Pages 146–158

Wherein the Trooper has an encounter with Shelley, 
and an encounter with the people in the park.















2 comments:

  1. A note to fellow readers: if you have Firefox you can get a plugin called "Down Them All" which allows you to download all the links (images, videos, etc) on a page with one click.

    I send all the files to a folder on my desktop labelled "The Trooper" - and if I wanted the plugin could also allow me to give each file a custom naming convention.

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  2. The scene with the stripper was brilliant, it really demonstrates that you can not only write well, but that you can write *characters* - this is a failing for most writers, which they're not even aware of.

    It shows that the Trooper never really learned how to be a man. Maybe he was on the Football team in High School, maybe he didn't start bulking up until he joined the army, but either way he's always had difficulty with social situations. It's as if he learned that the way to find love is to be a badass - essentially no different than the men who bust their asses becoming lawyers, investment bankers, etc, who think the secret is in becoming rich.

    But they never realize the deeper game of Alpha behaviour.

    He thinks being Alpha is walking around with a big stick - or a big wallet - but he lacks the internal, irrational confidence that is the true secret to Alpha. He overcompensates, to cover up this weakness - hurting people, and trying desperately to say everything in a commanding voice.

    But when he looks into the mirror, the ugly snivelling weasel inside of him looks back. His cock feels like it's three inches long, he's nothing but a dildo being used by this whore.

    She brought him home because he was an easy mark, a good way to get some cash without having to admit to herself that she's a prostitute - but once the fucking starts, she hungers for more than a quick orgasm. She wants him to act like a Man, to turn her into a desperate, quivering mess. Instead he acts like a jerk - his orgasm, instead of a animalistic scream of masculinity, is the sad grunting of of a poor Beta who gets caught with a blow up doll.

    Somebody's going to have to pay for this in the morning.

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