“Hmm..Mhmm…Mhmm..This. is. Amazing!” exclaimed Roni happily as the massage chair she was lounging back in vibrated her body, relaxing her muscles with precision. “I..I..Have..ne..never..fell..felt this…be..before from…a chair!”
Mr. Hunter smirked from his spot at the lounge room’s dining table while he helped himself to a slice of pizza as Roni enjoyed the chair. “I know what you mean. I was shocked the first time I sat in one. The R&D team and the research littles worked really hard on getting these set up for testing.”
Roni was too lost in relaxation to comment, but Mr. Hale, who sat across from Mr. Hunter, cocked an eyebrow when he heard this. “You mean these aren’t just…regular massage chairs?”
“No, these were designed to mimic the little pet in humans,” Mr. Hunter replied, “Granted, it isn’t one to one, but I imagine it’s pretty close. We can really only go off what it is the Littles tell us and what we tell them after testing”
Mr. Hale stroked his facial hair as he thought about this, but Roni, coming out of her relaxed state, voiced her own reaction. “That…seems exploitative…doesn’t it, Mr. Hunter?”
Mr. Hunter pursed his lips and nodded. “Admittedly, yes. I personally do see it that way to a degree. We do use the research of littles for the benefit of humanity in addition to the Homo Parvus species, but I need to be perfectly clear that none of the research littles are mistreated, disrespected, or anything like that. There are so, so many checks and balances in place to prevent that from happening. We have a mental health support team that gives them evaluations, and there is so much surveillance of research littles vitals and their conversations that it would make Homeland Security blush”
Roni and Mr. Hale exchanged looks, before Roni looked back at Mr. Hunter. “So…the research littles have a choice then?”
Sighing, Mr. Hunter thought for a couple of moments. “No, not exactly…” He rubbed the back of his neck as he considered how to proceed. “Look, we’re…getting into NDA territory…and I understand the skepticism. Even I had a hard time believing Littles in the research department weren’t being mistreated.”
He looked at the two of them, ensuring he had their attention before he continued. “That was until, for my orientation, I was given a tour of one of the little facilities. The city–the one Tonya lives in–is immaculate. Cleaner, safer, more inclusive than a majority of human cities. When I was shown where the Research littles lived I was….surprised but only because they didn’t have a city. They were still taken care of, well fed, under constant evaluation both mentally and physically. Their opinions are listened to and taken seriously, they contribute to the betterment of the Homo Parvus species, and are even proud to know that they are helping both their own kind and humanity.”
Roni’s expression softened a bit when she heard this. On the one hand, she wasn’t too thrilled that the littles in the research department weren’t there by their own choice, but she hadn’t considered how they felt about it themselves. Who knows how many of them had caught smallara and thought their lives were over and had no meaning. Even the thought of not being considered good enough to live in a Little city would be disheartening, thought Roni, but knowing that you are somehow helping improve the lives of others in some capacity versus being sold to a stranger must give them some purpose.
“Look,” Mr. Hunter said gently, his tone sincere, “I know we don’t know each other personally, but based on all of the case notes and our interactions in the conference room, I know you’re a good person. I just…ask that you trust me when I say that the littles are taken care of.” Said Mr. Hunter, his tone fueled by genuine empathy as he looked at Roni. “Even the Gracewoods make personal visits to any facility that is below what is considered ‘exceeding expectations’ to ensure their standards are met. Everything you need to know and want to know will be covered in your training, but I swear I wouldn’t be here, fighting for littles and their rights, if I didn’t think Generitech were the ones with their interests at heart”
Roni and Mr. Hunter studied each other intently. Mr. Hunter was hoping that Roni would see things from his perspective, or at the very least give him the benefit of the doubt. He wasn’t kidding when he said he was a skeptic about Generitech before becoming one of their lawyers. His goals were more driven by civil rights cases and a desire to help those that couldn’t help themselves. Mr. Hunter was fairly certain the way Generitech was presented in certain articles was the truth until he had met with the recruiter and a few of the littles that were involved in the hiring process. Having a chance to hear their own accounts first hand, hearing how they felt abandoned by society until Generitech gave them purpose and a way to live life on their own terms. Now, Mr. Hunter just wanted to make sure all littles and those with futures as littles would have a fair chance at living a good life.
Roni, on the other hand, was still trying to decide if this was a truth or a ploy by Generitech to keep her calm. After all, this was a person that would technically benefit from her believing whatever it is he said. Though Roni was fairly certain she signed away the ability to be skeptical towards Generitech, her stubbornness wouldn’t let her flat out admit it.
“I…I dunno Mr. Hunter…It just doesn’t seem…right to me” she finally told him with a conflicted tone of voice.
Mr. Hale snorted as Mr. Hunter’s shoulder slumped in response. It was clear that Mr. Hunter was being completely honest, but Roni’s moral compass and inability to just agree with someone without all the facts wouldn’t allow her to see it.
“Roni, I swear you are too stubborn. I’m sorry, Mr. Hunter. She can’t make a choice without being completely certain about the situation. She gets it from my side of the family, sadly” said Mr. Hale, thinking about all the time his sisters would be stuck on a decision because they thought there was more to consider.
