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Sender ID: emet-sulk (Emet-Selch)
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Warnings: It's a creepy picture

[ He meant to send this privately to Hythlodaeus. But he was so pressed about it that he sent it the wrong way.

The image is a picture of the bounty notice and NOT the actual creature itself. ]

I TOLD you we shouldn't have taken that thing

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In my experience, they do it either because they can or they are rehearsing for some greater goal. Let us hope it is the former, hmm? We've already had to put down one rogue alchemist.

Yeah, I guess. But just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.

And why not? There is much you can learn about anatomy through such experiments. The first beast seems to be functioning well enough with its many hands.

Is it though? It just feels like something like that would have a tough time.

In what way?

[ He's curious to hear what they think. ]

I dunno. I guess just. With the arms and legs being all off and everything. And like, running on hands? It's all just gotta hurt.

[Not that he knows much. It just reminds him of the weirdness of Heartless and Nobodies.]

Ah. You've not spent much time outdoors barefoot, have you?

One's feet and hands can grow accustomed to rough terrain after enough time and exposure.

Not really.

Still doesn't mean things need to be walking on their hands though.

I've seen a species of ape which has similar-looking feet. But on principle I would agree.

Yeah, but feet and hands are different, even if they look similar.

[He's probably talking himself in circles. Unfortunately, he's part-Sora]

Well, let's look at it this way:

The limbs upon which a creature walks on may be considered feet, and limbs which can grasp objects may be considered hands.

In that case, these limbs ought to be considered feet even if they resemble men's hands.

[After a period of thought and considering this.]

That makes sense, I guess. I think I can work with that.

But, does that mean it could grab stuff with its feet, also?

Why not? There is nothing which says feet cannot grasp objects.

I guess. Just seems weird though.

I mean. I can't really grab stuff with my feet.

Not very well, no. But over the course of centuries or millennia of use, those feet could adapt to grasp things.

But that's not very helpful right now.

[There's probably a little bit of smoke coming out of his ears, but he's trying.]

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