Per request, here I am again.  I like most of what I see.  It ought to be noted that I normally will lean a little more toward stories with heavier action, but I am able to recognize a story done well even if it's not the genre I go for first.  Note that I'm in no way suggesting you add more action all of a sudden, because I don't think it would fit your world too well.  I myself have tried this type of story a couple times and know it can be tough, so kudos.

I have to give you props for your maintenance of a formal speech style in your characters.  Normally, if a writer starts up in a style like that, they will at some point drop the ball and it can be much more jarring than if they hadn't done it at all.  However, you've managed to keep it up.  It won't be for everyone, but I think it fits your story well and gives the world authenticity.  You have a nice variety of vocabulary and sentence structures that keeps anything from feeling stale.  Additionally, you have some nice restraint in your fetish content; it feels much more like a story than some of the more pornographic works around.  Both have their audiences, of course, but for a fantasy story such as this, going for understatement and subtetly like you have will get you more mileage.

I'll admit the alternating (sort of) between Nami's present with the giantess, as well as flashbacks to her development, can feel a little choppy.  I'm not saying don't do it, it just might be good to make clearer distinctions, or have longer segments of one or the other before switching back.

Just my two cents.  Keep it up!

Sitting here, eagerly awaiting second installment at 3 in the morning.

Well, when I read the first paragraph I almost had a heart attack because the first thing I thought was "Oh god, Xi is going to be eaten by a spider." But then she wasn't so...there's that.

Author's Response:

I need to stay consistent with what I have already written.  In the beginning I mentioned that Xi and Nami had been trapped together for a while, the topic of which will be explored in great detail here coming up.

Okay, after reading this story for like the tenth time, when Tracy throws Nami in the glass, sprays her with ice cold water, and leaves her alone in the dark to wash up, I was really hoping that was a case of "didn't know her own strength", but it was completely deliberate MALICE. Please, PLEASE tell me this girl has a reason for treating them this way other than "she felt like it", PLEASE!

Author's Response:

Lol i'm glad you like the story so much.  Believe me I have some great twists planned for this story and in the end most of your questions should be answered.  As for the particulars about their physical features, well, part of the fun in reading fantasy is coming to those kinds of conclusions yourself.  Please, im not trying to make excuses, but I will update this as soon as I have my laptop back.  The flashdrive I have the story and my notes saved on is not compatible with this computer, so I cannot update again until I have my laptop. Thanks again for your interest.

Does a Calculus' antennae serve a function like it does for true insects as a sort of communicator or is it purely vestigial and just to add to their insect-like appearance?

I hope I'm not bothering you with all these comments, but you are just SUCH a great writer leaving all of these unsolved questions in my head like, "how did she get there in the first place?" "Why does the giantess hate her so much?" "What purpose has she been kept around for? Why not just kill her and be done with it?" "How did Xi get wrapped up in this mess?" "Has her colony attempted a rescue or did they just leave her for dead?" Those are just a few. There are SO many more, I'm not even kidding. Hopefully, someday they'll be answered. Your ability to give so much information but to strategically leave out critical parts to be explained later (I hope) ignites a hunger for knowledge in me, in all of your readers where we will remain unsatisfied until we know why something happened or what caused it. For that, I applaud you. *theatre wide standing ovation*

Author's Response:

Believe me its no bother whatsoever.  I really encourage people to leave comments.  Again, I apologize for the incrediblely long delay in finishing this story, but obstacle after obstacle keeps preventing me from finishing it.  Now my laptop is in for repairs and I wont be getting it back for a while.  Anyway more to come soon, and as I progress through the trilogy, all questions will (hopefully) be answered.

Why does Tracy hate Nami so much?

Author's Response:

You'll just have to find out.  In any case sorry for the overly long break I took from this story.  Since my last chapter submission I have graduated from college and moved from Pennsylvania to Hawaii, so I've been kind of busy!  But im currently looking for work and with very little in the way of daytime responsibility, so I will be finishing this and adding new stories in the days to come.  Give me a couple more days, I want to re read this so that I can add new chapters that make sense.  I had a direction I was going with Nami and everybody else, but I've forgotten many key points that I need to refresh myself with.  I promise you all, more chapters are coming soon.

If you update in the next 7-11 days, it'll be a great Christmas present!

So...Are we going to know how that hole came to be? Also, " Some metal bars rested against one another in a staircase-like configuration which were held together by a smaller metal hoop." was kind of tough. I'm thinking keys. Am I close?

Author's Response:

Lol of course, it wouldn't make much sense for me to leave a cliffhanger like that without explaining it!  To answer a question from earlier this year, Leigh's hair was braided and brown.  I will do my best to keep up on this story for you, your_my_slave, because you keep me motivated with your constant interest!

What color is (was) Leigh's hair? (just curious).