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#Anyway I'm glad I managed to draw this today.
asaka-lucy-dr-rc · 2 months
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Nyagito, Hinyata, and Nyanyami!
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peridots-pixiwolf · 1 year
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[Start ID. A green-toned drawing of two characters from an original universe, shown from the shoulders up. It's framed as though they're taking a selfie. On the left is Heathrow, a human with dark skin, long hair, a good number of facial scars, and two painted lines below each eye. He wears something akin to a green hoodie, with fluffy plant matter sewn into the back of the hood. On the right is Crassie, a half elf, which in this universe entails long pointed ears, a pair of short pale horns, a slightly rabbit-like nose and markings under her eyes. Her skin is olive-toned, sporting a couple distinct scars on her face and hand, and she's wearing what is essentially a bush and spiked glovelets. Both of them are smiling, Crassie a little bit wide-eyed and Heathrow with a fond expression. The background's a saturated green with the text "1 YEAR!". End ID]
A redraw-in-spirit of the post from last year's Feb 16 that introduced these two to my blog. It's their birthday :]
#peridots-art#heathrow chtn#crassie chtn#chtn#eye contact#peridots-ocs#i've only posted about them three times including this and every single time i manage to go 'hey did you know heath was originally meant as#a stand-in for the hunter from hk? i thought that was neat :)' so. obligatory mention of that i guess#because of their shifting nature i could never pin down the days they/their universe were created but i love an excuse to get emotional#about birthdays/anniversaries and such. so today it is then (it just turned midnight 17th in my timezone... it's the thought that counts)#this is also the first non-fullbody I've posted on Tumblr in a Really long time?? like there's the dragon from nov 5 and daud from oct 26.#looking past that i guess there were quite a few okay but three and a half months is a lot when you draw as much as i#anyway. these guys.#had a little more to say about them but i scrapped it. they're both very ace and aro and while i respect aroaces who don't want Any sort of#intimate relationship (platonic or otherwise!) they are about as far as you can get from it. a qpr sounds appropriate#the nature of their relationship defies description. friends and a little like siblings. life partners? a little like father and daughter.#they've only ever known each other. i may not think about them so often but man do i love them.#for the most part accidental but this was definitely inspired by miecz's art :] the linework was surprisingly fun to do#wasn't gonna address kit directly seeing as i don't know if it always reads these? but if you are your tags were very kind!!#i don't know anyone else who's as lengthy with it as i but i like talking in the tags! so. i'm glad they're appreciated :]#that isn't all i have to say on the subject (i'm never used to people being nice to me) but i'll save it for somewhere it will def. be seen#...idk how to describe their clothing. i designed his a year ago and hers more than that do you think they're supposed to make sense#there were a Lot of particularities with the id that made it. hard to write. this is better than nothing of course but don't know if it's#the most efficient. with that hour-to-thirty-minutes of my day over with (I AM TALKING ABOUT THE IMAGE DESCRIPTION MY ART TAKES 6 HOURS AT#ABSOLUTE BEST apologies for the screaming) i can officially say goodnight to you tag-wanderer and farewell
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foster-the-world · 4 months
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Not my idea of a good time
I had my breast biopsy today. Not my idea of a good time but manageable. 3-5 days for results. For the 2nd mammogram they had the air conditioner blowing directly on me while getting my boobs squished. This time the waiting room was freezing. They put all of the robes on the very cold windowsill. It was like putting on an ice cube. Perhaps irrationally sitting half naked in a frozen robe made me ragey. Its already uncomfortable to have someone numb your breast to take a small piece from the inside. Anyway an oversight, I'm sure. All of the staff was very kind. Don't feel too worried about the results but will be glad to have it over with.
The little free library on our shelf had a bunch of Piggie and Elephant books. Baby boy was dying laughing. I told him the Pig and the Elephant were best friends and asked him if wanted the pig or the elephant as his best friend. He said "No I want a cow to be my best friend. A vaca (spanish word for cow)." Kids are so funny.
My husband is reading Harry Potter to the girls. All three of them are loving it. We are all into Percy Jackson - including the new Disney show. The newest episode was in the Arch - which we did over Christmas break.
I don't want to jinx us but baby boy seems to have gotten daytime potty training down. Thank goodness. I mean its not 100% down until I don't have to think about it at all. Which is not the case. I still need to bring an extra outfit in case + some reminders if he's doing something fun. But generally he's got the idea. I don't really care about night time potty training. It will happen naturally whenever it does. No way I'm waking him up in the middle of the night to make that happen. Sleep above all else in this house.
Still no services at the school. The women in charge of finding providers seemed to be confident she could find him PT two times a week within the next week or two. She upped his SEIT (individual masters degree special ed teacher) from seven hours to ten hours in hopes that would bring a provider who wants the job. She said if that doesn't work she would add in the enhanced rate to draw in someone else. Fingers crossed.
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scatterbrainedart · 7 months
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The biggest struggle with ADHD for me is how much time everything takes. A good example of that is schoolwork and writing. I'm a writer, a write a lot. I like it, I'm good at it. Yet, my 500 words long text took me a full weekend to write which included me staying up late pretty much every day to write. I've also been writing the same book for four years now (albeit I did start over after 50000 or so words).
Last book I read was Frankenstein. Loved it, but it took me over a year to finish. Today, my only goal was to finish writing my notes for this one assigment. I wrote four sentences in about 6 hours (after another 4 hours of procastinating). Drawing also takes me a very long time compared to others. And is very much not supported by my short attention span and lackluster motivation.
The fact that it hasn't always been this bad is the worst part, I think. I like school and studying, I like learning things, but things are always too slow or too fast for me. I'm glad I'm a fast learner and can compensate for my attention span and godawful working memory with those streghts I have. But it is not efficiant and it will not work forever, and I'm like 99% certain it's the reason I get so quickly overworked and burnt out.
