"Damn it's wet out there!" says a youthful voice, and not that it isn't moving you can clearly see that the 'thing' is a minuscule arachne, his human half looking no older than eight years old. His lower half was covered in spiky hair that was damp with rain, and his black shirt and dark hair were similarly soaked. Rapidly spinning in his perch three feet up your wall, a dark eye on the side of his head (he had an eye on the side of his head!) makes contact with yours and he instantly turns to face you. "Hey, are those towels?"
Yes.@Kaelor , did we make sure to stock up on snacks for all of the types we were going to be getting?
Funny. We voted to play an asexual character, and yet the very first vote was about screwing things.
[X] The Sun Room. No sun now, but the view of the storm will be great and it has just as much space as the living room.
It also has fewer things to accidentally break than the living room.
Fixed.[X] The Kitchen. A late night snack will be a great way to make a good first impression.
If they are at all normal, food=friendship in pretty much every animal.
'and not that it isn't moving' is like and now that it isn't moving.
I was using animals in a literal sense, thinking particularly of humans (in other words, animal kingdom). I've heard stories of wartime: man sneaks into enemy trenches at great risk and effort planning to kill as many enemy combatants as possible. First guy he comes to offers him the last piece of bread. Leaves at great pain and effort killing no one.Fixed.
They'll probably thank you not to refer to them as animals though. Generally speaking, liminals are no more controlled by their instincts than humans are. Of course, how much humans are controlled by their instincts is a matter of some debate, so...
Actually, I meant in the linguistic sense that the text said "screw that". Our first vote coming from the main character and not a check list included a well-known euphemism for sexual intercourse.You pick the Pink Slime, you get sexy antics. All being asexual doesn't shield you from those, it just means that when they happen you'll be rather bored and wonder why everyone else is making such a big deal out of it.
Ah, I see!Actually, I meant in the linguistic sense that the text said "screw that". Our first vote coming from the main character and not a check list included a well-known euphemism for sexual intercourse.
Expect more jokes of similar, if not lower, quality as the thread goes on.
In retrospect you're right that I may have emphasized the 'sex is boring' aspect of the character a bit too much and made it seem like disdain, so I've gone back and softened it.As a side note: I am pleased with the asexual representation thus far. Though personally, while I tend to ignore the sexual aspects of things, I don't really outright disdain them. Additionally, modesty is still a thing I observe
You're a cooking enthusiast. Of course you have cling-film!
Actually meant to clarify but forgot to actually say in this that I initially was planning to say something like "if they are anything like humans" but then considered further and it's more a 'most animals, humans included' thing rather than a 'very human' thing. Since I was principally thinking of humans in the first place.I was using animals in a literal sense, thinking particularly of humans (in other words, animal kingdom). I've heard stories of wartime: man sneaks into enemy trenches at great risk and effort planning to kill as many enemy combatants as possible. First guy he comes to offers him the last piece of bread. Leaves at great pain and effort killing no one.
Not yet, though if I ever have some spare time I'm definitely going to give it a look.Hey, did you ever get around to reading A Centaur's Life/Worries? It actually does have some pretty good stuff in that direction, including small throwaway things like child car seats that are designed for someone with a tiny little cute horsey bottom-half.
Feeding guests is often considered a basic gesture of friendliness and hospitality in cultures all over the world, so your logic of food=friend isn't a bad. Thank you for clarifying.Actually meant to clarify but forgot to actually say in this that I initially was planning to say something like "if they are anything like humans" but then considered further and it's more a 'most animals, humans included' thing rather than a 'very human' thing. Since I was principally thinking of humans in the first place.
... You now have me imagining a society that ranks the quality of gifts by the percentage of the population that can eat the gift.Food is simply the best gift you can give anyone because they can eat it.
And then [Redacted] followed by [censored] followed by [oh lord no fade to black] happened.I mean, ignoring their sexual appetites for a moment, and hoping, "Hey, Honey, wanna eat" doesn't come out wrong.
What do Pink Slimes eat?
I mean, ignoring their sexual appetites for a moment, and hoping, "Hey, Honey, wanna eat" doesn't come out wrong.