Even Amelia was like that, which is why it hurt so much that she became Lily’s guardian without even asking for his input. Hell, thought Jeff as he considered it, I don’t even know if she asked Syl or Kyle about it.
Roni pursed her lips and rolled her eyes at the remark. “I am not stubborn, daddy! I just…like being informed is all…”
“Roni, it took you almost a year to find a new bike you liked for your cycling club, and even after having all of the reviews and technical specs in that spreadsheet of yours, you still went with the one you looked at first!” her father replied, a smile on his face when he remembered how annoyed he was that she opted to go with her first choice, her gut choice no less, after spending months of research.
“But daddy! I just needed to be certain!” whined Roni defensively. Though deep down, she knew her dad was right., and if she wasn’t so obsessed with being thorough she could have had the bike she wanted months ago.
“Of course you did, sweetie” Mr. Hale relented, knowing this would go on forever. Rather than continuing the argument, he looked over at Mr. Hunter and changed the subject. “So, David, how long have you and Tonya worked together? You seems to have a pretty good rapport with her”
Mr. Hunter, mid-bite, paused to think. After swallowing, he replied,. “Hmm…It’s been about a year I think. We were paired up based on a mix of compatibility and our previous history”
“Wait, previous history? What, did you two date or something?” asked Mr. Hale with a bit of surprise.
Chuckling to himself as he considered what that would have been like, Mr. Hunter shook his head. “No, no, nothing like that. We went to different law schools–Tonya to Stanford, me to UCLA–but were on competing debate teams. She was much, much better than I was, but was also a pretty gracious winner and always would talk with me and the team after words. We became friends and, well I’d say rivals but that wouldn’t be fair to her intelligence” he smiled as he remembered all the times Tonya would outsmart whomever she was debating against, her use of different arguments, whether they were facts or emotional pleas, always astounding the competition.
“We fell out of touch after she graduated. I just assumed she got a job at a big law firm. I never thought I’d see her again, let alone here of all places” His face became more somber as he went on. “I had been working here for about a year when I heard what happened…she’d caught smallara during a surge in I think January of 2020. She had been in a Little City for about a month when we finally got paired together. I really pushed for it. I knew better than anyone that she’d be a shark if given the chance.” finished David, sighing sadly knowing the world lost a good lawyer when Tonya caught Smallara.
“So…does that mean you’re her guardian?” asked Roni, wanting to understand the workings of Generitech a little better.
“Now that’s actually an interesting question, Roni,” said Mr. Hunter, his eyes lighting up excitedly as he knew that this would be a good way to try to ease her mind about the Littles and their lives at Generitech. “Technically, no. I’m not her guardian. We are partners and I maintain responsibility for her safety and happiness between 9am and 5pm. After that, she’s free to do as she pleases within all Generitech facilities that she has clearance for.”
Taking another bite of his pizza, Mr. Hunter continued with his explanation, “You may have heard Jessie mention going to Generigym later with her. Well, that was all Tonya’s idea. Even if Jessie couldn’t go, Tonya could still have a Generilift take her if she wanted to do so. Research littles have a similar, albeit more restricted version of that. They have a less refined gym, for example, that they can go to that is separate from Generigym. The caveat there is just that their vitals and progress is monitored. Consider it a mutual benefit: research littles get to have a little exercise, and Generitech gets information for extra research.”
Mr. Hunter could see Roni’s expression change a little, a bit more understanding showing in her eyes, mixed with some relief. David knew it wasn’t ideal, but it was better than nothing. It was the store littles that really had it the worst. They would be subject to the whims of whomever purchased them. At least as a research little, there was still some choice in the matter, an allowance of freedom and even being able to partake in the point system, though limited in what they could purchase. Store littles, though, could only hope to get a guardian that would allow that sort of thing to happen. It was rough, but it was a necessary evil meant for the betterment of the littles in Generitechs care. After all, following these strict guidelines and methodologies is what’s kept the little cities so peaceful and well maintained.
“I wish I could tell you more, Roni, honest. It’s just…there are things that Generitech wants to keep a trade secret. Personally, I think they are a little nervous of some kind of Government oversight committee being created that would cause disruptions if word were to get out.” Mr. Hunter added with genuine care. He hated keeping secrets from his clients about the workplace, especially when they would eventually be a guardian, but he knew that it was what is best for the Generitech Littles, and that’s what matters most.
Feeling a little better about the situation, Roni decided to let the subject drop. She could see Mr. Hunter was trying to not say something that would get him in serious trouble. She stood up from her massage chair, the massage itself having ended a few minutes ago, and stretched her arms overhead as she joined Mr. Hunter and her dad at the table. “It’s been a bit, hasn’t it? Do you think Joey and Tonya are okay?” she asked, glancing toward the door. “I wonder what they’ve been talking about this whole time”
Mr. Hunter looked at his watch before he replied. “We…should give it a bit more time. They’re probably almost done talking but, I don’t want to interrupt them”
“How can you tell?” questioned Roni, with Mr. Hale leaning in to hear Mr. Hunter’s explanation.
