Hey, don't sweat taking a month to respond to my last review. It's taken me weeks to get this one out!

So yeah, in my last couple of reviews, when I dared to dream that all the tinies survived in Beth's stomach (but didn't think they actually would), this is still so much better than the life I had envisioned for them! That first coda chapter was fucking awesome! From the particular sleeping arrangements to Beth's morning workout routine to breakfast and yoga, it was so great seeing all the girls (except Cassidy and, well, Valerie) enjoying their new lease on life. And, throughout the coda, everyone seemed to have a role to play, and all 13 tinies had their time to shine, which is really impressive (and fun!).

The irony of Dulce, who feared that her previous roommate secretly wanted to eat her, now enjoys Beth openly teasing her about eating her isn't lost on me. That scene in the kitchen between those two was fantastic!

And Adeya leading them all in yoga was so fucking adorable. Even Sumayya poked her head out of the house for it, which was kind of gratifying to read in its own right, given what she's been through and what we learned about her time since moving in with Beth and the sisterhood.

Of course, you had to try to fool us into believing that Cassidy didn't make it out of Beth's stomach alive. But as soon as we saw those early snacks start showing up in the apartment, it became harder and harder to believe that Cassidy had somehow succumbed to the stomach of her sexy spouse-to-be (see, I can do alliteration too ... kind of). Still, the way Cassidy made her entrance into the coda made me smile, and I was no less happy to see her than I would have been had I really thought she had died. I love her, and it was great to see her again!

That naked apron bit was hilarious, especially since, the way it was written, I didn't notice it either! This was greatly disguised, and it made me laugh really, really hard! I love the duality of Beth: She's so sexy, but she's also such a dork!

Learning about Beth's search history about navigating the tiny city and how to remove a tiny from a house without hurting them almost makes me wish Cassidy's parents had been a bit more resistant to the idea of their daughter marrying a big (or did they have a problem with Beth specifically?).

Just reading all the tinies gathered around and cheering for Beth during that sexy dance she tried really hard to do melted my heart! That Beth now has her own cheering section is just adorable! And, as usual, the language you used throughout the back three chapters really sets the tone for the sexy-time fun being described. The little details you throw in there, like noting how the shadow of Beth's panties sailed over the group, only to use that opportunity to snatch up the twins and put them on her nipples, were brilliantly executed. This was a peep show I could see in my head, and I thank you for it!

Cassidy's speech before unleashing the pleasure army was incredibly! I absolutely lost it at the Gladiator reference! Also, the way Beth "deployed" the troops with her stockings was an awesome idea! I loved how she took her time between the two "waves."

I liked your decision to show some tiny perspectives in chapter four. It gave us a more personal look at Pushpa, probably the least known to us among the girls, given how quickly she got swallowed in the main story. The love and gratitude she had for Beth and Cassidy was so endearing. Then there's Alma, our little voraphile. The slight jealousy she felt at Isabella going first was cute, and all of her flowery thoughts on Beth's lips and stomach made me want to see her get swallowed, not just for my sake but for hers, too. And that kiss with Cassidy, again showing that love and gratitude, was so nice. I think breaking your rule was great for the sexy details it provided, but maybe even more importantly, it gave first-hand insight to just how these girls all feel about their gracious hosts. Sure, you could tell they loved Beth and Cass before, but to see it first hand ... it's an intense feeling, and you conveyed it so well!

Speaking of Isabella, she was the one I was most eager to see outside Beth's stomach. Between the language barrier and how she was tied up and just blatantly forced to be eaten from the start (no tricks, just knots), I thought she'd be the most hesitant to live with Beth. Shit, am I ever glad I was wrong! For her to have developed a whole fetish over this? Incredible! And her slowly breaking through that language barrier was satisfying to read. She absolutely shined every time she was mentioned.

Getting to know about Beth's former life was a bit eye-opening. She was someone who was working so hard that she let life pass her by, and she was too busy to realize how miserable she was. Then Cassidy shows up, and her priorities changed. Now she's making way less money, but she's able to enjoy her life. That's really sweet. It also helps make what she did at The Establishment make a lot more sense. I think people like that, who suddenly realize that they were rotting away and wasting their life, tend to jump headfirst into new adventures when given the chance. And given how Catherine seems to view tinies (more on that in a second), it doesn't seem so weird that Beth could date a tiny and be cool with eating other tinies. It's just kind of accepted, even by those who don't inherently view tinies as inferior.

So, to me, it makes perfect sense that she could go into her meal without thinking about guilt or what she was actually doing to these women. It also makes sense that, unlike someone like Catherine, Beth wanted to get to know them and began to feel like shit once reality hit her. She didn't have a social life before, so she was eager to chat the tinies up, and they made an impression on her that she could have never imagined when she got out of that taxi cab.

