Page 159: Bedroom Eyes
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:52 pm
The facial expressions seem kind of odd without the shading.
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Though, Tempo definitely looks like she's handing out some last instructions. If these ladies have some agenda with the sudden change in sleeping arrangements, I'd put it on her behalf. Two reasons I can think of - either she wants to see how Alex would react to a number of different Loroi in his presence, or she got the idea that Alex and Beryl got awfully close to each other (especially after Talon surely groused about being shoved away by an over-protective Beryl) and foisted the other Loroi on them as chaperones.Werra wrote:Spiral is promptly abusing that the lack of shading makes her hair the only one standing out.
I mean, look at Cockscomblade and Tempo has turned into the silent girl nobody talks to.
Judging from Tempo's expression, I'd wager it is something starting with "Do I need to remind you...", or something like that. She looks definitely displeased over something, and since she's directly addressing Beryl, it must've been something Beryl told her, or (in Tempo's mindset) failed to do.entity2636 wrote:Hmm.. and again we have Tempo doing her "I/ME" underlining gesture. In all seriousness, I do wonder what they are talking about, what is it that she believes she should be doing instead of Beryl... No, I'm not thinking about *that*
Well Beryl was the one who decided/insisted on leaving Alex alone and unsupervised in the cargo bay.Judging from Tempo's expression, I'd wager it is something starting with "Do I need to remind you...", or something like that. She looks definitely displeased over something, and since she's directly addressing Beryl, it must've been something Beryl told her, or (in Tempo's mindset) failed to do.
Is that an established fact? Tempo has had a couple of intensive conversations with Alex revolving around war, politics, and touching on philosophy. I have great doubt that she would see him as a six year-old.EdwardSteed wrote: ...there's the fact that the Loroi see their males as somewhat child like in their mental maturity...
It's not really the intelligence part but the maturity. Some quotes from the Insider:Is that an established fact? Tempo has had a couple of intensive conversations with Alex revolving around war, politics, and touching on philosophy. I have great doubt that she would see him as a six year-old.
For their part, Loroi males are very emotional and feel very intensely, but they are often fickle and changeable, with short attention spans.
So Tempo may see Alex as a very intelligent creature, but because he looks a lot like a Loroi male she may also be biased into thinking he doesn't have the self discipline needed to look out for himself (some of his own cocky behavior may have even reinforced this view). For her this wouldn't even be a negative (since they expect this of their males) which is why she might be upset with Beryl but not him. We actually saw some of this patronizing behavior from Beryl at the beginning of the chapter when she says she's going to take care of him like she's talking to a little boy being taken on a field trip.It's similar in some ways to how human adults treat children: we're programmed to be fiercely protective of them, and we often treat them in a patronizing manner, but we don't expect adult behavior from children, and so when they act silly or need help, there is rarely a value judgment attached to that.
Another analogue to consider is the status of a European gentlewoman of the 18th century; women had rigidly defined roles and very little power or personal freedom, but courtly manners required men to defer to women, at least socially, to a large degree. Men had a patronizing attitude toward women, perhaps, but not necessarily a negative one.
Their centuries of experience with males of other species?CrimsonFALKE wrote:I hate to say this how can they not be biased toward Alex (...)
Hahaha, you should be concerned if those are the eyes you get in the bedroom.boldilocks wrote:
"Bedroom eyes"
"Omae wa mou, Satisfaido!"CF2 wrote:Hahaha, you should be concerned if those are the eyes you get in the bedroom.boldilocks wrote:
"Bedroom eyes"