It's really well done, and I love the suspension that builds up to that climax...you hardly see anything like this around these parts, really well done.

And I love how you emphasized how fat those scalies are, I love me some big fat boyos~

You did an AMAZING job, and I hope you do more with this in the future.

It was great stuff! Would love to see more of it - in "What the heck is Glomphing?" you mentioned Brax and their captives don't really go back to being "random passer-bys in the hallway", what are the usual reactions to each other?

Well first I should point out that while I consulted on it, that document was written by  UmbraRenard so credit goes to him.

Anyway, I guess the reaction would differ from individual to individual. The first and most obvious reaction would be the prey getting rather red in the face and sheepish when the Brax is around, at least during those first few weeks or so after the deed is done, while the Brax is probably very prideful and teasing about what he did, either through general taunting and ribbing, or maybe in a more subdued way. Just a knowing grin as you pass in the hallway, nothing more needs to be said; you both know what happened.

Others might be more jovial, with a kind of "Awww, better luck next time, little guy!" kind of attitude and even feel a bit more chummy with them, figuring hey, it was an intimate experience for both of us, I feel so much closer now, don't you? And thus, they might feel a bit 'attached' to their former prey (or, officially, we call captured prey 'mates'). Of course the feeling is probably not reciprocated or at least not as the Brax would feel.

Very rarely it could potentially lead to something more? Umbra and others have tinkered with the idea of the occasional intimate relationship sprouting as a result. But it's usually the standard pride/embarrassment dynamic. Which is much of what I like about Endo vore rather than fatal, the idea that you're gonna see the guy again soon and have to live/work with him even though that happened.

I see! It's a very down to earth interpretation, not one you see often at all with this sort of kink, makes it actually all the more interesting to hear about and explore if you ask me. And thank you for correcting me on that! Umbra's doc was a good read!

I have another couple questions if you don't mind - The Fluorescence sounds like it's a yearly affair, and studying at the academy is an 8 year long affair. How do people tend to feel about it in later years? And do Hotrods tend to stick to their preferred target for the entire 8 year period?

Umbra might come along to give his take on it as well but as for my end of it: I actually haven't entirely decided if it's a yearly thing or b-yearly (Or biannual or...whatever. Twice a year) but regardless, I would imagine that over time you just figure well I guess that's the new normal now. I actually figured that, for example, Guldax might continue to pursue Japh even after graduation, surprising him at his various worksites to which Japh's reaction after a while is probably more like "Sigh...in the balls, right?" So I'd imagine it's weird and unnerving when you're new to it but then after a while it's like yeah, that'll happen. Or others might become defiant. "I've been sacked 4 times already...but as god as my witness, it won't happen 5 times!!!" Etc. Open to interpretation, that's how I like to craft these scenarios, so you can have any kind of pursuit/dynamic you want.

Hotrods, I would say might remain interested in their main target depending on the kind of bully they are. As I said, Guldax probably likes to keep going after Japh (although to become an Apex you need to sack others so Japh would be his 'finale' catch, each time). Though others might decide that once they've made their 'point' to a specific mammal, they'll want to move onto another. Or another one will come along that gets their attention for one reason or another, perhaps due to a kind of dispute or argument which the Brax decides can only adequately be resolved by Glomphing the offender, when the time comes. So short answer: Yes, they stick with their target, unless a more fun target comes along, somebody they're more keen on humiliating.

I'd say it ultimately depends on the individual. Since the whole affair is predictable, anyone who's been around the Brax for long enough will have their own game plan, but also accept that they've got a pretty slim chance of escaping unscathed. Doubly so if they're one of the lucky students who got away the previous cycle; Missing out on getting close and personal with one of the Brax is liable to get them on a list of priority targets the following cycle. Some of them approach it with a defeated attitude, accepting that they'll be caught. Some treat it with fear, but are thankful for the fact that it's a seldom affair. Some could get bolder from their experience, and try to give them a chase they'll really enjoy. If they're gonna wind up glomphed anyway, they might as well have fun with it. If they manage to come out the victor on their final year, then it's their last hurrah before graduation.

Hotrods don't necessarily have to fixate on a single target for their whole education, but it's not an uncommon affair for one to like to stick around. Again, there's no denying that something gets built when prey gets intimately acquainted with another man's junk like that. There's definitely some manner of favoritism going on.

