text; un: jiangyanli

[soups]

Good afternoon to everyone. I recently went through the clothing supply in the recent supply drop and took more than what I needed or could wear. Most pieces are non-specific, but I thought this would be easier to give to someone based on advertisement.

❰ you shall now receive the following visual of a shirt, imprinted into your brain: ❱



If there are any fathers aboard who would like this article of clothing, I would be happy to drop this off to you. Thank you.

Comments

un: great explosion murder god dynamight

[comburst]

Don't think that's the target audience of the shirt.

[soups]

Would there be any other reason? Why would one wear a shirt exclaiming they have a child (or more) without that being the case?

[comburst]

Like with a lot of bullshit, it's a sexual thing.

[soups]

They would put intimate dealings on a shirt that everyone could see?

And with one's own father?

[comburst]

It's not with your own father unless you're a special brand of fucked up. Some people just like using "daddy" like you'd use some other term of endearment, I guess for the taboo factor or whatever.

Not my thing so who knows.

[soups]

The thought of referring to my husband with any of the same affection I would give my father is disturbing to me, though I do admit I don't fully grasp the nuances of other cultures. And their intimate proclivities, I suppose.

Regardless of this being someone's preferred intimate practice, I still don't quite understand why one would put it on a shirt to wear and display so openly.

[comburst]

It's meant to be deliberately provocative, basically. Not really the kind of provocative I normally go for.

[soups]

Ah, I see.

Is that quite common where you come from, for people to do this? I've asked before of someone else how open people seem to be about things like this and the answer was somewhat middling.

Forgive me, I'm very intrigued by the culture of other worlds.

[comburst]

It's not a big deal. If I don't feel like answering something I just won't.

It's not uncommon these days, but it's more a modern times thing versus a cultural thing for where I'm from. I wouldn't wear that shit myself.

[soups]

That's relatable. I could never imagine wearing something with this kind of implication.

It also shows off far too much arm.

[comburst]

I wear tank tops, so that isn't really my problem with it.

It's more the word and the pink.

[soups]

The word definitely takes it out as a possibility, but pink isn't a problem for me.

I apologize that I don't know what a tank top is.

[comburst]

It's a shirt minus the sleeves. Ideal for working out.

[soups]

That must be useful if you need to be so mobile. It's hard to conceptualize things like this. To see all of anyone's arms would be a very intimate gesture in my world.

Though my world's standards I think are very strict compared to most places. I've recently branched out into wearing more modern clothes and it embarrasses me to reveal too much of even my ankles.

[comburst]

Nothing wrong with that. There's cultures in my world that prefer to cover up more skin, too. Just do whatever the fuck you like best and screw what other people do.

[soups]

That's certainly a concept I'm getting used to.

I haven't gotten much feedback about this from anyone, so maybe it would be worthwhile to ask — how much skin would you think is too much skin to show while still wearing clothes? It feels like there has to be a common boundary among most, correct?

text; un: lanxichen

[calmness]

If no other has expressed explicit interest, the prerequisite is met by Hanguang-Jun.

[soups]

Greetings, Zewu Jun. I don't mean to insinuate or be presumptuous, but perhaps you've misunderstood the purpose of the shirt? I don't believe Lan-gongzi has a child.

[calmness]

I have not misunderstood, Lady Jiang, though I realize this is not knowledge that he would have shared.

[whoops.

his brother wouldn't have said anything, he knows, but it's not that this is hidden knowledge either...]

[soups]

❰ excuse her while she reads this once, twice, twelve times, looking totally puzzled while the words sit in front of her face.

what? ❱

This does not feel like my business, but who has he had this child with?

❰ because, like...she was pretty sure of Something and this initially feels very antithetical to that Something. ❱

[calmness]

My nephew is a child of the war, Lady Jiang. The circumstances are not mine to share.

[soups]

❰ that's fair, but doesn't answer any of the pressing questions that she has. ❱

It's a fair answer and to be expected. I apologize for prying, it's simply such shocking information.

❰ like damn bro what happened after she died... ❱

[calmness]

It is not information shared even with some of our Elders. If there is any consolation in that.

[oh where to start?]

[soups]

❰ what a piece of intel lan xichen has in his hands, though incapable of delivering it. though, it's a very strange way to start to open a can of worms...hmm. ❱

How old is his son? I wonder just how many years behind I am compared to all the life you two have lived.

[calmness]

[ok, his age is a very unfair question but the question is direct and there's precepts to consider.]

Nineteen. The last sixteen years of his life have been spent with us in Cloud Recess.

When was the last time we saw each other by your memory, Lady Jiang?

[soups]

The last time I saw you, Zewu-jun, was at the battle on the burial mounds.

[calmness]

Ah.... Since then, sixteen years have passed.

[soups]

I see. The present has certainly left me behind.

[calmness]

Time keeps flowing forward, I'm afraid.

text; un: trashmouth

[longoverdue]

no dads onboard I think, but even if there were I wouldn't give that to them, on account of that's not for actual dads. that's for people who like to call themselves "daddy" because

uh

how much do you know about kinks because this is going to take a fucking long time.

