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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]

It causes quite enough of a headache as it is. I could do without gaining tentacles every Iris, I quite appreciate having hands.

[graftage]

You get tentacles instead of hands?

[hagrides]

I don't know how some people make it look so easy.

[graftage]

[well,]

It isn't that hard, I think. Like I don't have tentacles myself, but I think it must be like having a bunch of hands? You just have to coordinate them all.

[hagrides]

Hands are much easier to grip things with. Manipulating objects like utensils or doorknobs, or the like, took some doing.

[graftage]

Do they have suckers on them? Like an octopus.

[no reason at all why he's asking]

[hagrides]

No. No stingers either, at least.

[graftage]

Aw. Suckers would make it easier, since they can grasp onto stuff.

Stingers? Like what, a jellyfish?

[hagrides]

That was what I had in mind. It would make the experience even more troublesome, especially if moonlacing was required.

[He likes holding hands, but... not with stingers.]

[graftage]

Right. That would make it hard - I don't think anyone would want to deal with those.

So they're just really slippery, then.

[hagrides]

Very much so. I had to ask my roommate to take over the chores for the moon, holding a broom was almost impossible.

[graftage]

In that case, yeah, I would've said you just need to have someone to help you out while you learn how to use them.

[hagrides]

I'm very fortunate to have had such people.

[graftage]

[...]

[It is fortunate, isn't it? And here Steinbeck is, trying to keep people distant.]

Guess all we can do in this place is help each other before we all find a way home.

[hagrides]

[Some people live that kind of lonesome life by choice, and Grimm cannot criticize that decision.]

As is always true, no matter where you go.