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And this is why you don't drink Whiskey by the bottle
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Cask. He took home a cask. That is a small barrel.
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNMMMMMMMMMM Mousy, you finally got what you wanted
Recap:
Starjammer got jammed.
Rye Mash got to do a little mashing of his own.
Mousy got... hitched?
Aw, he didn't wake up with a kangaroo in his bed.
Hahahahaha xD Wow... wow... somehow, I should have expected this, or did I?
Hehehehe, a gloriously well done chapter, nice job!
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Allow me a moment to properly express my feelings
*very quietly* oooww
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THIS time.
I sympathize with poor Rye ... I vaguely recall nights like that. Minus the marriage and buggery, of course.
6736601 Just 'cause you don't remember does not mean it did not happen. Pray for not receiving "Surprise:you're a father!" visits any time soon.
Also...that's why I don't drink...
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I can at least say with all certainty that I never had blackout-drunk sex at any point in my life. I just got drunk and did stupid shit I heard about the next day (and for weeks afterward).
Yay, no surprise babies for me!
Of course, by now, any offspring I may have had would be either in college or working, so ...
6736546 minced maybe?
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Better than nothing. Maybe if someone tried something with "mouse trap"? This is proving difficult.
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Rye got his pecker caught in a Mouse Trap.
NO NO NO! This went all wrong!
6737456 mouse trapped a stallion for herself
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Mousy got her hole filled?
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Yes, marriage is yucky. It should never happen, I agree.
So here I am at lunch and half the cafeteria can't figure out why I'm laughing so hard. The other half ate giving me that "he's lost his damn mind" look.
well that happened
Bwahahahahah. wait...BWAHAHAHAHA. ok ok, im done... BwahahahaHAHA!!
HOW DID I KNOW
Also I'm surprised Oola didn't get in on it
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She was foalsitting.
6739417 I see
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I'm pretty certain this has happened before, I ain't gonna ask you to call me your king, just be cool, be wild, and be groovy dude
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If Mousy had gotten drunk, and two guys she wouldn't have slept with ordinarily had had sex with her; while someone else shrugged their shoulders and let it happen, and the next morning Mousy was puking her guts out at the thought of what she'd done while the other three people laughed at her, would that still be 'funny', or would that be considered rape?
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It would be a moment of questionable consent, that much is for certain. However, you are looking at it from a modern standard with modern, westernised thinking. While the situation can be judged from that standard, it ultimately has no bearing upon the story as it is presented in the context that is relevant; stuff like this was commonplace and happened every day.
There is also the fact that Rye was into the whole thing and there are witnesses that state that this is what he wanted, so, willing and consensual intent can be shown here, the same could be said if the shoe was on the other
foothoof. The social standards and societal mores that these ponies live by are the guideposts that are followed here, not your modern, westernised standards which are horribly flawed and out of place when put in context to how the story is presented.In short, polite terms, we can't cast judgment using modern standards and apply them to the social rituals of yesteryear.
The next chapter has Rye talking with Celestia, who ends up giving Rye some fairly important life advice, some of which can be summed up as not all marriage is about love, but an amicable agreement between two
peopleponies to look out for one another's interests, very much like a business partnership. She tells him to own up to his mistake and make the most of it.6739965
Do not make assumptions about me. I disagree with much of western culture on a great many levels.
If you don't believe me take a look at Limits of the Horizon where I compare Equestria's 'western' views with Zaharren's (Zebra's), middle east based culture; giving both sides good points and bad points in arguing things like slavery, gender roles etc. (Though many of the arguments lie unfinished.)
As for saying the culture is different in The Catch: I'll remind you that Rye turned down the fates who he'd honestly had more conversation with at the time than what he'd had with Mousy before now. There you were presenting it as quite noble and 'passing a test'. Why is refusing to sleep with 3 people you've had one conversation with when sober considered noble, but sleeping with 2 people you hardly know when you're drunk is considered alright?
Between Mousy, Velvet and Jammer; did none of them actually think there wasn't a significant chance Rye Mash would regret this in the morning? Bloody Velvet, being a telepath would have almost definitely known he'd regret it, and did nothing. Mousy and Starjammer either knew, but prioritized sex over respect for Rye, or else they didn't know, meaning they absolutely had no understanding of him as a person, in which case they shouldn't be sleeping with him anyway.
Mousy wanted to marry Rye, but she doesn't know him! Since the day she met him she has not had even one real conversation with him. What reason does she have to think he will still want to be married to her when he's sober? (Though Mousy clearly doesn't perceive monogamy in marriage as important so I don't know what she thinks marriage means at this point.)
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I was merely pointing out the obvious, it wasn't meant at you directly. I was setting up a framework from which the issue can be examined.
