Jeanie Bottle 457
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on November 28, 2017
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Chapter: Story 11: I Dream of an Escape
Sweet! We’re getting some backstory for Agent Anderson.
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Sweet! We’re getting some backstory for Agent Anderson.
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So Anderson’s wife does know, but his son doesn’t.
Anne Anderson beside look for a bras she need to ware, she also looking for her manhood. Go to Ca Co Beach to do her looking.
I am sure that Anne Anderson will defensively run into Natalie, because, that where this story is going. Anne Anderson is definitely a women on an urgent mission that she need to complete and she is definitely on her own on this one, with absolutely no back either.
Well I definitely saw that coming, I just didn’t imagine that Agent Anderson would also be shopping at the same store. I kind figured Natalie would meet her on the way out of the store.
Also what does the rest of the sign say after boutique? I can’t make it out.
If I recall correctly, the full sign is
COCOA BEACH
BOUTIQUE AND DELICATES!
It’s a key detail that it’s Agent Anderson’s wife is the one who doesn’t want his son to know he’s turned into a woman. I kind of think if Jean found that out, she might turn her into a man.
Idle thought, but I wonder if Ricky happens to be the same age as Caley.
Too bad Natalie isn’t hearing this conversation. It could have led to a more positive relationship with the federal agent who’ll be arresting her soon.
Jean doesn’t do FtM transformations though. Besides, Judy is still in Vegas.
Plus Jean didn’t recognize Agent Anderson when they met at the beach.
Actually, I think more to the point is the CD Rudd doesn’t do FtM transformations, unless it’s part of a body swap. 😛
Jean didn’t recognize Anderson, but Natalie spent perhaps several hours with him. I wouldn’t be surprised if she puts together who Anderson is once they start to interact.
Probably not an arrest: no probable cause. No one ever demonstrated that she was doing anything wrong other than being unaccounted-for at a private corporate event. Worst thing she could be accused of, is being a party-crasher. And not having ID on you is not a crime. All she has to do is refuse to talk, and they’ve got nothing on her.
But I’m pretty sure that Agent Anderson’s search for Natalie is unofficial. There isn’t enough suspicion of any wrongdoing, for the agency to waste resources searching for someone whose only misdeed is not explaining who they are. Agent Anderson, however, has a HUGE reason for wanting to track down Natalie: to try and find out who upended his life, and get them/someone to reverse the spell.
It’s amusingly quaint that you think Homeland Security would actually bother with things like “due process” and “The 6th Amendment” when something as serious as “magic is real” comes up.
Though I do think you’re probably right that Anderson is probably not intending to bring her bosses into this investigation that she’s doing.
Robert! I’m surprised at you! You can’t possibly think that in the Jeanie-verse, the intelligence community would be unaware of the existence of magic. That’s undoubtedly why they casually accepted Agent Anderson’s abrupt sex change and even let her stay in the same job, without clapping her into a top-security research lab to be poked and prodded. Obviously they are familiar enough with the subject to be unconcerned about a mere gender swap, and have bigger fish to fry. The only persons surprised by this are low-level spooks like Anderson and his partner; the higher-ups are no doubt more concerned with preventing another Eevie-style disaster.
Heck, I wouldn’t be surprised if they have a couple of genies working for them on the inside, keeping an eye on Haji. They probably have quite a few witches on staff, too.
Kattgirl – Considering how fanatically devoted most genies are to Haji, I doubt they have spies inside Haji’s harem. However, considering CD’s fondness for crossovers in this comic, I’m sure the FBI at least has a whole department that looks into bizarre cases like this…cases they file under “X”, for example. 😛
@Ran-san: Well, we haven’t seen enough of what the average genie thinks, to know. 4 or 5 of them (Araceli, Alya, the grey-haired lady, Kazom, probably Guano) seem to have a deep respect for Haji – but that doesn’t necessarily translate into fanatical devotion. We have no idea what Jehane thinks; she could be as pissed off about becoming a genie as Jean is. Jeannie herself doesn’t seem to give a fig about anyone. And the Blue Djinn certainly doesn’t seem to be much of a fall-in-line, loyalist type.
