Awwww c'mon Talitaaaaa don't get insecure about it...
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Talita: Besides cleaning the hell out of my apartment.Idrisah: Don’t worry about it. We’re probably just going to take photos, eat, and hang out. I’ll leave the boring stuff for my parents afterwards.
Talita: Will your wife be there?
Idrisah: Of course!
Talita: I’ll have to brush up on sign language…
Idrisah: (ASL) You already understand us well!
Talita: Yeah, I just wish I could… uh… reply.
She wiggles one of her four fingered, symmetrical hooved hands in the air.
Idrisah: If Gillie can talk to ferrets, I think your hand shape could work for most signs.
Talita: Ehhh…
She looks away, face bristling in embarrassment.
Talita: I’d just look like an idiot.
Idrisah: That’s always part of learning a language!
Talita pushes a button on the panel for the exit door to the recycling plant.
13 thoughts on “Runaway to the Stars: Page 25”
dokki
extremely relatable sentiment from Talita. I also love how Talita almost stoops to a hexapodal gait to communicate comfortably with Idrisah. Makes a big point about how huge Talita really is.
zofifi
Sad truth. You gotta make a clown out of yourself in fron of more skilled speakers, often even native speakers or you wont become fluent. *groans in social anxiety*
silverware
it’s weird to see Gillie and Talita not knowing each other that well after seeing them all being together on tumblr :0
Wou
I love Talita’s weird arms
Gar G
I love the bristles in place of a blush
And she’s not wrong, everyone looks like an idiot when trying to speak in a different language
furubatsu
Does Talita have a translucent eyelid or is her pupil just not coloured in on the panel where she’s talking about “wanting to be able to reply”?
Also, Talitaaaa sweetie. Everyone looks like an idiot when learning a new language, but they also look 100x smarter than the people who refuse to learn at all!
Origamigryphon
She has nictating membranes that she uses to emote!
Origamigryphon
Oh whoops, I think I misread your question. I noticed that too! Maybe it’s her tapetum lucidum?
furubatsu
Maybe, I wasn’t sure on her eyeball/eyelid situation was so was just asking when I noticed that.
Jay Eaton
It’s a cartooning thing. Didn’t color the pupil in/exaggerated eye reflection because it fit the mood.
foca
ohh i love the little detail of there being one exit symbol with a humanoid figure and another with an avian (avianoid?) figure
Trees
Talita has terrifying teeth. Like a moth full of craft knives.
Chrysalis
Part of learning any skill, really!
The way Talita bends down to be closer to human eye level is adorable.