25-06-15 Spend equal time with each other

[Giz]

New strip! http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/spen ... each_other

Should have an EC up by the time SDB updates. Sorry for the delays on that front.

[lordoffiling]

Uh-oh. You just talked yourself into Gary time there, Matt.

[TheEighth]

You guys don't even know if Lothario is still there, he could've left for all you know.

Wonder what can last longer for the girls? Fastlane's dick or Lothario's tongue?

If all party's are involved with each other, that means both Lorthario and Fastlane will each have a turn with Itsy-Bitsy and Coquette.
But it also means that Fastlane/Lothario is going to come together at some point.
Which is something that neither one of then wants to happen.

There are SO many ways for this to go wrong for SO many reasons.

*Props his feet up and gets comfortable in his seat. Holds snacks out to other forumgoers*
"Popcorn, anyone?*
"Nachos?"
"Gummies?"

[someone]

As expected, Peggy's annoyance was short-lived, and they didn't even have to talk about Didi!

[Spidrift]

Yeah. People do tend to forget that Peggy is a really nice person, who'll forgive a lot when she discovers that the other person has problems. (Though she really wants that go at Gary.) As we got much the same conversation between her and DiDi on her first appearance, this shouldn't surprise anyone.

Anyway - Peggy's choice of lingerie. Not at all bad, in a slightly conventional high-street-sex-shop sort of way (I hope that's silk, not nylon), but I don't want to think how Dillon looked in that get-up. Androgynously good-looking he may be, but I don't think that he's got the hips for it, and tucking can only achieve so much...

Oh, and (a) poor Kiley (again), and (b) what the heck is Gary doing all this time?

[christopheftw]

It's about time to launch. Is Matt going to be too flustered to get everyone from awkward to foreplay? Will his rule require him and Gary to at least kiss right away? Has he locked the front door? Will anyone's hopes or expectations be met?

[Spidrift]

Hopes will almost certainly be met, but even more probably not expectations. The best-laid plans of mice and men gang so bloody oft aglay in this comic that it's a wonder that any mouse or man bothers with planning any more. Though things tend to sort of work out in the end, in a weird sort of way.

And if Matt and Gary have to kiss ... meh, no problems arise. Matt can take it, and although Gary is solidly hetero, he's equally solidly broad-minded and curious, and has had Dillon chewing his face off for extended periods without permanent emotional damage. More than kissing raises issues for both of them, of course.

The front door is always an issue with Matt, of course, though I'm not sure who might interrupt them. As I'm imagining a rather acrobatically pornographic scene, to make the interruption worthwhile ... I dunno, Matt's sweet old mum?

[magicrectangle]

Not sure there's a need for yet another member of the swirly club, I wouldn't mind seeing Peggy stopped from getting with Gary, possibly by the whole thing falling apart when Kiley recognize's Gary from his technique.

I'm actually moderately surprised Kiley hasn't put it all together yet. Kiley knows that Matt and Gary are friends, and she knows how "incredible" Gary's technique is, so she has context for why Matt would feel inferior. It isn't too much of a stretch (given the leaps she's already made) for her to put this final piece into the puzzle.

I think my ideal end result would be Gary teaching Kiley the swirly the same way Dillon taught him, and then Kiley using it on DiDi.

[LegendaryKroc]

Uh-oh. You just talked yourself into Gary time there, Matt.

That's not necessarily bad for him, you know. I know Gary's uncomfortable about taking rather than giving but he's already proven to be pretty much clay in Matt's hands so far, so I'm fairly sure Mr Smooth – I mean Fastlane – will be able to come out on top of that eventuality too. He lives a charmed existence, that one, even if karma sometimes conspires to make him suffer his due (sometimes being the operative word).

[Don Alexander]

I'm sure Artie approves of Kiley's idea!

[worldshaking00]

As I expected, once Kiley explained her situation (or in this case, Fastlane explaining), Coquette gushed and showed us how incredibly nice and understanding she is. And I'm glad to see she didn't hesitate into picking out some lingerie quickly enough. That's not quite the style of clothing I'd have hoped she'd have worn, but then I guess she had to make due with whatever Matt's former conquests discarded.

