so it's actually maybe kinda IMPORTANT that Vaggie took her exorcist mask off that one day in hell??
it's a realllllly tiny act of individualism, or maybe discomfort with what she is or is doing, the exorcist gear a bit stifling feeling maybe- it's soooooooo smallllll, like the difference in the number of stripes on her wings. And Yet. It might have mattered. It might have mattered a Lot
'cause see.... the exorcist masks have HORNS on 'em.
So normally, if an exorcist was looking around and saw their shadow while down in hell murdering people, if that shadow ALSO had horns- well, of course it would! Right?
Ah. But.
Vaggie's shadow had horns even when she Wasn't wearing her mask.
and sure, there's a lot of ways to see this image-
1.) Purely meta, a visual to let the audience understand what Vaggie is feeling about herself as she looks down at this terrified kid. Not something that she or anyone else actually saw. Just a way to make us understand why she does what she does next when she lowers her spear and spares the kid
2.) Vaggie's guilt making her see herself like this in a trick-of-the-eye kinda way, manifesting as the horned shadow.
3.) Animation error. Someone somehow forgot Vaggie's mask wasn't on in this scene, the scene key to her character and backstory and why she's even doing all of this anyway. Or.
4.) It's completely Literal
if 4, THEN it's a contrast to Lute a moment later, with her mask still firmly on, casting her own horned shadow over Vaggie- and not getting what it could mean about what she is or is about to do. Shielded from the truth of what an Exorcist is
a sinner in all but name
the uniform protects Lute from that. Not "facing" what she's doing, like Vaggie did when she pulled hers off, keeps a shield of deniability between Lute- all the exorcists- and what an extermination day really involves
they only LOOK like demons because they cHOOSE to, obviously! it's only a mask, only for show!
just like sinners aren't really people. so, it can't be bad to kill them
it can't make you bad, to be killing them
it's just such a JUICY parallel to what just happened, the winged and horned horned shadow looming, the fear of the one suddenly under it. Only this time there's no moment of Oh.
well
other than vaggie's OH SHIT when she's sees the exorcist behind her is Lute, anyway
unbelievably bad timing there- or maybe Lute saw Vaggie take off her mask a moment ago and was following her to order it back on. Which would just be. So ironic
i suppose Lute's mask did kinda come off too, metaphorically
this is when Vaggie gets an eye full of just how much of an asshole Lute really is
sorry. sorry vaggie, im sorry, sorry- i couldn't. the pun. i couldn't resist
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I'll be honest: I've got no excuse for that one. This is just pure and unfiltered silliness. 😂
The idea that Peach finds Mario very handsome is one that I absolutely adore, and I love imagining that her friends would often catch her staring while he works around the castle. The man would never notice; too absorbed by the task at hand to remotely consider that his visible strain and skillful moves might be closely observed. But little does he know, those seemingly mundane displays of strength and deftness would have the Princess pining even harder for him! xD 💘
What can I say? It's been forever since the last time I drew her looking properly flustered in his presence. I just had to! 😏🤭
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Here is my humble take on Catherine - Trent's best friend and the mother of his kid from I Really Enjoyed Getting to Spend This Time With You. The drawing is of Catherine and Trent at a wedding in Chapter 2.
Original characters by @rngaredead always blow my mind, and Catherine is no exception. She is charmingly funny, painfully honest, incredibly caring and always the smartest person in the room. She is a teacher and a woman in STEM. She is Trent's biggest cheerleader in his journey towards his own happiness (and she's rooting for Trent and Ted like we all do). What's not to love???
Hope you all enjoy this story with us ❤️
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