The one that started at the end of chapter 7, and took place in chapters 8-10. At the end of chapter 7 the 'sex mission' they've pre-agreed to try out is explained:
“Sabina, your self-assessment?” checks Elena.
“Yeah, yeah, it’s similar to Jane’s. Only I’m all confuzzled and probably not about to have a flashback, and rather than fighting I’d be happy to fuck it out instead.” She pauses and then purrs ultra-flirtatiously, “very happy.”
Jane’s irritation spikes. But her libido spikes at the same time. So … game on. They have talked about this and decided to make use of known stress relievers and grounders: The use of logic when emotional. Mindful breathing. Noticing three things in the room that they can see, two they can hear, one they can touch. Humour. Aggressive sex in place of physical aggression: the consensual kind.
“Let’s fuck it out,” she growls, glancing at Elena, and waiting for her go, as previously agreed.
“Mission is go!” Elena sounds excited and more than a little turned on. She pulls out a notebook and pen and assumes an action stance. This is also something they have all agreed to for their first try of ‘sex sublimation strategy’. Since it’s meant to be about redirecting Jane’s aggression and refocusing Sabina, Elena is going to take notes and record their results.
They decided to experiment with sublimating Jane's (PTSD driven) desire to fight (the fight/flight/freeze response) into aggressive sex instead. Remember from earlier in the fanfic, they decided they're going to try and deal with their PTSD together, i.e., #MissionReplaster. This was part of that.
Sublimation is a psychological defence that's sometimes considered more 'evolved' or 'healthy' than just reacting to stuff. So if you felt angry and wanted to lash out at the people around you, but you went for a run instead (to use up the anger energy), that's an example of sublimation.
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