"You know, there's a very good reason I don't like taking sudden time off or working from home." Rachel grumbled as she walked into the living room. Like was often the case these days, Lio was sitting on the couch, watching stuff on tv. He was in that awkward phase where he was too small for regular stuff, but too big for the many Micro-manufactured equivalents that existed these days. Currently, he stood a mere 27 centimeters tall.... Rachel had been mature enough not to mention it, but he was now shorter than her old Barbies, somewhere in the attic.

"Well, that's why you went over for a few hours today, right? Now everything's fine again. Right?" Lio called up to his huge sister as he watched her discard her purse, laptop bag, et cetera.

This caused the tall brunette to pause and look at him with a look of annoyance and sorrow. "No, it's not. Sorry Lio but I'm gonna have to go back all day tomorrow. I don't understand how the research department at an aquarium can go so awry in a few weeks, but it did. I guess management's more concerned with the tourist season or something. I'll make sure you have everything you need. So even if something happens you'll have access to food and water. And-"

"Rachel, calm down. I'll be fine, thanks. Right now I'm more worried if you're fine or not. Go take a shower, change into something comfy, and just relax for a bit." Lio called up to her, clearly a little worried his sister bit off more than she can chew.

"R-right. Of course. Thanks little bro. You're the best." Rachel lovingly cooed as she stepped closer, leaned in and placed a huge kiss on his forehead... and a good chunk of his scalp. At this point, her head was about as tall as he was.... so her lips covered a lot. Then, the woman walked away towards the bathroom.

"Maybe if you'd let other people have responsibility at work, you wouldn't have this problem..." Lio sighed once he heard the shower running. He had no clue just how good Rachel's hearing was, but if it was enough to hear a Micro it had to be pretty damm fantastic. Or maybe it was weirdly specific in what it picked up. He didn't know, and would never know. He was unlucky enough to slowly become a mere speck compared to the outside world....


A few minutes later, Rachel re-entered the living room. The brunette was now dressed in a relatively thin (still a hot summer), light grey bathrobe. Knowing his sister,  she wasn't totally naked beneath it, juuust in case. The tall lady walked in front of the couch, blocking the tv and dominanting Lio's view. Then, she crouched down, bringing her face as close to his level as she could (which was essentially the seat itself at this point).

"Looks like you were right, little bro, that shower did wonders." Rachel cooed softly. Or as softly as one could sound when her head alone was bigger than the person she was speaking to.

The smile on his sister's face would never not put Lio in a better mood. The woman was just so effortlessly charming... in more ways than one. "Well, what can I say? You might be the smarter one, older one, and more than ever the bigger one, but your little brother has some good ideas. Besides, all you do is worry about me, seems only fair I return the favour whenever I can."

Rachel giggled at that comment, then paused for a few seconds before her lips formed a slight smirk. "Well, if you really mean you want to return the favour... I may have something in mind. Remember how I said you would probably get new chores once everything settled down? Chores more fitting for your new stature?"

Lio raised an eyebrow in suspicion. Rachel smirking meant shenanigans was afoot, and he wasn't sure if he would like it. His sister would never do something he truly despised, of course, but she certainly had her quirks, even in her early 30s. "Yeah....." he said slowly "Rachel, what are you planning?"

"Well, there's one thing I wanted to have you do sometimes. And I think now is a good opportunity to do it for the first time. If anything it will be easier than it will be in the future...."

Rachel paused. Lio wasn't sure if she was being purposefully suspenseful or just nervous. He beckoned her to keep going, which she luckily did.

"Well, you see, today's been rough. I've spent hours going from one side of the park to the other, getting things back in order, barely having time to do deskwork or rest...."

He could see where this was going.

"So I've been up on my feet all day..."

There it was. He was right.

"And I was hoping my little brother wouldn't mind giving a massage to make sure they aren't sore as hell tomorrow too...."

Lio didn't respond immediately. He just stared in front of him, at his lovely sister's face. She was doing that look, a look he was sure no one could resist. How can those usually piercing green eyes inflate and look so pleading?

"Hold on, you want me to do that in the future as well?" he eventually managed. The response was Rachel turning ever so slightly red, something he hadn't seen that often.

