The hum of casual conversations filled the air as Kayla and Carter stepped into Tony’s Italian Restaurant. It wasn’t packed, but it had a steady stream of diners that kept the staff moving. Carter checked them in, and after a few minutes, they were led to their table. Kayla slid her skateboard beneath the table, resting it against her leg, and Carter did the same.
“I just… I don’t know how to tell her,” Kayla said, her voice low as she fiddled with the edge of the menu. “It’s like ‘Hey, guess what, sis? You’re my pet now, so this is how it’s gonna be.’ I can’t do that to her. That’s not who I am.”
Carter leaned back in his chair, choosing his words carefully. “It’s not about treating her like a pet, Kayla.”
“Isn’t it, though?” Kayla interjected, her brow furrowed. “I’m taking care of her, feeding her, making sure she uses the bathroom, getting her water. I’m the one bringing her around places, like today. Honestly, it wasn’t that different from taking a dog on a walk. Kelli was restless from being cooped up, and I thought, ‘Well, I guess she needs to stretch her legs, just like a dog with the zoomies.’” She paused, staring down at her hands. “Isn’t it all basically the same thing?”
Carter sighed softly, taking a moment to think. “I get why you feel that way,” he began, his tone measured. “But it’s not just about taking care of someone in that sense. You’re not just checking off boxes. Kelli’s your sister, and being her guardian is about more than feeding her and making sure she gets exercise. It’s about protecting her. Making choices from a place of love, even if she doesn’t always like those choices.”
Kayla glanced up at him, her eyes still clouded with doubt. “But isn’t that still like being in charge of her? Isn’t that still basically the same dynamic as with a pet?”
Carter shook his head, smiling softly. “Think about it like this. When you have a dog, you’re not just the ‘boss.’ You don’t make decisions because you’re a person and the dog’s not, you’re doing it to protect them, to care for them. Over time, you and the dog become friends. You bond. It’s the same with Kelli. Yeah, you’re her guardian, but you’re still her sister. You’re guiding her because you care, not because you’re ‘in charge.’”
Kayla mulled over his words, her fingers drumming absently on the table. “I guess that’s true. I never really thought about it that way. When you have a dog, they’re just… family. You make choices because you love them, not because you’re the ‘master’ and they’re the ‘pet.’”
“Exactly,” Carter said, leaning forward slightly. “It’s the same with Littles. You’re not just telling Kelli what to do, you’re guiding her, keeping her safe. You two may have different roles now, but that doesn’t mean your relationship as sisters has to change. You’re still you, and she’s still her.”
Kayla exhaled slowly, the tension in her shoulders easing, though her face remained thoughtful. “It just seems so far from where we are right now. Kelli’s not going to like any of this.”
Carter chuckled softly, his eyes warm with understanding. “Sometimes these things are like ripping off a Band-Aid. If you do it slowly, it’s going to hurt more, and you’ll just drag it out. But if you pull it off all at once, yeah, it stings, but it’s over quickly. You’ve gotta figure out what feels right for you and Kelli. Maybe ripping it off all at once will help you both adjust faster.”
Kayla managed a small smile, nodding. “Yeah, maybe. I just don’t know if I’m ready to do that. But I appreciate you listening. I know you wanted to just hang out, and instead, I’ve been unloading all my crap on you.” She looked down, embarrassed. “Feelings aren’t really my thing, you know? I’m not exactly the most social person, and this stuff doesn’t come easy for me.”
Carter reached across the table, lightly touching her hand. “Kayla, it’s okay. You’re not just my friend, you’re my girlfriend. I’m here for you. Whether it’s just hanging out or talking through stuff like this, it’s part of the deal. You support me, I support you. That’s how it works.”
Kayla’s smile grew a little wider, her tension easing further. “Thanks, Carter. I really do appreciate it.”
“Anytime,” Carter said with a grin, giving her hand a quick squeeze before they both picked up their menus, shifting the conversation to lighter topics as they settled in for their meal.
