Date: September 21 2016 12:09 PM Title: Acclimatisation
Awesome! I'm glad this story came back! Right now Jack is a lucky guy no? I guess it's only fair considering what he went through! I still think he should have gone to the police! He's got evidence, the emails, witnesses, and more! Can Caitlyn really get off Scott free with so much proof and considering what she's done? Well whatever. Anyway, I'm glad u came back!
Author's Response:
Caitlin can arguably counter his evidence (it's just some messages he wrote so she could claim it's to smear her), provide her own witnesses and intimidate or disincentivise those Jack would rely upon - it appears to have happened before and she has the resources and connections to make things go away - so it would still be a really difficult and protracted thing. Obviously, if we're really getting into it, they might be able to trace the messages back to her iPad, but let's say there's a way for Caitlin's people to muddy that particular avenue of investigation, and play up the absurdity of the claims based on a previous attempt to defame her character, and with her Father's money greasing the wheels of the machine... it would not be as clear cut as it should be. Obviously I'm no law expert, this is just a story that's hopefully relatively realistic, and from a story point of view, as of right now, it makes no sense to have Jack start litigation against the Reids when he basically doesn't want people to know, and wants to move on with his life and forget it ever happened... OR DOES HE? (He kinda does, it's just very complicated for him, lots of conflicting emotions on the go.)
I also want to foster a sense of injustice about what happened, about her getting away with it, or not, and what Jack himself does within his own means to cope. As soon as I start to involve his parents, the Police, make it into a courtroom drama, all of the intrigue of the GTS parable goes out the window - at least that's how I feel about it. I need to keep the cast and the scenarios small until there's a reason for it to break out, if you know what I'm saying.
[Report This]Date: September 20 2016 9:54 PM Title: Acclimatisation
Ah, yes; SOME LIKE IT HOT. The original gender-bender. A laugh-riot with what Leonard Maltin describes (quite accurately, as far as I'm permanently concerned) as the greatest closing line in film history!
FYI: when George Raft snatches away the coin being flipped by Edward G. Robinson, Jr., demanding to know where the latter "learned that cheap trick?" It's an in-joke reference to George Raft's character having the same tendency in the original SCARFACE!!*
*That's right, folks. Al Pacino's version was a loose remake.
Author's Response:
Nobody's perfect.
[Report This]Date: September 20 2016 9:18 PM Title: Acclimatisation
This is getting good. I hope it gets cozy.
Next thing you know, Penny pulls Jack up into her and they cuddle up and she hugs him like a teddy bear. Then she falls asleep with her legs on top of Jack and he can't escape with her legs wrapping him up.
I'm really excited like Jack too because I have felt a similar experience. It started in class when most of the seats are filled up and there is this one seat next to you and a hot girl shows up and takes that seat. Class activity is to talk to the person next to you and we start talking. As the class goes on, she gets more friendlier and playful but I doubt she is interested in a relationship with me and I was too shy to ask her out. I loved being friends with her and I didn't want to jeapordize it by asking her. Soon, we got assignments together and we have to go places. One place, we had to go get food there was one table left with one chair. She tells me to sit down and then she just sits down on my lap afterward. I was so "aware" as Jack put it, but this girl just acted as if it was normal. It's these little things that I love and makes me relate to Jack.
I hope Penny accidentally just sleeps on top of him. I bet Jack would be so aroused and doesn't want to wake Penny up. Even if there is some pain from her weight, he can't deny that he feels great being under Penny. (That's my take.)
I can't wait for the next chapter!
Author's Response:
Nice ideas - I like the way you think!
Date: September 20 2016 7:26 PM Title: Acclimatisation
Nice to see a new chapter to this story, one of my favorites. I feel rather sorry for Jack. In a world where he is undersized, and not at all respected. N even Penny seems to truly respect him and does not even notice him as the same age as her.
I do wonder how Jack will be able to have a normal life. Caitlin and Amber is still out there. It would not be hard for Caitlin to kidnap him again if she ever sees him at school or even out in the street.
If Jack does go back to school, he will need to make sure that Caitlin does not catch him alone/
Really nice story and look forward to what happens next.
Author's Response:
Thanks for the feedback!