"Well, yeah. There's not a ton you can do as a Micro in terms of physical chores. And we know for a fact Ava's gonna make sure you don't become lazy.. Probably already setting up an obstacle course or something. .. maybe a bit too eagerly."

Now there was a mental image Lio really didn't need from his sister. And knowing Ava, it would involve herself quite intimately... Maybe she would be the obstacle course...

"Anyways... you willing to do this for your sister? We'll talk about chores again once you're settled as a Micro...."

Lio sighed, shaking his head free of whatever cheekiness Ava would have planned for him when she was a landscape. He looked back up to his sister and said: "Yeah. Sure. As you said, it's only gonna get harder from here."

Rachel flashed an incredibly bright smile. "You're the best brother I could have wished for." she beamed happily, then leaned in to give Lio another smooch on the forehead.

Then, the tall brunette stood up to her full height again, towering over her little brother. "You might wanna scooch over to the armrest, wouldn't wanna trap you beneath my calf."

"Well at least she's not making me move to the coffee table while she props her feet on it..." Lio thought as he did as he was told. In the meantime, Rachel sat down on the other end of the couch. Mere seconds after he had made it to the edge, Rachel's long legs swung onto the couch. When he turned around to face her, Lio found himself looking at Rachel's admittedly rather large, yet perfectly hygienic feet. At least she took a shower before making him massage them.... But there was another thing Lio noticed, something he knew was coming but wasn't too happy about anyway.

"Damnit! Your feet are taller than me now!"

It was true. Rachel wore women's size 12s, some smallerfitting brands even requiring size 13s. Lio was 27 centimeters tall... Rachel's feet were about 27.6 centimeters long. Basically, from Lio's pov, the feet were twins that were 3 centimeters taller than him.

"Is that a comment about how small you are or how big my feet are?" Rachel called from "far" away. She was positioned so Lio could see her face and the rest of her body stretching out between her feet. He unwillingly comfirmed Rachel was indeed wearing underwear under her bathrobe, as he gaze didn't go up immediately. One doesn't expect to look into the sky to find a face.

"Both." Lio answered which got him a mocked scowl from Rachel. "What? It's true. I am small and you are extremely happy shoestores started offering more larger options for women a few years back."

"You know. I am pretty sure I asked you to rub my feet, not be a smartass. Postponing it won't help you, only make it harder if you wait too much." Rachel replied, a hint of snark in her tone.

"Fine, fine. I'll do as my overlord sister commands."

"Damn right you will. Wait. Overlord? At least make me a queen, or an empress!"

Lio didn't respond back. His excuse would be that he was supposed to be working, not talking. Instead, he walked towards Rachel's left foot. He sighed as he truly compared his height to it. But it could be worse, it could be 552 meters tall compared to him....

Well, it would be in at most a week from now....

Lio wasn't exactly a foot guy, especially not with his sister. But he could appreciate it was well taken care of. No real calluses, maybe a tiny tiny amount at her heel. Unlike a lot of wome her age, Rachel never really wore heels, sometimes in a boot but that was it. That probably helped. When he reached out and touched the appendage, he found out even this part of his sister's body was rather soft. They were pretty smooth too, except parts of her arch, there were a good number of wrinkles. Like the lines in someone's palm... but on the footsole.

He started at the ball of Rachel's foot, kneading the flesh as best as he could. He figured that was the most sore part, not like Rachel was giving him any hints. She was probably musing that she couldn't even see him behind her foot anymore. But, she could hear some quiet murmurs of content, so he figured he was doing fine. Then, slowly but surely, Lio moved downwards. The soles were definitely the most malleable part, which was nice. The heel, meanwhile, was the most annoying. He also didn't really do too much there.... who ever massaged a heel anyway? When he was done, he paused for a while, stepping between both feet and looking up at his sister again.

"That good enough for you, oh dear sister?" he teased, which was met with a smirk as Rachel was playing with her increasingly dryer hair. "Oh yes, dear brother. Except there's are two feet. The right one feels neglected. Better do an extra good job with that one.~"

And so he did, because his sister asked him so nicely. And, well, he had a feeling he would have to get used to being around massive bodyparts... from his sister, his best friend, and probably anyone who didn't think too much about personal space towards a Micro.