“These conversations tend to follow a similar pattern and timing,” Mr. Hunter explained.
“These conversations?” repeated Mr. Hale, “What exactly are they talking about, David?”
“I…think it’s best to leave that up to Joey to disclose. I have a pretty good idea on what it’s about, but I don’t want to assume.” advised Mr. Hunter. “Trust me, though, if it’s what I think it’s about, it’s really important for Joey.”
Before either Roni or Mr. Hale could press further, the door to the lounge opened slowly, and backing into the room was Joey, his hands cupped together as he gingerly walked into the room. The current occupants looked over at him, but it was Roni who was first to see why he was moving so strangely. In his hands sat Tonya, one arm wrapped around his thumb. Roni’s eye went wide at the sight, as this was probably a huge moment for Joey. Finally being able to hold a little was one thing, but to actually carry one? He was probably ecstatic.
However, as he made his way over to the table where they sat, Roni could see in his face that something was bothering him. She didn’t need to bother asking about it, though. Roni had a feeling, given the context clues, that this had something to do with whatever he and Tonya talked about. The two shared a glance, Joey’s nerves reflected in his gaze, but Roni’s reassuring smile steadied him. Her heart felt lighter as Joey’s eyes softened, showing a sign of appreciation for her support, and he went back to focusing on making sure Tonya made it safely to the table.
As Joey got closer, the three at the table could see Tonya was using her free arm to gesture to Joey on how to step, where to shift his balance, ensuring her safety as he navigated the unfamiliar feeling of carrying her.
From his hands, Tonya could see a knowing look on David’s face, and she smiled warmly as they made it to the table. “Okay Joey, now just lift your hands up to the table and I can step off, okay?”
“R..right…here you go, Tonya” replied Joey, slowly and steadily lifting her to the point to where Tonya could step onto the tabletop without issue. Once she had done so, Tonya quickly made her way to David, whose own hand was laying flat on the table. Once safely on the table, Tonya made her way over to David, stepping onto his hand, which he then lifted to let her settle on his shoulder. His expression changed as he heard what Tonya had to report, and he nodded.
“Tonya says your a natural, Joey!” said Mr. Hunter with a smile. “Sounds like she didn’t really have to do too much adjusting as you walked. That’s pretty high praise.”
“Thank you.” replied Joey, pride welling up inside him as his nerves giving way to gratitude as he heard Tonya’s praise. “And, thank you, Tonya, for letting me carry you.”
Tonya gave him an appreciative wave and Mr. Hunter smiled, happy with the outcome of Joey and Tonya’s talk. Once he was sure Tonya was settled on his shoulder, he stood up and gestured to the door. “Well, I think it’s time we finish up the paperwork. Once that’s all done, I can officially say, Joey, that you are a Hale.”
1.1) “These were designed to mimic the little pet in humans” I can see why they’d want that replicated.
1.2) “Granted, it isn’t one-to-one, but I imagine it’s pretty close” It would be very different the pressure points in a little are different in a human to a little, plus there’s the pheromones and hormones that create the bond between little and guardian.
2) “none of the research littles are mistreated, disrespected, or anything like that” I’m sure Preema Tech claims the same.
3) “So…the research littles have a choice then?” Sick’em Roni
4) “we’re…getting into NDA territory” of course they are.
5) “That was until, for my orientation, I was given a tour of one of the little facilities.” right, because no ones ever faked that before.
6) “She wasn’t too thrilled that the littles in the research department weren’t there by their own choice, but she hadn’t considered how they felt about it themselves” I can imagine it’d be like getting drafted into a war, they don’t want to go initially, but after training and indoctrination they’d think they were proud to get legally abducted and extorted into this role.
7) “I swear I wouldn’t be here, fighting for littles and their rights, if I didn’t think Generitech were the ones with their interests at heart” that I do believe.
8) “Still trying to decide if this was a truth or a ploy by Generitech” me too mate, me too.
9) “Even Amelia was like that, which is why it hurt so much that she became Lily’s guardian without even asking for his input” that’d sting so badly
10) “I don’t even know if she asked Syl or Kyle about it” more of Jeff’s siblings?
11) “It’s been about a year I think” So they were paired in 2020.
12) “She was much, much better than I was” I do love that he acknowledges her skills
13) “she’d caught smallara during a surge in I think January of 2020” Adding when Tonya Got reduced to the second timeline.
14) “After that, she’s free to do as she pleases within all Generitech facilities that she has clearance for.” That’s a higher level of freedom compared to most we’ve seen.
15) “Generilift” nice
16) “. At least as a research little, there was still some choice in the matter, an allowance of freedom and even being able to partake in the point system, though limited in what they could purchase” that is a minor benefit to them.
17) “I think they are a little nervous of some kind of Government oversight committee being created that would cause disruptions if word were to get out.” Genritech has proven to have an amount of sway over the government before.
18) “These conversations tend to follow a similar pattern and timing,” I lobe that he has it down to a science.