The second worst part is when people overlook this and think I should be able to handle it just because I'm "old enough to take responsibility" of these sort of things now. Which, yeah, I guess. But I'm also a full-time student who is doing her darndest to balance school, friends, student associations, hobbies and every other responsibility, obligation and commitment that may be thrown her way. Which, realistically, I would be able to handle on their own. Seperatly. Aaaghh. Anyway.
It shouldn't be unreasonable to ask for a bit more time to manage it all. Dropping the ball doesn't mean I'm not trying hard enough. If I could choose between it being easy and it being hard, wouldn't I choose for it to be easy?? Like,, cmon
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milkybonya · 2 years
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stupid o'clock _ felix
order 046, @chewryy : large coconut milk tea with taro balls
barista notes_i'm so sorry this took me so long T--T i love you so much <33 enjoy it ^-^
warnings: injury/blood mentions, definitely 1k+
#: mafia!felix, (gn)barista!reader, inspired by victon's stupid o'clock
!_it's love at first sight for Felix, who is part of a mafia unit that will be using your café as HQ
[💌: i've been reading so much on here recently and so many authors just make me go !?!?!?!? the talent is insane.. i have so much to learn i feel so small T'T)
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i can accomdate your fantasy
Felix was not a simp. nope, he was far from it. in fact, him observing you to know what you like was totally normal. it was also normal that he changed himself to become what you like.
maybe... it wasn't normal.
but he was not a simp. mafia members couldn't be simps.
it was a regular tuesday when his eyes fell on you for the first time.
his unit of the mafia, 08, had changed their meeting spot to the café you worked at. the rest of your workers, and also you, all knew that you were hq for the mafia. it was the condition for receiving such a large sum of money, enough to help bring the business back to life.
your café was failing, hard. your boss was worried and didn't want to lay people off. then, the leader of 08 managed to find your café and offer a large some of money to make it hq. how could your boss say no?
anyways, back to tuesday.
08 walked into the café, dressed like regular people. you were sweeping and mopping behind the counter, thinking they were just customers here to take a look despite the door sign saying [closed] to prepare for 08's arrival.
"i'm sorry, but we're closed today--" you started.
"earl grey lemonade," said Bang Chan, the leader.
your eyes widened, you dropped the mop and scurried to the back to get your boss. earl grey lemonade was 08's code word.
at this point, Felix still hadn't seen you yet. he was talking with Seungmin about something. it was when you hurried back out, standing behind your boss, when he finally saw you.
you.
do you see me now?
was it love at first sight or was he just intrigued?
the way your apron was hanging crooked on your frame because you rushed around so much, the way your uniform underneath had flour stains from working the bakery that morning, the way that your shoes were somehow so clean, your hair was neat and your sleeves were rolled up equally on both arms.
Felix got lost in your eyes.
don't give me those anxious eyes
you were staring at Bang Chan, who was talking to your boss, but Felix still got lost in those precious eyes of yours and how you chewed on your lip. he didn't know you, he didn't know a thing about you but he could tell you were nervous. he felt bad. he wanted you to be comfortable--
"Felix!" Bang Chan called.
"yes," Felix spoke softly.
your eyes were on him now and he became the nervous one.
"i need you to help y/n clean up their basement. that's where we'll be situated when we're here. y/n can't do everything alone so go help them out while we figure things out up here," Bang Chan said.
y/n... was that your name? ah, how could he have missed it. it was even written on your name tag, along with a cute drawing of your favourite fruit beside it.
you stepped away from your boss and beckoned for Felix to follow you to the basement.
just rely on me as much as you want
"the basement is scary.. i'm glad i'm not being sent there alone," you admitted, making Felix laugh.
his deep tone even while he laughed gave you goosebumps. it was probably the only thing about him that maybe screamed 'mafia', because on the outside right now, he was just a soft smol boy with a blonde mullet and freckles.
"ah, where are the lights!? i'm so scared i'm so scared... F-Felix right? please talk to me so i know i'm not alone," you stuttered, fumbling along the walls for a light switch.
"uh... uhhh y/n! don't be scared, we'll find the light switch soon. we'll find it and then we'll be able to safely clean-up together! don't be scared--"
you'll fall for me
his voice was deep, low, and you kind of didn't want to stop hearing it, but finally turning the lights on cause his beautiful ramblings to stop. you were out of the darkness, but you no longer got to hear Felix's voice.
"aha, there's the light!" Felix exclaimed, beaming.
his smile looked so precious, and you wondered for the thousandth time how such a precious person could be in the mafia.
"how about we started by dusting things off and moving the furniture to where it needs to be? then we can sweep, mop, vaccum, all that stuff," you explained.
"sure!"
"i can't believe i'm giving orders to a mafia member... please forgive me," you half-joked.
Felix shook his head and waved his hands around.
this is my daily
"no, no, it's okay! i'll take any orders if they're from you, y/n," Felix said, unknowingly and accidentally making your heart flutter.
"ah, is that so.." you mumbled, not sure what to say because of how nervous you suddenly were.
"well.. take this! and you can dust off some of the furniture over there. i'll do the same here," you said, handing him a broom.
he took it with a nod and set to work, dusting things off. it was only a few seconds in when you decided it was too quiet.
"Felix.. i want to play some music. do you wanna pick some songs?" you asked.
you watched his eyes glimmer as he walked over, surprisingly tiny hands reaching for your phone.
"i have some song recommendations, if you want to hear them," he said.
"of course!" you replied, handing him your phone.
every night, i'll be you, you'll be me
and that's how the two of you ended up cleaning the basement while music flooded every corner. that's also how the two of you ended up hand in hand, Felix turning you around and you giggling shyly in his embrace as you swayed to the melody playing from your phone.
you were just trying to lighten up the mood, asking Felix jokingly to dance with you. before you knew it, he gently wrapped his arms around your waist and guided you across the basement.
