Spells R Us - Dream Girl V published today on BE Story Club!

[mariano]

Hi everyone!

Today we published Spells R Us - Dream Girl V as part of our promise to continue all the open series and most sucessfull comics and stories on the BE Story Club.

We hope you enjoy this release. There are more coming soon.

Mariano

[ravenson]

After part IV I was hesitant to open this chapter, and I stopped halfway through this one. I really think this site should come up with some kind of warning for things like **03** or non-consensual sex the way other sites like The (prohibited) do.

[revofev]

Please continue Boobpire

[Catfish]

After part IV I was hesitant to open this chapter, and I stopped halfway through this one. I really think this site should come up with some kind of warning for things like **03** or non-consensual sex the way other sites like The (prohibited) do.

The description on the stories list does include "...but not before one last humiliating experience as the new Liz," so it's certainly implied there.

Incidentally, I'm not currently subscribed to the BESC, and I'd given up on seeing a continuation of "Dream Girl," so this was obviously quite a surprise, and I might have even bought a subscription immediately -- except that I feel like I don't really need to read the story after it's basically entirely spelled out in that description. If it were more of a teaser rather than an entire summary of the chapter, I might have gotten more excited about it, which is of course the whole point of teasers.

[Saburo_X]

After part IV I was hesitant to open this chapter, and I stopped halfway through this one. I really think this site should come up with some kind of warning for things like **03** or non-consensual sex the way other sites like The (prohibited) do.

Haven't read it myself, but yeah. Given how many negative comments I've seen about how dark that story got I'm a little surprised at the writer choice for the continuation. It fits given the previous tone, but it's not really one I'd think would really satisfy those complaints.

[Zorlond]

It's also a 'Spells R Us' story... That universe isn't exactly known for happy endings... : /

[Darien_Shields]

I was surprised- and slightly pleased- to see that the BESC had put up another part of an old long running story. I also had a lot of trepidation. I read Dream Girl way back and the end of the last issue had struck me as absolutely horrible, I kind of have to wonder, has this new issue pulled it out of the gutter? Well, I guess not- I haven't read it, but I was given a plot summary by a friend and I was not crazy about it.

I'm a little confused; I've only ever heard negative feedback about the gruesome acts that take place in this comic, and yet it comes back with more of the same. The way I see it, there are two possibilities; the BESC doesn't know what its readers want... or more chillingly, maybe it does. Are the people who find this totally disgusting just a vocal minority? Are there still people flocking in droves to read this story because it features gang r*pe and (apparently now) inc*st? I really, really hope not.

But on the flip side, it does seem like the BESC is now listening to feedback (feedback: "Why is there no new Dream Girl?") and is willing to hand old stories over to new authors and take control away from the original authors who now have no interest. I think all things considered that's good. With that in mind I thought I might throw up the end to the story that occurred to me when I read the originals way back- no doubt I'm not the first person who thought this, but damned if I wouldn't like to see it:

The two main characters (IIRC their names are Liz and Ana) get new 'dream girl' potions made- but this time they drink each others', realising that they are just going to fall deeper and deeper into trouble being transformed by people who don't appreciate them. They both become strong and beautiful- but maybe rather busty as well- their adventure has given them both an appreciation for BE. Reality is rewritten to be less horrible and return them to something resembling their old lives, only better.

* shrug * That's my thoughts on the subject. I don't know. What would people rather see, gang r*pe and inc*st, or lesbianism? I know which I'd prefer...

EDIT: R*pe and Inc*st are censored terms on this forum. This strikes me as delightfully ironic; the contents of the comic are literally too horrible to get through the site's own language filter.


I'm not defending the story (which I haven't seen), but standards in the BEA forum don't necessarily apply to other areas of the BEA site, much less autonomous sites like the Story Club.

[Clovis_rw]

This topic has me wondering what the preferred style of comic story is for these sites.  Are fully conceived and scripted stories with definite endings better than open-ended scenarios that can evolve and continue based on reader response?  I enjoy well crafted plots, but I have to admit that when dealing with ten page chapters, these can often deliver some pretty disappointing installments while some of the more simplistic comics have delivered some of the best scenes and art.  Does the site actually accept open-ended scripts (I know that it did, but does it now?  Should it?) 

As far as Dream Girl is concerned, I also have not seen the latest chapter, nor did I enjoy where the previous chapters went.  I feel this stories status is owed more to the fact that it was the first Portal Comic comic, not because of the subject matter.  While it is not possible to say what the readers actually do or do not like, I agree with what Darien says about content that is not appropriate for the forum probably not being appropriate for the story club. 

