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So the almighty 
makaze put together a Macro Questionaire awhile back and, having nothing to do until I got a job, and finding interest in it, I completed it.
What do you think of people who abuse their size?
I kinda hate it, honestly. I’m of a ‘do unto others’ mentality, and I don’t think that size-abusers would enjoy being stomped into the ground until they were a red smear.
So may I ask you. Are you a natural giant? Or were you transformed into what you are today.
I’ve been transformed, kind of. I have, over the years, learned the ability to change my height – an accidental discovery, while trying to discover an anti-magic rune.
How do you feel about other giants?
Some of them are cool. Others are basically bullies, though I will admit a certain level of enjoyment when I’m on the receiving end of their rampages, but then again, I have the ability to protect myself. Others don’t.
How do you feel about the relationships of big folks mating smaller folks?
It depends really. As long as both parties are getting enjoyment out of it, I see no problems.
Do you think your views on the small/large folks will change?
Probably not.
What is the relationship between you and this world/its people?
I’m a repairman… though my first job is to get estimates on the destruction other macros wreak amongst the cities. I tend to do that while small, though if I’m big, I keep track of things too.
Are you susceptible to the same moral standards here that you were at your previous place of residence? Why/Why not?
I’d say so, if only because my moral standards really haven’t changed much.
Is there still that same search for purpose or have you felt you've ascended beyond such a need?
I’d say I’ve ascended, as I tend to find purpose everywhere I go. Mechanic, Engineer, generally helpful being… I’m all that and a bag of chips.
How do you cope with living in a world where things are tiny/large? Like clothing housing etc?
Well, given that I can affect objects – animate or inanimate – around me, clothing’s never been an issue. Housing, well, I just shrink back down and open the door. As for the house itself, I’ve worked on it to make it virtually macro-proof, using hydraulics and other systems to make it both sturdy for an initial stomp or kick, and safe enough so that, in the event of an incursion on my property, the house sinks down into the ground. This only works against your run-of-the-mill macros though.
Is there still a sort of symbiosis with the world and its people or are you of the belief you're a god and beyond that need for cooperation?
God? HAH! Hardly. I help out where I can. Of course, there’s always gonna be people who run from me, but I do my best to show them I’m not there to hurt them.
In this world of smaller beings, do you still feel there's someone out there for you? A Mr. or Mrs. Right? A soul mate?
Most likely… I’m sure there’s someone out there for me. I just haven’t found her yet.
What's your bias in regard to species? Size?
No real bias for either.
What do you do to impress a date?
I generally just act like a gentleman.
Do you ever wish you were smaller?
Who needs to wish? I tend to be smaller!
How do the smaller creatures react to you? Friendly? Fearful?
When I’m big, it’s a mixture. As said before, there’s always going to be someone afraid of the big ‘bad’ runewolf. I just do my best to show them they have nothing to fear.
(If a natural giant)What did you do as a pup/cub to entertain yourself?
N/A
Where/what do you eat?
Yummy cow death from the locally owned Scottish Clown Emporeum… Translation: Hamburgers from McDonalds. I don’t eat people… well, unless they ask for it, but even so I’m wary.
How to you practice intimacy with others of different size and were you educated in the risks involved. How do you feel about intimacy with those of different sizes in general.
Intimacy? That’s a bit personal, heh… Well, if I’m a different size, I tend to be a gentleman either way – if I’m the smaller or they are – and I’m quite gentle. I will say unashamedly though that my tongue works miracles.
Do you see merit in those smaller than you?
Of course! We’re all in this together! Oh GOD NO THE FLASHBACKS TO HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL!
How do you feel about others of your same size that have different views then you do you ignore them or confront them.
It, again, all depends. I tend to ignore them unless they insist on being unignored, in which case I do confront them. Then ‘fun’ tends to happen.
Is there a sort of camaraderie with those of your size regardless of the differences? Do you still worry about trying to fit in?
I guess there is. There’s always going to be people who actively work to piss me off though. But isn’t there always one?
Where do you get tools clothing items for your size.
