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Elemtheodrel politely resisted the urge to ask just how soon Penolope thought she might be Regent, though obviously it implied the King, whom the Culture ambassador had not yet had the pleasure of meeting was excepted to die before his grandson was old enough to succeed him. Whatever the case it sounded like an invitation to an alliance. Given how sickly she felt at the idea of make dominated society, acquiescence to the Princess sounded favourable to Elemtheodrel. The Culture woman smiled at the revelation of the princess's rebellious side, although she couldn't truely empathise. Her's was a world of less consequence. She never risked an unwelcome pregnancy for example, such was the ability of a Culture person to regulate their own chemistry. Of course that was also the careless nature which accompanied Culture persons, she simply assumed the child was an accident. At the request to speak about her own life, Elemtheodrel's eyes sparkled and her reddish purple hair took on bright pinkish highlights. "Better yet your grace, I can show you." She touched at a silver bracelet around her wrist, her terminal. She spoke to it in the short simple syllables of her own language and a viewing screen flashed into the space as the lights simultaneously dimmed. The screen displayed some bright pinpricks, and amongst them, a cylindrical object lit by its own lights. "I was born on a GSV. A General Systems Vehicle. Um, a very large starship, like a traveling city. It called itself Fate Amenable To Change." The view cut to a landscape of alpine meadows beneath a clear bright sunless sky. There were hundreds of people, bizarre, exotic and misshapen people, even beast like creatures at leisure. The air too was full of people floating or zooming around in light aircraft of as many colours as the flowers in the meadows. "There's me." Elemthodrel gestured with a giggle. "On a picnic blanket an man who had feathered wings protruding from his shoulder blades was lying atop and kissing a young woman with bubblegum pink hair. The view zoomed away then cut again.

A wry smirk was directed by the Culture woman towards Shim. For it's part, the drone elected silence though its cold metallic exterior made it impossible to deduce whether it was quitely fuming or indeed pleased it didn't have to commute with an organic possessing only a chemical brain. Once the scornful princess's words were directed towards Elemtheodrel the ambassador's neatly narrowed brows dipped towards

The Culture ambassador wasn't expecting guests but she knew she was expected to be hospitable to her hosts at all times. She fixed her gown a little more conversatively and was contented by the fact the module

The moon was bright although it wasn't quite radiant white, there was a lot of light population from a metropolis which grinded away through the night aswell as the day. Elemtheodrel's module, her living quarters, was situated in a grand Park in the middle of the Capital's urban centre, she was invited to the palace as a guest not a resident. This arrangement suited both parties. The module was Culture craft, actually it was a part of the spaceship Elemtheodrel had arrived in and, she was assured, was waiting somewhere just outside the system should she wish to return. While the module was in the park it provided a propaganda tool for the Culture, a sort of expo pavilion, and the advantage for the Empire authorities was that the alien's accommodation was surrounded by one hundred square meters of easily monitored, clear terrain. The transparent panel Elemtheodrel had been watching the moon through turned opaque as she decided she wanted a bit of privacy. Watching the moon and the sun were a novelity for her as she had spent her entire life on GSV, a giant Culture craft which voyaged the galaxy, not entirely unlike a never ending cruise ship. It had certainly been a fun way to live but not necessarily exciting. Here on an alien planet, where she was undoubtedly being watched most of the time and antagonising the natives could land her in perilous trouble, Elemtheodrel felt constant thrill.

Elemtheodrel followed the maid servant down

The glow from Elemtheodrel's iridescent strands of hair brightened at the tips to a hot

The lady whom was a foreigner, squinted against the harsh light of an

A note from the Author: Hi, I'm posting first part of this story here because I'd like to hear some thoughts and of course, get some expert advice from some of the great amateur writers in the community. As a means of establishing some of characters and setting, this prologue takes place a year after the events of story itself and references those events, although cryptically. So what I would like to know is, is it too cryptic to the point the reader looses interest or does the mystery intrigue? My own view at the moment is that I'll probably need to rewrite and reveal some of what happened.

Kudos for deciding to rewrite this after loosing it.

[i had a quick read over this.

I dare say I'm probably just not getting the meathod right or the problem might be that i'm an anxious person.

Being cynical and British. (or prohaps just Britishly cynical?) I had a very similar thought to Repaid1 'that is quite a bit of money she is wasting there' but of course she is just an actress and it is an entertainment peice, so heck, why not? I have to say I would love to see the day when indivdual AB diapers are manufactured that thick. It reminds me of the large but not disproportional diapers Rocket Manetee darws.

