DarkVisor at 3:46AM, Nov. 5, 2014

Well, it's better than using Richard, and dreamNikki is not _totally_ scary, just a little scary :D

skyangel at 2:11PM, Nov. 4, 2014

DV: I know, but I still feel mean using her to shock Sarah awake! XD

DarkVisor at 10:59AM, Nov. 4, 2014

The point is, dreamNikki is _supposed_ to be a bit scary, not her usual lovable self :D

skyangel at 7:47AM, Nov. 3, 2014

DV: haha okay. It's funny really because without them Nikki looks much softer and they were a last minute addition anyway as I felt she looked too much like Janey still.

DarkVisor at 6:40AM, Nov. 2, 2014

Yes, if you remove the cheek lines (didn't even really notice them until you threatened to remove them :P) there will be harsh words from me :P............ As you sad in your reply to Kim: Nikki is supposed to be a little scary in that panel, and, to me at least, your art showed that to perfection

skyangel at 4:58AM, Nov. 2, 2014

Fifty Shades: I'm very interested to see how the film goes down next year because there must be heavy restrictions on what they can show sexually and I can't imagine many women feeling relaxed enough in a mixed male and female cinema environment to enjoy the same erotic atmosphere they might have enjoyed reading in bed at night in privacy. I have the feeling though that just like the book, it will probably be over-hyped by those who have seen it for the first couple of months and then those who feel persuaded to see it later will say they can't see what all the fuss was about.

skyangel at 4:35AM, Nov. 2, 2014

Kim: Yeahhhhhh I know that line is more the sort of thing a guy like Richard would say out of of male ignorance so it was mean to have it come from Nikki's lips but as I wanted the dream to turn into a nightmare I felt I had to portray poor Nikki as being more frightening than she really would be in real life. That's really why I felt I had to make amends at the end by showing Sarah cuddling Nikki and showing that in reality she is perfectly happy and comfortable being with hir.

skyangel at 4:18AM, Nov. 2, 2014

Bear: I'm going to try and load on Fridays every week from now on if we are ready in time as it's so much easier for me and seems better for you guys too. I have to catch up on your comic! As for 50 shades I'll reply to you and Kim at the same time on that. ........................................................................................................................... Locoma and Phantom: That's exactly how I hoped it would come across as Janey has so often been painted as selfish anyway and this felt like the ultimate nail in her coffin to show she had learned nothing from her affair with Claire. ........................................................................................................................... Hogan: Haha yeah I know, it was mean of me and perhaps more naughty than I should have been.

skyangel at 3:46AM, Nov. 2, 2014

PB: I have to confess that's how I felt when writing it! lol I always like to think I'd do the decent thing in such a situation and maybe I would but I can never be totally sure until I face that actual situation for real ........................................................................................................................... DV: Yes I know, I actually feel bad about that as Nikki is such a nice person and I didn't want to make her seem scary. If I remove those cheek lines will you tell me off? ........................................................................................................................... Tupa: I love the way you put things! lol ... I think ;) I kind of felt that as Sarah is sharing a bed with Nikki it was possible her subconcious might become aware Nikki as she finally came up and got into bed.

skyangel at 3:26AM, Nov. 2, 2014

Hi Guys, First I really want to thank you all for your sensible and balanced reaction to the previous page. I know it was a shock and if I wrote the page again I'd word it differently to show Sarah was more willing than she appears to be as the dream was really about her conflict between wanting sex with Janey and feeling bad for admitting it. I do apologise to Mym though and any other readers who were upset at the way the page came across. Some thought it was hot(including me of course!) but I didn't realise it could be so upsetting for others.

Hogan at 3:10PM, Nov. 1, 2014

Phew... sorry, was hoping for this turn :)

Phantomduck at 11:09AM, Nov. 1, 2014

Ok, you got me.

Locoma at 6:33AM, Nov. 1, 2014

Oh man I totally fell for it! I thought Janey was taking the next step in cheating. I wonder how is this going to affect Sarah the next day! Things are getting really complicated for her, oh boy.

KimLuster at 5:30AM, Nov. 1, 2014

@tupapayon: lol, well you can't cut off circulation - that's no fun! You should probably try handcu... err... All of you should just stick to vanilla missionary positions you pervs! :D

tupapayon at 7:22PM, Oct. 31, 2014

I know... I tried the tightrope... she didn't like to be tied...

KimLuster at 6:21PM, Oct. 31, 2014

@BearinOz: 50 Shades and Female Equality... Well it's not men buying that book... Look, no woman wants to be raped - everybody knows that! But LOTS of women get very titillated when their partner 'takes control'. Sometimes it's more fun when the consent is 'implied' rather than said! It's a tightrope sometimes...

BearinOz at 4:47PM, Oct. 31, 2014

Ooh! Super early - even got comments already. I wasn't upset by the last page, esp' as I had an inking it was a dream. As for "50 shades" I wouldn't read it and it strikes me as "a bit of a worry" after all the years of struggling for female equality. Oh well, maybe I'm just old-fashioned. I've been doing a few 'sensual' pages lately on B.E., in catchup mode - so there's M/W/F pages up for the next 2 weeks

tupapayon at 11:34AM, Oct. 31, 2014

Weird dream.... I've dreamt that I had sex with people I'm not really after... Weird... And even when there's no verbal consent and the sex is "rough"... that doesn't make it rape... I think...

KimLuster at 10:58AM, Oct. 31, 2014

This page - wow, Nice Twist!! Not totally unexpected, but still surprising with Nikki thrown in there. The 'real thing'...? I'm kinda surprised that Sarah dreamed that...! Great page again - those last two panels are extra nice!!

KimLuster at 10:53AM, Oct. 31, 2014

@TheRealMym (from prev page). Whether 50 Shades of Gray is a book of abuse or not (I, too, believe it is) isn't the point. It's sold millions, meaning there's millions of people that don't see sex as a black and white/yes or no thing. It's much more complicated than that and we can't just yell rape in every situation where there's not emphatic consent (well, we can, but we don't really help the matter). People are just not that simple. It caused problems sometimes but we sure would be a dull species without it...

DarkVisor at 10:26AM, Oct. 31, 2014

Okay, so not a 'rape fantasy', just a 'fantasy', and 'Nik's' face in panel 3 is seriously creepy (and _not_ Nik's normally lovely face)

PBandJ at 8:49AM, Oct. 31, 2014

Sort of the "No, we shouldn't but if you're going to insist...". I have to admit, if I were in a similar situation (a particular ex being insistent), I would have a similar reaction. In any case, your story telling is as solid as ever.