So that’s 5 Yeses, 2 Maybes and one No. Assuming that’s representative, and there are at least a few hundred genies around, that means there’s a decent chance that at least a couple of them might be sufficiently resentful to be willing to play double agent.
For that matter, since genies and witches don’t get along, but also don’t seem to be able to intuitively recognize each other, perhaps a witch might be able to pass themselves off as a genie and successfully penetrate genie society.
“The name is Bond – Jane Bond.”
There are several possibilities here, that nobody has gone over yet. One or more government agents could have there own Genie too and also be there Master. A government agent could also could of had one of those empty Genie Bottle or Totem and was playing around with it to see how it worked or some thing. He could of thought about how smart was and that he could control this magic Totem until the Genie Poof surrounded him and turned him into a Genie, male or female.
The same thing could apply to witches too. We could have one or more witches under lock down or have several of those government agents witches themselves.
It would not surprise me if one or more of the above possibilities exist in the Genie world, but, most of your line agents probably wouldn’t know about or nor would they choose to inform them. Until they accidentally run into it like Anne Anderson did and they will probably have special agents that do a lock down on the people who are involved with it. They would do a debriefing on Anne Anderson and they would probably threaten her to not go public with it or suffer the consequences if she does.
Yes, she probably operating on her own here, but, I would bet that there keeping an eye on her.
Have you ever heard of a set of stories by Nick Pollata about a super-secret government agency called Bureau 13? In the stories, the agency was set up by President Abraham Lincoln to combat supernatural menaces to the United States. Nick wrote several books about the agency, its founding nd its modern agents. There was also a role playing game about it. The agency had some staff who were themselves supernatural beings, so a genie would fit right in. Considering what happened to him/her, Agent Anderson might fit right in, too.
The stories were very tongue-in-cheek, and I recommend them. Of course, Nick was a friend of mine and several mutual friends appear in one or another of the books. so I’m a bit prejudiced.
@Kattgirl.
Edward Verres is a high level spook and a wizard of no small renown as well (if we can imagine the crossover which would not be that high a stretch). And there is an entire department of the FBI that deals with magical disturbances and who only hire wizards. (and there is a second department that the first don’t know of that deals with extra terrestrial americans)
@Larry
I remember the RPG. Didn’t it have Santa Claus’ Secret Police?
@Alistir
There’s already been a crossover with El Goonish Shive. Jean summoned Grace in I Dream of a Nerd.
I don’t know about that or remember for sure. But, I do remember one version of Santa Claus, where if Santa Claus dies, the next person to put on the Santa Claus. Now our new Santa Claus who put on the suit end up in Jail and there was a special task force elves where sent out to spring Santa Claus so he could do his job of delivery the presents to everyone.
There were like three or four of them in front of the Sergent Desk and the Police officer ask if her could help them. They look like little kids five or six years old and there asking about where is Santa Claus, before they blasted the guy so they could spring Santa Claus from the Jail.
That the only one that I know about.
I’m just happy to see that Natalie does indeed seem to be buying lingerie from a boutique, not underwear from Walmart.
Indeed! I am impressed by the salesgirl who is able to measure her by feel and not by tape! At least I assume she works there…
Aw, man. Poor agent Anderson and family. 🙁
… I didn’t think shopkeepers were supposed to ‘measure’ their customers that way. There are tape measures for a reason.
Are we so sure that woman is an employee?
0_0; That is a frightening thought. I would feel horrified if someone just felt me up in a store, then went “I don’t work here” and skipped on their merry way out.
I was just thinking the same thing!
I guess if someone wants to cop a feel, then hanging out in a boutique and posing as an employee is probably a good way to do it.
