I really hope that this is just a dream

Same

Same

Saaame.

I want it to be a dream, but I don’t think it is

Maybe its a simulation of a dream it has to be.

IF ITS NOT A DREAM IM GONNA... idk what I'm going to do...?
uhh. uh IM GOING TO LITERALLY DRINK WATER!

Same

Same

Same

Same

Same

Same

Same

Same

same

Same, but i dont think this is a dream

same

Dream? Are you kidding me? It's NOT a dream, it's a nightmare for Star, but she is wide awake, the whole base knows about it, and I've got to say Sammy did a really great job with the story and this time of year. Remember, THIS coming Friday IS the 18th, so be looking out for Togs for Sprogs in your nearby military base.

Of course, if you're in the U.S., find your local U.S. Marine Recruiting center and drop off an unwrapped toy for their Toys for Tots program!

But, no, this isn't a dream.

Same

I really don't know. Don't take it wrong, I want it to don't be real, but ...
... I just think in dream you can saw so detailed things, especially things you never seen before. And the paper ... I'm worried if it isn't dream (or nightmare).
But still she will go (if it isn't dream) to Manda tonight, and you know how angry Manda can be lol

Same.

It has to be some kind of nightmare.

I'm pretty sure it's not a dream.
He didn't quite let the secret out, but he's being the biggest jerk about it he can.

I really hope it's not a dream

Screaming Internally

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

screaming half-assed externally

*joins* oooh! that escalated quickly

*screams with  Caroua *

(wait! You!? Here?! Cool to meet you online!!)

Same

I think, metaphorically, Star is caught in a landslide, with no escape from reality.

She really needs to open her eyes. Look up to the skies and see

Star's just a poor girl, she needs more sympathy.

For she's easy come, easy go, little high, little low...

Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to her...

Too-oo herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..
*dun dun dun DUN dunnn~*

MAAMAAAAA Just spanked a man,
put his bum across her lap,
spanked so hard, the poor guy snapped.

MAAMAAAAAA Her ABDL life had just begun!
But now Marcellis has gone and thrown it all away~

Well, an ABDL life...?

This fundraising (which tbh is a nice trick from Marellis to maintain his grip on her, even mentionning that Star is volunteering helps cover a... little (pun intended)... bit about the blackmail) can turn into a mess (yh, yh... Pun after pun) if Star makes it a dud by fussing too much... Also, with the event being public (assuming it is), Star's possible allies would be in the know
-Martin could be unlikely as he's a Salon dresser and weekdays are busy there as an experience from my mom who had seen her friends always being busy weekdays, then happily breath at weekends
-Any of Martin's contact that is stacking up evidence to take down Marellis
-A combination of Aunty Tessa, Mummy Manda (I love how this one sounds
❤w❤), and Lure could also pop in.
...however, should any of Star's "normie" friends/family members are at the base, things would R-R-R-RAPIDLY sink...

COMBO BREAKER!

D: Boooooo no fun~

MAAMMAAAAA, OooooOOoo
Didn't mean to make you cry,
If I'm not diapered this time tomorrow~

Spank my buuum,
Spank my bum.

Please be a dream. please be a dream. please be a dream.

n o

welp u///w///u

Honestly, legit didnt expect the whole charity fundraising thing... quite a surprise.

It's high level mind fuckery

Was wondering anyway what was on the paper that the mouse was holding 2 pages ago (guess it led to this -w-)

She needs to call Manda. Like......10 minutes ago.

On the one hand this does have the potential for a 'You have no power over me!' moment, but on the other I'm not sure Star is there yet mentally.

Well, I can see one very dead blue boi in the future.

I wish 😅

.........he gonna die

At least he is going to get his ass sued from hell to heaven and back.

Oof.

i can see this going one of two ways.. and both do not end well XD

Honestly, not as bad as I was expecting. At least everyone doesn't know she's AB.

*whistles innocently from his little bunker*

What DID YOU DO???

Hehe you'll just have to wait and find out

I hope you are aware of your inevitable doom

You have a whole bunker just for littles?! *_*

Maybe lol

looks cool to be the villian right?

piss hey if you need some untraceable weapons for your revenge on this marellis guy I got some you can buy at the low price of 20$ like some shotguns, sniper rifles, and the also very popular revolvers I got many revolvers like the six-shooter, 3 barrel shooters, and the legendary 24 shooter

24?! ...Oh gosh it's real https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi....._pepperbox.jpg

i know

but i was talking about this one https://www.bing.com/images/search?.....//2.bp.blogspot.com/_3Qq

THAT IS EVEN WORSE I MEAN BETTER XD

Wait, is that diegetically a drawing or diegetically a photo?

Hard to tell, she was in a different outfit when he videoed her so must be photos shop (cannoticly)

No she was wearing that outfit and had that hairstyle at the party for sure. Check around page 230. Also the page where he shows her the blackmail he’s got, she’s wearing that exact outfit. Page 293 for that.

nope thats exactly the same outfit he filmed her in.

Ah sorry, looked back I was thinking of the blue sleeper she was changed into for storytime

Photoshopped from a video still is the MOST likely answer to this question; either that or Marelies is a solid artist, 8/10 would commission.

Seems the answer is photo, in which case Marellis just openly committed a serious crime, which seems... sloppy. Also, isn't this already him breaking his deal with Star? He promised not to mess with her if she behaved professionally. I don't know why the blackmail would still be effective now that he's proven he doesn't keep his word. And not telling her what he was about to do? There was a good chance of her accidentally exposing herself before she found out what was going on, which would have ruined his blackmail and ended his career. Perhaps he's become overconfident?

Either way, it was nice while there was no Marellis, but now that he's back to Marellising, I think I'm going to have to bow out of reading this comic for a while. Would be nice if there would be a journal post or something when this Marellis section is over so I'd know when to come back.

New year's Day is probably a good time to come back

Thank you!

That's still heart-breaking news that you made your own character go to this over 9500 shades of embarrassment, is New year the moment that the Marellis wave stop, or that good things start occurring again ('cause even I am doubting that I should continue if this downhill becomes a highway thru hell)

Why are you replying to me?

I just wanna kill Marellis right now. He had no reason to let everyone on base know her secret. I just wanna do unspeakable stuff to Marellis.

Technically he didn't let out her secret

nothinn EVIL nor BAD? he used a personal pincture of her, an intimate picture taken without permission, and used it "without permission" for an event, and forced her to be part of it (witohut consent). That's plain horrible, manipulative, toxic and criminal.

Sharing that kind of image in canada without permission is an indictable offense here. Not to mention its slander and blackmail which can lead to serious civil penalties. I wont even get into the national defense act charges...

But sadly that commonly happens to women in most militaries. Its not funny and very little is done about it. The Female is often punished for speaking out too.

is like we never EVER leaved shcool. The system doesn't protect the ones in need, nor punish the ofenders and the place is full of abusers and people that choose to look away from the problem. u_u

I hoping for him to end up with a closed casket funeral... He doesn't get out of this comic alive in my headcanon. Or at least he'll be outed as a monster and removed of all power and status... If nothing else.

