Tales from the Storm Discussion

[Cilia]

Because one conversation centered around romantic prospects between women at any point in any piece of fiction is an absolute travesty.

/sarcasm

As a schizoid, I don't really care for the romantic discussion either. That said I still appreciate it because it shows the characters at least trying to have a life outside of their jobs. This is literally the first time we've ever seen any of the characters in question discuss romance. There are also plenty of other conversations between women and women alone that have nothing to do with men, such as a conversation between Merlwyb, Kan-E-Senna, and Nanamo sometime during 2.x (2.4, if I remember right) about politics. I don't see the need for getting so worked up over this short story.

[Rosenoire]

This is literally the first time we've ever seen any of the characters in question discuss romance. There are also plenty of other conversations between women and women alone that have nothing to do with men, such as a conversation between Merlwyb, Kan-E-Senna, and Nanamo sometime during 2.x (2.4, if I remember right) about politics. I don't see the need for getting so worked up over this short story.

I'm not particularly "worked up" about it, but I did roll my eyes, because of course the story that has all the women together has them gossiping about guys. I mean, if my sister had almost died, the first thing I'd think of saying to her is that she should hook up with someone. And of course, if someone says "this made me uncomfortable", then they're getting "worked up". Hysterical, even.

[Cilia]

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Cliche? Yes.

Offensive? Only if you want it to be.

You're exaggerating what I said, or ignoring the spirit of what I meant to get your point across. This "not passing the Bechdel test" can make people uncomfortable, but sometimes women will discuss romance in fiction, Bechdel test be damned. There's nothing wrong with that and it's not a constant or defining trait of any of the characters in the story. I see no need for controversy over this.