The culture differences between all the different herds are fascinating me. Stonekrovn having a culture of using the bodies of the dead to feed beasts and provide for the herd even after death is so interesting in contrast with Nero, Runi and Kasko's cultures. They seem the most likely to be able to mercy kill those that can't die through Loss, and the fact we know they have when other herds like the one we're seeing now won't is just! So interesting!

And yet they're still divided on whether it's the right thing to do or not, because of course they are! They're still talking about killing loved ones! Will death is clearly a part of their culture and beliefs, that doesn't change the very real pain they feel over the death of someone close to them!

My laptop is dying so I'll try be quick. I also find it very interesting that the Grasslanders will kill the pups of Stonekrovn, seeing them as beasts and not real deer and what not. I'm not sure if Antaras counts as a Grasslander, but the fact he has Loss and Eve with him makes what we've seen of Loss and Eve being gone all the more intersting if he is. All of Stonekrovn's pups were stillborn, they have no young at all, exactly what the Grasslanders seem to want. In contrast, we have seen the Grasslanders being forced to continue living even as their body rots. We see them continue to live while Stonekrovn die.

I'm not saying Stonekrovn is experiencing more stillborns than elderly living forever, or that the Grasslanders are experiencing the opposite. What I am saying is that you've shown both of these things happening in a way that feels like what a Grasslander would prefer it to be.

And that's really fucking cool and I love it so much

I've done some research, and I was thinking of changing it up so that my character has an equivalent of muscle weakness from the hips down. I was looking into muscular dystrophy to use as a sort of framework for it, but all I've been able to find so far is stuff about the different types, that doesn't actually tell you a whole lot??

So do you have any resources or advice for writing muscle weakness and/or gradual muscle decay of the lower body in characters?

(By the way some things have changed since the last time I sent an ask, so if those ones weren't clear or coherent, I can definitely ask better questions now if that helps at all. Obviously you don't have to answer anything, and I'm not intending to rush you at all, I'm just aware I'm not always the clearest person in the world, and want to say I can definitely do better if so asked.)

Hi!

First off, we've all loved reading your asks! The idea of the robot dinosaur is super cool.

Onto your question: while I don't have an official diagnosis of anything, what you're describing is basically what I've been going through mobility-wise so I can give you some pointers.

In the past few years I went from relatively mobile to unable to walk more than a few steps unaided. I went from no mobility aids to full-time crutch use in under a year, and things are still getting worse without a known cause.

PT helped maintain some abilities, but didn't help build back any strength or mobility and ultimately just caused me more pain and flares, so I stopped going. I still use some of the exercises I learned there on my own.

It's honestly very frustrating to not be able to do things I know I used to be able to do. Stairs are especially horrible--I've never liked them, but I'm now not really able to manage them, and they are everywhere. (I can do a step up/down, and on my best days I can get about half a flight of stairs before I need a break.)

I've also been dealing with the fear of losing strength in my arms too. I injured my shoulder back in July and it was horrible. I couldn't bear weight on my shoulder very well, so I couldn't carry my bag or transfer weight/pressure to my crutches like usual.

In general, I have a lot of fluctuation in what I can do and how much pain I'm in day-to-day, which is not the case of everyone dealing with progressive disabilities.

As a dinosaur and not a human, your character will probably still want to use a wheelchair as a mobility aid. I imagine dinosaur crutches would be a bit difficult to manage.

Fic I daydream about but haven’t written

Miraculous Ladybug/Persona 5 crossover.

Yusuke is in France for an international young artists competition or whatever that’s partially sponsored by the Agreste brand.

So there’s a big party at the Agrestes’s mansion or whatever for the competition and Gabe is going around talking to all the contestants and because of that people are chattering like:

“I can’t believe the Gabriel Agreste is even talking to people”

“I mean it is his house”

“But he hides away like it’s his secret lair”

And then the MetaNav gets activated abd Yusuke gets pulled into the Metaverse along with Alya, Nino, Adrien, and Marinette

In the Palace they piece together Gabriel is Hawkmoth and also this whole competition is a ploy to bring in new people to Paris and stress them out enough to Akumatize them

Persona Q2 fic where right after Enlil reveals her true identity, the persona-users are telling her how fucked up her way of helping people is, and she’s like “bro how would you know if you’ve never experienced it yourself? Here I gotchu” and right then and there she whisks the four leaders away into their own theatres. Uh oh

Two best sisters! let’s go!

who steals french fries off the other’s plate?

Both don’t eat but if they could I gotta go with both. If one steals one french fry the other will retaliate by stealing one back. Though Labrys would do more than Aigis really

who jokingly moves in for the kiss when someone asks if they’re a couple?

Neither. I don’t think Labrys would understand what it means until Aigis just says no leaves with her. She’ll teach her about it later

who has to bust or bail the other out of jail?

Aigis mainly cause Labrys often get caught in shenanigans. Sometimes Aigis gets caught in it too and they gotta bring in Mitsuru for help.

who gives the other advice/comfort about dating issues?

I would say both but Aigis gives more advice and Labrys gives more comfort when doing it. 

who shamelessly cheats at games by reaching over to cover the other’s eyes?

Labrys starts it by seeing Teddie and Yosuke play together once. It leads to a cheat war between them and laughing together about it

who immediately calls dibs on the top bunk?

Labrys since Aigis is cool with any bunk

who starts and who wins the pillow fights?

Oh boy what a mess that would be- Labrys starts them mainly and have 50/50 win rate with each other

who says “your pants would look better on their floor” to the other’s potential crush