“Oh, then Vita will be my guard.” Artemis nodded. “Thank you, Jared.”
“But I’m your guard.”
“Then I fire you and give the job to Vita. Vita? Do you want to be my guard?”
“I am honored, your highness.” Vita did as regal a bow as you could while trotting on cold ground.
“So jobless Jared, I am still in need of a secretary.” The man in front of them’s shoulders slumped, but he did agree without too much needling.
I'm writing a book and here is a funny little interaction between my characters!
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Transcript for the upcoming Chapter 14 of A Toast to the Pigs, because I'm autistic and I fucking love this, actually. Coming this Friday to a store near you. Also subject to change but likely won't change a lot, if at all, because I like it so much.
Kim glanced out the window and caught Harry watching him. At some point, he’d stopped pacing. He met Kim’s eye and tried for an uncertain smile, giving him a thumbs up with both of his hands.
Kim moved, going to open the door. “Do you need something, detective?” he asked quietly, holding the transceiver at arm’s length behind him for some semblance of privacy.
“We good?” Harry whispered.
Kim held up a finger. “Give me a minute.”
“Okay. I’m gonna just”—He gestured somewhere behind him, pointing—“just be right over there. On the bench. Don’t want you to think I’m running off or anything.”
“If you haven’t fled the scene of the crime yet, I don’t think I have anything to worry about,” Kim joked, offering a reassuring smile.
Harry, who was reassured, relaxed his posture. “You’re so cool, Kim,” he said, pulling the triggers of his fingers with a muffled snap. And maybe Kim was just tired, but his hand felt obligated to return the gesture, even if his gloves ruined the effect.
“Go sit down.”
“Yes, Lieutenant, sir.” With a half-hearted salute, Harry turned to do so, stretching his arms over his head.
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A Fresh New Makeover!
After some rewriting and compiling all the inspirations I have on Pinterest, I decided to redesign my Welcome Home/OC persona so that I can work from a "bottom-up" (designing a character based on lore) approach as opposed to a "top-down" (writing lore based on the character's design) one.
Of course, I'm still somewhat of an amateur when it comes to character design, and I would love to receive some feedback from anyone more experienced. In the meantime, I'll continue to work on my persona and hopefully get her story out there once it's finally ready!
Edit: I changed the alt descriptions a bit, so my apologies for any confusion!
Old Designs:
New Designs:
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One of the problems that I have with her old design is that she looked too human for someone who's supposed to be a half-sea dragon, half-celestial, and was almost akin to Howdy Pillar (minus the multiple limbs).
Another is that the gem on her chest didn't make much sense, as Amy is already pretty animated in her facial expressions and body language. Also, I had no idea how to incorporate it into her alternate form (see images above). So, rather than being a body part, I decided to change it to be more of an accessory/tool.
Lastly, I changed her attire quite a bit to emulate her connections to the sea and sky, such as her hair being inspired by ocean waves and stratus clouds, and make her stand out more from the rest of the neighbors.
As for her alternate form, as much as you guys adore the little worm, it didn't exactly look like a dragon (or in this case, a wyrm) as I intended. So, sadly, I have to make some changes to that as well. I did try to carry over some of the most notable traits, mainly the caterpillar-like body and big ol eyes, just to retain that same worm-like appearance.
However, what really bothered me about the old design is that it didn't look functional as an actual puppet due to lacking a proper mouth, which I hastily added in the final version. But after finding references online, I got a clearer picture of how a dragon/worm-like puppet operates. It's not the best, but it's still a massive improvement.
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Number 24: Dragulas the Vampiric Dragon
Happy New Year! What better way to start than with this year's number! (Kinda. Sorta. You get it.)
This dragon is so fucking cool but also? But also? Kind of ridiculous looking. The clearly obvious reason for that is the straight up blonde hair it has. Hair on a dragon will always look absolutely ridiculous to me, but what really takes the cake here is the obvious intention for it to invoke Alucard vibes from this, well, giant vampire dragon. You could genuinely not convince me that there was any other intention with the hair. Anyways, they pulled off the vampire look extremely well with this guy. Despite all the hair, I really love this guy's kinda nosferatu/bat skull looking head/face area. Colors are on point across the board, but looking at the giant red moon in the background for too long makes it look more like a giant demonic portal or something of the sort.
Rating: 10/10, Year of the Dragon (Vampire)
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A new transformers movie/show should totally have she/her or she/he Megs hell even throw they/them in that shit I want at least she/her in that thang
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