june intro log overflow

[hohnkai]

This is an overflow for the intro post.

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[squadgoals]

[Fish hands. Why correct it? It was beautiful, perfect, and she might never hear it again. On the other hand...]

Ah, I see them. Easy mistake — for fish, those are actually called "fins". I like the cut of that fish's jib. Hey, you're a natural at this!

What do you think of that guy? I like the look of his nose. Beak. Mouth? [She circles her finger around a tank with a little yellow fish zooming around.]

[redshitlord]

Oh... well. I kind of like 'fish hands' better. More descriptive.

[Complete with eyebrow waggle.]

[Until he turns to the fish to observe.]

Whoa, it's so... long. How does it not bump into stuff?

[squadgoals]

I'm... not sure. [A thought.] Maybe the same way we don't bump our head into every low-hanging branch?

[At this, she looks Sideswipe up and down.]

High-hanging branch?

[redshitlord]

Yeah, I guess... still though. You'd think it'd hit a few things.

[Because fish are dumb, right?]

And I've got sensors.

[squadgoals]

Me, too — but I normally just call them "eyes".

Fish likely have the same sense of spatial awareness as the rest of us.

[redshitlord]

How can his eyes see all the way down that nose?

[ARE THEY REALLY HAVING THIS CONVERSATION? yes, they are.]

[squadgoals]

Well, how can you transform into a car? [She chuckles, waving her hand dismissively in front of her face, before Sideswipe takes her seriously.]

What I'm saying is, everyone's got their own way of doing things. Same goes for the fish. Maybe he's looking at us and going, "how do they move with all those limbs and no fins?"

[redshitlord]

Mechanics and stuff! Like... science?

[He says it both questioningly and like it's obvious. Somehow.]

... do you really think he can think words with his fish brain?

[squadgoals]

Maybe he's thinking fish words. Or maybe he's just thinking, "scary big walking fish???"

[redshitlord]

... Fish. Words. Dude?

[squadgoals]

Okay, maybe not. Probably needs another evolutionary step. Or two.

[beat;]

Your turn!

[redshitlord]

Or seven.

[Jazz hands.]

Uhh... what about... that... weird looking dude?

[squadgoals]

[What is that

It is great.]

I love it. He's like a... a sad clown. Or a fancy fashion clown.

[redshitlord]

A sad clown?

They come in sad?

MID-HIATUS TAG, FEEL FREE TO DROP!

[squadgoals]

[There's a moment of reflection where she thinks about sad clowns, and slowly shakes her head.]

Trust me, it's better if you haven't seen them.

The fish is better, though. Very... dapper? A handsome gentleman fish. Or lady! Far be it for me to, uh, gender-type this aquatic native.