watched a podcast with roberta today where she talks about her coming out process and the whole figuring out she was a lesbian and it was so intense. I kept thinking about how she’s mentioned that on aloto they all contributed to the creation and backstories of the characters, and kelly has also talked about all her suggestions and the 40 page doc for Jess and how some things are so similar to herself and so on.
So it got me thinking about Lupe’s backstory AGAIN. More specifically if Roberta also drew some connection to herself with the character. The religious latine background is there in full, and it must have been Something to play it. but there’s also the late-bloomeness of it that Roberta talks about in the podcast, how much she tried to overcompensate in some things even though she wasn’t fully conscious of “oh, I’m gay”. And I can see that with Lupe so much, in how she is clearly uncomfortable with the dresses and charm school and the whole femininity performance, while at the same time showing a kind of resignation towards it, like she’d done it before and had learned how to do it in an almost adequate way, a passable way.
Bottom line is I’m still so fucking hung up on Lupe’s baggage and how little we got to see of it while also having a lot of information thrown at us. And Roberta is so fucking elusive and private even in settings where she’s there to talk about those things.
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Concept: Sonic going to Soleanna for some reason, bumping into Elise and they just lock eyes for a second with the weirdest sense of deja vu.
“Have I… met you before?”
YES YES!! EXACTLY EXACTLY!!
it seems like in canon sonic actually remembers the events of 06, at least somewhat, but the ending of 06 is super open and seems to hint that something feels familiar so i LOVE this idea
they feel SO familiar for some reason. Have we met before? she swears she's seen those eyes before, he swears he's heard her laugh before. how do i know you? And they dont know! But that sense of familiarity makes them feel like theyre closer and they get to know each other, bit by bit, relearning about each other!!!
Sonic is just visiting the country for some reason or another, maybe it's a different celebration that's happening or maybe it's the sun festival, a different year and a different timeline but it's still there or maybe he's just sightseeing.
he's heard the sunsets are gorgeous this time of the year, that the canals reflect the light like an all consuming fire and he's so caught up in admiring all the beautiful buildings and towers that he doesn't realize someone's in front of him.
he bumps into them and they almost fall except he catches them before that can happen, of course, he holds them lightly while he stabilizes them on their feet. obviously they're human because of the height difference and he doesn't see their face.
as soon as they're alright he looks up and he opens his mouth with something akin to "sorry about that" on the tip of his tongue except something happens before he can even really begin his sentence.
emerald meets sapphire and Sonic blinks and it's like a lifetime just flashed before his eyes but it was all too fast, even for him, and he's just left with the vague sensation of having stared into those eyes before.
it seems like the stranger had the same sensation because her mouth also parts and she looks at him in some familiar way too,
"have we... met before?"
it's a strange feeling. like he's known this person before, he barely held onto her but he knows how her hand feels in his and she's only spoken a couple of words to him, yet he knows, somehow, he knows that he could pick out her laugh from a crowd.
it's like something he forgot. but he forgot, he can't remember, that's just how that works and though he's not sure how he knows what her laugh sounds like, he'd like to hear it again. make sure it's as authentic as his memory tells him it is.
Well. No time like the present.
"Don't think so.” he smirks. “I'm Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog!"
He does a little one-finger salute and the stranger smiles with something like fondness and nostalgia.
"I'm Elise."
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Hello there!
So I know I don't exactly post much other than the occasional sporadic posting session, but a quick update.
Thanks to all the wild temperatures we've had lately the pipes in this old house of mine are struggling. In March I had 2 pipes burst in a minor fashion, but December has decided that a single exploding toilet and 600 Gallons of water on my floor wasn't enough lol.
We've gone without any running water since Christmas Eve with this latest pipe explosion and we're only just now able to get it fixed... for $1200 (+$100 Service Fee).
I'm pretty low on funds right now, and I have more bills incoming, including the water bill for next month which is going to be HIGH due to all this wasted water (If I can't get a phone call in and get reduced charges.)
If you're interested in giving me a hand, I'm briefly opening small commissions on my KoFi page!
$5 - Gets a Colored Sketch
$10 - Gets Full Line art
$15 - Gets Fully rendered colors!
No more than 2 characters per request please, and no backgrounds. I know it's not a lot, but on top of my full time job this is all I can offer unfortunately.
Thank you for your time, any support is greatly appreciated!
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