The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Achilles’ Nips

Discovery, Scientific

After years of successful conquest made possible by their innovative body paint technology, the Bekiskapan realize that no amount of paint makes their nipples impervious to damage.

They believe this is because of the relationship between nipples and child-rearing, that the nipples can’t be rendered impenetrable (even temporarily) without risking an individual’s ability to breast-feed.

To prevent further mammillary injury, the Bekiskapan develop armor-plated pasties—which they then paint over to obscure their weakness from enemies.