I ask the lady behind the counter to supersize it. I kid, of course. I can affect small items and whatnot with my runic magic, and my clothes grow with me. So it’s all good.
(If turned into a macro) Do you miss your old life? Or are you enjoying the power you now possess?
N/A
If you are somehow given a serious injury, do you have a physician?
Myself. Healing magic is the best kind. Tingles so nicely…
Do you carry any sort of agreements or truces with those smaller than you?
Not really, though I guess ‘I don’t destroy buildings and you don’t bring out the artillery’ is a good enough silent agreement.
At your size, is there anything that honestly scares you? Be it a physical threat, or just more mental worries?
Assuming I’m tall, the only real worry I have is accidentally breaking things, or people for that matter.
Do you sometimes find it hard to not give in to abusing your stature among those smaller than you, what do you do to keep those impulse in check, rather if you bother at all?
Nope. Don’t find it hard at all.
When you first realized your size versus the rest of the world around you, what were your thoughts?
“OK, Don’t. Panic. Don’t. Move. Don’t. Look. Down.”… as it turns out, being both macro and having a slight case of acrophobia kinda sucks…
Has your size ever been a liability for you?
Not really… if it ever becomes one, I have an out.
A common argument is the ant hill defense, a reply that states a belief of willful disregard for those smaller, weaker than you in the scheme of life. Do you feel that those smaller than you are beneath notice simply because of their size? (Answer: No pursue question and ask how they see those smaller on a psychological level) If yes: Ask why they think in such a way.
Nope. They’re still people, like I am. I just, at the moment, happen to be several times their size. How would you like it if someone came down and smashed you into the ground with a toe? On second thought, don’t answer that.
Some worry about those of your size, some fear the stereotype. Is this a justified thought line, if not what would you like to explain, or point out to change that view, if at all.
It’s justified, in that I’m a sort-of rare breed… I mean, there’s always going to be gentle giants, and I don’t assume I’m the only one. But there’s also always going to be those who go all ‘rawr stomp’y on people.
When you came into your new stature, size what was the first thing you did, what mistakes did you make and learn from? Did you think on using the power you gained to make a change in the world, or for personal gain, revenge?
I tripped over a building, and managed to shake a bunker upside down from the onsuing crash into the nearby ground. That was quite fun for the current occupant, who’d run inside to avoid getting hurt by me. Luckilly, they weren’t hurt much, and I righted the bunker.
It's inevitable that your appearance around those smaller, perhaps caused a military response, would you care to enlighten us on an experience if that has at all happened?
Hasn’t happened yet, but I will say this. Your computers are NOT invincible.
Do you go out of your way to not harm little people/furs? If yes, how far would you go to prevent them from being harmed?
I do, though this has been somewhat relegated to a modified version of my bodily shield. I can step on things – buildings, cars, people – and the shield protects them from my weight.
Would you ever intentionally harm little people/furs? If yes, under what circumstances?
Only if they were being douchebags… or thinking of doing that ‘It’s huge! We must resort to launching a nuke!’ mentality… that never, EVER works.
A question more geared towards out amoral friends, do you have a preferred method for showing those smaller than you their place?
N/A
How has your size affected your social life, or current love life. Have you lost or gained an admirer? Have you lost a long time love because of your new status?
It really hasn’t, given that I have had neither.
Has your size brought popularity? Has it brought you annoyance, or those only seeing you as a sex object given the number of micro/macrophlia lovers that seem to gather on forums and what not on the internet? Do you enjoy this attention, or do you go to lengths to dissuade what may be objectification
It’s occasionally brought mild annoyance. Pawsluts. Always gonna want to be underfood… and, yeah, I’m totally saying that unironically… *cough*
Does your current size, make you feel privileged in today's world? Or do you and other macros have your own area, city or community, and if so, do you allow the smaller beings access?
There are other macros in the area, given that there’s not a whole lot the smaller people can do to stop ‘em... but I honestly don’t feel privelaged. It’s nice that I can use my abilities to help, though.
What is the most irksome thing about dealing with those your size? Those smaller? The cities you may have to navigate that belong to those smaller?