Bro, it's just a comic.

I really hope it's only her nightmare

honestly, really not liking where this is headed.. Marellis needs his comeuppance.

[Screaming]

If this isn't a dream, as most are suggesting, I call shenanigans, because Marellis hated Star's hair color, so why would he put that on a flyer?

Aside from that, she could just not go. As far as the base knows, she would be dressing up for a part, like a mascot. So it's not "as bad" as she's thinking.

The picture on the flyer is a 'photo' of her from the party, she was dressed like that and her hair, at the time was still blonde and 'light purple.'

Yes, but again, Marellis hated her hair color, and she no longer has that hair color. For all the troops know, it’s a photoshop.

Or that the photo was taken before she changed her hair color, and that she and Marellis had been preparing for this party for a while.
Also, no one KNOWS why she changed her hair color, except her and Marellis.

..........I just agreed to the photo being before her hair color was changed. Marellis and Star have not prepared for a charity party. It's very clear and obvious that the flyer is a complete shock to star, so I'm not sure how you are suggesting Marellis and Star prepared for this party...

And it doesn't matter "why" Star changed her hair color, but they did notice "that" she changed her hair color.

No, you misunderstood. Of course Star knew nothing about it. You said "For all the troops know, it’s a photoshop." to which I replied "Or that the photo was taken before she changed her hair color, and that she and Marellis had been preparing for this party for a while."
It was in the context of "For all the troops know . . . " It was not intended to mean that Star knew ahead of time, obviously, she did not.

Who is the "she" that you are referring to? It seems that you are implying that the "she" is Star.

Your reply makes no sense still. The photo was taken before her hair color change, but the troops don't know that. So just a photo of Star dressed like a baby could be her earlier or current hair color, with photoshop. It could just be a created image of Star as a baby.

The rebuttal of the photoshop, then how "she and Marellis" had been preparing for the charity party, don't make sense to me, because this was all a Marellis thing, as he put the flyer out and everyone is starting to tease Star.

It's not that complicated... he had a photo of star dressed as a baby and put that on the flyer. Since it's literally the only photo he has of her, he had no choice in what hair color he prefers. Everybody else knows the photo was taken before Star changed he hair because they are aware that time moves linearly.

Well... He does have a VIDEO of the ABDL BBQ featuring her in that dress, Star also stated that its length was around 15 minutes, easy peasy to pick the more SFW picture of the lot, photoshopping it on the flyer, then distribute them when he was ready. Sarge must have "planned all along" during the tuesday to thursday interval (which would be obvious from his evil grin the page before the bag inspection)

That message from manda, looks like tess got a flyer and instantly saw what was going on

Oh no... this is NOT a dream...

And it's why this moment is one of the best.

Yeah readable text screams "not a dream" to me.

I have to say, I really start to HATE sarge more and more. Star's ABDL side is something she enjoys and just started to explore and understand in the safety of people who do understand her and who want to help her. And Marellis is taking it and makes it into a big joke for his own enjoyment. Humiliation can be fun, but only when you do it with people who you trust.
Manda, Lure and Tessa maybe have played with her, but they always made sure that Star was also comfortable with the situation and not going too far.

Sorry for the rant. Just really, REALLY don't like bullies at all.

I wouldn't be surprised if Star decides to admit in front of the entire base BEFORE NOON that this is an entire fraud, and she got blackmailed by Marellis...

...I was praying with everyone that this is a dream sequence, but this is a nightmare becoming true for Star, keeping in mind that at page 352, where the time skip occurred, the narrative box stated that Corporal Bryce thought that Marellis couldn't do anything else, "or so [she] thought." This leaves us with some options:

1. Star will not have her phone with her during the event (babies can't use techies ;3), which she can ask Yuri to record the event (unaware that he's adding evidence to Marellis's demise)

2. Should Star run away (with the huge risk of losing her place at the base), she can reveal the blackmail to Manda, thus destroying Marellis for good.

3. If Marellis records the event, this can easily tighten Marellis's grip on Star's psychic as if saying "I can easily babify you from ANYWHERE"

4. Should Martin or ANY of his contacts is aware of the fundraising, sparks will not just fly... An A-bomb will fall on Marellis's head.

These are my theories of what could happen within the next 4 pages

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As you said, this is something only Marellis and Star will truly understand. This has nothing to do with a work-related punishment. He is just putting her on the spot with this whole thing without telling her what he is doing. When you agree to work for someone, then there are clear ways how a employee is punished. Blackmailing is NOT part of it. It's even Illegal. With this kind of surprise, Star could have been broken. Fearing that everyone would instantly know about her secret. Like when she had just the plushy, she feared that everyone would instantly know she was an Adult Baby just by seeing her holding it. It's a fear that many AB/DL's have in the beginning and I can relate to this fear.

As good as Star is at her job, Marellis is clearly acting outside his boundaries as her superior.

That is the impression I have here.

Telling you the truth, I recently dreamt that I was the exposed baby (I felt like I could turn into a tomato from the shades of embarassment) >~<

oh this definitely isn't good. better get Tessa and Manda now that Marellis opened this can of worms

Yes, but you know the proverb: "The worse is yet to come."

so true

Oh WOW! That totally blew the dream concept right out the window. I KNEW you wouldn't do something like a dream, that was too obvious! However, I would have NEVER thought of something like this. This is awesome!

Not sure what Marellis has planned for 'Base Baby', but it ought to be good.

Now, here's the weird thing. There ARE going to be people who know Elly from off base, maybe visit her pastry shop. Are they going to show Elly the signs? Is Elly going to find out that Star is 'Base Baby?'

So, yeah, no dream sequence. I didn't think you'd go that route based on my past experience trying to second guess you. This is classy, and 'Togs for Sprogs', that's just great. The U.S. Marine Corps does 'Toys for Tots' every year, with local fundraising and toy drop-offs. I contribute when I can because I think it's a great thing, and in this case, my heart swells with pride for Marellis for doing this for them, but in doing this to Star without telling her, yeah, that's low, but funny, too!

That's going to put the rotten sarge in a positive light, so who's going to suspect him of anything? He must be a good photoshopper or had someone do it for him to make some a sophisticated poster like that.

I think by photoshop they mean that the picture has had all the background elements removed/been cut out perfectly

Yep something like that.

Baby-themed fundraiser leading to plausible deniability? fiendishly clever. He can embarrass and tease her and make it look like it's all in good fun... and Star has to play along "for the kiddies" or she'll look like a spoil sport. But even this is enough to cause the whole base to tease her for dressing up like a baby for who knows how long?

This is quite a pickle Star is in. There's really no other way out of this... given the current information. Still, this is also a very dangerous move on his part too... now, she has little to lose if her secret actually gets out; she'll be teased either way. But him? He could lose everything.

Yeah, while our antagonist is short sighted he's not stupid. If he drops stars secret then golly gee wiz that's a blackmail charge for you and if this is based of us law then up to 14 years in jail for you bucko. Additionally, not to mention you lose your job in the military for breaking the law.

“Or other benefit” -this is most certainly happening.

