Baker's Dozen

Looking forward to reading a future scene at the WWE event where Cindy and the girls may get to taunt the musclehead wrestlers in the ring after a ring stunt goes accidentally wrong, spilling into the audience ....a few scenarios running through my head with that one

Great installment. Looking forward to morw of Nicole, the one-woman justice league.

Thanks for the props, guys.

AuGoose: Back when I was outlining the second half of the story, I did toy with the idea of having one of Bobby's wishes "misfire" -- by having his annoying younger sister inadvertently step into his line of sight just as he's about to use the card on another girl. But I eventually scrapped the idea. (Though I did write a dream episode in which a super-powered Amy makes Bobby's life miserable. It's in the Library as a "deleted scene.")

Although I haven't established this in the story, I've decided that in order for the card's magic to work, two conditions must be met: a direct visual "lock" on the target and intention on Bobby's part. So if another girl were to step into his line of sight while he's saying the magic words ... nothing would happen.

By the way, I've only just discovered the story you've been posting on the forum. Loving the bratty super-sister angle!

Monty: Bobby, Cindy, Darcy, and Kenny will be going to that WWE event in the next chapter. Things won't turn out exactly as you suggest, but it should be a fun night out for everyone!

GeekSeven: I'm fond of Nicole myself. Gotta love a girl who can chasten a roomful of frat boys, crush a beer keg in her bare hands, and rock a little black dress -- all at the same time. She'll return in Chapter 12, along with a few super-girls from the first half of the story.

any update soon, argonaut?

Woodclaw wrote:

smoki07 wrote: any update soon, argonaut?

I have on good authority that Argo and Ace are currently working on the Workshop entry so it's very likely that Baker's Dozen is currently on the back burner.

What Woodclaw said.

Thanks for asking!

Ok but I sent a suggestion about the story by PM. Please read it and tell your opinion!

Argonaut, plz, tell me some news about a new chapter soon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Someone did wake LaPortes thread up to get some hint/news for future of story. It worked so I'm doing the same for this story lol So UP.

smoki07 wrote: Someone did wake LaPortes thread up to get some hint/news for future of story. It worked so I'm doing the same for this story lol So UP.

I pm'd Argo a few weeks back to share an idea about Baker's Dozen (didn't want to put the idea on here), but he's not replied.

Monty wrote:

smoki07 wrote: Someone did wake LaPortes thread up to get some hint/news for future of story. It worked so I'm doing the same for this story lol So UP.

I pm'd Argo a few weeks back to share an idea about Baker's Dozen (didn't want to put the idea on here), but he's not replied.

I also shared an idea about the story with argonaut but it's true the he take his time to reply (I got a response.) but nothing since!

Come'on Argonaut, post something, you login regularly it would be nice !

Yeah, I've been inactive for a while. Two bouts of pneumonia since the summer (and I'd never had anything worse than a cold in my life). I'm fine now, but for a while I just didn't have the energy for writing.

Thanks for the prod, smokio. I know you're a fan of "Baker's Dozen," and appreciative readers like you are the spur that keeps me going. I've written most of the next two chapters, and I'll try to get them finished during a two-week vacation coming up in March.

Now if you'll excuse me -- I'm going to post something.

Yes! FINALLY lol. But seriously I am sad to know about your pneumonia. I hope that you're fine now. I know that I was annoyed (and annoying) sometime i apologise for that. Can't wait to see the next chapters!

All the best on your recovery Argo! We've missed your insights here.

Sorry to hear about your pneumonia but glad to hear there's more coming. I've really enjoyed reading about all the different girls and can't wait to see who ends up gaining powers next.

One small thing I have been thinking about since this series stared, normally a baker's dozen is of course 13 rather than 12. I wonder is something special is going to happen once Bobby uses his 12th wish?

The Highlander wrote: One small thing I have been thinking about since this series stared, normally a baker's dozen is of course 13 rather than 12. I wonder is something special is going to happen once Bobby uses his 12th wish?

I've been wondering if anyone was going to bring this up.

My original idea for the story was to let Bobby have the traditional three wishes. He uses two of them to give Cindy and Megan super-powers, then finds himself caught in the middle of a Betty-and-Veronica rivalry over him:



But then I began to see lots of possibilities in the premise of a guy who can endow girls with super-powers just by wishing, so I upped the number of wishes to twelve. It seemed like a manageable number that would allow for plenty of variety. So when I was trying to come up with a title, I thought about phrases with the word "dozen" -- The Dirty Dozen, cheaper by the dozen ... then I hit on "baker's dozen," changed the guy's name to Bobby Baker, and sent in the first three chapters.

But the implication of that phrase didn't occur to me until later. My outline for the story has gone through a number of changes as the story itself has taken shape, but it's always involved twelve transformations.

Of course, if a thirteenth wish should come in handy, I have a justification for using it!

argonaut wrote:

The Highlander wrote: One small thing I have been thinking about since this series stared, normally a baker's dozen is of course 13 rather than 12. I wonder is something special is going to happen once Bobby uses his 12th wish?

I've been wondering if anyone was going to bring this up.

My original idea for the story was to let Bobby have the traditional three wishes. He uses two of them to give Cindy and Megan super-powers, then finds himself caught in the middle of a Betty-and-Veronica rivalry over him:



But then I began to see lots of possibilities in the premise of a guy who can endow girls with super-powers just by wishing, so I upped the number of wishes to twelve. It seemed like a manageable number that would allow for plenty of variety. So when I was trying to come up with a title, I thought about phrases with the word "dozen" -- The Dirty Dozen, cheaper by the dozen ... then I hit on "baker's dozen," changed the guy's name to Bobby Baker, and sent in the first three chapters.

But the implication of that phrase didn't occur to me until later. My outline for the story has gone through a number of changes as the story itself has taken shape, but it's always involved twelve transformations.

Of course, if a thirteenth wish should come in handy, I have a justification for using it!

How about if Bobby doesn't get to use the Thirteenth wish but it instead acts as a reward/punishment for his actions, perhaps based on some sort of moral dilemma in the last chapter? Something like deciding to wipe all the girls powers (and/or his relationship with Cindy) to prevent some catastrophe, and by showing he is willing to sacrifice his own happiness for others he is rewarded by getting his superhuman girlfriend back.