[LMB] Winterfair Gifts

Azalais Aranxta tiamat at tsoft.com
Wed Dec 5 06:39:59 GMT 2007


On Wed, 5 Dec 2007, Marna Nightingale wrote:

> Meg Justus wrote:
> > Marna, I love WG, too, and agree with almost everything you said, except:
> >
> >> I seriously doubt there was every any cat-blanket related nookie.
> >
> > The second time, in Miles and Ivan's room at the Barrayaran
> > Embassy.  The one where they have the conversation about
> > Elli's face, and later Elli gets beard burn <g>.
>
> Oh. Right. Now I have to go back and look again ... I had drawn the
> conclusion that the blanket in question was not present.

I had not.  Obviously.

> > But I still don't think there's anything wrong with the
> > wedding gift.  Then again, that sort of distinction often
> > goes right over my head.  I suspect it would go right over
> > Elli's, too, but I may be projecting there.

I just don't think it's appropriate, ever, outside of circles
that are openly polyamorous (and not always, even then, at a
*wedding*) to draw attention to the fact that you've slept with
someone at their wedding unless you're the one marrying.

> > hoping things won't get acrimonious over the cat blanket again
>
> I don't, as Cordelia once noted about a far more serious matter, insist
> on the interpretation. :)

Nor do I, and it's far from the only reason I dislike EQ.

> Marna, who is also the sort who would just laugh, so.

I wouldn't.  Not even a chuckle.  But I've had so much internet
drama this week, I am completely disinclined to argue.

~malfoy :/

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