“Do you want to visit Jordan, Kelli?” Sara asked as she looked down at the small woman. She remembered seeing Kelli in passing over the years. She was a few grades above her, so they never crossed paths, as Sara knew she would have been nothing more than a child to her at the time. Kelli was popular and funny; she would kind of move from social group to social group with an ease that Sara always found impressive. She hadn’t ever met someone so surrounded by friends and people in her life.
It was odd seeing her now. She was so different than when she last saw her. Sara lowered her hand onto the desk. Sara could see her small eyes traveling from her hand over to her. The trepidation was palpable, but Sara knew she had to leave her hand there. If she pulled away right now, Kelli would lose trust, so Sara merely waited with her hand on the desk. She knew how timid small creatures could often be. Underbreds weren’t all that different. Cautious little things they are. After a few moments, Sara saw Kelli take a couple of steps towards her hand. Sara smiled warmly as she watched Kelli carefully step onto her hand.
When Kayla walked into the classroom, Kelli didn’t want to believe that she was back here in this school. She spent all her life trying to get out. Now she had been pulled back in under the most extreme circumstance. She never thought she would actually catch Smallara. When she first found out she wasn’t immune, she was crushed. She had thought they were all kind of in this together. Then when it came back, her sister Kayla was immune, as were their parents. It was at that moment she learned she was alone. This wasn’t a we all have to come together. This quickly became a her problem instead of an us problem. She wanted to be happy for her sister and parents. She truly would never wish anything ill upon them. However, she can’t help but feel disdain on some level when she looks at them. She really didn’t want to be jealous of her sister or her parents, but she was. She hated when she thought that she was going to have to live a life of worry and fear of what might be in the best-case scenario and in the worst case, she would actually have to experience it.
Now, she was literally living her worst nightmare. The worst-case scenario. Not only had she contracted the disease Smallara, but she was also going to spend the rest of her life in Kayla’s shadow. All her dreams and aspirations were dashed in an instant. Now, she was thrust into a new reality. She didn’t have any practical skills yet. She hadn’t even gotten her degree. What kind of jobs would there be for an unskilled little laborer? She knew she probably wouldn’t have to work. But that was the problem. She wasn’t sure what she was supposed to be doing.
Being taken to the school office and set down on the office receptionist’s desk was embarrassing. They had Kayla fill out a few forms enrolling her as a little student under Kayla. All of Kelli’s information would be sent to Kayla’s teachers so they knew to look for her. As all littles needed to be accounted for when they were in the school. What bothered Kelli the most was the talk of little uniforms. She remembered seeing a small uniform on Jordan. There was no way she was going to put on some kind of tiny uniform and be paraded around as her sisters little, like a show dog.
During the whole conversation, they were talking to Kayla about her as if she was some kind of invalid. Kelli wanted to scream that she was right there. That they could just talk to her, an actual adult, about all this. Not her little sister, who is still a minor. Kelli knew Kayla was probably enjoying this. All the times, she dragged her around and forced her to do things she didn’t want to do. Now, the roles were permanently reversed. She knew Kayla was going to be pushing their parents to get her a tiny uniform. It seemed like this wasn’t going to be the last day she was at school with Kayla if she had to take a guess.
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1) poor kelli, I’d also he repulsed at the idea of returning to school line that.
2) weird how the respect just shatters like that Sara’s mind flipped like a switch when someone shrinks.
3) loved the in-depth look at kellis isolation, I’d live to see one about Alison feeling the sane but reversed if we ever meet her.
4) Sara steadying her hand to keep Kelli’s trust is nice, mymuch better than dropping Jordan front one to the other just to piss her mother.
5) kelli being treated as an invalid is sad, yet not new.
1 i think most of us would.
2 i think there is still some respect but they are viewed differently in Sara’s eyes.
3 Allison would be a different set and expierence.
4 Sara hasn’t done anything mean to Kelli. She’s been quite respectful
5 well she is rather helpless in comparison.
2) it’s drastically less.
3) Alison wouldn’t be the same, but what I’d like to see is who she’s different, and what emotions she’d have in common.
4) That’s my point, it’s the polar opposite of how she acted with Jordan on day one.
5) it’s actually something that happens to a lot of disabled people in real life, people assume that cause their body doesn’t work their mind mustn’t either.
If she pulled away right now, Kelli would lose trust, so Sara merely waited with her hand on the desk. She knew how timid small creatures could often be. Underbreds weren’t all that different. Cautious little things they are.
Sorry to point this out Sarah but being cautious is a human trait no matter how big or “small” you are, you always have to be cautious and aware of environments like higher or lower terrains that normally should be solid ground but, in this case, is softer spongy and leathery, and trying to maneuver onto them or around them could be a very hard and tricky thing to do. It is almost like a kid getting up on top of their bed and bouncing around or walking around they feel unsteady and if they’re not careful they could fall off or just fall down on top of it. and I’m sure Jordan and Kelli don’t want to have that embarrassment, especially around somebody who looks down on them.
I was thinking how one of the ways that those who are immune could get a small glimpse of how little people that are small as Jordan and Kelli perceive the world now is by making a giant scaled version of a hand that is air-blown like those trampolines and slides at bounce houses. It would even give guardians a better idea of how their wards see them. Just a thought
I like the idea of a giant hand used to teach guardians how their wards feel, though it could likely be seen as a novelty by many guardians.
Personally I’d like to see a VR game called “Smallara simulator” where in a tallie can pop it on and view the world through the eyes of a little (then an R-Rated version called “Underbred Simulator” that does the same thing, but high lighting the horrors littles face. (I kicked the idea around in my fan fiction, it may come up there yet)
I could see some kind of training like that. VR would also be an interesting expierence for a guardian
I hope we could see how Kailas’ parent treat her at home some day. Are they treat her as her little sister’s pet? I wonder
I’d love to see that, too. Just as I’d like to see how Alisson deals with her and Jordan’s parents.
A spin-off like “good girlfriend” wouldn’t be a bad idea
I’ve had a several people mention they would like a Kelli and Kayla spin off series
I would love it.
I’m sure it will come up.