Scalemate Adventures
The webcomic Homestuck
takes place, in part, on a distant world called Alternia. The local
civilization there places a lot of attention on heirarchies and obedience and
law, and less so on morals. You can usually get away with murder, but you should
take pains to make sure it doesn't interfere with Imperial business. They take
that seriously.
The civilization in question has movies and entertainment and games, but
they're somewhat... different than Earth. One particular thing is that instead
of teddy bears, they have little plush dragons called Scalemates. The
character that collects them doesn't hold tea parties with them; she puts them
on show trials and has them summarily executed. You know, as one does.
When the group behind Homestuck
released Scalemates as real-world plush aminals, I knew I had to get some. But
the Scalemates in my house are not treated so harshly.
Roswell Camp, January 14, 2021