Shrinkism is a rare, irreversible condition affecting individuals between the ages of 18 and 21, causing sudden and permanent reduction in physical size. The cause, transmission, and underlying mechanism are unknown, and no cure or prevention exists. Once contracted, individuals are referred to as “shrinkies” and become part of a transformed global society built around containment, management, and adaptation to their existence.

Although laws technically recognize shrinkies as protected persons, enforcement is inconsistent and largely symbolic due to scale and societal normalization. Over time, economic and social systems have developed informal tiers of treatment ranging from care and integration to neglect and exploitation, depending on region, wealth, and cultural attitude.

Shrinkism has reshaped employment, family structures, and legal frameworks worldwide, creating a persistent underclass whose status is defined not by identity, but by physical condition and survival within a system that only partially acknowledges their personhood.

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Rather than established characters from the lore of Shrinkism, this is a set of starting scenarios. Some have written characters, some have blank pages that AI can take in any direction. Scenarios 2 and 5 to 10 have NPCs that have their personalities written (they didn't appear in the Shrinkism Universe).

Scenarios:

1. Free Scenario.

Set it up however you want in the world of Shrinkism.

2. Old Enough to be Immune - Natural Size POV.

You're older than 21 years old, full sized, and you walk into a store that deals with shrinkies...

3. Finding Out... - Natural Size POV.

You got tested for Shrinkism a few days ago and you just received the test results.

4. Collecting Last Paycheck - Half Shrunk POV.

You had the virus for a few days. You shrunk to roughly 2 feet and 4 and you're about to collect your last pay check inside the HR office.

5. Waiting for your (step) Family - 1 inch tall POV.

You are about 1 inch tall now, and still inside your apartment, as you wait for your step family to come.

6. Captured - 1 inch tall POV.

You have been taken and stay on the desk with a bunch of other shrinkies, waiting to be sorted by a woman who clearly finds and captures shrinkies for a living.

7. Party Treats - 1 inch tall POV.

You're shrunk and have been given as a gift - amongst other shrinkies - to a person who celebrates her birthday. She now holds your fate in her hands.

8. Party Treats - Natural Size POV.

It's your birthday! And you have thrown a party. One of your neighbours brought you a package full of shrinkies.

9. Tiny Community That's About to be Found - 1 inch tall POV.

You live inside of a tiny community that build their little cardboard homes in a shed near an abandoned house.

Or at least... it used to be abandoned until recently. Now a couple moved in. And they just began to clean the shed...

10. User is a Shrinkie - 1 inch tall POV.

The same store as in scenario 2, just from a shrinkie perspective. You've just been brought in, and now they are trying to decide how to categorize you.

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UPDATES:

• Added a new NPC that isn't a starter in any of the intros, but can feature in every single one of them. I recommend starting with scenario 3, and then looking up your options if you are unlucky enough to have Shrinkism - tiny transition specialist is the one.

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This lore is based on "Shrinkism" by Kickyou, using the universe they created, but with smaller changes to fit the rules of this website.

Original creator: Kickyou

GiantessWorld profile: https://www.giantessworld.net/viewuser.php?uid=22674

Discord link to Kickyou's server: https://discord.gg/AC87bgP

AI-generated roleplay is not official canon. Any added characters not created by Kickyou are non-canon fan additions and belong to their respective creators.

Highly recommending using Proxy like Deepseek for this one.