Looking Good

[lizzypaul.livejournal.com]

What do you think the Andalite equivalent of a guy sucking in his gut and standing up straighter, or a girl playing with her hair, or any of the other myriad unconcious social cues we give out when we're worried about being around someone we admire, would be? I'm not really talking about sexual attraction or flirting, just wanting to look your best in front of the great Prince you've heard so much about.

Of course, if this was ever mentioned in the books and I missed it, that would be even better.

I'm working on some fanfic right now, and experiencing major block at this point. Any and all opinions are vigorously welcome, but please keep in mind that I'm really looking for some decidedly alien behaviors, not just human behavior transplanted to an Andalite body.

Thank you all so much!

Comments

[errorsign.livejournal.com]

I figure there would be a big unconscious emphasis on how secure the ground is wherever you are standing. 4 legs, and we have seen repeatedly how they need all 4 to function correctly for any kind of movement, would mean 4 places to worry about slippage or tripping. We have seen Andalites be naturally graceful under most circumstances, but I'm certain that anxiety/nervousness/fear would still roughly translate from Humans. Don't forget to look at what horses, bulls, goats, sheep, so on, do for inspiration; just because something is from Earth does not mean it patterns itself after Humans.