I sort of hate the way I brought Maria and Chanel into this arc. I kinda wanted to do a lot more with them, but I felt like their role seemed mostly disjointed to everything else going on that it was hard to work in. That said, I didn’t feel I could leave them out entirely. This little segment with everybody seeing everybody and Chanel pretty much learning everyone’s truths all at once kind of helps reattach them to the plot after all.
Theory time: Will Rain actually come out? Would she even need to at this point?
It's kind of hard not to have stuff feel disjointed right now. There is absolutely nothing normal about this situation. It kind of adds to the atmosphere in my opinion. ^_^
Rain needs to come out for the sake of, well, her sanity. Aiken's her brother. She can't hide it forever. Although, it's somewhat amusing to imagine her brother's reaction if she came out with all her friends present, since only one of them is what he considers "normal". Half of the cast is pretty much "crossdressing" right now (or at least, Rain and Rudy are; Ky's not even sure about her/his gender identity yet.)
I feel like it was a good entry. The real question is if Rain is going to come out to her brother. On one hand it could make him realize that not all trans are 'Bad' before the resentment sets in and the feelings are harder to root out and deal with. On the other hand, it could confirm his feelings that trans are 'bad.'
I think that Ky is primarily female who cross dresses into male from time to time. If I made a convincing female I could see myself doing that from time to time even though I identify as male.
Ok, all other angst aside, I can't help but want to hug Chanel. It's hard being the newcomer in a closeknit group. And when you're already 'different' then most people around you, it's even harder to feel accepted. (Most people being the school, not this group)
Considering Rain just turned away from Aiken, he should be headed their way. In fact, in my head I'm kind of imagining him just standing behind the "camera", watching this all go down.
Rain needs to come out for the sake of, well, her sanity. Aiken's her brother. She can't hide it forever. Although, it's somewhat amusing to imagine her brother's reaction if she came out with all her friends present, since only one of them is what he considers "normal". Half of the cast is pretty much "crossdressing" right now (or at least, Rain and Rudy are; Ky's not even sure about her/his gender identity yet.)
I think that Ky is primarily female who cross dresses into male from time to time. If I made a convincing female I could see myself doing that from time to time even though I identify as male.
* I friggin' hate English tenses