OK, try to keep this thread on a PG-13 level. Who is your pick? One of the Worthings who can read minds and anticipate their partner's every desire? The organ growers from the Planet Treason? They have extra parts that could come in handy....
I'm sorry for this thread. I've been up for two days straight and these things just pop into my mind. Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
Graff. Definately Graff. Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
LOL... Mr. Funny, you get extra points. For old men. Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Ender. I don't know why Novinha had to get him... And Alvin... and also Peggy because she's just so cool.
Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
Ender, obviously, 'cause he's so, y'know, empathetic and all.
*laughs at that "try to keep this PG-13 level" line*
WHY IS RALPHIE NOT ON THIS THREAD?!
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
THOR
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
I'm thinking Ender as well, personally. I was fallin' in love with him through the pages of the book... (hearts in eyes)
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
I agree, Ryuko...especially Speaker for the Dead.
*swoons*
I hate to agree with the majority, but Ender's my kind of man! Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
I'm still voting...
THOR Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
quote: THOR497: We should outlaw guys from Hatrack.
There you have it! A scandal. He is sexist! Don't vote for him!
Posted by ak (Member # 90) on :
I have to say Ender as well, because of his intensity, and his willingness to move heaven and earth for those he loves. Also his intelligence and creativity and tendency to find novel solutions, for instance in the battle room, I think would carry over into other aspects of his life. Because he is super smart he would learn everything there was to know, and because of his other qualities, he would deploy that knowledge with brilliance, I feel certain. Yes, I am certain Ender would be the one. But because of his loyalty and honor, only Novinha knows for sure.
I don't think Wang Mu really even will know. Ender's-aiua-as-young-Peter doesn't strike me as being the same at all in those respects.
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Posted by Chaeron (Member # 744) on :
Peter.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
How about that alien being from Wyrms?
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Does it have tentacles?
Posted by Human (Member # 2985) on :
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
You know it baby!
Actually, I don't really remember. It's been over a decade since I read Wyrms.
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
I only read it a few weeks ago and i don't remember if it had *tentacles*, per se. But i think the slimy, gelatinous mass part of him would be an instant turn-off. Don't you?
And come on, have you seen the pictures of Alvin on the book covers? He's like, inhuman! More muscles than are feasible. He's supposed to look like every woman's dream guy. Personally, i'd be afraid that he'd accidentally break the bed or what have you. Would he even know his own strength?
And Ender...man, would it not be the creepiest thing in the world to make love to a guy who was not only constantly in communication with a sentient computer program, but ALSO telepathically and spiritually linked to an entire race of insect-like aliens!? I would not want to hear *anything* that guy called out in the throes of passion, you know what i'm saying?
"This is the place! This is the place!!!"
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Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:But i think the slimy, gelatinous mass part of him would be an instant turn-off. Don't you?
Well, Diego Rivera was pretty repulsive looking, but from the stories it doesn't sound like that slowed him down much. I kind of imagine it would be the same way for the Wyrms creature.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Hm. I think the succubus in Treasure Box would make the best lover. I'm not sure Valentine would be experimental enough Posted by Jacare Sorridente (Member # 1906) on :
The succubus is a good call, but I'm going to have to go with with the cute little Russian princess from Enchantment. There is much to be said for a sexy accent.
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
Mmmmm....Russians... Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Not having read Enchantment, I couldn't say...
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
Well we can only hope that, *after* reading it, you wouldn't say "Baba Yaga."
Ivan is a good pick, I think. Reminds me of someone i know in real life
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
Keep in mind that the creature in Wyrms could make you think he was the greatest lover ever. Even though Patience saw what he was, she still wanted him more than anything.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Leo
Safe to say that Baba Yaga didn't leap to mind.
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
He could make you *think* he was, yes. But in actuality, he probably wasn't. Plus, what would have happened after the mating? Wouldn't the lust have worn off of her? And then what would she have? Just Mr. Smelly Gelatinous Mass, oozing all over the place. Not the ideal boyfriend.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Exactly, zgator. Just like Diego Rivera, I think. I'll bet that he was OSC's inspiration for that character.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
quote: Just Mr. Smelly Gelatinous Mass, oozing all over the place. Not the ideal boyfriend.