I've tinkered with the idea of Brax being capable of changing to different colors with each Fluorescence. A Hotrod one year might become a Cobalt the next, or a Yellowjacket to a Nightshade, etc. Haven't worked out the specifics of it, but it would go hand-in-hand with the fact that a Brax's color isn't a set-in-stone indicator of how they'll act.

Yeah I suppose I should have mentioned in my response that we thought about having them go different colors each year; the dialogue in the animation kind of implies that to be the case, with how Guldax seems to indicate he didn't know the color each of his peers was going to end up with but I figured that if we ultimately decided NOT to make them go different colors, then we could explain that away as him not knowing those guys until this year.

I can see pros and cons to both. There's a lot of interesting factors you can tinker with in terms of the colors changing but at the same time that makes it harder to square the color with the personality they normally have. Like if Guldax is this big boogeyman on year then a playful, even affectionate Pinkie the next, that's kinda weird?

But like you said, we haven't really tried to work out the specifics yet, there might be some way to make it work. And/or, you mentioned in the document that maybe they could induce Fluorescence so maybe they could also do something to influence the likely coloration.

I appreciate all the insight from your both! Hadn't considered they don't keep the same colour always, but that makes sense. And interesting to hear that even if they do and they're Hotrods they can always move targets as long as it's more fun, makes sense considering that a Brax's target may not necessarily be in the same year as them, might be that their preferred prey has since graduated and they need to find someone else. For all the similarities everyone goes through, everyone's approaches and takeaways from the day won't all be the same.

I am curious, and assume this question's been asked at a previous orientation, are there penalties for students who leave the campus for a day or two trying to avoid Glomphing Day? Or is that simply not as good idea if you're trying to avoid it (especially considering how, as mentioned, some may be able to induce Fluorescence so as to provide one's deferred Glomphing)

So, the students on campus for it tend to be the sacrificial lambs; the animation didn't go into huge detail about this but the idea is that most students call in 'sick' or whatever on Glomphing Day (which might actually be multiple days, again, haven't worked it out entirely, yet), which you're allowed to do, and it's expected, but there's also a number of them who are student workers, running the cafe counter, or whatever the futuristic equivalent of the library is, check-in/reception, etc. and a skeleton crew of those students are basically mandated to come in that day or risk some kind of penalty. It's a lottery of sorts (and like seemingly everything in the world, seems to disproportionately affect the students less financially well off as they'd need the work).

In a larger sense, the admin kind of looks the other way on this in part because it's a majority-Brax school, part of the overarching lore that the Brax would be the minorities among the mammals but so happen to be the majority in this particular school as it was retrofitted specifically for them after they integrated into the society (this also allows me to avoid designing it to look as futuristic as would be appropriate to the setting as I'm not much of a sci-fi artist). Having the Brax get this out of their system is deemed a small price to pay to keep them relatively at peace and enjoy the benefits of having them around as a new labor force so the powers that be basically take a hands off approach to the whole thing. It actually made me worry that it could be interpreted as an indictment of diversity or other cultures when in reality, it was just the gum-and-paperclip backstory we came up with so this would make even a modicum of sense.

Aah, Japh and everyone else were just the unlucky few left behind - makes a lot of sense everyone else would call in sick haha

When everything else out there is suited for non-Brax it's only fair they have a place much more suited to themselves, even if perhaps the non-Brax students may not agree with the implementation of such. Either way, thank you very much for answering all my questions! I've greatly enjoyed getting to learn more about all this

It also leans into my enjoyment of scenarios like this where there's a finite number of prey/subs/what have you, with the preds/doms determined to get them all, and the pride of either succeeding and/or escaping that fate on the line. So while it's not feasible the Brax would get the entire student body of the University, it's very feasible that they would seek to get each and every one of the few "lucky ones" who had to work that shift. I originally planned for the intro of the animation to include Guldax brandishing a list of names they were after but cut it for time/size.

And, you're very welcome, Umbra was actually hoping to get a few more real-life questions from contemporaries to add to he Q&A section of the "What's a Glomph" doc before release so, even if it's happening afterward, we're still happy to get some that we can perhaps add for any other passersby who should happen to run across this sordid little concept.

You and Umbra did marvelous work. There is not much endo vore with non fatal and/or entrapment. I would like to see more of this in the future. Especially more of the world with the brax and/or something similar. Great build up by the way. Animation is great too.

Our next animated Brax project is...unclear but the good news is that now that I've made all the assets, it'll be theoretically easier to do more in the future. Not sure when that'll be, but I'm open to others commissioning their way into the scenario as well, perhaps? I should probably make some sort of announcement to that effect.