Why do Sligs wear masks, and what do they look like underneath?
Sligs are forced to wear their masks, whether by their employers or their mothers (the Sligs queens)58, because they are so ugly that Glukkons would refuse to work with them if they could see their faces.59, 60 Even Mudokons38:24 and other Sligs61:22 think Sligs are ugly.The masks also have some more practical uses. Sligs have allergies to airborne industrial pollutants, of which there are many in the workplace. They can’t afford medication on their Slig salaries, so they purchase masks that filter out the pollutants.62 The masks of Big Bro Sligs may also be hooked up to an air compressor/oxygen pump to help their breathing.63 The masks are installed with infrared vision, accounting for their red glow58 (although not accounting for Sligs’ inability to see Abe when he’s hiding in shadows). Armour can be fixed to the masks of both worker and Big Bro Sligs.Underneath its mask, a Slig has two compound eyes that are dark‐coloured (they do not themselves glow red).
Sligs are forced to wear their masks, whether by their employers or their mothers (the Sligs queens)58, because they are so ugly that Glukkons would refuse to work with them if they could see their faces.59, 60 Even Mudokons38:24 and other Sligs61:22 think Sligs are ugly. The masks also have some more practical uses. Sligs have allergies to airborne industrial pollutants, of which there are many in the workplace. They can’t afford medication on their Slig salaries, so they purchase masks that filter out the pollutants.62 The masks of Big Bro Sligs may also be hooked up to an air compressor/oxygen pump to help their breathing.63 The masks are installed with infrared vision, accounting for their red glow58 (although not accounting for Sligs’ inability to see Abe when he’s hiding in shadows). Armour can be fixed to the masks of both worker and Big Bro Sligs. Underneath its mask, a Slig has two compound eyes that are dark‐coloured (they do not themselves glow red).58 These eyes do not grow