19) “this was probably a huge moment for Joey. Finally being able to hold a little was one thing, but to actually carry one? He was probably ecstatic” ecstatic but also nervous, But, I’m glad he got to hold one before infection.
20) “Tonya was using her free arm to gesture to Joey on how to step, where to shift his balance, ensuring her safety as he navigated the unfamiliar feeling of carrying her.” Clever girl, I’d say she’s pretty use to this by now.
21) “Tonya quickly made her way to David, whose own hand was laying flat on the table” I like that they’re doing the Sara lift, lol.
22) “Tonya says your a natural, Joey!” He’d have made a fine guardian, pity that’ll never matter.
1.1) “These were designed to mimic the little pet in humans” I can see why they’d want that replicated
1.2) “Granted, it isn’t one-to-one, but I imagine it’s pretty close” It would be very different the pressure points in a little are different in a human to a little, plus there’s the pheromones and hormones that create the bond between little and guardian.
1.1 1.2) yeah. these are more of a novelty. I like to think Generitech has some skin in the game as far as haptic feedback so when a gaurdian is doing the little pet to a little, it can be replicated on a human for research, but that’s a side story for another time that I’ll post lol
2) “none of the research littles are mistreated, disrespected, or anything like that” I’m sure Preema Tech claims the same.
Preema Tech, to me, doesn’t seem to hide this stuff like Generitech does. Like Its probably not advertised outright, but not nearly as hidden as Generitech does. I don’t think they really see the need to hide it just cause they’re treating them like domestic animals, whereas Generitech probably doesn’t want it to be too public that they treat littles with dignity and like they’re humans because it’ll conflict with the state ran media and cause issues.
3) “So…the research littles have a choice then?” Sick’em Roni
lol she’s a curious person, and knows what questions to ask
4) “we’re…getting into NDA territory” of course they are.
He really wants to go into the methodology and stuff like that on how Littles are evaluated. I think this is something that could only be brought up during guardian training, and probably only if asked about. Like I don’t think Daytons instructor would have brought up the two strike policy and things like that had someone not asked
5) “That was until, for my orientation, I was given a tour of one of the little facilities.” right, because no ones ever faked that before.
Generitech’s pretty transparent with their employees from how I’ve seen it. I don’t think they’d really hide anything outside of stuff that related to government documentation that needs specific clearances.
6) “She wasn’t too thrilled that the littles in the research department weren’t there by their own choice, but she hadn’t considered how they felt about it themselves” I can imagine it’d be like getting drafted into a war, they don’t want to go initially, but after training and indoctrination they’d think they were proud to get legally abducted and extorted into this role.
I think that’s a bit of a stretch. I’m pretty certain Vietnam draftee’s weren’t pro-war even after their training. Most vets and even the public thought it was a war that the United States shouldn’t have been involved in at all. As for people that voluntarily enlist, I can only speak to my experience of growing up in a heavily recruited area, and there is A LOT of advertising and pro-enlistment stuff that happens here. I could see that being more indoctrination for some people, but a lot of the people I knew of that enlisted I think wanted to get out of where we lived and away from a shitty homelife but didn’t have good enough grades or interest in college. Any port in the storm for that. but still, enlistment would be voluntary so that’s not really a good comparison either. I can’t really think of anything currently to compare how Generitech and their littles are in the real world. Maybe prison but with a pleasant atomosphere and littles getting relegated until they are paired with and sold to a guardian that can provide what they need
This is more or less how I see it Generitech and their littles and the cities. Good behavior and those with little to no aggressive tendencies are outright allowed to live in the cities and are rewarded unless they break the 2 strike policy and are relegated to research littles. those with aggressive tendencies but not to a degree that would be distributive are still allowed to be in Generitechs system and under their protection, but aren’t given free reign and need to contribute some how. given that some of these littles would be smallara victims though I’m guessing its the majority of them right now, it’d probably be disheartening for first lose everything, then be told you have tendencies that would probably cause you to be disruptive to other, but hearing that you have a purpose and can help out in otherways would help you keep going.
I guess it could be seen as extortion, but both the littles and the Generitech researchers benefit from it greatly, and, at the same time, Generitech is leagues better than any other system in place for littles, and they seems to strive to make sure that’s always the case. I really hope we get an official story from within Generitech that shows that, even if it’s a boring one, just cause I think views on Generitech are distorted by what they have to do by law. Everyting I see in this story seems to be generitech employees and supporters never outright stating their opinions on the laws in place, and only regurgitating those in clinical detachment, else they might get upset or overly passionate about their opinions and get in trouble for disclosing too much. idk, that’s just me.
7) “I swear I wouldn’t be here, fighting for littles and their rights, if I didn’t think Generitech were the ones with their interests at heart” that I do believe.
David’s a really good dude. He passed Generitechs evaluations and only wants whats best for littles at this point. I’d say he probably didn’t know what to expect when he was hired, but now that he’s worked here, he’s certain he’s made the right choice.
8) “Still trying to decide if this was a truth or a ploy by Generitech” me too mate, me too.
Her opinions might become more concrete after training.
