Solution to Reepicheep

Answer: WHITE-FACED DARTER
by Maree Cassidy
Art by Lea Berlin

Solvers are presented with a set of images of a goblin and Reepicheep fighting with swords (in fact, they are rapiers, which is Reepicheep's favourite weapon, and perfect for duelling!). The goblin is speaking in emojis and Reepicheep appears to be responding in formal sounding words.

Looking at the images combined with the flavor text ("monkeying around") should point solvers to Monkey Island insult sword fighting.

The goblin's insults can be translated as follows:

Insult translation table
	Insult Emojis	Translated to insult
1	❌👉🏿🚽🐶	This is the END for you, you gutter crawling cur!
2	👥📉🦶🏿🦶🏿👀	People fall at my feet when they see me coming!
3	🤺👉🏿🍢	Soon you'll be wearing my sword like a shish kebab!
4	🐶🤓👉🏿	I once owned a dog that was smarter than you.
5	👉🏿🤼🐄👩🏿‍🌾	You fight like a dairy farmer!
6	⚡️🧑💪🏾🤼	I got this scar on my face during a mighty struggle!
7	👉🏿🤲	You have the manners of a beggar.
8	🧠👉🏿🤯	You're no match for my brains, you poor fool.
9	💬🐵💁🏽‍♀️👉🏿	I've spoken with apes more polite than you!
10	🤧🩹👉🏿🩸	My handkerchief will wipe up your blood!
11	👂🏾👉🏿🤬	I've heard you are a contemptible sneak.
12	👉🏿🛑🍼🩲❓	Have you stopped wearing diapers yet?
13	🤭🤢	There are no words for how disgusting you are.
14	🤮	You make me want to puke.
15	🩸‼️	Nobody's ever drawn blood from me and nobody ever will.
16	🙅🏿‍♀️❗️🧘🏻‍♂	I'm not going to take your insolence sitting down!

Reepicheep's comebacks are provided in alphabetic order (based on the formal speech he is using). Once translated back to the original Monkey Island insult swordfighting comebacks, they can then be matched to the goblin's insult.

Comeback translation table
	Comeback in puzzle	Comeback Original	Matching insult
1	Before that you should cease swinging it like a cleaning tool.	First you'd better stop waving it like a feather duster.	3
2	Do you wish to commandeer one?	Why? Did you want to borrow one?	12
3	He must have supplied you with your entire education.	He must have taught you everything you know.	4
4	Hopefully you have learned not to mine green gold.	I hope now you've learned to stop picking your nose.	6
5	I am pleased you participated in the gathering of your kin.	I'm glad to hear you attended your family reunion!	9
6	I disagree. You are just poorly educated	Yes there are. You just never learned them.	13
7	I provide you with a pointed SUGGESTION, understand the BARB?	And I've got a little TIP for you, get the POINT?	1
8	I wanted to ensure you would be completely at ease in my presence.	I wanted to make sure you'd feel comfortable with me.	7
9	Is that PRIOR to your halitosis assailing them?	Even BEFORE they smell your breath?	2
10	Is the discomfort in your derriere causing you more distress?	Your hemorrhoids are flaring up again eh?	16
11	It is a pity you are completely unheard of	Too bad no one's ever heard of YOU at all.	11
12	It would cause me significant difficulties if you utilized them.	I'd be in real trouble if you ever used them.	8
13	So you finally commenced employment in a caretaker role.	So you got that job as janitor, after all.	10
14	That is perfectly fitting since you brawl like a bovine!	How appropriate. You fight like a cow!	5
15	You cause me to believe that some person has previously done so.	You make me think somebody already did.	14
16	You sprint THAT speedily?	You run THAT fast?	15

Now that the insults and comebacks are matched, the swords become important. The matched insult and comeback pair form a semaphore letter.

For example, with the first insult (This is the END for you, you gutter crawling cur!) the sword is pointing up and right (North East). In the response (I provide you with a pointed SUGGESTION, understand the BARB?/And I've got a little TIP for you, get the POINT?), Reepicheep's sword points due East. This gives a W.

Map of insult to comeback to letter
	Insult	Comeback	Letter
1	This is the END for you, you gutter crawling cur!	And I've got a little TIP for you, get the POINT?	W
2	People fall at my feet when they see me coming!	Even BEFORE they smell your breath?	H
3	Soon you'll be wearing my sword like a shish kebab!	First you'd better stop waving it like a feather duster.	I
4	I once owned a dog that was smarter than you.	He must have taught you everything you know.	T
5	You fight like a dairy Farmer!	How appropriate. You fight like a cow!	E
6	I got this scar on my face during a mighty struggle!	I hope now you've learned to stop picking your nose.	F
7	You have the manners of a beggar.	I wanted to make sure you'd feel comfortable with me.	A
8	You're no match for my brains, you poor fool.	I'd be in real trouble if you ever used them.	C
9	I've spoken with apes more polite than you!	I'm glad to hear you attended your family reunion!	E
10	My handkerchief will wipe up your blood!	So you got that job as janitor, after all.	D
11	I've heard you are a contemptible sneak.	Too bad no one's ever heard of YOU at all.	D
12	Have you stopped wearing diapers yet?	Why? Did you want to borrow one?	A
13	There are no words for how disgusting you are.	Yes there are. You just never learned them.	R
14	You make me want to puke.	You make me think somebody already did.	T
15	Nobody's ever drawn blood from me and nobody ever will.	You run THAT fast?	E
16	I'm not going to take your insolence sitting down!	Your hemorrhoids are flaring up again eh?	R

Translating all sword positions to semaphore letters gives the answer: WHITE-FACED DARTER.