I have faith Kayla and Kelli can find a balance between the two. It doesn’t have to be a fight and a “Wallace v. Wallace” type of thing. They just need to figure out boundaries, find a new normal and things like that. They’re still taking the absolute best path for it, albeit like Carter said it’s slow and more painful.
not to say I agree with Carter that doing it all at once is best, because I think that’d create a lot of resentment between the two given how Kayla is with her struggling to express emotions. I’d picture it going just like she said now, you’re my pet, get over it.
they just need to talk about it often. check in with each other, Kayla could be more attentive, but at the same time try to do Kelli things and find a way for her and Kelli to do things together.
I think Kayla being more attentive is key’ I think if she is going to take on a Guardian/parent role over Kayla. She cant just zone out in large amounts any more. I doesn’t mean she cant in small amounts but she has to make sure Kelli is safe and can entertain herself like any good parent. I had to learn this as a young parent when my daughter was born I was a big StarCraft player online and I had to cut down my playing to give my wife a break from my baby daughter. It is very common even for teen parents that I knew in high school. This goes back to the quote Kayla was right on, everyone has to change in life.
Love this conservation between these two. I get both sides of it. Kayla is right in that Kelli is essentially a pet because that’s the way this world views her she isn’t human anymore.
However, Carter is also right in that Kayla is there to make sure that Kelli is cared for and protected from the numerous things that could hurt her like a spider or some other creature or human.
exactly. plus there is no reason she can’t treat her as if that’s the main goal and then try to find ways to connect and do things together not too dissimilar from Jordan x Sarah and Chrissy x Scott. Little culture is still a WIP at this point, but Kayla and Kelli working together could foster what that would look like to them.
Definitely wouldn’t be the community from madisons world
Yep, they have to rebuild their relationship but there will no doubt be bumps in the road that the sisters will have to overcome.
I agree the community of Madsion’s World sucks.
Agreed
I disagree with Kayla treating or saying Kelli is a pet she is still a humanoid animal like a human is just a lot smaller and needs protection. This is statement based on facts not racist little brain washing from the evil smallara government that is taking rights away from their intelligent but weaker humanoid citizens that made contributions to the country. Same thing could happen if humanoid aliens come from space and were stronger and smarter then humans. So I guess they would be ok being second class to Aliens and have no rights?
If the aliens have a technological advantage over us and beat us into submission to the point that we’d have to surrender to preserve ourselves. Then yeah we’d have to accept being second class to the aliens.
I was just getting ready to write something similar. Generally the strong win out. So if aliens came to earth and beat us. Then we’d have to live by the rules of the winner.
That is the type of thought process that made the ADA act needed.
I believe its different though in that in this scenario you are saying aliens came down to earth and we fought a war to maintain our way of life and lost.
We lost our fight and can eitiher accept the consequences and live by the new rules. Continue to fight against and accept whatever punishment the insurrection would have or we could choose to die.
Every outcome of aliens coming would fall into one of those three options if you go down the road of they aren’t peaceful.
I guess the Aliens was a bad way to a comparison hence why I’m better at numbers then writing lol. Maybe if there was a virus that gave some humans littles powers but no downsizing I guess would be a better analogy.
Like x-men and mutants where the mutants were treated like second class citizens. Then Dr. Xavier created the school of the gifted to their benefit.
oh please don’t let me go down that rabbit hole, my friend and I when I in the 90’s was young working and doing a little college on the side were big comic nerds lol
and like Dr X Kayla will love and protect Kelli from the humans that treat littles poorly and Kelli will protect Kayla like the X men do with professor X when Cain comes calling, when super smart little builds something like a human killing disease or little weapon that works on humans. Now you have done it I’m down the comic rabbit hole lol.
or even better a little scientist creates a way for littles to gain their size back but keep their powers. That would really create X men type world lol.
please Asuka make a alternative universe version like in comics of the humans becoming little and the littles becoming big, that would be amazing if you ever get bored with the other storylines lol.
would humans like it?( do on to others you would do to yourself) lol
It really wouldn’t matter if they liked it or not. They lost.
The South didn’t like losing the civil war and giving up the rights and beliefs they were fighting for. However, they lost, and there are consequences to losing.
the moment they lost, it didn’t matter what they liked.
I am big into history and you are correct they lost but they at least were able to keep there state hoods and back they they were like little country’s.