"is this okay?" he asked in his low tone.
"of course it is," you replied.
you knew that for him, anything would be okay. he could step on you and it would be okay. somehow, you'd already fallen for him just a bit.
"what's going on down here? have you cleaned up--oh," your boss said, coming face-to-face with you and Felix embracing to the beat of the music.
you were lucky you and your boss were quite close, or you may have been given some kind of warning or worse: fired. they simply backed up the stairs and returned to help the rest of the 08 members make their hideout more secure.
by then, you and Felix had already moved away from each other, continue to clean.
the rest of the hour was spent in silence, only music filling the void as everything was dusted and cleaned. then, the rest of the 08 unit were called down to help move furniture and install equipment. you stood next to your boss by the door frame, watching since there was nothing you could help with.
you're gonna be obsessed
"what the heck happened with that boy when i came down here to check on you?" your boss asked.
you were too busy staring at him to hear a word they said. the way Felix's flannel fluttered around his frame with his every move, the way his laugh lit up his whole face--
"y/n? i'm talking to you."
"huh?! oh, sorry... Felix?! well, i didn't want cleaning to be boring for him so i played some music," you explained.
"that doesn't explain why the two of you were dancing... anyways. you know he's in the mafia. be careful."
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you're caught, stuck in my arms
from that day on, you never left Felix's mind. he kind of hoped it was the same for you, and his hopes were fulfilled. you wondered when you'd see him again.
a few days later, you were asked to open the café early at 5am, since the 08 unit needed access to the basement at that time. they couldn't exactly be there at that time without the café running to avoid suspicion.
so, you got there at 4:30am and began putting the chairs down, making sure the area was clean, preparing the baked goods and all the coffee machines.
"good morning," you heard a whisper and footsteps.
you looked up to see the 08 unit, clad in all-black. their outfits were tight, leathery, almost like something out of a movie. seeing Felix also dressed like that made you gulp.
"g-good morning. basement's door's unlocked," you said.
Felix smiled at your stutter.
"can we have some coffee?" Seungmin asked, earning him a smack from Felix.
"don't bother them when they've got their own things to do," Felix said.
"no, it's okay! i can get coffee for you all," you said.
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come to me, say you are all mine
"coffee delivery!" you called down as you entered the basement.
it was so alive with everyone hard at work.
you helped everyone get their coffees before leaving to go upstairs. just as you reached the door to the main floor, you heard someone follow you up. when you turned around, you found Felix just a few steps behind you. he motioned quietly for you to keep going up.
"aren't you supposed to stay in the basement?" you asked.
he brought his delicate fingers to your lips to shush you as you both stood by the front counter of the café.
"yeah, i can't be up here. but it's 5am, no one'll come by, right?" he said with a wink.
push me away / but you'll fall back again
you felt flustered, looking away.
Felix felt some sort of courage when he was with you. from taking hold of you just a few days ago to dance with you, to now suddenly raising your chin up so you'd meet his eyes. you made him feel confident.
"i just wanted to ask for your number. so i can text you when i'm bored... oh and also for emergencies," he explained.
you laughed and took his phone, typing in your number.
"do you even have time to be bored?" you asked.
this long night is only filled with me
"my time is all yours," he said before hurrying back down, feeling embarrassed.
as soon as he swung the basement door open, Seungmin was stood there.
"i knew you have a crush on y/n," he said.
"shut up. mafia members don't have crushes. now go down," Felix responded.
Seungmin stuck his tongue out and continued to tease him all the way down.
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come to me, say you are all mine
Felix: i miss you
you: you just saw me today?
Felix: barely :(
Felix: i wanna see you...
you had only seen Felix twice in person, yet he was being so honest about his feelings. it took you off guard yet excited you. so, you asked him to come to your house instead of meeting at the café, like he suggested. you felt it would be safer and more comfortable.
something about him made you want to trust him.
the second you heard his knock on the door, you raced to greet him, now having changed into more appropriate clothes than just your pjs. he stood there, still glad in black leather.
"hi, y/n," he greeted in his deep voice.
"Felix! you must be tired, come--wait. what's that on your cheek?!"
i could burn myself everyday, maybe
you noticed the gash on Felix's cheek too late, being so excited that he was even standing there.
he touched his cheek with his delicate fingers, bringing them back down stained with blood. then, his face lit up as he spoke to you again.
"ah, this?! we had to chase some guy away from the café. i think he was there to cause trouble.. he pulled.. a weapon on me but anyway! it all ended up fine."
the way he smiled so hard his eyes creased so he would avoid worrying you made your heart melt, but you still raced to get your first-aid kit and told him to sit on your couch.
fill your night with me
when you came back, you carefully disinfected the cut and carefully stuck a hello kitty band-aid on it.
"i'm sorry for the silly band-aid... it's all i have," you said, kneeling in front of him on the floor.
he looks into the mirror you gave him and, for the millionth time that night, smiled.
"don't be sorry, y/n. i love it."
you offered him a glass of water and he took a few sips before placing it on the coffee table in front of you.
"y/n, this is so abrupt but... i think i've fallen for you and no time has really passed since the day we first met," Felix said confidently, looking straight ahead instead of next to him, where you sat.
'cause you're mine
you were glad he couldn't see how nervous you were getting.
"i want to get you know you better so... i can make you mine. do you think you'll be mine?"
when you gathered the courage to look at him, you noticed he was returning your gaze. sat up straight, lips pushed out and eyes relaxed... he's so handsome, you thought. even with a hello kitty band-aid on, his charisma could not be killed.
"we definitely need time but..." i already know i'd do anything for you, is what you wanted to say. instead, you said, "i can see myself being yours."
