question: how do the headless bodies see. you've mentioned them interacting with stuff and doing things like chores, but i've never seen you depict them with like... a cane. do they get used to the layout over time? did the bodies run around like headless chickens the first time their heads got yoinked off
Great question anon! Like how they are magically still alive and functional without a brain, they can magically see/hear/smell without eyes/ears/a nose. Imagine a pair of ghost eyes, if you will.
That's the vantage point they can see from. An advantage of not having physical eyes is they can look around 360 degrees. Just because headless!Ford doesn't have eyes doesn't mean you can sneak up on him from behind.
(Don't forget all his reflexes he's built up over those 30 years in the portal. Especially without a head, he's going to instantly tackle you without thought if you try anything (and that tackle will turn into playful rough housing and cuddling when he realizes you aren't a threat <3))
As for when their heads are detached but they're still in control of their bodies, then yeah they just see from their heads and basically remote control their bodies. That being said, this is fantasy magic and I can do what I want forever, so I do also like to imagine sometimes that even when in control of their bodies, they can magically see from their bodies too. Not sure the best way to describe this, but I think I illustrated it pretty well in my mind control stancest ficlet when Ford controls Stan for the first time (7th paragraph) if you wanna check that out. Imagine Stan, just sitting in the living room watching TV. He decides to go check on Ford, but he doesn't want to stop watching his show. Simple! Pop off his head, leave it on the chair, and go find Ford with his body. He can see where he's going and then interact with and listen to Ford from his body, all while not missing a second of his show that he's watching with his head :)
Anyway, point is, the headless bodies can already see. But I love your ideas of them using a cane or running around like headless chickens, and I cant get the pictures out of my brain, so I had to doodle them too <3