Dude, calm your tits. Take a chill pill. And most importantly, stop hyper-critically analyzing a work of fiction. Particularly when by your own definition that you posted, you are Wrong.

Wow! That turned out to be worst then expected.

Okay...she would be in her rights to beat him into a quivering pile of haggis and then sue his ass for sexual harassment cause at this point that is EXACTLY what he is doing to her.

PS...up until this arch of the story I was SUPER enjoying it but the second it got into the blackmail and bullying by that jerk I have been getting more and more angry and it's actually starting to affect my ability to thnk straight when I see a new page is out and the bullying of it is just getting worse in exponential ways that are just...full on disgusting. I'm actually considering not checking my FA for couple of weeks cause the stress of this arch have murderated my little little side to the point I can't see the cuteness in ANY AbDL art anymore

Reading that made me sad. I'm sorry.

Worry not, little Babystar, I also was thinking what kind of information was in the pair of characters' paws (Hands! Bad habit ;3) from 2 pages ago... Good thing that this was no direct picture... But terrible move for Marellis that she was "photoshopped" on to that event page. Even though this is a one-timer event (which will make Star late to meet with Manda), the trauma effect on her being out in public can become immesurable. That piece of paper can (and WILL) become the next piece of evidence as she can witness that her picture was taken originally from the BBQ she was attending... But doing so would also mean that she'll be ready to admit that part of her out...

Honestly, I think comments like that are rude and uncalled for... You're not doing anything wrong and this person is actively trying to shame you from expressing yourself through your storytelling and artwork, so you'll stop producing it because they don't have the mental or emotional maturity to not read it when they're in a better headspace.

It's the equivalent of saying that I don't like avacadoes on toast and if I see anyone else eating avacadoes on toast I'm going to get nausea, so I'm going to go and slap it out of their hand.

Fuck these people.

Yeah reading all these comments shaming the artist and story writer for writing what they want is just genuinely offputting.

Like I said many moons ago on a journal. No one has the right to emotionally and mentally crybully this artist into anything, and shitty comments like this need to be purged because honestly if you're not mature enough to handle things like this obviously you're not mature enough to enjoy the adult/sexual parts. I wouldn't doubt it if there were a bunch of literal children reading this anyways.

Agreed... I find a certain entertainment from such relatable events... Analyzing its future possibilities can create some additionnal inspiration. Sadly, not everyone is the same, and terrible words are spreaded...

...words... can build or destroy anyone's morale... Wishing the best for every artists who are struggling to pass through 2020

Yeah, pretty much.

I'm just some rando on the web, but please don't be too sad. This story arc has made me angry too, but that's one reason I like your writing so much. Good storytelling evokes emotion in the audience - if someone can't handle the story, you're not at fault for that. No one is being forced to read it.

Please don't be discouraged. I know I'm not alone in saying I'm hooked on the story and look forward to seeing how this all pans out.

Edit - I literally made this account just so I could read this comic. :P

I literally had my step father break a chair over my back for being into ageplay when I was 11 and had to be homeschooled for a while because of intense bullying on several different occasions. You need to get over your own stuff or, at the least, not project it onto other people. It's not cool.

I'm sorry it made you sad kitten I know you didn't mean to cause such reactions and I'm not even mad at you it's just been really hard and painful for me to get into the comic during the bullying arch cause it hit a major trigger for me cause of my own past with bullies including 1/2 of my DNA in the form of my dad. I DO enjoy the comic I'm just having trouble reading it and not being able to see the end result of the bullies acitons coming if that makes sense.

You have to keep on creating and writing what's right for you. The comic is about what you want to do with it and what's important to you. If someone else can't handle it, that's a battle and a journey in their own life that they have to work to overcome.

It's ok to feel sadness and sympathy for someone else's situation, but your work is not responsible for how they feel.

I didn't know you were still on FA. Been missing your uploads.

Yeah, I haven't gotten anything new in a long time. Just haven't felt like it. I don't come on FA too much any more, just check in every now and then.

There are more people who love your story and want to see it continue. We love your story and have hope that things will end on a happy note.

Honestly, like...same here. Maybe not quite as bad, but reading some of these panels early in the morning has kinda tanked my mood a couple of times.
It's too real.

punishment? this is no punishment, if dressing you as a baby and humiliating you in public, and using private pictures of you without your consent in a public event is punishment in you eyes, then maybe you need some soap in thsoe eyes my friend. Even in the militar service that's not okey, even if it were common on some places it doesn't make it okey... in some places is common for a man to beat the crap out of their spouces but that doesn't mean is OK (oh! the woman didn't cook a nice enought dinner, i'll take the crap our of her or mentally torture her with everyword i can spit from my mouth from now to forever, but it's okey, it's just "punishment"). No, that's not how it works. Does she sign for this when she enroled? is there a legal document that says your superior can just use your personal picture for anything they please without consent? She's been doing her work, she's eficient in the branch of work she's enroled... punishmetn for what? for not being a total slave to a guy that thinks their rank allows him to step over any boundary, civil right or morality? seriously, what the hell? joining the army is not the same as saying "please step over me and do whatever you want with me master!" people enrole to serve their countries not to become the personal slave of some jackass that's so damaged and so deprived of value that they think is okey to damage others so they can become superior in comparission.

I'm not saying the story is wrong, the story is awesome. Marellis is a really cool character, and awesome villain... and what's happening in the comic is indeed interesting and to a lot of people relatable (something a lot of authors can't deliver). BUT, being an awesome character doesn't make him an good person, nor makes their actions right or less wrong. HE IS AN ABUSER, HE IS A MONSTER. AND THAT'S OKEY, because marelis is the VILLAIN. Being a charismatic, realistic or interesting DOESN'T makes him any less evil and abusive. WEcan enjoy a villain for what they are VILLAIN, but the moment we start romanticing or justifying their behaviours we are in trouble. I can like the Joker (from batman), but taht doesn't mean i want to be like him, nor that i think what he does is okey. The Joker had killed lots of people, even children, had traumaticed multiple characters for life, beat the crap out of her lover (physically AND mentally) in every oportunity he finds and even tortured, raped and put in a wheelchair for life barbara gordon (batgirl). Marelis is like the joker, they are villains, they are not the good guys, they are in the wrong here. We don't need to justify his actions in the good side of the moral compass to enjoy him as a character.

*claps* *claps* *claps*

*offers hugs* sorry to hear that

Hey, this is really disrespectful to star.
Firstly, let's be rational; one or two negative comments aren't going to stop the BRAVE AND MIGHTY SQUIGGLE! So, the only purpose of this post is to instill negative emotions unto star, which is just wrong.

Secondly... dude. Broseph. Broski. Brosephani. It's a comic.

Yeah, like, it's a GREAT comic, and there's SO much good stuff in it- but it' still a story. Stories follow patterns, the hero's journey and other such concepts, and this is literally just part of that. You're getting to the beginning of stage 8, 'the ordeal.' This is the most trying time for the hero, and this next arch is going to define Star's adventure. She's entered the cave, must slay the monster, grab the treasure, and return to some state of normal.

Now, not all stories DO end like that. Sometimes, our hero fails. That's life. Not all stories have happy endings.

