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This is my late-night philosophizing so either it's complete and utter BS (in which case feel free to say so), or I'm actually on to something very deep.
Any old loser can deploy a double entendre right?
But what about, and I am not for a second suggesting that anyone can feasibly do this as a routine, when coincidental "symbolism" occurs the way it would in a romance novel? Could such things be exploited and mined, reactively, when they randomly come up? Might it not potentially tap into a person's subconscious/unconscious in a powerful way? Particularly when it can be explained away as a fun coincidence rather than a coincidental opportunity exploited for all it's worth? Especially if there is ambiguity even in the mind of the one exploiting?
For instance, say there is romantic and sexual tension between the leads in a public setting, from the previous interaction. Female lead goes in with intent to flirt/chase as her SO is out of town, even dresses up. Male lead is legitimately dehydrated etc. and says so as an excuse for being off his game, female lead asks why, he tells the truth, which is interesting, surprising, and had been foreshadowed, she gets very excited (legitimately) and drops some very interesting hints, male lead heads to the vending machine to hydrate. Comes back with Crush orange soda (another flavor of orange soda was the catalyst for the romantic/sexual tension) and Vitamin Water xxx. As utilitarian choices, and he will tell you so. He even believes this, except that he also believes in weird shit sometimes being attributable to fate or a higher power.
Certainly now and then the stars will align and windows of opportunity to pull this sort of trick will open. One of the big lessons I've taken from being exposed to quantum physics at an indecently young age, and later from religious training of all things, is that ambiguity and polysemy can be extremely powerful.
Any old loser can deploy a double entendre right?
But what about, and I am not for a second suggesting that anyone can feasibly do this as a routine, when coincidental "symbolism" occurs the way it would in a romance novel? Could such things be exploited and mined, reactively, when they randomly come up? Might it not potentially tap into a person's subconscious/unconscious in a powerful way? Particularly when it can be explained away as a fun coincidence rather than a coincidental opportunity exploited for all it's worth? Especially if there is ambiguity even in the mind of the one exploiting?
For instance, say there is romantic and sexual tension between the leads in a public setting, from the previous interaction. Female lead goes in with intent to flirt/chase as her SO is out of town, even dresses up. Male lead is legitimately dehydrated etc. and says so as an excuse for being off his game, female lead asks why, he tells the truth, which is interesting, surprising, and had been foreshadowed, she gets very excited (legitimately) and drops some very interesting hints, male lead heads to the vending machine to hydrate. Comes back with Crush orange soda (another flavor of orange soda was the catalyst for the romantic/sexual tension) and Vitamin Water xxx. As utilitarian choices, and he will tell you so. He even believes this, except that he also believes in weird shit sometimes being attributable to fate or a higher power.
Certainly now and then the stars will align and windows of opportunity to pull this sort of trick will open. One of the big lessons I've taken from being exposed to quantum physics at an indecently young age, and later from religious training of all things, is that ambiguity and polysemy can be extremely powerful.
