All this yapping abt my worldbuilding got me thinking of the little things. God DAMNIT its massive again ok you know the drill more under cut
Like Milk is well known and quite beloved by the residents of Giants Valley. Smallfolk in his local town rarely hesitate to offer themselves as an energy boost if they notice him looking a little dazed (he has most definitely pushed himself too far on several occasions and passed out hauling lumber, and hey, he’s a hard ass worker and by far the most dedicated to his job, he deserves some respect.) Hes a strange one but he’s a goodun yk!!!!
And then of course Dr. [REDACTED] would advocate hard to make folk like Milk more known. I mean, she already puts up shoddy posters about her very real professional work with giants that have unique problems specifically, but perhaps more would feel inclined to trust her with an already incredibly trustworthy face to back her up.
Not to mention Lenny, the Giants Valley postman with uncannily long limbs and speed who disappeared after having suffered the same ailments but. Far, far worse (she discovered him huddled away in the woods covered in blood and surrounded by half-chewed animal corpses and was the only person insane enough to not immediately dip from that situation, instead coaxing him back to her lab where she basically had to detail him like a fucking car to get his fuzzy body relatively stainless), who is an equally beloved face that MANY were overjoyed to see his return. Now if only her word stretched a little further than the mountain peoples. And if only she’d clean up her act and be a bit more professional.
Anyways. So that made me consider. Would it then eventually become commonplace, atleast in the mountains, for there to exists warnings and guidelines regarding folk like him? They don’t know he is “argus-influenced”, they just know its a weird phenomena that needs a little extra accommodation. Like informational signs warning people that not all giants asking for help like that may mean well. Charts to show a person what traits to look for before its “too late” (as yknow, the most TELLING sign would be the velvet innards, but why would you wait until you’re in a giants maw to decide whether its safe or not.) The Giants Valley residents are pretty friendly folk. The sort of people who thrive on helping eachother, like one big web of a community. One rogue giant could spark terror.
COUGH aside from me rubbing my hands together evilly I mean cmon I haven’t had a solid antagonist since I wrote fucking J.evil into my uni back in 2018, imagine also like… registered prey. Getting prey certified like getting CPR certified. “Learn the signs” ass posters abt how to spot an argus-influenced in need. “Oh no oh jeez that big guy over there ain’t looking too good” “Don’t worry I’m prey certified [flashing prey card like theyre the fucking fbi]”. I am such a good and serious writer
That all being said non-locals find the normalcy of this fucking appalling. Thankfully not many non-locals care to visit a place where almost everything is supersized
Also. I cant find. The heroforge model I made of Dr. [REDACTED] and the single sketch I have of her isnt FUCKING loading heres her old skin just to have something to look at
And I still need to decide a species for them im somewhere between incorporating yokai/just oni into this and just calling them a dwarf yeti bc yetis. Look like that just w/o the horn. God I need names I say Im thinking of little things why cant i think of NAMES
Drops my papers on the floor ok well I keep failing to fall asleep earlier than 5 in the morning goodnight
