you know how most of the things humans use as spices are poisonous or repellent to most other mammals? and you know how anything vaguely d&d inspired has dwarves being way more poison resistant than even humans?
dwarf cuisine shouldn’t be bland, it should be unimaginably spicy and potentially harmful or fatal to humans. like green potato and rhubarb leaf salad with a festive garnish of yew berries and deadly nightshade berries, that kind of thing.
Humans are weird thing: Hiccups
I don't know if this has been done, but the first time a human gets hiccups when on an alien crew.
It is meal time and suddenly one human who finished eating faster than the others makes a loud sound that has yet to be documented. At first the aliens think that human Mike got suddenly excited and did a strange shout, but that possibility is thwarted when the sound is repeated. Human Mike scowls at the other humans who have started snickering at him.
Perhaps it is an angry noise? Why is Human Mike angry though? He did not show signs of it previously, and nothing has happened between eating and the noise to make him angry. Why must human emotions be so confusing?
"Try drinking water upside-down." Human Dawn suggests randomly, "That's what we always do where I grew up."
"No do NOT drink water upside-down!" An alien crew mate panics. "Doing so could cause you to choke and die!"
"NO!!!" All the aliens who have experience with humans shout at the crew mate who told Human Mike not to do it.
Everyone knows not to tell a human not to do something. It's the first rule in the handbook. They all sigh in resignation at the smirking humans.
Human Mike gets out of his seat, raises his arms, and flips to stand on his hands. Human Dawn who suggested the action is already prepared with her bottle of water. His body wobbles as he hiccups again, and she quickly pours it in his mouth.
There is a tense silence as the entire room watches. A moment later there is another hiccup large enough to send Human Mike tumbling to the floor, cursing loudly at his misfortune. The aliens breathe in relief, a higher up taking the new recruit out of the room for a refresher course on rule number one of dealing with humans.
Throughout the rest of the day, the other humans could be found trying to scare the hiccupping Human Mike with varying degrees of success. The hiccups finally stopped when Human Mike was trying to hold his breath, and Human Josh came up behind him and slammed into his back to scare him. It caused him to choke, yet he seemed grateful to Human Josh anyway.
Desertduo Vigilante AU Masterpost
Welcome to the Vigilante AU Masterpost, every single post that is important to the story will be found here.
Remember, if I don’t answer one question immediately, there’s a high chance it will be explained in the future, or it was already explain in comics or asks.
Feel free to ask anything still !
Fanarts and Fanfics are VERY welcome, tag me on them or send me the link.
COMIC PARTS
Part 0
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4 // 4.5
Part 5
Part 6
ASK (that are important to the plot)
What do they teach on University
Why they can’t realize they are the same person
Character designs (that aren’t in comics) 1
Ages
Design talk 1
Powers 1 2
Everyone’s Roles: CUB JIMMY JOEL/LIZZIE PEARL TANGO
Typical day for Cody and Rex
Based on THIS post
Cross and Tech are the siblings who give eachother the most shit let’s be real
You, the queen of a fairy tale kingdom, got cursed to give birth to a princess who’s going to live her life isolated in a tower the first 20 years of her life. Narrate how you avoid your daughter’s fate.
I watched the humans go into the rec room and lock the door behind them, just like they’ve done once a week for the last month. Captain said to let them have their space, but I couldn’t help but wonder what they did every week.
Tonight I would find out.
I waited until they’d been in there for 30 minutes or so before quietly approaching the door. I sat on the ground and tried to listen. It was very hard to hear anything.
And then something came through very clearly.
“I will stab you!”
“This doesn’t concern you.”
“Like hell it doesn’t concern me. That’s cheating!”
“If both parties agree to the trade, it’s not against the rules.”
“That’s not a real trade and you both know it!”
I discovered I was holding my breath when the humans quieted down and I let it out quite suddenly. Whatever was happening, they seemed distraught.
It was five minutes later when I could hear them again.
“You liar!”
“I didn’t lie.”
“You said you didn’t have any cards!”
“No, I said you weren’t getting any cards.”
“I rolled a seven, that means I get a card.”
“Then why didn’t you take one?”
The next sound was one of a human tackling another. I also heard something falling or breaking. I wasn’t sure. I knew I needed help.
I ran to get the Captain. He’s the only one the humans would listen to when they’re upset. It took some convincing to get him to follow me, but he finally unlocked the door.
It swung open to reveal five humans at a table, cards in hand, and a hexagonal board game on the table. I was confused.
“Derek, how is game night going?” Captain asked.
“Be better if Rosa would stop cheating with Joey,” Derek grumbled.
“I’m not the one who tossed the board to the ground like a toddler,” Rosa replied smugly.
“But, but I heard-“
“Let the humans have their fun. Game night is one of the few harmless activities they have,” the captain interrupted.
He shut the door, and sent me away. I went to bed dumbfounded at how violent the humans words were, and yet how calm they appeared at the table. Game night must be quite the ordeal.
Obi-Wan giving his Eeopie a treat everyday.
Obi-Wan buying back his stolen part and joking about having it cleaned but not getting mad and paying for it anyway.
Obi-Wan saving up his money to buy little Luke a toy starship.
Obi-Wan giving the clone trooper vet money
Obi-Wan buying Leia fun gloves even though they're on the run.
Obi-Wan realizing Leia is attached to the droid and instantly changing his tune.
BUT ALSO
The Jedi saving the Bartender.
Owen staying silent.
The girl giving Obi-Wan free spice.
Haja not only sending Obi-Wan to a ship to escape but also facing down an Inquisitor.
IS THIS SHOW ABOUT KINDNESS? I'M SO HAPPY.
Vero and Butch were both deathworlders. Different species and different deathworlders, but still. I was instructed not to let them meet, but how could I resist?
I stood there while they spoke, getting very excited about all their similarities. The shared experiences they had and the similar stories of horror.
I was becoming more and more uncomfortable the more they spoke. They habited planets where one had to pick which natural disaster they were the most comfortable with. Children learned at young ages to keep their favorite things close for quick packing. They desensitized themselves to the disasters they grew up with, to the point where they no longer feared them.
When they began discussing their histories, I grew nauseous. I created an excuse to end the conversation. Vero left with me, and Butch went elsewhere.
“Thank you. I’m not sure how much more I could have taken,” Vero said.
“What? I thought you two were getting along great?” I asked.
“We were. Until I asked how his people adapted to their environments. He said ingenuity. That’s not an answer, and it’s certainly no safeguard. My people created bio enhancements. His people just, grew more stubborn. It’s terrifying.”
So even deathworlders are scared of humans. How interesting.