Q&A With The Author
Heya ladies and germs, this is Br44 coming to you with an update to Michael Collins and the Magic Coin.
I started writing this story some time ago, and in more recent times posting it online for your viewing pleasure. And I am more than surprised and humbled to see just how much you fine folks enjoy it. I mean... heck... people from all over the world have read my book! My ramblings?!
Over the last few months, I've had tons of questions posed to me about points in the plot and statements made by the characters. I hope to answer them right here. Keep in mind that if a question has already been answered by a new release of a chapter, or will spoil another chapter, I won't answer it. Also I will treat this document as a live document, so I can add questions as they come in and answer them. If you aren't interested in Q&A and just want to read the story, that's totally cool. I'm working on the next chapters and they will be marked as Chapter (number here). SO HERE GOES!
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Q= I, don't really know what to think about this MC, he's constantly indecisive in anything regarding intimacy, Sherry wants to fuck he respond "I-I don't know about that" or things like "I'm not ready!" and that's just the tip, she becomed her husband and her his wife, so why the hell all the indecisions? He doesn't even accept money from her, I could understand if she was "just" his girlfriend, but she's his WIFE!
But despite that, I find this story REALLY interesting, I look forward to what will you do in the future with him, will he learn magic? create spells on his own (based on games he played)
Will Sherry finally start opening a portal through her dimension?
A= At this point in the story, Michael is for all intents and purposes a vanilla virgin. He's never even held hands with a woman, much less experienced one that lusts after him. As much as he wants to say "GO! FULL STEAM AHEAD!", his nagging responsible half is holding him back. And also consider that Searraigh is moving awfully fast to human standards. He simply hasn't gotten used to the idea of being married yet.
As for his ability to cast magic... you can count on it!
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~The following two comments are similar, so I've grouped them.
Q1= are there going to be more monster girls wife for the MC? like for example a cow-girl(I forgot how is she called)
Q2=I AM quite dissapointed you choose a Succubbus when there área Many more species of monster girls
A= The cow girl you're thinking of is the Holstaur. There will be other monster girls that get close to Michael Collins, but they're going to have to twist his arm and pull his teeth to get him to go along with it.
Don't worry about Searraigh being a succubus, because there will be lots of interesting and unique species that he will encounter in his tale. Trust me fellas, there's a lot more story left to tell.
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Q= I like some Zinpagu Mamono girl action.
A= Request granted!
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Q= Wait a minute, did everyone who survive the orgy onslought even notice what the hell is going on to their town and call for help. I mean authorities will probably investigate the unnatural phenomena in Micheal's town.
A= There were no direct "survivors" of the orgy. Everyone who saw what was happening ended up taking part in it. But you can be certain that the news will get out. This story is being written from the perspective of the main characters, so when they learn about it... so will you.
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Q= One thing I must say though, the SCP foundation ain't gonna be to happy that micheal started an LK-class species transmutation scenario. And as much as I'm a fan of monster girls, the whole rape/forced transformation thing is a little bit of a turn off. Also, what about the ecosystem? Wouldn't making a demon realm destroy that? Quite a few morally ambiguous areas that this topic covers.
A=If the SCP existed in Michael Collin's world, they would find quite the fight in that angry armed irishman. He found something good and he sure as heck wouldn't let any agency take it away. As for the ecosystem... since Searraigh is the "mistress" of the monster girls on earth, she directly controls the effects of demonic energy on earth. If something happens to the ecosystem, she can use her powers to correct it. All told, the world will probably end up much cleaner and healthier under her influence, with her desire to make people happy and comfortable. The land will grow more fertile, the water will run clean and without pollutants, and the oceans will get cleaned up and rejuvenated.
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Q= hope you havent given up on this, it is actually very good
A= I have to date (1/6/2020) written 1,473 pages in times new roman, 12 point font, for Michael Collins and the Magic Coin. And that's just this story. I have others I've worked on, which easily combine to another two thousand pages. Don't worry, I haven't given this up and never will.
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Q= Welp, time to move to Mars now. Let Elon musk and his space X survive this insanity or else humanity will fall to its demised.
A= Once they get the colony set up, Searraigh can simply *Crackle WHOOSH her way up there in the blink of an eye. A few waves of her hand later and the whole place will be boinking each other like there's no tomorrow. There's no escape from monster girl lovin'.
