Where the story goes POLL
EDIT: AGAIN… so it seems that people aren’t able to vote on the new poll. thanks to bubbaclaw for testing it out for me. So I am reinstated the original poll. I ask you all please only vote once as I would like an accurate account of what the majority want to happen.
So as have said in some comments I am undecided on which direction I want to take it after this arc. I have 3 major ideas and some of the elements of those not chosen will eventually happen it, the only true things that may not happen based on the voting is her with her uncle again or with caleb again. Eventually she is going to have some little mistake with Damien and will have sex with the old guy, both before school start up (currently the story is in the first week of August). So everyone vote and comment on what direction you want the story to take over the next few arcs and months.
1 Zoe and Abi fight a bit about her having fucked her uncle. Zoe uses the fact that she didn’t get closure to get Abi’s permission to spend the weekend at her uncles. In return Abi get’s Zoe to agree to break up with Caleb, who she fears is a “psychopath”.
2 Zoe and Abi fight a bit about her having fucked her uncle, Abi convinces her that nothing can come of it and that she needs a healthy loving relationship, goes to Caleb who is FARRRR to rough with her and she realizes he is no good. Thinks about love and throws herself at Damien, who is unable to resist and they are caught in the act by Rose.
3 Zoe and Abi fight a bit about her having fucked her uncle, Abi convinces its all her having daddy issues, so Zoe agreeing convinces Abi to drive her to that old guy she sent nudes to and she spends the next few nights with him. he has a bit of a fetish for bdsm and paddle spanking her in a schoolgirl outfit. (Zoe with him will eventually happen regardless of the poll results but will just be moved further down the road if not the winner)
I don’t like any of these options
elaborate. what WOULD you like to see. I am doing these polls to try to better gauge my readers interest and make a comic that they want to keep reading. So what do you want to see happen. These next moves she makes are her sort of finishing off the destructive side and timeline wise will all take place in the next month.
At the very least these things will happen: it will end between her and Caleb. She will mess things up a bit more with Damien causing Damien and Rose to break up, and she will have sex with that old guy as it plays a part down the line that I don’t want to spoil.
You would figure that seducing her uncle it would be rock bottom, but nope she’s going to get a shovel and dig deeper. It makes no sense for her to go back to her uncle, get rough sex from Caleb or go to the old guy. The old guy plot line reads like something from a criminal minds episode.
I would like to see some real world reactions, the mom drops Zoe off at a psyche ward or both get some real serious group counseling. The uncle has to grapple with what he’s done, both legally and psychologically. You have the potential to tell an amazing story (this is what the 3rd rehash?) But instead you take the low road by just continuing the consequence free smutty adventures of Zoe, the possibility mentally handicapped nymph.
I get what you are saying and don’t entirely disagree. I am choosing the route for a few reasons but mostly by trying to appease my readers on the whole. I don’t have any plans for Zoe to get counseling as the story on the whole is of her working through her issues and eventually coming out the other end better.
If you want to contact me on skype I can go into a bit more detail on my plans and reasoning but I wouldn’t want to put anything that would be spoilers here. I go by yellowgerbil on skype and can write a more detailed response there.
How long will the poll be open?
I’ll see the finished results next wednesday and then start work on the new arc with the path that wins the poll
I have to agree with ZeroPower, these choices aren’t the best.
First, it would make more sense that Zoe’s mom kicks her out of her house or something like that, than letting her sleep again with her uncle. I totally understand she isn´t a great parent, but allowing that would be way too far. Also, let’s not forget that Abi still has feelings for Tommy. ZeroPower´s are really good options, I like them.
I voted for option number 2, as I believe it is the one that makes more sense, Zoe made a mistake, now she has to confront the consequences, she doesn´t want to and seeks comfort with Caleb, who takes advantage of the situation. Makes sense.
Option 3, is similar to option one, I will show you I don’t have daddy issues by fucking an old guy and you will be ok with it, because reasons. This still goes way beyond bad parenting. By doing this, I would be totally convinced that Abi doesn’t care at all for her daughter.
I told you before, this is a great opportunity for character growth, please use it.
I picked 2 as well, largely because 1 didn’t make much sense 3 was listed as inevitable.
That being said how do you make a wordpress account? It only gives me option for login and forgot password, and despite telling me e-mail had no account it still didn’t give a register option.
https://wordpress.com/start/account/user
Sorry saw the response to your comment but didn’t notice your comment so sorry for not responding sooner.
As for zero powers ideas they in reality would be good options but go against the characters. I wouldn’t call Abi a BADDD parent so much as a hippy new wave parent who doesn’t really believe in disciplining Zoe, which has caused Zoe to realize there is no leash and run wild. As for the uncle fucking I agree, I posted that because the incest stuff seemed popular, The Caleb idea was my original before any of this incest started, originally she was going to go fuck the old guy then Caleb believing she was unfaithful was going to go a bit beyond rough.
What you suggest with 2 is sorta close to the original plan and the current if that is chosen. Originally Zoe wasn’t going to have sex but was going to “pretend” to to make Symphony leave. She was going to grab a baseball bat smash it into the glass case that can be seen in the background of some of the pages and quickly pull his pants down and from the doorway it would look like she was sucking her uncle off. Zoe didn’t plan for the screaming scene Symphony would burst into waking her mom up, hurting her and her moms relationship. Zoe calls up the old guy to pick her up to give her mom some time to cool off and still being very horny thought it a win win. The stuff she does with him isn’t stuff she is proud of and leaves there in a walk of shame sort of scene goes to caleb wanting to be with someone who actually cares for her (caleb does but it teeters on obsession) Then that goes far into the realm of pain.
These are the ideas I started with and even if the Caleb route is chosen I may greatly change them.
I understand wanting growth but it will be slow going, even if I was to draw out the scenes I describe here that would be almost a years worth of pages, that doesn’t even get to the point where she throws herself at Damien out of desperation ruining his relationship with Rose.
I do hope mommy and uncle do find each other. I think they both need someone to be with. (but that is not part of your poll)
well that’s the end game… but that will be years from now
I don’t know why the damned hell you hate Caleb so much or why you’re making him the bad guy and don’t want things to happen with him. I LIKE Caleb. I’m ROUTING for Caleb. I WANT Caleb as Zoe’s +1. I don’t know why your so freakin hooked on Damien. Your fans have spoken. They LIKE Caleb. NOT Damien.
lol I am guessing you aren’t a long time reader. I had literally 100s of comments hating on Caleb and lost probably a 100 readers over his inclusion. There is a long storied history with Damien that isn’t really shown on this site anymore. There was originally about 50-70 more pages with Zoe and Damien in a weird place beyond friends but not a couple that were originally a part of this comic but I removed them when I decided to get a bit heavier with the story as they were light hearted and didn’t really delve into the themes the comic are now exploring. I think a lot of readers would like it to return back to a more light hearted place.
Personally I am not a fan of Caleb, He was designed to be a bit cruel. I have no problem with revisiting him and regardless may have him back down the line. I created him as a character that I’m sure we’ve all seen. The abusive boyfriend to the girl you got a crush on that you just wish she would wise up and leave.
With that said I am glad you like the character, but the eventual end game is Zoe and Damien, and it always has been.