{"id":94542,"date":"2016-06-30T19:29:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T19:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/06\/30\/pilgrimkitty-down-sizing-argylsocks\/"},"modified":"2016-06-30T19:29:20","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T19:29:20","slug":"pilgrimkitty-down-sizing-argylsocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/06\/30\/pilgrimkitty-down-sizing-argylsocks\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

pilgrimkitty<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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down-sizing<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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argylsocks<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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pretzel-log1c<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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dendritic-trees<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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friendlytroll<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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roachpatrol<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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iztarshi<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Inspired by various tumblr posts.<\/p>\n

Humans quickly get a reputation among the interplanetry alliance and the reputation is this: when going somewhere dangerous, take a human.<\/p>\n

Humans are tough. Humans can last days without food. Humans heal so fast they pierce holes in themselves or inject ink for fun. Humans will walk for days on broken bones in order to make it to safety. Humans will literally cut off bits of themselves if trapped by a disaster.<\/p>\n

You would be amazed what humans will do to survive. Or to ensure the survival of others they feel responsible for.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the other thing. Humans pack-bond, and they spill their pack-bonding instincts everywhere<\/i>. Sure it\u2019s weird when they talk sympathetically to broken spaceships or try to pet every lifeform that scans as non-toxic. It\u2019s even a little weird that just existing in the same place as them for long enough seems to make them care about you. But if you\u2019re hurt, if you\u2019re trapped, if you need someone to fetch help?<\/p>\n

You really<\/i> want a human.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

you know fantasy dragon soulbonding fic i want more of that where the humans are the dragons, like, we\u2019re huge, we\u2019re old, we\u2019re scrappy as hell, and if you are small and cute enough we would be delighted<\/i> to carry you around on our back\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

holy shit that\u2019f b amazing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

also imagine an alien being like<\/p>\n

\u2018I THINK A HUMAN IMPRINTED ON ME THEY KEEP HANGING AROUND ME\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But imagine aliens that only form social bonds under very specific circumstances having to deal with humans though:<\/p>\n

Like, they will bond with a group, and if they move they just bond with a new group while still talking to their old group. \u00a0They will bond with other species. They encourage their children to practice bonding with inanimate objects. \u00a0They can have more than one mate in their lifetime. \u00a0Sometimes they have more than one mate simultaneously. \u00a0 \u00a0Once they bond with you they\u2019ll start trying to bring other humans they are bonded with to bond with you.<\/p>\n

If you stand around them long enough they\u2019ll probably just wander over and try to pat you, this is how they bond with other species. \u00a0You may have accidentally bonded with a human without knowing it.<\/p>\n

Seriously they will bond with anything.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

@jq-piccadilly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

addendum:<\/p>\n

\u201cHelp the human in our party bonded with a grafknap and now they want to bring it with us\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t see what the problem is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve already got like five of them, and then there\u2019s the orlaps and vanghus.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201ckrrrk sor krrkr going thr krrk -bula spike krrk\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cCompanion Mar, how do you sustain these high levels of interpersonal relation?\u201d
\u201cUh\u2026 hanging out, I guess.\u201d
\u201cHanging out of what, exactly?\u201d
\u201cSorry, that\u2019s a human phrase used to describe spending leisure time in the general proximity of others for entertainment.\u201d
\u201cBut we are very far from your past companions, and yet you have continued to express interpersonal relation to them, in spite of the lack of proximity.\u201d
\u201cOh, well, I comm them now and then.\u201d
\u201cInteresting. So you posit that physical proximity and verbal communication are key to this relational anomaly?\u201d
\u201cI mean that\u2019s part of it.\u201d
\u201c\u2026 great Glarbnack, you\u2019re doing it right now, aren\u2019t you?\u201d
\u201cOh, come on, Kursp, we\u2019ve been friends for ages, you know that!\u201d
\u201cNo! Stop! I can\u2019t believe you would – oh, Glarb, what\u2019s the word? – vefriendle me without even asking me first!\u201d
\u201cBefriend. The word is befriend, Kursp.\u201d
\u201cUgh, humans! Well I know I can\u2019t stop you but at least try not to emote all over the place.\u201d
\u201cSure thing, buddy.\u201d
[Enraged squeaking]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

OMG THIS ONE IS FANTABULOUS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

pilgrimkitty: down-sizing: argylsocks: pretzel-log1c: dendritic-trees: friendlytroll: roachpatrol: iztarshi: Inspired by various tumblr posts. Humans quickly get a reputation among the interplanetry alliance and the reputation is this: when going somewhere dangerous, take a human. Humans are tough. Humans can last days without food. Humans heal so fast they pierce holes in themselves or inject ink … <\/p>\n

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