“Take one, pass it down, you know the drill,” Summer said, starting a stack of brief questionnaires down the first column of desks. “I need these back by the end of class today. In the meantime, let’s talk about touch. Why do we touch people? Anybody?”
On the paper is a series of questions. The directions say to underline the closest answer, and note that the class will probably include hands-on experience outside of preferences.
What orientation are you? men women either any unknown?
What gender are you? male female other-(specify)
What sexual experience have you had already (receiving)? oral anal vaginal fingering none other-handjob
What sexual experience have you had already (giving)? oral anal vaginal fingering none other-(specify)
What is your pronoun preference? male female other-(specify)
Indicate your comfort level with your nudity, 1 is not comfortable at all, 10 is completely comfortable
Indicate your comfort level with others’ nudity, 1 is not comfortable at all, 10 is completely comfortable
What do you expect to get out of this class? To learn where and how to touch someone to get the best responses.
Felix sat back in his seat as he read over the questions and began to fill them out. Hopefully people here were beyond judging someone’s lack of personal experience.
At the question she asked, the blond raised his hand and spoke up. “It’s to cause a reaction, ma’am. Comforting them, exciting them, or harming them; it’s all a reaction to the touch.”
“Good!” Summer perched up on her desk and let her legs swing. “You’re here to learn about the kind of touch that excites people. Most of the things you will learn in here apply to anyone, any gender, any body. There are things that are specific to certain genders as well, and we’ll get to those.” She leaned forward a little, catching at various glances. “I will expect everyone to participate with all genders. If that’s going to be a problem, see me after class. Even if your particular bent is one way, the information will still be useful.”
Any questions?”