9) “Even Amelia was like that, which is why it hurt so much that she became Lily’s guardian without even asking for his input” that’d sting so badly
still working on those chapter ideas. hopefully when I get to a point where I can take a break from the main story I can post some of those
10) “I don’t even know if she asked Syl or Kyle about it” more of Jeff’s siblings?
yes. Syl’s 2 years younger than Jeff, Kyle is 4 years older than Jeff and 3 years older than Lilly. Amelia is 7 years younger than Jeff.
lol to make it look less like a math questions:
Kyle – 52
Lilly – 49
Jeff – 48
Syl – 46
Amelia – 41
11) “It’s been about a year I think” So they were paired in 2020.
correct
12) “She was much, much better than I was” I do love that he acknowledges her skills
Both him and generitech do. Her month just being in the little city was really just waiting to get paired with an appropriate person. Generitech’s non-trial lawyers, to me at least, would work in pairs, with a lawyer having a little as a paralegal. Trial Lawyers wouldn’t since they couldn’t bring a little with them in Court and have their opinions be taken seriously.
13) “she’d caught smallara during a surge in I think January of 2020” Adding when Tonya Got reduced to the second timeline.
It took me so long to decide when she caught it lmao longer than it should have
14) “After that, she’s free to do as she pleases within all Generitech facilities that she has clearance for.” That’s a higher level of freedom compared to most we’ve seen.
with the point system in place and Littles in the cities earning that as income, I like to think that any of the ones within little cities could do something similar if they have a friendship with a generitech employee. Tonya is a little different since she works directly with humans, but I’m sure there are those at generitech that converse with the littles and actually don’t mind hanging out with them from time to time.
15) “Generilift” nice
I liked it better than Geneuber and Genertaxi lol
16) “. At least as a research little, there was still some choice in the matter, an allowance of freedom and even being able to partake in the point system, though limited in what they could purchase” that is a minor benefit to them.
they really just wouldn’t be able to leave the facility like Tonya can or purchase more expensive items because their pods aren’t big enough. They do have amenities though. Smaller theater, smaller gym, arcade, library, temperature controlled observation rooms so they can go outside without the risk of injury. not as good as the cities, but a lot better than what people like Madison would give them
17) “I think they are a little nervous of some kind of Government oversight committee being created that would cause disruptions if word were to get out.” Genritech has proven to have an amount of sway over the government before.
I would think they’d use that sway sparingly. The worst thing you can do in the United States is be of interest to the Federal Government lmao plus, it goes back to the conflicts with state controlled media. if they were allowed to just tell the public about how they treated their littles and what littles were actually like, it’d probably cause an uproar and a lot of discourse as it conflicts with what the government and media has been telling them.
Not to get political, but you can even see how just the inaccuracy of pollsters and the United States Media’s poor coverage of the election has been causing people to freak out. Imagine if Generitech just outright said “Yeah, the governments wrong, littles have the same mental capacity and personalities as humans, and we’ve been treating them poorly”. It’d be an insane amount of chaos, I think. even small information leaks would make this worlds government start wanting to be more involved with Generitech to ensure they don’t screw with their propaganda
18) “These conversations tend to follow a similar pattern and timing,” I lobe that he has it down to a science.
He’s handled a lot of adoption cases similar to this. The Limbo Statue being the reason is more of the rarity. The cases can be done due to things like lack of funds, parents inability to raise their children but wanting to make sure they are guaranteed a good home, etc. But most of the kid’s want to talk to a little about what to expect.
19) “this was probably a huge moment for Joey. Finally being able to hold a little was one thing, but to actually carry one? He was probably ecstatic” ecstatic but also nervous, But, I’m glad he got to hold one before infection.
definitely nervous lol
20) “Tonya was using her free arm to gesture to Joey on how to step, where to shift his balance, ensuring her safety as he navigated the unfamiliar feeling of carrying her.” Clever girl, I’d say she’s pretty use to this by now.
very much so. I kinda took the idea from Thomas, though I doubt dayton would listen to him lol I just assume he’d know how to correct issues during training, and assumed Tonya would be able to learn how to do that, too
21) “Tonya quickly made her way to David, whose own hand was laying flat on the table” I like that they’re doing the Sara lift, lol.
He really wanted to pet her too, but decided to get the details of what was talked about first. He’ll probably do it later
22) “Tonya says your a natural, Joey!” He’d have made a fine guardian, pity that’ll never matter.
sadly that’s true.
1.1 1.2) That sounds right.
2) I mean they’d both claim their littles are treated “humanely and fairly for their species”
4) I can see logic to Genritech keeping sectrets
5) You seem to have more faith in them that I my friend
6) Vietnam was a bit different, I was more referring to WWI and WWII, wherein the propaganda and training had many people fully committed to the cause. Vietnam was different because anti War sentiment was much higher at that time and news stations weren’t trying to recruit people as much as they were for the other two.. Littles are exposed to propaganda even before they shrink, they’d very much have it drilled into them that they should trust the government and Genritech unquestioningly.
Little facilities that hold Store littles are already compared to prisons.
Genritech is definitely the best thing for littles, but they also profit the most from exploitation of littles, I see them as a double-edged sword.
