Aight. So according to the last poll y'all wanted to get the secrets of Krow in nitty gritty detail. There may be still those who don't wanna know (yet) so I'll put it under a read more. Also because it'll likely get long lmao.

Note: Even though the memes im posting does not contain NSFW thingie, all characters mentions still belongs to 18+ content. So please, MINORS/AGELESS BLOG, DO NOT INTERACT.

So when he can’t get proper mouthwash maybe in an emergency he uses warm salty water, or if the food bank has given enough to have extra, does oil pulling. (Ideally using coconut oil but I don’t know how good the stuff Krow gets there is.)

Or maybe he makes an antibacterial infusion with herbs grown from free/cheap seeds at home or chews cloves or cardamom from cheap spice packets. Cloves or clove oil help slightly numb a toothache.

Though none of any of this is as good as a gentle alcohol free fluoride mouthwash and adult strength fluoride toothpaste. Cavities could abound.

He might have tried making toothpaste with bicarb soda, salt or charcoal (from his art supplies) but all of those are super abrasive and bad for your teeth. Sometimes he might have to resort to just dry brushing if he runs out.

Non-whitening fluoride toothpaste is the goal, hopefully there are mini tubes that are easy to palm or the food bank gives out basic hygiene products.

Does it? Does it give toothpaste and soap?

Krowspiracy once again giving more thought and detail to my characters than I am. /silly

But definitely I think this is all canon and viable.

I remember seeing stuff about like "what to donate instead of mac and cheese" articles and some items they mentioned have been hygiene stuff. Maybe the people of Columbidae have read those and been donating things like toothpaste and mouthwash and Krow can get those.

But he absolutely steals the like, travel size stuff too.

Reminds me of a lil fact that I think... I forgot to mention until now.

🤔.

Street Photographer!Dove interviews Krow for a local culture piece. When the newspaper comes out Krow’s parents happen to pick it up and see a young person with brown skin and purple eyes.

Funny you mention that, cause that WAS one of the things I've had in my noggin is that, ironically, Krow's parents have been still in the same state all this time (not living in Columbidae though.)

What are his preferences for treating being ill [does like taking a bunch of medicine? does like like relying on natural remedies? does he rest different than he usually does? What does he do?]

Is this man drawing while sick and getting snot all of the paper? Anyway yeah.

It kind of depends on the sickness and severity.

A little bit of sniffles he'll just suck it up and keep going. But if he has a nasty stomach bug or something where he's confined to the bed, he wouldn't mind a lil babying from Dove. (But this also does depend on the kind of sickness he has. Some he won't take babying, others he'll whine a little and want some extra attention.)

Is it by commission kind of or does he have regular work hours and how long does he expect his work day to last usually? How much free time does his work leave him with btw, and where does he have to travel to for work? How’s his commute like?

Is his work clothes at his work or does Jen have to carry it with him? How is the process like for his work again and standards and procedures for work safety for him?

Also does he work weekends or is it an any time kind of thing [I imagine for this kinda work you wouldn’t want to extend the time frame because biohazard, but I’m wondering]

So Krow's work I always imagined as kind of commissioned based, but because it's a fairly large city, there's pretty much always some kind of work to be done.

While I've said that his main title is "forensic cleaner", Krow, Luke and the team don't just clean up murder scenes and not-so-well checks. I imagine they probably get commissioned to do other things too. Like maybe help with a hoarder's house, or a home that was abandoned, or someone did die (and yes the family/loved ones know) and perhaps there's a lot of stuff the family just doesn't want to deal with so hire them to clean it up. It's not just absolutely grisly, gruesome affairs. But of course, they have been hired to clean those up too. Krow, Luke and the others have seen... things.

Thus it just kind of... depends on what the day is like and how long it'll last? Sometimes they get emergency calls/commissions and have to go out on weekends or at odd hours. They do have a work van that hauls everyone and all their stuff around, then their office/base has all their supplies, showers and other things.

Luke does everything he can to make sure that all the safety protocols and procedures are in place. No cutting corners or making compromises on encroaching on his or any of his employees safety. So everyone is in suits, gloves, masks and the like. They hose down, shower, decontaminate and so on. Luke cares a LOT about his work and takes a LOT of pride in what he does and this reflects in his workers. It is hard work, and it IS gross, but because everyone is compensated pretty well and/or respected and treated like... a fucking person, people stick it out.

Like I said some emergency situations come up but generally Luke DOES really try to afford a good work life balance for those in his little company.

How exactly does Krows venom function? I know it’s a slight aphrodisiac or at least it feels good, but what are the main effects and side effects and how does it kill specifically?

Also how strong are the side effects, is it addictive, how quickly would a regular person get addicted? What would be withdrawal symptoms?

Also how does it damage the body if it kills us? Does it just cause paralysis over time through nervous system, or just mess with our blood and destroy our blood vessels and cause internal bleeding , or does it damage our muscles? Or does it work in another strange mysterious way?

I need to know winndy plz plz plz plz plz plz

It's been kinda answered but maybe not in detail?

So in part I never really intended to apply too much real world science to Krow's venom since it's, well, it's Naga venom and while I can muddle about how some things work with the supernatural, I don't always go in TOO deep.

Krow's venom is pretty diluted, so folks bitten by Krow are not actually getting hit with as much of a heavy dose as they could if he were more Naga (or gods forbid, full blooded Naga).

Yes it has an aphrodisiac quality to it and it is, yes addictive. The full venom much worse so, but Krow's still nothing to sneeze at. Withdrawal symptoms hmmm... I am not super sure. I am not that familiar with what it's like to be without drugs for a length of time, so I am going to sound ignorant here, I apologize. I imagine one would feel real low, like not just sad, but down trodden. You don't feel good or yourself without the venom. You need it to feel "right" and fixed.

As for how it kills you, I always imagined Naga based around cobra's, which have a neurotoxin. So paralysis over time through nervous system and having respiratory failure eventually.