[soups]

I've been slightly educated on the subject, but I admit to being a novice. I'll also admit I'm not sure what a 'kink' is, outright.

Perhaps I could hazard a guess at this point that it's also related to intimacy somehow.

tw kinkshaming and blunt explanation of daddy kink i hate you richie why

[longoverdue]

ding ding ding, we got a winner over here. yeah they're basically like, the spice of sex. lights off, missionary position is great and all, whatever, but maybe for example that just isn't doing anything for you. so you decide to bring in ropes and tie your partner up. that's a kink.

some people like to be called "daddy" in bed. some people are so fucking into it they make up this whole roleplay scenario thing just so they can be called "daddy" in the bedroom. some people are so into it they'll PAY someone to call them "daddy" on the regular while they're fucking them.

it's fucking creepy, is what it is.

i love waking up to see 'tw kinkshaming' in my inbox

[soups]

Oh, so simply another way to say intimate personal proclivities. I have heard of intimate acts involving bondage.

It embarrasses me to even touch upon the discussion, but having tried neither — if I had to choose between the two, I would choose the former of the options any day. To think of any man as if he were my father, and in an intimate way, I find to be very disturbing. Not at all sensuous.

I like to think that I am an understanding woman with an open mind, but for my husband to see me as his daughter is a thought I don't even want to think.

welcome, i have to scrub my brain. tw incest kink mention, more kinkshaming

[longoverdue]

a shorter and snappier way too. "my intimate personal proclivities are getting spanked so hard I can't sit down for a week" is a lot harder to say than "my kink is getting spanked".

far as I can tell it's more about the power dynamics for most people but tbh there are definitely people who are in it for the pseudo-incest undertones. those people should be avoided.

[soups]

I shall make a not to avoid those people, particularly. Though I don't know that I would fall into a conversation about such a thing so easily.

Although, I seem to have done so once already, so who's to say it won't happen again? I will avoid any and all mentions of familial relationships, clothing with unfamiliar phrases and intimacy to be safe.

[longoverdue]

too late, if you think hard enough you can turn ANYTHING into a sexual thing.

but if it helps? pretty sure "daddy" is the only word for dads that got turned into a synonym for "guy I'm fucking". if there's a shirt that says "best dad ever" you can hand that to your buddy who's got kids without worrying he'll get hit on by people looking to get railed into the mattress.

[soups]

That's reassuring. It makes me feel better about any shirts related to fatherhood, but now I'm concerned for any other turns of phrase or sayings. I'll simply leave any other clothes expressing words for someone else to pick through.

I also apologize for requiring you to explain these things. I assure you I'm not naïve, just unaccustomed to modern discussions of intimacy.

[longoverdue]

or you can ask somebody from places with the Internet if something catches your eye. there’s a few of us here, we’re pretty good at spotting shit like this on account of fucking not being as big a deal where we’re from.

I mean it still is, sort of, but the long and short of it is, where I’m from nobody’s gonna blink an eye at me going onstage and telling excruciatingly graphic stories about the time I fucked someone’s hot mom on a mattress I fished out of a dumpster. (except this one reviewer for Variety but he’s just a fucking asshole.)

so no I don’t think you’re naive, if that helps? so your world is super fucking Puritan compared to mine. there’s stuff you’re used to that I’d probably find fucking weird, doesn’t mean I’m naive. same goes for you.

[soups]

I'm not so familiar with the Internet. I will trust those with expertise. The questions to even ask about what it is evade me.

This other aspect, I'm not so sure of. Would it be too much to ask for you to explain what a dumpster is?

[longoverdue]

if I didn't know about the Internet either I'd be fucking terrified so.

nahhhhh it's not too much. it's basically just a huge box you throw your trash into like expired food or old shoes or in this case an entire fucking mattress. still worked perfectly fine when I tried it out.

[soups]

I do not mean to pass judgement or ask untoward questions, but I can't help my curiosity when it comes to this fascinating difference in our cultures.

That being said, is it customary to perform coitus on a dumpster mattress in your world? I can't fathom that being sanitary or comfortable.

text; un: k

[knived]

that doesn't mean what you think it means

[soups]

As I've discovered.

I apologise for unknowingly posting something adult-oriented to an open forum. I will reflect on my lack of information regarding the intimate proclivities of other worlds.

[knived]

i mean... aren't we all pretty much adults here anyway?
i don't think it matters and don't think you should
i don't know
beat yourself up over it
everybody makes mistakes
it's not like you knew people pervert simple things

[soups]

I'm not sure, but I believe most of us are at least of a reasonable age. I moreso mean it's something not meant to be discussed so publicly.

I will give myself some leniency. I had no idea someone would put a 'kink' on a shirt to be worn so blatantly, and I don't think that is something that should be expected of those uninitiated. I am now concerned the next clothing drop may contain more, and I will be careful with these options.

[knived]

stuff like that shouldn't really be made public knowledge
but that's just how stuff is now
i guess if there's words on something next time just ask
not uh... in public i mean