I've always thought that places like Haywood have this dark underbelly of vice and corruption, where the original intent of the first pleasure island isn't far from the surface. Tattoo/piercing parlors, porn shops, sex clubs, drugs, strip joints, and various night clubs that cater to particular tastes. Places where anything and everything can be had for the right price if you know who and where to ask. Perhaps it's the kind of place where those who partake of these places don't turn full donkey but become anthro donkeys, or mostly human with donkey parts.

That's interesting. I like it and it's definitely plausible on this PI, though I'm not sure how much of that is compatible with the direction Haywood is going. Plus it's a bit redundant. There are no shortage of those places in the open on Pleasure Island, the main reason you haven't seen or heard mention of them is that they aren't something that would particularly interest Richard, Daniel, and Ryan right now. Haywood, I envision as a gated-homeowner association-type, snobby community just outside the big city for those who want to turn their noses up at the normal residents and or who want a more conservative experience. The Collins being the latter. It could definitely be fun to throw a bit of mayhem in there, Jack's story has a big gap to cross between where it is and where it's going that could work in some of that, but how about you see how that develops in the new few chapters and maybe you can give some more feedback.

That said, I don't want to shoot down the idea. Quite this opposite. Your desire for a goth/punk guy to come in and corrupt the shy, quiet, innocent boy (something I realize isn't as similar to Jack's emo pushback against his dad and transformation the longer it is) and now this are basically building the core of the future Spring Break series and the rest of it along with it. At this point, I'm probably just going to say that one's for you.

As for the anthro/partial transformations, there are higher-ups in the administration who know how to make it happen. In fact, it's getting easier. However, they have no current interest in offering them as options and the public just accepts that how it is is how it is. I may explore the possibility in a one-off, either about tests or someone accidentally stumbling into it themselves.

And on a last note. I like where your thoughts are going with "the first Pleasure Island" this is absolutely the kinds of speculation and theorizing I want people to do and share with me. I won't comment on the accuracy, but in the current chapter I'm working on (what was to be #7 but is #8) you get information that will be relevant to that idea.

I see where you're coming from and I can agree with it, now that I have a bit more context for the bigger picture. :) I can't wait to read what's coming in the future!

I've always been the kind of person that therorizes in a more, "Not everything is what it appears" kinda way. The thing that got me thinking about the darker underbelly of the island was when Jack says, "Guys, this is the newest victim, just sentenced today." Granted Jack is just beeing moody because he's been dragged to a function he'd rather not have attended. But it did make me raise an eyebrow and wonder what does Jack know, what does he think he knows? What rumours might he have over heard? Where might he have snuck off to in the middle of the night and seen something that he doesn't have any context for but seems pretty dark and sinister. That kind of thing.

It's always fun to ponder things, I've even sat and wondered what I'd do if I were on the island. Its one thing to intellectually know that you're going to turn into a donkey and see others doing the same and quite a different thing to experience it yourself. Despite any outward show of bravado I'd probably be wreck going through the changes!

Of course if you go too far down that road you wind up in a Sherlock Holmes mystery or Gods forbid a Scooby Doo mystery and thats not really what your stories are about. :)

Yea, between unfolding the island slowly and this terrible affliction of knowing what I mean, it seems what I intended didn't come off as clearly as I thought.

When you explain your logic like that I definitely see where you got the idea from. You're even convincing me and I'm the author! As tempting as it would be to just take it and run in that direction, It would take too much overhauling and be too disruptive to storylines I'm fond of. The reasoning behind Jack's choice of phasing will become clear in the next episode. Having to attend the barbecue was not it, either. If I don't post the next Haywood Friday, I will next Monday.

It is fun to ponder. The reason I do male stories is to put myself in the shoes. I try and do a variety of views, but I do catch myself slipping into personal reactions for characters. I think it would be specific parts of the transformation that would bother me more than the overall. I probably wouldn't think twice about my feet or legs changing, or even shifting hips (for personal, real-life reasons) but losing my hands and voice would probably hit me HARD.

Well, on your last note, a mystery to be solved is not one of the plot-threads I have planned. They are more character-driven. No overthrowing the island or anything. But that doesn't mean there won't be any secrets to be revealed. Delving into rabbit holes is highly encouraged.

for sure i'd like to see how progress the relation between Blake and Daniel, if they are going to be just friends or more. Will Blake have a positive or negative influence on Daniel?

Don't worry about that, I promise their relationship is one of the main plotlines. I know where it ends up, but not the exact steps (if you're curious). In fact, I have some of that written already in advance. Once I reach that point I'll add in descriptions for where their transformations are at, since I don't know when I'm going to use that. Hopefully, you and everyone like how it develops.