This is a cool story. Also, I'm reminded of the "gratuitous wings" criticism sometimes leveled at anthropomorphic art, which indeed often sticks wings on characters for no discernible reason. But here, the wings are kind of a nuisance because they're conspicuous without being useful. That's an interesting twist. It makes me wonder how and why creatures have the shapes they do in this setting. That might be evolution but might be something else, or even a combination.
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Date: 2012-03-29 05:59 pm (UTC)This is a cool story. Also, I'm reminded of the "gratuitous wings" criticism sometimes leveled at anthropomorphic art, which indeed often sticks wings on characters for no discernible reason. But here, the wings are kind of a nuisance because they're conspicuous without being useful. That's an interesting twist. It makes me wonder how and why creatures have the shapes they do in this setting. That might be evolution but might be something else, or even a combination.