I know he's there for the joke set-up, but why is Fastlane still there in the room? It's not like he's needed to help Coquette change. Same goes for Itsy, now that I think about it, although I guess it is a little more socially acceptable for her to be there. I mean, they're all most certainly not prudes, but he's just loitering there. Ah well, benefits of 'his' wardrobe & his house I guess. I guess it also allows for Coquette & Fastlane to try to outmaneuver Itsy's own personal therapy & what she thinks would do Fastlane's ego some good.

Chiming in with those who've mentioned it, what is Gary/Lothario up to? I wonder if he's decided to pick up and leave, chickening out. It's not in Gary's personality to let a friend down, but this is a pretty extraordinary situation for him to be in. He's prepped, at least as much physically as he can, for the foursome. But I could see his own insecurities, and the lack of having a personal attachment to a potential girlfriend, helping to push him over the edge and beating feet. He'd still be polite and all, leaving a note. It would be a let down, for us readers, for sure. But, I could see it considering all the drama focused on Kiley/Matt.

I love how Fastlane has apparently turned off his inner monologue, and how Coquette is showing her wisdom by keeping her thoughts to herself. I like the comparison between the two. Each of them are trying to get something out of the foursome, revolving around Gary, but Matt is...well, a bastard, and Peggy is being borderline angelic* (especially with letting Itsy's grope/insult be so quickly forgiven). Yet unknown to each other, they are doing a good job of thwarting Itsy. I'm sure there's some sort of guide for swingers and orgies out there somewhere. I don't see that 'each participant' has to necessarily spend, ahem, 'quality time' with another participant. However I fully agree that there should be no wallflowers at one.

How Matt will swerve around Gary should be entertaining. He's going to have to let Gary in on what Itsy is trying to do. He'll probably lie and say she's big-time into yaoi or something (not a stretch at all in this strip), and that the two of them might have to put on a show or something (kiss or something) but each of them try to downplay the other's rear end. Or, gasp, Lothario could just say the truth to the assembled group: he's not sexually attracted to Fastlane and is secure in his heterosexuality - thank-you very much. It might be not as funny for the strip, not getting to watch Matt squirm, but hell - no one is even asking the poor guy what HE wants. Is it par for the course, yes. But perhaps Gary will surprise us with an 'enough is enough' moment, politely of course, and show us that he's developing a hint of a spine. He's just been dragged from his house/surprise-violated/cleaned/shaved/quick-masturbated in front of a friend/flashed - the guy is entitled to stand his ground & say his opinion.

* I wonder if Peggy is going to come out wearing a pair of those Victoria Secret-style wings as an accessory to her lingerie. His other conquests have most assuredly been other fashion models, so it isn't out of the realm of possibility. It would help give Gary a Dream Weaver moment, and give a nice contrast to Itsy's catsuit.

[brasca]

You guys don't even know if Lothario is still there, he could've left for all you know.

Just because Lothario has not been seen in 7 strips does not mean he left. At most half an hour passed while waiting for the others. Either he is passing the time on his smart phone or getting loaded on that wine Coquette brought. If it is the latter then he might be passed out thus sparing Fastlane the possibility of being on the bottom.

I doubt he would just leave after all the time and preparation. There certainly were some uncomfortable moments, but this is a chance to have sex with 2 women and the implication provided by Fastlane is that it will not be one sided sex where Gary just pleasures them and gets nothing out of it. However, the tendency for things to fall apart makes it more likely that he might be too drunk to function.

[lordoffiling]

You know something, it just hit me.

Matt *does* know the Swirly Go Round. He doesn't know he knows it, but he knows it.

[Spidrift]

... I guess she had to make due with whatever Matt's former conquests discarded.

Oh, how quickly they forget.

I wonder if he's decided to pick up and leave, chickening out

Don't be silly. This comic doesn't do weak bathos.

However, the tendency for things to fall apart makes it more likely that he might be too drunk to function.

Things fall apart in comedic ways. They don't just collapse with a faint wheeze before they've even started.

Matt *does* know the Swirly Go Round. He doesn't know he knows it, but he knows it.

Oh good grief, not this again.

Matt may have experienced the Swirly in the form of a kiss. He has not been taught it. Nobody who has merely experienced it has shown any ability to recreate it - not even a veteran sexual professional like Amber.

[Milnoc]

Wonder what can last longer for the girls? Fastlane's dick or Lothario's tongue?

How many women did Lothario "Swirlied" after his night with Amber, some more than once? That must have taken a while.