#alligator is from a farming village far east… she has strong fins which aren’t a common trait.

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do all inkfish have tails in this au? or is it just certain species? <-(noticed samahs silly tail)

Not all inklings have tails, it’s considered an old fashioned trait, the cuttlefish family seems to have tails, but it’s considered a sort of symbolic idol thing to inklings, since they’re descendants of Craig Cuttlefish— it’s become a symbol of the success of the inklings and the ideas and styles of the current generation, in a strange, convoluted way. Callie and Marie style thier tails in fashions that resemble current (splatsville) inkling hairstyle trends.

It’s more common for inklings to be born tailless, and in fact it’s more fashionable, as tails are seen as barbaric— an animalistic trait, the squid sisters act as an exception because to Inklings its a BRAND , in streets you’d catch a few curious glances if you had a long tail. Maintaining “ human “ skin tones is ALSO fashionable, warm hues and appearing ALIVE is a beauty standard, since Inklings tend to run cold and they tend to run with green muddy “colder” hues. The reasons why this became popular seems to stem from a hatred towards Octarians, who more commonly have greenish colors, tails, prominent gills, claws, etc etc… and a design that directly counteracts Octarians are common, as they try and remove themself from their aquatic ancestors. (Inklings to me are actually a desert species, I might elaborate on this later haha.)

Most Octarians have tails, most clip them— more commonly parents or guardians of Octarian hatchlings (especially those from the domes) clip their tails after they begin to develop tails, not because of any fashion reasons … but solely because it’s more efficient. Most Octarians have docked nub tails…

Surface Octarians, and other Southern or Tidepool born Inkfish populations that are far removed from Splatsville inklings tend to exhibit more species specific traits.