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Tales From the Low Roads, Chapter 18 (**F/F, Feet and UB).
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Ah...
Leafing through each new installment of the amazing and matchless Low Roads epic is sort of like settling in with the most delicious meal at your favorite restaurant...you just get filled with that delightful sensation that you’re in good hands. So I tuck my napkin into my shirt collar, try and remember to use cutlery, and savor the activation of my salivary gland as I dig in to a most exquisite meal.
Even from the cover the Low Roads always seem to grab my attention, almost like the aroma wafting wonderfully from the succulent feast as it is placed upon my table.
And like the mighty 17 that came before...this chapter is no exception, and certainly does not fail to impress and tantalize.
The first few pages spare us the chatter of text and let the reader soak in the artwork to remember what twisted roads have brought us to the current calamities at hand. And as always, when the text does make its grand arrival, it is with the same gregarious spirit that blessed all of the Low Roads episodes with such grace and charm. Cymbals clash, percussion booms, and the symphony of LBH begins.
Twitching remains of the wiggling tentacle harkens back to memories of The Blob, and thoughts of terrifying alien extremities that continue to carry out their fiendish purpose even after their disembodiment. Eesh **quivers**
“Jen may be as lovely as a lily, but she’ll never be as fragile” is a line worthy of the Bard himself. So rarely does such poetic prose grace the pages of a comic project, especially in communities dedicated to naughty eroticism. This series of yours is truly something that sets itself apart and gleams forth with the brightness of your dedication, your amazing capacity for language, and your unique and vigilant spirit.
Page 7 has to be one of my very favorites, of the entire series. Something about the fond parting of our phantasmic couple just works so wonderfully well.
I love the curvy trails of stone and earth, mud and dust. Something about the way you render the landscapes gives this entire tale the grandest of scopes, even in its most pedestrian of moments.
Klept’s nasty value of a soft touch is quite the delightful scene. Although they may feel rancor for the boogeys, they certainly are quick to imitate their wicked methods, eh?
And do Angie and Fiona never get respite from the shennanigans? LMAO.
The Manequi spite and spirit reads more like satire than fiction to me. Although the Low Roads pace often seems careful and controlled, moments such as these are Swift indeed. LOL. And their fight scene on page 25 is practically mythological in its portrayal. I love it.
And the three course meal that ensues in both struggle and after math is more than filling, but is an absolute culinary delight, scrumptuous in every detail. The say that the finest of cuisine is judged both in terms of taste and presentation, and this scene is as tastefully presented as any gourmet could hope for! Transported by tongue and touch to a golden land of tickles and teases? Delicate torture which alters the very fabric of reality. These are the snacks for which my palette pines. Having tasted the sweet nectar of the Low Roads, never again will my appetite be slaked by the common bone or morsel. My only regret is that such copious confections leave me far too full for dessert!! Although I should curse you for spoiling my senses with the finest delectations, I am still far to drunk on delight to be anything but pleasantly plump on this bountyless feast.
Flake me with a fork, serve me lightly garnished.
For I am done.
LBH – you have accomplished the impossible, yet again. I will not even inquire as to the timing of the next meal. I shall simply digest, relishing the flavors still heavy on my tongue, and fondly allow my hunger to return until your next masterpiece is baked to perfection.
Fondly and forever a fan of your fantastic feathery feasts, feets, and feats.
LMAO.
The Deeto
Leafing through each new installment of the amazing and matchless Low Roads epic is sort of like settling in with the most delicious meal at your favorite restaurant...you just get filled with that delightful sensation that you’re in good hands. So I tuck my napkin into my shirt collar, try and remember to use cutlery, and savor the activation of my salivary gland as I dig in to a most exquisite meal.
Even from the cover the Low Roads always seem to grab my attention, almost like the aroma wafting wonderfully from the succulent feast as it is placed upon my table.
And like the mighty 17 that came before...this chapter is no exception, and certainly does not fail to impress and tantalize.
