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[hagrides]

Hello, fellow Moonblessed. If you'll oblige me with some of your time, I have a few questions about humans. That species is nonexistent where I hail from, so please forgive my curiosity, and I apologize in advance if any of these are rude.

1. Humans have no shells or carapace, and their clothing seems more decorative than protective. Am I correct in assuming that they use magic to defend themselves?

2. Do humans go through metamorphosis? I don't believe I have seen a human larva or grub here, though I admit I do not know how I would distinguish human young from an adult other than size.

3. Most humans that I have seen have hair primarily on their heads, rather than their whole body like, for example, a spider. Does that not make regulating their temperature more complicated?

That will be all for now. Once again, I thank you for your assistance.

[...Grimm is doing his best.]

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i'm so sorry.............

[necrowed]

1) humans do have carapaces! that's actually what our clothes are. they look silky and nice, but don't you think that's more advanced than an animal's? we have good taste *and* get to dress nice!

2) of course we do, but it's a tiresome process, so not many of us opt for that. i personally have helped a human grub be planted on the soil, where it's best for our race to perform metamorphosis, and a couple of years later it turned into a full grown human. it's an incredible process, really.

3) we actually keep our temperature in check by touching and hugging others of our kind. we're a very passionate race!

do you have any more questions?

[ think about what you've DONE, wei wuxian. ]

I'm not

[hagrides]

1. I have seen that a human's clothes are removable. While it is certainly more stylish, is that not also more dangerous?

2. Ah, so you pupate. Lunatia is not the best place to undertake that process, I would imagine.

3. In that case, I would expect few of you to have difficulty with moonlacing here. How fortunate.

You've already been very helpful, thank you.

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[graftage]

1. Not where I'm from, though a rare few of us have special abilities. The rest just have to use weapons or our bare hands to defend ourselves. Our skin is kind of not the best for defense :(

2. No metamorphosis, no cocoons or anything. Just growing up from small to big.

3. I'm no scientist, but I know we're warm-blooded so we generate heat on the inside of our bodies.

If you don't mind me asking, are you some kind of insect?

[hagrides]

1. I see. You must have been able to make do without much defensive ability. A predator species, I imagine?

2. ...I have the sudden suspicion that perhaps not every human replying to this may be entirely honest.

3. I see. That would certainly allow you to live in a wider variety of climates, not to mention try different things with your hair.

I am a moth, yes.

[saigawa]

[Kashuu Kiyomitsu, who is not even human, spots this.]

1. clothes can be both nice looking and keep us warm! no one likes being cold, but it's even better if we can look good at the same time~

2. nah, they grow up from small to big. it just take a while.

[Technically, even if the sense of time feels different for him. And that's before time travel!]

[hagrides]

[Kashuu knows more than Grimm does. Not that that's hard.]

1. Stylish and practical, then.

2. How long is 'a while' in human terms?

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[teaserving]

1. some humans have powers, some don't

2. i mean some people might consider babies as larva but no. it's closer to being a mammal than like a bug. you got mammals where you're from?

3. yeah that's why we get sweaters and shit

[hagrides]

2. We do not. Mostly we have insects, with the occasional arachnid.

3. Are hats purely decorative, then, since you already have the hair to keep you warm?

[trivialpursuit]

[Hm! Carapace, huh... another giant bug?? Fascinating...]

It looks like you're getting all kinds of answers. For the record, you didn't ask anything rude.

I won't repeat anyone else, so... 3. We also sweat to keep cool.

[hagrides]

So that's what that's for. I had thought that perhaps it was a method of scent marking.

[today I learned that only mammals sweat, roleplay is educational]

un: otacon

[codecmoment]

Hi! I'm curious as to what species you are, or what you look like. Do you have a pic of yourself?

Now for your questions.

1. It can be both! It depends on the situation. We use them to keep warm, cover ourselves for modesty, to decorate ourselves for events, to express ourselves... sometimes we wear uniforms, which is part of a job. Sometimes we wear costumes, for different reasons. Armor isn't really worn any more, but it used to be, for war. Nowadays, bulletproof vests are a thing. I built a type of stealth camouflage before, that made the person go invisible.

I went on a tangent, sorry. No, where I come from, magic isn't real. We use physical combat techniques or weapons. Firearms are the most efficient and powerful, but blunt or sharp objects can also be used.

2. In a sense. Humans are a mammal, so we don't go from, say, a caterpillar to a cocoon to a butterfly. We just get bigger over time. We go through "puberty" once we reach a certain age range, wherein we stop being children and grow into teenagers, and then after that stage, young adulthood. Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction. It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: the ovaries in females, the testes in males.

