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[After fiddling with the gear for a bit and checking the network, it seemed like it's impossible to tell who is who... so now seemed like a prime time to ask without embarrassment. Now to just keep it short in case the text glitches and gibberishes the question...]

someone explain what 'the talk' is

[Someone should answer, people are always answering questions or being nosy.]

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never had the discussion. my "guardian" had no reason to tell me, i guess

[oh jesus]

Would you like me to explain the subject?

Also, disregard what your first response is telling you.

so i'm right in thinking it's a private thing for only two people? and yeah.

Yes. Typically. It's not that he's -wrong-, but he's being extremely inappropriate about a subject that is sensitive for most people and considered a private matter by most species. His attitude is not the usual and not to be imitated.

[.....he's actually going to explain this to a sixteen-year-old human. he can feel kuruna recoiling in horror from across the worlds.

oh well someone's gotta be Responsible around here]

As I said earlier, humans reach sexual maturity around the age of 12, though the age varies by the individual. What that means is that their bodies change in a number of ways, primarily in that they are able to produce offspring as of that point.

understood.

how much do they change, and is it only a physical one?

One matures mentally throughout their life, and especially during the childhood years; and yes, some of it is linked to puberty (a term for the process of sexual maturation.) I'll touch on that soon.

The primary change is the maturation of the sexual organs. This is different between men and women. The changes in women allow them to become pregnant and bear children, and the changes in men allow them to impregnate women during sexual intercourse.

[and then, in a very clinical manner,

(heterosexual) sex was explained.

okay that's about it]

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them.

[At least his reasoning for keeping this entire topic in text is good. The awkward on his face is making him red all the way to his ears, and well, at least now he knows what that tingly feeling is 8|;;;;;;;;]

and if its two men together? is there much of a difference, other than not making children?

[ohhh...huh we can do that topic too

Ondorus is equally glad for the anon here. being Responsible isn't easy headvoice Kuruna please don't die]

As long as it is between consenting partners, the sex of those involved or even the method of [god help him] stimulation doesn't matter at all. The biological purpose of the sexual impulse is to encourage reproduction, but that doesn't define its use. Just be careful and respectful.

[any more questions]

understood. thanks for explaining. [This conversation got awkward fast, and Vani is finding that it's purely because of the topic.]

You're welcome.

[.........]

Good luck.

[yeah he's going to go. read a book. and feed Olivia. and try to convince himself that that wasn't one of the weirdest things that's happened here yet. REALLY THOUGH GOOD LUCK KID...]

i'd introduce myself and ask your name, but i don't think it qualifies as a good 'first impression'. i'll need the luck, probably.

Preserving anonymity seems to be the more comfortable option. Hopefully, we'll next cross paths in a friendly manner, whether or not we recognize one another.

right. thanks, and maybe see you later.

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[AW YEAH ANON FOREVER 8D]

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