So, once again someone said something in the Season 2 thread, and naturally my brain started tickin' like I was eating Chinese chickin...
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Yep. I'ma naughty naughty boy.
But really, this is going to be one of those moments that certain people will realize that there's a helluva lot more to Benjamin that what they see on the surface despite him wearing his heart on his sleeve. Usagi is practically going to want to kiss him afterwards. This will probably trigger the thing where the Jyuraian Polygyny gets brought up, and Ben has to stop Rei from potentially making a fool of herself... and in the process, accidentally gives her a glimpse into the abyss and makes her cry. (Incidentally, this will be were Teletha pulls Kaname aside and demands to know if she could possibly accept her as a sister.)
And then, it will be after that, probably just as the party has died down and everyone else is going home, that Belldandy, Usagi, and Mamarou all sit down with Ben to talk about "what's eating him". With that, Usagi is going to know exactly how much this meant to him, and will have to be stopped from tackle-glomping him - both to thank him profusely, and to tell him that everything is going to be alright.
(07-26-2018, 07:01 AM)robkelk Wrote: Which of course means that the very end of episode 200, where Usagi and Mamoru were alone together, hasn't happened. Despite SI-Rob's discussion with Mamoru about Canadian laws about "sexual interference", he's expecting that they've already known each other, possibly someplace quiet during the Halloween party.
Kekekekekek....
Quote:Some people like to say that Ben is about as subtle as a runaway freight train. As Ben would say, though, "They don't know me vewy well, doo theeeyyy?"
The first time Ben shook Mamarou's hand, he carefully did so while palming the younger man a single key without a ring. Mamarou was no fool. He knew Ben had a very specific reason for this, and wisely chose not to call any kind of attention to it until he could talk to Ben in private.
It wasn't until a bit later when everyone else was occupied with the festivities getting under way that Mamarou could talk to Ben alone.
"Mr. Rhodes?"
"Please, just Ben. Or Benjamin if you feel you gotta be a bit more formal."
"Yes, thank you Benjamin. I was wondering why you gave me that object earlier."
Ben smiled a small, knowing grin. "That's for unit number 122. It's an unoccupied single bedroom unit in Japanese style with a very plush futon in the bedroom. You will find condoms under the pillows - the good shit, mind, not the cheapo stuff. There's also a minifridge with a variety of teas, ramune, and even a few energy drinks because I know you're gonna need a pick-me-up afterwards. And, just in case, there's a single day after pill with the condoms - strictly for emergencies only because that will give her the period from Hell. And Rob will get curious about why and how she's suddenly sick."
Mamarou was taken aback. Not only by the utter completeness of what Ben was offering to him, and by extension through him, to Usagi as well. But also because of how utterly and completely nonchalant Ben was being about the whole matter.
"... Not that I don't appreciate what you're trying to do here... but why?"
Ben shrugged as though this was an everyday thing for him. "Because I'm not a fan of laws that dictate what kind of lifestyle other people think everyone else should be living. I can understand the intent, but there are quite a few times that I take Malcolm Reynolds's view on these matters: I aim to misbehave. Also, just because my love life is like trying to find water in the middle of the Sahara doesn't mean I wish that on other people. Go. Be happy. Make her happy."
"... The world needs more people like you, Ben."
Ben shook his head. "No. If there were more people like me, then it would mean that the world is a much worse place than it is now." Mamarou gave Ben a surprised look. "I somehow survived childhood emotional abuse from my stepfather, and all with me having a laundry list of undiagnosed learning disabilities and a bona fied sleep disorder. If you want to know more, I'll talk to you about it later. Unlike some, I like to make damn sure that people know what it is that's eating me alive. Anyhow, FYI: the walls are very soundproof. Belldandy and Skuld made sure of that. Give me five minutes and you'll have a distraction that will let you go unnoticed. So for the last time, git goin'!"
Yep. I'ma naughty naughty boy.
But really, this is going to be one of those moments that certain people will realize that there's a helluva lot more to Benjamin that what they see on the surface despite him wearing his heart on his sleeve. Usagi is practically going to want to kiss him afterwards. This will probably trigger the thing where the Jyuraian Polygyny gets brought up, and Ben has to stop Rei from potentially making a fool of herself... and in the process, accidentally gives her a glimpse into the abyss and makes her cry. (Incidentally, this will be were Teletha pulls Kaname aside and demands to know if she could possibly accept her as a sister.)
And then, it will be after that, probably just as the party has died down and everyone else is going home, that Belldandy, Usagi, and Mamarou all sit down with Ben to talk about "what's eating him". With that, Usagi is going to know exactly how much this meant to him, and will have to be stopped from tackle-glomping him - both to thank him profusely, and to tell him that everything is going to be alright.