Felix smirked slightly, looking down at the ground.
even if morning comes and ruins this
"i won't let the sunrise take this night away from us. let's talk about each other, okay? you go first, y/n, i'm all ears. tell me about some of the things you like," Felix said.
just like that, Felix opened you up. he made you feel safe, so you told him everything you wanted to, bit by bit.
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starrook · 23 days
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"HEY, HEY! ALCRYST! OVER HERE, KID!"
morion's running around with a massive training sword, likely having come from the training grounds. with how he's carrying it, it's a wonder he hasn't hit anyone---though he does come quite close a handful of times. now, however, he seems more focused on his son. with his free hand he waves like a man possessed, calling out to him as if he were on the other side of the continent and not some paces away.
"i just spoke to your brother, and now i find you! ain't this a lucky day for your old man?!" he doesn't wait for an answer before running up and slinging his arm around the poor guy's shoulders. he gives a quick jostle back and forth before he continues. "i've been all over the place, let me tell you. first day on the job and i'm probably gonna get written up for scaring the crap out of a bunch of classrooms. ah, well! what're you gonna do?! HA HA!"
morion plants his training sword firmly on the ground, backing up to give alcryst a little space. "anyways! i'm real glad you two are here!" he grins so wide he has to close his eyes for it to fit on his face. "i don't mean to be all 'crazy attached dad' or anythin', but i've missed ya tons! there's a hell of a lot i've gotta tell you two about, so let's find a time the three of us can spar!" he taps his sword on the ground to accentuate his point.
seemingly unable to stop moving, morion closes back in to give a quick hug to alcryst. "i'm happy to see ya, alcryst," he says, quietly now. "it's been a little bit, hey? and just in case i don't see you again today, don't forget that i love ya!"
Father's voice. The sound of it is one of Alcryst's most cherished memories, something he hopes to never forget. So to hear it now, just as he remembers it, makes his blood run cold.
It's impossible. Just impossible. Because... Father was dead. Killed, resurrected as a Corrupted, then killed again. Alcryst loosed the arrow. He watched his father die by his own hands. There wasn't even a body left behind.
The stranger goes in to embrace him. Alcryst steps back, slapping those hands away. "How dare you," he seethes. "...My father is dead. He died right before my eyes. How dare you take his name and face for your own...!"
The resemblance to Morion is uncanny. Old wounds bleed once more at the sight of this man. Alcryst's tears fall freely. Is this Father's fate? For others to constantly twist his character and image in pursuit of power? It's vile. Disgusting. Agonizing.
"For as long as I breathe, I won't allow impersonators to make a mockery of my father's memory. Nor torment my family and friends." That this man managed to reach Diamant is already alarming. Who else has he harassed? Lapis? The Divine One? Every possibility compounds upon each other, intensifying Alcryst's fear, his fury. "Whoever you are, you are not him. To fraudulently identify yourself as a member of the royal family is a crime punishable by death."
Alcryst takes a step forward, one hand gripping a dagger still sheathed at his belt. It's too close to draw his bow, but this will do. "So cease this farce, lest I have you detained and extradited to the Kingdom of Brodia."
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lord-squiggletits · 1 month
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hello ^^ ! i really like all your posts about megatron and optimus - the introspectives are really good, and it made me appreciate their characters so much- you manage to put into words a lot lot of what i feel about idw optimus, and i actually had to walk around my entire room after reading your thoughts because there is honestly nothing i love more than the recognition of how gritty and messy -and thoroughly trying his best- optimus is !! his choices in leadership (from good to bad to worse to I-wouldnt-wish-this-decision-making-position-on-my-worst-enemy) are so incredibly just. human and natural. he’s not a paragon of leadership and thats literally awesome. his intentions are genuine and I love portrayals of him that show that good intentions alone isn’t enough. situations where optimus doesn’t know what to do and by god he shouldnt be calling the shots right now but he does anyways because its expected of him and he is acutely aware so much relies on him to make the calls -> things go from bad to worse >>>>>>>> ITS SO PEAK !!!!! dont get me started on megatron thats a giant . waffle post for another time. something something the way megatron’s beliefs and ideals deteriorate into his personal grudges against optimus until he loses sight of what hes fighting for + the way optimus starts off very emotionally oriented until 4 million years of war sort of hard-codes ‘what will benefit the greater good’ into his thinking patterns (unfortunately Not A Great Mindset To Constantly Be Haunted By) (WITH a mash of personally-driven issues he tries quashing away) . really awsome. thank you for sharing your posts ^_^ !! theyre very very cool and inspired me to draw them more!!!!
YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH ANOTHER IDW OP/IDW MEGOP ENJOYER and this ask is so cool too!
In addition to that upcoming post (not today perhaps but soon) I'm planning on rewriting all of my meta and posting them on AO3 with more citations via screenshots of the comics, as well as possibly bringing in quotes from actual literary essays and books and history and shit to contextualize the way that my reading of IDW OP is informed by the other literature I've read in the past. Glad someone really really enjoys my thoughts!
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kogarashi-art · 18 days
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It's the last previews for Falling Into Darkness!
Important note before I go into some details on the pictures: I will, in general, not be doing this for other fanfics I post. The main reason I did this series of illustrations was as something of a treat for finally crossposting this 10-20-year-old story to my AO3 account. I don't really plan to draw a ton of illustrations for other fics I do.
That being said, I may do occasional images that will be posted with future stories on AO3 (I have a quick one for the first chapter of the next fic I plan on posting, for one), and if I do other fanart, related to a fic or not, I still plan to post art here.
But I'm glad for all the kind comments and everyone enjoying this series of illustrations with me. :D You guys are awesome.
With that, description-stuff (including more behind-the-scenes than usual) below the cut. 'Tis long; be forewarned.
