Now I'm wondering what analogous situation Katherine might have to go through with Castela in another ten years. What perils await when puberty blooms in a whatsit? Will Pickle have to live down the stigma of excessively large petals, and learn how to display them with style and pride? Will she turn out to have too much in common with the Rafflesia flower, and raise a stink about it? Hopefully not the unexpected appearance of seed pods, unless perhaps a bee
does get into the bedroom.
DilyV wrote:You don't know the fear and angst that Atsali is undoubtedly feeling unless you've lived it.
Not yet having ever been a girl (as far as I know, that is; that one week a few years back is still kinda hazy), it's not something that I have personal first-hand experience with. But I've known several girls for whom the sudden onset of feminine abundance was rather a trial. One past girlfriend was a dancer (ballet and modern), and was quite good at it. She went to fancy schools and everything, and performed for Important People. Then things started to grow, and it threw off her whole balance and motion. She also had a hard time fitting into those tight little outfits. She ended up dropping out of dance altogether.
Another girl was pretty much like you apparently were in school, with nothing really at all in the way of chest measurements. She also got the same teasing and comments. Then the hormones kicked in, and literally within just a few months she was a 32E. She still got comments, but they were very
different ones. Plus she also got lots of stares and back problems. When I was dating her, she was still sort of in a combination of being simultaneously horrified and proud of her figure.
Dave wrote:MerchManDan wrote:Also, I expect Atsali did, in fact, find a way of controlling her own expansion without resorting to surgical tape.
I do hope she didn't have to resort to using surgical
tape. Putting it on is quick and easy. Removing it later... not so much.
Well, if enough of her still stuck to the tape after it had been pulled off, that
could somewhat alleviate her problem. . .
zachariah wrote:She would need something a lot strong than surgical tape, more like duct tape, I go ouch just thinking about it. An very long elastic ace bandage would do much better but the constriction would interfere with breathing.
She could always borrow the
outfit that Bud brought back from the U296.
NOTDilbert wrote:Whatever solution was found, it was good enough that she was in good spirits and looking forward to the trip again by morning - and no sign of June is bustin' out all over - (
http://wapsisquare.com/comic/listen-good/).
I have to say, I
love her expression in the top panel there. There's something about it that's just so. . .expressive.
)!!!! 