Those my size: Ones that keep wanting to feed me tinies, or romp around all the time as if the city were our bedroom. Those smaller, usually not a problem, but if they’re massaging my feet or something, it tends to tickle a lot. And as for cities, two words: Tripping Hazard.
What would you wish for most as far as interaction and socialization with your kind, or those smaller? Some things you wish they'd take into account when they encounter you?
Well, with ‘my kind’… not a whole lot of RuneWolves… Kinda the onl-, oh, you meant my kind as in ‘macros’. Gotcha. Well, I enjoy hanging out with other macros, though I tend not to revel in the destruction as much as some do. As for tinies, it’s pretty much the same thing. Just… don’t treat me like a god, ok? I’m not. I’m just a regular shmuck that got his genetic code messed with before birth.
makaze put together a Macro Questionaire awhile back and, having nothing to do until I got a job, and finding interest in it, I completed it.What do you think of people who abuse their size?
I kinda hate it, honestly. I’m of a ‘do unto others’ mentality, and I don’t think that size-abusers would enjoy being stomped into the ground until they were a red smear.
So may I ask you. Are you a natural giant? Or were you transformed into what you are today.
I’ve been transformed, kind of. I have, over the years, learned the ability to change my height – an accidental discovery, while trying to discover an anti-magic rune.
How do you feel about other giants?
Some of them are cool. Others are basically bullies, though I will admit a certain level of enjoyment when I’m on the receiving end of their rampages, but then again, I have the ability to protect myself. Others don’t.
How do you feel about the relationships of big folks mating smaller folks?
It depends really. As long as both parties are getting enjoyment out of it, I see no problems.
Do you think your views on the small/large folks will change?
Probably not.
What is the relationship between you and this world/its people?
I’m a repairman… though my first job is to get estimates on the destruction other macros wreak amongst the cities. I tend to do that while small, though if I’m big, I keep track of things too.
Are you susceptible to the same moral standards here that you were at your previous place of residence? Why/Why not?
I’d say so, if only because my moral standards really haven’t changed much.
Is there still that same search for purpose or have you felt you've ascended beyond such a need?
I’d say I’ve ascended, as I tend to find purpose everywhere I go. Mechanic, Engineer, generally helpful being… I’m all that and a bag of chips.
How do you cope with living in a world where things are tiny/large? Like clothing housing etc?
Well, given that I can affect objects – animate or inanimate – around me, clothing’s never been an issue. Housing, well, I just shrink back down and open the door. As for the house itself, I’ve worked on it to make it virtually macro-proof, using hydraulics and other systems to make it both sturdy for an initial stomp or kick, and safe enough so that, in the event of an incursion on my property, the house sinks down into the ground. This only works against your run-of-the-mill macros though.
Is there still a sort of symbiosis with the world and its people or are you of the belief you're a god and beyond that need for cooperation?
God? HAH! Hardly. I help out where I can. Of course, there’s always gonna be people who run from me, but I do my best to show them I’m not there to hurt them.
In this world of smaller beings, do you still feel there's someone out there for you? A Mr. or Mrs. Right? A soul mate?
Most likely… I’m sure there’s someone out there for me. I just haven’t found her yet.
What's your bias in regard to species? Size?
No real bias for either.
What do you do to impress a date?
I generally just act like a gentleman.
Do you ever wish you were smaller?
Who needs to wish? I tend to be smaller!
How do the smaller creatures react to you? Friendly? Fearful?
When I’m big, it’s a mixture. As said before, there’s always going to be someone afraid of the big ‘bad’ runewolf. I just do my best to show them they have nothing to fear.
(If a natural giant)What did you do as a pup/cub to entertain yourself?
N/A
Where/what do you eat?
Yummy cow death from the locally owned Scottish Clown Emporeum… Translation: Hamburgers from McDonalds. I don’t eat people… well, unless they ask for it, but even so I’m wary.
How to you practice intimacy with others of different size and were you educated in the risks involved. How do you feel about intimacy with those of different sizes in general.
