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+title: 2026-01-26
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+# 2026-01-26
+
+## 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.