A Costume Party (Complete)

julby · 03-29-2009

Finished this yesterday. Mostly TG transformations. Tell me what you think (It's currently awaiting approval at Sticky-Site.com).

frice2000 · 03-29-2009

I liked it. Was an interesting story. Definitely needed a little bit more at the end...Didn't wrap too clearly. Interesting enough concept. I liked how the resolution came about. All in all it was a interesting fun story, but it definitely needed something more.

Vengeance1701 · 03-29-2009

Julby, I'd read...but I might suggest going in and either reuploading it as the .doc format to regain your formatting or reformat it in word so that it's not a block of text.

julby · 03-29-2009

Edit: Re-uploaded as ".doc"

Avenger2099 · 03-30-2009

Don't wanna sound picky or anything but I'm a bit of a Norse Mythology buff and it's Midgard, not Misgard.

that said, pretty good story.

EDIT: And apparently you realised this and changed it after saying Misgard twice so... uh kindly disregard my post.

Xanderfox · 03-30-2009

How about I dunno.. Plain text with proper spaceing?

The-Pro · 03-30-2009

Liked it, but could have used more of the cheerleader.

julby · 03-30-2009

Frice: Thanks for reading and responding so quickly. I initially had a scene at the end involving the new Captain Infinity (Ron), but took it out before posting it here.

Vengeance: thanks for politely informing me of the format difficulties.

Avenger: thanks for identifying a typo in the story. I was actually pretty worried that I'd be too inaccurate with my mythological references, but if that's the worst you could find, I guess it ended up okay.

The Pro: Thanks for the constructive criticism. Anything specific you'd have liked to have happen with her?

Xanderfox: Thanks for coming across as a bit of an ass-wipe there. But genuine question here: is there something about seeing it from a computer screen that makes it harder to read something without double-spacing or with paragraph tabs (printed book style) instead of carriage returns? If absolutely necessary, I guess I can reformat it.

The-Pro · 03-30-2009

Well this is just my entirely subjective tastes, but that was my favorite transformation in the story so I would have liked to see more of it. I'm a big aftermath guy, so I like seeing people deal with the problems brought on by their TF more than the TF itself.

Not everyone is like that, but I would have liked to see the poor bastard TFed into a stereotypical cheerleader having to deal with some of the more practical problems involved. For example, being completely unable to use his hands because he can't let go of his pom poms. Or the emotional and psychological stress, as well as the awkward social situations, brought on by the spontaneous cheering. But the TF duration was short enough this didn't really come up.

Like I said, this is totally subjective though. Some people couldn't care less about this stuff.

frice2000 · 03-30-2009

If you're worried about people complaining about the formatting probably would be best to just upload it as an RTF as that'll maintain format and font size and stuff and people can't complain about the DOC format. Still don't get why that's such a huge problem for people as DOC opens in a zillion different applications, but it seems people still don't like it.

Xanderfox · 03-30-2009

So people are allowed to complain and suggest DOC and RTF with proper formatting but suggesting the same with a text file is being anal?

julby · 03-30-2009

Personally, I read a major difference in tone between "I might suggest going in and either reuploading it..." and "How about I dunno.. Plain text with proper spaceing?"? I apologize if I was incorrectly inferring sarcasm from your message.

I tried RTF first but it said I couldn't upload that file type.

03-29-2009	#2
frice2000 "My way of thanking you" Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 401	Re: A Costume Party I liked it. Was an interesting story. Definitely needed a little bit more at the end...Didn't wrap too clearly. Interesting enough concept. I liked how the resolution came about. All in all it was a interesting fun story, but it definitely needed something more.

03-29-2009	#3
Vengeance1701 Modest Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,998	Re: A Costume Party Julby, I'd read...but I might suggest going in and either reuploading it as the .doc format to regain your formatting or reformat it in word so that it's not a block of text. __________________ Meh. Cranky and old.

03-29-2009	#4
julby Lurker Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 26	Re: A Costume Party Edit: Re-uploaded as ".doc"

03-30-2009	#5
Avenger2099 Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 151	Re: A Costume Party Don't wanna sound picky or anything but I'm a bit of a Norse Mythology buff and it's Midgard, not Misgard. that said, pretty good story. EDIT: And apparently you realised this and changed it after saying Misgard twice so... uh kindly disregard my post. __________________ "You're a loose cannon Sandvich, but a damn good cop!"

03-30-2009	#6
Xanderfox Process Master Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 589	Re: A Costume Party How about I dunno.. Plain text with proper spaceing?

03-30-2009	#7
The-Pro Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 326	Re: A Costume Party Liked it, but could have used more of the cheerleader.

03-30-2009	#8
julby Lurker Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 26	Re: A Costume Party Frice: Thanks for reading and responding so quickly. I initially had a scene at the end involving the new Captain Infinity (Ron), but took it out before posting it here. Vengeance: thanks for politely informing me of the format difficulties. Avenger: thanks for identifying a typo in the story. I was actually pretty worried that I'd be too inaccurate with my mythological references, but if that's the worst you could find, I guess it ended up okay. The Pro: Thanks for the constructive criticism. Anything specific you'd have liked to have happen with her? Xanderfox: Thanks for coming across as a bit of an ass-wipe there. But genuine question here: is there something about seeing it from a computer screen that makes it harder to read something without double-spacing or with paragraph tabs (printed book style) instead of carriage returns? If absolutely necessary, I guess I can reformat it. Last edited by julby; 03-30-2009 at 10:39 AM.

03-30-2009	#9
The-Pro Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 326	Re: A Costume Party Well this is just my entirely subjective tastes, but that was my favorite transformation in the story so I would have liked to see more of it. I'm a big aftermath guy, so I like seeing people deal with the problems brought on by their TF more than the TF itself. Not everyone is like that, but I would have liked to see the poor bastard TFed into a stereotypical cheerleader having to deal with some of the more practical problems involved. For example, being completely unable to use his hands because he can't let go of his pom poms. Or the emotional and psychological stress, as well as the awkward social situations, brought on by the spontaneous cheering. But the TF duration was short enough this didn't really come up. Like I said, this is totally subjective though. Some people couldn't care less about this stuff.

03-30-2009	#10
frice2000 "My way of thanking you" Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 401	Re: A Costume Party If you're worried about people complaining about the formatting probably would be best to just upload it as an RTF as that'll maintain format and font size and stuff and people can't complain about the DOC format. Still don't get why that's such a huge problem for people as DOC opens in a zillion different applications, but it seems people still don't like it.

03-30-2009	#11
Xanderfox Process Master Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 589	Re: A Costume Party So people are allowed to complain and suggest DOC and RTF with proper formatting but suggesting the same with a text file is being anal?

03-30-2009	#12
julby Lurker Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 26	Re: A Costume Party Personally, I read a major difference in tone between "I might suggest going in and either reuploading it..." and "How about I dunno.. Plain text with proper spaceing?"? I apologize if I was incorrectly inferring sarcasm from your message. I tried RTF first but it said I couldn't upload that file type. Last edited by julby; 03-30-2009 at 03:08 PM.