I definitely read the intent as sincere. Reflective of her experience, which is to say, she probably didn't think all that much of his assessment at the time. If she came out of her own traumatic experience stronger on the other side, then the idea of creating that experience for oneself in order to become stronger may have rung a little hollow for her when he said it.

I did think she intended at least a little bite by her phrasing.

I found the themes of controlling and controlled, weakness and strength interesting. I wondered what people involved in the S&M scene felt about the parallels that were drawn.

It was just the one scene. I can't remember what scene in Firefly it reminded me of though. It just smacked of Inara's "I'm not a helpless little girl" vibe.

Most of the time with Rebecca, I just get a lot of Jodie Foster. In a good way.

Did I mention my house is really dark?

Just remember, you have far better sense memory of the layout and location of stumble-causing furniture than any prowler.

Just remember, you have far better sense memory of the layout and location of stumble-causing furniture than any prowler.

Or you can just put ita's bed by the door. Safest three months of my life.

Safest three months of my life.

Having the stranger from the internet sharing your apartment would most likely look like the complete opposite for most people, though, ha?

Heh. I think this is a good plan. ita by the door would work well to disperse the drunken hitchhikers that frequent our place.

She can be a little vindictive, he fucking terrorized her.

Yeah, but I'm not entirely clear on whether or not that was intentional. I'm not arguing that he wasn't a prick, and a smug know-it-all who could use some comeuppance, but... hm. New paragraph.

I was trying to come up with an analogy, partly along gender lines (because I think gender played into the power issues going on there so I was thinking maybe reversing the genders would illuminate something), but I'm having a lot of trouble coming up with it. So I'm wondering -- have we seen this dynamic before? Where the red herring suspect -- who's assholeish enough to have both cops and audience believing he could be the perpetrator of awful deeds -- turns out to have been innocent of all wrongdoing and then has a horrible thing done to them? Probably. I'm sure the sleepiness and drunkenness is affecting my memory. Anyway, if anybody thinks of one, let me know?

I don't think he did it on purpose, but she didn't stab him to death for it, just snarked him good.

And this is the second morally vague one-liner ending.

I read thought she was sincere, but that it came out a little edged. She meant it, but she wanted him to know she was gently throwing his words in his face.

A friend had a birthday today; so I missed the inside, and I managed to misset my VRC. I sort of have an approximate idea from skimming this thread. Anyone care to do a recap?