Friday, November 24.
A snug bug in a rug.
As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. This, Gregor thought, simply could not be better.
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Hatchlings at the Cradle, or post-Dread Tallon IV revisit feels.
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Eating bugs.
I had to rewatch the episode to see that and yeah;
MK had a bug in his hair, and Wukong picked it out and ate ala monkey grooming instincts. Too big to be a louse, looks more like a silkworm in it's cocoon.
I bet he picked it up after getting slammed into the pavement - from personal experience no matter where you lie down in public, you *will* get a bug on you.
One of my fave hcs is MK's monkey instincts kicking in and he accidentally eats a spider before he realises. And promptly freaks out.
And because eating certain arthropods isn't considered as taboo in China (but still considered weird); MK's other family members have their own thoughts on the matter. Tang is 100% the parent who'd be like that one tumblr post about a guy eating spiders. Pigsy is with MK on the grossness of it.
Tang: "I don't see what the big deal is."
Sandy: "Insects *are* a far more substainable source of protein than beef or fish."
Pigsy, angry squeal: "Because its disgusting! You've no idea where it's been!"
MK: "Thank you, Dadsy!"
Tang: "MK, you ate fried silkworm grubs by the bucketful when you were little."
MK, turning green with horror: "I THOUGHT THOSE WERE POPCORN SHRIMP!?"
Pigsy: "That's what you were feeding my son when you took him to the night market!?"
Tang, shrugs: "I'm a culinary explorer piggy. And if lil MK took a liking to my haul, who was I to deny him the boon?"
Pigsy & MK, both at once: "BECAUSE IT WAS BUGS TANG!"
Macaque, teasingly pokes head out of shadows: "Did I hear something about silkworms? I'm starving!"
MK & Pigsy: *disgusted retching noises*
Mei, the one who started the convo: *is busy recording all of this*
It gets so bad that MK will randomly ask other animal demons/celestials he comes across in his travels their thoughts on the matter. The answers are... less than encouraging.
MK: "Before we part ways, I have a big big personal question to ask you Mr Three Eyed God-sir."
Erlang Shen, expecting a lore question: "Ok."
MK: "Do you eat bugs?"
Erlang Shen: "...define bug."
MK: "wut."
Erlang: "Because in the grand scheme of things, any creature that crawls with many legs can be called a bug. Crabs, prawns, and shrimp are in the same family as the common woodlouse."
MK, despairing: "Nooo! Don't ruin shellfish for me!!!"
Wukong: "MK, stop asking the gods if they eat bugs. They don't cook 'em good anyway."
MK: *retching sound*
The poor monkey boy probably ignores these instincts for as long as possible, until one day MK takes a bite out of a giant bug monster and things quickly turn into Shaggy & Scooby vs the Cotton Candy Glob. Onlookers were horrified.
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