Seriously, I have never seen anything like this occur. At least, not outside of a dressing room.
@Kattgirl: “Seriously, I have never seen anything like this occur. ”
Illusions. Shattered.
I haven’t been this disappointed since I once had to go into a girl’s bathroom and discovered that it was…a bathroom. jeez.
I kinda like how Natalie is just going with the flow. Just assuming this is how they usually do it!Totally shows his vast knowledge of, and experience in lingerie shops!
Probably expects a tea party and a pillow fight next!
@LeadFootRT: “Expects a tea party and a pillow fight next!”
Well, duh! Who wouldn’t buy lingerie without playtesting, right?
Tell him, Kattgirl! Tell him that’s how it’s done!
@50srefugee: Oh, absolutely, 50’s. EVERY lingerie shop worthy of the name has a whole roomful of pillows just for that reason. And buckets-full of tea on hand. With crumpets.
@Kattgirl
[sags back in chair with tears of relief glittering on cheeks]
Those pillows, they’re all in pastel shades with plenty of lace around the edges, along with the occasional teddy bear or MLP plushie, right?
And there’s at least one one really big and soft canopy bed with ruffles and fringes, perfect for jumping up and down on, right?
And the girls are strictly forbidden to enter with braided hair, right?
Right?
Thank you. For a moment there, not only my illusions, but reality itself was beginning to totter. (And thank you for ignoring my sense-reversing typo: should have been “Who buys lingerie without playtesting?” not “who doesn’t”.)
[Dips china teacup into bucket, takes a comforting sip]
A tape measure is important, but the saleswomen also has to account for boob shape and fullness. Depending on fullness, she might even suggest going up or down a size.
So yeah, a little womanhandling is probably appropriate.
Yeah, but in private, not right out in the store. That’s out of line.
I’m guessing that the location the breast-feeling is happening is mostly just a narrative convenience. It lets us see two things happening at once, instead of having to tell the same amount of story across double the pages.
Yeah, “narrative convenience”, what he said.
I’m also thinking of Steve Martin getting fitted for new trousers in LA Story.
I dont keep up with it as well as should but when do read it, it put a smile on my face.
Glad to hear it!
It really does, doesn’t it? It gives me a boost when I see a new strip has been uploaded!
Am I the only one who saw that and didn’t think “Oh, Anderson is TG’d” and instead first thought “Oh, Anderson is a Lesbian and playing the “father” in the family, wonder what happened here?”?
This strip introduces something that’s never been part of I Dream of a Jeanie Bottle: Gritty reality. What we’re talking about here is breaking up a family. Anybody on the forum have a parent suddenly disappear from their life? So far man-Jean has a past of moving from single woman to single woman, which doesn’t exactly make him a saint, but C.D. hasn’t–yet–given him an illegitimate child.
The family isn’t broken, not yet. Judy probably just told their son his father is on a mission.
Not so much a mission, as a simple reassignment. We saw the page where Anderson gets reassigned to the Cocoa Beach division of the DHS. I imagine that either:
1) Anderson told her wife to stay put, because she expects it to be a temporary assignment until she finds out how to become a man again and then asks for a transfer back to Vegas.
2) Anderson’s family hasn’t had a chance to upend their lives and move across the country. Yet.
I think Mrs. Anderson told agent Anderson to stay away once she believed her husband had been transformed, rather than a madwoman was trying to trick her, because she thought the situation would have a bad effect on their child. 🙁
And when agent Anderson went to Cocoa Beach in order to solve this whole mess, Mrs. Anderson just stayed where she was, so as to provide their son with as much stability as she could – and also because she doesn’t want to be around agent Anderson in their current form.
Jean is a real *******. Transforming people at will and leaving them stuck isn’t all that funny when you think of real-life consequences. Neither is sending them away at random. Even if they don’t all end up on the beach at Normandy on D-Day, there are lots of other bad places they could end up if a careless trickster flicks them carelessly away. Most of the universe is empty, airless space…
Considering Jean’s character, it is a miracle no one has wound up scarred for life, insane or dead yet. He is a horrible choice as the recipient of powerful magic.
