Courtesy of my son this week, since he asked so nicely if he could choose a word... he's suggested experiment

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Ah... but why was Jason avoiding Camille? At least he isn't now!

Can we take it all is forgiven now then? I sure hope so as I think Camille is so good for Jason.

TJ &KT - With any luck, the heart-to-heart is coming next week. There'll be some high drama, I'm sure. I'm still working out Jason's reaction to what she's going to say - I can't exactly have him chuck a cup of coffee at her, now can I?

She might have a hard time dodging if he threw something at her... then again, even blind, how much 'enhancement' does she have to her reflexes because of her implant?

Nice little scene here Julblke...although I had some issues with it...sorry...but I am wearing my editing hat and it sometimes is hard to take off...Not being mean or anything, just some things that gave me pause that can easily be tweaked. If you'd sent me this story to beta-read I would have flagged for review. 1)Referring to Camille as "cargo," just didn't like it, might be Political Correctedness, but to me it seemed a bit dehumanizing. Even though they've argued, I am sure that she means a lot to Jason. 2)Underpowered engine...On Princess's motorcycle, so much so that it can be heard from inside a trailer? Mark hops on the back of it a couple of times in the series and it seems to perform well enough, Camille's lighter weight should not be a problem. 3)"Mischief playing about they eyes." How about a saucy wink, and be done with it. Once again, I loved, loved, the setting of this. You have many layers going on to set the scene, and the character's interplay with facial expressions and just their heartfelt feelings make me really want to hope for the best outcome for these two characters. Please, please keep up the good work, I am looking forward to the rest of it!

Julie, now I wonder what the Chief wants to see them about...

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I'm sure Jun knows what they're thinking... the question is, did she intend to scare them on purpose or is she actually trying to make something edible?

K2: Does this mean that you're up for beta-reading? . I've been throwing these up in rough draft form and I'll probably keep doing that until I hit a resolution/conclusion. But then I'm going to want to edit the whole thing so I can put it up on Gatchfanfic in final form. Wanna beta then?

KT: Is Jun exacting her revenge? Poor Jun. Is it canon or fanon that she's such a bad cook? Daniella: I'm working on that. I don't think the Chief is too happy at the moment, but I'm hopeful for a good outcome in the long run.

Originally posted by jublke KT: Is Jun exacting her revenge? Poor Jun. Is it canon or fanon that she's such a bad cook?

I know Jinpei teases her about lousy cooking in canon, but whether that means she really can't cook, I believe is up to the individual.

In canon there are multiple occasions where they talk about Jun's bad cooking, although I believe KT is right, that it's just Jinpei's teasing (remember, he calls her ugly too). We don't actually see her cook. There is no canon at all that Princess (or Aggie or Kelly) can't cook, but often the Gatchaman canon carries over in this case. Interestingly, the same applies for Ken's perpetual lack of money/inability to pay his tab.

Jublke ... I'm so happy to see that Jason and Camille have made up! Even though it seems that peace will reign for just a small period of time, since you're announcing the coming drama! Oooooh ...... I like drama!! KT ... I hope Jun didn't include anything explosive in her culinary experiment! Unless it's chilli peppers or something like that! I can already imagine all the others' reddening faces with fumes coming out of their ears and nostrils! Poor guinea pigs!!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun In canon there are multiple occasions where they talk about Jun's bad cooking, although I believe KT is right, that it's just Jinpei's teasing (remember, he calls her ugly too). We don't actually see her cook. There is no canon at all that Princess (or Aggie or Kelly) can't cook, but often the Gatchaman canon carries over in this case. Interestingly, the same applies for Ken's perpetual lack of money/inability to pay his tab.

In BoTP, isn't it Keyop who can't pay the tab and he and Princess end up doing the dishes?

KT: The words no-one wants to hear before a meal, no? "It's my little experiment!"

DT - I'd think it would depend who was doing the experimenting though......

Hey Julblke, I sent you a PM, tried to e-mail, but got the same "not logged in properly to see this page," type of response I got with Gatchamarie.

Hi K2: You should have received an email from me yesterday. Did it reach you? I'm at jublke (at) gmail (dot) com I always forget to check PMs. I'll go peek now.

Gah no....I am terrible at checking emails...sorry...going to look right now

Originally posted by k2p2 Hey Julblke, I sent you a PM, tried to e-mail, but got the same "not logged in properly to see this page," type of response I got with Gatchamarie.

I was having trouble uploading a new avatar. It was within the size and dimension guidelines, but didn't work. To check, I tried to upload one of my old avatars and it didn't wrok either (even though it was also within the guidelines and had been okay in the past). I wouldn't be surprised if the contact thing is broken too. I think a lot of stuff on this site is broken. I PM'd Cep but havent heard back from him yet. Come to think of it, maybe PMs are broken as well...

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Come to think of it, maybe PMs are broken as well...

I haven't had any problems with PMs myself...I hope whatever the problem is, it's fixed soon!

PMs work fine for me, but I don't get the email notifications for them. I switched to the pop-up notifications (this is one of the few sites that I allow pop-ups for). I haven't tried changing my avatar. K2, double check your account settings in Edit Options under your profile. If this: Can members send you private messages? Select this option if you want to allow other members to send you private messages. is set to No, you might not be able to receive Private messages. Depending upon how the script works, if you can't receive, you might not be able to send.

No worries, Ame...got it all worked out.

jublke: Princess to the rescue! The only nit that stood out to me was that Camille could get to Center Neptune, but then that might already have been explained (sometimes I'll forget details in a serial piece due to the time between posts). KT: I agree with the others, either poor Jun or poor everyone. *grin*

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k2: Meep ... FYI folks, I haven't given up on Club Aphrodite, I'm just making progress on an original work and don't want to lose my momentum. At some point I'll go catch up on the prompts so there will be a group of CA posts appearing.

K2 ... that's such a powerful piece! You had me gulping! Regarding the subject of PMs and emails, I too have sent you an email right after you had told me about the PM mulfunction! I hope you received my email successfully!

Jublke--thank you very much..I've been in kinda a dark place these last few weeks, and it was bound to eek out somewhere, glad you're coming along for a ride. Chris!--as a fellow writer in tension building...thanks! Things are looking rather grim--and yes, looking forward to more of the nefarious goings on at the Club! Gatchamarie--Thanks! I was trying to convey Lynn's fear and helplessness at the situation as well as her very own responsibility to the mess she's found herself in. Also too, I double checked my e-mail...didn't find anything, not even in my spam...can you send it again please? Thanks!

Yes, ominous is certainly the word! The question is, how much can Lynn do without blowing her cover... or has the time for that finally come as well?

Originally posted by Transmute Jun The question is, how much can Lynn do without blowing her cover... or has the time for that finally come as well?

Not tellin' nuthin....

Originally posted by k2p2 Also too, I double checked my e-mail...didn't find anything, not even in my spam...can you send it again please? Thanks!

Will do! I'm using the same email address I found in your profile!

Will do! I'm using the same email address I found in your profile!

Got it! And sent a reply as well !!!

k2: Great installment, I want more of Lynn!