Staff Writers20 February 2008, 7:30 PM
Ok, it's time to simulate.
Do not scroll beyond this point unless you are over 18 and will not be offended by images of a sexual nature.
This is it. Jeb's done all the preparation. He's improved the appearance of his avatar, he has bought a penis, a house, a special rug and has met a special friend. All the essentials are in place. It's now time for romance.
Jeb
teleports Mistress Zabaleta to his home. As if by magic, she materializes in his living room.
He is sensitive about his home's lack of furniture. [Click on image to view bigger version with readable chat text]
There is one item, though. Mistress Zabaleta has noticed his rug!
Jeb's rug.
One thing quickly leads to another.
Jeb thinks of an excuse to get closer to Mistress Zabaleta.
They start getting to know each other better. Oops, what's that in the top right corner? The romance menu. Jeb has clicked on the rug to activate the menu, and selected one of three kissing options.
Each option on the menu is a sequence of animated romantic or sexual actions that is activated by Jeb when he clicks on them. A sexual encounter in Second Life is essentially a series of animated actions that envelop both partners, selected from the on-screen menu by the driving partner. Having sex on Second Life is similar to methodically working one's way through the Kama Sutra.
Jeb gets a shock when Mistress Zabaleta accidentally removes her hair instead of clothes. This is one of the hazards of readily removable organs in Second Life.
Miss Zabaleta protests she didn't didn't take her hair off on purpose.
While Mistress Zabaleta looks for her hair, Jeb takes the opportunity to
attach his penis.
Eventually, her hair reappears.
Ok, Jeb and Mistress Zabaleta deserve some privacy at this point. But before we go, we need to explain what's going on in this picture.
When any of the options on the on-screen sex menu are clicked, two so-called pose balls are released. These are small spheres that float in the space around the characters. In order to kick off the session, Jeb and Mistress Zabaleta each need to click on a pose ball, a blue one for him and a pink one for her. The problem in the scene above is that Jeb has grabbed his blue pose ball while Mistress Zabaleta hasn't clicked on her pink one. He has started and she hasn't!
The blue pose ball for him and the pink one for her. Jeb and Mistress Zabaleta click on them to start the action.
Ok, she's finally clicked on her pink pose ball. Both are now in synch. It's time for us to go.