#arcosian lore

[ladytygrycomics]

I had my hunch that Freeza wasn't going to know what a kiss was, between the fact that the tail twine is pretty established as the main Arcosian thing and that we don't see it from the main established Arcosian couple (not that we see Cold and Nova being overly affectionate much, especially by the time Freeza comes around). He only saw that as her giving him a mouthful of spit. When they eventually (heavy emphasis on the "eventually") get their feelings sorted out, I don't think the concept will seem any less weird and germy for him, but hopefully, one day, they'll be able to lock tails when no one's looking.

Also, I love the way that Ryuu's smile comes back when she realizes he doesn't understand kissing.

Guess she has the chance to start bluffing to cover her crush for a bit. What could go wrong?

Yeah, you pretty much nailed the intent there. Tail twining is the “native” gesture, so something like kissing just doesn’t register as meaningful to him at all. Saiyans are weird! It’s not even an emotional rejection. He genuinely doesn’t see the point of it. To cut him some slack, this isn't necessarily a one-sided issue. There may have been other times where that cultural divide results in her unintentionally giving him some mixed signals. Gestures or actions that mean nothing to her could read very differently to him . . . 😈

[ladytygrycomics]

I hesitated to add this one to the others this dialogue could be speculation on what they’ll decide, not on the possibility of either by fate.

This is another one where I have to be careful not to answer the question too thoroughly lest I accidentally wander into spoiler territory.

I will say that the exact timeline of the tech's development has changed since I wrote the initial post. Some of those older lore notes predate details that were later solidified in the comic itself.

When in doubt, default to what's depicted in the story. :)

You're not wrong to focus on the wording of that exchange though. The important detail is that they're speculating rather than describing a known certainty.

Unfortunately, if I elaborate much further, I might start kicking up spoilers. 😅

[ladytygrycomics]

I’m actually surprised Frieza is completely unaware what a kiss is. He managed to figure out sex without much issue. I’m guessing kissing isn’t a common or known gesture for Arcosians? Or is it just something Frieza specifically never did?

Kissing isn’t part of Freeza’s culture. Physical intimacy exists but it doesn’t translate to the same gestures some humans would recognize. I say some rather than most because, well, this:  https://www.sapiens.org/culture/is-romantic-kissing-a-human-universal/

It’s not something Freeza would have encountered or thought about in that way. :)