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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.]

Comments

[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.

[sleepinglotus]

Maybe not meaningless. It does mean you get to learn more about other worlds and people.

[hagrides]

Quite true, but I am always willing to learn about other people. I am, as the youth say, down to clown.

[sleepinglotus]

Amusingly, I don't think I've ever heard anything like that before. I can somewhat get the gist of it from context, though.

[hagrides]

Then I'm pleased to have taught you some slang, as you have taught me other things.

[Slang that Grimm is using incorrectly.]

[sleepinglotus]

[Of course he is.

Ren will probably not say 'down to clown' any time soon.]

Feel free to ask anything else that's on your mind. I can't promise all the answers, but I do know quite a bit about Remnant's history.

[hagrides]

[Good. Save yourself.]

In Remnant, are humans the only beings with sentience?

[sleepinglotus]

There are animals in our world as well as humans.

[hagrides]

Are they on an equal standing with humans?

I have heard that the moths humans are familiar with are tiny and do not speak, in most cases.

[sleepinglotus]

They do not speak, no. Some are kept as pets or companions, though. I've seen a few even trained in battle techniques similar to human Huntsmen and Huntresses.

[hagrides]

We do that as well, with bugs who are sentient but not sapient. Many hunters enjoy training beasts to hunt along with them.

[There are those who have trained even infected beasts, a feat worthy of recognition. If only because he enjoys anything that might annoy the Radiance.]

[sleepinglotus]

So the majority population of your world are bugs?

[hagrides]

The vast majority. We have the occasional arachnid as well.

[sleepinglotus]

What a fascinating difference. I've seen mostly other humans from other worlds here.

[hagrides]

As have I, or at least they appear closer to human than insect.

[y'all look the same]

I wonder what causes this disparity in race.

[sleepinglotus]

[Rood.]

I imagine most planets are more suited to human growth, but that's only a guess.

[hagrides]

[look him in the eye and tell him you could distinguish a cricket from a locust]

Are you familiar with the makeup of most planets in the infinite universe?

[sleepinglotus]

[Fox probably could.

But you really don't want to know how a blind boy can tell the difference.]

Not at all. Like I said, just a guess, from what I've seen here.

Then again I've also only been here for two weeks.

[hagrides]

[you're probably right but I can't stop thinking about it]

Have you been settling in comfortably?

[sleepinglotus]

[It involves eating them.]

As much as I can be.

[hagrides]

That is good to hear. I know not all are used to traveling as frequently and suddenly as I.

[sleepinglotus]

Have you been to other worlds before?

[hagrides]

Not as such. But I have been summoned to distant kingdoms on the same world.

[sleepinglotus]

How does it compare? Being in a new world versus traveling to other kingdoms?

[hagrides]

The vast change in biology are the most striking. When I traveled, I would frequently be stared at because of the manner in which I present myself - but not because they did not recognize whatI was.

The difference is greater than it would sound.