shitposting rave 4: (almost) anything goes

Natural, though I do have detailing done for special occasions-- You are a machine.

Even hatchlings know honor.

 

not this one.

 

Im A Disgusting Unwashed Grenade Hobo Who Flips Off Any Kind Of Authority. And I Was Being Sarcastic. I Know That Hoor Is A Food.

Im Seven.

*Flips him off*

 

It is not as if they are my brother.

What.

 

considering i havwe only the faintest understanding of vwhat the fuck a brother evwen is, id say dont rule that out just yet.

 

Yes, yes, a living, thinking machine, just as you are a living, thinking flesh-creature. You said the markings are demarcation of honor, though-- do they appear naturally as a... what did you call your species' young, hatchling? earns their place? If one of your kind becomes dishonored, would their markings change?

And as for the yellow not-quite-child, she seems to be in that stage where juveniles want to buck authority and push the limits; don't mind her. Starting arguments is her way of greeting.

 

My brother looks like me and is dead. So, I doubt they are. However, there is a mechanical dragon gallivanting about and pretending to be him. Honorless scum.

It is more that we are born with them, it is because of my clan-- Or my father's markings if you will. It is an honor because it shows that I have great power, and that I am indeed a Shimada. They do not change, though some insist upon getting their markings maimed. I've no plan to do such a thing.

And that makes sense, I suppose.

 

maybe the mechanical dragon turns into the annoying preteen.

 

[Onyx's optics flicker curiosity-green for a moment, but she doesn't comment-- there are few enough dragonformers around, it's probably not someone she would be able to scold outside the dreamplane.]

Ah, so it is honor conferred by association? Some of the clans of my own home marked themselves to show allegiance, but whether those markings also indicated honor... rather depended on who one asked. Is there any historic or symbolic meaning to your patterns besides 'Shimada'?

 

What What?

You Say That Like Its A Bad Thing.

 

its pretty damn humiliating.

 

Spoiler: gif

 

Aw Its Okay No One Is Judging You For Losing Against A Dirtblood That Hasnt Even Made It To Second Pupation Yet.

 

No. I refuse to think of this.

Indeed. I suppose they are a call back to the ancient storm dragons that we are said to be descended from.

What.

 

What What Wh-
Yknow What Even I Have Boundaries About How Much Stupidity I Engage In For The Sake Of A Joke.

 

No, simply an explanation of what is. Stars know I'm aggressive enough if one goes back through the timeline. Not very far back, even.

Descen... organic. Right. [She shakes her head a little, more annoyed at herself than anything.] A mark of ancestry, then, and associated with power and honor through the actions of those who came before?

 

Family honor is a lie perpetuated to control people.

 

[Amused:] Are you thinking out loud, or did you intend to address someone?

 

Im Not Aggressive, Im Snarky, Theres A Difference. ,:P

 

I'm talking to the big guy! What the fuck, big guy! Why would you get credit for someone else's work? You gotta get credit for your own work! Family is just people that're related to you, they're not you!