It’s lovely to see the first panel start with, “Here’s to your health!” Also, I live in Seattle and I’ve been wondering if the no-touching custom in this culture possibly has its roots in a global emergency at some time in the ancient past, and people adopted safety procedures that simply carried forward? It would be so interesting to read the backstory. Apologies if this is inappropriate to speculate at this time, it’s just been something I’ve wondered about this comic for a while. Please please don’t flame me in the comments.
That’s something that’s occurred to me, too. Some manner of disease or condition that rapidly spread via touch or close contact. Wasn’t it mentioned that Earth suffered some kind of disaster in the distant past? Perhaps that was part of it.
It’s lovely to see the first panel start with, “Here’s to your health!” Also, I live in Seattle and I’ve been wondering if the no-touching custom in this culture possibly has its roots in a global emergency at some time in the ancient past, and people adopted safety procedures that simply carried forward? It would be so interesting to read the backstory. Apologies if this is inappropriate to speculate at this time, it’s just been something I’ve wondered about this comic for a while. Please please don’t flame me in the comments.
That’s something that’s occurred to me, too. Some manner of disease or condition that rapidly spread via touch or close contact. Wasn’t it mentioned that Earth suffered some kind of disaster in the distant past? Perhaps that was part of it.
On another note, I absolutely love these guys’ relationship. Got a great big stupid grin on my face.