#critter questions and/or questioning

[vulpecular-draconic]

on the one hand i am very much feeling like a fae + changeling right now and i really want to add it to my intro post as a kintype.

on the other hand it has been Two Days since my fae awakening

[incognitopolls]

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[vulpecular-draconic]

it makes sense for the human species who can only communicate with others in the human species to equate being human with being good. it's honestly kind of a hopeful word, since using the word humanity to mean good means at some level humans believe humanity is capable of good. tho that also implies that non-humans aren't as capable of good, which... isn't great.

personally, i've stopped using the word. i don't like to use "empathy" either (unless actually talking about empathy) because people with low empathy can be just as kind as people with high empathy. caring has less to do with eliciting emotions inside yourself, and more to do with doing the actions that help others. i think the words i use most instead of "humanity" are compassion and kindness.

there's also the counterpart to that word: "inhumane," which i've also stopped using. for that, i replace it with words like cruel, uncaring, or selfish.

asking out of genuine curiosity, to otherkin or other nonhumans:

how do you feel about the word "humanity" being used to describe acts of kindness, care, empathy, or people just existing in a way that has universal relatability and resonance? and are there other words you prefer to use that has the same connotation of "humanity" that humans use it in?

for the record i myself am also nonhuman but don't engage w the community much, and i'm only recently coming to terms with it, so i do wanna know if others are bothered by the use of the word humanity in this context

thanks in advance for responses 🙏 RB to break containment is appreciated

[wizardsfang]

Im havin such a hard time makin Therian & Otherkin friends, i have no idea who’s ok with messaging & inbox rambles & who isn’t!

So if you’re a Therian or Otherkin & you’re ok with critters invading your inbox and/or DMing you, reblog this post or drop a comment!

[mildeleef]

Refurbished my slugc oc and tossing em into the wind because my buddy motivated me

[sailorr-art]

gorgeous gorgeous boy

(photo reference here!)

[toriv06]

[outer-andromeda]

If Gabe was turned into a toy for Poppy's Playtime or a Smiling Critter from the cartoon, what would they look like as either one?

I was genuinely going to answer "I have no idea at all" and then suddenly I was like "... fuck it let's just-"

The ice-cream guy idea came to mind literally 10 minutes ago and I'm- kind of digging it a lot. Both him and the candle guy I imagined are from a discontinued line of DIY kits because they didn't work out? (kind of like that oven toy :'))

The candle guy was also partly an excuse to have Gabby be like Doey but not really shhhhh

As for a critter...

He'd probably just be a regular DogDay, but... something's not right

[critter-covenant]

Class is in session!

Idea inspired from this that I've been meaning to draw for the past few days

[ominouspuff]

Last Line Challenge

Rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like). 

Tagged by @omaano

It’s uh

It’s Wolffe and Plo “Coon”

last line was adding my signature for posting, but before that it was the flat color on the Wolfpack pile.

No-pressure invite to @gaeasun and @frostbitebakery

[froagles]

Finished just in time!

Now is the time I inform you Hoppy was my favourite Critter before Baba (they’re still both my favourites) and I personally headcanon her as questioning, and may favour a certain pair for her too

Also if you were curious on a vague plot, Bobby put up the mistletoe (she decorated the place, she loves Christmas, to clarify she just did it to spread the love, she has no current intentions), Hoppy saw it and genuinely sat there to try and help herself figure some things out

[vulpecular-draconic]

small update on my maned wolf hearttype/kintype questioning:

last night i hadn’t done any research about maned wolves yet. i had been too busy hyperfixating on other alterhuman things during the day to start looking stuff up, and too tired to think about it as i was getting ready for bed.

as i was absentmindedly watching youtube videos, taking a break from alterhuman stuff, i got the urge to do a deep throaty sound. not really like a howl, but sorta? my head would be in a howl-ish pose, but the sound would be shorter and different. random creature instincts aren’t too out of the ordinary for me, and i don’t know if i’ve had this one before; if so, it would’ve been a while ago.

it occurred to me that this might be a sound maned wolves make, so after my video was finished i looked up some others about maned wolf sounds. and! the first one was of a maned wolf roar-barking! which was very euphoric. i watched a few more videos, which mostly showed them squealing/squeaking. i already do that all the time, stemming from my fox kintypes + autism.

i’m pretty sure i haven’t heard any maned wolf sounds before then. i’ve only seen them in pictures and a 2-second silent video as far as i remember. so my explanations for this roar-bark noema is: 1) i have heard the sound and just don’t remember, 2) simple but enjoyable coincidence, or 3) i subconsciously got the impression that they’d make a sound like that just from looking at them, which my brain then randomly threw at me.

unfortunately this hasn’t helped me much with the actual questioning. i don’t think it’s a kintype tho, if it’s anything at all. the muzzle stands out most — it doesn’t quite fit me. i think it’s too long, or the wrong shape in another way. it feels dysphoric to imagine on myself. however i have seen many red foxes whose muzzles are longer/different than my red fox muzzle, too. maybe the maned wolves in the closer-range videos just happened to have different muzzles than me and i’m applying a face shape to myself that i don’t even need to have.

again, sounds and appearance alone aren’t very helpful, especially this early on.

i may do more research today or tomorrow, but currently i’m a bit burnt out by yesterday’s hyperfixation.

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[nappycat1188]

They're ready for deep and personal question.. question them wisely.

[ask-the-critters-survival-au]

No matter how much you kick the dog, it will always run back to its owner.

[hiwelcometothemonstersancturary]

What is everyone's favorite music genre?