Attaching your ENTIRE ABDL/Babyfur persona and feelings to this, or any comic, isn't healthy. If there's a lesson to be learned here from previous parts, it's that the comfort and level of acceptance someone has with the fetish/lifestyle HAS to come from within, even if others help you get there. You need to find your own inner peace with that and not push negative feelings onto others, just because it makes YOU uncomfortable. People face worse challenges every day.

Well said!
I wanted to write something similar, then I found your posting and you voiced it much better that I could have.. not being a native speaker and stuff.
So I'll just hold up my "THIS! So much!" sign.

Nicht problem, meine freund! :D [My German teacher is probably very disappointed in me right now]

calm down son, it's just a drawing

Not gonna lie your avatar made me giggle

Cotton tail nursery candidate public enemy number one.
They can retrain him to be a playmate for Varden.

No! Anything but that!

That's too good an ending for him.

Well star is screwed

Welp. That's gonna be mortifying.

But as long as she can play it off as just doing it for a laugh I guess... But still, what a diabolical sadist. Can't wait to see Marellis get his karmic justice

I feel like she's overreacting. As far as everyone on the base is concerned, they just know Star was nominated for the position. I don't think they actually know her secret.

No they just having a goof thinking Star signed up for making a fool of herself for a good cause. Until right now she had reason to think that all the secrets were revealed and that her life could be over. Now it's even worse then that in my opinion.

That still doesn't mean they know her secret.

Maybe not, but even if they don't, if Star goes through with this, then the memory of it will forever taint an activity she once did for comfort and fun. Marellis is basically taking away Star's one place of safety.

It's still worse then if they had fully gone out and told everyone she's an Adult Baby at heart. She's in a damned if you do, damned if you don't type of issue. I'd try to explain it, but it's way too late at the time of typing to think up the words to explain why.

There are many interesting perspectives that can be cast on the current situation, assuming this isn't a dream.

For one, Marellis has forsaken his position within the local ABDL community with his actions - that much is pretty much settled right now. He'll likely never be able to redeem himself within the community and become trustworthy, and his trustworthiness outside the community may be damaged severely once Star leaks out information. Bad for him.
Secondly, while not entirely wanted, the fundraiser will allow Star a narrow escape by pretending her fetish is just a one-time thing for fun - nothing deeper. It will sting to ridicule her dearest fantasy like that, but it may be the better choice if she wants to stay secretive about her fantasies. Of course, this will close most doors for her ever being able to open up to her family and colleagues, as she will likely be ridiculed again.

What I wonder now is, what's Marellis' profit from targeting Star like this? While we know him as an arrogant blackmailing pos (piece of shit), what could his motives be? Is it thrilling for him to walk on the edge of complete career disaster, crushing his credibility until he retires, when Star rings the bell on him? Or is he simpler than that, just enjoying a person squirm and struggle beneath him, without caring about the consequences? Marellis is multi-layered and that's what makes him so interesting.

I'm looking forward to the next page! Meanwhile, let's hope this is a dream. xP

It's do more then crush his credibility. Blackmail is a very serious crime in the UK with a 14 year jail sentence attached if a google search can be trusted. So yeah not sure if he's stupid or has some plan we the audience aren't privy to yet

I'm not convinced Marellis is so shortsighted as folks think by posting the picture publically.

Think of it this way, he can now goto Star and say, "look that picture is out there and all your new kink friends will find out and, you are going to tell them we took the pictures consensually together *after* the party, or I will tell them that it was your idea to sneak the camera in. Who are they going to believe? The newbie, who's got a grudge against her boss, or the long standing memory of the community who was duped against his better judgment?"

He could even use the event as proof of something that would be impossible for him to set up at the last minute and evidence that he and Star were planning stuff.

Um excuse me? "He's not harming anyone"? "This is too good to be a dream"? wtf dude. If you seriously think that, then you really need to revaluate your idea of boundaries and please stay away from any kink events yourself until you get your head back on straight; lest you unwittingly blow past someone else's comfort zone without consent while thinking you're doing them a favor.

So, from a leadership perspective I woukd have asked good old Sarge here if this was consented. If he said yes I would then ask her if it was consented. If those two did not sync up then fuck a captain's mast. I'd hand route his courts martial package myself. Hazing, bullying, and general misconduct has NO place in the military regardless of branch, rank, or country.

Also, well played, Star. You got me curious enough to see how the next two pages played out.

Previous page = Somebody's gonna get punched.

Current Page = SOMEBODY'S GETTIN STABBED.

Metal Gear Solid reference?

.... marellis is a deadman. All you have to do, is kill him, go to a vent, and report the body look innocent. No one will ever know.

Welp, that's it... The cat's (not entirely) out of the bag (lol).. Fortunately, Yuri got Star's back... even though she doesn't know the entire truth

Screams internally
Wait? what's that sound of someone screaming?
Oh it's me i'm not screaming internally i'm screaming VERY EXTERNALLY

This plan is extremely shortsighted on our antagonists part. Like what does he even have to gain? He's gonna lose all his friends in the ABDL community for violating the rules and trust of an event. He's gonna lose his job (and maybe his freedom) for Blackmail as I think it's still a crime in the UK like it is here in the states. And for what is he doing this? to back at a solider with some minor problems with authority and who just annoys you? Pretty risky and stupid if you ask me.

He gains dominance over her for his own sick pleasure.

As far as we know, he doesn't know Star recorded him, so there's no reason for him to act as if she had. And his recording of her doesn't give away his face or voice, so all he has to do to use it is leak it anonymously.

There are also some barriers towards pressing blackmail charges, including the difficulty in proving it without outing herself.

So here's the thing...

Marellis is blackmailing her. And now, he can blackmail her to say to the AB community that the pictures were all taken after the party with consent. Because if she doesn't say that, he will say they conspired to take the pictures together and she'll be ostracized along with him.

Now we know that won't work, because she recorded him... but he doesn't!

Either stars having a bad dream or marellis is getting his ass kicked

Oooo, very interesting! I cant wait to see how this plays out :3

The charity fundraiser idea is diabolical, I love it, and I'm really glad this isn't just going to be a dream.

pulls out Tesla Cannon Want me to roast Marellis for you, Star?
I wanna vaporize him SO MUCH!

Under the circumstances, this is an equivalent to the "horse's head in the bed" bit from The Godfather

Beleive it or not, but a few years ago, in the hall of the building where I work, there was a guy doing a fund raising in the middle of the place, wearing only a diaper, a t-shirt, a bonnet and a big fake binky around his neck, I alway wondering if the Guy was just rely brave and believe in is cause enoug to dress la this in public, or if he was in fact a AB that find a clever way to realize one of his fantasy under cover of a good action

Kill the Marshall now

nononononononononononononononono

OK, I am much less convinced this is a dream now... and I'm sort of having a mini panic attack on Star's behalf (not that it doesn't look like she's having a massive one of her own here).

If this isn't a dream then forget the rock and the hard place, this is stuck between a rock, a hard place, a firing squad, a 50ft tsunami and a tiny little gap with a sign saying, "hey look, an escape route that's definitely not a trap, don't even worry about it, just run this way as fast as you can and definitely nothing bad'll happen".

