OOPs #302
Jan17
A fuzzy, grumpy little project
Out-of-Placers
A story of inconvenient changes
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Interesting side details; baxxid seem to have extremely precise bands on their vision’s focus, even at short distances. Also, unless the Trademaster is in the habit of holding a pose mid-sentence, they can also speak their own language in a fraction of a second(admittedly this could just be artistic expediency for finishing the comic).
I think if that was a serious attempt at baxxid-vision, we would see something weirder than that. It’s been stated that they can see clearly through their eye-covering headdresses, and as subterranean creatures they can probably see clearly in pitch black conditions as well. I think the DoF effect is just a quick way of differentiating cloned panels for the sake of artistic expediency, as you theorize for the lack of time passed between said panels.
On that note, I don’t think baxxid speak that much more quickly in their native speech based on earlier conversations we’ve seen. They gesticulate in ways that imply their conversations are happening at a relatively normal rate, that is unless they gesture at hyperspeed… but Kass’ insistence that baxxid almost never do anything in a hurry contradict that shaky theory. It WOULD be pretty cool if they communicated super fast like Warhammer 40k tech priests chattering in binaric, but evidence suggests that isn’t the case.
I thought “golden eyes” was a metaphor. Apparently not.
I love that this is finally happening, but a thought occurs to me: if humans are as small and fragile relative to baxxids as yinglets are relative to humans, will Kass become even more self-conscious about being physical vulnerable while being escorted by Kalgkur?
Perhaps a better question is if a Yinglet stab can penetrate a Baxxid’s skin. Kass would be for almost anyhing dat doesn’t involve Elm getting shanked again.
That’s a really good point! And I have no idea what the skin is like on their torsos. My thought was Kass might worry about accidentally getting squished by Kalgkur, but if he proves his self-control, it would be a great relief. I’m still worried about Kal’s impulsiveness, and he does have a reputation. We’ll see!
I think about how many people horses kill. Elephants are more dangerous, but move slower in general. There’s the tusks and the trunk to deal with but mostly they just run away. Doesn’t really matter. Either one is going to outpace you, and one kick can be death. If anything, the bigger one is more likely to miss you, but that’s small comfort. Him being friendly to keep other dangers away is worth watching where he slithers.
That actually seems like the right body guard until Elim recovers. Brakka still probably wants blood, but he knows the feeling’s mutual, he probably still has scars from being yeeted, his thugs are diced and pickled in Ran’s specimen closet, and now Kassen is getting escorted by a Baxxid.