When you awake, it takes you a moment to remember where you are and how strange your life has become. You're sitting there naked on the
ground. You are completely exposed to the nature that's around you and the only unnatural thing you can see is your giant shoe that now
towers over you. At 2.54 millimeters tall, everything looks different to you. The grains of sand filling the tread of your shoe look like boulders
to you. You can't just walk anywhere. You have to climb over these boulders and if it wasn't for the dirt filling the tread of your shoe, portions
of the tread of your shoe would look as large as a gymnasium.
You realize it may have been a stupid idea to nap here. Who knows what creatures could burrow up from beneath you. A worm could swallow
you just as easily as you used to be able to swallow a bug, not intentionally but without having to try.
You step outside and realize what you thought was darkness was really just a shadow. It's still midday but at your size, the shadows are so
large that they can cover what looks like your entire world.
Then you look at how far away your pile of clothes are. Your clothes are not in a single pile. Although you stood in one place when you took
your clothes off, the clothes fell across an area. At normal size, all your clothes would be within reach but at your current size, they look like a
mountain range instead of just a mountain. You can hike for ten miles if you push yourself and if you are hiking on smooth ground and if you
are wearing hiking gear. However, when your clothes are probably a third of a mile away, when every grain of sand is like climbing over
boulders, and when you are barefoot and naked, no wonder you became so tired after such a short trip.
But you are hungry now and what little that is nearby that looks edible is slime and moss. You did have an energy bar in your pants pocket. You
resolve to press on and keep hiking until you reach that energy bar.
You climb over boulders for another fifteen minutes before you reach your pant leg. Fortunately, the opening is facing you and you walk in.
Your pant leg has formed what to you looks like an enormous cave. You could fit your whole house in the opening.
You know that this is a much better shelter than the shoe was. First, there is a layer of cloth between you and the ground. That isn't much
protection but it will keep most burrowing animals from suddenly popping up beneath you. Second, the fabric has little tiny holes that let air in
but filter out some of the dangers in the air. Third, these holes also let light in better than the shoe did. It's still dark but there's enough light
that you can see where you are going. Fourth there is room that you don't have to duck and crawl as much.
You're tired again but you know you still have a long journey to reach your energy bar. You consider your options.
You could try hiking up the inside of your pants. The floor would be smoother and you'd be safer but you have no idea how much this tunnel
would twist and turn. The power bar is still a third of a mile away from you if you followed all the turns of the tunnel.
You could try hiking on the outside of your pants. The journey would be shorter, possible only 100 feet but you'd have to climb over more
boulders and you'd be more exposed to danger.
You could just camp here for a while. It's a nice shelter and would make a great campsite but you're hungry and you have no supplies.