@[Rock Creek Werewolf](/user/show/10002145) No problem, I'm happy to address these questions. So, Mike does have a daddy who is named Roy. Roy is the chief of police of the city of Purdan. Colton met Roy in chapter 10 (José) without realizing that Roy and Mike had a relationship beyond boss-employee. Mike reappears at the very end of that same chapter, which leads directly into the very emotional conclusion of the hospital arc of the story in chapter 11 (Inky McGrowl). During the events of that short chapter, Colton learns that Roy is Mike's daddy and Mike learns that Roy visited Colton in the hospital and apologized for the unnecessary traumas that were visited upon Colton (beyond simply making him into a diaper boy) and encouraged him to forgive Mike. At the end of that chapter, Mike walks out of the hospital carrying Colton and the tenor of the story _definitively shifted_. Roy **_absolutely_** will return to the story. But this is his son's time to bond with his own little boy and he is maintaining a respectful distance for now. The nature of the ultimate relationship among Colton/Mike/Roy has been through a few iterations in my head. I hope everyone will enjoy how I ultimately decided to shape things. Perhaps when the story concludes I will do some post hoc not-spoiler posting about how things might have gone in earlier versions of this story (that only exist in my head and some very brief story notes). As for living with diapers/incontinence being extreme, I have to point out that there are a great many incontinent people in the world, and not just the very young and very old. Some of them are even part of the ABDL community in addition to being incontinent. So living with incontinence is certainly possible, and people do it, and they adjust for it. In the fantasy world I have created this is made that much easier by the totality of Purdan being gay kinksters and Helton Hills in particular being the little diaperfolk suburb. Thanks for reading, and I appreciate the thoughtful questions!

@[amul](/user/show/10003734) Just a couple more things. Chapter 10 is named "José" because this site does not allow a 3 character story title. It should be named "Roy", as he is by far the more important character introduced in that chapter. I almost changed Roy's name to something with more characters, but in the end decided to name it after the lovable middle nurse. Mike is officially an adult, and is allowed to change his own diapers (and we've seen him do so several times). However, ABDLs will certainly know that daddies who themselves wear diapers often do like to be changed. It's fun and nice to have someone else do it, and it doesn't necessarily mean that you're a little.

@[amul](/user/show/10003734) You could also just have asked me to change that precondition for the title. :) There has to be a limit somewhere, but I get that in that case, 3 characters makes sense.

@[Martin](/user/show/125990) I also thought about naming it "Chapter 10: Roy" but then I would have had to change all the chapter names. :joy: So I named it after the other character. It's all good.

@[nycboot](/user/show/131279) I'm glad you were able to pick up on that. I put it all in the same paragraph for a reason; "Oh no, I'm worried that I'll never learn to accept being treated like a child, if only I had my paci or teddy to comfort me in this moment of doubt." :joy: There's a general circularity to this chapter and prior chapters that I intentionally played with and enjoyed as a writerly exercise even if it doesn't come across to the reader. Most importantly being that Colton finally left the hospital by being carried out by Mike. And here we see him need to be carried back into the hospital by Mike. The first time Colton went to the hospital he walked in under his own power but was sent there by Mike. When he was remanded to the locked ward it was Mike who brought him there. In a sense Mike (in addition to being a character in his own right) is functioning as a symbol almost as much as the hospital is. And if not a symbol, then as a kind of negotiator of the transformation, trauma, pleasure and joy that Colton experiences. If Mike comes across as a cypher, I don't think that's my intent. But while none of the characters in this story are self-inserts (for real, they are not), but if I were forced to pick which one was closest to that, Mike would certainly be closest. Much closer than Colton, for sure. But not physically - because I'm not 6'4" or a bodybuilder, or a cop, or ginger. :wink: But perhaps that accounts for Mike's mystique. I probably won't let the reader get a glimpse into Mike's head, but I promise he will open up more once Roy is put back in the mix.