After being rescued by Angel, the toys FINALLY gain access to the World Wide Web(tm), CD discs and music that isn't PlayCo. friendly, and lemme tell you, they're ALL having a blast. Here's all of them:

Angel: Rock, punk and heavy metal. This guy has tons of rock discs on their collection and used to blast Guns n Roses before going to work. Angel also really likes Britney Spears and Lady Gaga but their go-to will always be rock.

Poppy: Jazz, bossa nova and blues. She loves these! Old but gold, she likes to say. She won't pass up on listening to pop music, though.

Kissy Missy: Shoegaze, indie and pop. Riley (yes I made her into our Kissy Missy, let her live) is pretty melancholic and anxious, so shoegaze helps her a lot with calming down. She tried lo-fi, but it didn't feel the same way.

Huggy Wuggy: Babyboy likes listening to rock thanks to Angel. Doesn't like shoegaze but will listen to it for Kissy's sake.

Marie Long Legs: Heavy metal, rock and punk. Marie likes music to blast her ears off, and post-HoJ she listened to a casette of ACDC until it stopped working. Absolutely hates everything that feels too "slow" for her taste.

Ollie: This nerd listens to videogame OSTs (affectionate) and WILL be a prick about his favorite indie bands that only he and 3 other people knows about. Will gatekeep music from others.

Bunzo Bunny: At first he's always listening to the radio because he can't decide what to listen to, but as he grows up post-Factory he will eventually start opting to listen to hyperpop more.

Miss Delight: "Upbeat music", which translates to Doom and Dark Souls OST. I am not being ironic. And pop, of course she loves pop, ADORES pop, knows everything about every single pop artist to ever exist.

Doey: Kevin and Matthew are HUGE MCR fans, but Jack likes country because that's what his parents used to hear. The three of them are on a mutual agreement that in case of a problem, they must listen to whatever is on the radio.

The Prototype: Much like Poppy, he likes jazz and classical music. Unfortunately it has been so long that he listened to anything other than classical that any new sounds are alien to him to the point he feels like he doesn't have a preference anymore. He lets other toys pick music for him. Nowadays, he says he's a jazz fan, mostly because that's what brings him comfort.

Smiling Critters (+ Boxy):

Dogday: My heart is telling me country and indie, but. Hear me out. He likes Legião Urbana. he has a guitar and plays Legião Urbana songs. All brazilians reading this will want to strangle me because you know I'm right. He also likes hip-hop and rap.

Catnap: GOTH. GOTH GOTH GOTH GOTH. GOTH MUSIC + HORROR GAME OSTs + SHOEGAZE AND THE LIKES. NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO CONVINCE OTHERWISE. And of course, he listens to christian music as well bc he's Catholic(tm).

Bubba Bubbaphant: He likes eletronica way more than classical music, but he appreciates noise music like what Merzbow does. It scratches his brain just right, and he likes sleeping to it. Asides from that, the entire Pokemon OST.

KickinChicken: PUNK AND GRUNGE. Angel is the one who introduces him to it and he LOVES it ALL.

Bobby Bearhug: Cutesy old love songs, J and K-pop, and, of course, pop in general. I feel like she'll also be a big Xuxa fan thanks to Angel's influence.

Craftycorn: Hyperpop and scene music, but specifically scene music. She listens to things with the nastiest of lyrics but Crafty is always using headphones. She is at first horrified upon discovering this kind of sound, except she doesn't stop listening to it. At all. And she nowadays giggles to herself because oooh she's being SOOOO inapropriate. By listening to music on her headphones and away from the younger toys. Wow so rebellious, Crafty.

Piggy Picky: Bossa nova and samba, thanks to Angel's influence. She also really loves disco! Doesn't listen to music a lot because she's always busy with other things, but when she does she sings along. It's adorable. I love she.

Hoppy Hopscotch: Grunge, post-rock, alt-rock, hip-hop and rap. Also listens to a ton of sapphic artists because of course she does, and sometimes she makes her own songs on the guitar.

Boxy Boo: Listens to whatever Hoppy is listening to as long as she thinks it's "appropriate" for him.

Nightmare Critters:

Simon Smoke: Tries becoming a rock fan in order to impress Angel because he's afraid he'll get replaced as the favorite child if he doesn't (Angel has no favorite children), then finds out he really REALLY likes pop. Specifically pop female artists

Touille: Every single Sonic song to ever exist, and tons and I mean TONS of rap and hip-hop. He loves vibing to it while tinkering with things, it's enriching to him. He and Bubba yap a lot about Sonic songs together as well.

Icky Licky: Noise music, will convince people he loves classical but what he really really likes scene music. Absolute vibe to him, but he thinks the others will bully him for it. They never do.

Allister Gator: Whatever is on the radio yes, yes, but he likes the most depressing gut-wrenching and DEVASTATING indie music to ever exist. In order to motivate himself, Allister tries having the others play hyperpop to him, which he also appreciates.

Poe: GOTH GOTH GOTH GOTH, shoegaze specially, but Poe has been discovering and branching out to other genres a lot since escaping PlayCo. They like listening to vynils with Poppy a lot, and usually falls asleep on top of Allister while listening to the radio. They still prefer goth music, but they're happy they have more options now.

Rabie Baby: Yes, pop and hyperpop j-pop and k-pop and all the likes, of course, but on top of that she has discovered rap and really REALLY likes it. Marie is also influencing her with heavy metal.

Baba Chops: GOTH GOTH GOTH GOTH GOTH, she, Poe and Catnap are the goth kids, but on top of that and shoegaze, she likes Queen and musicals in general.

Maggie Mako: The girl who contaminated the entire family with musicals, she ADORES those, but she likes making "action movie" playlists for herself so she can pretend to be an action movie protagonist. Listens to tons of indie as well, mostly so she and Piggy can have thinks to talk about.