MidnightMan

What you say is true... but I can still hope!

I didn't say a person shouldn't be well groomed. I wouldn't want to be next some some smelly person who left a grease spot as they slithered by. I think you miss the point here. We wear clothes because the environment requires it. At least it does here in Illinois. Be pretty terrible to run out to the car and scrape the window without a coat. My point however, is that 'which' coat... or 'which' set of pants and 'what' color shouldn't be determined by someone elses prejudice biased idiocy And... not that it matters... but you're wrong. I didn't put on underwear this morning

I suppose what disturbs me most is that there is such a thing as gender and role in the sense that they are lumped together. When I was much younger, I remember taking my toys to my babysitters house. The girls would let me play with their dolls, and they could play with whatever crap I was the least bit interested in. I liked to fix their hair! It was fun to me. Truth be told, I still like messing with hair. I always got along with girls better than boys. I suppose I still do in most respects. I relate to them better. Generally (not always) women seem less threatening at least to me. I certainly don't want to be a women, I'm happy I'm a guy, and I'm not saying that I don't find 'butch' men attractive, nothing could be further from the truth. Much along the same line I generally find very effeminate men not attractive. That is my personal preference. I have many very good friends that meet both ends of the spectrum and wander throughout the middle. There is a saying... "The clothes make the man". I think it is absolute bollocks! People are people regardless what they prefer to wear or how they fashion their hair. It is sad to me, that society seems to want everyone to fall into a specific cookie cutter image in some respects, while in others, they tell you 'be an individual'. Cliques in high school and many other venues I think are an excellent example of this gender 'conforming' crap. We want to 'fit in' because we're told if we don't, then there's something wrong with us. When enough people 'don't' fit in they become a clique of their own. To me this concept is as antiquated as someone assuming a nurse is female and a doctor is male. Some thirty years ago, and even still today many automatically conjure up a gender according to a profession. Men are mechanics, women are secretaries etc etc. Screw that mechanic thing, I don't want to get that nasty crap under my nails! I like secretarial work! It's air conditioned in the summer, and nice and toasty in the winter, and I can sit my happy ass in my chair all day and do my work. It's slow to come, but maybe in another few decades roles will be eliminated, and people will be able to be themselves regardless of what is or is not between their legs. In my mind, there is nothing to 'correct' when someone doesn't conform their appearance and actions with the status quo so long as they are doing no harm. That being said, I don't believe there should be a 'status qho' either. If everyone dressed and appeared however they wanted from birth without regard to societal prejudices then this would not be an issue.

That was it? Why was I thinking there was another chapter!!! I'm WAY crushed! And you didn't let us know who was behind it all... truly evil. I suppose I'm going to have to read the next in the series to find out. Bad CIA !!! BAD! Thanks for sharing your stories. I really enjoyed this.

Well I hope this all works out! Seems there some definite potential in their future. This was one LONG sentence. It's dialogue which I usually try to just ignore, but it took me a couple of tries to get through it. Not sure if it was the 'then,then,then' thing or I'm just a tard. (likely the latter) Just feels like it could use a comma in there or something to give me a mental 'breath' so to speak. "Back then mobs of humans would attack a lone Carthera and then if they were stopped from killing them right then and there the poor male or female would be tried in court, in front of a judge and their peers," he rolled his eyes, "which in reality, were just a bunch of hateful humans. Most of the time the Carthera would end up dead anyway." Loved this part: Bashta looked down and saw him and grinned around a mouthful of nails. I can see it in my mind so very clearly, probably because I've seen people do that exact thing. Another great chapter, and I dread meeting the end of this story!

OK, made it through another chapter (save for a few interruptions) ! It's hard to imagine that that particular doll made its way into the hands of any cat by accident. I guess I'll find out!

So very glad I don't have to wait for the next chapters to continue reading! Unfortunately or fortunately I have a job interview soon, so I'll only be able to squeeze in one more chapter before scrubbing off a layer. Very emotional.

I'm getting the impression that there is something sinister in the works about this plague, but I'm not going to let it bother me. Another great chapter, with an even better ending. It's about time they got to take a break!

Okay... I seemed to miss where the little Merilyn asked for her parents or that they even had a clue that she was getting better. I'll trust that I somehow missed it when I was reading. Either way, another great chapter. I had some confusion with this sentence. "Raselie soaked up the comfort her alpha offered, hiding the tears she had been trying to stop in his chest." His chest or her chest?

They had better get that damned serum made soon!

Well I fell asleep last night in the middle of this chapter. MUCH to my dismay, but I'm back at it now and raring to go for more. Great chapter again. I loved Bashta's apprehension at flying. Something that I can somewhat relate to. It's fast, it's convenient, but it still freaks me out a little. Not a single complaint! I'll read the other stories you suggested after I finish tearing though this one.

Most excellent! I want whatever he had in that pill! Would make my dreaded visits to the local Wal-Mart almost bearable I'm not agoraphobic or anything, I just don't like most people lol. Another excellent chapter. I would ask if the others noticed anything bizarre from outside the cave, but maybe that will be in another chapter. I'm sure there had to be doubt and speculation as to what was going on with that fire flaring up turning the night into day! I was almost hoping that #2 would come in without having cleansed etc and that the Spirit Panther would rip his head off. I have issues with that guy. Okay... Next Chapter!

OMG you made me tear up. Next Chapter!

It could only get better if Basta's mother showed up (not all insane like) but as a human. MORE!

You just keep winding it up don't you. heheh Loving it. I also noticed you did some research regarding the Pacu fish. I had to look it up just to see if it existed. I had ever heard such a thing. A scarey thought however, is that I have read from several sources that they are known for biting of men's testicles... lol FUN FUN! I'm going to finish this story tonight or pass out at the computer. One or the other!