Hope this be a dream if not it that bad?

Hello, 911?

Yes, state your emergency.

I would like to report a murder to my dignity, career, social life, family life, pretty much everything. Oh, and someone called Marellis!

Marcellus is about to get in some deep shit.

Poor stare

Gah this comic keeps hitting far too close to home. I was sexually blackmailed at 16 and I feel this pain. It never got anything like this but Jesus dose it bring up old memories. This is so so horrid for someone to do, over and over I keep running though things that could happen and ways someone can get out of this, but nothing ends right.

I hope to all that is good that this dose not end up like it did for me, very nearly making a stupid choice. Please oh please let it stop getting. My fragile heart can’t take this.

Dude thats a dick move. But it is messed up that he would do such a thing. But for a good cause its not super bad. But I rilly feel like he has crossed a big line. How should I feel about this mad, sad, happy, im conflicted. Please help.

JESUS- I myself am even scared of revealing myself to be a ABDL heck i was caught a few times by my family xp (At least my BF understands and accepts me for that ;w;)

But back to this page OH HELL NAH!!! I WOULD HAVE A HEART ATTACK IF THAT HAPPEN TO ME ;A;

Why do I get the feeling that marellis is way more then a dead man when he gets back? This is going to be good!

Oh Dog.

I was really hoping this was a dream. (I guess for some it might be.)

M sure is a conniving SOB.

Ho ho ho... No he didn't~

This page made me realize things about myself.

So rather than share her secret, con her into dressing up for a day... still a dick move. It's going to come back on him, though.

There IS blackmail or did you forget previous pages? this is just more of him showing he has control over her.

what are you talking about? Blackmail absouletly can be about coercing someone into doing somethign for you. its not about getting physical things. We dont have to talk about a physical thing at all. he is blackmailing her into being obedient and basically using her fear to change her behaviour to his benefit. That is absouletly blackmail. the fact you cant see that, truthfully scares me

Why are you defending a predator?

Makes you wonder!

314-315

I really hope your an elaborate troll cause if you beleive that to film someone during an extremely personal/sexual occasion without their permission and then threaten to relase footage publically unless they consent to low scale physical harm is NOT blackmail then just wow.

did you miss the scene where he spanked her?

Yes, because whenever I screw up at work, I expect my boss to put me in a bib and force feed me infant food or for the really bad times give me a good over-the-knee spanking. >:|

Dude! That is blackmail, Marellis is a predator and dirty, and violating a direct order from your superior doesn't justify what happened in 314-315. Those pages alone are a case for sexual harassment.

Will you just take the "L" and quit already?

You are going off the dictionary definition of blackmail right? Well that is different to the law definition of blackmail seen here on the U.K. gov sight.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpg...../60/section/21

“A person is guilty of blackmail if, with a view to gain for himself or another or with intent to cause loss to another, he makes any unwarranted demand with menaces; and for this purpose a demand with menaces is unwarranted unless the person making it does so in the belief that he has reasonable grounds for making the demand; and that the use of the menaces is a proper means of reinforcing the demand.”

He dose not have to gain anything he just has to demand something. So the “what is he gaining” argument is null. He is demanding that star be a better trooper and also demanding that she dose not spread this around. It is cut and dry and will hold up in a legal setting. The dictionary dose not matter when it comes to the law. The law matters. So please do stop.

Just because something is warranted dose not mean sexual blackmail is right or didn’t happen. And once again this will hold up in a place of law and the big point is! The author them self says it’s blackmail so it is. That is final, they write the story so they know.

Also I just realised that you are trying to say that the author dose not know what the character they have written is actually doing?

Someone: *watch’s Star Wars* “yeah, palpatine is not a Sith”

Author: “yes he is, it is how I wrote him.”

Someone: “no, you are wrong, you don’t know.”

I mean really dude. It is kinda silly when it was confirmed by the WRITER.

Just.... Wow... You clearly have a twisted view on what is Blackmail and what is not. Regardless what YOU are saying, you ain't the author. You aren't the one that is behind the storyline. Star is. If Star says it is blackmail, then it is. There are different ways to blackmail ANYONE. This is one of them. It is a mental type of blackmail. It is sad that you are defending a predator. This isn't the first time he videoed anyone at a party. HE IS A PREDATOR!

100% agree with this. Can’t deny the authors words. I mean they are the creator of all of this. They know much more than us.

Love the comic but late to this so no idea what the perp said other then Mareilis isn't blackmailing. Bold words to be said against the Author, very very bold. Lol Even if she doesn't own the character its how she chooses to make him behave, like Dragon_CO said the author knows more cause they are the author. burrowing a term from Steven Universe, Star here has Future Sight for this comic, she will know whats coming long before any of us do.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/blackmail

BUT...That LITERALLY defines what he is doing. Definition number 5. Using it as a verb as it should be.

"to force or coerce into a particular action, statement, etc."

He does not _REQUIRE_ payment in monetary form and that's where you've gotten lost on the definition.

Blackmail does not require monetary gain to be blackmail. The BENEFIT he gains is Star toeing the line and behaving the way he demands her to behave. It's control, not money, which drives Marellis in his scheme. He's controlling her life at work. (Which in the US would be a whole other kettle of fish besides...blackmail _and_ quid-pro-quo sexual harassment. Yeesh.)

This.. All of this! ^^^^^^^^ I agree with Cuddle 1000%!!!!

Are you seriously fighting with the creator of the story about her own comic? Its her property and story, let her write what she wants instead of nit picking details. Not every story needs to be completely correct to be good, so please get a brain and stop fighting with the creator over details.

Page 293: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36169301/

specific quotes “I can’t imagine what your work colleagues, your friends, your family would think if they saw this. Cocky, so self assured, Corporal Bryce doing.... THIS.”

“Luckily I’m sure, together we can come up with a solution to this... LITTLE problem.

Page 294: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36220478

Specific quote: “by the time you get to them, I guarantee this footage will be emailed out to a lot of folk. Family included.”

And on page 294 he also states that he wants star to be a better more subservient corporal. There is what he is demanding. Do look at the facts next time. Thank you.

Again. The dictionary definition is not the law definition. The “be a better trooper” is a demand which is stated in the law but not in the definition. The “tell your friends and they see” is a threat and although not a demand it will hold up in a setting of law. This insistence upon something being gotten out of this is rather foolish when it only says that in the dictionary.

Although I would love to continue this back and forth I do not want to muddy these comments more with this. I do not agree with your side and you don’t agree with mine, sadly we have reached a point of no return where both sides will stick to their own side without even seeing the other side out. So I will stop it here. I belive the interpretation is up to the arrest and story writer who says it is blackmail so it is. That is how is. Just because we haven’t seen the dictionary definition of blackmail it dose not mean it’s not blackmail. Again, the AUTHOR says it is blackmail so it is blackmail. Thank you.

My hope that this sequence was just a bad dream has been dashed. :p

.......*dawning realization that actually, no, this isn't a dream*

*tries to put strange buzzing sensation in brain into words...yet, can not...*

...Well. Fuck.

a sane reaction to this update

This is the biggest dick move he could have possible made.

