Meanwhile: Back with Sara and Chloe…
“What are you going to do if you don’t get Charity? I mean that’s a real possibility. You don’t know when or where it could happen.” Chloe said as they continued down the hall towards the lunchroom.
“Why do you think I was working on a friendship with Maisy?” Sara said as they continued down the hall as she watched Jordan move about her hand trying to get comfortable.
“ I didn’t know what to think. I was just running interference for you with Mal. You know how she can get when it comes to Maisy.” Chloe said.
“Yeah, well Jordy and I really ticked Maisy off today so she should be thrilled. But it may have ended up working out as since I stood up to her, she actually respects me now, I think.” Sara said “I know you aren’t a big fan of her Jordy and I’m not either. But we just need to try to play as nice as we can for now.” Sara added.
“If you want me to be nice. I want to know why? She’s a B-I mean she’s not very nice and thinks very little of people like me.” Jordan said as firmly as his squeaky voice would allow.
“I’m a little curious myself what your game is.” Chloe said.
“I need her to put the word out that Charity is mine. If someone finds her, they bring her to me. I know I can get Mal to do it. I just feel bad about having to leave Gavin to her. But, Gavin made his choice. If I get Maisy to also say the same thing I basically have to the whole school on notice, that’s thousands of eyes who if they come across her…”
“You know I love you. But…”
“I need this. You two don’t get it. This is part of what led me out of my darkness. All the words, all the tormenting, all the bullying, it was constant. She doesn’t give it to you and Ellie, she like she goes after me. There was a period of time after it happened this was all I felt like I had. I know I have more now. I do. You and Ellie and Steph all helped me see that and now I have Jordy and I’ve doubled down on my streaming and thats taken off even more. I know it’s stupid and its petty but don’t you have anything you just want. Just for you. Just because.
“I’m not going to stop you but atleast consider just letting this go. You won, she’s a little and you’re not. Karma came for her and won. The girl who believed herself to be better than everyone ended up as a little. You have friends who care about you. You have Jordan, and most importantly you have me. Just try and let that be enough for you.” Chloe said as they walked into the lunchroom itself.
“She’s just so hateful.” Sara said as they sat back down at the table.
“Who’s hateful?” Mallory asked as looking over at Chloe and Sara with a slight suspicion they did more than just go to the bathroom.
“Charity Stevens, aka evil incarnate,” Sara said. “Chloe wants me to drop my vendetta against her.” Sara said as she continued to hold Jordan.
“I didn’t say you couldn’t have a vendetta against her. I just said you should let go about the revenge. As you shouldn’t let it consume you.” Chloe said.
“you’re right, you’re right. If I’m meant to end up with Charity I will. I just really want to make her suffer. Mal and Kayla would have the cleanest shoes on that soccer field when i was done with her.”
“That is not letting it go.” Chloe said.
“I’m taking baby steps. A little bit each day. I can’t promise forgiveness, but I can try to let it go.”
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1) starting to get Sara now, she can’t see littles as equal to her because her insecurity won’t allow it, she’s developed a coping mechanism for Charity’s bullying that relies too heavily on her feeling superior to Charity. Gavin, Jordy and Kelli are just collateral and her parents plus the government validating and encouraging these beliefs sets her up to be the disgusting cunt she is.
2) “Karma came for Charity” nice sentiment Chloe, but what does that mean for Jordan? Or Bryce? Or Kelli? or Gavin? Or on the other side of the coin, what about Saddie, or Maisy? Or Sara? Or Ashley? Or Dayton?
3) Seems you’re attempting to retcon her desire to befriend Maisy into little more than a tactical move.
4) I think Charity’s family would have arrangements made for when they shrink, plus lawyers for if/when guardian custody battles become necessary, there’s no way Sara’s parents would allow her to take this to caught just for revenge
5) I hope Sara doesn’t get Charity, she isn’t a good enough person to deserve that kind of revenge, and it wouldn’t benefit her in the long run
6) I like Chloe trying to talk her down a bit.