The first few pages spare us the chatter of text and let the reader soak in the artwork to remember what twisted roads have brought us to the current calamities at hand. And as always, when the text does make its grand arrival, it is with the same gregarious spirit that blessed all of the Low Roads episodes with such grace and charm. Cymbals clash, percussion booms, and the symphony of LBH begins.
Twitching remains of the wiggling tentacle harkens back to memories of The Blob, and thoughts of terrifying alien extremities that continue to carry out their fiendish purpose even after their disembodiment. Eesh **quivers**
“Jen may be as lovely as a lily, but she’ll never be as fragile” is a line worthy of the Bard himself. So rarely does such poetic prose grace the pages of a comic project, especially in communities dedicated to naughty eroticism. This series of yours is truly something that sets itself apart and gleams forth with the brightness of your dedication, your amazing capacity for language, and your unique and vigilant spirit.
Page 7 has to be one of my very favorites, of the entire series. Something about the fond parting of our phantasmic couple just works so wonderfully well.
I love the curvy trails of stone and earth, mud and dust. Something about the way you render the landscapes gives this entire tale the grandest of scopes, even in its most pedestrian of moments.
Klept’s nasty value of a soft touch is quite the delightful scene. Although they may feel rancor for the boogeys, they certainly are quick to imitate their wicked methods, eh?
And do Angie and Fiona never get respite from the shennanigans? LMAO.
The Manequi spite and spirit reads more like satire than fiction to me. Although the Low Roads pace often seems careful and controlled, moments such as these are Swift indeed. LOL. And their fight scene on page 25 is practically mythological in its portrayal. I love it.
And the three course meal that ensues in both struggle and after math is more than filling, but is an absolute culinary delight, scrumptuous in every detail. The say that the finest of cuisine is judged both in terms of taste and presentation, and this scene is as tastefully presented as any gourmet could hope for! Transported by tongue and touch to a golden land of tickles and teases? Delicate torture which alters the very fabric of reality. These are the snacks for which my palette pines. Having tasted the sweet nectar of the Low Roads, never again will my appetite be slaked by the common bone or morsel. My only regret is that such copious confections leave me far too full for dessert!! Although I should curse you for spoiling my senses with the finest delectations, I am still far to drunk on delight to be anything but pleasantly plump on this bountyless feast.
Flake me with a fork, serve me lightly garnished.
For I am done.
LBH – you have accomplished the impossible, yet again. I will not even inquire as to the timing of the next meal. I shall simply digest, relishing the flavors still heavy on my tongue, and fondly allow my hunger to return until your next masterpiece is baked to perfection.
Fondly and forever a fan of your fantastic feathery feasts, feets, and feats.
LMAO.
The Deeto
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Grateful thanks, my good friend! Pallet-tickling is entirely apropos for the TTC, and I couldn't be more pleased with your happy turns of phrase! Delighted (and relieved) that you have your napkin knotted firmly, as this chapter turned out to be rather moist (from Angie's perspective, at least!)
A most treasured compliment! I seek to intrigue with every aspect of the storytelling... being aware of all the plot-points makes it difficult to guess when I've succeeded. That this chapter opens with the denouement to the preceding one couldn't help but compromise some of its freshness... however, I did want to sum-up events before heading in new directions. We're reached roughly the one-third mark, plot-wise... where the second act would begin in a three-act play. I felt it necessary to stop and assess; we may not see many of these characters again for some time, and I thought it important that their circumstances to be clear in everyone's mind.
So very good of you to say so! I did like the idea of opening this chapter quietly, without a lot of busy exposition. The tone at this point should be a touch morose (not to mention exhausted!) A quiet opening does run the risk of bewildering those who haven't followed events closely, and while the Low Roads readers might profit from opening recaps (I provided them regularly in "Spectacles of Doom"), I prefer that the chapter changes be more ambiguous than didactic. Once it's finished and can be read unbroken (as I hope future visitors to the forums will continue to do), the story should unwind as a novel does rather than in serial fashion. That's how I always envisioned it should be experienced, the way I feel its structure offers the most impact. Unfortunately, with the present months-long gaps between postings, it sure seems more serialized than of a whole piece.
