- Aug 30, 2017
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I don't really participate here anymore but the surety that a submissive sexual persona is inherently born from trauma is deeply offensive. That doesn't mean one needs to like or accept the story beat — even as a supporter and defender of the game I don't think it was handled well — but it's a fundamental misunderstanding that's been repeated here over and over again, and it's unquestionably wrong.
It may or may not be Haley's story (and yes, that was deliberate), but she herself tells the MC that she's been like this from a very early age. Pre-Klaus. I see no reason not to believe her, especially as her expression of her sexuality with her brother bears very few similarities to someone suffering the trauma of sexual abuse. Her relationship with her mother, on the other hand, most definitely does.
It may or may not be Haley's story (and yes, that was deliberate), but she herself tells the MC that she's been like this from a very early age. Pre-Klaus. I see no reason not to believe her, especially as her expression of her sexuality with her brother bears very few similarities to someone suffering the trauma of sexual abuse. Her relationship with her mother, on the other hand, most definitely does.