Reviewer: aaron Signed [Report This]
Date: February 13 2015 2:30 PM Title: Chapter 31: For the Good

I'm thinking Maggie told Judy about Nancy raping Scott. At least that's my theory.
Now Judy doesn't have to rely on any false pretenses. I like how she still cares for him and wants what's best for him, so she's his mother first and foremost.
When/if she shrinks him to her preferred size of an inch, I can't wait to see how he reacts to it or how she justifies it(or if she needs to).
I like how the words "power play" came up.

aaron
PS if it's even possible I like Judy even more now.
PPS will Judy and co be in the next installment of Time-Out? If so I'd like to see Maggie get on Judy's bad side too but just to ground her for a couple days.

Anyways, fantastic story. If you can't tell I'm a huge fan and will continue to be so.

Author's Response:

Maggie did, indeed, tell Judy about Nancy Everything is basically out in the open now for Judy, or at least as much as she's willing to put it for Scott. You will probably see Scott reach his mother's preferred height for him in the next chapter.
I love doing little jokes like that with the title.

There will be lots of returning faces in Time-out 7, including Judy, of course. Not going to spoil anything, but you may or may not be onto something with Maggie there...

Reviewer: muammar Signed [Report This]
Date: February 12 2015 10:34 AM Title: Chapter 31: For the Good

I hope this is Judy's feet :)

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full image: http://firepic.org/images/2015-02/12/nxenqoafvrjt.jpg

Author's Response:

Hahaha. Judy's skin tone is a bit paler than this, though maybe this is a day she went to a tanning salon.

Reviewer: TomSpeedy Signed [Report This]
Date: February 12 2015 1:29 AM Title: Chapter 31: For the Good

Wow, this story is popular! And I can see why.

This story is so deep that everyone understands the personalities of each character and criticize them if they don't act up to their norm.

Scott seems to always be Scott, taking abusing without making a stand, and then having random outbursts that make everyone else change around him.

However, everyone else is changing their personality and stepping up to new level.

Nancy stepped up her sexual harassment and ultimately got what she wanted.

Maggie, I'm impressed with and a new chapter is rising on her face as a caring sister and it almost makes me forget about her activities with Scott in the first place. Almost.

Judy is dominant and confident as always and I still feel like she is much more of a complex character than I thought she really is. Judy has that I'm sweet, but I'm actually dangerous type, and that's to her own son! It's so easy to question Judy's actions becuase of how strange it is compared to real life. Judy acts more like a crazy nurse/teacher/counselor rather than a mother. Like someone who was meant to care for someone and is abusing it, even if that's her business in her perspective.

Well, one more chapter to go. Can't wait for it!

Author's Response:

Thanks for reviewing. I've been really happy with how big a response this story got. There were definitely changes happening for several characters here. I totally understand why people would feel uneasy about Judy's actions; she's certainly crossed over the line of mother and into something else.

Reviewer: Orpheus Signed [Report This]
Date: February 11 2015 6:02 PM Title: Chapter 31: For the Good

Gotta agree with riczar once again on this chapter, Scott's anticipated talk with Judy ended up underwhelming and somewhat disappointing to me. Seeing as it was hyped pretty hard with his tying loose ends with Ella and enlightenment of his mother's true evils, I figured a much bigger showdown would occur.

Instead, he get beat down pretty quickly without much of a fight. Is he really just going to end up as the family pet?

I'm fairly confident that Judy's master plan won't come to bear fruit as evidenced by the stories down the timeline, but the lack of justice on Scott's end makes this story kind of inconclusive.

Hopefully the final chapter will bring some closure, at least for this story. 

Or maybe it'll end with Judy reigning victorious, taking the win this time around. Maybe Scott will get his justice someday in the future.

Author's Response:

I see what you're saying, although the ending wasn't intended to be a showdown - Scott just doesn't have the tools right now to do anything about his mother's plans. This was just intended to be a laying out of truths between the two. It's not like he's already doomed to be the family pet, since Judy still has an uphill battle to get more people on board with her idea in the future. It's a fair statement that Scott's not getting justice for some of what happened to him in this story just yet, though keep in mind this is one part of a continuing series, so his journey is far from over.

Reviewer: HectorVanDyne Signed [Report This]
Date: February 11 2015 3:54 PM Title: Chapter 31: For the Good

Man, it's kinda hard to read Judy.  I do believe she's upset over what Nancy did and i look forward to see how she makes sure Nancy never does it again.  But at the same time,  the way she treated Scott in this chapter. ..

Though this chapter did confirm to me that part of her motivation is making sure her "little boy" stays with her forever. 

Also,  I'm guessing Maggie told Judy about Nancy? 

 

Looking forward to the next chapter! 

 

Author's Response:

She definitely wants Scott to stay in her grasp for the foreseeable future, though not necessarily forever, as we may see in future stories. Judy has a plan here, for sure. And yes, Maggie told Judy about Nancy.

Thanks for reviewing!

Reviewer: riczar Signed [Report This]
Date: February 11 2015 11:41 AM Title: Chapter 31: For the Good

So that's it?  It sounds like its going to be more of the same treatment for the rest of his life.  No forgiveness, no redemption.  Why'd she even bother hearing anything Scott had to say?  It doesn't change anything.  The whole Nancy thing proves my point.  She should be on her way to a jail cell, but because Scott is a shrinkee, he doesn't matter.  Judy makes all these claims that she loves him, but I imagine its not as a son, but a favored toy or pet.  A normal parent would be enraged by someone raping their child, but she's just going to tell her not to do it again.  And Scott's not asking enough of the right questions, or is being too general.  He should be asking for specific examples of what Judy envisions his life to be.  Many of these questions I've asked in previous comments.  Is he going to be her foot slave, or is going to be able to find a real job?  What about relationships, sex, marriage?  He won't have any possessions either, since everything is built for normal sized people.  I would go crazy without a computer and a TV.  Judy isn't there supervising him all the time and others have taken advantage of Scott during these absences.

Author's Response:

For Judy, this conversation is less about actually turning Scott to her side right now and more about at least making him aware of the full stakes, as well as what she sees as his easiest option now. She certainly does have other interests impeding her role as a good parent. The questions Scott should be asking will arise in time; for now, he's just trying to wrap his head around what Judy's done to him and is still in the process of trying to do. It won't be addressed in this story, but Judy's plan doesn't necessarily involve enslaving Scott for the rest of his life - his purpose for her is mainly in the here and now during her campaign, as well as her association with Techilogic.