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Very nice! Very well written and entertaining! I kind of feel sorry for the guy, though.

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That could take a while.  😥

Oh well. Stories are more fun anyway. You get to picture it yourself, making the people whatever you want, even (and especially) if you are the author!  😀

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Well… It was a nice thought while it lasted.  😀

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Isn't DCM's Satin Steele comic series a protest against that very concept of the over-competitiveness of the FBB's at FBB competitions?

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Truthfully, I am not a big fan of furry TF's and drawings. Still, I liked the game a lot. Both the idea and the game itself. Any chance that we can coerce the creator to make a human FMG version?

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I'm surprised at how well this is coming along. This is definitely a long story, but it is still compelling to read. I don't know if you read the story that I posted here, but I also wrote a long story. Mine, though, didn't compel people to read in the same way that yours is doing. Also, don't worry about the surgery thing. It is really something that bothers me and should not force you to have to write differently. I normally wouldn't have said anything, anyway, but I do tend to be rather blunt and I am often viewed as being honest to a fault. That is a self-observation, so I know the truth of it. Anyway, enough of my issues and keep up the good work.

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I'm liking the character of Tara Cross.  😀 
Any chance that you maight write that character or a similar one into a story?

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With all of the responses to this topic, I can't really add much either. The most that I can do is to repeat what everyone else is saying. I caught part of the Supersize She documentary, and I found it as slanted as the documentary/movie Supersize Me. It showed many of the unhealthy aspects of FBB competitions, but it failed to mention that similar things take place in body building competitions for guys. It also showed that the women looked more like men with breasts due to the massive amounts of steroids that they have taken. Needless to say, this paints a rather negative picture of FBB's. It's true that the hormone testosterone is essential for building muscle, but you don't need to be pumped full of it to get massive. Every human has some level of testosterone in their body, and some (particularly men) have more than others. More testosterone just means that the body builds the muscle faster. Ironically, once you stop taking steriods, your body, to compensate for the sudden surge of hormones, releases other chemicals that wear away the muscle that was gained and usually causes the individual to swell up like a balloon with fatty tissue. It's this shortcut that seems to cause some of the worst problems. The next is the idea that a bodybuilder needs to have as low body fat as possible. If you have low bodyfat, then your muscles look more defined. That is perfectly logical. However, that logic is severely one-sided. Despite what the general public seems to think, your body needs to have some fat on it. There are a number of reasons, the formost is that the fat cushions your body's internal organs. The muscles protect it anyway, but if you get in a car wreck, and you have low body fat, and your a steroid-laden BB, and you tense your muscles, then you are basically asking to have your organs rammed into a wall and have a higher chance of having internal bleeding (pardon the run-on and the inaccurate example). Another problem with this is that your body is metabolizing food constantly. If you have no fat reserves, in addition to to hormonal problems that arise, you would have to eat constantly to keep your body from metabolizing itself. When this happens, the muscles (ironically) go first. Then we get to the aforementioned hormonal imbalances. At first they don't seem that big of a deal, but they can cause some serious problems if they persist. The loss of the menstral cycle in women is particularly bad.

All of these bad things aside, there are some good things about being a FBB. The first is the increase of strength. That is the most obvious. If you don't shoot yourself with steriods, you live a healtier life-stlye. I have not studied health intensively (more with a passing interest than anything), but I do know some things that the media conveniently forgets to mention. In the documentary, all of the women either had implants or were completely flat-chested. That is probably the biggest turn off for most women. Even with steriods, it is possibly to keep a substantial amount of breast tissue. It just takes more work (which is why they don't do it). The entire concept of any BB competition is to win a contest for something that you worked hard for. Shortcuts kill the purpose. Other good things are the increase in confidence, feeling of security, and , to a very limited extent, the ability to stand out and be yourself.

Now I'm starting to ramble. I'll go ahead and finish up. There are two ways to become a FBB. There is the easy way, and there is the right way. Needless to say, the easy way still takes a lot of work, but it involves so many health risks, it isn't funny. The right way, even though it is harder and takes A LOT more work, is the only way to actually live a healthy life-style. Like I said earlier, you don't have to be pumped full of testosterone to build large muscles. Your natural levels are more than enough. It just takes longer and requires more work. If you take steriods to speed things up, and then stop taking them, you will find that you took one step forward and about five steps back. Some of the negative reprecussions of using steriods never fade away, no matter how long it has been since youlast took them.

Whichever road you take, it always comes down to one thing: choice. It is your choice, and yours alone. If you want to be a steriod freak, then that is fine, so long as it is a choice you made outside of any pressure from anyone. If you want to be a true FBB, and not resort to chemical warfare, then that is great (and healthier). If you want to stay at a level of being simply fit, then that is wonderful, again, so long as it is your choice. The whole issue boils down to your choice. It is yours and yours alone.

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I can't wait for the next chapter for the series.  😀

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I hate the idea of surgery, so I'm not happy with this section of it. Still, I will admit that it is as well written as every other part of the story. Sorry, if I don't sound too supportive, but I had to have a number of surgeries when I was little, the ones that I remember the most were the two cases where I had to have a good number of stiches put in on my head. When you aren't even three, it tends to be a little traumatising.

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