[Adama]

Might as well chime in here.  I _have_ read the latest installment.

Like many, I found the previous chapter really unpleasant and a turn-off.  This new chapter isn't as bad, but it does continue the ideas of the previous chapter -- that the story is that of the degradation of the one girl in contrast to the elevation of her friend.  It's not a happy or pleasant ending, but at least it's consistent with what's happened before.  Though I admit that I too was hoping that she would be "rescued" from her fate eventually.

But it's not like Dream Girl is unique in that respect.  Quite a lot of transformation stories, including SRU stories, end badly for their victims.  I prefer happy endings myself, but it's the author's choice.

I prefer open-ended stories, or at least open-ended concepts.  I think part of the appeal of Dream Girl was the "anything can happen" type of transformation involved, not necessarily what specifically happened to these girls (though PortalComic illos helped!).  New authors could easily write their own sequels which show other characters making the same purchase at SRU, and how they might handle it differently.

[Darkstorm]

But it's not like Dream Girl is unique in that respect.  Quite a lot of transformation stories, including SRU stories, end badly for their victims.  I prefer happy endings myself, but it's the author's choice.

I'm afraid much of the new content to be published by the BE Story club will fall into this category. Kris P Kreme is a prolific writer at both the MC story archive and now the BE club (having authored 14 of the last 20 publications!); While very talented, he has a very established preference for bimbofication and humiliation.

Personally I find these very much off-putting - in my opinion, big breasts do not equate to stupidity, nor do I enjoy or need to have control over someone (at least in terms of submissive roles, rather than BE ). I don't see this preference in Kris P's writing likely to change anytime soon, and if he continues being the primary source of tales for the club, much of the content will reflect this preference.

I would much prefer a happier ending to the stories, one in which the women DON'T become mindless playthings.

[Dan Standing]

I would much prefer a happier ending to the stories, one in which the women DON'T become mindless playthings.

My general preference as well.

[Eyeguy]

Agreed, Adama.   I guess guys like you and I will just have to write our own stories and finagle some way to get them included at the BESC- or make 'em available elsewhere.

[Clovis_rw]

I guess guys like you and I will just have to write our own stories and finagle some way to get them included at the BESC- or make 'em available elsewhere.

Is the site currently in need of scripts?  It seems as if they have more than enough as the latest newsletter shows none of the remaining "Welcome to Chastity" chapters coming soon.  The site often seems to stick with single authors, currently Krip P Kreme dominates, as did Great Dragoon a few years ago.  I know they are always on the search for artists, but authors don't seem to be any problem.  This may also be the reason the site seems more focused on short stories instead of comics. 
Currently I am (slowly) putting together a script for the GiantessClub.  The story is a response to a need posted by the editor- something he felt the site was lacking.  If the BESC is finding itself tilted too heavily towards one aspect of the fetish, perhaps the editor should put a call out for specific story types to even out the selection.  Setting up a poll might be a good idea as well- asking what might be over or under represented.

 

[Darien_Shields]

Is the site currently in need of scripts?  It seems as if they have more than enough as the latest newsletter shows none of the remaining "Welcome to Chastity" chapters coming soon.  The site often seems to stick with single authors, currently Krip P Kreme dominates, as did Great Dragoon a few years ago.  I know they are always on the search for artists, but authors don't seem to be any problem.  This may also be the reason the site seems more focused on short stories instead of comics.  
Currently I am (slowly) putting together a script for the GiantessClub.  The story is a response to a need posted by the editor- something he felt the site was lacking.  If the BESC is finding itself tilted too heavily towards one aspect of the fetish, perhaps the editor should put a call out for specific story types to even out the selection.  Setting up a poll might be a good idea as well- asking what might be over or under represented.

Couple of things...

I think a little while ago (6 months?) there was a change in management/editor at the BESC which was for the better. The current editor (I'm not sure if that's his exact job title, but it seems appropriate) has taken much more of an active role in running and organising the BESC, keeping in touch with writers and apparently having open ears for feedback (I believe he's responsible for assigning a new writer to Dream Girl, instead of leaving it to languish in obscurity even longer).

That said, I think more could be done.

