leggywillow wrote...
I have a Garrus-y question. I feel like a perv, but if I can't ask it here, I can't ask anywhere! Plus I'm sure it's been discussed somewhere.
... how do you think Shepard and Garrus "do it'? What do you think are some specific turian mating rituals? (For example, kissing for humans, but that obviously doesn't work for turians.)
Short answer, use your imagination.
Long answer, the people here have a whole group for asking things like and answering them in a level of detail that in no way belongs on this public forum unless we want the thread permanently locked.
That said, I'll give a PG-13 answer of my own. Their anatomy is a bit different, but the "peeing turian" can't have been much differently built from a human if he was using a urinal (and I'm not getting into the other argument that entails, either). To avoid serious injury on the turian's sharp pointy parts (arm spikes, probably the spurs, definitely the claws), the human would have to be careful. Following Mordin's advice probably wouldn't be a bad idea either, given the warnings about "chafing" and "comfortable positions for both species."
As for kissing, no, it's not going to work for Garrus; turian mouths aren't made for planting a big wet one on the lips. Maybe he might nibble with those beak-lips or something, or nuzzle. Or stroke with his mandibles. Shep could kiss him, but I don't think Frenching is an option when you're advised not to ingest fluids--saliva is a fluid (same goes for licking--turians evidently sweat, so I imagine they would be sweaty during that activity as well). It'd just have to be a planted smooch on his face, or wherever else.
Some people avoid this question altogether by simply saying that the two do not actually have sex after the romance scene (and some of them may think they never will). To me, it's not a matter of how or whether they do it (though I tend to assume that they do, if not before the mission then after, unless you reject Garrus right before Omega 4, in which case you are pure puppy-kicking evil!) but the emotions involved, especially on Garrus's part. Even if it's just a fling for Shepard, Garrus seems to be falling pretty hard for Shepard by that point. But, thus far, I haven't had a Shepard romance him unless she meant it--it's too dangerous to risk sleeping with a turian just for kicks or stress relief. Bungee jumping or sky diving is equally viable and has less potential to really kill you if you need a near-death experience to relieve your stress! I may make a Shepard in the future though who has trouble deciding between Garrus and Kaidan. Your mileage may vary--it's your Shepard, your Mass Effect experience, your story. Just like it's up to you whether your Shepard actually slept with Garrus, and, if you want to imagine that far, how they managed it.
Edited to add:
I don't think turians have "mating rituals" any more than humans do. I continue to try to stress this, because I continue to think it's one reason Garrus fans keep getting accused of bestiality. Turians are people, not animals. They probably behave as differently from partner to partner and experience to experience as humans do. Garrus evidently had hot hate-sex with a recon scout, but the way he's very gently stroking Shepard's arm at the end of his romance scene, it looks like that would be a totally different, nonviolent experience (assuming Shepard doesn't decide to insist that it be otherwise). Remember that while he may have had sex many times, Garrus has probably never been "in love," and I take that scene to be an indication he's falling for Shepard--maybe he hasn't yet, but he's going that route and would probably be more inclined toward gentler behavior rather than frustration/rage/hate as with the recon scout.
Let me be blunt, because turian claws and spikes would not. Those claws and teeth would not feel playful if they were digging into you, leaving fragments of allergenic material behind. You'd not just have cuts, you'd have swelling. And dig in the claws/teeth a little too deeply and you'd also get serious bleeding. Imagine explaining that to Dr. Chakwas. It's also true that just because a given animal is a predator, it won't necessarily bite during mating (and some herbivores DO). Biting/clawing during mating is most often done by male animals and it is a dominance behavior, not a playful or flirty one (unless it's just a little nip that does not break or bruise the flesh, but even then it's an aggressive, putting-the-other-partner-in-its-place behavior). I'm not saying it's WRONG to imagine this--some people think it's downright hot. But I've repeatedly tried to point out that the same behavior won't exist for every turian. Just like there are some real men who are very rough in bed, there'd be some turians who were likewise. My personal opinion is that Garrus would be trying to avoid doing physical harm to Shepard--he respects her, and while he's all for abusing the bad guys, he's shown no indication he'd ever hurt Shepard (and definitely would not want to jeopardize the mission that they are going into in less than two hours after that final clip). Right before Omega 4, Shepard should probably be interested in avoiding physical harm to Shepard, too, and not to mention any possible harm that she might manage to do to Garrus by accident. They might get rough from time to time thereafter, assuming there is a "thereafter" for them, but having one's hips/thighs become a solid mass of scars doesn't sound altogether fun to me.
Apart from Saren's rage moment, turians haven't ever stricken me as animalistic enough to have "mating rituals." What do you want Garrus to do, strut around you with brightly colored scarves until Shepard finally agrees to go to bed with him? I suspect that the krogan are more likely to be "ritualistic" during intercourse due to their commentary and their build--but even krogan are people, and adaptable. And yes, I do mean to sound clinical because I think the rest of you are dancing in the gutters half the time!
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Injury would mean you may not be able to carry out the mission. When the mission's not at stake later on, this is not as much of an issue. Still dangerous, but humanity won't go extinct for it. Let's face it, even the gentlest, most playful nips and scratches from a turian could probably seriously hurt a human being. Razor-sharp teeth and claws tend to do that, because they are meant to be used to seriously hurt things that can then be eaten. I doubt the experience would be fun except to a seasoned masochist. (And yes, I'm being tongue-in-cheek here, and through most of my post, so you can laugh.)
