#just a few snippets i have sooo much about their behaviors and customs\society etc

[featheredcritter]

Got any random behavior stuff for borrowers?

ok so first i want to talk about mannierism and politness. For borrowers, prolonged eye contact can be seens as weird or downright a threat, so for greeting each others borrowers will do a little bow and look elsewhere. Giving your back and\or constantly looking away or just in the general direction of a person is more done towards people of higher rank, like how an employee would act towards their CEO (not that they have those, thank god). It's a huuge display of trust. They also don't really shake hands. Polite\genuine smiles are done by gently squeezing their eyes and never showing teeth, and if they do the higher lip is always relaxed and hiding the teeth. NEVER grin at a borrower, it's a threat display. Another particular greeting is done by touching whiskers, and this is a specific greet reserved towards very close friends\partners or family, as whiksers are an extremely important and sensetive organ for borrowers and in general it's seen as invasive to have strangers or acquaintances touch them. big no no Regarding another topic, Borrowers are a little opportunistic, and if they can get their hands on something and get away with it, they'll do it. This is never done out of malice, but when you are that small and food is hard to get by, if you are hungry and see a smaller insect with a yummy food, you're gonna steal that yummy food, and sometimes, if you are veeery hungry, you're gonna steal from a larger animal too. It's not seen as morally incorrect, but harvesting when you don't need it to the point of hurting other creatures is frowned upon. Last thing, borrowers HATE open spaces, they are prey creatures and such places are extremely anxiety inducing as they are completely vulnerable out in the open. They are always near a hiding spot and places where they can take shelter if they have to, even in complete safety they will position themselves where they can make a quick escape or hide if the situation calls for it, always keeping track of every thing in their surroundings. And if there's literally nowhere to hide, they will keep themselves tightly pressed against the nearest surface.