Well they kept the statehoods as north wanted the states and they wanted them part of the union.
The fight was never about disbanning the states. The crux of it was over how the slaves would have been counted and how that would affect voting rights at the union level.
Which is what led north and lincoln to “free slaves” if they fought against south. The freedom was to maintain the status of quo the north wanted politically.
Which is one of things alot of people over look. Lincoln was never as great of a guy/president as he is made out ot be.
there was a little more then that to the war but still a good insight remark . =)
oh there definitely is more, I just wasn’t going to type more then that. It was already getting into history lecture territory lol.
I doubt humans would like it.
I agree that what Kayla is saying isn’t wrong within the confines of the world and how its laws, rules, government are structured. The belief system in which the people of the world have.
Kayla will hopefully listen to carter a bit as like you said he is making a lot of good points.
Carter seem wise beyond his years, I like this kid so far. As a father he is marriage material lol.
He has a good head on his shoulders. I agree
1) OVER ALL THOUGHTS ON CHAPTER I think it was a good balanced conversation that treated Kelli as a person not a pet or a animal to be trained which is the #1 thing I hate about the smallara universe because I was raised to believe strongly in MLKs dream being a child from 2 very proud & successful but very different 3 gen race family’s which in turn made me fight the racist DEI movement that was bringing back segregation and even 5 years ago when it was gaining steam I could have used in my corporate job but refused to.
1)Hope for a strong but balanced conversation between Kayla and Kelli. the conversation should reset their Roles but not as owner and pet but as Loving Giant younger sister taking on a the Family leadership role replacing both their parents as a guardian of Kelli to protect her for a giant world that is not made for her anymore and from herself because she will make moves that will endanger herself. In making this statement she needs to like every good parent has to learn is to find out what your child(that is basically what Kelli is now) needs to safely have a independent and successful life when you are not around. Kayla also because she is talking to a highly intelligent Kelli needs to not just know but also tell her the facts of what she is doing and why and then like any good parent if there is time let Kelli respectfully ask limited questions if there is no time just say that is how its going to be because I love you and she should have a pocket with a snap or a zipper on it so she can put Kelli in it when she is done talking to her so she can be warm and be up against her breast to feel Kayla’s breast and heart beat to have her small size vs Kayla’s Family guardian size speak for Kayla. I think it would be a great subtle power move for Kayla that is still loving.
2) HOPE I CAN HAVE MY FAITH RESTORED IN KAYLA I think if Kayla can do #1 and always fight for the rest of their long lives to love and protect Kelli but still find a way to fight for her limited person hood not just between themselves but to her friends like Sara and Chole that are brainwashed by the government and Generitech as much as I love Chole & Sara treat littles like pets in name and being ok with giving pellets instead of asking for less pet way to give them their food like tablets or medicine looking containers. I love the way sara treats Jordan its more like a mother then a pet and I think she should make a training video of how she does it and don’t use pet but little Jordy and push for a belt instead of a collar option with Chole because the collar is demeaning. I like the biblical saying do on to others as you would do to yourself and that should be in Generitech company’s mission statement with (do on to littles that you would do to yourself unless it affects the littles safety or happiness.) I am really looking forward to a maternal Kayla that is looking after her little older sister without the built up anger but from a new young parent outlook that she can get advise from her parents how the best way to go about doing & getting money support from her parents because Kelli is still their daughter also. And the saying Kayla is to young to do things like a young parent is not fact based because their are more examples from around the world of teenage parents being better then older parents by multicables. Its all about what’s in their heart and I think Kayla has it. I have also seen successful teen age parents that go on be successful in life and Kayla can learn the family business and not waste time and money with college and this is coming from a heavy college educated worker bee that like many has determined college is not a must for success or knowledge & college can make people worse. I am also paying my sophomore in college daughters education because for what she needs to do she needs a degree.
