# Budget Minions **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [November 13, 2024, 5:56am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/budget-minions/3040 "2024-11-13T05:56:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
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_(First posted on a [Google+ SF Nanofic community](https://plus.google.com/communities/107732119267191869301?ref=eldraeverse.com) for a competition.)_ The green army stretched into the distance, three feet tall. “You see the problem?” “You wanta greenjack-fab, you gotta. By them, works, innit?” “And you don’t see _any_ flaws here?” “Works. More ‘an, not part of the deal. You come to Bozzet for cheap, you get…” The _azayf_ shrugged. “Works.” The _linobir_ gripped his gun. “Deal’s off, _ratcha_. I paid for prime meat, not for selffucking midgets.” “You skip? This _estrev_’s turf, and you be breathing deep.” A grin. “Free word?” “What?” “So short. They only using half the feed t’make, innit? You make twice as many, stack ‘em up.” * * * This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://eldraeverse.com/2016/11/01/budget-minions](https://eldraeverse.com/2016/11/01/budget-minions) ---
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**Comments migrated from WordPress:** > [@Specialist290 \ on 2016-11-01 17:28:26 wrote](#): > > I wouldn’t be so quick to knock an army of midgets; I’m no expert, but I’d imagine the need for consumables follows the square-cube law. Think of the life support margins! > > And even if they end up failing as shock troops, you could always use them for infiltration work. Lots of inconspicuous tight spaces you could fit a three-footer into. > > And, of course, if anyone laughs at you and your midget army, you can always make a magnanimous offer to “ensure we can see eye-to-eye” – and then cut them off at the knees 😛 ---
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**Author:** ![Maximilian\_Crichton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Maximilian\_Crichton](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/Maximilian_Crichton)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/budget-minions/3040/4 "2025-01-27T06:17:31Z")
Plus, midget-armies accelerate faster than regular-height armies do