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One of the things I really appreciate about Dungeon Meshi is how the text is so clearly full of love for animals. Like the true kind of love Laios feels for the monster where he wants to know everything about them, but most of all he respects them and loves them as animals.

One of the chapters I can't stop thinking about is the one about Anne the Kelpie. It's kind of impressive how well it illustrates the different kind of love people have for animals. And how someone that loves an animal isn't necessarily an animal lover. If that makes sense.

When Senshi calls out Anne what he says is "Don't worry Anne's Harmless" but she isn't, she's a wild animal.

Marcille immediately reacts positively about it thinking it's cute she accepts the treat Senshi has for her. And hers and Chilchuck's reaction to Senshi wanting to cross the river on her back is more surprise while Laios immediately realizes how bad of an idea it is.

But Laios is the animal monster lover so how come when he finally is faced with a "docile" monster he doesn't react positively like the others? Marcille even calls him a monster. That's because Laios loves monsters, and Senshi loves Anne.

I've seen this attitude around me several times, where people love a specific animal but what they love is their idea of that animal, they don't really know them because they don't love the animal part of them.

It becomes a "this one is special because I love them" that can quickly become an issue for the animal as much as it is for the person. It's something unfortunate I see time and time again irl.

Anne wasn't wicked, Anne wasn't mean, Anne didn't trick him. Anne was a wild animal and Senshi loved her as Anne but not as a kelpie.

She acted on instinct, maybe she did love Senshi in the way kelpies can love, but animals are still animals and must be respected and treated as such. Climbing on top of Anne's back was the equivalent of putting your arm inside a alligator's mouth, the mouth is gonna close because that's what they're designed to do.

The real life equivalent I see the most of "I love this animal but I don't love the animal part of them" is with dogs. If you insist on loving an animal without acknowledging they ARE an animal they might hurt you, you might hurt them, it will only end in grief.

The best way you can love an animal is by understanding they're an animal.

That is all to say I don't mean that the love Senshi felt for Anne wasn't real or that it's all his fault. He couldn't have known with the information he had and unfortunately it came down to the worst outcome.

I just love dungeon meshi dearly.

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sometimes I will rb a post about my shows or video games w no extra tags but irl it looks smth like this

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happy BPD awareness month! here's a list of things you can gift to people with BPD:

-money

-money

-money

-ten billion dollars

-more money

-a delicious meal (and money)

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throwback to the time that I tried making an rpg maker game but quickly ran out of ideas

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there needs to be a i hate your stupid review you know nothing take this down now button on letterboxd 

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almost time

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Happy pride month to the tiny cowboy and tiny Trojan man from Night at the Museum

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“Well the difference being ones a job and the other's mental sickness!”/ref

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fascinating things happening in the courtroom

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i cannot believe ppl are saying terunosuke has siblings that fucker is an only child

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i cannot believe ppl are saying terunosuke has siblings that fucker is an only child

#enigmacore if you're reading this youre the exception i like taero. #otherwise it's a massive misread

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URGENT I lost 12 members of my family in the bombing of our house in Gaza

No one can bear to see his family in pieces, as happened today in the Rafah massacre. This is my greatest fear in this war. I hope to die before I see them bombed. We have suffered a lot in this war. Please donate or share the link

@sayruq @blackpearlblast @bombing @nabulsi @stil-lindigo

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Can you tell I lined+colored in thirty minutes while high on mannequin endorphins

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