Intimacy? That’s a bit personal, heh… Well, if I’m a different size, I tend to be a gentleman either way – if I’m the smaller or they are – and I’m quite gentle. I will say unashamedly though that my tongue works miracles.
Do you see merit in those smaller than you?
Of course! We’re all in this together! Oh GOD NO THE FLASHBACKS TO HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL!
How do you feel about others of your same size that have different views then you do you ignore them or confront them.
It, again, all depends. I tend to ignore them unless they insist on being unignored, in which case I do confront them. Then ‘fun’ tends to happen.
Is there a sort of camaraderie with those of your size regardless of the differences? Do you still worry about trying to fit in?
I guess there is. There’s always going to be people who actively work to piss me off though. But isn’t there always one?
Where do you get tools clothing items for your size.
I ask the lady behind the counter to supersize it. I kid, of course. I can affect small items and whatnot with my runic magic, and my clothes grow with me. So it’s all good.
(If turned into a macro) Do you miss your old life? Or are you enjoying the power you now possess?
N/A
If you are somehow given a serious injury, do you have a physician?
Myself. Healing magic is the best kind. Tingles so nicely…
Do you carry any sort of agreements or truces with those smaller than you?
Not really, though I guess ‘I don’t destroy buildings and you don’t bring out the artillery’ is a good enough silent agreement.
At your size, is there anything that honestly scares you? Be it a physical threat, or just more mental worries?
Assuming I’m tall, the only real worry I have is accidentally breaking things, or people for that matter.
Do you sometimes find it hard to not give in to abusing your stature among those smaller than you, what do you do to keep those impulse in check, rather if you bother at all?
Nope. Don’t find it hard at all.
When you first realized your size versus the rest of the world around you, what were your thoughts?
“OK, Don’t. Panic. Don’t. Move. Don’t. Look. Down.”… as it turns out, being both macro and having a slight case of acrophobia kinda sucks…
Has your size ever been a liability for you?
Not really… if it ever becomes one, I have an out.
A common argument is the ant hill defense, a reply that states a belief of willful disregard for those smaller, weaker than you in the scheme of life. Do you feel that those smaller than you are beneath notice simply because of their size? (Answer: No pursue question and ask how they see those smaller on a psychological level) If yes: Ask why they think in such a way.
Nope. They’re still people, like I am. I just, at the moment, happen to be several times their size. How would you like it if someone came down and smashed you into the ground with a toe? On second thought, don’t answer that.
Some worry about those of your size, some fear the stereotype. Is this a justified thought line, if not what would you like to explain, or point out to change that view, if at all.
It’s justified, in that I’m a sort-of rare breed… I mean, there’s always going to be gentle giants, and I don’t assume I’m the only one. But there’s also always going to be those who go all ‘rawr stomp’y on people.
When you came into your new stature, size what was the first thing you did, what mistakes did you make and learn from? Did you think on using the power you gained to make a change in the world, or for personal gain, revenge?
I tripped over a building, and managed to shake a bunker upside down from the onsuing crash into the nearby ground. That was quite fun for the current occupant, who’d run inside to avoid getting hurt by me. Luckilly, they weren’t hurt much, and I righted the bunker.
It's inevitable that your appearance around those smaller, perhaps caused a military response, would you care to enlighten us on an experience if that has at all happened?
Hasn’t happened yet, but I will say this. Your computers are NOT invincible.
Do you go out of your way to not harm little people/furs? If yes, how far would you go to prevent them from being harmed?
I do, though this has been somewhat relegated to a modified version of my bodily shield. I can step on things – buildings, cars, people – and the shield protects them from my weight.
Would you ever intentionally harm little people/furs? If yes, under what circumstances?
Only if they were being douchebags… or thinking of doing that ‘It’s huge! We must resort to launching a nuke!’ mentality… that never, EVER works.
A question more geared towards out amoral friends, do you have a preferred method for showing those smaller than you their place?
N/A
How has your size affected your social life, or current love life. Have you lost or gained an admirer? Have you lost a long time love because of your new status?