Rock – And THIS is our protagonist. I don’t want to even think about the pair of greek sailor she transfigured. We know one of them wasn’t married, but what about the other? What about their relatives? Jean has been willy-nilly destroying lives since day one, and only know are we starting to see the fallout.
@ Ran-san: To me, Neil/Natalie is the protagonist, and Jean has just been the major obstacle to their having an enjoyable and productive life that they keep weathering day after day. :p
@Rock: Neil/Natalie Jeanie are co-protagonists, acting as the master/genie dyad. One of the main problems the story sets for them is that Neil is, basically, a nebbish nerdboy who thinks himself too nice to be a master. Jeanie, however, desperately needs him to be one, no matter how fiercely she’d deny it, or she’s going to do worse damage than she already has.
The fact that Jean, a natural alpha, was probably the lead in their male/male friendship only complicates matters.
I remembered “Married … with Children” – Her Cups Runneth Over
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjI3Nzk2Mzc5Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNTAzNTEyMjE@._V1_.jpg
Oh my, what episode is that? I’d love to watch it. 🙂
I think I remember that one. A rare time Al stepped out of his comfort zone and did something genuinely nice for Peggy because she was so upset.
“Married … with Children” – Her Cups Runneth Over – Season 3 episode 6
@th3go: Thanks!
Who’s the redhead with glasses who’s copping a feel, er, measuring for size?
Most likely a saleswoman working for the boutique.
Well, we can only hope so.
Shouldn’t she be demonstrating their wares?
Just wanted AA to be a lil bit sexier. :3
https://imgur.com/a/VQiCx
Eh, she looks better with the pants.
The skirt is cute, but the braid’s not an improvement.
“…pony tail, hangin’ down” The Big Bopper knew.
“Giggle in the talk, wiggle in the walk” Yeah, talk about woke.
@50s: Big difference between a ponytail and a braid. She has a ponytail in CD’s original. I think it looks better.
@Kattgirl: Yes, exactly. Ponytails rock. Braids are staid.
I like braids, ponytails tangle so easily. Braid looks neat and it suits for the person who live an active life, like a federal agent.
Agent Anderson looks best as-is, maintaining her dignity and professionalism as best she can.
@Lana: Braids certainly can be useful; they get your hair out of the way and are easy to control. But they also make you look like you’re growing a rope out of your head. Sigh. Style versus practicality, once again.
Pretty out of character for her, but I’m not complaining. 🙂
“Of all the lingerie shops in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine…”
Seriously, this puts a whole different perspective on things. Up until now, Jeannie’s sex-change meddling hasn’t been seen as negatively affecting anyone but the target. ‘Red’ may be pissed about being a girl, but her parents accepted the change, perhaps even welcomed it. And the two Greek fisherman seemed to both be single. For the first time, though, we’re seeing some serious collateral damage to someone’s life. I feel sorry for Agent Anderson; being married with a child makes this much more harmful.
Exactly. That’s what I was getting at in my reply to Chessrook44. I’m wondering if C.D. Rudd has really put in enough thought in putting this situation into the story. He’s already made one dubious move by making Eva Braun a bottle genie, most likely originally as a throwaway gag. Compared with that, this one is more forgivable, since separation and divorce are so very common these days. It definitely humanizes Agent Anderson. It’s perfectly realistic. In fact, it might make one wonder if Jean’s or Neil/Natalie’s parents are divorced, or even if one or both are children of unwed moms.
WHAT???!!!