PS enjoy your time off to the fullest.
6) It helps Chloe knows she will listen to her. So its an effective tool.
5)The jury is still out on what will happen to Charity. In life there is no guarantees.
4)Well her whole immediate family is vulnerable so its a bit more difficult. As its not like her parents could take here in or she could take her parents in. Who’s to say they have relative they trust enough.
2) Most of those people aren’t her concern though. Like she loves and cares about Sara above those people. So I don’t think she’s worried about the sins those people have.
Jordan’s sin is his ignorance though that led him to the situation he is in now. He chose to ignore facts and it bit him. That’s Karma.
3) I wouldn’t call it a retcon those are her reasons for wanting to befriend Charity. She just had no reason to share those reasons before now as no one asked who she would care to tell or would feel needs to know.
There isn’t anything inherently wrong with wanting someone out of a friendship. It doesn’t mean she doesn’t also want to be friends with her. It just means she also wants specific.
1) All of that is true and accurate
1) yeah, I think this was a great panel for giving insight into who Sara is and her motivations, what is actually wrong with her.
2) I don’t think “ignorance” is a sin. Besides, he’d been tested and taken precautions, I don’t think you can say he was “ignoring facts” when dispite not believing he was being careful.
3) I guess, but originally she just seemed to want to be her friend, for friendship sake. Now all that seems like it was just a facade.
4) yeah, but it couldn’t be every one of then, you saying their aren’t any immune cousins or uncles, godparents maybe, or perhaps her “cronies” mentioned in 163?
5) I know.
6) yeah, Sara’s listening skills are abysmal unless she actually likes the person talking.
1) Thanks, I’m glad it could fill in some of the details on who Sara is and why she does what she does.
2)I agree with you that he was being cautious to a degree. There is alot of things Sara and her friends knew as kind of common knowledge. So I think their was a bit of ignorance there
3) Both can be true. She can want Maisy to do something for her but also want to be friends with her. Sara isn’t stupid. she is aware her friends aren’t crazy about Maisy. Like anyone in that situation. You are probably going to be reserved in what thoughts you are putting out into the world. Plus she could genuinely be a bit mad about the Jordan situation and what Maisy did today.
4) I’m not saying they don’t have immune family members but do they have immune family members they trust is anohter story. As its basically you are trusting your life and livlihood to another person. That is a big thing.
6) Im not sure on that one. Listening and caring are different. I think its more fair to say she doesn’t always care what other people have to say if she doesn’t respect or are friends with them.
1) yeah, kinda pathetic that so much of her self-esteem relies on her looking down and feeling superior to disabled people, though that is something therapy could theoretically help with.
2) Is it common knowledge? I was under the impression that Sara, Ellie, Kayla and Mal learned most of these things from guardian classes (which are expensive as hell) and, Chloe got it from her family/work, which makes it common knowledge for the group but not necessary for the untrained masses, like how Dayton thinks “littles come in different breeds”, or Who’s-Her-Daddy needing to be reminded to lower his voice when talking to Jordan, there’s no shortage of ignorance about littles in this world. there’s even a mention of an “Underbred Wiki” with some interesting takes on it.
3) I see, still a bit shitty of her not to warn Jordan, and to go behind her friends’ back.
I also don’t think she’s that mad at Maisy for what she did, it’s nothing Sara hasn’t done and with the information from this panel Maisy and Sara seem even more alike to each other than they did before.
4) That’s fair, though if they’re smart they’ll wanna get someone they can trust quicksmart and arrange to go with them.
6) Fair, but that’s still not a good way for Sara to behave (especially since “people respect or are friends with” also get ignored by her)
I wouldn’t say her self-esteem relies on her looking down on little.
It was more intended to be charity specific.Like the thought of owning her is was what drove her through the dark times and pushed her forward when she was at her lowest post suicide attempt and her depression was at the highest.