It really hasn’t, given that I have had neither.
Has your size brought popularity? Has it brought you annoyance, or those only seeing you as a sex object given the number of micro/macrophlia lovers that seem to gather on forums and what not on the internet? Do you enjoy this attention, or do you go to lengths to dissuade what may be objectification
It’s occasionally brought mild annoyance. Pawsluts. Always gonna want to be underfood… and, yeah, I’m totally saying that unironically… *cough*
Does your current size, make you feel privileged in today's world? Or do you and other macros have your own area, city or community, and if so, do you allow the smaller beings access?
There are other macros in the area, given that there’s not a whole lot the smaller people can do to stop ‘em... but I honestly don’t feel privelaged. It’s nice that I can use my abilities to help, though.
What is the most irksome thing about dealing with those your size? Those smaller? The cities you may have to navigate that belong to those smaller?
Those my size: Ones that keep wanting to feed me tinies, or romp around all the time as if the city were our bedroom. Those smaller, usually not a problem, but if they’re massaging my feet or something, it tends to tickle a lot. And as for cities, two words: Tripping Hazard.
What would you wish for most as far as interaction and socialization with your kind, or those smaller? Some things you wish they'd take into account when they encounter you?
Well, with ‘my kind’… not a whole lot of RuneWolves… Kinda the onl-, oh, you meant my kind as in ‘macros’. Gotcha. Well, I enjoy hanging out with other macros, though I tend not to revel in the destruction as much as some do. As for tinies, it’s pretty much the same thing. Just… don’t treat me like a god, ok? I’m not. I’m just a regular shmuck that got his genetic code messed with before birth.
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That's something that's always bugged me about macros... Like, so, they go on a city-stomping rampage, cause millions upon million in property damage...then what? Where do they go? What happens to them, and to the city? It's not like they're hard to miss, anyone who survived knows the macro's face. And it's not like it's difficult to track them down--even if they CAN size change, it's not like their appearance changes. Consequences are optional, I guess.
Pfft, why jump to the 'nuke' aspect? If it's a macro that's so genuinely resilient and/or resistant to conventional weapons and chemical/biological agents (non communicable, of course) that resorting to nuclear weapons is a serious consideration, then you've got a huge problem right there too, as option B, becomes extremely tentative. (the attacker would be among the more exceptionally hard to subdue or kill, so the defender would need to be equally exceptional)
Plus, there's the whole collateral damage thing in several cases. (another reason the precision military strike option seems best IF the target is actually vulnerable to such) Or, of course, perimeter defenses placed around the city. (which is also the most practical application to giants acting as defense as well -minimizing collateral damage by keeping any actions outside of the city )
--Though one of the better reasons to have actual macro defenders around is for cases of innocent but careless macros potentially wondering around and wreaking havoc more or less inadvertently. (especially kids military strike+kids= all around mess and potentially bigger PR aftermath ... or worse -then again, there's ALSO a point to having other non-lethal defenses on that ground too)
And THAT isn't getting into settings with size-shifting magic/tech is accessible (ie shrinking the threat).