Spot on! That "goo on a stick" moment was meant to echo the early scene from Steve McQueen's Blob, absolutely! The '50s sci-fi movie is my favorite flavor of pop culture, and while the genre doesn't lend itself to easy referencing in the Low Roads, I sure won't pass up any opportunities! The very notion that Sid could detach "emissaries" that act independently and are yet beholden to him (are, indeed, still a part of him) finds its inspiration in '50s sf film: note a similar instance in "Attack of the Saucer Men", where an amputated alien hand still summons vigor enough to cause havoc; likewise, the Venusian's bat-like control devices from "It Conquered the World" were issued from its own conical frame. And, of course, the '50s - early '60s were the initial spawning ground for cinematic protoplasmic tissue! The H-Man maintained a runny continuity, yet could distinguish itself into a ghostly assemblage of its multiple ship's-crew origin. Caltiki tore itself into scuttling mini-globs toward the end of the flick... independent entities, or a single beast of many parts? Such tactics make for compact iconography... dictator and troops in one simple package!
That's enormously kind of you! Truth is, the prose aspects of the comic will always trump the visual ones. I'm not a particularly strong artist. Polished illustration, alas, is not my thing. My style is simple to the extreme; I draw just well enough to convey those aspects of storytelling directed by the text. Any sketch will have to be awfully damned awkward before I ever consider chucking it and starting over! Scripts, on the other hand, always receive the most meticulous attention; re-casting verbal ideas and polishing statements often takes weeks, and I never proceed before a read-through seems flawless. Now... if I could just get this stuff onto the page without errors! Typos and misspellings are my bane, and I never seem to catch 'em all! I had to redo all the color-work on page 25 of this chapter because I'd left the "S" off "skellington" and was forced to reletter the sentence! How can that happen! I proof-read this stuff incessantly! Ideally, of course, a third party should handle that. But one-man-shows must put up with occasional substandard work.
I'm awfully pleased that scene resonated with you! The love relationship between Sparrow and the Moon Knight is the one piece of overt romance in the series thus far (Jen and Billy are too firmly settled to suit the purpose; all their awkward uncertainties are behind them); it's the sort of material I've never been particularly expert in handling, and your words really boost my confidence! Happily, the fetish venue lends itself to a wide variety of coupling opportunities; without this element, I might never have tried to tackle romance at all.
Very good of you to say so! I find natural landscapes easier to draw than structured, designed architecture (one needn't fret so much about discipline and symmetry in the arroyo or woodland); ergo, much of the action finds itself within them. That won't do for the entire series, of course... particularly not as urban settings figure (and will increasingly figure) so importantly in the plot. Even so, the action will never stray far from wild, untrammeled territory. It's the farm-boy in me, I suspect... I walked everywhere (especially through wilderness) as a youngster!
Thank you! It's quite true... Tabor County is rife with imitators! The bogeys inherited their antics from the elemental woodland spirits and now pass them on to Low Roads rascals and staid town burghers! From the base and clay-like to the nuanced and civilized... and why not! Such treasured fetish notions are worth passing along!
I desperately hope not! They'd better not shirk! I depend on them to carry much of the plotline hereafter!
Supremely savvy, my good Deeto! The Manequi spring from "Gullivar's Travels", inspiration-wise... rowdy, undisciplined Yahoos are their sires (with a hint of Houyhnhnm to honor the equine portion of the equation). The original impetus (before Swiftean revision) filtered from one of my early unrelated text story featuring a calf with a human head. You're quite canny here, too... I'm mad for mythological half-animals (fauns, harpies, centaurs, etc.) and often work them into my own scenarios while skirting an Olympic setting. Actually, mythological Greece is ripe for fetish exploitation; it's a venue I'd like to try sometime... assuming I ever finish with this confounded Low Roads series!
The supremely talented Bandito does me great honor! He certainly deserves to be well fed, and I'll always do my best to serve up the most tempting tidbits my poor pantry can manage! Though when he says he's done, we well understand that's only metaphor... Bandito will never be satisfied as long as there are Chix left unbounced and tickling space left to explore! Fondest of thanks for everything, my good friend!
