Oooh, I’m happy to learn that, I thought the opposite!

Al is bi and closeted. Brendan is as gay as a three dollar bill, and his relationship with Lucille is 100% platonic. Al’s jealousy of Lucille and Brendan says a lot more about him that it does about them.

I thought Brendan was bi? If that is the case, it really blurs what is and isn’t a “platonic friendship” and can be why Al is jealous (though unjustifiable so). Been in that position myself. It’s annoying. Sexually compatible gender – can’t friends just be seen as friends?

Bit of a non sequitur, but I’m getting echoes of “What counts as gay/les/etc…?”

But anyway, I read that as this: they can’t have a full-on human emulation because the motor control would be off.

Well yeah, she has a very important part in Brendan’s life. She’s a true, good, friend, whose personality seems to be a perfect match for him. On the other hand, Al is a bear: silent and lonesome. With maaaaybe a dash of “I don’t deserve him” complex. Even if he’s perfectly aware Bren won’t ever chase the skirts, Lucille is still Bren’s bestie, a very special someone for him. The only very special someone Al has, it’s Bren.