dina’s fetish is gonna be something we’d LEAST expect.
Something also tells me that it’s something that Becky can and will spam on Dina to make her just as horny as she is all the time, if not more so!!! ???
*plays “Awake” by Taku Iwasaki on Hacked Muzak*
PirateTawnee
Also, sight is only one of the five major senses (I presume there are minor ones too) that can prompt a brain to produce “pants euphoria” chemicals. There’s so much more science to be done, but sadly it may be difficult to convey in webcomic form.
zee
Dina has literally already stated that she wants to have sex with Becky though, this isn’t a revelation. Shes just not sexually attracted to her
Mturtle7
Wish I could upvote this.
Doki
THIS.
I am, as far as I can tell, averagely allosexual (and pan, so I frequently see a large amount of people I *could* theoretically be attracted to). Do I feel the ~pants euphoria~ immediately on looking at them? Not very often, no. Almost never, actually. And maybe it’s because I’m an adult whose hormones are stable, but I honestly think even most allosexual people are like that most of the time. Especially if they’re already having enough sex/masturbating often enough to have their needs met?
So yeah. I agree. I think people tend to way overestimate how often even allosexuals get wildly, uncontrollably horny LOL. *Especially* people who are repressed themselves – they think about the sex they aren’t allowed to have constantly, so obviously everyone else is like that, right?
Wrong, but good luck convincing them of that.
Johnathan
As a very highly sexual person, I’m quite able to shut down my sexual feelings in public.
Now, if I’m in a relationship with someone and I happen to run into them in classes I’m probably going to fantasize wildly about taking them somewhere private where we can have some fun lol
Probably the feeling of extreme fear that some straight guy will notice me ogling him and get violent helps me tamp down on any potential fantasizing about cute guys in public
Doki
I’m nonbinary with a mixed presentation, so I tend to clock as gay to everyone… so I really feel that last bit, sad as it is. :C
Mturtle7
“Allonormativity” is probably the word you’re looking for, as far as society’s weirdly high expectations of libido/arousal/”pants euphoria” goes. And yeah, I think you’ve definitely hit upon why allonormativity is terrible, not just for out-and-out aces (such as myself, fyi), but also for people who identify as allosexual! Whether they frame it as a bad thing (the traditional view) or a good thing (the “modern” view), all kinds of sources are constantly bombarding our society with the idea that any sort of nudity (especially female nudity) can drive any and all observers into some sort of Wild Sex Craze that’s only barely held in check by social norms. This helps to justify all kinds of interrelated social norms, expectations, and excuses, from rape culture to body shaming to the pathologizing of asexuality. I find the whole thing pretty fascinating, and also hate it and really wish society as a whole could just get rid of it already.
One thing I really love about this whole arc is how Willis made it very clear early on that Dina being ace (i.e. not experiencing “normal” amounts of sexual attraction to people) isn’t the problem to solve – the problem is Becky’s own ex-fundie hangups around sex, gender roles, and relationships, which are completely separate from her orientation and frustrate her immensely. It’s a magnificent departure from a lot of ace stereotypes, going so far as to turn the average person’s very definition of “asexuality” completely on its head! Considering that ace representation of any sort is pretty damn hard to find in modern media, this makes me Extremely Happy 🙂
Nono
Kinda weird question, but as someone who hasn’t shared a room with someone else since they were like, 10, when do all these people find time to go to town on themselves? Do they memorise class schedules?
Socks
It’s not that hard to remember when your roommate is gonna be gone, classes are at the same time every week. Plus sometimes they’ll probably mention something like “hey, I’m visiting home this weekend” or “going out to a party, sorry if I wake you up at 2am when I get home”, so you can safely assume you’ve got time. It’s harder to masturbate with roommates, but it’s not THAT hard. It is, at worst, a mild to moderate inconvenience.
Mr D
Also, bathrooms. With locks.
vlademir1
True if you absolutely have to go that route, but a bathroom is about the least compelling place to do that.
zee
A bathroom is the most convenient place to do it. People knock, you automatically get privacy, there’s a sink and toilet paper right there to clean up after and you can flush the evidence. It’s the most optimized way
Yotomoe
As we all know, super close roommates do it together. Back to back. It increases bonds between dormmates. Especially if you both orgasm at the same time.
This is a lie.
Delicious Taffy
Gotta charge up your J.O. crystals.
mrnoidea
I hate that I know what those are.
Socks
I love that I know what those are 😀
Yotomoe
I am indifferent because I have no ideas what those are.
Kyrik Michalowski
Allow me to educate you, my friend.
https://i.imgur.com/asirE_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium
The Wellerman
Oh, so we’re sharing “educational” material now? ?
