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The LaPorte Caves - Revised
circes_cup wrote: As I previously mentioned, the posting of Ch 12-14 this weekend marks the beginning of a hiatus while I sort out some serious shit on Ch 15-23. I don’t know how long it’s going to take me. The chapters are being handled as a single cluster and therefore there will be no posting of Ch 15 until Ch 23 is nearly done.Supportive messages are always appreciated. But I’m not going to be providing progress updates, and there is no need to nudge and prod. Believe me, I won’t forget about the story!To tide you over for the wait, today’s posting is extra long — 16,000 words — and should give you a little bit extra to chew on. And more importantly...Illustrations! I have been the grateful recipient of a number of works of visual art related to the story, and I’m happy to report that much of this great art has now been uploaded to the story chapters!All chapters now have at least one visual piece embedded within, with the exception of 09b, 09c, 09d, 10 and 11.The bulk of this art has come from Lowerbase, who is without peer in the female power 3D visual art world; I am very lucky to have so much of his work. I also owe thanks to each and every one of the artists, and to Woodclaw for handling the uploads. I am in the process of adding proper attributions to each piece. This is a great example of where SWM shines: I can’t think of many places where the story text (which is outside DA’s content guidelines, BTW) can be posted alongside the visual imagery (which many sites don’t support). Thank you, SWM!
Take your time! The ending is the most important part. I will be excited to see it, hopefully not TOO far off!
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Lets make an assumption. Back on earth the core feeling Howard and Julia felt towards each other was love. Sure there was other feelings like dependence and hero. Now lets go to
Weald. What's one of the first thing Howard thought when he saw her nourished? Holy shit she could
beat me up. That's before we really learned of the true super hero
strength. So what about Julia? She now feels how weak he is. She gets off
on that. So at her core is dominance. Both feel love but it's not
their core emotion to their relationship now.Now let's really through a wrench in there. A Weald woman's core feeling
to themselves is love. So Julia has replaced her love to Howard with love
to herself, leaving Howard on the periphery.
Now maybe I'm wrong for Weald men. Sallan would almost indicate that his
core feeling towards his mistress was love not fear. But that is not
universal. Take a look at the time when Julia saw a man slacking off. I
can't picture that man has love in his core. I can imagine it was
fear.So what's my point after this long winded monologue? Howard has reacted because his core
feeling changed and he so wants to change it back. Julia has reacted
because her core feelings changed and she so does not want to change
them back.
As a side note, Take Julia's core feeling to the extreme and you have Mindy. If she could get past her bitterness and then fall for a guy, her core feeling will be contempt. We have not really seen Ruth's inner thoughts, but I'm guessing her core feelings to her husband is somewhere between Mindy and Julia.
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Plus men are to serve and provide pleasure to the women. One can imaging if that expectation is broken, then that is the source of the disturbance of inner peace. Note, other women are not expected to provide the same. So I think women are the group of insiders and their own camaraderie keeps them together. Inner peace comes from their relationship with the men.
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- 9d The Recital - two images from MiniGtsLover on a commission basis from an anonymous donor
- 10 The All-Consuming fire - image TBA upon approval from artist
- 11 Julia’s Decision - an image from SEDNA Studio - Kaka
- 11 Julia’s Decision - an image from Lowerbase
- 12-14 - an image from BubbleBadassButts
Also, I recently posted a few portraits of LPC characters to my DA page, so check that out as well!
Finally, for those of you that are following the story itself, I continue to work on the next chapters. No insight on a completion date. Stay tuned!
Best,
Circes
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9.d now has a third illustration, by MiniGtsLover on commission from an anonymous donor.
10 now has two illustrations by MikazukiArt
They are all really nice images. Thank you to all involved, and to Woodclaw for doing the postings!
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How are the next chapters coming? Still plugging away?
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I have no idea when I’ll finish the next bit — none at all. Thanks again for the interest.
Best,
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I think there are a lot of us looking forward to the next chapters, but I, for one, don't want to feel like I'm pestering you for them.circes_cup wrote: Always gratifying to know that someone is still interested in this.
That said, if there's anything we can do to help or encourage you, let us know.
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The vitamin also acted as an aphrodisiac to compel the women to have more sexual pleasures, which in turn increased the girl's muscular power, far beyond the range of normal human levels.
It could be used as a scenario where Howard tries to refuse (without much success as you would expect!) Julia's insistent approaches for more as he sees the effects that their coupling has on Julia's power and strength.
Apologies Circes if that would lead your story away from your future plans, it was just a thought and I wouldn't want to interfere in your great story. I hope you are keeping well!
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That would create a situation where Julia has a justification, such as it is, for taking as many partners as possible. She might even use that as an excuse for seducing Howard, promising that she can protect him better if he makes her stronger.I remember a story where the vitamin that the girls were taking made them Superstrong (with the bodies to show for it, to the point where they were godesses).
The vitamin also acted as an aphrodisiac to compel the women to have more sexual pleasures, which in turn increased the girl's muscular power, far beyond the range of normal human levels.
It could be used as a scenario where Howard tries to refuse (without much success as you would expect!) Julia's insistent approaches for more as he sees the effects that their coupling has on Julia's power and strength.
Apologies Circes if that would lead your story away from your future plans, it was just a thought and I wouldn't want to interfere in your great story. I hope you are keeping well!
As the story is, the women are pure hedonists. There is no justification for the way they treat men, other than their own pleasure. It's a different sort of dynamic; makes them seem that much more greedy and abusive.
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The vitamin also acted as an aphrodisiac to compel the women to have more sexual pleasures, which in turn increased the girl's muscular power, far beyond the range of normal human levels. ...
Have a recollection of the name of that story, and if so may I please trouble you to share it?
Thanks!!
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I believe it was Feminox super-vitamins.I remember a story where the vitamin that the girls were taking made them Superstrong (with the bodies to show for it, to the point where they were godesses).
The vitamin also acted as an aphrodisiac to compel the women to have more sexual pleasures, which in turn increased the girl's muscular power, far beyond the range of normal human levels. ...
Have a recollection of the name of that story, and if so may I please trouble you to share it?
Thanks!!
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In no way whatsoever would I mean any disrespect to Circes for his monumental efforts in writing his brilliant La Porte Caves. It is an absolutely stunning piece of work!I still come back to this story every now and then. I re-read it a few weeks ago, and picked up on a few things I overlooked that I hope get answers, like how Julia pictures herself and Howard not as a superwoman couple, but a normal version of themselves, and that's what calms her down. There's still a lot of interesting potential story arcs about how the fruit shouldn't be used in the overly manufactured way that it has been, that the Weald has abused it for too long and it's unsustainable. That could open up a lot of paths for the narrative to continue. In any case, definitely still hoping for a continuation soon.
He may have experienced writer's block / writer's cramp in trying to re-write a great story that he has produced.
If he wants, he can pick it up again. I'm just grateful for having had the chance to read his original masterpiece.
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