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marlynnofmany · 7 months ago

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It occurred to me that it would be fun in some fantasy story to have squirrels with wings, but then I remembered that their tails are so fluffy as a way to slow them down when they jump from branch to branch (and occasionally fall out of trees).

A squirrel trying to flap enough to move forward with that kind of drag would be a sad thing to see. Flying with the brakes on.

And well, there's always magic in fantasyland to make things easier, but that's just cheating.

#I know they wouldn't be shaped right for flight anyway #but that's hardly the point #fantasyland creatures can have wings #as a treat #but some will have a harder time with them than others #maybe wing-squirrels just have really beefy flight muscles #which in turn would make them heavier etc etc #this is probably the kind of thing that keeps wizard students up at night #trying to figure out how to make their Masterwork Project succeed #while their friends try to convince them to try something easier #writing prompts #squirrels #wings #in fantasyland

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