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As again LBH
you have done an Excellent piece
i see that Mercy is not the only conscious Dream walker as Fiona said it
i also would like to comment on a past chapter
5 Pence for 5 Minuets....YES
Man oh man I do wish to say more but i am out of Thoughtful Thoughts...
hmmm
ah well
i wish to see your next chapter when you release it
SEE YA
you have done an Excellent piece
i see that Mercy is not the only conscious Dream walker as Fiona said it
i also would like to comment on a past chapter
5 Pence for 5 Minuets....YES
Man oh man I do wish to say more but i am out of Thoughtful Thoughts...
hmmm
ah well
i wish to see your next chapter when you release it
SEE YA
Sir Bombers
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Wow... It is unfair that something so uniquely made doesn't receive compensation!
So, let me open my wallet of commentary and give you currency of amazement! The like of which cannot be counterfeited..
Another fine chapter LBH!
I love how you always set up the beginning to help readers remember where they left off!
Persephone is still a tough one. I thought about how she would react once she became reunited with Mercy. I expected that she would be even more upset, but I see that the law has to keep a cool head, even when family members come into play.
That piece of Sid's tendril that Persephone found, interests me as well... How do you find the secret of a "devastating touch" unless.... she subjects someone to it? The answer should prove to be very fun to learn in the future installments...
Klept has certainly screwed himself over...now he's left hung up like the scarecrow from his first appearance in the Wizard of Oz! If only he had a brain to know that you can't trust a bogey, as cut throat as Sid...That is, if actually cutting throats was a method commonly done by bogeys! 😀
Now I'm having trouble deciding, but does embarrassment fall upon poor Klept in that a "soft touch" has been employed onto him by hard thugs... or does it fall onto the thugs for using such a method!?
🙂
Loving the landscape shots as usual...more comics need this type of art direction....
I still find the Manequi as the funniest creatures i've seen in the series! I love their Robert Newton Long John Silver-like talk. I can't help but to read it out loud in pirate fashion, just like it seems to be written!
I'm completely entranced by the ending sequence... it's so surreal... It reminds me of that dream-time scene in Low Roads part 2 with Mercy and Little Big Head!
The visual representation of her intense ticklishness in different scenes, is just perfect... and how it ends is amazing too! Leaving through her eyes, showing us that Angie is able to finally control it all in her mind.... Excellent sequence... wonderfully represented visually!
Very nice as expected! So much has happened in this installment, but nothing has had the proper closure!
Definitely looking forward to what happens next time in the Low Roads!
So, let me open my wallet of commentary and give you currency of amazement! The like of which cannot be counterfeited..
Another fine chapter LBH!
I love how you always set up the beginning to help readers remember where they left off!
Persephone is still a tough one. I thought about how she would react once she became reunited with Mercy. I expected that she would be even more upset, but I see that the law has to keep a cool head, even when family members come into play.
That piece of Sid's tendril that Persephone found, interests me as well... How do you find the secret of a "devastating touch" unless.... she subjects someone to it? The answer should prove to be very fun to learn in the future installments...
Klept has certainly screwed himself over...now he's left hung up like the scarecrow from his first appearance in the Wizard of Oz! If only he had a brain to know that you can't trust a bogey, as cut throat as Sid...That is, if actually cutting throats was a method commonly done by bogeys! 😀
Now I'm having trouble deciding, but does embarrassment fall upon poor Klept in that a "soft touch" has been employed onto him by hard thugs... or does it fall onto the thugs for using such a method!?
🙂
Loving the landscape shots as usual...more comics need this type of art direction....
I still find the Manequi as the funniest creatures i've seen in the series! I love their Robert Newton Long John Silver-like talk. I can't help but to read it out loud in pirate fashion, just like it seems to be written!
I'm completely entranced by the ending sequence... it's so surreal... It reminds me of that dream-time scene in Low Roads part 2 with Mercy and Little Big Head!