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Q= Erm I tried reading the best that I can but only the instrument was retrieved by sherry but not the duster itself... But if I DID read it just fine then...is the duster going to be left behind to decay? Will a wrecker come and tow it to the scrap yards? or will Michael EVENTUALLY collect it?
A= Correct. Searraigh only retrieved the ocarina. The Duster was left up in the hills, to be retrieved at a later time. At that point, Searraigh was only worried about the potential of the ocarina to end up in evil hands. If a wrecker did show up to tow the Duster to a scrap yard, the scrap yard would get visited by a very irate Beretta wielding Irishman, dragging along a fireball-throwing sword-wielding succubus. But don't worry, that's not going to happen. Stay tuned for more breathtaking Duster action!
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Q= The biggest thing for me was Sherriah actually using magic to manipulate Michael's mind. If i were him, that would be a near-unforgivable breach of trust. My state of mind and who I am are something nobody is allowed to touch or influence without my *express* say-so, regardless of good intentions or not. I'm really hoping that we haven't seen the last of this problem, and that Sherry is brought to realize what a massive breach of trust she's committed.
A= If I were Michael Collins, that would be an near unforgivable breach of trust for me too. Don't worry, this issue is not done yet. And Michael might find out some things about Searraigh that aren't so pretty as well. I don't want to ruin it, so you guys are just going to have to wait.
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~This next one was a large question that I broke up into two parts, which both deserve separate distinct answers.
Q= Y'know, Michael is a tragic character. Overcame a destitute upbringing, a reliable student of engineering, a good mechanical, devoted to America's ideals rather than its realities... had he not developed a soda addiction, became a borderline incel, and summoned a succubus to unleash the apocalypse, he might well have been an inspiration to us all!
Really though, the altitudes of Kenkou Cross are toxic and reprehensible, and you have done a great job of showing what happens when someone who holds them and has real power gets let loose.
And the results of this will be even more chaotic than MGE canon. The mamono created by the expanding demon realm, and by Sherry herself, will stand out very much on the street. Sooner or later news will spread, and the country will be in a panic. Worse yet, the newly-hatched monsters seem to innately inherit NONE of Sherry's ideals (twisted as they are) and are set to run chaotically, without direction. And they probably have little of Michael's true patriotism also...
A= Oof, this is a big one. On the surface, the concept of a monster girl is certainly toxic and reprehensible. They by their very nature are a highly aggressive species that actively captures and rapes people, and robs them of their fundamental human rights (freedom, liberty, happiness) ect. But at the same time, can't the same thing be said about humans? We're guilty of the same things, but for much worse reasons. I think that Searraigh loves Michael enough that she will at least listen to his ideals, and try her best to enact them. Perhaps both sides can learn something? Perhaps the maoyu herself will learn a valuable lesson from Michael Collins.
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Q= OK, spill it: Is Trump president in this story? That factors in a lot into how boned the situation is.
A= In many works of fiction, if the President of the United States or a member of congress or a politcal member of another country is referenced... the author often thinks up a fictional name to represent the concept of that person's job. In this story, none of the elected officials you and I know from any country anywhere... actually exists. Examples of this would be President Hayes from Stargate SG1, President Whitmore from Independence Day, President Muffley from Dr. Strangelove, and of course... the generic unnamed "President" from Fail Safe, who was played by Henry Fonda. Monster girls as a concept are intended to be a happy and peaceful escape, full of sugar and spice, and not political. So in answer to your question, no, Mr. Trump is not president and was never president of The United States. And the person in the story who plays as the president will not act like or refer to any existing person you and I might know.
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Q= Nobody is buying that "Gas Leak hallucinogens" coverup for long, not in this world of camera smartphones. (To be perfectly honest, Gas Leak coverups are a damn TIRED cliche and I'm not happy to see you using it seriously)
A= That is exactly the point, and Michael himself even cracked a joke about it. Unfortunately for poor Michael, he could never afford a smartphone. Not that he would want to buy one, because he holds a rather poor opinion of them. In his words... "Those damn smart phones are holding up development hours that could be used to make better desktop pc games! Bastards!"
Shortly after making that comment, he made the devil horns sign and shouted... "Long live the PC master race!" The person interviewing him left out that last part.
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Q= I swear when I was reading your story, I went to the wiki several times to understand the mindset of a girl monster, you did it right. but I admit I was confused in this chapter, what did Sherry mean by the part that Michael is her first man, but not her first time? And why are girl monsters known to have sex with each other until they find a husband? like the relationship between bees and Alraune. I honestly got confused, because from what I understand when they catch a man they stay with him forever, so what they meant by this part:"And you were not my first. Although you were my first man."
