[Report This]Date: June 20 2014 7:09 AM Title: Report 5: The Lindon Family, Interview 2: Claire Lindon and Corey Lindon
Beta house huh, nice touch. xP
Author's Response:
Hehehe.
Date: June 20 2014 7:04 AM Title: Report 5: The Lindon Family, Interview 2: Claire Lindon and Corey Lindon
I think the take away from all this is it depends on the personalities an relationships of the people involved. Most of the last households or univerities studied were run by powerful, selfish women where the relationships between them and their charges weren't that good to begin with. What we see from the Lindon household is a well adjusted, loving family that cares more for the future of their children then themselves. Shrink Act criminals shouldn't just be placed in their homes without first evaluating nature of their relationships with their wardens and the environment they are going into. This comes back to main issue with the Shrink Act. Far too much power is given to people that could cause great harm to their charges. In some of these cases, there were no firm end to the incareration, just a perioditic review, which the warden can skew to keep their prisoners shrunk indefinately.
Still good writing and a good mix of GTS elements.
Author's Response:
You're very right about the shaky ethics of who has the power in the Shrink Act, and it's actually something that's going to be heavily addressed next chapter. Thanks for reading!
[Report This]Date: June 20 2014 6:47 AM Title: Report 5: The Lindon Family, Interview 2: Claire Lindon and Corey Lindon
I like the way this was handled. There were situations where we could have seen the stern "say nice things" looks in previous chapters, but instead we have two people who seem to have a great relationship. Even then, the end of the chapter made it more interesting by hinting that, even though they get along well, there's still something going on.
What's his sampling method? Are the subjects chosen completely at random, or are they specifically chosen based on some criteria?
Author's Response:
Thanks for reviewing! His sampling pool is semi-randomized, though he is still aiming for ones with particularly hairy accounts to share.
Date: June 19 2014 5:26 AM Title: Report 1: Preliminary Findings
God story, bro. God story.
Author's Response:
Hehehe
Date: June 18 2014 5:04 PM Title: Report 1: Preliminary Findings
This was one a god story. Every chapter is worse than the last.
Author's Response:
Ouch. Well, if it was one a god story, I would guess that it could only get worse from there, so I take comfort from that. God stories are pretty good.
[Report This]Date: June 18 2014 4:50 PM Title: Report 5: The Lindon Family, Interview 1: Professor Abby Lindon
Interesting take on it.
I would be curious to see say Marion, Naomi,Jenna or Melody/her sister but I like this angle. Perhaps an angle to bring back Ashley/Alison in some manner?
Great stuff.
Author's Response:
Thanks for reading. The next chapter is just Claire and Corey, though you'll see several of those people get name drops.
[Report This]Date: June 18 2014 3:34 PM Title: Report 5: The Lindon Family, Interview 1: Professor Abby Lindon
At this point, I'm instinctively assuming that a kind, reasonable interview subject is hiding something. However, Claire being Claire, and the introduction being what it is, this is an instance where it really will be as good as it sounds.
I think it's possible that there will be a few more nice people, but I expect some really nasty people by the end, and the author of Julia can write about a real piece of work.
@Ackbar: Stop being so mean to poor Jacksmith. Think of his feelings.
Author's Response:
There will definitely be a couple more nice people, though I've also got the nastiest case waiting in the wings for later. Thanks for reviewing.
[Report This]Date: June 16 2014 8:21 PM Title: Special Memo to Mr. Howard Taylor, Research Analyst in Human Relations Dpt. - First Notice
You're crossing the streams? Well you picked a great story to do it with.
Solid chapter my good man.
Author's Response:
Damn straight the streams are getting crossed!
[Report This]Date: June 16 2014 9:00 AM Title: Special Memo to Mr. Howard Taylor, Research Analyst in Human Relations Dpt. - First Notice
Damn, someone's in trouble. This adds more evidence supporting what we've been predicting, but Listen, before you go brushing this all off like you always do, I know full well I’m in the minority here. There are enough people around in the Human Relations department and the rest of the company that like what you do is an intriguing conflict that could expand the story greatly.
Author's Response:
Thanks for reading. That conflict you mentioned there will mostly be kept in the background of this story, but I intend on making its presence felt more and more.
[Report This]Date: June 16 2014 7:06 AM Title: Special Memo to Mr. Howard Taylor, Research Analyst in Human Relations Dpt. - First Notice
Nothing wrong with a little fun. Plus, if this chapter is the end of volume 1, it makes a nice springboard to the first chapter of volume 2!
Author's Response:
That's a good way to look at it, as there will be another of these chapters after the next cluster of cases.
[Report This]Date: June 13 2014 10:07 PM Title: Report 4: The Williams Family, Interview 2: Ruby Williams and Trish Reed
Ruby is awesome, I'm kind rooting for those two now most of all.
Author's Response:
Thanks, glad you liked her.
