Paul's note to Vera was a sweet thing to do.

This story is doing pretty good for fresh situations with good variety, and this chapter is a good example.

Everyone in the compound is so nice now. They all get along very well, and Sherri has gone from Betty Lite when Tom arrived, to a very considerate girlfriend.

Then we have Paul and Carla, who are just trying to survive Betty, and Dale, who is now a victim of both rape and domestic violence. I feel sorry for him. Let's see what they're like.

This is the most interesting competition yet. There are good surprises, and all the stuff in the maze is intriguing and amusing. There have been all sort of wacky adventures.

I'm a bit surprised that Dale won. I figured Betty would have her sights on him, and women tend to do better in general. This is some nice variety.

Hailey, Andy and Carla have three ribbons. Jerry and Vera have two ribbons. Hailey, Andy and Vera will probably get through, leaving Carla and Jerry.

In the game: Marie, Dale, Hailey, Vera, Andy.

With Betty and Sherri: Paul, Jerry, Carla, Let's see if I'm right.

Well, I didn't expect anyone to dominate Sherri like that, but Carla did. That was fun to read.

So Andy has a thing going with Marie and Carla. This could with jealously or a full-on threesome.

Any time Betty says that something is random, I assume that she rigged it for her own amusement. Her statement that everyone was so predictable she didn't have to rig anything was interesting.

Welcome back. The last one was good, so I expect great things out of this story.

My guess is that Sherri is the four inch person running around. What she was up to, I have no idea.

I've noticed some trends: Bill and Paul are both ex-Navy. Dale and Dave seem similar in some ways, though not identical. Both stories have a quiet, distant woman (Sandra and Carla).

When you say written from 2006-2008, do you mean you spent 2-3 years writing this?

Current status:

Big: Paul, Andy, Vera, Carla
Small: Dale, Jerry, Hailey, Marie

Next chapter. Yes, I counted:

Big: Andy, Vera, Carla, Marie
Small: Paul, Dale, Jerry, Hailey

And the women get the advantage in the second round. This being Giantessworld, of course you're going to go for giant women primarily, but I have reasons for wondering if that's how people would vote in real life.

I like the blocking vote. The added complication makes it more interesting.

Andy may think Hailey is a little ditzy, but her interest in astronomy suggests that she's smarter than she lets on.

And do ramp up slowly! I expect my sex scenes to be a part of a proper story, and so it's good that you're taking the time to build up.

Would Betty ever allow herself to be shrunk?

I can't say which team is more likely to be shrunk. Andy has a good reason in that he wants to be shrunk, but Paul has a good reason in that he's in for a nasty fall when he's shrunk with that attitude.

“Betty is…” Sherri’s face broke out into a knowing smile. “She’s something else, I can tell you that. There’s a lot that you don’t know about her.”

“What does she do with you back there?” Andy asked.

“I’m not going to answer that!” Sherri said.

It sounds like something's going on back there...

The Carla-Andy scene was a nice hint of things to come. I figure Carla will stay big for awhile while Andy gets smaller, so that they can get up to some crazy stuff.

The Marie-Dale scene was a good gentle giantess moment, a good way of fleshing out Marie's character, and marks a turning point in Dale's character. It seems to me that it was the ambiance, and Marie's caring nature, that helped ease Dale into his new state.

Paul's new attitude toward Andy is interesting. He's either changing, or thinks he needs to put on a nicer act now that he's small.

You wrote Dave instead of Dale alot. Things like that need to be caught in proofreading.

Wham! Tom comes back, and something happens that I did not expect.

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