A= Excellent, thank you! I tried to keep it as close to the Monster Girl Encyclopedia as possible, and I wanted people to refer to the wiki. In fact, I have had so much fun writing this, and I referenced KC's work so much... I went and bought both physical copies of the MGE available here in the United States.
That said, I'll explain a couple things. First off... Searraigh's story is very much similar to "One Who Seeks the Fallen Sword" which explains Wilmarina Noscrim's story. Just like Wilmarina, Searraigh was captured by Druella near the city of Lescatie, and slowly turned into a powerful succubus. This was essentially the day that Searraigh lost her virginity, and at Druella's hand. Once Searraigh became a succubus, she "did it" with Druella many times in order to learn how a proper succubus in her honor guard was supposed to act. So that is why Searraigh made the statement saying it wasn't her first time, even though Michael was indeed her first man.
As it so happened, poor Searraigh became a succubus after every single last man in the entirety of Lescatie was already taken. So she shared that emotion of "Loneliness" that Michael felt so deeply. It was the thing that caused her to bond with him so quickly.
When a monster girl captures a man, they do not always stay with him forever. Sometimes they don't take a liking to said man, and they move on to another right away. Maybe they don't like his spirit energy, or maybe they don't like his body or personality. They don't just mindlessly take whoever happens to get in front of them! So it is entirely possible to be attacked my an inma, and not become a husband. It is also possible to have casual sex with an inma and not get married. But that said... such a thing is the exception instead of the rule. Most monster girls in Searraigh's world are so stove up and so desperate, they will take almost anyone. But there's nothing forcing them.
As for your example of the honey bees and the alraune, they fondle the helpless flower girls in order to extract more nectar, which they can carry away back to the hive. The alraune doesn't mind, because it does feel pretty good after all. And if the alraune has a husband, he will get caught up in it as well. This is an example of inma which won't necessarily marry someone just because they had sex.
Some species of monster girls, notably ones associated with the radical faction (cough Druella cough), go out of their way to attack and rape human women in order to turn them into monster girls. In their minds, they believe that existence as an inma is better than existence as a human. They may just be right, considering inma do live longer and healthier lives, while never aging like human women do. Wouldn't it be nice to never get wrinkles or arthritis?
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Q=Just wondering if anything escalates any further to the point where the order finds out our reality
A=The order surely detected Michael's message the same as the monster girls, so you can be certain they will act. Perhaps not in the way you expect though.
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Q=another thing, are the other nations going to even bother with the spiralling situation? Are they even worried that new species are suddenly attempting world conquest? Will they retaliate?
A=Likely the nations of the world won't accept the reality of supernatural beings from another world right away. They'll likely treat it like a pandemic. And if that's the case... who do they retaliate against?
Every nation will have different reactions to monster girls than others. Who knows... maybe some bad governments will go away in the face of their suddenly much more powerful citizens.
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Q=Are you going to explain more about Sherry's past and her history before she encountered Druella and turned into a succubus? Will the flashback have fighting scenes in it or maybe a lemon encounter with Sherry and Druella?
A=Absolutely! Searraigh has quite the colorful past, and it will be a major plot point in the story. I don't want to ruin anything, so you'll just have to wait for new chapters.
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Q=Will Michael introduce his succubus wife Sherry to his parents? If he does, I hope he takes precautions in case something goes wrong.
A= Michael has already made it pretty clear he doesn't want anything to do with his family anymore. He considers them toxic, and he doesn't want that in his life. However... Searraigh might have other ideas.
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Q=Will Michael follow Sherry's advice and start a harem of his own like his friend Alistair Grey?
A=No. Michael will fight tooth and nail against any harem plans. He loves Searraigh, and he believes the only proper way to give her all his love is to love only her. Whether that makes any difference... you'll just have to read and find out.
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Q=Will the U.S government have a role in the next chapter? Perhaps a P.O.V of the commanding officer in charge of the U.S soldiers around the town that Michael lives in.
A=The government will be an omnipresent shadow over Michael for the entire story. Quietly whispered about, but never seen. As for a POV of a commanding officer... that's a good idea. You might see a dedicated side story appear regarding that, so keep your eyes open!
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Q=Will Michael and Alistair visit the Demon Realm of Lescatie or met Druella and the current Demon Lord Lilith?