Or, you know, building cities flat, largely undergound, and not all that fun (or easy) to smash ... or trip over. :P (unless, of course, that's less the target ... and it's more the munchy type of violent macro ... or one looking for toys of any sort and in either case willing to go digging for it -also the type not easily redirected to 'playground' type settings, ie mock/fake cities)
And that leads into the distraction category. The violent+playful types that mostly just want to have fun but also at total (or near-total) disregard/apathy for the tolls of destruction and harm to others (YET not specifically malicious or sadistic -not specifically interested in killing one way or the other), there's potential to divert them to alternate sites or otherwise distract them with suitable substitutes. (both food and play wise) The economic/resource overhead for that is a problem too, but weighing that with alternative costs and benefits would still be notable. (and in more exceptional cases, those types MIGHT even be swayed into shifting towards more sociable behavior -on a path to correction, or at least limited context for somewhat peaceful interaction ... or just mutual benefit as a possible defender --you get to keep having fun if you keep the other nasties from coming around and messing the REAL things up sort of logic)
Also helps if you already have genuinely non-violent but smashy-fun/play-loving macro types also in the area to kind of mix in with the more ... apathetic types and keep them on-track with the preferred suitable substitutes. (valid playmates as de facto supervisors, and more reason to stick to that side of things rather than jumping to the other end of the genuinely violent and destructive stuff -hehe, now I'm imagining the nagging and berating of certain types of macros that more or less act like little kids ... really dangerous little kids, and then the whining and grumbling compliance and acceptance in response :P )
Heh, and honorary mention for the worst-case example of nuke deployment isn't just ineffective but totally backfires (and NOT because of fallout and collateral). Of course, Remmyzilla is the easy example for that. (perhaps even more so since she's a pretty good example for the potentially distracted/diverted type ... lots of bacon and a staged city ... just make sure there's no excess sources of radioactive material around :P -also totally fits the 'behaves like a little kid' archetype too ... which in the right context is charming and darker ones becomes genuinely disturbing if you really think about it ... which Arbon and I, of course, do)
Plus, there's the whole collateral damage thing in several cases. (another reason the precision military strike option seems best IF the target is actually vulnerable to such) Or, of course, perimeter defenses placed around the city. (which is also the most practical application to giants acting as defense as well -minimizing collateral damage by keeping any actions outside of the city )
--Though one of the better reasons to have actual macro defenders around is for cases of innocent but careless macros potentially wondering around and wreaking havoc more or less inadvertently. (especially kids military strike+kids= all around mess and potentially bigger PR aftermath ... or worse -then again, there's ALSO a point to having other non-lethal defenses on that ground too)
And THAT isn't getting into settings with size-shifting magic/tech is accessible (ie shrinking the threat).
Or, you know, building cities flat, largely undergound, and not all that fun (or easy) to smash ... or trip over. :P (unless, of course, that's less the target ... and it's more the munchy type of violent macro ... or one looking for toys of any sort and in either case willing to go digging for it -also the type not easily redirected to 'playground' type settings, ie mock/fake cities)
And that leads into the distraction category. The violent+playful types that mostly just want to have fun but also at total (or near-total) disregard/apathy for the tolls of destruction and harm to others (YET not specifically malicious or sadistic -not specifically interested in killing one way or the other), there's potential to divert them to alternate sites or otherwise distract them with suitable substitutes. (both food and play wise) The economic/resource overhead for that is a problem too, but weighing that with alternative costs and benefits would still be notable. (and in more exceptional cases, those types MIGHT even be swayed into shifting towards more sociable behavior -on a path to correction, or at least limited context for somewhat peaceful interaction ... or just mutual benefit as a possible defender --you get to keep having fun if you keep the other nasties from coming around and messing the REAL things up sort of logic)
Also helps if you already have genuinely non-violent but smashy-fun/play-loving macro types also in the area to kind of mix in with the more ... apathetic types and keep them on-track with the preferred suitable substitutes. (valid playmates as de facto supervisors, and more reason to stick to that side of things rather than jumping to the other end of the genuinely violent and destructive stuff -hehe, now I'm imagining the nagging and berating of certain types of macros that more or less act like little kids ... really dangerous little kids, and then the whining and grumbling compliance and acceptance in response :P )
Heh, and honorary mention for the worst-case example of nuke deployment isn't just ineffective but totally backfires (and NOT because of fallout and collateral). Of course, Remmyzilla is the easy example for that. (perhaps even more so since she's a pretty good example for the potentially distracted/diverted type ... lots of bacon and a staged city ... just make sure there's no excess sources of radioactive material around :P -also totally fits the 'behaves like a little kid' archetype too ... which in the right context is charming and darker ones becomes genuinely disturbing if you really think about it ... which Arbon and I, of course, do)
Also depends on the setting. Do remember there's a LOT of worlds/settings where there's separate macro/micro (or even more scales) of societies, so the macros just 'go home' afterwards. (some of those same settings have wild/feral macros too, which would just go off into the wilderness)
Lots and lots of scenarios. But yeah, the (apparently) typical cases of just random giants appearing/growing/transforming once in a while and then NOT being 'dealt with' after the fact is a big though. (or at least attempted to be dealt with -depending how overpowered they might be :P ) --This would be the more archetypal monster-movie/kaiju inspired scenario. (just mutating/growing due to some change/technology/event/chemical/biological agent or pre-existing but isolated in some island or remote region and being discovered or escaping -or otherwise awakening ... or rising from the depths and such -Godzilla, Gorgo, the great old ones :P )
Well ... then there's the size-shifter context where they can hide in plain sight most of the time.
