The Great Tator Date & Mate (Motor Town)

 Good day Islanders, we've got something so special, it only happens once every five years! As anyone who has been living on the islands for more than a week knows, the Golima Rotator is the largest land animal on the islands.* And with the declining driver skill locally, it's probably the hardest-working! So when do these behemoths have time for a little hanky-panky? Right now!

2020 was bullshit, man

It's been a full five years since the last mating season, having taken place in September 2020. With the world in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rotators were  both confused and "not in the mood", potentially spelling disaster. But this year, "buck-wild" doesn't quite do it justice.

 

Usually, Rotators mosey in over the course of a week or so, mingling about, getting a feel for who they would like to procreate with. But as it's been ten years since any of the giants got some action, there was no small talk, only Tator fornication.

 

Folks, to attempt to describe anything I saw would do injustice to the ritual. Mainly because it was just clouds of dust, horns blaring out non-stop, and booms flailing around wildly. It was an urgent, visceral scene. It was gnarly. Can't unsee that shit.

 

Once the dust settled, the various Tators, energy spent, lay strewn about, one-by-one regaining consciousness. Instinctively, each prospective parent found an egg to gingerly settle upon and incubate. This is the most critical part of all, requiring the full attention of each adult Rotator. Due to their size, the Rotator has no natural predators. However, hatchling Tators are born full-sized, so mommy or daddy Tators have to be quick on their wheels to avoid fusing with their newborn child.

Parents, snuggled for warmth, incubate their young

 

Although fusing has been a fairly regular occurrence historically, the current Rotator community feels that Heavy Duty shops are charging way too much for the separation procedure and avoid the cost when feasible. 

 

*technically, it's the Terra, but they appear to be endangered recently 

Special thanks to  NoodlesXIII for COVID-era photoshop

 

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