@Meanlucario
They absolutely do, as well as experience stress. All the behavioral studies are consistent on that front. They react to painful stimuli exactly the way we would expect if it was an unpleasant sensation that affects their well-being.
Gotta say, between the kinda awkward flirting from spike and the unsure expression from lily in the last pannel this page has a really weird energy to me like it’s supposed to look like a cute outing but it feels kinda awkward?
(Now I understand if lily’s expression is in reference to the “do we eat them” line but the rest of the dialogue and spikes face have a more positive ring so it seems like an awkward choice to end on)
Twilight, across the bushes from this scene. Where are those two? I thought they’d be h-
“You can hold my rod any time.” Spike?
“EEEP! Spike, help! What is happening?” Lily!?
“You got something, Lily! Pull it in! Your first official catch!”
“What do I do?”
“Tug it!” I’m just going to pretend I never heard that and teleport back to the castle…
Giggity!
That’s l-lewd!
@Background Pony #79BC
Starlight is rubbing off on Spike
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@Meanlucario
Even if they didn’t feel pain, they still have to breathe and when we drag them out of the water that’s something they can no longer do.
Guess I heard wrong than.
They absolutely do, as well as experience stress. All the behavioral studies are consistent on that front. They react to painful stimuli exactly the way we would expect if it was an unpleasant sensation that affects their well-being.
Fish can’t feel pain.
(Now I understand if lily’s expression is in reference to the “do we eat them” line but the rest of the dialogue and spikes face have a more positive ring so it seems like an awkward choice to end on)
Friendship is innuendo! …wait, wrong series.
It’s too great a catch to let go
Where are those two? I thought they’d be h-
“You can hold my rod any time.”
Spike?
“EEEP! Spike, help! What is happening?”
Lily!?
“You got something, Lily! Pull it in! Your first official catch!”
“What do I do?”
“Tug it!”
I’m just going to pretend I never heard that and teleport back to the castle…