inmportant question is god called "dog" in doggy christianity?
does machete praise dog while self-flagellating?
would he say "thank you dog"
or "you're a good boy for giving me life and allowing me to feel pain, yes you are"
jusdt something to think about
Giving a straight answer to a humorous ask, but no, at the moment I think the world “dog” might not exist in their vocabulary at all. I can’t see them calling each other dogs in-universe and normal pet dogs don’t exist in their setting*
Machete doesn’t self-flagellate, he doesn’t have the nerve or pain tolerance for that. The priest who mentored him was into asceticism and mortification of flesh, and the flogging spooked young Machete badly enough to never want to try it himself. Self-disciplining is a source of comfort for him, something that gives him a sense of control and stability, but it comes in the more subtle and passive forms of fasting and abstinence.
have you seen Conclave yet? I ask for obvious reasons, interested to see what you think of it me and a friend watched it together we very much enjoyed it Ralph Fiennes' character reminded us a lot of Machete.
Yes! I think it was excellent. I had heard of it years ago when it was still in production and had high hopes for it, and I’m so relieved it didn’t let me down. Ralph Fiennes is one of my favorite actors and his character was highly compelling (and between you and me, yes, I also throught he and Machete had things in common. Something about the quiet sadness, high work ethic and having very bad unfun time being a cardinal).
You can indeed draw/doodle Ear noon commitally, follow your heart as you are indeed allowed to draw noon canon things! I do also love all the Ear asks out of context, has to be confusing.
Does Machete and Vasco have petnames for each other? "Honey" would be such a cute petname for Vasco due to his fur color <3
Honey would indeed suit Vasco perfectly ;^; But I’m thinking about their personalities, especially in the original setting, and maybe honey would be a little too casual and cute for Machete to throw around. He’s awkward and unused to using pet names, but if the moment feels right, he goes for the classic high impact ones. Think of dear, dearest, darling, my love, lover (if he’s feeling a tiny bit saucy), and most of all beloved. Maybe something like my rising sun or the light of my life. Not the most original or daring choices but whenever he uses them he does it with intent and great earnestness. I also suspect he might have a tendency to call Vasco an old friend (“oh, old friend, we’re really in it now”), that one is platonic and common enough that he could use it in public too (and it would work as a sort of an inside joke for them). Other than that, some more teasing and good-naturedly chiding ones could be charmer, scamp, brute and scroundel. Names comparing him to gold and conveying his pricelessness would be fitting as well.
Vasco would use pet names more liberally, he’d have a more creative approach to them, a wider vocabulary at his disposal and no shame about sounding corny. He’d eagerly repeat the usual loves and dears right back. On top of that, he’d find it delightful to call him with names that are unabashedly, exaggeratedly soft, cute or flowery, like angel face, pearl of Rome or darling dove, and observe Machete’s flustered reactions. Anything that would highlight how pretty and lovely Vasco finds him, since he knows how weak he is for crumbs of praise, especially concerning how he looks. Still, he probably wouldn’t hesitate to go for an occasional stickbug, longlegs, sourpuss, oldchap,or my good man. He also calls his him by his titles cardinal and eminence, with an air of affectionate sarcasm, and firecracker or go-getter when he’s on a roll work-wise (in a “go get them tiger” sense).
Canine Catholicism implies the existence of Dog Jesus, so I have to ask: what breed was Dog Jesus?
Depictions of Dog Jesus vary, different cultures, communities and branches of Christianity create their own customized, idealized versions of him (think of our blond, blue eyed Jesuses).
In Machete and Vasco’s late 16th century Canine Catholic setting, I’m going to go and say he’s pictured looking vaguely spaniel-like more often than not. But if you wanted to lean on the shepherd motif more visibly, that could work too.
Here’s a pair of paintings from High and Late Renaissance respectively. Salvator Mundi, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, Italian, dated c. 1499–1510, and Christ Carrying the Cross by El Greco, Greek/Spanish, c. 1580.
Very much a classic brunet, modestly bearded, wavy haired Jesus. Wise eyed, conventionally handsome guys. El Greco’s version even has big wet puppy eyes going on. Is it too far fetched to say that there’s a certain resemblance?
(Pont-Audemer spaniel, Picardy spaniel and the English Springer spaniel).