8) The same training that taught Sara to view littles as inferior? Year, that could change her views.
9) So it’s a spin off?
10) You think I won’t still treat it like a math question?
Kyle – 52 – Born in 1969
Lilly – 49 – Born in 1972
Jeff – 48 – Born in 1973
Syl – 46 – Born in 1975
Amelia – 41 – Born in 1980
I know Jeff is short for Jeffery, is Syl short for Sylvia or is everyone else sporting their real names”
12) It’s good to know her training and skill set weren’t completely discarded like certain other littles, even if she’s only allowed to do a small part of what she could previously.
14) Biggle Friends would definitely be a benefit to any little.
16) I’d imagine they’d have a lesser version of a little city on a set of shelves in a Genrilab.
17) They’d only use it when necessary, and the government has clearly swayed them right back so it’s give and take. I don’t think its that much of a secret given that they’ll just tell a bunch of guardian recruits about the cites and their purposes. And what about Media from other countries and how they treat littles? The US government can’t control what Genritech Japan, Italy or Germany would tell the world.
18) Even in non-adoption cases, a pre-shrunk wanting to talk alone with a little would definitely be something he deals with often enough.
20) Dayton would probably acknowledge that Thomas is trying to help her, up until she got frustrated about it. Tonya is probably very use to being handled by the untrained.
21) would the little pet work if it was a pre-shrunk doing it?
1.1,1.2)That sounds right.
I’m actually really excited about the haptic feedback idea. I can’t see it being canon exactly, but it’ll be really run to do a filler chapter for
2) I mean they’d both claim their littles are treated “humanely and fairly for their species”
I think a good way to think of it is comparing purina to nutrisource. Both make the same claim, but Nutrisource doesn’t have a corporate group to answer to as they’re family owned. Purina would have to produce a product that allows its share holders to profit
4) I can see logic to Genritech keeping sectrets
I just see it as a Generitech vs the US government type of thing if their opinions are made public. it’d be major discourse and even potentially make the lives of littles more difficult if not done in the right way. maybe 70 years later we see seeds of doubt in the public, but now is too soon for Generitech, if I were to be tactical about it
5) You seem to have more faith in them that I my friend
Sadly I think I’m the only one that is pro-generitech to this extent. I really, REALLY want a story from a little’s prespective working for Generitech. I’m not saying it isn’t tough to deal with, but I would think that the fake image would only be presented to the government and state owned media vs people that are actually employed. Real world corporations, though, I’d agree with you. those people are evil 90% of the time lol
If I have time, too, I might go through all the comments the past year to see where it happened, but Asuka did convince me that Generitech deserves the benefit of the doubt and they aren’t like other corporationsl. Granted I still based my inital ideas on Chloe’s opinions, it’s just asuka had made it seem that there are a lot of hints that Generitech isn’t the enemy
6) Vietnam was a bit different, I was more referring to WWI and WWII, wherein the propaganda and training had many people fully committed to the cause. Vietnam was different because anti War sentiment was much higher at that time and news stations weren’t trying to recruit people as much as they were for the other two.. Littles are exposed to propaganda even before they shrink, they’d very much have it drilled into them that they should trust the government and Genritech unquestioningly.
Little facilities that hold Store littles are already compared to prisons.
Genritech is definitely the best thing for littles, but they also profit the most from exploitation of littles, I see them as a double-edged sword.
that makes more sense. I agree that www1 and ww2 were EXTREMELY different from nam. The question at this point is what does a generitech ad look like canonically, or even a news prodcast from corporate media. I think seeing that canonically would be a difference maker, though I really do think that most media in this world is so state driven that the legit ads that Generitech probably has might be discredited. Like I picture it being legit happy littles and nothing being staged, but a big bold stamps saying “sponsored by the Federal Government being stamped on it and discrediting the legitamacy. Granted, and I should add this now, I am very distrusting of any mainstream media lol as far as I’m concerned, it’s all been relegated to propaganda and only independant journalist should have the real trust for information, then you just determine if they’re turstworthy, unbiased, etc.. through your own research. but that’s expecting a lot for the average person, with whom I think I am a part
yeah. I was trying to figure out how best to write that in my reply but couldn’t lol I did know that is a fair comparison, but I think culturally it’s a bit different. If i had more time to look into that part, I’d have had something more educated to reply with lol like I think it’s prison, but in reverse. you keep the good behavior littles more in the interior of the prison, the research littles are on the outter part of the prison, and the littles that can’t be fostered properly are sent to local jails\lower security prisons to be released to parole officers. but like I said, I really don’t know enough other than what my dad told me of his trip to san quintin to deliver glass for a remodel lmao he told me the further inside he went, the more hardcore the inmates looked and acted.
I can’t deny that. Definetly not a “Generitech can do no harm and never will” type of opinion, I just see them more on the side of good than evil. I’m hoping my ideas of what David says can be confirmed to a certain degree and help everyone see Generitech in a bit of a better light than Smallara Proper, Madison’s world, Dayton’s story, etc. have actually allowed.
8) The same training that taught Sara to view littles as inferior? Year, that could change her views.
