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[counterattack]

So... I've been thinking about that trip to Rumpa-whatever, and, uh...

[ the view of wow! nothing pans over to Law's perplexed face for a moment. ]

Don't you guys think it would be kinda messed up if those snake people looked like this instead?

[ the view pans down to a drawing (it's sfw, not safe for brain cell retention tho). it stays there, lingering on this impressively stupid illustration for a few unfortunate seconds. then it's back to Law's face. he rubs the back of his neck awkwardly, implying he has some self-awareness of how #showerthoughts this is (which may or may not be accurate). ]

I dunno, yeah. It's been bugging me for awhile. Just thought I'd put that out there.

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[crimsoncrow]

_{[ Law didn't he raise you better than this— except no, no, he knows exactly where he's getting this from and it sure as hell isn't his mother. ]}

I think if they looked like that you really would have to be worried about them eating us.

_{[ Or him, specifically. L o o k, he saw the way that particular snake was looking at him!! The Renans may have knocked him upside the head but they didn't dislodge every braincell like they were hoping! ]}

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[sincleavers]

It'd be tough to do anything like that, with no arms. I can see why you'd be thinking about it. [Alphen, no...]

Something's been bothering me, though. How do they manage stairs if they don't have any legs? Do you think they ride horses if they need to travel?

[counterattack]

[ this is exactly how he was raised, mr. SANDINUS DEATH WORM ]

Right?! It's freaking me out! I know nothing happened, but I just keep thinking about, like... what if.

[counterattack]

I know, right?! How would they even, y'know... take a leak?

[ an Audible Shudder. never mind forest noises nightmares, he's created his own. ]

Augh, do you think they just... slither up them? They definitely can't ride horses, though! You need legs for that. Totally gotta have legs.

[sincleavers]

[... He hadn't thought about that. He wishes he wasn't thinking about it now? LAw???]

I-- suppose...however snakes do it, right? Since that area... [... ... ... you know]

Slithering makes sense...right? I guess? Maybe they could slither onto a horse, too. Or maybe they'd be too heavy. [...] They could everything on the ground level and avoid using stairs altogether.

[superstring]

Is that what you're afraid of?

[counterattack]

...Don't say it.

[ it's too much. it's too much to think about snake bits ]

Yeah, so I really hate the words "slither onto a horse," but I guess... if they have arms, they'd be able to hang on...

[crimsoncrow]

You know it wouldn't have been the first time a lady tried to eat me, right? Granted this one had less teeth, more scales, and more limbs than that particular incident.

_{[ fuckin zeugles, man. ]}

Though if they tried looking like that I suppose it'd be easy enough to trip 'em and run.

[counterattack]

What, snakes? Or reverse snake-people? I'm not afraid, it's just... it's weird. Right?

[counterattack]

Do you really have to phrase it like that?

[ kill him ]

No, cause then they could just—put their legs up in the air and slither after you on the top half!! Or do some weird crawling thing! Aughhh, I hate it! That's the worst mental image ever!

[superstring]

I'm sure they feel the same way towards you.

[counterattack]

Well, okay, yeah. Fair enough. But it's kinda harder to get regular humans backwards.

[sincleavers]

You know what I mean, though!

[Why did you even bring it up if you didn't want to think about it?? Help]

I'm guessing the horse would hate it, too. Maybe...big carts? No, that seems really involved. I bet they do their traveling on foot instead. [uh] ...So to speak.

[nullificates]

This is a work of art!!!!!!!

[superstring]

Why would any life form be backwards in the first place?

[crimsoncrow]

I can't go and call her a monster when comparing the situations, can I? She was... friendly.

_{[ do it yourself, coward. ]}

How long have you been thinking about it?

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[generaltraitor]

[ in the video feed, celes's face is just a little too close as she squints at the drawing. ]

[ while she will probably take her own artistic skills to the grave, her expression looks a little something like: ]

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[generaltraitor]

...for the sake of diplomacy, you didn't show the Rumpitur locals this, right?

[ RIGHT? ]

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[finisaeternam]

What.

[counterattack]

"Friendly"? Come on, dad...

[ literally just makes a nonverbal noise of Disgust. ]

Pretty much since we first got there. They didn't turn out to be bad—uh, people or anything, but I still couldn't help thinking it.

[counterattack]

I don't wanna know!

[ ALLOW HIM TO UNKNOW ]

On foot—man, now you've got me thinking about the backwards snake people again. Would they just be flopping all around up top when they run on human legs???

[counterattack]

I dunno, because nature messes up sometimes? Maybe? I mean, if you can have cows with two heads and stuff, backwards snake people isn't that much of a stretch.

[counterattack]

Oh, uh—haha, thanks. Can't exactly feel proud of this one considering what it is, though. It's cursed.

[counterattack]

Of course I didn't show it to them! I just drew it just now! What, like I'm gonna say it to their face or something? It's just— I mean—

[ gesturing helplessly at his cursed drawing ]

It's just weird!

[counterattack]

You don't think that's messed up?! Look at it!