After a few years of marriage, a lot women end up with exactly that.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
We're not talking about best partner, though, are we? That wasn't how I read the initial question.
As long as we're just talking about fun in the sack, I'm definitely going with the gleatinous mass.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
That gelatinous mass could function as a water bed after the fun was over. Or even during the fun.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I've always had a secret crush on Calvin.
And I'll also vote for Suriyawong.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
I can honestly say that I've experienced a dearth of thoughts about lovers while reading the works of OSC.
Well, in the short stories, maybe, but more in the abstract. "Feed the Baby of Love" got me pondering pretty heavily on interpersonal relationships. But as for characters as lovers, that topic never seemed to come up for me. So to speak. . . . Not that I think y'all are perverts or anything. . . . Not that there's anything wrong with that, either.
Just ... gelatinous mass? Oh, Noemon, Noemon. Posted by T. Analog Kid (Member # 381) on :
The woman in Freeway Games...
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
No, but i thought we were talking about more than just a once-and-done deal. My point is that i think Gelatinous Mass would only be good for the first go-round. After that, no dice. Unless we're talking about just one night of passion, in which case, I'll go with Gelatinous Mass too. But i won't be happy about it!
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
If Patience and the Gelatious mass had made their baby, HE would have been good-- all that telepathic lust-inducingness pluss a pretty package.
I honestly vote for Queen Beauty, but she'd hafta wanna.
Yes, I know I identify waaay too much with that villianess Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
I think I'm sticking with the succubus.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
quote: Unless we're talking about just one night of passion, in which case, I'll go with Gelatinous Mass too. But i won't be happy about it!
Yeah you will. Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
man...waking up next to GM in the morning....::shudders::
I think that takes Coyote Ugly to a whole new level.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Oh, jimminy cricket. I just don't want to know y'all this well. I don't.
*hides Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
CT
Come on, you know you want the GM too. Everybody wants the GM.
If I were going to do this with Octavia Butler's characters, I'd definitely go with a construct ooloi. You've got the best of all possible partners there.
Posted by fil (Member # 5079) on :
Well, I would go with Mistress Modesty, that vixen.
fil
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I bet Alvin could manipulate things biochemcially just as well as the aforementioned gelatinous mass could mentally. (Though I confess I haven't read that book yet, dew to the fact that I'm rationing OSC's unread books out to myself like water to a man dying of thirst.) And, I wouldn't want to wake up next to GM in the morning. So, I'm voting for Alvin.
Changing my vote to Calvin, because he probably wouldn't have the qualms about being willing to do said biochemical manipulations that Alvin would have had, though he might not be as good at it either and you could end up dead.
AJ
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Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
My mind has been taken over by indecent thoughts of the GM. It's like a mental succubus for me -- I can't let it go.
Thanks, Noemon. Thanks so much. Now I will never be satisfied.
*sigh
And I am at work, too. Dang you. The cafeteria isn't even serving Jello.
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
Oh, please. This is an easy one. Verily Cooper. What's his knack? You don't think that's good in the sack?
Mmm...hmmm.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Okay CT, you just made me crack up here in my cube! Co-workers suspect that I might not be working now!
Banna--since Calvin did that a couple of books ago, I'm sure Alvin could too, but he probably wouldn't be willing to.
Celia--it's been too long; what is Verily's knack?
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Point of detail . . . Unwyrm was not a gelatinous mass. He had a segmented body with an armored back and multiple appendages on the underside.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
>> Now I will never be satisfied. << (CT)
I think I just bit my tongue off.
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
fitting things together, dear.
and i think you're right about alvin. he'd probably think that was a missuse of his gift. the fool.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
But I'll bet he could make you *think* he was a gelatinous mass, right? And in the meantime you'd have all those appendages to play with.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
So there are tentacles!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Yeah celia, that would have its...uses.
Anyone else afraid that OSC may wander into this thread and officially refuse to ever write anything ever again, just out of a general sense of horror?
Of course, it wouldn't be long before he'd be sneaking off and writing erotica about the gelatinous mass, but he probably wouldn't let any of us read it.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Hm, what about Papa Moose? Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
A good-looking gaunt...they always know exactly what you want.
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Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Relatively short ones, but yeah.