It might make her see that he can’t be as indepent as he wants to be, but I can say that, based on what we see in Dayton’s story, that it won’t make her see things the way Cindy has and Madison does. From a Meta POV, that’s a good way for me to create a less boring character and add development. After all, if this was happy all the time, I think you’d get bored lol
9) So it’s a spin off?
I’d call it canonical filler lol it comes up a few times in it’s own chapters, but I don’t plan on it being as long as this story, nor do I see it being as reoccuring, but that is just because I’m still learning how to write something like this. I struggle with keeping just this many characters entering and exiting the scenes in a way that makes sense. Trying to do that with mutliple long term stories sounds like a nightmare lmao part of the reason why I have a lot of respect for Asuka as they have a ton of stories and seem to be working on multiple ones at the same time on top of their renders
10) You think I won’t still treat it like a math question?
Kyle – 52 – Born in 1969
Lilly – 49 – Born in 1972
Jeff – 48 – Born in 1973
Syl – 46 – Born in 1975
Amelia – 41 – Born in 1980
I know Jeff is short for Jeffery, is Syl short for Sylvia or is everyone else sporting their real names”
Lol i should have known you’d do the math regardless. And correct, Syl is short for Sylvia.
12) It’s good to know her training and skill set weren’t completely discarded like certain other littles, even if she’s only allowed to do a small part of what she could previously.
I might have misunderstood what Asuka had meant when talking about Little jobs in the Dayton story, but it kinda seemed like if there was something practical they could assist human employees with, that would be the first option to go with, then just going down the list until they found some way for them to contribute without relegating to research littles
14) Biggle Friends would definitely be a benefit to any little.
I agree. and being friends with Generitech employees, to me, would mean having no shortage of trained guardians to help navigate their environments while still being able to talk causally without fear of correction from a guardian.
16) I’d imagine they’d have a lesser version of a little city on a set of shelves in a Genrilab.
that’s how I saw it. especially with Thomas’ description of his own pod.
17) They’d only use it when necessary, and the government has clearly swayed them right back so it’s give and take. I don’t think its that much of a secret given that they’ll just tell a bunch of guardian recruits about the cites and their purposes. And what about Media from other countries and how they treat littles? The US government can’t control what Genritech Japan, Italy or Germany would tell the world.
I think it’s give and take with any company that has government contracts. It’s all about negotiation and administration.
and that’s true. I can’t really counter argue with that or expand too much on the subject as I don’t even have a general idea on what other countries media looks like, other than maybe China, but that’s based on the views of the United States on China, so it’s very biased. I would imagine each country workds differently with Generitech, and some have much more strict and dehumanizing views on littles that Generitech works behind the scenes to undermind to a certain extent.
Australia and Generitech seem to have a bit of a more inclusive idea on Littles based on the couple of chapters I had read awhile ago. Do you think they’re media would be more revealing of how littles and their minds and personalities work? Now I’m actually excited about a twins and Roni and Joey or smallara proper cross over lmao
18) Even in non-adoption cases, a pre-shrunk wanting to talk alone with a little would definitely be something he deals with often enough.
for sure. I think it’s just healthy and natural, too. Like my dad’s been going through chemo. Since I think that’s something I may go through many years down the line, I want to know his opinions and emotions about it so I can be prepared.
20) Dayton would probably acknowledge that Thomas is trying to help her, up until she got frustrated about it. Tonya is probably very use to being handled by the untrained.
Lol I still have lower expectations for Dayton than I do Madison, so I’m always assuming she’d be more bratty, les caring, etc. Though that last chapter we got really swayed me towards a neutral opinion…
She is. Probably more so than I let on. I would think a talk with a preshurnk and a separate conversation with their family and whomever the lawyer is would happen a lot and end with the preshrunk carrying the little. kind of a “I trust you and we are of the same species and need to watch eachother’s backs” kind of way
21) would the little pet work if it was a pre-shrunk doing it?
sorry, meant david\mr hunter when I said He. That being said, I don’t see why not. what’d be wild is if bonding worked between a preshrunk and a little. like if Cindy had a little of her own, then shrank, but the little was bonded, I wonder how that’d work
We need more Roni’s in the world! Love this story!
1. I know they’re best friends but could love blossom? We’ve seen littles in relationships like Gavin
2. Can’t wait to see what it’ll be like when he finally shrinks, who will he be around…. Who will find him…
3. Will his brother resent him or resent his parents
Keep it up
1. I know they’re best friends but could love blossom? We’ve seen littles in relationships like Gavin
I won’t rule it out as anythings possible, but it’s very, very unlikely. It’d be like if Sara and Gavin dated (assuming sara is bi, can’t remember for certain lol) like they are way too close to actually see eachother that way. Sara and Gavin are my main inspiration for the story too. like a what if it was two best friends that were that close and they actually became guardian\little
2. Can’t wait to see what it’ll be like when he finally shrinks, who will he be around…. Who will find him…
I’m excited for that part. I haven’t decided who’s going to find him or where he actually shrinks lol
3.Will his brother resent him or resent his parents
I’ve got some ideas, but I can say with how close Joey and Johnny are and how aware of thing Johnny was in terms of Joey and their parents being at odds, I can say it’d be shocking if he was upset with Joey
1) Sara’s Gay, she has stated that she finds some men handsome, but not attractive. I’m also curious as to how Sara and Gavin would be as Guardian and Little, Asuka has confirmed that they’d be a better pairing than Gavin/Mal and Sara/Jordan.
