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Eye contact is a significant factor in the agreement to a conversation because of the intrinsic connection between the sight and acknowledgement of parties. Staring intently towards somebody else can easily be seen as aggressive, and thus, wandering around with your eyes is seen as polite and especially inclusive between multiple conversation partners. Staring at someone behind their back is considered rude, as the Kemonae more easily sense the presence of someone's eyes on them. Hiding the eyes, especially with a hand, is seen as a natural response of embarrassment and consideration, while hiding someone elses eyes can only be accepted as a gesture between close friends due to the intimate placement -- it would be either a playful "shut up", or an assertive action to take control. | |||
Eye contact is a significant factor in the agreement to a conversation because of the intrinsic connection between the sight and acknowledgement of parties. Staring intently towards somebody else can easily be seen as aggressive, and thus, wandering around with your eyes is seen as polite and especially inclusive between multiple conversation partners. Staring at someone behind their back is considered rude, as | |||
While eye contact stand for the direct connection between conversation sides, the ears also fill a role - to be aware of the area around them. Ears doesn't physically move around a lot, but if they do, it is certain that it is because of something in need of immediate attention. Loud bangs and crashes may quickly "flick" the ear of people, while sustained, grinding noises may prompt the people in vicinity to close off the ears as much as they can. The ears have limited muscles to accomplish this, so the noise would need to be annoyingly persistent. Covering the ears in any way implies that the Kemono is selfish and withdrawn, but may make sense in some environments. | While eye contact stand for the direct connection between conversation sides, the ears also fill a role - to be aware of the area around them. Ears doesn't physically move around a lot, but if they do, it is certain that it is because of something in need of immediate attention. Loud bangs and crashes may quickly "flick" the ear of people, while sustained, grinding noises may prompt the people in vicinity to close off the ears as much as they can. The ears have limited muscles to accomplish this, so the noise would need to be annoyingly persistent. Covering the ears in any way implies that the Kemono is selfish and withdrawn, but may make sense in some environments. | ||
Teeth are used for reading intention of | Teeth are used for reading intention of the Kemonae. Most of them doesn't have an excellent grip on their muscles, and may end up gritting their teeth in frustration if, say, they miss their bus. Showing ones bare teeth to others is, by default, seen as a threatening gesture as the sharp, pointy shape of them have no place in a conversation. However, if the Kemono is able to showcase control over it, such as subtly showing off with a smile but still hiding the pointy parts, it is seen as respectable and maybe even cute. As with the teeth, the mouth may also be a place of shame, as its immediate meaning is food consumption. Of course, talking is necessary, but it's expected to keep the snout level to not bare the teeth. The Kemonae generally doesn't care about showing teeth when it fits the role, such as a parent to her children as the teeth are meant to be slightly intimidating. Touching your teeth with claws is seen as an unruly act, and instead, little chewing bones are supposed to be used. | ||
=Tail and body= | =Tail and body= | ||