The visual representation of her intense ticklishness in different scenes, is just perfect... and how it ends is amazing too! Leaving through her eyes, showing us that Angie is able to finally control it all in her mind.... Excellent sequence... wonderfully represented visually!
Very nice as expected! So much has happened in this installment, but nothing has had the proper closure!
Definitely looking forward to what happens next time in the Low Roads!
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Thanks Limbo! Glad you enjoyed this latest segment of the story! Yes indeed, sleepwalking skills aren't unique to Mercy... Angie is going to find that out quite soon (like within another 3 or 4 chapters). It's going to frame a big part of the future action, in fact!
Wow, that goes back a little ways (back to Chapter 15, actually!) I wouldn't mind plunking down a nickel myself for the privilege! By the by, Tessie Tingle is due to make another appearance very soon... this time, no one's going to have to open their purse!
Happy you wrote in! Chapter 19 should be ready in another couple of months! I'll get right on the ball to insure it won't be too late!
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It's rich payment, Bombers, and all I'll ever require! Thank you! It means so much coming from you!
Thanks for the nice words about maintaining continuity! I certainly better help folks remember where they left off, it takes so long bring you new chapters!
Yes, Sephie is cool and hard and professionally brusk under almost any circumstances. That's one of the reasons Mercy can't wait to leave Tabor... her sole living relative doesn't display a lick of sentimentality! Sephie has an excuse... heavy responsibilities were foisted on her at an early age... but if she and her sister are ever to get on, that wall will have to be broken down. The two will be spending much time together in the near future... working things out ought to be their primary objective. We'll see...
Ooooh, I do believe you're on to something, sly Bombers! And it may cut closer to home than you suspect! Please expect an e-mail from me this coming week!
Bogeys are relatively indestructible, so severing one another's jugulars isn't something that interests them much. That's one of the reasons they dote on tickling... even if their body can't be damaged, the nerves may still be outraged! Small surprise they've honed these skills to a fine art!
You pose an interesting point... now that Low Roads ne'er-do-wells are employing bogey methods, is there that much difference between them and the cause of their downfall! Sid might be proud if he could see what he's begun! As for Klept... I'm not entirely done with him yet. He'll go through a radical change of attitude himself... and for him, bogey adaptations may be far from figurative!
That's very kind of you to say! I like to keep my characters on the move... if I had no feel for landscapes, they'd probably all be stay-at-homes!
Yay! I'm very keen on Robert Newton! He single-handedly defined buccaneer intonations for us! And you're entirely right, the Manequi couldn't be more his spiritual step-children! I purposely pattern their speech so that it's heavy with "rrrr"s, as though they were prone to jack-ass bray! And I'm most flattered that you choose to read it aloud! There likely isn't more fun patois anywhere else in the series!
Thank you very much! I'm most relieved to hear that! I was deeply concerned that the idea of Angie internalizing her hilarity might prove too abstract to successfully display visually! Happily, careful observers make a fool of my fears! Angie's fantasy does indeed call to mind Mercy's early Dreamtime experience, what with the flailing, outlandish tongues and fluid setting! Miss Allgoode will have the opportunity to examine the real thing close up... I intend to tie up a lot of loose ends very soon now!
Your point's a good one, Bombers! It's unwise to provide too much closure at any one time during this series; these ongoing crises are needed to create suspense! Though we'll be gone from Swillwell for awhile, I'd like the impression left that precious little has been resolved there... it narrows the world too much to suppose that things stop happening within a place just because we leave it!
Thanks so much for another rousing round of perceptive observations! I can easily do without money, but the enthusiastic reward you provide is payment beyond price! That, I'll treasure always!
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Another exiciting and brilliant addition to the Low Roads Bravo!
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"Ripe vein juice". Epic confrontational dialog. Lol
So this is where the new chapters will hide. Good thing I check this thing, or I'd never have found it. XD
A good chapter, as all of your chapters inevitably are. I'm forseeing some difficulties in Mercy and Mrs. Hall making it back home through the low roads with no shoes. And the sheriff is likely to have problems as well, as haggard as she appeared from the outcome of the invasion. Still, it's like Sephie to be so impetuous, though not without reason.
