Joshy92

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I mean, Mason isn't exactly stranger to sex. But at the same time isn't used to being the one in control, since people usually order prostitutes they paid around, than follow their orders. So it wouldn't be odd that Mason is normally acting submissive even though his actual preference seems to be elsewhere. Or am i misunderstanding the question.
Basically I'm wondering is it out of character for Mason to take control in the bedroom?
 
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Basically I'm wondering is it out of character for Mason to take control in the bedroom?
Ohh. IMO no, it's more of a something that Mason wasn't able to indulge in, but it clearly gets him off if he's given opportunity to do so. Perhaps this strong reaction is in part because he wasn't really given many opportunities to be the person holding the power in a pairing.

I think it's more the "timid and shy" thing that is his defense mechanism more than actual character -- Mason gets considerably more self-assured in the latter part of the chapter, e.g. when lecturing Guy on the darwkweb hacking.
 

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Basically I'm wondering is it out of character for Mason to take control in the bedroom?
Well, it's Neon's character, so however Mason acts is technically in-character :p But, it didn't feel out of character, to me. Just felt like we're getting to know things about the LI.

Reminds me of how people also thought Viola might be acting out of character in the clothing store, but.. you could pretty easily chalk it up to her being more comfortable around the MC after he helps her, and stepping outside of her timid shell; or just being more comfortable in general when she doesn't have to worry about her disgusting landlord anymore. Maybe the author wasn't planning some of this when he first wrote the characters, but as long as you can comfortably reach for a satisfying explanation, and as long as it's internally consistent with the character he's written thus far, I think it works. When we can't do either of those things is when we have a problem. :geek:
 

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Well, it's Neon's character, so however Mason acts is technically in-character :p But, it didn't feel out of character, to me. Just felt like we're getting to know things about the LI.

Reminds me of how people also thought Viola might be acting out of character in the clothing store, but.. you could pretty easily chalk it up to her being more comfortable around the MC after he helps her, and stepping outside of her timid shell; or just being more comfortable in general when she doesn't have to worry about her disgusting landlord anymore. Maybe the author wasn't planning some of this when he first wrote the characters, but as long as you can comfortably reach for a satisfying explanation, and as long as it's internally consistent with the character he's written thus far, I think it works. When we can't do either of those things is when we have a problem. :geek:
I think it was so shocking for me because I always assumed Mason was the most timid and quite LI in the game.

Anyway, I remember saying how much I loved that whole scene and I meant it too. After playing it, I wanted to give Neon a big hug and say thank you for the amazing work you do. It's one of those updates PHIL that I’m going to think about for the rest of my life.
 

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this is why i hate how people. are now a days everything has to be a presidential debate when asking a simple question. WAS MASON BORN AS A FEMALE,OR WAS MASON ORIGINALY BORN AS A MALE.?! I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY IDENTIFY AS I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT SEX THEY WERE NATURALY BORN WITH!!:mad:
 

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this is why i hate how people. are now a days everything has to be a presidential debate when asking a simple question. WAS MASON BORN AS A FEMALE,OR WAS MASON ORIGINALY BORN AS A MALE.?! I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY IDENTIFY AS I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT SEX THEY WERE NATURALY BORN WITH!!:mad:
Lmao you asked it, yes... 3 weeks ago!
And now you return pretending the thread isn't responding out of political correctness :ROFLMAO:
Using Internet Explorer much?
 

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this is why i hate how people. are now a days everything has to be a presidential debate when asking a simple question. WAS MASON BORN AS A FEMALE,OR WAS MASON ORIGINALY BORN AS A MALE.?! I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY IDENTIFY AS I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT SEX THEY WERE NATURALY BORN WITH!!:mad:
first off, lay off the caps, no one wants to see that shit. Secondly, play the game, it's all answered in there. Considering you know who Mason is, you did play it, just didn't pay enough attention, so try again.
 
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