Allow me to share something I picked out from the “fucking library”. ?
Earthlings, take a look, if you dare! ?
(WARNING: NSFW and fucked to the MAX)
https://archive.org/details/965007188
WanderingLynx
I had forgotten the existence of this. Thank you :’3
Miri
What? Crystal necklace that charges up with energy whilst guys get handsy with friends..? O.o
And it’s super-secret other than the publicly visible post on the internet *including the guy’s face*..? O.o
Mturtle7
Damn it, Yoto, you almost gave it away! Stop telling the non-roommates all our secrets!
Rose by Any Other Name
I just learned to do it quietly.
She’s be in her lofted bunk, I’d be in my more normal height bed with the covers up to my neck, turned away from her, doing a bit of light clitoral.
Or, another favorite, was sitting in my computer chair reading hentai and quietly going at it while she slept. Had to keep the desk chair well oiled so it wouldn’t squeak, but otherwise that worked fine.
Yotomoe
o3o Stealth jacking is the worst. I had to stay somewhere for months where eventually that became the only option. Having a door is underrated.
Mr D
I spent all of 2020 living in a house in which I didn’t have a Door, my room’s entrance was RIGHT NEXT to the bathroom, and the house was, so very tiny.
I already hated it before spending an entire year locked in with my family.
Yotomoe
Mine was 2021 sharing a living room with my mom. Talk about awkward.
Mr D
That house I am talking about? No door in my room? Mum and her boyfriend living on the opposite end of the house (Also no door) and we transformed the living room into a bedroom for my 9 year old brother.
The house’s owner said it was built to be a summer cabin to be used over the weekends, not somewhere to live in :/
The Wellerman
? Must I say Rose, I GREATLY admire your resourcefulness and dedication to your craft!!!! ???
*plays “Starship Mario” by Koji Kondo on Hacked Muzak*
Keulen
Back when I was in college and had a roommate for the first two years, I usually was pretty good at remembering when my roommate had class or had some other activity that meant they’d be out of the room for a while. I was lucky enough to get single dorm rooms for my last two years of college so I didn’t have to worry about things like that anymore.
Mr. Random
I’ve always wondered about that.
I know Asexual people don’t feel sexual attraction, but they’d likely still feel the “urges”, for lack of a better word, after however long.
And I do genuinely wonder what they’d think of to… help themselves.
Yotomoe
Now I’m not asexual but I can imagine it’s just a pleasurable feeling. ie. I LOVE the sensation of cleaning out my ears with a cotton swab. (Yes I’m using them wrong). Probably just feels super good.
The Wellerman
Hey bruh have you ever tried it in a VR doujin game? ?
Yotomoe
o3o I ain’t got VR money so I can’t say I have.
Granted I’m not in a rush to get any sorta apparatus.
The Wellerman
I played it in a Google Cardboard before, but even as a 360 video it’s super cool! ☺️
Wack'd
…well, uh, you could ask. Treating it like a mystery is weird. We’re around.
From experience, I didn’t really need to think very hard and expect I ended up with similar conclusions to most allo folks. Physical stimuli at the relevant areas. Repeat until satisfied. Not complicated.
For the record, I don’t know that it’s “likely”. I guess it might be, in a raw statistical level. Some folks get into it and some folks don’t. I have an allosexual friend who gets grumpy whenever someone in Dumbing of Age asserts that masturbation is a crucial part of acknowledging or exploring one’s relationship to sex, as they personally don’t enjoy it. Not everyone gets “urges” or enjoys single-player mode.
Yotomoe
I feel like there’s an inherent feeling of rudeness to asking stuff like this. Like I have a lot of questions about stuff but it feels super rude to actually talk or ask people about it, especially very uncomfortable with the notion of feeling foolish, uninformed or at worst offending anyone. Lord knows I’ve been made to feel stupid or inferior for not knowing something about sex or orientation or gender. So it’s easier to just not ask questions and just live in ignorance. Or y’know just do a fuckton of research in your spare time.
Wack'd
I’m not sure how wondering aloud about other people’s sexual habits in a public space is less rude than asking, but alright.
Yotomoe
I mean to be fair this could be their way of asking. Maybe they felt comfortable enough IN this space to state that. Y’know cuz it’s pretty likely someone asexual WOULD bring up their experiences, as you did. I think this was kind of an open question to see how other people experience this thing, though phrased less like a question and more in the context of their curiosity.
Delicious Taffy
There’s also been a persistent culture of “It’s not my job to educate you.” with an undertone that you’re just supposed to know what to look up, where to look for it, and whether your sources are reliable. On top of that, there’s often very little room for mistakes in phrasing or vocabulary, which people will use as a reason to basically make you feel “unworthy” of knowing things.