For me it’s going to hurt Kelli being called a pet which in turn will hurt Kayla
1. Like the force! She has to make sure to balance it right
2. If Kayla messes it up then it will wreck their relationship
3. I like carter as he has a good heart
4. Kayla wants the best for Kelli and I can see her coming out on top and it will help her introvertness and Kelli will help with that
5. Dammmm this story is getting hard as I don’t want Kelli and Kayla to fall out and it will kill them both
I share your pain and hopes for Kayla and Kelli to love each other in their new roles in the cruel smallara world
Having been in second grade when star wars came out and being a chewy for Halloween like in SouthPark I love the force statement. If they make it a religion like I think someone did in England, sign me up lol.
1) Finding a balance would be good for them both.
2) Well both sides could mess itup and wreck the relationship. That power doesn’t lie solely with kayla.
3)Carter is good people.
4) Kelli is way more outspoken then Kayla. So I could see either Kelli speaking up for Kayla or Kayla growing out of her shell a bit.
5) It would be hard being they are guardian and little.
1) “It’s like ‘Hey, guess what, sis? You’re my pet now, so this is how it’s gonna be.’ I can’t do that to her. That’s not who I am.” phrasing it like that would be a mistake.
2) “It’s not about treating her like a pet, Kayla.” and it shouldn’t be, treating a person like that is abusive.
3) “Isn’t it, though? I’m taking care of her, feeding her, making sure she uses the bathroom, getting her water. I’m the one bringing her around places, like today. Honestly, it wasn’t that different from taking a dog on a walk. Kelli was restless from being cooped up, and I thought, ‘Well, I guess she needs to stretch her legs,’ just like a dog with the zoomies.” While I’m disappointed in Kayla for saying this, I’m not surprised she’s drawn the comparison, but it’s closer to parenting than pet ownership. (Which in my HC is why Genritech chose the word “guardian” because a child’s Guardian is either they’re parent or someone taking the role of they’re parent.)
4) “You’re not just checking off boxes. Kelli’s your sister, and being her guardian is about more than feeding her and making sure she gets exercise. It’s about protecting her. Making choices from a place of love, even if she doesn’t always like those choices.” I’ve liked Carter more and more every time he speaks.
5) “Over time, you and the dog become friends. You bond. It’s the same with Kelli. Yeah, you’re her guardian, but you’re still her sister. You’re guiding her because you care, not because you’re ‘in charge.’” Not thrilled he’s comparing Kelli to a dog, but he’s got the right idea, and reusing Kayla’s comparison could help her understand.
6) “It just seems so far from where we are right now. Kelli’s not going to like any of this.” No she isn’t. Part of me’s really looking forward to when Kelli needs to me collared. That’s gonna be a fight and a half.
7.1) “Sometimes these things are like ripping off a Band-Aid. If you do it slowly, it’s going to hurt more, and you’ll just drag it out. But if you pull it off all at once, yeah, it stings, but it’s over quickly.” or it could be like pulling weeds, pull to quickly and you risk something snapping, leaving the roots (of the issue) where you can’t get it, looks better on the surface but will grow back in no time.
7.2) “You’ve gotta figure out what feels right for you and Kelli. Maybe ripping it off all at once will help you both adjust faster.” or maybe it’d force Kelli to put an emotional wall up between her and Kayla. (Though I do like that he’s talking in “maybes” meaning he knows other methods could be better.)
8) “Feelings aren’t really my thing, you know? I’m not exactly the most social person, and this stuff doesn’t come easy for me.” no, but you’re trying with him and he’s supporting you.
9) “Kayla, it’s okay. You’re not just my friend, you’re my girlfriend. I’m here for you. Whether it’s just hanging out or talking through stuff like this, it’s part of the deal. You support me, I support you. That’s how it works.” Carter is just great.
9) I agree. Carter’s pretty level headed and gets Kayla.
1) Well I don’t think she would actually say it like that but with Kayla you never really know.
2) Kelli has been treated the least like a pet of any character. Most of the time she is telling her guardian what to do.
3) Parenting woudl be another example but it would be less likely to be drawn on as thats just not how its framed in society by hte government and media. So people would generally frame the basis of their opinion around what the environment dictates. Especialyl when prior to Kelli getting infected Kayla never really cared as she didnt want a little so she would be hte least prepared.
4) carter hte voice of leathal in the story.
5) It is generally easier to explain things to people using their terms.
