Familiar Drugs

Everything built by every other species is always *too high*. So they had to invent a small, portable folding ladder in order to avoid the embarrassment of having to ask for help.

Which was metal, obviously, for strength and durability and making it useful as an impromptu clubbing weapon.

Eventually opening a Dwarf Army Chair to the desired tool becomes akin to solving a puzzle box. Dwarves develop the new reputation of being exceedingly clever and tricky which baffles them since they’re not doing anything differently.

“I only asked you to set up the work bench,” the dwarf says, baffled. They look between the party leader and the ten foot catapult set up in the middle of the clearing. “We can’t prepare dinner on that.”

The party leader, sweating and outraged, laughs without humor. “Really?! You don’t think so?!”

The dwarf’s brow furrows. “No,” they say slowly, “because that’s a catapult.”

When you get home after a long day

PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997)

Life is suffering and pain. It is hard. This world and its people are cursed. But still, you find reasons to keep living.

“The wild girl whose soul the wolves stole. She lives to kill me.“