Thursday, 2 November 2023

Svantozik's Non-Verbals

We Claim These Stars, CHAPTER XIII.

"The Ardazirho officer flashed teeth in a grin." (p. 87)

"One of the guards snarled. Svantozik chuckled." (ibid.)

"Svantozik shrugged." (p. 88)

"Mirth crossed his eyes." (p. 89)

Again, is this alien too anthropomorphic? All his body language seems to correspond to ours. 

Please excuse the brevity of an early morning post. I am about to be served breakfast, then engage in other activities. 

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3 comments:

  1. Sean M. Brooks3 November 2023 at 07:26

    Kaor, Paul!

    I don't think the body language of all non-human races will necessarily always be completely alien to humans. But this is an old point of contention!

    Ad astra! Sean

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  2. paulshackley2017@gmail.com3 November 2023 at 08:52

    Sean,

    But it shouldn't be completely like, either.

    Paul.

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  3. Sean M. Brooks3 November 2023 at 17:29

    Kaor, Paul!

    I agree, that's what I was trying to say above, with the qualifiers I used.

    Ad astra! Sean

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