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| - Alice and Bob are in Bob's bed having a... sexual interlude. In bursts a messenger -- let's call her Carol -- who has some important news to tell Bob. Instead of getting mad or awkwardly excusing himself so he can go take care of this new business in another room, Bob decides this development will not interrupt his activity. Instead, he remains in bed, completely naked, talking with the messenger as if he were sitting, fully-clothed, in his office. This chagrins and exasperates Alice; her reaction can be anything from active, cheek-burning shame to (if this sort of thing has happened before) boredom, impatience or disinterest.
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| - Alice and Bob are in Bob's bed having a... sexual interlude. In bursts a messenger -- let's call her Carol -- who has some important news to tell Bob. Instead of getting mad or awkwardly excusing himself so he can go take care of this new business in another room, Bob decides this development will not interrupt his activity. Instead, he remains in bed, completely naked, talking with the messenger as if he were sitting, fully-clothed, in his office. This chagrins and exasperates Alice; her reaction can be anything from active, cheek-burning shame to (if this sort of thing has happened before) boredom, impatience or disinterest. It is important to note that the only people who are likely to engage in Coitus Uninterruptus are villainous characters, or those who are of ambiguous "morality", typically to disrespect and/or deliberately offend the viewing character. A heroic character would usually feel some amount of anger or embarrassment upon being interrupted in this way, and would attempt to protect the modesty of his partner, whom he presumably would not want to subject to the associates' or strangers' gawking. Since perversion is a common trait among villains (as a way of marking them as unsuitable partners), Coitus Uninterruptus is a good way to show that a bad guy is particularly nasty. Villains who are extremely nasty may not even bother to stop the sex act once Carol has burst in through the door, instead continuing to bump and grind away while ordering him or her around. Disgust may register Alice or Carol's face, but neither of them will dare speak a word of protest, since it's obvious such a villain has very little empathy for other people, and might even be in the habit of killing underlings for the slightest infractions. One less common form of Coitus Uninterruptus is to have a Alice and Bob engage in sex while in the presence of other people, who might watch or simply go about their business, taking no notice. Again, it's usually villains or the morally ambiguous characters who have a tendency for this sort of behavior -- at least in non-pornographic movies -- although heroic types who are labeled as "sexually adventurous" might engage in it as well (they'll be less inclined to allow young children to witness it, though). In more recent works, protagonists may engage in Coitus Uninterruptus in order to show their coolness, aloofness, or just plain general superiority to other characters (i.e. "common" people). Or conceivably it could even be used in a stressful or dangerous situation, as an extremely eccentric version of Stiff Upper Lip. Like the villains, they are putting down the lesser characters by showing no respect for their sensibilities while making a general territorial statement. Related to Make-Out Kids, which is a PG rated version of this trope. Examples of Coitus Uninterruptus include:
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