At present it seems like the BESC accepts a lot of comic scripts and story manuscripts in bulk, stacking up a huge quantity of them if someone submits a lot all at once (Great Dragon AD, Kris P Kreme). I have heard that currently they are not accepting comic scripts and possibly not accepting stories period because of a backlog, but this is the first time I've heard them implement such a strategy.

Personally, I think that the BESC should limit its intake of stories and avoid building up a backlog. Measure the turnaround on stories- say it takes 2 months to properly illustrate and format a story- then the BESC should only accept stories say six weeks in advance, and should not buy scripts that they won't be able to use for 3 or 4 months to avoid "warehousing" them. That way they leave themselves less open to the prospect of buying 10 stories from a single writer and then finding out that everyone hates his first 5 stories- but still having paid for 5 more that aren't going anywhere.

But I don't know anything about business...

Still glad to see people saying no to bimboification and bad endings for women. I really can't stand it.

EDIT: Also, I think that the BESC shouldn't be scared to exert a little editorial control on writers and say "could you put more BE in this story" or "could you take this element out because it doesn't fit in with the site". I know different writers will react differently, but I think I probably consider myself more of an 'artist' than most of the writers for the BESC, and I'd be happy if they laid down the law once in a while to establish more coherency.

[Saburo_X]

Is the site currently in need of scripts?  It seems as if they have more than enough as the latest newsletter shows none of the remaining "Welcome to Chastity" chapters coming soon.  The site often seems to stick with single authors, currently Krip P Kreme dominates, as did Great Dragoon a few years ago.  I know they are always on the search for artists, but authors don't seem to be any problem.  This may also be the reason the site seems more focused on short stories instead of comics. 

 

I'm flattered you're waiting for Welcome to Chastity. (And by the way, I'm a big fan of your writing for the BESC. Loved Great Emulation) but at this point it looks like we're in for more of the same for a while. It might just be sensible for people cancel, save their money, and go by the summaries to tell if and when there's enough content that's more their "speed" to justify a renewal.

[Adama]

Agreed, Adama.   I guess guys like you and I will just have to write our own stories and finagle some way to get them included at the BESC- or make 'em available elsewhere.

Right, if you don't care about illustration or payment then you can just write it and upload to (prohibited).

[Lightfoot]

I've only read the first chapter, and nothing since, but I knew people where unhappy with the direction of the story.  But, from another point of view, is it possible for the story to have moved in another direction suddenly?  Maybe it's just going to take more than a chapter to turn around?

There's a lot of unknowns here- Who decides what stories are produced and why?  Did/Does PortalComics decide the order of comics?  Is any story accepted as long as it doesn't include certain elements?  Do they hold more stories than they can produce for a business reason?  How many authors started long series and then faded away without finishing them?  Do they focus more on short stories because many of the long series are missing endings?  (Although most of us agree in this thread,) What kind of stories are best liked by the average BESC reader?  We might be a minority, especially if you look at the average BE text story, which generally are full of ugly, unhappy events.

It seems like for years and years almost every post here about the BESC winds up either being full of complaints (either too many/few text stories, too many/few comics, series not being completed, etc), or full of confused people trying to make sense of it's inner workings.

[Saburo_X]

I've only read the first chapter, and nothing since, but I knew people where unhappy with the direction of the story.  But, from another point of view, is it possible for the story to have moved in another direction suddenly?  Maybe it's just going to take more than a chapter to turn around?

There's a lot of unknowns here- Who decides what stories are produced and why?  Did/Does PortalComics decide the order of comics?  Is any story accepted as long as it doesn't include certain elements?  Do they hold more stories than they can produce for a business reason?  How many authors started long series and then faded away without finishing them?  Do they focus more on short stories because many of the long series are missing endings?  (Although most of us agree in this thread,) What kind of stories are best liked by the average BESC reader?  We might be a minority, especially if you look at the average BE text story, which generally are full of ugly, unhappy events.

It seems like for years and years almost every post here about the BESC winds up either being full of complaints (either too many/few text stories, too many/few comics, series not being completed, etc), or full of confused people trying to make sense of it's inner workings.

As far as the average BE text story goes, I'm curious if the actual math on that is accurate. And if so, if it's straightforward. All it takes is one prolific author to radically shift it one way or the other.

In the past they didn't really turn down anything, and there was a lot of miscommunication, which kind of explains how we got where we are now. I am curious as to the exact power structure though in terms of who makes what decisions. Especially since there's new management, which complicates it further.

(It does seem like Portalcomic works more for the Giantess Club now though.)