In I Dream of Jeannie or any other 1965 sitcom, divorce was absolutely taboo, even more than uncovered navels. There was exactly one prime time show with a child born out of wedlock, Peyton Place (the child was played by Mia Farrow). Barbara Eden and Mary Tyler Moore were the only women who wore pants all the time; even Donna Douglas on The Beverly Hillbillies wore dresses more than hillbilly-appropriate jeans or overalls. Even in the Seventies, Mary Tyler Moore had to play a single career woman rather than the divorced woman she was supposed to play.
Anyway, I’m going to be quite disappointed if C.D. doesn’t follow up on this.
I don’t think you’re giving CD enough credit, here.
Not to mention that divorce has not been mentioned. Heck, even “separation”, in the typical marriage sense, isn’t strongly implied here. Anderson has simply been reassigned to Cocoa Beach, and her wife hasn’t followed, perhaps for one of the reasons that I outlined in another comment.
Reassignment… Yeah, that would be the word for her new predicament!
True, yes, but I feel sorry most of all for Ricky. It’s a bad, bad thing for a boy to lose his father. Bad for any child to lose either parent, but boys especially need dads to model themselves after.
And I am having harsh thoughts about Judy as a boy’s mother, responsible for being the one to keep Anderson’s secret from her son. That is very likely the direct cause for Ricky’s drop in grades, which I bet is but a harbinger of deeper problems that will make themselves evident if Anderson cannot be returned to normal.
Returning to her family as she is might not be enough. Ricky might have trouble believing, down in the gut, that this babe is in fact his Dad.
Well, it hasn’t been very long, yet, and I’m guessing that Judy has probably told Ricky that Dad is off on assignment in Florida (true enough) rather than saying he’s gone permanently.
And Agent Anderson probably DOES talk to his son. (If anyone would have access to a voice changer, it would be a DHS employee.) There are tons of military families who don’t get to see Dad for years at a time, and the kids wind up okay. So this isn’t necessarily disaster… yet.
But this shifts our perspective. Previously, having Agent Anderson turned into a girl was funny, and at most kind of a nuisance for her, in a very 60s-comedy sort of way. Suddenly, having a lonely little kid and a devastated wife in the picture makes it not nearly so humorous. I hope Jean can be persuaded to set things to rights.
I feel the same way. Of course it’s right to be concerned.
I think judy’s Motivations are sincere. Think about it… a boy’s father turned into a woman. That can be very distressing if the boy is impressionable or has a close relationship to his dad.
That being said, kids can be surprisingly resilient. It depends on their personality, age and up bringing. First thing a kid might think is… could it happen to me? Don’t dismiss how much a father can mean… they mean as much as mothers. Knowing a ‘bad thing’ happened to him.. well… time taken to measure the impact and ask a few probing questions is the right way to go about it.
Though this still does not compare to sending two young men into D-Day half naked with bombs mortar and absolute carnage around them. Those guys will wish they had a traumatic gender change. They saw the abyss of death itself… decades of therapy might be needed if its played seriously.
I think you guys are taking this turn of events a bit too seriously. And a bit too darkly. I don’t see this strip going that deep and depressing. I am sure it will resolve in a lighter and more humorous fashion.
You forget Red’s parents are abusive.
Now, what happens next will depend on whether or not Anne Anderson recognizes Natalie, with different hair and clothing, and after all this time.
Come to think of it, they have quite a bit in common; both have gotten sex-swapped by an errant genie who disappeared thereafter. They could potentially bond over that. And the difficulties of bra-shopping. 😉
They could, except perhaps that Natalie has no way to prove that Jean the genie exists other than testimony from Rodge. Maybe the argument “Do you have a better explanation for suddenly becoming a woman?” will go over.
Of course, Homeland Security in the Jeanieverse may be a bit different from the version in our own. Think Men in Black or The X-Files. Or, if you’re a fan of El Goonish Shive, “Dad’s Government Job”.
Somehow, I expect that Anne won’t have any trouble believing that her sudden acquisition of boobs was caused by a genie. And yes, “Have you got a better alternative?” would probably suffice; after all, she has no concrete evidence otherwise, and a strong incentive to believe that explanation, given that it holds out hope for a reversal.
