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Bartholomew

Dolores

Norman

Harold

Magnolia

Names that are normal for babies but weird when you're old:

Maddison

Tanner

Skylar

Mckenzie

Logan

Names that are normal for old people and normal for babies:

Elizabeth

Mary

Michael

Finnegan

Peter

Names that are weird when you're a baby and weird when you're old:

Radish

Kerosene

Australopithecus

Anthill

Hedgemony

Names that are weird when you're normal:

Balthazar

Romulus

Clandestia

Persephone

Kremulon

Names that are normal when you're weird:

Talita’s expressions are… usually misinterpreted by other centaurs.

Tightening the lips and showing teeth is typically an aggression display, and wide open eyes are typically a shock reaction. She also barely moves her trunk except for speech direction (when she isn’t mumbling into her chin). More on centaur alien facial expressions here.

Talita is a weird fringe case with very human habits, so here’s some examples of more typical centaur alien facial expressions and gestures of affection. Most noticeable is the half lidded eyes being a relaxed signal, despite kind of appearing kind of “angry” to humans. Talita’s use of her white nictitating membranes to imitate human eye and eyebrow movement is unique to her, other centaurs basically only use it for eye protection and cleaning.

Some other facial signals of note: A trunk gently curved up with relaxed lips is a classic “smile,” and tightening lips and/or showing teeth is a signal of discomfort or aggression. “Cobra“ positioning of the trunk with some degree of flattening it against the face is an aggressive snarl, essentially a way of saying “I am ready to bite you.” Shivering and chattering/involuntarily snapping teeth is a signal of extreme discomfort or “crying.” Feathers raising on the neck is a general excitement response with context dependent meaning. Feathers bristling on the face is an emotional arousal response (positive or negative) similar to blushing!

i got sidetracked looking at car posters on pinterest and the way my jaw DROPPED