[Lightfoot]

As far as the average BE text story goes, I'm curious if the actual math on that is accurate. And if so, if it's straightforward. All it takes is one prolific author to radically shift it one way or the other.

Maybe I overstated it, but it's very common to have unhappy BE stories.  Much more common than I would have expected.

My point was that I thought that the small amount of people posting here might not be an effective sample.

[mariano]

Thank you very much for the comments. We appreciate very much all the feedback because it help us to improve.

My name is Mariano and I am the marketing manager in charge of the production process and marketing of the BE Story Club and Giantess Club.

In order to void assumptions I would like to share with you some of the actions that we are taking since I entered on the company in march and our future plans:

1. Finish all the unfinished series. This particular comic "Spells R Us" was continued by Kris P. Kreme. He contacted the original author so he could get the original feeling about this story and continue as it was ment. He worked on a new chapter (part 6) which is completely original and will debut shortly. It continues the Spells R Us storyline, but with new characters.

2. I am in charge of the decisions of who writes and illustrate for our websites and I also decide the publications. If there is any feedback that you would like to share with me using the forum or the reviews available on each site, you will be very welcome.

3. We start working on the illustrations of a comic or a story if we already bought all the chapters because we do not want to have unfinished series anymore.

4. Portalcomic is still working with us, so are working several new illustrators that we hire and we are still hiring so we can offer diverse styles, as requested by many of you.

5. We intend to publish material from different authors besides of Kris P. Kreme. We are working on that.

6. We are worried about readers want so we are migrating our sites with a new technology so you can review and post your comments easily. The forum and BE Story Club are not very well to collect and analyize feedback.

7. To finish the unfinished series, we tried to contact the original authors in all cases. If we are not lucky in a reasonable time (2 weeks), we follow it up with somebody else, but the original author has always the priority.

8. We will have in mind that you don't like bimbofication and humiliation. We appreciate this particular comment.

9. We are limitating the intake of stories to avoid building up a backlog. We already have a huge backlog.

10. We want to void the editorial control. As tastes are diverse, we prefer that the community manifest what they like and what don`t so we can get back to the authors and illustrators and change the course or correct the mistakes on future releases. The community prevails for us so please, give us all the feedback that you can.

11. We published Welcome to Chastity V as requested. We hope you enjoy it.

[chaotik74]

i have to agree with wha ti think is the prevailing opinion..the ending was more than a bit of a downer. If the girls had actively embraced thier new lives, that's one thing..but it was made pretty clear right up till the end that they had no choice..it was all under compulsion, thier bodies and mouths acting on auto pilot. I think some sort of epologue..maybe where the girls find the shop agian and get another potion that makes the boys thier changes are connected to think what they WANT them to think would be nice.   SOMETHING more than a half-hearted "oh well" form Ana and Liz still a prisoner in her own body.

[Fahzbehn]

Dark and darker...   While I understand that many people may've been disturbed by where Dream girl went, I honestly didn't expect another chapter, but, I'll take the irony on how it ended.  As far as what Mariano just mentioned, having been one of those oddball new guys that finished off a comic (Unstable Assets), it's not as easy as it sounds to take someone's creative vision and run with it, making it your own while still keeping to the original spirit of the story.  Unstable Assets and Dream Girl were both rather dark stories to begin with and I'm actually amazed how well Dream Girl turned it.  I didn't know about the back log, though this is explains much, and given the rest of my life, a welcome reprieve until I can get it settled.

6. We are worried about readers want so we are migrating our sites with a new technology so you can review and post your comments easily. The forum and BE Story Club are not very well to collect and analyize feedback.

Yeah.  I seriously cannot WAIT for this to kick in.  From an author's standpoint, I don't know if what I'm writing is something that the BE Story Club's customers, which, in turn, are sort of my customers, want out of my stories.  I cannot say enough how important feedback is from readers.  Being paid is nice, but, for me, it's hearing about what others think about the story that keeps me going.  If I know there was something people liked, I tend to incorporate it more.  It's that simple.

On that note, I'm personally looking forward to what's to come.

Fahzbehn

[Belle]

Hey Mariano,

You can use any of my stories, past present or future for the BESC for FREE.  And.. the women in my stories don't become brainless bimbos.

Check me out at TOFB.

BB47/Belle

[JH_]

....the women in my stories don't become brainless bimbos.

