Reviewer: Jim1989 Signed
Date: February 25 2024
Title: Chapter 7: Chapter 7: In the Spotlight
Real nice flow and plot progression. I can understand Thomas's logic in taking a gamble on revealing Trish to the world, but it is a gamble all the same. Depending on how big Trish ends up becoming (thousands of feet tall or greater), I'd wager that there are those within the national security apparatus who would become paranoid and ruled by fear from the mere potential she'd have as a giantess, no matter how gentle she remained or how much restraint she showed in interacting with the outside world.
If she keeps growing to the point where she starts eclipsing skyscrapers, there might be those in the Pentagon, the NSA, the DHS, or some other bureaucracy who might believe she's too dangerous to be allowed to live and resort to an airstrike to take her out (maybe even go nuclear if she enters mile-high territory). Of course, you could end up having saner, more compassionate individuals running Washington in this story who decide not to be ruled by fear of what she's capable of, but that's your call to make in the end.
One point of note would be that if Trish does grow to the point of skyscraper-level height, both food and water would be a tricky thing to provide for someone of such size. The caloric intake would be astronomical by human standards, along with being able to clothe a human of such size. There's also the matter of finding a place to go to the bathroom, unless her metabolism makes it so that she no longer expels solid or liquid waste as she grows larger (in case you need a little "deus ex machina" to alleviate that kind of a concern). Finding a place to wash or shower would also be tricky once she enters Godzilla territory in the size department. She'd have to be using literal lakes to clean herself (unless she ends up outgrowing even those, then she'd have to turn to the ocean).
Anyways, all these concerns aside, I'm really enjoying the plot progression, as well as Thomas's ability to take command and control of the situation, despite him being so much smaller than her by this point. The chemistry between the two of them is really something.