Oh Liana, you're like a bigger, meaner Ramona, and that only makes me more curious as to the warpath Ramona could very well go on in the wake of Greg's assault.

It was nice to check back in with Liana and Jack, and I think I like that their sections are a bit spaced out from one another. Gives a nice little sense of time passing.

As for who I'd like to check up on? Lord, that is...a tough question. I'd like to see what everyone is up to, honestly, though I have to admit a bias toward Tyler/Rain and Greg/Ramona.

Liana is one intimidating woman. And she goes from playfully mean, to loving, to murderous in the blink of an eye! I wonder how she would have felt it Jack had gotten hurt or killed due to her antics, intead of some third party?

Like if he would have missed the jump to the potted plant and landed with a splat down below, all because she wouldn't help him use the restroom? She seems to care for him, but I don't think she's the type of person to place blame on herself.

Neat chapter, good on you for exploring new types of scenes in this world.  It was interesting to see that just because someone elevates doesn't mean that their life doesn't still suck.

I'll be curious to see how this affects Greg's life.  Whether the trauma causes him to become further dependent on Ramona, or if it (along with his small success in the fight) inspires his growing independence.  

Also a neat look into the way business is done in the New World.

Oh, Ramona is not going to be a happy person, is she?

Another good chapter. Greg's boss ultimately ended up being a bit...nicer, than I expected her to be, and it was pleasing to see that she isn't without empathy.

But seriously though, I was hoping for more reasons for Ramona to flex her muscle and this might just provide it. Poor Greg, though.

Well, even if you did do it to Tyler, there's nothing that seems to indicate that things would be ALL bad for him. Elevation of any type seems to come with a lot of general perks, both mental and physical, and the right mental improvements could be very valuable in this world regardless of his size.

Ya know, when Rain first elevated I was all for having her explore being a Class 3 and it's been awesome.  But I'm going to be an infuriating hypocrite and note that I'm now getting really curious what a girl's life would be like in the first days of being a class 2.

Coming home from school to find her family looking like dolls, her best friend so delicate, a new group of big girl friends.  I suppose I'm interested less in Tyler's perspective of Rain, but more in Rain's perspective of Tyler and the world (such as her amazing realization upon elevation that Tyler really did need to be put into his place).

Well that's why we keep writing.  Love the series, excited at whatever new avenues you explore.

I just recently started reading this story. So far it's quite good. I do like that in several cases the characters have good underlying reasons for their behaviour. For example Sheila terrorizing Tyler because she thinks it's in his own best interest. Also doing it not out of malice, but more of trying to protect him when she's not around and also she's doing the teenage equivalent of a boy pulling on a girl's pig tails. What I'm saying is it's very interesting to see a multi-faceted character that's motivation is more than self-gratification.

I'm also interested to see how the Dave/Barbara/Amanda triangle plays out, especially as it's likely two of those three might see the third as a cold and cruel character whom only came back now that Amanda might be worth having as a daughter. (I'm assuming Barabra didn't see her daughter much between her elevation, and her daughter's, if at all.) Makes you wonder what Barbara's been up to in that time.

I too enjoyed many things about the lost version of this chapter.  The same plot points got hit, but some of the "feeling" was lost.  Emily likes Mary?  Awkwad!  And could lead to some problems if Mary has to reject it.  Ramona and Greg's relationship is portrayed as good as ever and I enjoy reading about it.  Some of Walter's internal dialogue humanizes him somewhat.  Can a loser who was destined to be in and out of jail for the rest of life, avoid that fate, even and despite all his power?  Dave's daughter was the last thing he had left that gave his life any meaning.  Losing her will probably accelerate the downward spiral he's been on since the original incident with Walter and the loss of his wife.  His only hope is that his daughter fights it, which I think she's old enough to do unless the courts find a compelling reason to deny her wishes.

I look forward to reading more!

I felt it was a nice trade off between the bits lost and the bits added in this new part.

The ending does pile on Dave but it is realistic, hopefully it doesn't get much worse for him.

I'm glad you were able to recreate this one, it's one of my favorite chapters.  I think you recaptured the original and added some nice new moments.

I'm curious how Mary & Emily's relationship will develop.  From the previous chapter I didn't get the impression that Emily was looking for a girlfriend so much as a toy to torment, but I guess in the new world there will be some pretty extreme relationships.  I hope Mary is able to find a dynamic that can make her happy, but I'll be sad if Emily gives up the joy she gets from having Mary under thumb.