That's definitely a plus AFAIAC. I don't mind the occasional bimbo, but I do find that it can get a bit tedious that so many writers in the addventure seem to think that breast size and intelligence are inversely proportional, and that an increase in the former must lead to a decrease in the latter. IMO intelligent women are generally sexier than stupid ones. Also I'd expect the typical bimbo to have an IQ of maybe 85-90, but many writers seem to think that they are going to have an intelligence that is so low that they'd almost certainly be living in an institution for their own protection.

[Zorlond]

In my opinion, 'bimbo' has less to do with a woman's IQ test score, and having the knowledge/skills/will to do or be anything other than some guy's 'girl'. A true bimbo simply doesn't have the mental ability to make it on her own, and her IQ, which is likely low as you said JH, would seriously hamper her chances of making it without someone's help. This is a far rarer state than porn would have us believe, of course. : /

[Belle]

What is more alluring?  A woman who is intelligent, superbusty and wants you or a woman who is excruciatingly ditzy to the point of co-dependency, superbusty who wants you?

[BillPratt]

What is more alluring?  A woman who is intelligent, superbusty and wants you or a woman who is excruciatingly ditzy to the point of co-dependency, superbusty who wants you?

Smart woman, hands down. Creativity is golden and it's really nice to be able to talk.

[Zorlond]

Smart woman, hands down. Creativity is golden and it's really nice to be able to talk.

Very agreed. Bimbos get very boring very fast, plus if a serious non-sexual situation comes up, I'd like to have a girl who'll be a great partner in handling it. (as opposed to a clingy, whimpering mess)

[Fahzbehn]

I kind of find this amusing as, of the stories I've had published, the highest rated were the ones I did with a bimbo theme.  The lowest had smart female protagonists.  I wonder why this is.

[Belle]

There could be various reasons.  First, did you post it on a site?  If so, was it in the first position for a long time before another story bumped it?  Did you post it during a holiday or not?  There are different traffic times where you will get more hits and less hits depending on the time of year.

I've had more feedback from my STX series than any of my other stories combined.. however, I've also had the lowest traffic on that series than any other series.  Why?  Because of the content?  Nah.. it's because of the timing, the placement, the other stories surrounding it at the time, etc.

Another reason could be you.  You could be BETTER at writing bimbo than intelligent.

There's also different ways of writing bimbo.  There's the cute, ditzy, busty bimbo who is fun and great to be around.. And then there's the mc/slave.

Now don't get me wrong.  The MC/slave bimbo can be extremely erotic at times.  However, the feeling that I'm getting is that the BESC girls are depressing.  These aren't happy, sexy fun stories filled with girls who naturally enjoy being busty and gorgeous.. but instead girls that are being forced into it and forced into liking it..  which is why many think it has gone south.  People show up for big boobs.. not for defeatism.

[JH_]

I kind of find this amusing as, of the stories I've had published, the highest rated were the ones I did with a bimbo theme.  The lowest had smart female protagonists.  I wonder why this is.

Judging by what seems to be popular on the addventure, I'm not surprised. I wonder if many male readers of porn feel rather intimidated by intelligent women, and would prefer to fantasise about women whom they could dominate? That feeling of intimidation could be because it's my impression that many readers of BE stories are still in their teens. I infer that because a high proportion of writers for the addventure seem to prefer threads where the characters are still at school to those where they are adults.

[Belle]

...I infer that because a high proportion of writers for the addventure seem to prefer threads where the characters are still at school to those where they are adults.

Oh, I completely disagree.  I think that not only BE readers, but the general demographic of this entire site, is a strong majority of mature adult men.  Teen boys aren't reading this.  They are still developing.  Their world is a wonderland of new experiences and real life girls that they haven't even touched yet. They may explore this site, but very very few would camp out. 
No, the reason why schools and young girls are used so much in BE writings is because it's the age at which young women are at that sexy age of becoming a woman, yet still innocent in so many ways.  It's a vulnerable age, and therefore easier to write for.  I personally prefer the 20's, but that doesn't make me 20.

[Bad Kitty]

I kind of find this amusing as, of the stories I've had published, the highest rated were the ones I did with a bimbo theme.  The lowest had smart female protagonists.  I wonder why this is.

Well, as a woman it's tempting to jump to conclusions. But I do think that there are 2 possibilities that might contribute to this (other than chauvanism).

As someone else stated, you might simply be better at writing bimbofication themed stories.

But adjacent to that, its possible that the demographic enjoys 'mental' bimbofication not out of mysogyny, but as a form of dominance/submission play.