First up, arguably the easiest illustration to do in the whole set. It's a silhouette, so the foreground wasn't really an issue (other than trying to get the edge glow just right, and I still don't think I quite managed but I'm definitely telling myself not to mess with it any further). The background was already painted for the second illustration in the whole set:
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I just fixed up the paths and the treetops and added a little lookout stand to the building on the right, now that Sonic and Sally weren't blocking those spots. After all, it's supposed to be the same view anyway, so I figured I'd make it easy on myself and not have to completely repaint the scene.
The second image employs some little cheats here and there. Here's the original sketch from my sketchbook for comparison:
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Very loose, lacking detail. Straight lines are more like suggestions. The robots are spiky blobs. I have a literal note next to a stick figure and a hollow shape telling me to get some references. There's the barest hint of the alcoves the robots are standing in.
I didn't show this level of behind-the-scenes off with other illustrations in this series (though I suppose if anyone's ever interested, I could do a process post about how I worked on these), but one of the first things I did with this series of illustrations was sift through the roughly fifty individual sketches I'd drawn to illustrate various parts of the story (not counting redraws of portions), ranging from vague shapes to much more detailed drawings, to narrow it down to the ones I was actually going to finish for this project. I ended up with 27 total images, including the two I'm previewing today, focusing on having at least one but no more than three images per chapter.
Once I'd determined which sketches, like the above, were going to become a finished piece, I then went through each and every one of them in Photoshop with a sketch pencil brush and filled out the sketches to a point where I could reliably ink them. That meant things like swapping out figures that didn't work with redraws of them or making size adjustments, like so:
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The first image is the second illustration, and you can see I redid Sonic because his initial pose didn't work. The redraw was actually a pose of him I did to draw his post-Mobianization robotic elements from the end of the story, but the stance was actually good for what I needed, so I Photoshopped it in and then sketched the rest of the replacement drawing digitally. The second image is Sally watching Knuckles walk away, and you can see that I changed her left arm, and also reproportioned her body prior to inking (bigger head, smaller body).
And for pieces like the final one in this illustration series, I sketched in all the details that were missing from the initial sketch (which, as I said, was pretty barebones; in my defense, it was the last one I drew, and by that point I was pretty tired of drawing robot hedgehogs so Sonic was something of a stick figure in most of the last chapters' sketches).
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And here's where one of the cheats comes into play. I drew one robot hedgehog. Specifically the one you see the most of, near the tip of Robotnik's cape by the drafting table. I drew it on its own layer in Potoshop, then copied and pasted it into all of the other holding bays, erasing parts that wouldn't be visible as I went along. I also went and found those references I needed for Robotnik and Snively and drew the two of them properly.
And then, because I much prefer physical pen-to-paper inking over digital (my tablet is not one of the fancy screen ones, and I've yet to really get comfortable digitally inking with it, despite owning it for nigh on twenty years), I colored all of the sketches red, assembled them in groups on letter-sized images, and printed them out onto cardstock (my preferred medium when I'm going to be traditionally inking). I inked them with my various inking pens (some Sakura Microns, some Faber-Castell PITT pens), scanned each sheet back into my computer, and cleaned up the lines in Photoshop (the reason for the red printout was to make it a bit smoother removing the sketch from the inked lines, though it wasn't as clean as I would've liked; oh well).
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That left us with the above. Because I inked them each by hand individually, the robots don't look copy-pasted, because it was the underlying sketch that had been, not the ink work. The tables and holding bays also have straighter lines thanks to using a proper ruler for those (though I didn't concern myself too much with things like perspective and right angles), and after drawing the straight line, I went back freehand over spots to give them a bit of that hand-inked wobble.
From there it was a matter of laying down the flats in Photoshop, then shading, adding effects, etc. I like the cold yellow light I've got on the robots, and the overall shading on the yellow cape. Also that sense of satisfaction when I called this one done, because it was the last one. Huzzah.
I'll see you on Monday for the last chapter!
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akihabaradivision · 4 months
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ARB Birthday Special: Keiko Yumi
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~~ December 22nd ~~
"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story."
Login Lines:
*Sighs* "Finally done! Hopefully once I send these in, my publisher will get off my back for the next month or so. ...And in record time too! Once I drop these off I can head to work and see what assignments Nemu-san has for me. ...Hmm? A message from... Nemu-san? 'Work is canceled. Enjoy your birthday.' My... birthday?!"
"How foolish can I get? I've been so busy with work I neglected to notice today was the day of my birth! I messaged Nemu-san back thanking her, though canceling work was unnecessary. ...She didn't message me back, but I assume it was because she was busy with work of her own. ...But still, what am I going to do with this free time I have?"
Voice Lines:
"I received a lot of 'happy birthdays' and such from the people of Akihabara, which is nice. ...You know, it's funny. Back when I was younger, nobody really paid me any attention. I was just another face in the crowd, so to speak. And if they did pay me attention, it was usually always negative. I can't count the number of times I got bullied back in high school. I definitely don't miss those days."
"...I don't believe it. Otome-sama, herself, sent me a 'happy birthday'! I don't believe it! I always figured that I wasn't worthy enough to be in the Prime Minister's shadow. That I was just one of the many people working under her. I mean, not that I don't mind working for Chuohku, but... too be recognized by the Prime Minister, herself. This is an honor I don't take for granted!"
"What the...? Where did all these gifts come from?! Are these all for me? Most of them are from my friends at school. ...Ha. Like I mentioned earlier, when I was younger I was used to being ignored or bullied. But now, I'm adored. I don't know if its because of my manga or just because I'm in the D.R.B. ...One thing is for sure, I definitely don't miss high school. Uni beats that place any day."