It’s “Dad’s Government Business” and it’s not real name of that organization, that would likely be something like Paranormal division of FBI.
> after all this time.
Has it been all that long? I would guess no more than a few months, tops. It’s been several years for us, the readers, but time moves much more slowly inside a strip-a-week comic.
I realize that it’s likely been a couple of months or so, but even after a relatively short period of time like that, a great many people have trouble recognizing someone that they only saw once, when they’re in a very different environment, clothing and situation. People often see what they expect to see, and eyewitness identifications are notorious for being unreliable. I’m thinking that there’s a half chance that Anne won’t immediately pick up on Natalie as being who she’s looking for, unless Natalie says something that jogs the memory.
I just remembered: Anne has a photo of Natalie. She was showing it around at the beach on that page where Jeanie time-warped those douchey guys to Normandy.
@Robert: Yeah, I hadn’t forgotten about the photo. But people can look VERY different, under differing circumstances. And I wonder if a pic of Natalie, fully made up and in a cocktail gown, will resemble a disheveled, barefaced Natalie in one of Neil’s schlumpfy T-shirts, enough to jog Anne’s memory. That is, if our good Agent even has the pic along while lingerie shopping. Not to mention that the phone argument with Judy might be distracting enough to make her temporarily forget who she’s supposed to be looking for.
So I’m still giving Natalie about 50/50 odds of being able to pass unrecognized. Particularly since doing so would strongly add to the comedic appeal of the scene.
To Kattgirl: The photo, which Anne showed on the beach, had been taken in interrogation room during Natalie’s detention. Natalie had worn a light green t-shirt there.
@Grg: Nope, not a T-shirt. (https://jeaniebottle.com/?comic=jeanie-bottle-228) A pantsuit with a low-cut green blouse.
Doesn’t matter, though; same principle still applies – different environment, and Anne’s not expecting to see Natalie, so there’s a decent chance she won’t catch on.
In #434, Anderson says “I had a photo but those guys took it”… so are we certain she still has the photo?
@Chuck: Ooooh – good catch! I’d forgotten that.
Jean didn’t expect to wake up in Haji’s palace, so even if she actually wanted to tell Neil/Natalie, she couldn’t. However…
If Araceli knew this was coming, she probably would have told Caley she’d be gone for awhile, and maybe explained why and where. So maybe this will provide a way for Natalie and perhaps Agent Anderson to find out what’s going on.
That’s one “if” and two “maybes”.
Here’s another speculation, perhaps wilder, but still consistent with Araceli’s character: Maybe Araceli took Caley with her. Especially if Caley begged to go with her. Pleeeeeaaaaaasssssssse????!!!!! (Tears welling in her cute little eyes)
Innnnteresting… and plausible.
New Crackpot Theory: This storyline will end up with Jean and Araceli cooperating in some way, and winding up being, if not friends, at least no longer hostile.
I can see that happening. Maybe not as friendly friends, but more as not quite as hostile rivals. They are too good of foils for each other to lose that characteristic. They already seem to be mellowing out a bit in regards to each other.
That would require higher brain activity and emotional maturity from Jean, though…
She makes a good point up there.
Anyone else expect Jean(nie) to come out of this less short sight and impulsive? With his her powers anyways. I still expect him her to be quick with his/her tounge.
I can’t help but think, that Rodge is going is going to swoop in at any moment, to rescue her. He has been Natalie’s personal knight-in-shining armor from the beginning.
1- The first date: He was respectful, and an all around great guy, even gave her his jacket.
2- Subsequent dates: Good listener and didn’t try anything to make her uncomfortable.
3- Los Vegas: Yes he thought she was ready for the next step in their relationship. ( She did agree to spend the week end, together with him, in “sin city”.) ( And he did get drunk to get up the nerve to make his move.) When she was taken, he called the one person he knew could help rescue her, and then did.