Bloody Velvet isn't Rye's mother or his nanny. She isn't obligated to save him from his own stupidity. He is responsible for himself.
For the times they live in, marriage ISN'T ABOUT LOVE. Mind blowing, ain't it? For most of human history, marriage had little to do with love. Love and marriage is recent phenomenon as far as human history goes, and people in general are always so shocked to find out about this. I don't want to go into too much, because this is something that will be in Rye and Celestia's conversation, but Mousy wasn't looking for romantic love and marriage. She was looking for protection. She was looking for a provider. She was looking for a partner. It has nothing to do with love, love is something that happens later in a marriage after you've been together for a number of years and get settled in.
Again, I don't want to say too much because the next chapter goes into the issue a bit more.
But let's take a look at the world at how Mousy sees it.
Rye walks into a room, takes charge of the situation, and has the means to establish authority over others, in this instance by using force of arms. He's commanding and bold. He's brave. He rescued her, which is usually an indicator of someone decent. He didn't immediately obligate her into sex in exchange for her rescue, further evidence of decency. Rye has the means to make money. So, in summary, Rye is a fantastic potential provider, he isn't too pervy, he treats others well, has a commanding sense of authority, and is what one might call, a good catch. It has nothing to do with love, or romance, or anything like that, it has more to do with making sure that your future is secured. You find a way to make yourself of interest to said provider. For a female, this can be any number of things, sex of course is chief among them. But there are other things, such as being a like minded associate, a partner, a wellspring of ideas, a clever accomplice, etc.
The end goal is to make yourself and the one you are interested in beholden to one another, indispensable to each other, providing for each other's needs in such a way that no one else can. If you treat a marriage as a business arrangement, and some do, it means making yourself invaluable enough that you business partner cannot function without you, as such, it is within their better interests to look after your needs as well as your own.
In history, as odd as it sounds, and we can see this in the Victorian Era, women had even more empowerment in some ways than they do now. For some, going to a good 'finishing school' made them highly practical partners. The man might have been the 'face' of the business, but the wife was the accountant, the hostess, the secretary, the financial planner, the notary, the marketer, and so much more. Building a fortune, such was the practice of the Victorian Era, meant that the husband and the wife had to work well together, love and romance had very little to do with the practical matter of survival and good finances.
For Mousy, Rye fits in with what she wants from life... he has the means that she lacks and she understands that she can offer him a fair exchange, through one form or another, in return for what she wants from him. Everything else is just gravy.
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And yet in any partnership, whether for bed, business or the battle deck; being able to trust your partner is paramount. Mousy just failed to prove she's worthy of trust by taking advantage of Rye the first time he ever let himself be vulnerable to her.
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This is true, no denying it. Rye also had a hoof in this... he's shown that he is not the most responsible sort when he is drinking. Let's keep it fair, shall we?
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Also, The Catch as a title is indicative of Rye Mash... unlike Bucky, who is the protagonist of The Chase, Rye Mash gets caught. The Fates catch him, Mousy catches him, and he gets caught up in the situation of the world around him. Rye Mash does nothing to run from his destiny, he makes it happen, for good or for ill. He just keeps getting caught. That is what he does.
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On a completely different curious note; you refer to 'my westernized thinking', and you're name is obviously anything but.
Something I've been wondering for a long time is where are you from, and what does your name mean?
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My name refers to a local plant, kudzu. I live in the Southern United States, in the buckle of the bible belt. I have an obsession for haiku and lunes. I dropped out of seminary school about 20 years ago, became a pagan, started a polygamous relationship with Eris, undid the damage done to my brain by my time in seminary school, and have since studied psychology, sociology, philosophy, and things of that nature. I am a punslinger for my faith. I am, more than anything, a silly person.
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hmm ok. Your reference to western values last night made me think you were from outside America/ Europe. Thanks for the clarification.
This story has earned the mature tag! Mwahahahaha!
Starjammer felt as though he was about half mast or so, and Rye’s movement had caused parts of Starjammer’s anatomy to come to life.
Rye felt Starjammer was at about half mast or so, and Rye’s movement had caused parts of Starjammer’s anatomy to come to life.
The way it was, has it where Starjammer is the one who is feeling himself being at half mast. When I think you were going for Rye feeling Starjammer at half mast.
Okay, I think it's fair for me to make this joke now:
Starjammer likes to have his star jammed!
Did you name him for that reason perhaps?
Awesome story so far! Kinda disapointed that you skipped the sex scene, but I guess you are trying to keep this story semi-clean.
Keep up the awesome work!
6738304 mousy got her cheese!
I wonder if you can make cheese from semen...
Google time...
No, no you can not make cheese from sperm. But apparently adding sperm to other foods can make the dish taste better...
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At least it wasn't a cask of amontillado.