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Reviewer: whackamole1 Signed [Report This]
Date: January 05 2018 2:29 AM Title: The Spy of The Holy Roman Empire

Well this thickens the plot. One of the Justine's biggest advantages thus far has been her habit of not leaving any witnesses to her cannibalism, apart from timid Christina. Roger seeing her poop out human remains while swallowing John, and fully intending to warn the town changes things. Roger really shouldn't have any trouble convincing the townsfolk, when Justine leaves evidence behind. All he, the experienced scout, has to do is lead the townsfolk back to the spot where Justine relieved herself and present the evidence. There's no better way to see what she has been eating than to go through her waste, and her waste has the remains of 4 people in it, with evidence they were swallowed whole and alive. The townspeople can't avoid evidence this damning. This would also cause huge anguish for the families of the missing (James, James' girl, Brad) since it would not only confirm their deaths, it would force family and friends to go through the gross, gruesome, and traumatizing task of going through her poop to recover remains for identification and burial. They would also have deep resentment for Justine for the indignity of her literally discarding their people as her crap. Although their resentment towards her would be tempered by their fear of her power, that she can swallow someone whole and alive, have them die inside her, and then perform the indignity of having their bodies come out of her butt encased in a 20 foot log. That kind of fate, and her dominance in being able to do that, should keep the villagers fearfully in check. It would be interesting to see the village's reaction, Mark and Kevin's reaction, and Justine's reaction, to her cannibalistic secret being out in the open. It could force Justine to stop trying to make a good sympathetic impression, and just take over the place.

At Justine's size, not only would she be huge enough to be nearly invincible, her skin thickness would be so great that musket and flintlocks would be nearly useless against her. Muskets and flintlocks simply lacked the piercing power and velocity of modern bullets, soft lead rounds would transfer kinetic energy but would lack piercing ability. Even a very big musket round would probably shatter on impact without piercing her skin. They would also have a very slow rate of fire. This was why bears were considered so dangerous to hunt before modern rifles and bullets, musket tended to only wound them and have them charge. Justine is many times bigger than a bear. Long swords or halberds could maybe pierce her skin, but it would require super strength to drive them in for any depth. It could be like a non venomous spider bite for her. Annoying, but far from life threatening. If she decides to take over the villager's are going to be stuck with her.

Justine showing John her feces, just before swallowing him, is an act of casual, probably unintentional cruelty. She's really driving home the point that he and his mother are, and literally will be, nothing but crap to her. I got to admit that I do feel bad for the character, and Justine should feel bad for what she did to the people she knew (John and Francis). She was the one who cheated and betrayed her promise not to eat him, even after having his mother lick dirt, human blood, and gore off of her. And in hindsight John is probably telling the truth about not seriously expecting to kill Justine with their puny weapons, and that they were just trying to drive her off. She's probably right about him never being able to forgive her if she kills his mother, but she still has time to throw them up if her conscience nags enough at her. Since now everyone will be thinking of her as a monster, a showing of mercy could go a long way in showing otherwise. Time in her stomach would be punishment enough for the 7 in it, and they could warn others just how unpleasant it is in there, and the futility in opposing Justine.

Considering the devastation, from the point of view of a regular sized person like Roger, that Justine causes running into the woods to pee and poop, knocking down so many trees along the way back and forth, and that she has to pee several times a day, poop once every day or two days, and drink and eat an equivalent amount, that even if she manages to take over the town, the locals are going to have to put up with sanitation and supply problems with her. It could get annoying if she's drinking the available water supply, and all they're left with is the same water, after it passes through her "second hand." Although on the bright side, they would never have to worry about another town fire, since Justine could just pee on it. It seems that she might eventually have to go along with another better funded group that would be better suited to sustaining her, which is where I guess the Holy Roman Empire comes in.

Roger and how the Germans/Austrians play along into the story will be very interesting. She would certainly be of immense interest to them, but probably not enough to provoke a war, at least not one that was already ongoing. In 1673 France and England would have been carving up Holland, while Spain and the Holy Roman Empire would have been trying to defend it in the Franco-Dutch War. It's interesting how Roger seems to think that she's a weapon, but doesn't have a clue how this came to be. He would probably be left to assume sorcery or alchemy. His superiors and court intellectuals would probably disagree that the French would have the capability to make someone like her, and the debate between them and their reasons for how she came to be would be amusing, sorcery, divine intervention, supernatural curse, alchemy, "accident of the universe," or her being from a "slumbering race of giants” etc. If they come for her in the future of the story, she might just go with them in exchange for food and protection. If they decide to use her in their military they would most likely use her sparingly as a form of psychological warfare, they would probably try to mostly study her, or maybe she could catch the attention of a prince with fetish interests in her.

Overall, a pivotal chapter, with her secret coming out, this opens the door for many immediate term, near term, and far term storylines. A giantess in an alternate universe's 1600's is one of the better story ideas on this site, and considering how much storyline potential there always is in this world, and your detailed descriptive narrative, this story is an ongoing site highlight that I really hope goes on for a long time.

Author's Response:

Thank you again for your very detailed input and reviews. I expect life will be making things harder to update the story often, but I hope interest in the story stays and that I can keep it going for quite some time as I have really come to like the idea of people from this place and time having to deal with a giantess.

 It would be quite interesting later in the story to write about a wealthy person such as a prince that takes a fetish interest in her. Justine's reaction to such a person would be interesting to see.

Reviewer: NotSirk Signed [Report This]
Date: January 03 2018 6:50 PM Title: The Spy of The Holy Roman Empire

And there goes John and I have to say that one hurts. Justine probably didn't have much of an option there as she probably forced herself into a corner but so far John fills like a real victim, except maybe for the girl James was with but we really didn't get to know either of them. John we knew and he seemed the most capable of tolerance and sympathy , somewhat  forced to attack her by an overbearing and frankly insufferable mother and Justine ate him. A tragic outcome for him. That's my interpretation, but maybe I'm reading too much into it and John. I wonder if Justine will regret what she did to him? I'm not sure she even feels that bad about it. More pity than actual remorse.

I'm eager to see how things develop now that this spy will probably spread the news of Justine's existence. I can easily see her being attacked, used and manipulated, or even worshipped as a deity at this point.



Author's Response:

As for if Justine feels remorse and regret the next chapter getting posted soon should be of interest to see how that develops. If at some point later in the story Justine was worshiped I am not sure what the most likely thought process behind the people doing so would be in context of this era in time. Maybe it would just be fear driven or it could somehow tie into an existing belief system. People at some point might even create a cult around just worshiping her.

John's mother though being easy to hate also cared about him quite a bit in her own way. It felt like a shame her hard headed thinking and backward simple assumption's had her send John out to fight Justine. If she had more restraint or if nothing else if John had made a firm stand against his mother then maybe Justine's rampage wouldn't have included him in her stomach.

I have to say it's been interesting to read how people have interpenetrated the story so far while reading the reviews. Also your input has been great and I am very thankful for your reviews.

Reviewer: Nothingness Signed [Report This]
Date: January 03 2018 6:48 PM Title: The Spy of The Holy Roman Empire

I love this story so so much. Seeing the bones and clothes of Justine's "food" in her waste was a nice way to show this Roger guy she's eaten people. I do feel bad for John though. He really wasn't a bad guy. Keep it up the amazing work and Happy New Years.



Author's Response:

Thank you for wishing me a happy new year's and for the praise of what I have written so far.

 

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