What type of martial art would suit him?

[Tom Yum]

I'm telling you - Bartitsu!

Now we're talkin'!!

[Tom Yum]

It sounds to me like it is of some importance what gender his teacher/lover was, so yes, it was indeed a man. I was just being vague about the gender because I didn’t want people to go, “Ewww! Gay! I’m not touching that question!”

He himself is of course also very vague about his past relationships, so he is not “faggy” with limp wrists and a lisp. He does however have a feminine quality to him, that makes women flock around him because he comes off a sensitive and romantic gentleman. He is a bit of a James Bond parody in that if he wanted he could sleep with a new woman every night. .

Hey, I'm a romantic gentleman. Does that somehow make me gay?

I think most folks don't talk about their past relationships because its rude and that's the last thing most women want to hear - just imagine how a date would go if a guy talked about how much he and his ex-girlfriend were in love (strike one - she doesn't want to hear about how awesome of a couple they were and the romantic things they used to do together) and had a shitty break-up (strike two - looking for reasons to break up already, right? )

Big no-no's in dating.

[tekande]

Hey, I'm a romantic gentleman. Does that somehow make me gay?

Aw, don’t take it personal. I’m a woman myself, and the “sensitive, romantic gentleman being gay” part is an in-joke. You know, the idea that “all the good ones are either married or gay”.
Also, I’m making a bit fun of the idea that women like to hang out with gay men. Obviously the women around him has no idea that he is gay, and a lot of them would probably be repulsed if they found out (it is after all the Victorian era), but they are still drawn to him, and confuse the fascination with love.

I think most folks don't talk about their past relationships because its rude and that's the last thing most women want to hear

That’s the thing about the character. He does talk about past relationships because he is not interested in starting a new one, and most certainly not with a woman. He is just always vague about the gender, and people automatically assume he’s talking about women.

[Tom Yum]

Aw, don’t take it personal. I’m a woman myself, and the “sensitive, romantic gentleman being gay” part is an in-joke. You know, the idea that “all the good ones are either married or gay”.
Also, I’m making a bit fun of the idea that women like to hang out with gay men. Obviously the women around him has no idea that he is gay, and a lot of them would probably be repulsed if they found out (it is after all the Victorian era), but they are still drawn to him, and confuse the fascination with love. .

I think it sounds like someone is extremely jealous and trying hard to C-block the guy from getting a new girlfriend, doesn't it?

That’s the thing about the character. He does talk about past relationships because he is not interested in starting a new one, and most certainly not with a woman.

Sounds like you're trying to twist a story to fit an agenda.

[tekande]

I think it sounds like someone is extremely jealous and trying hard to C-block the guy from getting a girlfriend, doesn't it?

Jealous of a fictional character?

Sounds like you're trying to twist a story to fit an agenda.

Hehe, sounds to me like you just doesn't want him to be gay.

[jubaji]

"you doesn't want"?!

Hehe, sounds to me like you just doesn't want him to be gay.

Sounds to me like you had better have a good editor!

[tekande]

This was what I feared was going to happen if I told you he was gay. His sexuality is really not that important in the story, so this is quite irrelevant. I only told you because it seemed important if it was a man or a woman. Even in the story the reader is never told what gender his “lover from the east” was. A lot of things about him is never said directly, you just have to figure it out yourself. Like, I never say “he disliked cats”, but there are plenty of things hinting at it. Out of all the people who have read the script so far, more have noticed that he doesn’t like cats than that he is gay, which should tell you something about how big a role his sexuality plays.

So can we please get back to martial arts?

[jubaji]

A lot of things about him is never said directly, you just have to figure it out yourself.

Sounds to me like you had better have a good editor!

[tekande]

Sounds to me like you had better have a good editor!

Now I'm getting a bit confused. Are you saying that because it's a weird sentence? Because English is not my first language, so I often ends up saying some pretty weird stuff

[jubaji]

Are you writing your book in English?

[tekande]

Dear god, no! I don’t feel like I can express myself at all in English, so I wouldn’t dare unless I got help from someone who spoke the language far better than me. I won’t even try to translate snippets of my story for people to read on the net, because I know it’s going to sound horrible.

[jubaji]

What language will it be in?

[Tom Yum]

Jealous of a fictional character?

I'm not jealous of fictional characters but someone else seems to be for some reason...

Hehe, sounds to me like you just doesn't want him to be gay.

Sounds like you do, perhaps falsley and for some kind of agenda