4- Kicked out of apartment: Took her in, gave her clothes, and though making a joke about doing other wise, let her sleep in peace.
5- FBI: Rushed over to warn Neil that an agent was asking around about Natalie. Provided an alibi for Natalie being in Neil and Jean’s apartment. Played along (kinda,sorta) with the passionate kiss. Excused himself before things got too out of control with a strangely acting Natalie.
If this were Camelot, he would have a seat at the table.
Much as Rodge appreciates lingerie, I don’t think he’d go into a lingerie emporium without a date. But maybe Belle is in the market for a new bra, perhaps with some padding?
I could see him running down the street looking in store windows for her, after realizing she didn’t get his message. Also note he went to Neil’s apartment with the warning, and as far as we know, didn’t call.
You’re making a really good point about Rodge being a rather chivalrous dude. What with the way he respects Natalie so much, I wonder what’s caused him to remain single for so long?
Maybe Rodge is much more of a clumsy oaf around other women? Natalie brings out the good side in him?
Rodge has developed quite a bit as a character; to begin with, he was both a nitwit and a total lech. Bthillman has a point; he got a lot better in I Dream of Verisimilitude, and he’s almost sympathetic at this point. Which kind of mirrors the Roger Healey character in in IDoJ; he became much more well-rounded and likable as time passed.
@Kattgirl
When Natalie finally started kissing him, Rodge was kind of like a dog who’d been chasing cars all his life, but now that he’d caught one, he had no idea what to do next.
@Tom: That’s an intriguing point, Tom. [Not to mention, an excellent analogy!] Rodge turned down all the propositions he got at the writers’ conference; it would be fascinating to see how he would fare if Natalie actually tried to get him into bed.
Rodge seems to be getting smarter, with better judgement, and thus more interesting.
Oh, and a thought – given that Natalie is clearly attracted to Rodge, I wonder how it is that whoever transformed her this time, managed to get around the cannot-tamper-with-human-will restriction, that Jeannie ran into before with Melvin? Sounds like someone very powerful, and with little regard for the rules. Who do we know like that?
@Kattgirl
Maybe there was no need to warp Neil’s will. Maybe Neil/Natalie has been suppressing an attraction to Rodge for awhile.
And I can even propose a way Jean could have done it without remembering she did it: She was sleepwalking.
Also, there is the possibility that Jean has been suppressing an attraction to Rodge. After all, Rodge does have a great butt.
I’m not sure this change would necessarily require tampering with Natalie’s free will. The kind of behavior we saw her exhibit a few weeks ago is pretty consistent with, as I understand it, chemical attraction: i.e. “heterosexual female lust”. What if whoever transformed her this time simply did a better job of it than Jeanie does, making Natalie “more female”?
A physiological balance that’s tipped more toward female can affect Natalie’s behavior without involving any direct meddling with her free will.
At first I thought that was Natalie in the foreground, and I couldn’t figure out why he would be talking to someone about some kid’s report card. I was like “wow, Neil’s character has some depth and backstory I never knew about!”
Actually it IS really cool to see this depth to Agent Anderson’s character.
It would make more sense if that were a shop that served “hard to fit” women.
Like over at Wapsi years ago.
Unfortunately for Natalie, she’s in Cocoa Beach, not Minneapolis.
Aren’t those two practically side-by-side? Walking distance, right? 😉
Wow! 105 posts! Well… 106 including this one. I think this is the new record!
Perhaps being set in a lingerie boutique inspires more posting?
We should celebrate with a pillow fight scene and some tea and crumpets!
Wo, you took a wrong turn there, LeadFootRT. The lingerie store is in Cocoa Beach; the bridal shop is somewhere in New York State. Not to mention a different comic set in a different universe.
Hey, 107 posts!
Jean is looking good in her Santa suit! Happy Holidays!
Everyone really does seem very chill about all these new women hanging around. Except for the women themselves of course.