Okay, that was in reply to twinky's post about the tentacles.
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Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
quote:Now I will never be satisfied. (CT)
I think I just bit my tongue off.
Well, now that did it for sure.
Noemon: Hey, there is Jello in the cafeteria today ...
(Okay, enough. Self-ban for two days, or at least until I get my propriety back in place.
Damn the GM. Damn him and his wiggly ways. )
Posted by Pod (Member # 941) on :
I find it highly peculiar that so many people are selecting ender. Doesn't anyone think that the drowning quantity of guilt that he felt for annhiliating an entire species would sort of mute his libedo?
That's on top of someone who has an asexual personality (as characterized by complete neglect to mention any sort of attraction to girls in EG, as well as his continued solitude in the jane books), who then, in the twilight of his life joins an order of celebates.
Lets face it, ender doesn't seem like one who's terribly concerned about physical relationships.
But as it was mentioned before, i haven't ever really concidered any of OSC's characters in terms of how romantically attractive they might be to me.
I'm surprised noone has mentioned either Wang Mu, or Petra. Push coming to shove, i'd probably go for Wang Mu.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
>> Now I will never be satisfied. << (CT)
>> I think I just bit my tongue off. << (twinky)
>> Well, now that did it for sure. << (CT)
(This post is the epitome of why I think CT is so wonderful.)
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Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Incidentally this thread made me suddenly realize that I have read Octavia Butler. The author's name didn't mean anything to me, but the word "ooloi" triggered something in my brain and I went onto amazon and looked. I know I've read all three in the series though I barely remember when.
AJ
Posted by Don Driscoll (Member # 4488) on :
Nobody has even mentioned Ansett here. With the whole shutting-the-brain off thing past him, he should be pretty high on the list. He was willing to "take one for the other team" just because the other guy thought it was a good idea. Of course, the other guy wasn't too picky. I keep meaning to submit the (correct) quote "I'm 60% into women, 36% into men, and 4% into sheep, but I'm 100% into you, baby!" to the Quote Database but I figure people might get the wrong idea.
-Don
P.S. Has anyone ever tried to use that as a pickup line?
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
Thanks, twinky. I'd lean more toward Mama Squirrel, but that's just me (and better remain just me ).
That aside, there are many to choose from. I'd probably choose Patience for overall character and emotional bonding (though from a physical standpoint I'd prefer she be the Patience on the paperback rather than the hardback), but if we're talking strict physical lovemaking, then Queen Beauty when she still looked like Berry.
With all Lalo's talk of Tikas, I can't help but wonder about Diko, though.
--Pop
Posted by Jacare Sorridente (Member # 1906) on :
I'm surprised none of the women have mentioned the Russian bear. Baba Yaga seemed to think he had all the right stuff...
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Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
i have to agree with pod about ender.
and the more i, uh, think(?) about it, the more certain i am of my answer. well educated, sexy accent, likes to argue...i don't think there's anything unattractive in that package.
Posted by peterh (Member # 5208) on :
Papa Moose, I just read through this whole thread waiting for your comment to pop up. (About Patience, not Squirrel).
Patience was far and away the most erotic character for me in my OSC reading. Granted she was led on by thought control and such, but boy was she hot! Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
CT, AJ or ak, do you think that the GM would have an MPD? Or is that TMI? Probably best to keep it on the QT. Or the DL, whichever you prefer.
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
*bump*
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Holy Moly, I have to say Ivan on this one. I've been madly in love with him since the book came out. Drat the wedding ring. He's so sensitive and sweet...and providing that he's at least 6' tall, he'd do just fine for me!! Posted by Celtic Flame (Member # 5556) on :
A sexually pent-up Valentine, before she lands on Trondheim. Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
I think I'd have to go with Petra at age 20, I think.
Then again, I'm surprised no one has said Sister Carlotta...
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Um... sacrilege?
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
mmmmmmm... sacrilicious..... Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
>_O
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
Holy Bejeebus, CT's a skank.
If she lowered her standards to allow for any self-promotion at all, she'd blow the Ralphster out of the water. And I don't mean maybe.
Posted by Maccabeus (Member # 3051) on :
The Maker business...that's downright attractive, but there don't seem to be any female Makers in the books, at least not so far as I've read.
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