[Report This]Date: June 13 2014 6:55 PM Title: Report 4: The Williams Family, Interview 2: Ruby Williams and Trish Reed
Nice to see a story taking a realistic approach to this thing and not just everyone being crazy and evil. I do have a bad feeling that our protag is going to wind up just being shrunk himself to keep him silent, but can't help but hope for a different outcome.
Poor Ruby, though, having to torture her sister she loves only to please her psychotic mother.
Also like how the people being reviewed who got shrank are getting less and less...condemable? The first guy kinda deserved it skipping out of his wife and daughter and leaving them in poverty. Still a bit :/ but its hard to take the guys side.
Now, though, the shrunken people don't deserve the treatment they get at all.
Author's Response:
Thanks for reading! I'll hold off on commenting on the outcome of it for now.
The cases are definitely intended to have a lot of gray area, with more of a lean toward the shrunken.
Date: June 13 2014 12:25 PM Title: Report 4: The Williams Family, Interview 2: Ruby Williams and Trish Reed
only to uncover darker revelations about the business he’ll soon wish had stayed buried.
@Carycomic: I'm thnking the exact same thing. We may find out that the higher-ups know exactly what's going on, and think it's just peachy.
Author's Response:
*muffles a devious snicker*
[Report This]Date: June 13 2014 11:00 AM Title: Report 4: The Williams Family, Interview 2: Ruby Williams and Trish Reed
I normally give chapter-by-chapter reviews. But, this was such an intriguing story premise that I continued on, straight through! It's refreshing to see a story, here, that shows a normal-sized person examining both sides of the proverbial coin, re: size-changing. And, possibly, coming to a negative conclusion that might get get even _him_ shrunken in retaliation!
Author's Response:
Thanks for reading/reviewing. And that's certainly a fair prediction you've made about possible outcomes...
[Report This]Date: June 13 2014 10:59 AM Title: Report 4: The Williams Family, Interview 2: Ruby Williams and Trish Reed
Things that were hinted at earlier are now in full view. This is, I think, more realistic than most stories. In real life you'd have some uncaring people like Lillian, but you'd also have people who care about the wellbeing of tiny people, like Ruby.
Author's Response:
Thanks for reading! This case, as well as the upcoming one, are meant to acknowledge that not every giantess is a raging psycho.
[Report This]Date: June 11 2014 6:09 PM Title: Report 4: The Williams Family, Interview 1: Lillian Williams
A timid almost respectful young lady towards tinies in your world...what have you done with Jacksmith you madman!
Seriously though keep on doing what you're doing good sir.
Author's Response:
Oh, worry not. Dark-side Jacksmith has some pretty horrible things cooked up for later in the story. Thanks for reviewing!
Date: June 11 2014 10:55 AM Title: Report 1: Preliminary Findings
I really like how the populations of your different worlds have a different default reaction to shrunk people.
Like in the Shrink Act world, people in possession of a tiny seem to react by making them into house servants. In the Youpet world, the default reaction seems to be torture. In the Freshman people react to the shrunk fellow like they want to play with him.
There's a lot of variation within this, but it's neat that the different worlds have a different psychology.
Author's Response: Thanks! The psychology of giantess scenarios is really my favorite part of it, so I like to come at it from different angles in my stories like with this one.
[Report This]Date: June 11 2014 9:58 AM Title: Report 4: The Williams Family, Interview 1: Lillian Williams
I'm a big fan of this dialogue. There's a lot of subtlety here. I can clearly envision what the situations are like for each of the shrunken characters without anyone spelling it out and people trying to be nonchalant and even cryptic about it makes them feel much more real than say, boasting about it. You're getting a lot done here with next to no descriptions.
Author's Response: Thanks! I know my usual stuff has a lot more description, but I was really interested in trying out something that got across the same feeling but with casual conversation about something so bizarre.
[Report This]Date: June 11 2014 9:11 AM Title: Report 4: The Williams Family, Interview 1: Lillian Williams
Oh, this should be good.
Narrative thoughts: One thing that struck me with Lillian, beyond even her little "slip" of calling Trish "it", is that it doesn't seem to even occur to her that Trish's escalated behavior in the wake of her father's passing is not because of some sense of liberation, but one of anguish at losing her dad. Not even after Howard's badgering of her. It's as if her mind immediately locked onto the "worst" possible explanation for the behavior and just refuses to consider anything else.
Eagerly looking forward to the next bit :)
Author's Response: You're on point with Lillian. I'm crossing my fingers that the next chapter lives up to your hype.
Date: June 11 2014 8:36 AM Title: Report 4: The Williams Family, Interview 1: Lillian Williams
Wow, I have got to say that you are one of the most talented writers on this site. The way you get into the psychology of your characters is fascinating and always leaves me wanting more! I didn't think it was possible to top the "A little Blackmail" series, but I think you've got something genuinely interesting and special going on here. Cant wait for more!
Author's Response: Thanks! Hope you continue to enjoy.