I've always wondered what non-daemon animals do when they meet a daemon who looks like them. Do they know it's a daemon or do they try to chat and the daemon is all 'I"m sorry, I don't speak panda'.
I assumed that animals can sense that a daemon is not one of their own. Probably the scent is completely different and something about their look. The novel mentions that other humans can tell the clear difference between animals and daemons so I imagine actual animals have a similar awareness. Given that, some animals approach humans all the time in that curious 'oh, hello! who are you? do you have food?' way so maybe they do something similar with daemons but fully knowing they are not animals.
Actual Raccoon: Hello, familiar shaped creature! Do you have food? What's that in your hand? Can I look at it? Is this food? Is there water where I can wash this?
Dejeni: Howard! You forgot to lock the garage again!
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Date: 2014-12-05 05:14 pm (UTC)Ha! I can so hear the pause before the 'I think.'
I've always wondered what non-daemon animals do when they meet a daemon who looks like them. Do they know it's a daemon or do they try to chat and the daemon is all 'I"m sorry, I don't speak panda'.
I assumed that animals can sense that a daemon is not one of their own. Probably the scent is completely different and something about their look. The novel mentions that other humans can tell the clear difference between animals and daemons so I imagine actual animals have a similar awareness. Given that, some animals approach humans all the time in that curious 'oh, hello! who are you? do you have food?' way so maybe they do something similar with daemons but fully knowing they are not animals.
Actual Raccoon: Hello, familiar shaped creature! Do you have food? What's that in your hand? Can I look at it? Is this food? Is there water where I can wash this?
Dejeni: Howard! You forgot to lock the garage again!