Reviewer: riczar Signed [Report This]
Date: November 08 2014 7:17 AM Title: Chapter 16: Callback

It might be difficult to do at his size, but he needs to confront his mother about Ella.  That he's noticed via caller ID that she's been calling.  That he overheard Maggie talking to her and he gets the idea that his relationship is in REAL trouble.  And how important that relationship is to him.  Its probably the only thing he really has to look forward to at the end of his sentence.  He's been pretty close to rock bottom before, but he always seems to find a way to rally himself.  A breakup could be the final straw for him.

Author's Response:

You're right that Scott probably ought to be weighing his options. Part of why he's doing this is that Maggie, at least, can more or less be predicted in her patterns, mean as they are. Judy's recent behavior has unnerved him enough that, at least for now, it's a less attractive possibility than making a deal with his sister.

Reviewer: el_rooto Signed [Report This]
Date: November 07 2014 9:56 AM Title: Chapter 16: Callback

Only every 24 hours! Finally some good news!

 

I thought he should be asking his mom to call Ella, and I was goingto write he should ask her to just explain to Ella the "no phone rule" - ehm, maybe somehow insist she doesn't let anyone else do it - and then it turns out she's actually sympathetic...

I always assumed he couldn't bring himself to discuss those things with her, especially after MT1, but now it's muchmore likely she suspects that Maggie isn't lettimg him talk - that's some good news, for real this time!

 

PS

I'm not sure what's so terribly wrong with my brain, but whenever I read this sort of things I can't help but think that Maggie is worse than Julia - that girl was 99% sincere & only followed her rules, the rules were for the tinies' great good, and anytime she had to hurt them it was their fault...

PS-2

This time seriously: if she ever gets the chance, Ella should play with his tiny boyfriend like in the first installment of the series; most of the things he had to face could be redone consensually & in a playful tone by a loving girlfriend - what better way to get over, say, sufferinginMaggie's socks than to (eg) make it some sort of lover's game/laugh about it? (stupid example: try to tickle her, make her laugh within 5 minutes, she'll do X for you; fail, you'll take her to a romantic movie)

Author's Response:

Interesting what you say about Maggie and Julia. One thing to consider though is that as damaged as they both are, Maggie doesn't stick to her own rules mostly because she has to keep convincing herself that she should be able to do whatever she wants; somewhere underneath, she's a little more human. Julia, meanwhile, is so deep in her mania that she can follow her code and feel totally confident.

Ella is going to appear a bit differently than she did in the first story, partly because there was sort of a do-over after that first one for the characters. There will still be fun to be had though.