"Sheesh, it's going to take a while to get through all of these gifts. Here's a fancy one! It says it's from... my mom. Tch, great. What did that hag have the audacity to send me for my birthday? ...Some cash for my birthday? How original. And what's this now? ...A photo of my high school graduation? ...Tch, I won't ask how she managed to take a photo of me like this. Probably asked grandma for it. The nerve of her! She thinks me so soft sending me this will make me forgive her?! To hell with that, and her!" *Throws the present in the garbage, not giving it a second thought*
"Criss? What are you doing here? I mean, not that I'm not glad you're here, but I thought you mentioned in your last letter you were stranded on Hokkaido exploring a haunted hospital or something. ...You hitched a ride with someone? How many times do I have to tell you that's not safe? There are a lot of dangerous people out there, Criss. Any one of them could do something to you if you're not careful." *Sighs* "Well, I suppose the important thing is you're back home and safe. But please be more mindful next time."
"...You got me a birthday gift? Not that's it not unappreciated, but how? I thought you were out of money? ...Ah, that explains it, I guess. So, what is it? ...A hoodie? Oh, and it features a manga artist on it. Cute. It looks really nice. Plus, you got it in pink, my favorite color. Thanks Criss. This was really sweet."
"Nikki? You're here? Wow, someone alert the papers! The recluse actually left her room, for my birthday, no less! I'll definitely have to mark this date down on calendar! ...Haha! Sorry, I couldn't help myself. But really, I'm glad to see you've gotten out of your room, at least, once this week."
"Anyway, are you here to wish me a 'happy birthday' too or... A gift? From you? ...Wow, I'm definitely going to have mark this day down. ...A drawing tablet? ...Wait, this is a Wicom Cintiq Pro, isn't it? Do you know how expensive these things are, Nikki?!" *Sighs* "Fine, I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. But I really find it disgusting that you earn more than I do when you work far less. ...Yeah, whatever."
Criss Lines:
"Hey Keiko! Happy birthday! ...I was stranded, but thankfully, I managed to hitch a ride with some nice gentlemen who gave me a lift back to Tokyo! Oh, come on, Keiko! They were really nice gentlemen! Trust me, I have an inkling if I feel someone is dangerous or not. ...Alright, I'll be more mindful, but I'm really okay, as you can see."
"Anyway, here's your birthday gift! ...Oh, my check came in from my YouTube videos! It wasn't as much as usual, but it was enough to get you a gift. Ta-da! It's a mangaka hoodie! I saw it on the way here, and thought it would really suit you! ...Thanks Keiko! Glad you like it. Promise me you'll wear it, okay?"
Nikki Lines:
"Hey Keiko. ...Are you quite finished? ...You know, if you're going to act like this, then I'll just leave. I don't have to stand here and be ridiculed for my life choices. ...Whatever. Anyway, here's your birthday gift. ...Yes, it's a drawing tablet, one of the most expensive ones on the market, FYI. The guy I ordered it from said this would help with artists who draw digitally. ...Look, if you don't want it, I can always return it and get my money back. ...What can I say? Video games are my bread and butter and they earn me money."
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cutelittlevamp · 2 years
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Can you do a Yandere Oldemanar with a non-elven dragonborn?
Hey Anon .-. I'm gonna apologise to you so much now, but please hear me out
So, first of all, I am deeply sorry you had to wait for so long and now your oneshot is so short .-. I really am but (!) I will definitely write you a continuation if you want it (hopefully won't take me a year. Damn, I'm truly sorry about that) but for now I wanted you to finally get at least something
Also, I am not 100% sure if I have the right character. You were talking about the Thalmor roaming the hallways in Understone Keep/Markarth, right? I do hope so. And if not, I am sorry .-.
and, once again, super sorry that it's so short. I was a little stuck
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“You know, you may not be an Altmer but you have a certain … charm.” The two Thalmor soldiers behind Ondolemar snickered slightly while he just kept staring at you with that stupid smug grin on his face. How you had hoped he’d leave you alone. The divines definitely didn’t smile down on you today but they sparsely did so anyway.
“If only I cared about your opinion I may feel flattered.” Obviously you didn’t care at all. Anyone would have known that by simply looking at your slightly annoyed expression. “Now call back your dogs as I’d like to leave.” His ‘dogs’ - the two soldiers that were always with him - had indeed moved to stand behind you instead of him. It was beyond irritating. His smug expression remained as he tilted his head to the side, narrowing his eyes. “Why? Do you need to go somewhere, Dragonborn?” “Indeed I do,” you pressed out through gritted teeth. 
“How sad and here I was really hoping to add you to my collection.” Collection? This was just getting stupid now. Damn these Thalmor. Yet if he wanted to play you’d play. “That must have been the lamest pick-up line I’ve ever heard.” The statement was supposed to annoy him and finally get him off your tail but he seemed mostly unfazed - actually, he even seemed amused. “Oh, don’t worry. It was only plan A.” You didn’t like the direction this was going in at all and hearing the soldiers move behind you only added to your discomfort. “Yeah? What’s plan B then?” Ondolemar now smiled brightly at you, a dark glint in his eyes. “I’m so glad you asked.”
A small wave from his hand is all it takes to have the soldiers barge in on you. You manage to draw your weapon but before you can hit one of them you get hit by a paralysis spell yourself. The metal of your weapon makes a loud clashing sound as it hits the stone floor while you yourself are caught by the soldiers before you can collapse.
“Plan B, little Dragonborn,” his voice is close to your ear but you have difficulties seeing him clearly through your blurry vision “was to simply abduct you.”
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halfbit · 10 months
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AH LMAO i accidentally deleted a post again oops
haha anyway. i just wanted to do a little positive update that i did manage to write/draw last night. not a huge amount, but progress is progress
also if i keep it up im on track to hit 5k words on this story today which is wild. well for me, a lot of people write way more on here but honestly i havent done that much in ages for a story story that wasn't a script or outline. its been slow but i'm glad i actually managed it since it felt really impossible.
whoo, i might share an excerpt on biptome later of what i've already written but im kinda terrified ngl, i havent shared my writing in an actual public space in years, and everytime i look at it it seems to get a bit more wrong :') aaaaaaahaha
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cattyanon · 1 year
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*looking at the Scrapnik Sonic AU idea* please share more
Okay so I got this and another similar question and wanna start by saying I'm so glad people are interested!!!