6) Kelli will hate that. She would probably get a Kayla tattoo before a collar willingly.
7.2 and 7.1) there is most certianly no one size fits all solution. Gotta find what works best for a given situation.
8) The goal was to depict a bit of there relationship.
9) He seems to have gone over well with people,
1) I agree, Kayla loves her sister to much to hurt her like that. I am hoping for a more firm but loving passing of the torch of who is the leader of the family now, even over their parents. I think more subtle physical attention not just ordering Kelli around will help with the power transition because the more Kelli has her body controlled by Kayla’s touch per other chapters in the universe the stronger the bond between them will be and the more Kayla will enjoy being with Kelli more as her role of Kelli’s matriarch becomes enjoyable because she becomes like Kelli in every aspect of her life, not just skate boarding. That’s my hope anyways lol.
2) I agree that’s why we love Kyla, showing respect to her her sister when she doesn’t have to.
3) Being a parent and a long term pet owner I agree with Lethal, its much more like a parent then a pet. And caring and strong people like Kayla and other people in any society will reject the media and evil government views they don’t believe in. Its happing in our world right now people of all beliefs have rejected corporate media and turned you tubers that share their beliefs because over and over again it was proved that the media was not just controlled by the government to get the message out they wanted as far back to the 60’s but with the internet it was proved they were not just lying but changing facts to make a advertiser or large viewing block happy.
4) I love carter, he loves everyone equally. Little our human and we need more of that quality in all universes.
5) Saying you are doing out of love not need for control would go long way because Kelli would know its the truth and would make it easier for Kelli to help Kayla get comfortable with her new role of Guardian. I think them working together to make Kayla a great not just ok Guardian would be a great sister bonding experience.
6) I think this is a moment where Kayla just has to tell her the facts that its the law and has to happen and let her pick out the collar and tell her she doesn’t have to wear it at the house would be a good way for Kayla to show support to Kelli for doing what is legally needed but not supporting the government over reach when they can get away with it which many people even in our world does all the time, me included lol.
7.1 & .2) I agree, as sisters that love each other they will work out a solution that will merge their lives together to make a happy family unit going forward.
8) I am feeling better about their relation ship now that I think Kyla wont be prideful and will say the is sorry for the cold treatment she showed Kelli in the being of the chapters that did not line up with her statements of doing everything out of love for Kelli. Everyone makes mistakes and hopefully Kayla will learn from this one.
9) 100%, I’m still not a big fan of male guardians but is a good soul.
1) Kayla and Kelli will find a balance I’m sure, I doubt Kayla will over rule their parents, but she’ll gain a healthy level of authority, bond and respect.
3) From what I can tell, most Americans reject what they consider “mainstream media” and only listen to media they like, which other American’s call “mainstream media”.
Turning to You Tubers over Mainstream media isn’t the best plan, they’re even less regulated and fact checked. You Tubers have even more ability to commit the same sins they condemn Mainstream Media for.
5) Kelli needs to understand that Kayla wants Kelli safe, not dominated.
6) Kayla can’t let Kelli remove her collar at home, one worn the collars are designed to be permanent fixtures around the littles neck.
8) I’m glad you’re coming around on Kayla, you seemed really pissed at her.
9) I get that, it is a “giantess website” after all, so Male guardians wouldn’t be the thing people are after, but Carter seems like he could be on Chrissy levels of good guardian (though obviously I wouldn’t make that declaration without seeing him interact with his little).
1) Her social skills are wild
2) Of any little, I think Tamara’s treated Kayl more like a pet than Kayla has treated Kelli like one.
3) That makes sense, I can’t really fault Kayla for being taught wrong.
4) He had a bit too much respect for Sara for that to be the case.
5) It is, it’s what they already understand.
6) And when she finally concedes she’ll spend hours trying to pick out the best one, which Kayla won’t be able to afford.
7.2 and 7.1) He’s obviously describing what worked (or t least what he thinks worked) for him and his little.
Can’t wait to see Kayla ordering Kelli to sit from a “place of love” lol
I hope that never happens, that is a evil part of training from cindy that I think Chole is trying to remove.