A= ABSOLUTELY! YES!
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Q= what is the heroine's breast size?
A= Her nature as a succubus means they change size constantly, but they're big. Bigger than Michael can cup in one hand.
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Q=What is the approximate appearance of the heroine? Art?
A= She's from another world, so it's hard to describe. But using terms familiar to Michael, he would describe her as an exotic eastern European beauty with a hint of steppe nomad mixed in. That's where her silky raven black hair comes from. Unfortunately I have no art, but I would give my wisdom teeth for some good art!
Q=God, just let her use the YouTube platform. Sherry can easily access to everything she needs, specially history and the society itself. Learning how everything works will give Sherry some benefits, including mc's fetishes.
A= Searraigh is from a world without internet. Assuming Michael could teach her how to use it, she would probably do something bad. Like for example... get mad at someone saying something mean to someone else, reach through the monitor, and punch someone on the other side. Or she would just break the internet entirely in her search for p0rn. And besides... does Michael really want Sherry to learn his fetishes quite yet? That would probably end in comedic disaster.
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Q= (This is two questions in one) I believe the chapters should be shorter than they currently are. In part of the problematic freezing when trying to scroll through chapter 10-My phone just gave up when trying to read the next chapter, for goodness sakes how much text does there need to be to literally freeze a phone and force me to close the app? If you're reading this. I suggest shortening this to more reasonable chunks to avoid...well.. being unable to scroll and interact. Not sure what's with the ridiculously long length and problems with this fanfic. As I have never encountered my device freezing when reading such. Unless this isn't being read actively then I'm unsure why the previous consideration I sent out wasn't considered or applied.
A= Hello! I absolutely did read your review, and I took it under immediate consideration. I'm sorry to hear you've been having problems. This book was written and published entirely on a desktop computer, and has run perfectly for me. I tried checking it with a few smart phones I have laying around, but they all worked flawlessly. I don't know what's going on, but maybe you could try reading it on another device? As for the length of the chapter... it's only 98 thousand words. Which is length of a standard paperback novel. The reason why they are so long is because I want to begin and end an entire story arc at once so nobody loses the plot points. I find this very important. This is intended to be a series of light novels, even though I call them "chapters". If it continues being an issue, I will find some way of uploading the original word documents on a forum somewhere. In the meantime, thanks for sticking with me! Please leave another review if switching devices doesn't work.
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Q=I kinda appreciate how you dropped the whole "sex appeal" aspect really quickly and didn't force it.
I agree about the mental changes being a hard "No". I hope that there is a way to reverse the mind flayer's work on both of them. These two need a therapist, not mind-control.
Also, I love the bits with Stavish. She feels arguably the most human out of the cast, imo.
A=I figured that after the first couple of chapters, it would be assumed that a succubus would continue acting like a succubus. While the sexy scenes are fun and all, and I'm sure many would want them, they can be overdone. If it's relevant to the plot, there will be more lewds in the future. Now... regarding the mental changes. I don't want to ruin the story, so I'll leave this hint. This isn't the last we've heard of this issue. It will come up again. And Stavish will be involved once again.
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Q=This one of the greatest horror stories I've ever read!
A=Thank you! Life isn't all rainbows and unicorns, and I wanted my story to reflect that. The world is a very unfriendly place... but it's also what we make of it.
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Q=It's time for me to create a cryo capsule and send myself through space, hoping for an advanced alien civilization to found me and adapt me to. Adios Earth, I will become the first preserve human and the last remaining species of my kind.
A=Good luck! Just make sure you don't run into any Deltans or Orions from Star Trek, or you might find your situation no different than if you had stayed on Earth.
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Q=The story is well written but my cringe levels are off the charts lmao
A=Thanks! Mission accomplished!
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Q=Something that I'm surprised that fell by the wayside in most reviews of this chapter was the presence of Mr. Mystery and Gracie, though I suppose a much more attention grabbing event was Michaels 'death' and Sherry practically losing her collective shit. It sounds as though they had dealt with people like Michael and Searraigh before. Gracie being an inma though is certainly interesting...wonder what role these two will have to play in the future.
A=I wonder what would have happened to Sherry at that intersection where Michael was killed...if John and Gracie hadn't have delayed Michael at the car show. You can count on their appearance again in the future.
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That's all for now. This document will be edited later when more questions roll in. Thanks for reading folks!
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