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Could be worse
The aliens could've fixated on one of QEII's corgies or some celebrity's golden retriever so something.
OTOH, he has turned into a natural blonde which makes it automatically suspicious as being a space alien in the first place. I am looking at you Gwyneth Paltrow!
Gwyneth Paltrow
You know, I mentioned her in semi-jest but thinking about it further, man, this would be just up her alley.
Nobody would even blink at her taking on such a harebrained scheme given all the other weird stuff she gets into.
She would even do it just for the kicks and try to market a product based on the same weapons' grade uranium on her website as a sex aid or something.
Uranium— By GOOP!
Love it, Kimmie!
— Emma
Corgies?
Don't forget the horses. >:->
This Is Hilarious
Here is James going through all the changes that we would love to experience and hating it, or at least not understanding.
Could we please get these space aliens to release these changes upon those of us who would really appreciate them?
A bit clueless, he is . . .
But getting there! Glad you’re enjoying the ride, Joanne. :D
— Emma
“That’s part of the package too.”
I didn't get that part of the package. in fact after my transition is when my desire to die left me.
Best. Comment. Ever.
Dorothy you’re a gem.
wow, you have me blushing!
have a Dotty huggle, hon the house!
Ah, Dot!
Hugs, woman!
— Emma
James will have to figure out her new life
Since his old life is history. Hopefully Janet will help her out. And she needs a new name. James and Jim just won’t do. She’s also going to have to figure out how to transfer her old assets to her new persona.
My paternal grandmother
…was the second youngest of seven sisters in a fishing family on the east coast of Scotland in the last decade of the 19th century.
As was often the custom in those days, the family simply took a boy’s name and added the suffix -ina, hence Johnina, although she was always Nina.
How’s that for patriarchal? So there were Jameseina’s, Robertina’s, even Alexanderina’s.
Not that I’m suggesting for a moment that James should adopt that dreadful custom.
And I am enjoying every moment of this delightful tale, as Captain Literal finally realises the need to exercise the imaginative parts of his brain. Glorious writing, Ms Tate. xxx
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Challenges abound!
I was just writing about some of this . . . . Stay tuned!
— Emma
When dealing with aliens you
When dealing with aliens you need to be careful what you ask for, You might get it.
With the rapid changes in her body, she must be getting very hungry, especially for red meat.
2nd law of thermodynamics applies here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_law_of_thermodynamics
I expect her to be very tired and need up to 18 hours of sleep daily. Teenagers sleep a lot when going through puberty.
losing some height is good as there are not many 6 foot 3invch women.
If she is based on a model I expect her height to be around 5 foot 8 inches up to 5 foot 10 inches.
https://celebhealthmagazine.com/kate-upton-height-weight-hai...
or
https://celebritytall.com/caitriona-balfe/
https://mewswithaview.wordpress.com/
To be fair . . .
He didn’t really ASK for anything!
— Emma
Not Only Aliens (regardless of kind)
One thing I've learnt dealing with customers and suppliers is that you can NEVER be clear enough.
When the people you're dealing with are aliens, that applies squared.
I've never dealt with Aliens (or at least I'll never admit it) but imagine how clear and specific you'd have to be in any dealings.
Besides, what court or arbitration would be applicable and how to enforce the agreement?
Theriously though, fun story.
indeed.
indeed.
In this case, who is the customer the alien or the human?
On other hand, the aliens may not care much about changing gender or see the need to ask permission.
https://mewswithaview.wordpress.com/
Thanks, Bru!
Glad you are having fun!
— Emma
Delicious
Linear thinker huh? Let's see how she adapts to her new parallel/holistic processing hardware. :)
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
indeed.
indeed.
Hard to be a prof if you are the same age or younger than your students in the university.
https://mewswithaview.wordpress.com/
Oh yeah!
Thanks, Erin!
— Emma
Aliens
Where are Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith when you need them, eh?
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Yeah!
Just when MIB would come in handy. But I think we’re gonna have to settle for something a bit different. . . .
— Emma
I think you are writing...
... faster than I can read and comment! Too much real life is my only defence but this and your other stories this week are seriously good stuff as well.
What a waste giving all of the good stuff to someone who doesn't appreciate it. I'd have been ecstatic just to lose 3 or 4 inches.
Alison
Hi Alison!
I’m glad real life is keeping you occupied — hopefully in a GOOD way! Yeah, I think a bit more of the wonder shot would do a lot for morale!
