@[BlackMaple](/user/show/180252) Wow! Okay ... both you and Tofu83 are really asking great questions. But I can't answer them because I'm afraid it'll spoil the upcoming chapters. Only after editing this story was I reminded why I chose the title "The Zone". And I also realized that I probably didn't do the best job in tying the title to the story. I do know that when talking to Scott, Hawk mentioned the Zone. But the title definitely plays a big part. So please remind me, once Chapter 9 is posted, the importance of the title. And in that vein, Tofu83 mentioned: "The protagonist’s name remains Scott instead of changing to the recruit’s number X-88. Does it imply that his minds have not been completely reprogrammed and he is still attached to things outside of the program? Does the program want them to keep these?" Again, as with the title, there's a definite reason for this. But I'm afraid that answering this question here would spoil the story. So I'm hoping to be reminded of this question as well. Okay ... YES!!! Piggybacking!!! I always envisioned that it would be the ability for our brain to process multiple perspectives simultaneously. So in a sex scene, you could experience fucking a guy, and at the same time, be the guy that's getting fucked. How awesome would that be?!!! That your brain could process multiple sensory inputs at the same time. And if your brain could process two, could it do three? Four? How many perspectives could one person handle? I found this important because ... when you think about it ... you're basically building towards a hive mind. A man's ability to let go of its "original" identity, and assume or allow another's identity in ... that would be fundamental in having a hive mind ... and in becoming a drone. I think in modern society, we've been indoctrinated to think of me me me. I'm not sure whether it's society, or perhaps just human nature ... but we're just selfish creatures. That's why in the military, during basic training, boot camp is designed to break down a soldier's independent identity, or transition them towards a more team way of thinking. I think it was my intention, when writing this story, that I was trying to do something similar. That recruits have to be broken down, tested and evaluated whether they could become a drone. Piggybacking is definitely a way to test that.

@[rubbrsome](/user/show/13662) Yeah, the Hive Mind is the essence of drones, and you do a great job of narrating its implementation in various ways. Apparently, you have a lot of thoughts on this, I hope we'll have more opportunities to hear more in the future. I'm also glad to know that I'm not the only one who considers it as an essential aspect. :kissing_heart: My interest in this idea maybe began with playing StarCraft, and I'm sure Star Terk has also reinforced this fascination. "Piggybacking" immediately reminds me of it. StarCraft itself is a good example of this (both Zerg and Protoss, and even Terrans has some kind of concept like this), and the military is always trying to achieve similar effect to enhance the power of soldiers. Even if soldiers can only sense each other, this connection provides a significant boost. Indeed, in a way, the military is on the path to becoming drones, also, this idea is quite natural somehow. Organizations like the military would undoubtedly benefit greatly from it. Just imagine how powerful selfless drone squads could be! I always get excited thinking about this, and that would be a big upgrade for humans.

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@[Tofu83](/user/show/87624) Absolutely some great questions. Both BlackMaple and you are really getting to the nitty-gritty of this story. But some of your questions can't be answered now, because I'm afraid it can spoil the ending. So ask me again once Chapter 9 is posted. But let me see if I can answer some. 1. Well this is just poor writing on my part. I honestly give little thought to character's appearances in the story. It's usually been my writing style to keep character's physically vague. That way, as the reader, you fill in the blanks and your brain creates the descriptions. The reason for that is, when this is done, the reader often projects themselves into the story. And then you become more involved ... more invested ... and ultimately more turned on. The only time I usually include descriptions in when it's story-driven. In this case, I had to have Scott overweight for him to be involved with the Program. But I never really focused on height. 2. This question cannot be answered at this time. It would involve spoiling the story. 3. This question cannot be answered at this time. It would involve spoiling the story. 4. Well ... I probably should've described this a bit better. You know when you go to the gym, there's usually cubbies for shoes or other personal belongings. Well, I imagined something similar here. I just forgot to write it. There's probably some kind of hook on the wall for all the men to hang up their cum caps. And once they do ... yes ... their cocks continue to leak. Imagine twenty, thirty, fifty guys all in a weight room ... all leaking from their cocks. As they get physical, hands all over each other, their bodies rolling over the floor ... yeah! ... they're smearing themselves in each others' cum. Think of it sorta like mud-wrestling ... should we just call it cum-wrestling? But yeah ... that's what it would look like visually. Pretty hot if you ask me.

@[rubbrsome](/user/show/13662) Thank you for answering! Really, I easily projected myself into your stories all the time. It’s not poor writing, it’s your style :) When feeling what all men are feeling at, it becomes no each other but one hive, the concept of the individual has been eliminated. This concept seems to come up a lot in your other stories, and I think it’s one of the reasons why I like your works. I forgot they continued leaking even in combat match! Men wrestling in CUM!! I’m leaking now, can imagine the scene and feeling. It's like I'm also in the program, only the system forget about me, and my desire to connect to Zone became even stronger. This also reminds me of a scene that a classmate told me before in his imagination: men were swimming in a swimming pool made up of cum from many men. All the liquid in their bodies turned into cum, and they became equal when they came out of the pool.