It's Darwin's 200th birthday today, and SteelyKid is wearing her ladybug outfit to celebrate:
If you can't make it out, the outfit is pink, and covered with little pink and orange ladybugs. The feet are larger ladybugs, complete with antennae.
Why is this an appropriate Dawrin's Birthday outfit, you ask?
Because God is inordinately fond of beetles.
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It seems He's also inordinately fond of Air Bisons :)
God is an Air Bison.
Sky Bison you heathens.