And at the same time, I can see how in certain circumstances, this would be an embarassing fantasy for an AB.

Something to daydream about to get all squirmy over, but in real life probably would be hell.

No, the biggest dick move he could have done was expose her secret to everyone.

I mean, you’re not WRONG, but once he does that, it’s over. Any control or leverage he has over her is gone. While I am not, and desire not to BE, a manipulative scumbag, if you have blackmail on someone you don’t reveal it to the world unless you know you’re not going to get any more value out of keeping it a secret. It’s far more useful for him to string her along and get as much out of it as he can, using her secret against her for his own benefit whenever possible. This is something clearly very entertaining to him, flirting with revealing her secret without outright DOING it, and probably has other benefits as well on top of just humiliating her.

So yeah, a dick move. One that pushes his leverage over her as far as he can reasonably take it WITHOUT revealing her secret outright.

No all littles would like this as a fantasy that's why consent is so important.
For some this could drive them to a bad ending.

Yuuuup. Exactly.

That is all correct. Which makes this all genius. Star will need to run her own gauntlet all the while being a hero due to the charity. When its all said and done, i do not think the fallout will be as nuclear as we all once thought. Star will make it through this and come out unscathed and she will be all the better for it I am sure.

Couldn’t have said it better myself 👌 an embarrassing fantasy indeed 😅😊

Well at least some of her secret is still safe...but man oh man Marellis is still a very dead and skinned man XD

It... It could be worse

i would fucking murder every single one of them. like im suprised she isnt choking him out right now

marellis had better get whats coming to him. abusive manipulating piece of human (animal) fucking garbage. he deserves to fucking burn for this. this is sick and sadistic and a huge violation of her privacy. i cant fucking even believe it.

sorry if i seem a little fucking angry about this, its just ugh. the thought of that happening to me is so deeply terrifying that this whole arc just kinda made me lose my happy associations with adbl stuff. idk i might need a break from it or smth. like this comic is amazing and im not upset at u or anything. far from it. i guess i just didnt realize how much i projected onto star until that happened and i just felt so sick i could cry

Star... get a service weapon.

0-0 WHAT DA FOCK MARELLIS YER FOCKIN A DEAD BASTERD!!!!!

Jesus I brought out the Irish typing, star remember when you punched that kid at the party? Yea do the same but with a steel pipe

Low blow there Matt. He played the Trump card too soon and now his hand is empty.

Oh man that's....panic attack worthy

If this isn’t a dream she’s caught in a landslide with no escape from reality

Okay, we can kill him now

MARELLIS, WAY OVER THE LINE. YOU ARE A DEAD MAN.

This kinda feels like an embarrassing dream come true. A reason to be yourself at work and you don’t have to hide it? And you’re still getting paid! Oh Star I know you’re in shock and worried; I would be too but deep inside I would try to enjoy it since it gives me an excuse to be little.

Not a fun situation to be in.

Refuse, and Marellis will likely tell, forcing her to use her ace up her sleeve.

Accept, and likely have what makes her safe and happy ridiculed to such an extent that it won't be able to be fixed.

If I was Star I will .....one minute...... (
loads shotgun) let’s kill marellis!

poor star

Mark my words marelli's is gonna pay for what he did

oh boy soo many mixed feelings X'D good job

Oooooh lol thats a good one. He is a clever one. Very underhanded but at least the secret is safe and as far as anyone really knows its all for charity so it could have been much much worse. Ery good twist, very good way to built up that suspense, bravo.

ive been thinking about the reveal for the last couple weeks. or whenever she hit base cause when something like this happens i cant help but over think it and this is not what i expected so the payoff was worth it.

I know right, I never saw this coming. It was very well done. Plus another good side is its not like Star will be alone. If there are multiple teams, there will probably be multiple “babies” in the race, and lets face it, Star will be the best dressed for sure.

benefits of having friends in the lifestyle heheh.

I may not be into ageplay or diaper furs, but........this can't be happening... O~O;

...Yet again...one side is telling me it is really happening. Her secret is out. >.>;

This is great. Marellis may be putting Star through a walking nightmare but he's backed himself into a corner.

definitely cant wait to see her retaliation now.

ok this is far from as bad as it could have been. it is still super duper embarrassing but she can easily work this out to keep herself covered and not out herself. she just needs to keep her cool. (not her specialty unfortunately.)

Damn you get some intense comments sometimes I’m just here to sit back end watch the show. If it helps I’d love to be able to write a story with such strong reactions from readers! Fab storytelling right here.

Not gonna lie, some of the comments have dented me a bit today :) but youre right its good to beable to write to get a reaction, this wasnt quite the reaction i was going for. i was hoping this would reduce the tension a little in a "oh her friends all think this is a silly little chairty thing and dont actually know her secret" , not wang up stress levels to eleven LOL

That’s understandable, but you know like when you’re watching lord of the rings and you’re at that point where Frodo and Sam are ready to give up and there’s horribleness all around them? I feel super sad there, but the payoff is worth it. If a story doesn’t made you feel mad, sad and in the end glad then it wasn’t doing it’s job. 💕

Well it also sounds like a lot of folks are overreacting an awful lot for a fictional character. What you pulled off is what a lot if writers want and hope to pull off. The tell a story that draws out so much suspense and emotions out of their readers. Some people are going a little too overboard I think, so don’t let them get to you. Your creative process and the end result are perfect, well done.

If it makes you feel better, it _did_ lessen the tension a little for me because it allows for her to have a way out, but I think it heightened the tension among certain groups who could imagine themselves in the position Star is in. It's more of a "OMG If that were me I would just lay down and die. D: D: D:" thing for a lot of people.

Agreed, I dreamt that I was at Star's place (being babified in public)... Felt like a nightmare

Angel: *Growls* That's IT! I'm gonna get Marellis!

Time to slam a certain blue bastard's head in the door until his eyes pop out?

I could hear the world collapse the moment the poster appeared

whelp, todays the day marellis dies i guess

Dohohoho!

Well that's a turn I didn't see coming! Very sneaky and quite embarrassing! Way to nail a technical "loophole" there Star! Nicely done! ;D

she didnt agree to this, she can report him to hr right?

She could, but the fallout would be worse than this more than likely.

This just bad. While others are thinking it’s a joke and just good fun, clearly Marelis is doing it to try and humiliate her into submission. She should show this flyer to Manda. I think they’ll find a way to turn the tables on him.

If that's a photo on the flyer - kind of hard to tell in comics - we can add use of someone's image without their permission to Marellis' growing list of crimes...

I'm really hoping ultimately Star's ABDL friends will help get some karmic justice on him. I'm sure he's broken some pretty sacred rules already simply recording footage at the event without consent, let alone the blackmail!

Marellis had better pray this is a nightmare, otherwise stars friends are going to open up a can of whoop ass on him for this

Hmmm.... is that supposed to be a photograph, or a drawing or other likeness, that Sarge has on the flyers there (in-universe)? I'd imagine it's a drawing, but if it happens to be a photograph, that's extra shitty of him. Throwing some poo sprinkles on a shit sundae.

