[Now he definitely laughs, not bothering to hide it.]

Lup had a fucking shriek on her when she was little, too.

[Speaking of beetles, though, Taako moves a hand through the air, casting an auditory illusion somewhere amongst the crowd, the sound of skittering legs. A few people glance around, trying to determine the source of the sound, and Taako looks rather pleased with himself.]

But we never really had shit like this. There are mourning rights and days to honor the dead and shit like that, but this is uh, this is a lot.