Also, for the first time since receiving it, I finally got to watch Sensitive Pornograph, which was sent to me by falsechaos ...what...a year ago? Eeeheehee. I discovered how little exposure I've had to graphic animated sex. Had Tristan been there and in any state to snicker at me, he probably would have been snarking the whole way through. As it was, I sat there with my cheeks flaming and my hand over my mouth, feeling like an idiot because dude...I write this stuff. The sound effects were what really got to me, though, and I'm damn glad I had my headphones on! I kept sneaking glances at the doorway, like I expected some prudish grandma to totter in and hit me over the head with her cane for watching man-on-man.

Thank you, falsechaos, omg. I didn't get any deeper into the collection of things you sent than Ai No Kusabi. Oh! And I watched...god I can't spell it, but it's translated as "End of the Century Darling." Done by the people who animated the FAKE OVA, am I right? Because some of that looked really, really familiar. Battle of the semes, indeed. XD

...A really addictive fanfic, that has some minor flaws and some major plot holes and all in all, was satisfying in a lowdown dirty way even if it wasn't that brilliant. The plot was obviously manufactured to provide as many excuses for sex as possible, but I can't help it, I liked the feelings it drew up. And really...the premise could have been awesome, had the potential to be mind-blowingly hot and clever. It was just that the execution of the story fell short...which happens, sometimes and is really nobody's fault. There's a difference between knowing a storyline could be awesome, and then executing it so that it is. I've fallen way flat on things that could have been awesome, and I've seen it happen to other people.

The premise could be applied to any other canon of any other series. It's one of those 'genetic mutation' things, shifting the genetic behavioral patterns just a little bit, introducing animal traits like territorial possessiveness, aggression towards competitors, fighting to attain dominance, a set of gestures as a means to communication, bonding between a number of individuals into a 'family' unit... pack behavior, wolves. The characters still maintain their ability to (mostly) function as humans, but are helpless to instinctive responses.

The idea of throwing it at DE-Manhattan in an enclosed space kept me busy all morning. We have a variety of dominant personalities, I could already see three to four of the men alone getting into battles for supremacy, and that's not even including Mai, who could probably kick everyone's ass if she had to, especially if they infringed on her territory bar. I was trying to figure out who'd come out on top, but I think it'd be mostly a matter of luck and timing.

...It's still pestering me. It's one of those bizarrely interesting concepts that's going to pester me all day, I'm sure.

I feel better, in case you can't tell. *wry* More later. And congrats to nightengale, in her new apartment! Way to go, hon!