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==References==
==References==
*"Hang ten for justice!", from the first line of the familiar haiku, is a direct quote from ''[[wikipedia:The Tick|The Tick]]'' cartoon.
*"Hang ten for justice!", from the first line of the familiar haiku, is a direct quote from ''[[wikipedia:The Tick|The Tick]]'' cartoon.
*The Tick's battlecry is "Spoon!"
*The Tick's battlecry is "SPOOOOOOOON!"
*The phrase 'My spoon is too big' comes from Don Hertzfeldt's short film ''[[wikipedia:Rejected|Rejected]],'' which also includes a scene where angry ticks fire out of a character's nipples.
*The phrase 'My spoon is too big' comes from Don Hertzfeldt's short film ''[[wikipedia:Rejected|Rejected]],'' which also includes a scene where angry ticks fire out of a character's nipples.
*The name of the familiar is a play on the term "nervous tic."
*The name of the familiar is a play on the term "nervous tic."


[[Category:Familiars]]
[[Category:Familiars]]

Revision as of 15:03, 9 October 2006

Nervous Tick

hang ten for justice!
get some extra stats and meat
from this twitchy bug

Ability: Has the properties of both a Leprechaun and a Blood-Faced Volleyball

Throne/Bjorn: Unknown

Hatchling: nervous tick egg

Familiar-Specific Equipment: spoon!

Ultimate Cage Match Scavenger Hunt Obstacle Course Hide and Seek

Mumming Trunk Abilities:

*Hover for details
Cannot breathe underwater
Combat Messages
  • Regular combat messages:
    • <name> stares blankly at you. "I just -- I just -- I can't -- I don't --" he sputters, compulsively winking and grinning a nervous grin.
    • <name> complains, "My spoon is toooo biiiig."
  • With lucky Tam O'Shanter equipped:
    • <name> winks convulsively under the Tam O'Shanter, twitching so hard the hat barely stays on his head.
  • With wax lips equipped:
    • The wax lips bounce up and down as <name> twitches uncontrollably behind them.

Notes

References

  • "Hang ten for justice!", from the first line of the familiar haiku, is a direct quote from The Tick cartoon.
  • The Tick's battlecry is "SPOOOOOOOON!"
  • The phrase 'My spoon is too big' comes from Don Hertzfeldt's short film Rejected, which also includes a scene where angry ticks fire out of a character's nipples.
  • The name of the familiar is a play on the term "nervous tic."