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# 2026-01-26 06:48:??

## BLAME! Coelacanth

BLAME! Master Edition, Volume 4

After being separated from Kyrii,
and just before meeting Dhomochevsky and Iko,
Cibo sees a coelacanth, which she looks at longingly.

![[blame-vol4_coelacanth.png|300]]

The fish appears again
just before Dhomochevsky finds Iko trapped
and Cibo attacks him to take her things
and flee to find Kyrii.

Coelacanth are called "living fossils"
on account of their evolutionary conservatism,
and are individually long-lived at around a century.
They are ugly if not frightening creatures,
but they are not known for being aggressive or dangerous.

The coelacanth is probably Kyrii
since he fits old and scary,
but it's a unexpected symbol:

* for Kyrii because coelacanth aren't known for being aggressive or dangerous,
    which he is shown to be in spades just before their separation,

* and for Cibo's condition because there's no time pressure.
    She is determined to get back to him as soon as possible,
    so you'd expect a bear in a trap or a rat in a cage sort of symbol.

The symbol shows Cibo's feelings about Kyrii:

* She does not believe that he is dangerous to her.
* She does not believe he is in danger.
* She regrets being apart from him, or maybe only that he is alone.
