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Out-of-Placers
A story of inconvenient changes
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OOPs now has a Russian translation which updates shortly after the English pages are posted!
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Zhat is what a diplomat is supposed to do, de private stuffs! Also, dis is de first time since Elim was stabbed zhat dey have talked (It feels like a long, long time, but IC it hasn’t really) so we don’t know just when, or exactly how, but Kass will be told zhat the kid whose life she saved from not hatching has survived.
A long-awaited meeting(for us) begins. I must admit, Kass interacting with other Yinglets is my favorite part, especially if it’s Matriarch.
Vizlet is just always so beautiful…
That perfectly groomed head of hair helps a lot. Not a strand is out of place. Kass is well-dressed, but still has the mop-head look, which is downright scruffy compared to the matriarch.
That does seem to be part of it. She does have this most perfect straight hair which only works in animation or comics.
Alas, that we may not approach the perfection of animated characters ourselves.
I do see zhis kind of hairstyle with some reaaaally well-groomed people. But you also need to have zhe hair for it. Tangly just will not do.
Her tailtip is even more impressively groomed: Unlike zhe head-hair zhe tail gets swished around a lot more, so I zhink she uses somezhing to make it sticky.
Probably so, though it’s also very tightly tied.
Tangly isn’t the issue: that just means ungroomed/uncombed. I think you mean wavy. Hair with a wave needs to be straightened for this hairdo to work, but any hair (with a little oil, or oil removal, depending on the person) can hang in this fashion if it’s straightened correctly.
You’re right. I usually don’t debate hair care issues in English, so sorreeee
Always good to practice things 🙂 Your English is very good, keep practicing!
Vislet is right (Zhough never admit zhis to her) zhat a properly resized shelltoozh does much to reduce de “Tomboy” look of a feemale. Seeing her and Kass standing side by side Kass looks positively feral, wizh no painted clawtips, jewlery, or grooming.
Seriously, she does need to have Lopin help her learn basic grooming for a Yinglet. Vislet was supposed to help Kass learn how to be a better Yinglet, but zo far she has not approached male levels of grooming standards as of yet.
Kass is probably keeping the “tomboy” image on purpose, and probably will as long as there’s hope for a cure to the transformation.
Now for what it’s worth, don’t think of Lopin or the patriarchs as the standard of male grooming. There are plenty of yinglets at the enclave who wear nothing but their birthday suits all day and wade around in swamp muck, fishing for shellfish. I wouldn’t expect anyone to go wading in the estuary dressed like Lopin, of course. But I also wouldn’t hold the average male yinglet to Lopin’s or Narklet’s standards.
Lookie at it from zhe ozher side zhough. Humani…are kind of dirty. Don’t get me wrong, some humani are neat, and well groomed like de Trademaster is, but ValSalia is not overflowing wizh water for humani to be dunked in, above ground, at least. Dere is the ocean, yah, but it’s salty. Not good for cleaning wizh.
Soo, yeah, lots of smelly, unwashed humani. At least to a Yinglet’s sensibilities. Kass, having lived dat lifestyle for some time, likely has the grooming habits of a humani. You implied zhat Yinglets being nudists in general and wading around might make zhem more dirty, but woe to de Yinglet who comes home looking all muddy and gross if zheir matriarch sees dem dat way! One of de species inventions of Yinglet-kind is “Soap” which is used to not only clean our skin and fur, but also repel insects and parasites. Kass found out zhat such zhings like a tast of Yinglet if zhey can get it, so we do use a LOT of it whenever we go out,and re-apply it when coming back to avoid bringing a cloud of blood-sucking zhings wizh the farmers/scavengers returning home.
For any other fault you can make, yinglets do seem to keep clean and groom often.
Some even make time for makeup, despite a generally impoverished nature. Lopin and zhe Oracle of zhe Bakersroof come to mind.
Even without hope, there’s the matter of getting respect from the other personnel. The badge of an officer goes a long way, but she is still small and squishy in a culture that respects big strong men. At least appearing masculine can help a little.
The schedule has been rather busy for Kass, but some how-to-ying lessons are still in order.
I don’t think that outfit is designed just for yinglets too. There are influences in there to make humans a bit more comfortable. The hood to cover up the thin and flexible yinglet neck. Vislet put a lot of thought into that outfit. Although evidently there are no craftsmen in Val Salia who can manufacture glasses fitting a yinglet face.