Often the mental aspects of bimbofication occurs on two levels, one being decreased intelligence, the other though, being increased libido. It's possible that it's the second feature which is holding peoples' interests, and that the decreased intellect may only exist as a plot device to erode the character's self restraint, causing them to engage in more exciting activities.

Personally, I (usually) don't like stories which have bimbofication that turns women stupid. I find that to be a turn off. Not a 'deal breaker' turn off that would ruin a story for me or anything, but a turn off nonetheless. But... I do enjoy the idea of increased libido occurring alongside physical hyper-feminization. And I like the "erosion of self restraint" theme very very (very) much, I just like to see it occurring through elevated libido, or addictive qualities, rather than reduced intellect. I'm totally in love with the "unleashing the inner slut" concept itself, I just don't think that one needs to make characters stupid to pull it off well.

also, mental bimbofication can be kinda hot if looked at as a "mind control" theme.

** note: stupid-ifying a character who "has it coming" in a poetic justice sense, doesn't bother me at all.

And of course, there are some fellows who have a low opinion of women and like reading about stupid specimens. Particularly in some 3rd world countries, and/or first world areas where inbreeding is popular.

** another note: for those who like their bimbos "ditzy": I'm the antichrist, go away.


anyways, now I wanna read the story update...


on the topic of age demographic. I think this forum seems to average around "middle aged". But some people do look back on high school years with a sort of dishonest nostalgia (i say dishonest because really, high school sucked guys, cummon). But it can be fun to imagine a high school setting which is more fun than the one we all actually experienced, no?
And i agree with the idea that it makes for more innocent, less complex, characters that are maybe a bit easier to write convincingly. Plus it's a structured setting which everyone's familiar with. You describe a school... BAM, everyone has a mental image of it. You describe the offices of the Bovine Research branch of Mega-Corps... well, you need to be a lot more descript to paint an equally vivid image for the reader.



and what the f*ck is up with spellcheck today? I think it's vocabulary has been severely bimbofied. And I don't really have time to teach it more english today... oy.

[Belle]

...But... I do enjoy the idea of increased libido occurring alongside physical hyper-feminization.

Ok.. that's just hot right there.  It's not everyday you get to read that a woman is turned on not only by the idea of increased libido.. but that she also "gets" it about hyper-feminization.  Oh Brava!  That is exactly it!  The BE, the body mods, etc.. are all because we want more of you!

...some people do look back on high school years with a sort of dishonest nostalgia (i say dishonest because really, high school sucked guys, cummon).

Au contraire.. high school turned out to be awesome.  I know I'm not the only one.  Yes, yes, I know, a lot of people hated it, etc.  But for me, high school may have started out tough.. but in my sophomore year I fell in 'love" with a beautiful little busty brunette in my history class.  When I finally built up the courage to geekily and nervously express my desire to "go out" with her, she reacted quite poorly and pushed me away.  Being an idiot teenager, I didn't get the hint and so I continued to pursue her.  Realizing that I wasn't getting the hint.. and out of desperation to throw me off of her scent, she introduced me to one of her friends.  Her friend was a short, nerdy, Trekky, plump, "smart' girl who was awkward and whom I had never really noticed before.  She had long dirty blonde hair and dressed in really baggy clothes, but she had a cute mousy face.  In my stupidity, I decided that perhaps if I became friends with this little nerdy girl, that perhaps it would keep me closer to the brunette.  (this is a true story, by the way.. i couldn't make this shit up)
Well.. we got to know each other.. and that is when I learned that I'm really attracted to smart chicks... but that's not even the best part.  She invited me over to her house to hang out.  We were just friends.  And she decided to change out of her school clothes into shorts and a t-shirt.  Imagine my surprise when I suddenly discovered that she wasn't fat at all... she was just exceptionally busty.   She was all boobs.  I remember the very moment when my attraction shifted from the brunette to this little buxom blonde and I never went back.
Needless to say, from that point on, high school got pretty damn good.  My relationship with her was the springboard that I needed.  We only dated for a year, but by the end of that year, my confidence was high and I was set up to date many many other girls, make a lot of good friends and have a great time. 
There's no dishonesty in my nostalgia.. perhaps I just got lucky.

[ROUNDandHEAVY]

This has been said before, but I fail to see how an obvious chance for Ana and Liz to hookup with their new sexualized bodies could be passed over for a lot of sleazy forced sex with prisoners.