I've done it once or twice AND without the luxuary of lubricant at my disposal (though on kind sight simple soap would probably do) My advice is simply to insert carefully and slowly. I usually find the first bananna half will get squashed but I do my best to try and push the little pieces in, which in helps to lubercate and then usually the rest of the bananna halves go in okay. A firm banna rather than one which is already old and squishy is probably adviseable. Also I don't know if it's possible to push a whole bananna in intact, breaking it into halves or even smaller peices should make it more manageable. I hope this helps.

^Definitive Logophillia

Did any one else read the annotation on the the little card beneath the 'exhibt' which describes it? Yes I will admit I'm a logophile. I always read information when it's presented in conveniant bite sized chunks. I'm wondering what brand of 'commercaily avaliable disposable brief product' the astronauts favour? Maybe the each like different brands, that would be kind of funny.

Have you tried searching for an file sharing (illegal) copy of the programme, or prohaps if you check the company website they might sell a student version at a discounted version. I'm fortunate enough that too of the main programmes I use (autoCAD, ArchiCAD) are provide free student versions for regeistered students. There is also a wide selction of other art and design programes avalible to us on the university on there computer system. A couple of the autodesk programes I've been able to download (older but still useful) versions for free, thanks to friends who know where to find these things. Our tutours have also actually surreptiously encouraged it on occasion, since realistically a lot of these programmes are marketed and businesses and professionals who can afford to pay the price. It seems strange that anything which an educational purpose wouldn't have it's price susidised in someway. I guess I'm just lucky to ge part of a good education system.

Out of curiosity are you studying in Ireland or aboard. I'm up in Belfast myself. In answer to the question, i find having a routine and rigiously sticking to it helps. For example if you do decide to buy diapers and your deciding to use them, then your going to have to either dispose of them or wash them. Never keep used diapers in your room because they will quickly stink up a small room (plus given your on the ground floor your probably not going to keep your window open at night or while your away for ventilation). This largely means very early mornings before anyone else is up if you want to maxism your chances or remaining under the radar... I you need motivation just tell yourself that your some sort of diaper ninja, working under the cover of darkness Buying a little lock for a suitcase is a good idea if you want to store things seceretly or just safely for that matter. However from my own expirences of living in student accomodation, I've never had anyone enter my room without me inviting them first anyway. So again it falls down to the routine thing. If you've made sure to put away all of your things in the morning then your free to invite people back at any time of the day. The only things which have ever nearly caught me out were things like supprise knocks at the door which i couldn't have planned for or those damned fire alarms. But with a kick of adrenline in my system I was able on each of those times to be a supprisingly fast changer. All that being said, i did become very nerveous at times, for example there were some nights where all I would want to do was go to bed dressed in a diaper and nighty, sucking a pacifer and cuddling a teddy... then my flatemates would return from a night out drinking at 2 in the morning and knock on the door. To which i would either have to change and put all those things away then get them all out again and try to settle down again once I was done dealing with the housemates. or I would have to be anti socail and try to simply ignore the after party in the house which could go on for the rest of the night while i'm just lying there hoping the door doesn't get rapped again. Well that's my expriences. I'm sure you'll make your own and learn from them.

Wow this topic makes me feel like the cheap ass university student I really am. The largest transaction I've had to makes is just over £3000 on university tution fees for the year and after that barely anything I buy reaches triple digits. Heck that's the point of studying at University though isn't it, so I can be like all you crazy spenders.

I've felt sick certainly, however I've never actually vomited as a result. Although large quanities of delicious but very spicy Indian cusine is often followed by a different kind of unplesant evacuation. Have you ever had to live with a flatmate who plays there soundsytem at a loud volume all through the late hours of the late with music that mind numbing sounds little more appeasing than someone repeatively hitting a hammer against a wall again and again and again?

Wow, this topic got quite alot of attention, though maybe I should have expected some vested intrest? Well, I guess you would all probably like to hear what I decide upon? I went for the cloth diapers. I got them as few nights ago and have worn them most nights to sleep. With thanks to the advice that was given I decided ultimately that 'moderation' definatly sounded a lot healthier than my proposed 24/7 expriment. I do quite like the thrill of wearing in public, but I recognise there is a boundary to what I'm cofortable with. So maybe I'll buy some desposables when I can afford them for the occassional public forray and pretence at the fantasy of wearing 24/7 but a shalt emmerse myself in the real thing.