Hmmm… I hadn’t really looked at the design of the glasses, but honestly, I think what she’s got about as good as you’re going to get without looking ridiculous. I believe one of Kass’s journal entries noted that yinglet eyes actually bulge out from the side of the head, meaning the earpieces would have to go through the eyes to get to the crook of the ear, which obviously isn’t an option. Having them curve outward wouldn’t look too bad… but then the wearer has bars going through their peripheral vision, which I can’t imagine is pleasant with their jumpy instincts. Supports that go below the eyes, hugging the sides of the face and then looping back around to rest at the crook of the ears, would be difficult to get to look right, and the main ways I can think of to do it would change the glasses into something of a fashion accessory – which isn’t a bad thing, except then she’d need multiple pairs of glasses for if she needed to change her outfit, and I suspect such aren’t exactly cheap. And I may be underestimating how silly such would look. Supports that go above the eyes are just going to look silly. So pince-nez it is – or maybe pince-museau would be more appropriate in this case (pince-nez translates to something like “pinch-nose;” pince-museau would instead be “pinch-muzzle” or “pinch-snout”).
I wear glasses to read, and mine are different zhan Vislet’s (also smaller). Mine are a Pince-nez style zhat uses a bit of springyness to stay on my muzzle. Dey also have a cord zo I don’t loose zhem if I get surprised and dey fall off. Using earpieces on a species zhat emotes wizh dere ears just isn’t a good zhing.
It’s a lot harder for us birds. No ears at all, and contacts don’t work with the nicitating membrane. Can’t pinch to a beak either, too hard and smooth. So it’s either wear them as goggles and look like you’ve escaped a steampunk convention, or use a little clip that glues on to the beak.
Then you have to pay a fortune for the lenses, because regular plastic lenses are not UV-transparent – they look rose-tinted to us.
Oh yesyes! Excepts when she iz yellings at yous… zhen she is beautascaries. O_O
I don’t think this bodes very well for Kass.
When she says, “I’ve been hoping to speak with you since our last meeting,” that was before Brakka’s attack, wasn’t it? So there’s more to this than “Sorry but we haven’t found your attacker yet.” Hmm. What does Vizlet know that the author hasn’t told us yet?
That the Yinglet from the egg Kass helped crack survived? Just one thought..
At a guess, an introduction into the whole Narklet situation, yinglet intrigue, and explanation as to why someone may try to attack her.
nah. vislet knows kass cares about the yings, and views him as some sort of equal. she’s sneakin around solo and wants to talk to him. this is how trust blossoms. it’s good.
i hope it doesn’t all happen off panel.
I reckon it’s the “cloak and dagger” kind of private that Vizlet wants. I hope Beizel hasn’t lost track of her since running into Yannit in the vents.
ooo good chance you’re right. I’m super looking forward to the next pages
Either that or talking about putting Kass on the breeding schedule.
Girl talk. No icky boys allowed.
Oh no NOTZ ZA DOILIEZ! *flees*
Yinglet Detection System Activation in panel 5 !
Lockings sensorz. Preparings to fires klamshell torpedoz…
Waitwait! *holdz up strange pen* Yous didn’t zees nozhings! O_o
*BIG BRIGHT FLASHIE!*
Perhaps not zhe place, but warm zhoughts to the Russian OOP fans out zhere, who are looking at great uncertainties and fears currently. Our zhoughts and concerns are wizh you.
They may do well to find another place to be fans from, if they have not already. Furries have been mentioned in the same breath as homosexuals and trans individuals by the local commissioner of child protection for Roskomnadzor; even if they’re not explicitly called out in recent legislation regulating “extremist propaganda”, that may not save them.
Well seeing de average Yinglet’s sexual preference is “It is alive” with notable exceptions to zhis, ya OOP is basically made to give a mind humpin to de awful oligarchs zhere. I zhink de boss takes personal enjoyment in giving de middle finger to moralists, which I entirely agree wizh.
However, dat does not mean I wish harm on doze who never wanted dis awfulness zhat is occuring, and civil war is looking more and more likely as De Russian Federation was almost toppled by a Coup not too long ago. What must come to pass, will. Zhat some friends and good people are in de way of it brings me no joy howevers.