I recall enjoying a story where the MC's daughters are all excellent swimmers and start to exhibit superhuman abilities.
Turn out he's unaware they are specially bred for combat.
The wife has hidden their true nature from him.
IIRC the word "nyad" was in there somewhere
Diana Nyad is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. In 1979 she swam from North Bimini, The Bahamas, to Juno Beach, Florida, a distance of 102 miles. Which could be considered superhuman.
The word "nyad" does not appear in any story currently available on SoL.
I remember this story but not the name. They were the result of a WWII Nazi experiment and the was some form of reproductive complication. I believe the story is at least 15 years old.
I find it interesting that when I look up the author (Deacon Blues) this story is not on his page. When I look up the story name (Crystal) in the advanced search, this story does not appear. The link from jps71 takes me straight to the story. If it makes a difference, I am a premium member.
Could one of you more savvy guys explain that to me?
I have no problem looking up the author Deacon Blues or finding the story Crystal. But there are check boxes that can be clicked that will remove stories from your search in your account page.
maybe a possibility
Sounds like you might have filtered access activated which filters certain tags. Go to your account and under preferences change Access Level to Full Access.
You screwed something up?
Advanced search for title using the word 'Crystal', it's the number three on the list for me.
Advanced search using Author Name 'Deacon Blue', six titles show up and it's the second one.
Do you have your search settings such that you filter out certain categories? The main tag for 'Crystal' is Incest.
Thanks. I found that a filter was set to exclude stories of sex with girls under fourteen. I went to full access and the stories showed up. As I understand it, there will be no new stories with sex with people under fourteen, which is fine with me.
I wonder if lazeez arrived at that limit from the swarm universe?
I wonder if lazeez arrived at that limit from the swarm universe?
No.
Canadian law, which is what the server operates under.
The only reason these stories are still on here is they existed before the law changed, and are 'grandfathered' in.
No.
Canadian law, which is what the server operates under.
The only reason these stories are still on here is they existed before the law changed, and are 'grandfathered' in.
I believe he was referring to the 14 age limit that applied to new stories, not the grandfathering of older stories with younger characters.
His question:
As I understand it, there will be no new stories with sex with people under fourteen, which is fine with me.
I wonder if lazeez arrived at that limit from the swarm universe?
My response:
No.
Canadian law, which is what the server operates under.
Further explanation regarding stories which feature under 14's:
The only reason these stories are still on here is they existed before the law changed, and are 'grandfathered' in.
I thought it was pretty clear myself, since it answered his question and further explained why his filter of under-14s wasn't allowing him to see it.
I thought it was pretty clear myself, since it answered his question
Except the question was:
I wonder if lazeez arrived at that limit from the swarm universe?
In the swarm universe under Confederacy law, 14 is the age of consent/majority.
Since the swarm stories mostly comply with the new rule, that question makes no sense in the context of grandfathering older stories.
It only makes sense as being about the source of the site wide age 14 minimum rule.
In the swarm universe under Confederacy law, 14 is the age of consent/majority.
No.
Canadian law, which is what the server operates under.
It doesn't take a lot of reading comprehension to realize it's no (unsaid - it's NOT the swarm universe, it's) Canadian law ....
It doesn't take a lot of reading comprehension to realize it's no (unsaid - it's NOT the swarm universe, it's) Canadian law ....
I agree with you that the Swarm Universe is not the source.
That said, IIRC, Lazeez has mentioned before that the age limit in the site rules is somewhat lower than what Canadian law actually specifies.
Which would meant that Canadian law isn't the source either.
Canadian law on the subject is complicated.
Currently the prohibition on under-18s being involved in pornography has been interpreted as also applying to fictional characters, including purely textual ones and cartoons. However, various police spokespersons have stated that they have no interest (or budget) in pursuing that interpretation on its own; rather, it is used as a legal pretext in combination with other factors.
For example, if someone reads the occasional story with a 15-year-old protagonist they are technically breaking the law, but aren't going to be charged. On the other hand, if someone has a profile on a suspected CP site, or is tracked downloading a bait file, or similar activities, then the presence of fictional underage porn activity can be used to file charges and get search warrants.
Just for reference, the Age of Consent in Canada is 16, with two close-in-age exceptions. Children 14 and 15 can have sex with someone who is less than 5 years older than them while children who are 12 or 13 can have sex with someone who is less than 2 years older than them.
There are also exceptions in the other direction. It's illegal for anyone in a position of authority (eg. teacher) or dependency (guardian) to have sex with anyone under 18. It's also illegal to have any form of "exploitative" relationship with anyone under 18. The last one is not strictly defined and is interpreted on a case-by-case basis looking at factors like how the relationship evolved.
tl;dr: The under-14 rules doesn't really fit with modern Canadian law, but it's not incompatible with common attitudes about sex outside the US. Kids are off limits, teens are experimenting but protected, adults are fair game.
Historical Note: The age of consent was increased to 16 from 14 in May 2008. The first story in the Swarm Cycle, Average Joes, was released in June 2007 and explicitly refers to fourteen as the new age of majority.