And THEN there's cases of fully integrated (or at least side-by-side and peaceful) macro/micro societies with the nasty/violent/murderous/destructive/etc types are the exceptions just like in any society and dealt with in similar criminal context. (including the more ... successful ones evading such one way or the other -again, size shifters being able to hide in plain sight would be among the more disturbingly dangerous for this very reason)
And, of course, with an entire world-view of a setting, you could even have multiple distinct cases of those scenarios all in the same world, but in different regions/countries. (or even some cases where the giants are the ones at the real disadvantage to to persecution and/or resource limitations -or some other things)
Ah, and once again the kids factor: ie relatively innocent but still potentially destructive/dangerous due to inexperience and naivety (or 'going though a phase' lacking guidance, etc) and dealing with or preventing altercations on that end. Even worse would be potential repercussions and PR/diplomatic backlash if something went tragically wrong. (kid gets killed after making a big mess and possibly killing people ... polarized issues, public backlash on both sides, etc)
Or a twisted take on the king cong scenario: giant captured and repurposed as a circuis freak, but do that with a macro ... a macro kid especially, and then going on a rampage OR having the parents come looking for him/her and potentially a big mess surrounding that.
(actually the latter is more or less the plot for Gorgo :P ... which is actually a pretty good movie -almost as old as Godzilla, mid 1950s movie, obviously inspired to some extent by the former and king kong among other things, but also very different in overall story/tone, and the ending)
Lots and lots of scenarios. But yeah, the (apparently) typical cases of just random giants appearing/growing/transforming once in a while and then NOT being 'dealt with' after the fact is a big though. (or at least attempted to be dealt with -depending how overpowered they might be :P ) --This would be the more archetypal monster-movie/kaiju inspired scenario. (just mutating/growing due to some change/technology/event/chemical/biological agent or pre-existing but isolated in some island or remote region and being discovered or escaping -or otherwise awakening ... or rising from the depths and such -Godzilla, Gorgo, the great old ones :P )
Well ... then there's the size-shifter context where they can hide in plain sight most of the time.
And THEN there's cases of fully integrated (or at least side-by-side and peaceful) macro/micro societies with the nasty/violent/murderous/destructive/etc types are the exceptions just like in any society and dealt with in similar criminal context. (including the more ... successful ones evading such one way or the other -again, size shifters being able to hide in plain sight would be among the more disturbingly dangerous for this very reason)
And, of course, with an entire world-view of a setting, you could even have multiple distinct cases of those scenarios all in the same world, but in different regions/countries. (or even some cases where the giants are the ones at the real disadvantage to to persecution and/or resource limitations -or some other things)
Ah, and once again the kids factor: ie relatively innocent but still potentially destructive/dangerous due to inexperience and naivety (or 'going though a phase' lacking guidance, etc) and dealing with or preventing altercations on that end. Even worse would be potential repercussions and PR/diplomatic backlash if something went tragically wrong. (kid gets killed after making a big mess and possibly killing people ... polarized issues, public backlash on both sides, etc)
Or a twisted take on the king cong scenario: giant captured and repurposed as a circuis freak, but do that with a macro ... a macro kid especially, and then going on a rampage OR having the parents come looking for him/her and potentially a big mess surrounding that.
(actually the latter is more or less the plot for Gorgo :P ... which is actually a pretty good movie -almost as old as Godzilla, mid 1950s movie, obviously inspired to some extent by the former and king kong among other things, but also very different in overall story/tone, and the ending)
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