The Nashwa and Sumayya stuff in chapter five were my favorite parts of the whole coda, though. Seeing Nashwa go through being in that awkward spot where she's not the trauma victim herself but it affects her through her partner made me feel so bad for her. All she wants is to help Sumayya, but she has no clue how to do that. The way she reacted to Beth and Cass making sure she knew she had their support and that they would do whatever they could to help was beautiful. And Beth swallowing the Nashwa and Cass together like that (I love that she practiced with a fucking cucumber, by the way) was the perfect metaphor to show that support.

But it was Beth getting up and going to Sumayya was the best part of the whole coda for me. That one-sided initial conversation, letting Sumayya know that she was there to help and admitting that she was hiding because of the shame she felt over what she almost did to her new family was perfectly done. I didn't expect to see Beth reflect on her actions at this point, given how light most of the coda has gone, but her doing so with Sumayya was so touching.

The fact that she's afraid she's a monster is exactly why she's not one. Not really. She just has a dark fantasy, and she jumped at the chance to live it out without really thinking about it. Shit, she even made each tiny's "last moments" as pleasurable as possible and committed herself to getting to know her prey and remember the so that they could become a part of her. That's not what monsters do. Just ask Kelsey. She'd know.

But anyway, seeing Sumayya decide to interact with Beth was awesome (I was really hoping this would happen), and I immediately fell in love with Sumayya at this point. She's terrified of Beth and being eaten, but she doesn't want to be alone. She sees how much the others love Beth, and, after that heartfelt, honest speech, she deecides to show the normal-sized girl some trust.

Beth's patience and even her wanting to call the whole thing off as to not pressure Sumayya was so sweet and considerate. But Sumayya going off and telling Beth that she "needs to be pushed" was just a phenomenal scene. To see her no longer want to be a victim and be so bold as to allow herself to be eaten to enjoy an orgy in Beth's stomach was a powerful moment. I also like how, despite that, Sumayya still panicked, screamed, and even briefly tried to escape once. As brave as Sumayya was in that moment, it would have felt a just bit hollow if we didn't see any signs of the fear she was fighting.

Ending the Beth part of the story with Nashwa happy, like there's a real shot of having something approaching what she had before with Sumayya at some point in the future, was great! I like that Sumayya panicked inside Beth but managed to get control of it and still enjoy herself. It's still going to be a long road for Sumayya, I would think, but this was such a hopeful note to end their story on.

And Beth dreaming about what tomorrow has in store for her family kept that hopeful vibe going. You know, a small part of me was worried that this was going to end with Beth waking up, sad at having that dream again, then getting up for another depressing day at her old job as she cries once again over she did to all those girls, including her beloved Cass. I'm really, really, really glad you didn't go that route! I'll be honest, that would have hit me pretty hard.

Finally, we have Catherine and Kelsey. I found Catherine to be pretty interesting. She seems to genuinely like Cassidy, yet she has no problem with Kelsey kidnapping a tiny and threatening to eat said tiny if she doesn't go deep enough inside Catherine and get her off. This is another reason I'm not so hard on Beth for what she did in the main story. This seems like the standard position in this world. There are bigs who will talk to tinies like people and even be friends with them, but their lives just don't seem to be worth anything to them. I don't even think this is cruelty, necessarily; I just don't think the bigs give it any thought.

Also, the way Catherine toys with Kelsey's emotions is something I enjoyed, but that's mainly because I immediately hated Kelsey (which I was obviously supposed to). Kelsey is what Amy was pretending to be during her session with Beth. She's a big supremacist through and through, to the point where she hates Beth for treating "her" tinies like people. And for being hotter than her despite being older. Kelsey seems like a spiteful person in general, now that I think about it. God, what a monster. Someone show Beth so she can feel better about herself.

I know both Catherine and Kelsey don't care about what happens to tinies, so they'll probably be fine, but if The Establishment can find it in its heart to fuck over Kelsey like they tried to do to Cass somehow, I'd be eternally grateful.

On a slightly more serious note, are you planning on doing something with Catherine and Kelsey at some point in the future, or did you just include them here to give us a slightly wider view of how the rest of the world views tinies? They're inclusion here isn't unwelcome by any means, but their scene at the end definitely has a different vibe from the rest of the coda, so I'm curious about why you decided to put those two in it.

So yeah, wonderful job as always! Thank you for making my unlikely hope come true and doing it better than I could have thought it up! I look forward to seeing how Small Investments rounds out once you get to it. No rush, though.