However, its not as if she stayed and existed in that moment forever. She has moved forward and pressed on. Wanting charity is just to fulfil that desire, that promise she made to herself. It was the carrot on the stick that spurred her forward when she needed it.
However, shes not the person she was then. Charity exists more as a want i’d say as its a fulfillment of a desire. Not necessarily as a I need this to feel better about myself.
2) Well you aren’t wrong when it comes to common knowledge. However, there are alot of things that are common knowledge that people don’t know because people will never let you down when it comes to stupidity, idiocrasy, and just general ignorance.
It’s not like what they know is sealed in files. It is available to others but most people won’t learn what they don’t need to know or not presented in a fashion that makes it easy. which was more what I meant by ignorance is not an excuse.
3) I agree personally. I think she didn’t like what she did jordan. As she was sincere when she was all “WTF, I wouldn’t go around kicking your dog why are you maiming my pet.” But, I think Sara more viewed it as something she did out of ignorance or without thought more then an actual affront or attack on Jordan. But seeing jordan upset she put her own feelings to the side and doubled down on backing him as it was the right thing to do for hteir relationship. Even if she may have personally felt different. Similar to how when your significant other says or does soemthing dumb but in the moment you have their back. But in the car you might say something different.
As I stated I really don’t want Sara to have Charity. Beside you already have another story focusing on the revenge aspect.
So I happy her friends are attempting to talk her out of it.
Well, just like in real life. Characters have wants, desires, motivations, etc., which lead to crafting who they are and why they do things. However, those desires and motivations aren’t always fulfilled or fully realized. As that too is part of life.
Sometimes, they are realized or realized in ways they didn’t intend, as that, too, is part of life.
Chloe showing her another way or pushing her towards another possibility opens the door for many outcomes.
If Charity does shrink I kind of want to see her get the reverse treatment.
If solely to know more about the reversal process. Is it instantly or gradually? How long is the growth process? Do they get their full size back or partial?
And would the shrink episode make Charity a better person or would she double down on her nasty attitude?
The most I think about it, the more I like idea.
I’ve also been wanting to seea regrown little pop up at sime point. We know very little about the process, just that it needs to be implemented within 24hrs of shrinking and that it isn’t permanent.
Charity’s as good a demonstration tool as anyone.
The medication is very expensive. So Charity may not have access to it. Who actually has dosages to be treated is shrouded on purpose.
Because of the expense and length of time to produce its supply is limited and the official cannon response in the story is that the government is more focused on protecting the immune and ensuring it doesn’t mutate and become worse then they are on actually reversing it for people. As by people shrinking they make money, businesses make money.
There isn’t a great fiscal reason to produce a cure in any level of quantity especially if its not permament. Becuase more money can be made selling small products at high prices to small people.
Even if the government wanted to cure everyone and make more. They don’t own the formula. The actual cure is propertiery knowledge. That has been patented by Generitech.
That is disappointing. I thought of a great scenario where Charity shrinks and Sara is the first to discover her. Sara is gleefully for chance to own her but Jordan’s words convinces her to sent her to the hospital for the revesal treatment.
Sara matures by showing mercy yet still gets a small taste of revenge. Taking advantage of Charity’s tiny state while taking her to the hospital. Likely taking embarrassing photos of her and teasing her.
Regardless of how effective the reversal treatment. Charity social life is damaged as her shrink episode is shared (maybe even the photos get mysteriously leaked). Ending with Charity transferring schools.
Charity has connections and money. Maybe you could make it happen still. In my opinion this has the best outcome for various parties.
I would never rule out anything until something happens. Nothing is canon until it’s actually in print in the story.
So, while Charity will inevitably shrink because she is vulnerable there is no telling when. It could be minutes to years from now. It’s not as if everyone who is vulnerable will get sick all at once.
When is this story coming back? Just re-read the whole story. Not a huge fan of the Madison story. So just have been patience. 🤣
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