Lesser Known Inconveniences of Being Giant/Tiny

blehb

@i-am-insane said in Lesser Known Inconveniences of Being Giant/Tiny:

Really, I get hung up on little details way too much, it gets in the way of me even trying to write, because then I’m like, “But how does this work???” and focusing on a ‘realistic’ setup for somethign blatently unrealistic.

I am the same way. I dwell too much on the details and fail to make a single cohesive story, and at some point give up on writing anything at all!

I mean, I had fun imagining it, but I want to share content too!

i am insane

@blehb said in Lesser Known Inconveniences of Being Giant/Tiny:

I am the same way. I dwell too much on the details and fail to make a single cohesive story, and at some point give up on writing anything at all!

It’s just so easy to spiral on it! I think, ‘Oh, I like this idea, and I want it in the story’, but then it’s like… why is that there? What caused it? How would that work on a biological/societal level? What are the repercussions of this change and it’s like-

I just want to write about a giant hugging a woman shaped robot piloted by his normal sized girlfriend so they can still have physical contact even if it’s really hard for them normally, is that so hard?! I don’t want to wholesale make up a setting-wide backstory to explain it!

blehb

@SmolChlo For some reason your post reminded me of the character in the Tinkerbell movies whose glasses are giant water drops.

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blehb

@i-am-insane said in Lesser Known Inconveniences of Being Giant/Tiny:

I just want to write about a giant hugging a woman shaped robot piloted by his normal sized girlfriend so they can still have physical contact even if it’s really hard for them normally, is that so hard?! I don’t want to wholesale make up a setting-wide backstory to explain it!

I mean… I do love this idea and would totally read any backstory for it sooo…

giantmaneddie

For SW logic, I sum up the science with a famous quote…

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

blehb

@littlest-lily I also think about those portable washing machines or countertop dishwashers that hook up directly to the sink. Probably not a great idea for the toilet, but a shower? Again, may be more trouble than it’s worth.

littlest-lily

@i-am-insane Surface tension of water is easily breakable though, it gathers water together but doesn’t affect the flow. Like lookit this ant goooo! https://youtube.com/shorts/wNJSQwYp2y0?si=Q-m69FgO7TuwPZSv

But I agree that food feels like it would be more of a challenge. I started working on a micro story and tried to brainstorm some food options at the time. Things like chicken broth and pudding and applesauce yuuunmmm

littlest-lily

@blehb Ohh I like how you think though! There could be something there. I imagine tinies would mostly take baths but a shower would be so nice.

blehb

@giantmaneddie I can accept magic, shrink rays, mythological creatures, giant mechs, etc. but I demand an explanation about these very mundane details!

blehb

@littlest-lily Get one of those bubbling foot spas and make yourself a nice hot tub. Until someone decides to soak their feet in it too.

Also, if you love the crafting/clothing/creative side of size content, you might enjoy this video as much as I did. I follow this girl on youtube so I was super excited when she posted a Borrower clothing tutorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGsRsOoLPyU

Olo

@blehb

i am insane

@littlest-lily
That’s the thing though: an ant can. Could a woman of equal size do that?

No, seriously; creatures that small are built around being that small, and insects are famously much stronger proportionally than a human is. Could a woman and her hands match an ant’s mandibles?

Olo

@i-am-insane I’ve had tinies survive falls that, proportionately, would have killed full-sized people. Not that they knew they were going to survive…

i am insane

@Olo
I mean, narrative convenience is one thing, but what about on the realism end. Or, ‘realism’, anyways?

Olo

@i-am-insane Right, narrative convenience is often a factor, but once you decide how the universe works you have to be consistent throughout the story. That’s “realism.”