So this is where the new chapters will hide. Good thing I check this thing, or I'd never have found it. XD
A good chapter, as all of your chapters inevitably are. I'm forseeing some difficulties in Mercy and Mrs. Hall making it back home through the low roads with no shoes. And the sheriff is likely to have problems as well, as haggard as she appeared from the outcome of the invasion. Still, it's like Sephie to be so impetuous, though not without reason.
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Heh heh! Thanks Relent! I think that's how Robert Newton might have phrased it in similar circumstances!
It's true! The Artist's Pad is a little out of the way (people often forget to check here, except for their established favorites). A darned convenient place to group all this material, though; I couldn't ask for a better central location! Contributors with single-page offerings can double-post in the Art Section... that's a little harder to justify with 30+ pages of material (hence the simple preview: http://www.tickletheater.com/showthread.php?t=52382). All in all, I've got no gripes! This is my long-term legacy... interested parties will find it eventually!
Very pleased you enjoyed this latest! It's a jumping-off point for second stage of the storytelling... things will start to heat up in different ways for awhile (no one's going back to Swillwell right away). Yeah, Sparrow Hall is a bit of a tenderfoot yet! Mercy's more hardy now, though neither of them welcome unrestrained sensory input, the way Angie does. At least Mercy has a Dreamtime escape rout... if Sparrow gets into trouble, she'll just have to wait it out! And yes, Sephie has been awake through several nights of heavy-duty encounter; anyone else in Tabor would have collapsed, but she's managed to toughen herself beyond normal fatigue. A good thing, as she'll get no rest... she has much important business in upcoming Chapter 19!
Thanks so much for seeking out this latest installment! I'll have to figure a way to make these new arrivals more visible; with identical titles ("Tales From the Low Roads, Chapter thus-and-so"), how's anyone ever to remember whether or not they've read it already! I'll work on it!
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Indeed! they may take long, but like I said before... it takes time for a master chef to cook up such a visual feast!
Yes... Sephie can be a little tight, maybe she needs a little more time under the feather, like in chapter 17. Broken down, eh? Probably easier said than done... but I believe most of the breaking will have to be on Sephie... How to achieve this "breaking down" however is a mystery... can't wait to see their future conversations 😉
Yes, yes! what better test can you have!
An email? Really?
I'm definitely looking forward to that...
That makes perfect sense. To simply kill someone will be kinda boring... to tickle someone to the point of insanity takes time, and skill.... much more fun!
Indeed! Bogeys seem to have an influence on folks even if they don't have any physical contact! Psychologically tickling the mentality of "ne'er-do-wells"
to carry out their techniques!
I enjoy it completely! A fine choice to give them such a way to speak! It fits them, wonderfully. As wonderful as anything associated with a Jack ass! Robert has certainly "Tart them a lesson! Rrrrrr!"
Yes! You've managed to perfectly portray the abstract feeling that we all enjoy in this fine community! I expect to see Angie putting up a good fight... or fail completely... either way is fine with me!
Very true, that is mostly what I enjoy about the Low Roads.... it gives a sense of "something happening"...a lot is left for the imagination to decipher! 😀
Glad to give you something to treasure. It's only fair when you provide something this artistically epic! 😉
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Ah, Voluptuaries, I am loving this whole thing Littlebighead, Mercy Mew returining to Fairview, I will surely miss Swillwell, the trip I've taken through there is quite intriguing. And Your characters offer archetypes which I'd certainly say should be exemplified by people these days...so few people of loyalty are in the cities these days, and they should read this, if only to get better personalities.
Let's see....what else can I say...
Persephonie lost part of an ear! I remember when that happened to me in a fight so I can totally sympathize.
Sid gets tickled? Finally.
And Mercy's friend has passed her penultimate exam. Now to dreamtime...
Let's see....what else can I say...
Persephonie lost part of an ear! I remember when that happened to me in a fight so I can totally sympathize.
Sid gets tickled? Finally.
And Mercy's friend has passed her penultimate exam. Now to dreamtime...