I wonder if that is why manda wants to see her, photo could have been taken in only one place and manda and Tessa would know.

Hmm...y'know, that could work in her favor in the long term. Any future hints about her AB side could just be chalked up to being related to this charity thing. I mean, the video getting out would still torpedo things but aside from that.

ok, im gonna have to step back for a while, i know its a plot point and its your story, please take no offence or anything, reading this causes me pain from past trauma and i just need to not see this part. how long untill things start to get better?

Question, if we say this is real, is this a photo of her from the party, or a drawing?

Okay guys i know this looks bad but to how everyone is acting including her friend on base they just teasing because of the charity flyer. They dont actually know that she is one and has to use a diaper. And i know it looks bad but star just need to figure this out and just play along with the teasing for now.

Also this could be a good thing for star. The guy just made a big mistake as he just gave star another tool. It a fundraiser right? So star could invite her ABDL friends to show what trouble she is in and to show someone in there circle has just crossed a line.

Ok this HAS To be a dream. Otherwise somebody is actually going to murder and/or press charges against Morellos. This seems like a something you could be court marshaled for...right?

Clever, it is a bit of a dirty play to mess with star for sure, but like, Marellis hasn't actually revealed anything of Star's secret, the picture there is clearly meant to be as if it were a photoshoot for the charity so no real harm done to her reputation, just gonna be everyone teasing Star mercilessly

Okay that's some NIGHTMARE stuff right there

Maybe I'm overthinking; but has Marellis just shot himself in the foot?

Two things. First, if she is visibly angry, upset, or surprised at seeing the flyer, then it's obvious that this isn't something she's agreed to. Yuri doesn't seem like the kind of guy who'd just ignore something like that. Even without the fetish elements, doing something like that could be a disciplinary offence, and Sarge is going to be in trouble without Star needing to say anything.

Or if she can keep her emotions under control:
He's forcing Star to dress as a baby for a charity event, that's embarrassing but not really humiliating. To everyone else it's just a joke thing done for charity.
So in future she doesn't do what she's told, and he decides to release that spanking video. Everyone else's response: "Oh, it's a soldier dressed as a baby. Didn't she do that for a charity event or something?" Most people won't pay attention to the details, and won't think deeply enough about it. A public spanking is something that could have been a part of a charity event, even if it wasn't in this case, and the average person isn't going to think about anything beyond that.

Giving her a legitimate reason to be seen in baby clothes reduces the impact of his blackmail material.

Don't get me wrong, I fully plan on still reading whatever amount of pages are left in this emotional rollercoaster ride, but... This honestly is making my anxiety go through the roof. Still, I'm going to keep hoping that this ride has a happy ending, and that Star gets her revenge on Marellis. Maybe I'm getting too emotionally attached to Star and whatnot, but... I honestly feel bad for her being humiliated like this. And given that, if I remember correctly, at least SOME of this story has been based off of your actual experiences in real life... I'm sincerely hoping you didn't have to suffer something similar. When your commissions open up again and I have some money to spare for one... Would it be alright if I commissioned something cute and happy with Star in it, along with maybe my skunk girl Hannah as a playmate or something like that? My skunk girl doesn't have to be in it though. And frankly, after seeing Star suffer so much, I just want to see her be happy again at least ONCE in something new.

DANG IT! THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME! I JUST WANT MARELLIS TO SUFFER FOR WHAT HE'S DOING TO YOU! DX

Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality~

Nice work on this page btw!

I want you to know...

I just keep coming back to read so I can see the page where Marellis finally gets socked in the eyeball. XD

Unless you're going full Princess Bride...

"Who gets Marellis?"
"I don't understand."
"Who kills Marellis? At the end. Somebody's got to do it. Is it Martin, who?"
"Nobody. Nobody kills him. He lives."
"You mean he wins? Jesus, Sammy! What did you draw this thing for?"
"You know, you've been very sick and you're taking this story very seriously. I think we better stop now."
"No, I'm okay. I'm okay. Sit down. I'm all right."

Hehe, great quote!

I'm betting we have a better ending... maybe an "alternate" base baby through hijinks?

I'm actually submerged in your comic a way too much.

Yeah, is not the nicest escenario for our protagonist, but I believe it's an important topic that no one had deepened on that much.

I actually think that this would help more than a couple people that could be in a similar situation as star, just like your comic had done before :>

Question: the flyer appears to be showing her with her normally dyed hair (since it's based on how she appeared before he started coercing her). Is this Marellis telling her that he'll let her re-dye her hair (in his mind, throwing her a bone)? Or is this something he didn't think through all the way?

I ask because the current story from the point of view of everyone at the base is "Star normally has her hair dyed, but she decided she wanted a change, except she's also volunteering to be the 'base baby' for charity and will be re-dyeing her hair for the part". Which doesn't add up (if she was going to volunteer for this, why not wait until after to turn her hair brown?).

It’s because he used the blackmail footage from the party to make the flier. She hasn’t been a ‘baby’ since the brown hair.

If anyone on-base was paying attention, they’d realize how old that picture would have to be, and might start questioning it.

I think the picture on the poster is a photo from the party; so taken before she got brown hair.

I don't think people would think too much of it if her hair changed between the promotional photo and the event.

kill me star.

Congrats on crafting an absolutely hate-able villain. Kudos. A thousand kudos.

Pls be a dream Pls be a dream Pls be a dream Pls be a dream Pls be a dream Pls be a dream Pls be a dream Pls be a dream Pls be a dream Pls be a dream Pls be a dream Pls be a dream

I miss being able to recommend new questioning ABDL this comic so they could explore the kink from the perspective of someone new vicariously

truthfully if i had read this starting out in my days of exploring myself, this would have helped me a tonne to not be so niave and assume that everyone was safe. It might have helped me question my first daddy persons motives and probably even helped prevent my sexual assault. Its not a nice side of ABDL but there are definetly predators out there and pretending the whole community is safe is dangerous.

I'm so sorry that you had to suffer through horrible things like that. I sincerely hope that the scars have at least somewhat healed, and that you'll be able to live a long, happy, healthy, peaceful life.

I'm not suggesting we should dress the community up, it has bad actors. But this has become the cautionary tale of how a girl dared to make two new friends and go to a weekend party to explore a new side of herself. Instead she runs into her boss who leverages her new interest to systematically ruin her professional life. As presently written, the story suggests if you dare to explore yourself and seek happiness your life will be ruined and you were wrong to think you could be happy. Even her attempt to get help only results in her situation getting drastically worse. This is, for now, a story that tells someone who's still in the closet as ABDL "Reach out to the community at your own peril, the stakes are exactly as high as your worst nightmares have lead you to believe."

