Sarah jumped in shock at the voice that popped out of nowhere. It was a small faint thing, but it was still there.
Inside the ear, Adam was shaken from this simple act and fell to the ground of the ear. As he rose to his feet, he suddenly fell back down as a mighty boom shook the world around him.
"WHO'S THERE?"
Adam eventually got back to his feet from the ringing and the constant swaying as the colossus turned her head looking for the source of the voice. He grabbed the flesh to steady himself and shouted out again.
"ADAM. A MICROPUTIAN IN YOUR EAR."
He waited a bit to see if she'd respond.
"IN MY EAR?"
"YES."
"WHAT IS A MICROPUTIAN DOING IN MY EAR?"
"THAT'S A LONG STORY MAAM. I LEFT HOME LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE AND IT FOUND ME."
There was a long pause then as the massive woman thought about how to proceed then.
"I'M SO SORRY THAT HAPPENED TO YOU. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD A RUN OF BAD LUCK."
"THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT, MS..."
"SARAH. SARAH LASSON."
Another awkward pause followed.
"SO MS. LASSON. WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO NOW?"
"I... I DON'T KNOW. I'M USED TO TALKS WITH SMALLER RACES BUT... HOW DID YOU END UP ON ME?"
"FROM THAT GULLIVERIAN YOU SPOKE TO JUST NOW."
"WAIT YOU WERE THERE!?
"YES I WOUND UP IN HER MOUTH AND ESCAPED WHILE SHE SPOKE TO YOU."
"HER MOUTH!?"
Adam again covered his ears from the vibrations.
"WELL ADAM, ON BEHALF OF MY FRIEND. I APOLOGIZE. I ASSURE YOU SHE WOULD NEVER HAVE DONE THAT HAD SHE KNOWN."
"I'M SURE."
Another pause. The Brobdingnagian remembered where she was and what she had to do.
"SO, LITTLE MAN. I ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING WITH THE PRODIGIAN PRIME MINISTER OF THIS REGION. DO YOU WANT TO JOIN ME?"
Adam was shocked. A real life Prodigian? A Prime Minister of all things? He never imagined he'd get a chance like this, but he was terrified. His people lived in fear of the Prodigians. They couldn’t fathom a being the size of continent. He heard stories of entire continents with centuries of history and culture being wiped out of existence instantly by a single Prodigan footstep.
"ARE YOU SURE? I’M A LITTLE SCARED."
"NO, NO. IT’S OKAY, LITTLE ONE. SHE’S ONE OF THE KINDEST PEOPLE YOU COULD EVER MEET. SHE IS PARTICULARLY FOND OF YOUR KIND."
"I'M STILL NOT SURE. EVEN IF SHE IS AS KIND AS YOU SAY SHE IS, JUST BEING IN HER PRESENCE IS TERRIFYING."
"I UNDERSTAND. I'LL LET YOU THINK IT OVER. JUST HOLLER WHEN YOU HAVE MADE YOUR DESCISION."
Sarah walked onwards, her mind going back to the miniscule speck in her ear. As a diplomat, she had seen a Microputian in the past, the wife of a Lilliputian senator. She was amazed at how small she was and her size frightened the poor thing. Fortunately, her caring and friendly nature allowed her to befriend the miniscule woman. But, a tiny, frail being surviving a trip inside the mouth of a Gulliverian? That was something she'd never heard of.
She walked past the multitude of office supplies to which she appeared an inch tall and followed the marked walkway to a group of appeared.
As she walked, Adam was pondering over whether to show himself and converse with the Prime Minister. He also thought about Sarah. She really seemed to care about others, especially the small ones. She had a Gulli friend and had talked with his kind before. He had only been with her for a few minutes, but it felt like he was talking to a lifelong friend.
Sarah sat down and waited for the prime minister. She knew the purpose of her visit, but couldn't help wondering if the little Microputian deserved an audience as well.
Just then, Adam said...
Inside the ear, Adam was shaken from this simple act and fell to the ground of the ear. As he rose to his feet, he suddenly fell back down as a mighty boom shook the world around him.
"WHO'S THERE?"
Adam eventually got back to his feet from the ringing and the constant swaying as the colossus turned her head looking for the source of the voice. He grabbed the flesh to steady himself and shouted out again.
"ADAM. A MICROPUTIAN IN YOUR EAR."
He waited a bit to see if she'd respond.
"IN MY EAR?"
"YES."
"WHAT IS A MICROPUTIAN DOING IN MY EAR?"
"THAT'S A LONG STORY MAAM. I LEFT HOME LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE AND IT FOUND ME."
There was a long pause then as the massive woman thought about how to proceed then.
"I'M SO SORRY THAT HAPPENED TO YOU. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD A RUN OF BAD LUCK."
"THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT, MS..."
"SARAH. SARAH LASSON."
Another awkward pause followed.
"SO MS. LASSON. WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO NOW?"
"I... I DON'T KNOW. I'M USED TO TALKS WITH SMALLER RACES BUT... HOW DID YOU END UP ON ME?"
"FROM THAT GULLIVERIAN YOU SPOKE TO JUST NOW."
"WAIT YOU WERE THERE!?
"YES I WOUND UP IN HER MOUTH AND ESCAPED WHILE SHE SPOKE TO YOU."
"HER MOUTH!?"
Adam again covered his ears from the vibrations.
"WELL ADAM, ON BEHALF OF MY FRIEND. I APOLOGIZE. I ASSURE YOU SHE WOULD NEVER HAVE DONE THAT HAD SHE KNOWN."
"I'M SURE."
Another pause. The Brobdingnagian remembered where she was and what she had to do.
"SO, LITTLE MAN. I ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING WITH THE PRODIGIAN PRIME MINISTER OF THIS REGION. DO YOU WANT TO JOIN ME?"
Adam was shocked. A real life Prodigian? A Prime Minister of all things? He never imagined he'd get a chance like this, but he was terrified. His people lived in fear of the Prodigians. They couldn’t fathom a being the size of continent. He heard stories of entire continents with centuries of history and culture being wiped out of existence instantly by a single Prodigan footstep.
"ARE YOU SURE? I’M A LITTLE SCARED."
"NO, NO. IT’S OKAY, LITTLE ONE. SHE’S ONE OF THE KINDEST PEOPLE YOU COULD EVER MEET. SHE IS PARTICULARLY FOND OF YOUR KIND."
"I'M STILL NOT SURE. EVEN IF SHE IS AS KIND AS YOU SAY SHE IS, JUST BEING IN HER PRESENCE IS TERRIFYING."
"I UNDERSTAND. I'LL LET YOU THINK IT OVER. JUST HOLLER WHEN YOU HAVE MADE YOUR DESCISION."
Sarah walked onwards, her mind going back to the miniscule speck in her ear. As a diplomat, she had seen a Microputian in the past, the wife of a Lilliputian senator. She was amazed at how small she was and her size frightened the poor thing. Fortunately, her caring and friendly nature allowed her to befriend the miniscule woman. But, a tiny, frail being surviving a trip inside the mouth of a Gulliverian? That was something she'd never heard of.
She walked past the multitude of office supplies to which she appeared an inch tall and followed the marked walkway to a group of appeared.
As she walked, Adam was pondering over whether to show himself and converse with the Prime Minister. He also thought about Sarah. She really seemed to care about others, especially the small ones. She had a Gulli friend and had talked with his kind before. He had only been with her for a few minutes, but it felt like he was talking to a lifelong friend.
Sarah sat down and waited for the prime minister. She knew the purpose of her visit, but couldn't help wondering if the little Microputian deserved an audience as well.
Just then, Adam said...
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