Reviewer: It Was Me Signed [Report This]
Date: November 22 2024 12:28 AM Title: Shifting Perspectives

Well shit, you covered a lot of ground with this one!

It was really sweet to see Sofia being so caring and patient with Harper and Ava. It also sounds like maybe not a lot of DPS agents are like that, based on that dude that just wanted her to grab them and go, which only would have traumatized the girls more. But hey, paperwork's important too, I guess? Nah, what a dick!

I also love that exchange between Evie and Sofia. I think Evie's feelings about Sofia at this point make perfect sense. She isn't ready to forgive or forget the things that Sofia did to Miguel, but she recognizes that maybe Sofia the purely evil bitch she thought Miguel's ex was before. Now Evie knows that, on some level, Sofia does care about downsizers, even if she has anger issues and likes a good power trip.

I also thought Sofia's wish that she could downsize and be tossed in a microwave to show it wasn't a big deal is perfect! We see this with Tricia later on as well, but this shows that Sofia simply didn't understand how traumatizing Microwavegate really was for Miguel. Even after receiving her permit training, she still can't comprehend how devastating her actions really were to her tiny family. Or maybe, at this point, she's just refusing to accept what she knows to be true.

Speaking of Tricia, there's a lot to say about her here, and I think I'll start with that bathroom scene, as it ties into what I just said about Sofia. That prank she pulled on Mateo and Emma was such a Tricia thing to do. I can understand why some people might think that this contradicted the change we've seen in her, but it made perfect sense to me, especially her reaction to seeing Emma cry. Tricia was surprised that she was that scary to them. There's no way she can understand how she looks and how scary she can be to them. I actually think it shows some growth on Tricia's part that she stopped her prank after seeing how much of a mess Emma was. While she still found the prank to be funny, she showed a lot more empathy to Emma there than I think old Tricia would have shown to a human in that situation.

Tricia's apology to Mateo and Emma was beautifully done. She showed sincere remorse while still very much being Tricia. She had just the right amount of hesitance and nerves when she got serious. I also like how she included the way she treated Mateo after he told her he had to downsize and to Emma for just being a bitch in general to her. The way she teased Emma at the end of that scene was great, too! Very Tricia of her!

I also want to single out that moment when Mateo recognized the change in Tricia and forgave her. That was a big deal for both Tricia and Mateo, and stuff like this is why I love him so much as a main character. He's just genuinely a good dude trying to do the right thing, and I think him downsizing has actually amplified that, if anything. Yeah, he had his moment when his emotions got the best of him and he walked out on his family (even then, I think that's understandable, given the circumstances), but after adjusting to being downsized, he's truly been the kind of character you want to root for and you know is always going to try to do the right thing.

I also really enjoyed how she just showed up on Beth's doorstep and walked in like everything was cool. Her line about hearing how Beth is taking care of people smaller than her made me laugh! Her reunion with Kamila was super sweet, and I particularly enjoyed their time on the couch together later on! Obviously the sex stuff was fantastic, but I even loved that little Polish "I love you" exchange. So adorable!

More importantly, though, despite Tricia still having the same bratty, instigative mentality, we see real signs of remorse for what she's done (aside from the apology to Mateo and Emma). The way she hated how Lin treated Melissa and Brian (even if Brian was into it) was very telling in and of itself. But we see this more directly when she tells Kamila that she wants to confess and become a prisoner in Beth's shelter. She's putting up a strong front, but the guilt of killing those downsizers and torturing Steve for years is clearly eating her alive.

I'd even argue that some of Tricia's immaturity is her way of hiding these feelings and/or coping with them. I got the impression that, before Kamila came onto the scene, Tricia didn't really have anyone to confide in, so she's really not good at sharing her real feelings with people. So her actions when she joined the group for lunch (it was hilarious how she just integrated herself like nothing was wrong) are really just her not knowing how to apologize (again, this is why her hesitance with Mateo and Emma made so much sense to me) and ask to be friends, which is what I think she really wanted in that moment. I think the best example of this was when she mocked Emma and Mateo and told them to listen to their humans while texting Mateo that she wanted to help them. Yeah, she didn't want the others to know that she was going to help them, but the meanness she used to cover it up wasn't necessary at all. No one would have thought a thing about her texting or that it was Mateo she was reaching out to. No, she felt a need to lash out, even when trying to be nice, because she struggles with that.

Tricia's confession to Sofia was both really funny and really revealing. Tricia's words to Kamila weren't just talk, and no matter how much Kamila wants her to keep her size, Tricia seems determined to face justice for what she's done. That's actually really admirable and, ironically, makes me side more with Kamila than with Tricia herself on the issue.

Beth's handling of the hostage situation is heartbreaking. She tries to keep it inside, but that leads to her snapping at Kamila when the downsizer asks to be taken to Tricia. I liked Kamila's response there a lot, and Beth realizing what she said and quickly backtracking was a great way to show how the stress was getting to her.

Beth pretending not to care about her parents, only for Mateo to know that she's lying to herself about it, was so sad to read. I get the genuine hurt she feels because she thinks her parents abandoned her, but it only makes sense that she still cares about them. Fuck, that love she still has for them has a lot to do with why she loves downsizers in general so much. I do love how dedicated Beth is to those in the shelter, though. To her, the idea of sending those people back to the junkyard is unthinkable (until Mateo and Emma are captured, anyway).

Felicia complicating things by revealing the truth about Beth's parents, that they're really victims too, sure muddied things up for Beth. I like how she refused to believe it at first, because that makes it a whole lot harder for her to leave them to their fate with the mayor.

I do have a question, though. Earlier, Beth revealed that her parents downsized without her but give/gave her money to live off of (I can't remember if it was all in an account or if it was transferred every so often), but here Felicia reveals that they had to give Pearson every penny they had to keep him from going after Beth too. So now I'm wondering, was the money that Beth has just stashed away, was there a compromise with the mayor to pay for Beth's expenses, or is someone else paying them?

I also really enjoyed all the tension between Beth and Tricia throughout the chapter. They've been made out to be mortal enemies, and that certainly shined through here. I love how Tricia smugly (and figuratively) hides behind little Kamila when she pisses Beth off. And the way Tricia casual says that she'll rescue "mommy and daddy," mocking Beth even as she's doing something truly good for her, is incredible. And the way Beth (and Hazel) gets pissed pretty much at the sight of Tricia fits her so well!

Now, you know how I feel about cock, but I thought that Felicia and Jack scene was so much fun! It was so awesome to see Felicia being a domme pretending to be a sub at two inches tall to a full-sized human. Jack stumbling his way through and not being in control at all, even when Felicia is held down with push pins, was fucking great! The elaborate set up was great, too. A pentagram and candles, dropping wax all over her body like that: Felicia has a very particular kink. I loved this whole thing, regardless of penis.

Lastly, I really enjoyed that little scene with Mateo and Emma talking in the cab, making the driver feel super awkward. Also, the thought of Beth accidentally drowning the city in her cum is an image that's going to be stuck in my head for some time!

Tied to that, what a dick the mayor is. I thought Mateo's compromise made perfect sense, now he's demanding Tricia downsize as punishment for something she didn't even want to happen. He's such a despicable villain, which is great!

This chapter was really long but never boring. I was hooked the whole way through. Fantastic work, as usual!