— Emma
I read part 1 without even looking at who wrote it
Basically, it was not my "thing". Part 2 was put to one side, but when I saw part 3, I recognised the by-line as someone who I had written to after a single episode work and remembered that I had said there I would read anything you had written. So, I went back to part 1 re-read it and followed that in quick order with the next two. I have come to the conclusion that what is almost the most important thing -- that it is not just what you use as your stories, but the way that you write them. I want more of this - please!
Dave
As James might say . . .
“Great good heavens!” Thanks you, Dave. Humor isn’t for everyone, and Lord knows, my humor is for even fewer! But I’m very glad you are enjoying it so far. I’m having fun with the characters, who keep getting in my head.
— Emma
The trouble with tribbles...
"Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a miracle worker"! "I know Janet, and I was just going for a long walk in the woods." "Does everything have to have a practical use for you? They're nice, they're soft and they're furry, and they make a pleasant sound."
More please, Emma my dear.
DeeDee
AND you can use ‘em to spot Klingons!
Thanks, Dee! Chugging away on Chapter 4 . . . Next weekend, prolly.
— Emma
Yes, The Change is Quite Jarring.
Under the delusion that I should be female, I got whacked and now have only a slit. It was quite a lot to adapt to and now, due to my age incontinence is an issue. Nicely written.
Gwen
Thank you, Gwen
That sounds . . . seriously unpleasant. I am so sorry.
Hugs,
— Emma
It sounds like you regret it.
That's too bad, I hope you are now ok with it all.
Female Emotions
Has to be that dang estrogen flood males don't have to cope with. One would think in our "modern society" the powers in power would legislate a law all males be given estrogen to mellow them out. But then maybe the deeper thinkers realized there was as well as an upside to estrogen there was the dark unspeakable horror, PMS. As one gentleman put it quite eloquently. "I don't trust anything that bleeds for 5 days and doesn't DIE."
Hugs Emma, your sharp mind is glowing.
Barb
When life hands you lemons it's time to make lemonade.
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
Hysterical!
Although, if your gentleman made that statement around most of the women in my life, he wouldn’t need to worry about them dying because he would go first!
So glad you are enjoying the story!
— Emma
The horror
Dipping the sushi?
Please, Janet, get a bit of ginger, dip that, and paint on a small amount of soy sauce!
Enjoying the transformation
Enjoying the transformation -- and the writing. You really have a mastery of the craft; I'm jealous.
I was going to read a few chapters before commenting, but I'm loving it too much to wait to say so.
hugs,
- iolanthe
Hugs right back!
So glad you are liking the story, Iolanthe!
— Emma
"In tonight's Episode of...
In Search of, we interview Jim, a man who is slowly being turned into a woman." I'm sorry I just had to write that line. This story is wonderful, wonderful. After six long days of work, reading this delightful chapter was just what I needed. It seems James transformation is speeding up, and will soon reach warp speed nine? I hope! Emma, I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed reading this chapter. Your prose is sharp, your razor sharp wit is on consent display. You are an inspiration and a fountain. A flowing fountain for all of us novices to dip are cups into and drink freely from. With dropping a comment is the admission once must pay to sit in on one of your stories, then I consider it well worth the time and effort! *winks*. But all joking aside, I'm glad that James has a good solid friend in Janet. Hopefully we will be seeing more of her in the upcoming chapters. Again thank you! Thank you for all you share with us, and for posting such an amazing chapter.
Janet
When I sketched out this story in my head, Janet had, at most, a bit part. But she’s one of those characters that steals every scene she’s in, and I couldn’t quite get enough of her . . . expect some more!
I’m glad this story was able to brighten your week a bit!
— Emma
Revelations
The cracking of some seals are more challenging than others, eh? ;)
Reading again (because more lunchtime at work! How'd that happen!), I decided that I have spent too much time pondering what to do in sudden transformational circumstances - as mentally I kept going, "Hey! Take some photos of yourself! Chart this stuff! Keep that proof, don't wait!!", plus also thinking, "Screw quibbling about Quibble's availability, Get to the ER, stat! You've lost -HEIGHT-!!!"
Still great fun, and I foresee more enjoyable lunchtimes in the future... :)
Okay, okay, so neither of them are engineers trained to think practically in this fashion. But still! <3
Practical thinking?
From humanities Professors? Great good heavens, NO! Not only aren’t they engineers, they dislike and distrust doctors. Their biases in that regard warp any number of possible decisions.
Which was . . . fun? :)
— Emma