Kæmpe Stor’s Life Part 2:
By now Stor has been living with Joseph and Rudy for about 6 months. In that time, they have been teaching Stor how to interact with people smaller than him. They bought several mannequins for Stor to pick up and use all his strength on so he can know the limits of himself and other creatures. And eventually, Stor was allowed to pick up his parents when they ALL felt ready.
Stor is taught to only pick up people when absolutely necessary or if a person wants to be picked up. Stor cannot touch people outside his family without expressed permission and consent.
He’s also scolded for picking up objects that aren’t his, because of how easily he could accidentally break something. At the age of 6, Stor can pick up a motorcycle with one hand. It’s only a matter of time before he could pick up a car or a truck.
Joseph and Rudy never want Stor to think of objects or people as toys, which wasn’t really a problem in the first place, but they wanted to be sure. In order to adopt Stor, the couple made an agreement, that Stor could be taken away by the government at any moment for messing up or hurting someone.
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House wise, Joseph and Rudy moved to a lot by the sea. There, they built a entire new house and off to the side a large barn that would house their growing giant child. Nobody knows how big Stor would/could get, so the couple decided to be safe and just build him a separate room/building that he can grow into. They also added several skylights on the house roof with hatches on the outside so if Stor gets tall enough he can open them and look inside the house.
The food and clothes issue was solved at the same time. Joseph’s best friend (Elijah) married (Magie) one of the most powerful Witches in the world. (Strega’s parents.) Joseph asked for her help. Magie developed a potion that, when put in food, would multiply its nutients and portions size to Stor’s. His clothes were enchanted by another powerful Witch. When Stor isn’t touching his clothes they are human sized, but as soon as Stor picks them up they grow proportional to his giant stature.
But the family needs to constantly get refill on Stor’s food potions, which leads to the young boy hanging around the Witch house hold a lot. There, Stor met and befriended Strega and her two older siblings (Lin & Jadis). Strega is 4 years old.
Learn more about Strega here
Stor also spent his days at the Witch house because both his dads had to work during the day. Elijah is a stay at home husband, so he watches Stor and Strega while Lin and Jadis go off to school.
When Stor first started being watched by Elijah, he’d cry when his dads dropped him off. He had SEVERE separation anxiety and worried his parents wouldn’t come back.
Stor at this point has not gone to school, his parents want to make sure he’s comfortable around other smaller people and understands the power/danger he could pose to those around him.
Elijah, Joseph and Rudy all worked to fill in Stor’s education he already was missing before sending him to a real school. Basic reading/writing/etc.
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After six months, Stor’s fathers felt he was ready to go to a real school.
At this age, being only 11 and a half feet tall, Stor can go inside the school, though he hits his head on the ceiling and door frames. He needs a large bean table for a desk.
At recess, Stor is forbidden from playing with the other kids for fear he might accidentally hurt them. So he sits to the side with the teachers all recess.
It's here that Stor meets Yilan, his future best friend.
Yilan didn’t want to play with the other kids during recess, so he hid behind Stor. There they begin talking and quickly become friends.
Yilan, much like Stor, was alone. Yilan is half human and half snake, a very dangerous combo leading many people to fear the 7 year old, much like people fear Stor.
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Keep in mind, Stor is still a very energetic 6 year old and being cooped up all day unable to expel that energy is not doing the kid any favors. He became jittery, restless and irritated. Joseph and Rudy had to get creative.
They turned to the ocean in their very back yard. Rudy taught Stor to swim, he learned quickly and grew to love it. Everyday after school Stor would go to the beach with his fathers and swim. If he was frustrated? Swim. Happy or excited? Swim.
Being in the water became calming to him. He loves all kinds of water, the feeling of a stream through his fingers or just floating in the ocean. (Maybe that's why he likes to be around Mizu so much?🫣)
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Part 3 here & Part 4 here
