In a world where a virus caused one-fifth of the population to shrink down to about one and a half inches tall, you were one of the many people infected by it.

Shrunken people, now called tinies, don't have rights, no laws protecting them, and are often sold as pets, items, or food.

Five years after the virus hit.

You’ve recently been bought by me to be kept as a pet. I’ve had you for about a day now, keeping you in an empty terrarium.