Thank you all for your imput.

I've always kind of disagreed with sourcing photographs from google or elsewhere as if they are all just free stock photographs provided by consent for anyones useage. The main reason being because if you stop to think about it, the woman in that image probably is someone's grandmother. That's just my thoughts on it though. I understand this is only meant to be abit of harmless fun.

So let me give you a little bit of context first. I am one of those people who diaper binges. I will buy some, feel great about it for a while, wear them not all the time but just whenever I feel like it and then suddenly I'll start to feel guilty about them and throw whatever I have remaining away. I realise this issue is largely about myself not accepting the fact I like wearing diapers, or prohaps my fear of others discovering and rejecting me for it. Going cold turkey just isn't an option. I know I can live with out diapers but that doesn't stop me wishing I had them when I am without. I suspect it's a deep desire that will be with me for life. So I'm thinking about indulging in an expriment. I've read about a number of people here who have gone 24/7 and never looked back. I'm considering trying out a 24/7 stint for myself which I'm hoping will either 'make or break' my infatuation with diapers. Basically my theory is I'll either learn that I can learn to wear diapers in public, around my friends and family and I'll realise it's not something i have to feel ashamed about or prohaps I'll be so distressed by the situations that arise I might encourage me to stave off my diaper desires with more earnest. It would definately be helpful to hear from others experiences and to hear if others think this is a good idea or a terrible one. To date I have worn diapers in public before, and little bit around my family, but never to university which is actually my biggest concern. The longest I've ever been in diapers continueally if probably about 3 or 4 days but this was during a study break so I was seldom leaving my appartment. Also note my aim here isn't to try an achieve inncontinance as I am aware is the reason some people go 24/7, its simply to try and sample a lifestyle and hopefully to achieve a state of mind. I've selected three different diapers which are avalible to me and would apprechaite guidence on which would be best for this 24/7 attempt. I will include my own thoughts on each below. 2x Cuddlz 60" by 60" Terry towel square. (With plastic pants and diaper pins) £55.95 Or, 62x Cuddlz large disposable nappies (comes with a free pair of plastic pants) £59.99 Or, 72x Tena Slip Maxi medium disposable nappies (no free pair of plastic pants unfortunatly) £63.68 I've worn all of these nappies before so I know they in practical sense they work. The terry squares I bought the 48" by 482 before and found it a little small after folding, which is why I'm going for the larger ones this time around. Please bare in mind I havn't entirely decided what I'm defining by 24/7 yet. At the moment it will at least included urination in diapers only but I dunno about defecation as well, maybe I won't abandon the toilet completely but again this is something you guys can advise on. I have messed diapers before and I do enjoy it, but I can easily see how messing in diapers all the time might become a hassle and I don't really want to mess in public since it is likely to offend people. Another thing is that if someone does happen to notice I'm wearing diapers and askes about it. My claim is going to be that I've been suffering stress incontinence. Is it really fair for me to say I have a medical condition? But I suppose if I'm practically living as someone with sevre incontinence then it seems like quite an innocent white lie. Finally here are my own thoughts on the diapers I mentioned above: Terry towels: I've not had that much exprience with these, having never gone out in public wearing them, so I am definatly worried about bulk. Pooping probably isn't an option because I'm not sure I would have the facilities to clean them properly. Also I'm aware that having just two might not be enough to get through a 24 hour day but at the moment I'm not really willing to up my price range much further beyond that £60 mark (baring in mind this is a 24/7 experiment, I'm not yet in for the long hual.) The only real advantage I saw to these was that they were better for the environment since they are reuseable, and would be ideal prohaps if I decided instead only to wear every night rather than every day and night. Cuddlz disposables: Probably my favourite nappies. Soft and comfortable they just make me feel babyish, although they also come in just plain white with no designs so at least if someone notices it's not going to be the same as being caught in an adult baby nappy that has cartoons printed all over it. They hold plenty in my mind and fine for messing in too. Tena disposables: Probably the most practical choice. My main thinking again is that if someone notices I'm wearing them then at least it's a bonne fide incontinance product to help me sell my claim. Also I think they may also have the best capacity but they arn't always that comfortable and I have known them to sag which can lead to leaking. All in all a good product though and reasonably priced. I've worn both of these disposables under my jeans before. I thought they were a little bulky and I knew the tops of them definatly came over the tops of my jeans, but as far as I am aware whenever I've worn them in public no one has ever noticed.