unless im seriously misunderstanding them, obscenity laws deal with a) real people and b) publicity of material, and fanfiction of the lotus and the operator having sex falls under neither of those categories.
At least in the US, a "nonrequired" part of the offense is that the minor depicted actually exists. You can also be prosecuted for possessing it. Which, having viewed it makes a copy on your computer/phone. They've also been used in the past for things which have no legal victim (at the time) like animals.
It's a very "I know it when I see it" aka "whatever I vibe it as" set of laws in the US
Whether the average person, applying contemporary adult community standards, finds that the matter, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interests (i.e., an erotic, lascivious, abnormal, unhealthy, degrading, shameful, or morbid interest in nudity, sex, or excretion);
Whether the average person, applying contemporary adult community standards, finds that the matter depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way (i.e., ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, masturbation, excretory functions, lewd exhibition of the genitals, or sado-masochistic sexual abuse); and
Whether a reasonable person finds that the matter, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
Any material that satisfies this three-pronged test may be found obscene.
Note: There is no definition for "contemporary adult community standards" or test to determine it anywhere AFAIK. This is 100% up to the judge or jury to decide what's "offensive", "has value", or "appeals to prurient interests".
18 U.S. Code § 1466A(c) - relevant to this precise hypothetical
Nonrequired Element of Offense.—
It is not a required element of any offense under this section that the minor depicted actually exist.
Lotus looked so hot in the water scenes! Something about her new Radiant appearance, the high quality face model, and her tendrils going inside. I need some NSFW versions of that lol!
Of the dark refractory? I doubt it, its too new and too niche. Everyone is focused on Marie for art rn
Lotus x operator? (Prison?)
Drifter uses it too by the looks of it... so...
Lotus x Drifter?
Lotus x Drifter x Operator for the double whammy
this eliminates the prison time but it still remains kiiiiindaaa incest (?) (i know they arent blood related but still...) maybe
Is it incest if it's u but u didn't make it out of there
Is it incest if the drifter neither is related to, or even met the lotus prior to the new war?
i was referring to drifter on operator
i believe drifter says something along the lines of "im the you that didnt make it out of here"
At that point it's just conceptually-embodied masturbation.
Isn’t that more like masturbation?
Drifter never even met Margilus and nor the Lotus while she took her place, so they don't actually have that connection in the first place
B-but your honor the operator is 1000s of years old they just look like a child(im joking
To be completely fair, that defense would hold up in court if they were real. So lotus will be fine, but the artist might not be.
they are fictional characters; no prison
Uh... not quite.
Look up obscenity laws.
unless im seriously misunderstanding them, obscenity laws deal with a) real people and b) publicity of material, and fanfiction of the lotus and the operator having sex falls under neither of those categories.
At least in the US, a "nonrequired" part of the offense is that the minor depicted actually exists. You can also be prosecuted for possessing it. Which, having viewed it makes a copy on your computer/phone. They've also been used in the past for things which have no legal victim (at the time) like animals.
It's a very "I know it when I see it" aka "whatever I vibe it as" set of laws in the US
Here, some direct citations if you want to dig in a bit more and not just trust some random redditor:
Also a word of caution: Just because they don't usually choose to enforce it, doesn't mean it's not illegal.
https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-obscenity
Note: There is no definition for "contemporary adult community standards" or test to determine it anywhere AFAIK. This is 100% up to the judge or jury to decide what's "offensive", "has value", or "appeals to prurient interests".
18 U.S. Code § 1466A(c) - relevant to this precise hypothetical
That makes lotus a zoophile and operator a robophile
Wait what between lotus and drifter? Did the quest but lost on lore
They are asking for someone to make bath porn basically lmao
Your honor, as someone who lives with water bucket; bath tub and shower porn is hot af
Ok understandable have a nice day
Boy id love to see it if there is
There's a WIP of Lotus in the dark refractory by F4derati0n
I just saw it
DE when lotus bath water
Lotus looked so hot in the water scenes! Something about her new Radiant appearance, the high quality face model, and her tendrils going inside. I need some NSFW versions of that lol!