2) I’m pleasantly surprised he hasn’t yet, but know it’s coming.
3) I Guess it would depend on what Joey’s parents tell Johny, I could see him being lied to for their benefit.
1) I can totally see it. Definetly better than Mal\Gavin. At least sara would let him speak
2) if there was a good point of reference on point of infection to moment of change, I’d have followed that. I like that there isn’t though as, from a meta standpoint, it gives me more freedom to work. I still have some characters I wanna introduce preshrinking that I think would be more difficult if it was “catch smallara, shrink next day”
3) 100% it does. I still don’t have how I want to handle that ironed out exactly. I want to say I have a point I want to hit, just not sure how best to get there
1) It was interesting seeing Roni’s analytical side and have some doubts towards Generitech. As I wonder what her expectation really was?
2) I am curious if Roni’s inability to make a quick decision will come back to bite her as a guardian. As I feel like there is a degree of you just have to make the best decision you have with the limited amount of information you have and be okay with that. Where it seems like she would be unwilling to do that.
3) I liked the discussion overall on research littles. I can understand why Roni would be upset in that regard. As while they are treated well they also didn’t inherently choose to be there. But you could argue its a better life then being a store little.
4)I like how naive Roni is where she seems to understand that not everything a business does is good but she also doesn’t seem to understand sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to achieve the overall goal you want.
5) I like that Tonya is actually the more skilled person between the two of them and there is that acknowledgement. She really kinda got the short end fo the stick.
6) Seeing Joey carry Tonya out was fun to see but also interesting in that its almost like a look into his future.
1) It was interesting seeing Roni’s analytical side and have some doubts towards Generitech. As I wonder what her expectation really was?
I’d say her expectation is what Joey imagined where it was a city of littles left to their own devices but with Generitech overseeing things like temperature, faux weather, power, supply’s, etc. I think the one thing neither of them had thought about is how products for littles are made and tested
2) I am curious if Roni’s inability to make a quick decision will come back to bite her as a guardian. As I feel like there is a degree of you just have to make the best decision you have with the limited amount of information you have and be okay with that. Where it seems like she would be unwilling to do that.
it’s definitely possible. I can see a few instances where she’ll need to do it, but I also think she’ll need to learn to relax on that a bit during her training too. I can’t imagine good guardians being unable to think on their feet. Plus there might be moments where she needs to defer to her training vs Joey’s autonomy for his own safety. She is definitely able to come up with a plan with limited information, hence the adoption idea, it’s just making sure the road from A to B is the best route to take.
3) I liked the discussion overall on research littles. I can understand why Roni would be upset in that regard. As while they are treated well they also didn’t inherently choose to be there. But you could argue its a better life then being a store little.
In my mind it should be that way for the ones sent directly to the research teams. My interpretation of the evaluations is that is in depth and very psychological with some evaluation of their lives pre-smallara being taken as a factor. If that’s the case, it really isn’t their fault they didn’t make the cut for the city, so I’d find it hard to believe that Generitech wouldn’t want to make sure there is a set up that offers some semblance of what the littles in the city have.
for the 2 strike violation littles, I hadn’t really thought about that till now. I’d assume the choice to move them to research little or store little would depend on the severity of what got them removed from the city. like violence would probably be a reason to be made a store little over a research little, but not like an accident or something.
4)I like how naive Roni is where she seems to understand that not everything a business does is good but she also doesn’t seem to understand sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to achieve the overall goal you want.
She’s got a really strong moral compass. like you said, she understands there are practices that aren’t perfect, but she has a hard time with things that are pretty cut throat in a corporate world. Joey even would have needed to learn that a bit more. I’d even go as far to say that Mr. Calhoun was a more practical Joey when he was a teenager before owning a company made him more cynical and calculating.
5) I like that Tonya is actually the more skilled person between the two of them and there is that acknowledgement. She really kinda got the short end fo the stick.
Overall, yeah. She did luck out in getting to be a paralegal though. I like to think Generitech takes prior experience into account when figuring out what job a Little is best suited for. just sucks she can’t be in a court room with a trial lawyer. She’d probably have been awesome if the law didn’t mark her as an invalid
6) Seeing Joey carry Tonya out was fun to see but also interesting in that its almost like a look into his future.
it was cool to write. He actually did pretty well for having never done it or having been trained, though most of it was probably cause he was using two hands and listening to Tonya. It was kinda like Ratatouille lol. I think he’s similar to Jordan and Kayla where they can defer to others to guide them for certain things, albeit Joey’s more of a “i know i know nothing about this so I need to follow” type of deal.
and that’s true. I didn’t think about it but yeah you could say it’s a good, real life view of what Roni and Joey will be like