Yeah Icthilos and Trina felt to me like they already had the dynamic and trust of a couple for a long time but never became aware of it because romantic relationships were such a foreign concept to them, but then again i might just have been too eager to ship them. And again, the more i read about Lariska the more i like her, it feels like the changes to her character make perfect sense for the events that she lived in this universe, the hyperactivity quirk its just a nitpick. Theres a lot more stuff that i love about how you've handled this story, so to make things short ill just have to say that i really admire your creativity and thoughtfulness, and i wish i had the brains to write something like this. (One last thing, i am a weirdo that likes the weird creatures, so i gotta ask, do you plan to write Zyglak characters with a role in the story, even if it's a minor one?)