#zig

[Miralles et al. 2026 CC BY-NC 4.0]

A few weeks ago, friends and colleagues of mine (I was not involved) published this incredible new species of legless skink that makes distinctive zig-zag markings in the sand as it 'swims' through it.

[Miralles et al. 2026 CC BY-NC 4.0]

So they called it Zig zag.

ZIG ZAG, CORAL!

Rust compiler will put u on a leash theres a reason the main feature of the lang is called "ownership" omfg. she will ensure u follow her every command and she will tell u exactly how to do it safely and how to do it well and shes nice about it

zig compiler is a robotgirl it will not only give u the result u tell it that u want but also follow ur exact instructions on how to get there

Zig, Zag, and now, Zany.... Thanks to that anon (Who I KNOW who you are but I won't rat you out now /SILLY) @scarlettclownose had joked "lol now give them a thinga" when I designed Zig and Zag. I said no but then I got that ask and evil grinch smirked. So... Zany. Sometimes just called Zane. I- yeah so After abt 4 years they're like "Wait we actually like being parents beyond having heirs, lets have another." And by now we know Halle SUCKS at magic despite it being literally her job to be good at it. So they do the same spell, with 'corrections' this time so there's not two. Well, there wasn't two, but there wasn't one either. Until. Later. And they realize she corrected the wrong spell and smiles at Loup apologetically as he flips out obviously.

Zany is not bad. However he ends up getting not only teensy wizardry, but pulls more fairy magic from Loup. He has a LOT to contain. He could be a great magician, like Houdini. However, he... Chooses to use this magic for things like eating words out of the book of knowledge as said magician tries to teach him how to control himself.

He's obviously bigger than Zig and Zag. This allows him to not be babysat by them very easily when he's younger.

Big Mama's boy. He does anything in his power to not have to spend time with Loup when younger. (Bro did nothing wrong Zany's just picky. He's literally about 10 when he starts to come around)