So I still need to work out more of the details of the AU but one thing I think is concrete is that when Sonic first wakes up he pretty quickly desolves into a panic attack.
Where is he? What happened? Why is his vision all weird and blurry? Why does his body feel so wrong? Why can he barely feel anything?
All this, combined with two other things I shall not mention as to keep it still somewhat a surprise, actually manages to make Sonic short circuit himself. Now Sigma has to figure out how they're gonna get him back online again without him panicking so hard he short circuits... Which I do have a plan for!
I'll probably end up making this a fic. Maybe even with some art to accompany it? Either way it'll be pretty angsty. >:3
Tbh most of what's taking me so long to draw Sonic in this AU is a combination of two things. The first is that I've been helping out my mom with yardwork so she doesn't have to do it all by herself. The second is that I have to relearn/learn how to draw robots. If you're curious what I mean by learn and relearn I'll just leave it in the tags.
Hmm... maybe I could get a Tails design done today? Well hopefully today but we'll see.
So anyways Sigma is trying their best and you'll get more deTAILS when I post his design.
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Tell us another cute story about your everyday life that takes a dramatic tone shift at the end because it either ends up tying into your dramatic backstory or your hardcore kink lifestyle!
I imagine this is referencing the death kink thing from earlier today? My lifestyle is actually pretty tranquil other than being property that can be used at will and all. It's my fantasies that can be extremely perverse.
Anyway, it's a bit difficult to just remember those kinds of things on command. I'm usually reminded of them by something else.
I guess if we narrow it down further to "RPG experiences that got unexpectedly kinky and caused some kind of reaction" then... I managed to come up with several.
1- The wind goddess Lulwy from Elona has some surprising excellent lines if you choose to worship her. She calls you her kitty and talks about breaking you, generally treating you like her possession. If you gain enough favor with her she collars you.
2- The whole idea of blood bonds in Vampire: The Masquerade can be a huge problem from a worldbuilding perspective, but it is also extremely appealing to me since I am into mind control too.
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3- Code Vein has a reputation for being horny simply because it has a couple of characters with large breasts and little clothing, but that's not particularly noteworthy to me at all. What I'm really into is all the vampire stuff, including the fact that you can unlock new powers by drinking the blood of your allies. Glad they didn't neglect the vampire factor they had there.
4- In general I just like it when games have decently fleshed out vampirism mechanics, even if they end up completely distracting me from the main quest.
5- Somewhat recently, I started playing Melty Blood with a friend of mine who has significantly more experience at fighting games than me. I joke that these are ryona sessions and really enjoy being beaten.
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6- Lots of things about Blazblue qualify (it also has high ryona potential for one), but a particularly noteworthy one is Makoto being psychically tormented by Relius Clover.
7- I ended up unironically kinking on the concepts of mana transfer and synchronization (thanks Nasu). Sex or blood-drinking as a form of energy transfer or even healing. In hindsight this should not be a surprising development given that I'm already into vampirism.
8- This was most likely added by the fan translation I had to use, but is this the kind of dialogue you'd expect to see after defeating someone at a card game?
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9- I was already a fan of the Total War series but I must admit that the biggest draw of the Warhammer games they have been putting out recently has just been the fact that you can play vampires and spread vampire corruption. I sexualized that, along with all the atrocities.
10- The Mary Skelter games deserve a mention based on the fact that they are dungeon crawlers in which blood splatters are a core mechanic. As your characters get covered in more and more blood they may enter massacre mode or go on a completely unhinged rampage. The protagonist's blood also has calming properties that can purify them and stop this. The girls can lick each other's blood splatters off to heal themselves or gain other benefits. It's a bit of a shame that the monster blood is pink but as a blood enthusiast I'm still a huge fan of the concepts here.
And I'm sure I can come up with more things if I thought about it more. My girlfriend has had some similar experiences as well (to be expected given how our kinks are highly in sync). You should ask her about her first meeting with the Butcher in Diablo sometime.
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tatjana-fantasy · 1 year
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Phew, I almost didn't finish today's Norkus prompt in time! To be fair, I've not written something for every day, but really wanted to do this: "dates/domestic" for November 24th! Have fun! :)
Dates/Domestic
When Markus asked her to "paint from the heart", North looked at him with a puzzled expression, not sure what he meant or what he wanted. Markus smiled at her amiably, touched her hand with his, led it to the blank canvas, but didn't move it further.
"Close your eyes," he whispered into her ear.
North closed her eyes.
"Now focus on a feeling - on any feeling - and let your hand drift across the canvas," Markus explained. "Don't think. Don't hesitate. Just paint and let your emotions do the work."
When he said it, it sounded so easy, just letting go and getting lost, in this moment and beyond. But to North, it was as impossible as giving up, as forgiving the humans that had hurt her.
She opened her eyes. She couldn't do it.
Markus noticed her hesitation, slowly letting go of her. "It's alright," he reassured her. "We can do something else if you want to."
She slowly nodded, glad that Markus understood her. He led her out of the studio, back to the living room, where a lot of other distractions awaited.
"Do you want to play the piano?" Markus asked, gesturing at it.
North laughed. "No, thanks. I'd rather not destroy your audio processor." Markus returned her smile, sit down in front of the piano and started to play a calming melody. North looked for something else to do. She approached the book case next to the piano, and an interesting one caught her eye: The Republic by Plato. She grabbed it and tried to read it, but Plato didn't manage to capture her attention for long enough. She shrugged and put the book back.
This was all so new for her. Just spending a day trying out various activities. She hadn't been able to do that in Jericho (she didn't count the tennis ball she had bumped against the wall over a million times, literally) and she certainly hadn't been able to do it before.
