Friday Afternoon: Art

Friday Afternoon: Part 2 - Art

Emanuel

“What sorts of poses do you think Ms. Rose has in mind for us today?”

“Why not ask me directly Emanuel?”

“For some reason, I’m still not used to teachers paying attention to us before class starts.”

“You’re both seniors, right?”

“Yes. Why do you ask?”

She motioned them inside. “Most students don’t have room in their schedules for elective classes until their senior year. And considering how few chose electives over a shorter school day, I have more time than most teachers to spend paying attention to my students.”

“That makes sense. So then, what kinds of poses do you have in mind for us today?”

“Ones of a more romantic or sensual nature. I figure you’ve both probably started to get tired of the constant focus on arousal and the like. Also, I want to make sure your classmates realize there is more to nude art and the Program than sex.”

Emanuel nodded his head. “I know technically our hormones are running kind of wild, but that’s no excuse to reduce each other to a walking sex object.”

“My thoughts exactly. Society will never realize the kinds of changes the Program wants to make if all we do is promote physical sex. Normalizing the naked form is the best way to stop sexual objectification.”

Allison put down her bag. “Because if a breast or naked body is nothing special, then objectifying media will have no power or effect, right?”

“Correct. And as sexuality stops being generalized to dealing only dealing with the physical side of it, we can finally talk seriously and openly as a society about the rest of it. That’s what we need to finally kick out the current rape culture.”

Emanuel put down his bag. “But won’t there always be some people who would violate others anyway?”

“Yes, but they would be such a small minority compared to the rest of the population. And I highly doubt the majority would take kindly to having their new ideals ignored in such a flagrant way. Violators wouldn’t have a media that, in a way, celebrates them; or a court system that puts up with their actions. They really wouldn’t have any place to hide. And that would stop all but the most troubled of them from trying anything in the first place.”

The rest of the class began to filter in. “Who would these people be?”

“Sociopaths mostly. People who lack the ability to care about others. And most of them would probably find the cost of our actions too high to make them worth doing. By the way, would you mind if I skip straight into the poses for today?”

Are you still satisfied from earlier Ally?

For the most part. You?

Same here. “Not at all. Why?”

She pointed at his semi-erect penis. “Because I want to show the rest of the class that arousal is a natural part of being near someone you find attractive, and that it doesn’t always need to lead to anything sexual happening.”

“Okay then. What’s the first pose you want us to do?”

“Something very simple. Sit next to each other; Allison will lay her head on your shoulder while you have a hand resting on her shoulder or arm.”

“What about his other arm?” Allison asked.

“That, and any other limb can rest wherever you are both comfortable with them resting. I want the pose to look natural, so don’t worry too much about cover rules.”

“Won’t the class complain?”

“I don’t care if they do. This is an art class, not a voyeurs club. Besides, my classroom, my rules” she paused “for the most part anyway.”

Emanuel sat down “Pressure from the local Program committee?”

She glanced up at the clock. “You could say that. Now’s not the time to talk about it though.”

Allison sat down next to him and place one of his hands over her breast. I’d like to sit like this if it’s also comfortable for you.

For now, it is.

“As soon as the bell rings, begin drawing. You have ten minutes.”

Emanuel wrapped the other arm around Allison and let the hand rest on her upper arm.

Allison glanced around the room. I guess we’ll find out more when we check out those books.

Gotcha. Back to our previous conversation he felt her pause I know Tony said there’s more to this all then just the power play, but it sure doesn’t seem that way.