Twisted Tummies & Tushies

Thank you for reading and, if you’re still with me, I hope you enjoy the madness I’ve got cooking up here. ;)

Ahhhh, I look forward to that!

Yes, they are bug-people the same way Reno is, though I think they are differently colored. Shada looks the most like her big brother, sharing a similar green hue, but with some purple highlights. Barry is mostly black and white, while Lon is colored in shades of red. Again, you can guess who the three are based off of, with Reno being inspired by Oogie Boogie. (I GOT THERE FIRST, YANA...probably...depends on how long ago you came up with Swing, behind-the-scenes, I guess...BUT MINE BECAME PUBLIC FIRST, REGARDLESS!!!) And, as you can also guess, I do imagine the three are very mischievous little buggies: not malicious, but very given to practical jokes and often incorrigibly curious. They also all REALLY love sweets, as most kids tend to. I also think Reno has had to babysit them a few times when he's back home; you might think they're little terrors, but actually, Reno is one of the few people who can keep the three in order. Once in a while they'll play a harmless trick on him, but most of the time they know better than to mess with their big brother; if he says to stop roughhousing, with each other, they'll stop. If he tells them to not bother him, they'll obey. In contrast, he usually doesn't do much to stop them from messing with OTHER people most of the time; if anything, he finds it hilarious to watch. I don't know their exact ages, though they are all less than twelve years of age, at the very least. Lon and Shada are twins; Lon is cocky and thinks of himslf as being the leader of the three, but isn't as smart as he thinks he is. Shada is the REAL boss, and more intelligent than both of her brothers. Barry is a couple years younger and seems a bit less bright and more gullible, but he also probably has the most simple common sense of the whole trio; he's usually the one trying to keep his older siblings from getting them into too much trouble...but the twins have a habitual skill of talking him into (or out of) things without a whole lot of effort.

Well, that depends on the details fo the situation, buuuuut they DO all love having their tummies rubbed, so...varying degrees of this response, I suspect: [Insert Dog Being Absolutely Blissful While Having Its Belly Rubbed Here]

If the first few links I found on a Google search can be believed, the approximate heat inside a human stomach would be roughly 99.6 degrees Fahrenheit. This tracks, because the typical internal body temperature for a human being is anywhere between 97 and 99 degrees Fahrenheit, with the generally accepted average being 98.6; that's kind of the level you're looking at when you're checking someone medically. If it's higher or lower than that by a great amount, something is probably wrong. I should add immediately that the internal body temperature for most felines and canines tends to be higher than those of many human beings by several degrees...so you can look that up yourself and do the math on how hot their guts must be for yourself. And then apply that to various feline and canine themed characters as you will. Because I'm suspecting that's why you're asking. Ditto for characters with any other animal themes you can think of, from anthros to demis to nagas to merfolk and so on. I'm not a science journal, folks. I just write kinky nonsense for fun and money. XD

(Not sure where the art this Asker is sharing comes from; I'm guessing it ISN'T official. 'XD If the artist wants me to remove this post, let me know.)

Billy: (smiles a little more and licks his lips with a playful wink) Heh heh...my tummy likes you, little friend. ;)

As for Tock - @norman6321ify's character - since he isn't MY character, and past experience has taught me to be careful when it comes to other people's OCs, I guess you could say in scenarios where he is canon, he'd obviously take Sebek's typical place and the relationship would be rather different.

All of them identify as male within what seem to be referred to now as "The Twisted Nine." Specifically what I believe is referred to as AMAB - assigned male at birth. As for their orientation beyond that...well, that's a bit of a trick question. XD Keep in mind, you're talking to a person who is some variation of aro/ace. So I don't really think much about my OCs when it comes to those matters. Not only that, but I try to write them with the understanding that you can ship them with just about anybody: with other people's OCs, with characters in the game, with the MC, etc. For example: Nakoda canonically has a big ol' crush on Jamil, but I'm more than okay with shipping him with the MC or even other OCs, too. Similarly, James has a crush on Azul, but he can go in other directions as well. In the past, Billy had a couple of OCs other folks made that he was shipped with, but again, I can go with him being tied to almost anybody...or nobody, for that matter, in ALL regards. I don't think any of them are, themselves, aro/ace, mind you. (Nakoda DEFINITELY isn't, for a start.) But I really just don't think about their private lives beyond that point, except when it suits a story's purposes. So...make of that what you will, I suppose. (shrugs)

VERY good questions! For the former...actually, not AS scandalous as you might think, though it was pretty unusual. I think that Grit's father and mother weren't a totally unheard of phenomenon, but they were pretty dang rare, to say the least. For pretty obvious reasons. So it probably made some tongues wag and pricked up some ears, but it wasn't something that would result in, like, a court case or a major dispute in society. For the latter...it's possible, but I doubt it was a frequent occurrence, and it obviously didn't work. I don't think Nomes are inherently wicked creatures, and they have just as much intelligence as humans, so I think even they - carnivorous as they may be - would rarely stoop so low as to harm a child, especially one that was part Nome and would grow up to be about as big as a lot of them. :P As for Emily...well, again. She was the wife of an arisocrat in their society. That fact ALONE probably kept her safe, because if you messed with her, you'd be messing with her husband. So, in short...it MIGHT have happened once or twice, but I actually don't think it was all that often. Kind of on that note, I actually think part of the reason Grit ended up the way he did is because he legit got along better with those in the Nome Kingdom than with humans and other "surface dwellers." Even though he's half human, he sees himself more as one of them than as a Homo sapien. His mother really is his biggest tie to humanity in a lot of ways. Make of that what you will.

Elias: (in the middle of rehearsing lines in his room) "Now my charms are all o'erthrown, and what strength I have's mine own, which is most faint: now, tis true, I must be here confined by-" (freezes up...sniffs the air...tail wags) ...Is someone making a peanut butter sandwich? (snaps book shut and goes to find the source of this delightful aroma)

Billy: (giggles a bit and gives a gap-toothed smile, then gently runs a finger over the little one clinging to his big tummy) You're welcome, little friend. (smirks a little bit and gently presses you into the soft, warm fat) You can stay riiiight there as long as ya like. I know my tummy is comfy. ^^

Billy: (scoops you up in his hands and holds you close to his heart with a gentle smile) It's okay, little friend. We're here for you. <3

Nope, character and title seem new to me. If they've been brought to my attention before, it must have been a while ago. 'XD

Reno: Aww, don't worry. Ol' Snake Eyes an' I settled that feud already. (grins evilly) I snuck a bit o' ghost pepper sauce onto HIS pizza later on. Didja know snakes can cry an' change color? I didn't till then. >:)

I am a billion percent all for Leona in the Felicia role in general. Alas, Lucius appears to have taken that in the actual Event...(shakes fist)...but hey, there's always a chance they'll do what they've done for things like Scalding Sands and White Rabbit Fest and come out with an extra card for a character not actually featured in the Event story in-costume. XD