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Another great installment, good sir!
I must say I loved the test that the voluptuary is put through. The art and concept are extraordinary. For her to feel that in her mindscape and not spill a drop in reality can only set up even finer story lines in future chapters. I think I can even predict how you'll use them, but don't to become an accidental spoiler. Then again, you're surprised me many a time with this series, so I'll sit back and watch the rest of your panorama of the storyline spread out.
I must say I loved the test that the voluptuary is put through. The art and concept are extraordinary. For her to feel that in her mindscape and not spill a drop in reality can only set up even finer story lines in future chapters. I think I can even predict how you'll use them, but don't to become an accidental spoiler. Then again, you're surprised me many a time with this series, so I'll sit back and watch the rest of your panorama of the storyline spread out.
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Very kind of you! I'll stoke up the coals early next time!
Thank you! Quite right, Sephie is the brickwork that separates the two sisters from any family felicity (Mercy's had plenty of problems too... irresponsibility, mostly... but her adventures have set her well along the path toward resolving them). Talk therapy is primarily indicated, but I'd be darned surprised if the feather didn't also play its part!
Sorry! I meant that to read "PM"! Slip of the typing fingers!
The credo of our Community! Make laffs, not war!
It's not the outcasts alone, either... Fairview is already well infected! A new idea, practiced without discipline... it's corruption the Sleepwalkers are primed to combat. But more on that later...
Them and us too! Robert Newton's influence is irreplaceable! The course of pop culture would have been entirely different without him!
Either way might be fine with her, too... a hunger she'll have monitor carefully if her career choice is to pay off!
That's very kind of you! It's my firm hope that this storytelling will always provoke intrigue! If I ever start to slip up, please let me know it!
Value for value... can't have a fairer exchange! My grateful thanks, B!
Thank you, J! I'll welcome any readership that's willing! My characters are a bit old fashioned in that they tend to stick to their word... it's a guileless innocence that's expected in Tabor County, hardly an urban centery. I'm not suggesting that cities breed disingenuousness, mind... I've never lived anywhere near big populations and am hardly expert about their character. Angie will reach the rollicking village of Bliss Harbor eventually... perhaps she'll encounter a few tricky situations there!
Good heavens! Really? Ouch!!! You didn't meet up with Mike Tyson, did you!?
Sephie is indeed maimed, though the cosmetic cost is trivial compared to the damage done to her attitude. All her woes spring from a single, central incident which I'll detail fully in an upcoming chapter.
Well... he got tickled at sword's point, certainly! An unpleasant surprise, to learn that he was still vulnerable to mortal discomforts. His god-like conversion was meant to end all that. Godhood isn't paying off completely for Sid; not only still prey to stinging insects but now minus a portion of his mass! Not that the detached portion can't play independent havoc...
To Dreamtime indeed! It's Angie's next big adventure, and one that'll find her somewhat at sea. Happily she won't make the trip alone... her trusted friend Fiona will act as steward. Will it be the Fiona she's come to know and love, however?...
My grateful thanks! Hawk! I'm very pleased you enjoyed Angie's training trial... I really liked the idea of the wine bowl test and I'm delighted it resonated with you too (the first half, anyway... I'm not sure anyone's going to be real happy once they have a drunk manequi on their hands!) It wouldn't surprise me at all if you've anticipated upcoming themes... your perspicacity never fails to impress! Please, at some future time let me know if you've guessed right!
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Incidentally, I was wondering that very thing...
Oh! and Interracial relationships? Did I detect that in this as well?
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Not if you mean a romantic relationship; not between Angie and Fiona. Though their training regimen is sensual, their affection is strictly of the chaste, sisterly variety. On the other hand, all the various legitimate romantic couplings thus far (Jen/Billy, Sparrow/Moon Knight, Sephie/Von Smutt) have been between participants of differing ethnic makeup. That's been mostly coincidental... Tabor County has been structured as a thoroughly blended society (primarily so that anthropomorphized animals like the Mews and Officer Growler won't seem too terribly outre. The more variety on view, the more forgiving the reader is likely to be).