The idea came to her when Markus asked her about her hobbies, about what she liked to do in her free time. Embarassingly, North hadn't found an answer. Markus hadn't pressured her, thankfully, but she had thought about his question a lot since then and eventually suggested to show her what he liked to do when he wasn't busy being Jericho's leader. They had asked Josh and Simon to take care of Jericho for today, so they could spend their time together, finding North's creative calling.
It wasn't as easy as she hoped it would be.
North sighed, looked around, and spotted a chess set on a small table. Curiously, she stepped closer, took one of the chess pieces - and then set it down again. It wouldn't be fun to play with Markus; their games would always end in a draw.
What else was there to do? To try out? What if she didn't find anything? Could she truly call herself a deviant if she didn't find something to enjoy? That was a stupid question, of course. She didn't have to do anything. Markus wouldn't pressure her, and North certainly didn't want to pressure herself either.
Markus stopped playing. "North? Is everything alright?"
No. No, it wasn't. She felt like she wasted his time, trying to become human, something she would never achieve no matter how hard she tried.
"I can't find anything," she confessed. Maybe I'm not human enough. She knew it wasn't true, but the thought slowly settled in her wires.
"It's okay," Markus said. "There are plenty more activities to try out. If you want to, of course."
North nodded, slowly. She did want to try something else, just so she had an excuse to spend more time with Markus, but also because she genuinely wanted to find out which activity was the best for her.
It would probably take a lot of time. Finding oneself wasn't an easy task, after all. But North was determined to do it anyway - together with Markus.
"Anything in particular you want to try out?" Markus asked.
North shrugged. "I'm fine with anything, really."
His eyes gleemed. "There's a sports festival in Huntington Place. Would you like to visit it?"
A sports festival. North liked the sound of it. "Of course!"
She felt excited just thinking about it, which was a new feeling for her. The whole day, she had tried various of Markus's hobbies, but nothing had sparked something in her. But a sports festival? She hadn't know she wanted it until Markus suggested it to her.
"Then let's go," Markus concluded with a bright smile.
North gave him a kiss back.
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classicrocker2000 · 1 year
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Man, i meant to have this done yesterday, but I'm just glad I got this done today. Anyway, I decided to draw Kurt since it's the 29th anniversary of his death (meant to draw Layne too, but I didn't finish that in time because my time management and planning skills are shit)
Some notes:
-The cross-dressing was absolutely non-negotiable. Took a bit for me to decide on the makeup though
-I kinda borrowed the pose from Princess Ai, but the art you're seeing now is all my own work
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-I couldn't decide what Kurt's hair color should be at first. Cause blonde is the most iconic, but I prefer him with his natural hair color (he's brunette lol), and the ref pics I used for the dress showed him with red hair. I just settled for all three, and I think the purple highlights, blonde streaks, and brown roots really made his hair come alive.
-The only thing I traced for this pic was the tattoo. Even then, I think the K is a bit too far to the left T_T
-I read somewhere that Kurt's favorite colors were purple, red, and black. So that became the background.
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Hey I really liked your storys and wanted to know if your still doing them if you can do a lou x ox if you want 😊
Aw, I'm glad you like my stories!
For Lou and Ox, I write them as having a brotherly bond. Would I read a fanfiction with that pairing? I have, so...yes XD. Same goes for Nolan and Lou. BUT...my personal convictions and spiritual beliefs don't align with same-gender pairings. Sorry.
I will write them about having a close bond, though! And I'll leave it up to you how you choose to interpret the connection.
This is also based on a drawing I found on Pinterest.
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Lou stood in front of the full-length mirror as he adjusted the cuffs of his suit. There was a ceremony today for the new group of dolls who'd completed their training and passed the evaluation. These were the few times Lou felt worthy of standing before the dolls and exuberating that same confident demeanor he used to. While negativity could not be eradicated no matter the situation, Lou was pleased when the faces he was met with were filled with more pride and admiration than repulse.
"Now we're rockin'!" A familiar plush slid in beside him. Ox grinned charmingly at their reflection with his arms crossed. Lou put a hand to his mouth to stifle a laugh. The rabbit had rummaged through Lou's closet, apparently, because he was adorned in one of his suits. Well, half of it anyway. The pants didn't make the cut, but Ox managed to fix up the white undershirt and tux on himself.
"Oh gosh," Lou muttered with a smile.
"Pretty slick, huh?" Ox brushed his ears back and held the lapels with either hand.
It was more endearing than admirable. Lou assumed Ox was going for a charming aura, but the sight was heartwarming. "You're missing the key piece, buddy," Lou shook his head and went to his dresser. He pulled out a long piece of cloth, "The bow tie."
Ox marveled as Lou wrapped it around his neck and swiftly tied a perfect bow. Folding the collar over it, he stepped back to scrutinize his work, "Better. Now you're...rockin'." The blonde wasn't familiar with the term. Perhaps it was another word Ox had made up.
There was a knock at the door, and Mandy stepped in, "Alright, you two rea--uh...," she smiled down at Ox. He grinned goofily up at her, tongue sticking out.
The bunny grinned proudly up at Lou from behind, "It does make the ladies speechless." Lou held his hand to his mouth to hide his growing laugh as he watched Ox walk toward the door. He clicked his tongue and made finger guns at her before heading on down the hall.
Mandy slowly turned back to Lou, "Great, now there's two of you," she rolled her eyes.
He shrugged and popped out his collar, "Can't spell marvelous without Lou." Just as Ox had done, he clicked his tongue and made finger guns at her as he walked by.
She sighed, smiling, "Oh, brother."
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Dang it, this turned out shorter than I thought it would, but this was a better stopping point that didn't make the short story seem to drone on.
Feel free to ask for more Lou X Ox, though! I'll write them as brotherly, but I hope this has the same effect as what you were hoping for
I suck at writing romance anyway XD
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