A lot of human maturity has to do with emotional and mental development. We have big brains, after all, which is what put us as the top of the food chain. The brain finishes developing once we reach the age of 21. Some people never seem to mature emotionally or mentally.

3. Humans are mammals, and plenty of other types of mammals have fur and hair all over! We just don't. A theory of why we aren't furry any more is when we evolved to live and hunt on hot grasslands and plains, we needed to thermoregulate differently. Another theory is that when humans started living near water, hair is a poor insulator in water, so we developed a layer of fat. We use sweat to keep cool, as someone already mentioned!

This is very general, since humans vary from person to person. Biology with us is complex! For example, I'm a man, but I have very little body hair compared to a friend of mine, who has plenty of fluffy chest hair. I just cannot grow that, based on my genetics.

[hagrides]

Thank you for your detailed answer! To begin with, I have a 'selfie'.

[Attached: that sure is a bug.]

1. Camoflage I'm familiar with, though nothing that can make someone completely invisible. I imagine armor fell out of favor with changes in weaponry?

2. A series of smaller physical changes over time is something I'm also familiar with. You see that sort of thing in dragonflies or cicadas, for example.

3. Fascinating! It seems there's much about your own evolutionary history that you aren't aware of yourselves. That does make my questions a bit more frustrating to answer, I imagine.

You are somewhat easier to tell apart than some species I know, even if I may not yet have words for all the differences.

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

[ "Giant bug person, huh..." Konoka comments idly before replying. ]

We humans apparently come from all sorts of places, so our clothes vary too. We can adapt to the situation, like putting on more clothes when we're cold and less when we're hot.

Where I come from, anyone can use magic but they have to know about it and practice. I can't say the same about other people though...

[hagrides]

It seems that magic varies by world rather than by species. This does complicate things a bit.

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[sleepinglotus]

1. Where I'm from, we have an ability called Aura that adds an extra layer of protection and healing so long as it isn't worn down. People who specialize in more dangerous careers in Remnant also have clothing that is more suited for battling.

2. Humans are born lacking many stages of development that come later in life, over time. We often mark stages of development by growth in height as well as other physical changes.

3. A little, yes, but humans are quite good at adapting to their environment.

[hagrides]

Another variation in abilities. I am beginning to believe that asking about humans' aptitude in magic is a meaningless question when applied to so many different worlds.

[metallicute]

I can't really help with your questions, but I'm sort of the same boat you are.

The place I come from doesn't have humans, but strangely has some of the same cities and countries. It's all very confusing.

[hagrides]

Fascinating! I have not heard of a human version of Hallownest before, but perhaps I have merely not been asking enough.

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[itsknighttime]

holy shit
holy actual shit
are you alternian?

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[hagrides]

I am not, I'm afraid.

[His text isn't even in color.]

Is that what you are?

un; ogundimu

[goldrighthand]

1. No. We find other means, or we perish.

2. Define metamorphosis. We grow and change, but not as drastically as some species.

3. We wear clothing for that.

[hagrides]

You must have largely found other means for your species to survive.

A metamorphosis involves three distinct stages: the larva, the pupa, and the adult form. Some insects have much more gradual changes, but that is not a metamorphosis.

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[piercedyourheart]

no worries about seeming rude. you sound fine!

youve gotten a lot of answers already but for as for 1, it would probably depend if people have magic in their own world. some humans may be lucky enough to get magic, but for the rest of us, not so much.

[ kinda sorta.... please don't ask her to explain the weird mess of personas and magic. ]

[hagrides]

So I have been informed. Do you have magic of your own, may I ask?

[personas are fine

I had to explain king crimson once on an app]

[foolishjustice]

1) Humans primarily use tools to protect ourselves. If we're expecting to be in danger, we wear something you might consider like an artificial carapace. Depending on what we're expecting, it could be made of either a hard material, or a durable padding.

2) Human anatomy stays mostly the same from childhood to adulthood, with only the proportions changing significantly. Children tend to be 'stubbier' looking than adults, with slightly larger heads compared to the size of their bodies.

3) Humans actually do have hair on our arms and legs, it's just much shorter and finer. It can cause problems in extremely cold environments, but that's another way we've adapted with tools. Evidence suggests humans initially evolved in a hot climate, so cultures that settled in colder areas learned how to make warmer clothing that serves the same purpose as fur on animals adapted to the region. You'll see that more when it starts to cool off, since it's currently the hot season here.

[hagrides]

I see! Thank you for your answers.

I simply have not done a close enough inspection to notice arm hair, then. Does that offer minor protection against the cold, or does it serve another function?