All of that said, that's where the story is right now. I know this isn't the ending, I know that's not the message you're sending by the end of all this. But stuck in the middle of the story without all the pieces as we are right now, I just couldn't recommend this to someone who's confused and scared about the stuff they're interested in. It would only drive them further into the closet. I'm not saying you've made a bad story, or a hateful one. I'm acknowledging the place we're at right now is rough, and that it's not a gentle introduction to the community like it used to be. But that's temporary. It's hard right now because of where the story ends here in this moment. Your story is powerful, well written, and deep. I think that's exactly what you always meant it to be, and while I miss being able to send this to people who were confused or scared about themselves I don't think the story is worse for that. I also think, when the dust settles, it will be again.

It's a bit contradictory to ask you to take this to heart, but I think you should worry less about what I or other people think about individual strips or story arcs and continue to focus on making this story the way you feel is right. I didn't express that I missed sharing this with people in a different context to discourage you, and I really should have phrased myself better. As your story grows and changes to express your raw experiences you're going to see a lot of raw comments full of emotion. Those are victories. The story you're telling right now comes from a place of pain, the fact that people in your replies are whipped up means you're doing a good job communicating that pain and making people feel something. It can be hard to see that past the criticisms, but it means you're doing a good job. Anyway... thanks for writing a story that makes me feel something. You're doing a good job, and I'm sorry for making it sound like you aren't.

Yeah I think its fair to say that this whole arc isnt a good one, there will be happier ones honest and truthfully a large part of this one starts getting resolved on new year day so hopefully it'll start instilling a bit more positivity rather than all this stress. I do feel awful ive riled people up like this I genuinely wasnt expecting people to get this upset.

I'm confident that if they can get this riled up at a low point, you'll get equally intense relief and elation from the audience when the story reaches a resolution. I'm sorry the feedback has been rough to handle

Oh, good. I've been meaning to ask when this arc ends (not that I don't enjoy your work, just finding it a bit more stressful then I usually like), so it's nice to hear that you're aiming for New Years Day to resolve a chunk of it.

And hey, it's not your fault. Sure, it was your work that did it, but you made a story that you felt you needed to, and I for one am not going to judge you for that. Yes, a lot of us were upset, but not at you. We were upset because a character we liked was going through something bad, and we felt bad for them.

Hey as a writer you can never know how your readers are going to react to the story.
We all come from different back grounds.
What ever you have in store for the guy everyone will rejoice.
You did fine. Keep up the great story.

You were simply unaware of your degree of influence as a writer, but being able to create a lot of emotional movements from words and drawings is a delicate, yet powerful art

Also, thanks for letting everyone know that the new year page will likely be the end of your character's terrible situation... This drives me optimistic to a point where I can theorize how it would end... But for now, I wouldn't be surprised if Star will get along what Marellis had planned to do to her until the point where he'll be taken down, thus freeing her from this devious Sgt.

Just muddle though the dark elements of your story. I've got faith in you to get to the happy times again.

If it isnt a dream, then Marrellis is so dead to martin

This isn't a dream....and now i'm actually looking forward to it, because as despicable as it it marellis found a legit way to baby star in public and it being acceptable

Called it. Some kind of ‘prank’ that everyone got in on not realizing what was going on.

Even worse then a "prank" in my opinion they all thought they were playing along with something Star signed up for. But they didn't and they were unknowingly harmful and mean to her. But she can't make them see that or else she might out herself as an Adult Baby.

hence why prank was in quotes. Because it's not a prank. The general premise is still accurate.

fair point

I think this is star's PTSD now

It could be... It could be...

That blue fox is gonna get it.

Oh we all are hoping he does... We hope he does.

Hoooly Cow this is a lot of comments.

But I expect Tessa to come in and save Star. She'll probably outrank Marellis and overrule this "charity event" to stop it from happening, or perhaps order Marellis to take her spot.

While I can't verify it, it's been heavily foreshadowed that Tessa has some role on the base, probably a high enough rank to never have interacted with a grunt like Star, but low enough that Star has seen her, but not remembered her. (See pgs. 20 and 119 for reference)

Plus if the British Army is anything like the American Army, fitness is extra important to the officer corps, which is why Tessa would be running on a Sunday as seen on pg. 273. Just a hunch, but we'll see.

Plus when Tessa sees the flyer she will know based on stars outfit it was taken partway into the party as that is the only time she ever wore that so I think someone just shot them selves in the foot

I really want Tessa to come in and end this.

Maybe a last minute of change of plans has Marellis taking Star's place for the charity event. That'd be a nice taste of his own medicine.

That would be a lovely outcome.

😬😬😬 Some of these comments, though...

Keep up the good work, gurl! You've got people hooked!

I totally agree Star needs to keep making updates. :3

I didn't mean for it to come off as me rushing her. I just meant that Star is doing an awesome job! She is super talented and touches many hearts with her artwork!

Didn't mean to imply anything like that too. Just agreeing with you that this story is pure awesome and Star should feel nothing but pride in each update.

Oh geeze. Marellis is such a dick.
He's outing her, but he isn't, and charity event, which will make her look horrible if she refuses.

That is some grade A messing with someone. I both loathe him and am impressed by his cunning at the same time.

Just another thought… if that's a photo on the leaflet, it's proof that he's been taking pictures at the party. Someone in that group gets a copy of the leaflet and he's banned for life without Star needing to say anything.

Bleh, you beat me to pointing that out by less than a minute. Assuming that outfit is still with Manda, a copy of that flyer going to her is a slam dunk case that there was filming going on at the party.

But if he claims Star was in on it, then she's banned for life too from the only people who've accepted this side of her... uh oh?!

The photo is looking down on her, so somebody took it (it wasn't on a timer).

It's entirely possible a newbie could have misunderstood the rules. The existence of the photo proves that an experienced member misled her; even if it's just failing to correct that mistake.

I don't think anyone could blame her, whatever he says.

I mean, also she has the recording on her to prove she's being blackmailed... but that's the gross thing about pressure and manipulation.

It doesn't have to actually work that way. It just needs to scare her enough to be compliant!

That's not the worst thing in the world. Jerk move? yes. As bad as exposing your secrete? no. Heck Star you might even get some good PR from this too.

I think all this pain is turning me a rabid Let me at him

So if that's a picture from the party, that's basically concrete evidence that he was recording there. That outfit is back with Manda, so anybody who was at the party will know he was recording there. Even if he claims it was consensual recording, the rule was still no cameras iirc.

Which he could use against Star too, threaten to get her ostracized from the community. He'll go down swinging...

Welp, that's it. Marellis must die.

It.... could be worse? I still hope Star just freaking decks him. Or maybe Star, Martin and Manda at the same time...

Okay, so all of you who claim I'm wrong, a loser, etc. I'll leave it alone, I'll delete all the comments I made, I'll try to make you all happy.

I don't agree with you, but it doesn't really matter to me, it's just a story, and if that is the way that Sammy wants to tell her story, who am I to disagree?

were u defending marellis again like u were during the scene where he sexually harassed her at the party? are u still in denial about this being blackmail? i have read ur comments throughout this comic and u come off creepy as hell. u defend predatory behavior, u even said that star could " benefit" from this stuff in some way. u said u think star looks up to marellis like he's her father figure (???????). u really rub me the wrong way and u get very angry and defensive when people call u out on being a creeper. i would not be surprised at all if u have a history of shady shit urself.

u are hella creepy.