Zanderas skillfully uses words to create a visual image in the reader's mind. The interaction between large and small characters and their environment was complex but easy to follow.

Apparently the animals and the trees shrunk as well as the people! That's good, but it raises questions about the cars and airplanes. I guess I will need to read more to understand this world. Maybe I am overthinking again. I do that.

Author's Response:

Glad you are enjoying and thanks for the kind words. This will be answered later on, but everything organic was shrunk, but anything inorganic was left alone. So cars, buildings, etc... are all the same size.

Really hate when the main characters are killed and don't come back, but maybe they do in act 2 and 2.5 but I'm steering away from them atm

I joined the fold, I hope that you will return the favor and join mine Zan.

Anyways, onto the story.

Just want to say that I appreciated the prologue in the beginning of this chapter, it really helped me out since I didn't play the games.

Also in my opinion the explainations you provided did justice to the universe you were trying to build. The hunting trip was an interesting way of introducing the characters and I aplaud the fact that you did this.

1: I think they do a good bit of world building and are quite informative. I feel so long as you have information that can best be conveyed in this format you should continue with them.

2:  I could take them or leave them for the most part. They certainly don’t hurt, and I will admit Blue following Isabella’s death was pretty fitting.

3: To be honest, being completely ignorant of Shrink High before this, I don’t think it’s especially necessary. Your own characters have been more than compelling enough to warrant my interest.

4: Completely ignorant so I can’t tell, but I can say I’m enjoying the story a lot so far. Any mood shifts at this point would just be weird. 

1. Leave that in, really...

2. Dont care.

3. Yeah, I think you should add these characters...sure some of them are goofy but you can change them somewhat if needed...time has passed after all, people change.

4. I think some ligjtheatedness would help counteract the depressing nature of this story....however dont just shoehorn it in, you need to find good spots where the story can benifit from a bit of humor.

1. Yes it helps with exposition and some of them are amusing to read.

2. To be honest I ignore them. I’d rather set the scene in my head than rely on YT

3. Never played the game so it doesn’t matter to me, but doesn’t the game take place in Japan… Why would they come to America? Either way, I like original stories with only original characters.

4. Once again never played the game, but I enjoy the more realistic feel of the story. That said this universe is still nonsensical to the point where if you place enough scrutiny on how things would actually work with every single living creature shrunk down to 1/100th its normal size the story would break apart. I think you did a good job fleshing out what you could while leaving other stuff to SOD. 

"Alas, poor Sanders! I knew him well. A fellow of infinite jest."

Hot damn, this is intense beautiful tragedy. You've set the bar very high for Act 2.

Such a gut-wretching chapter, I really don't know how to describe these feelings, but MAN, this is my favorite story at the moment for a damn good reason! I can't wait for act 2!

:-O

Nuff said.