Heylo folks :D happy Monday! Transition into night phase has commenced!
I recently did some fun gift art for Je-re-my, which is this super awesome mystery-psychological thriller-horror hybrid of wonderful art by the talented mothtrap, and you should go check it out because chapter two has just started so you have a first chapter to sink your teeth into :D (And you can find the gift art somewhere in the latest update :P)
Yay! That nighttime...ness looks so nice. And they look so cozy in there!...I want to go to sleep now...
Kylie, not a prodigy? Hmm...;D
Nemi looks so adorable curled up like that! I love when cats sleep that way.;D
(I saw that Je-Re-My fanart- Jaw droppingly awesome!!!)
Hehehe, thank you! :D I'm glad the nighttimeness turned out nice! XD;;
And I was kind of tempted to draw Nemi sleeping right next to Kylie's head or on her legs (my cats do that all the time) but then it was too comical leading up to Cain's flashback so I had to resist the urge... XD;;;
Re: the Je-re-my fanart - thank you! :D <3 I really like that webcomic so I felt inspired. :3 <3
This page :D and yay, Kylie will be a good teacher and maybe not smack Cain when he does wrong now ^^ Maybe. Maybe not. But it is progress all the same! Also, hehe... sleeping with chains :D
P.S. What is a manubar? Is it like a sparkly chocolate bar?
Yes, I absolutely employed your research in the matter of sleeping with chains. Cain sleeps on his back or front whenever he can and only on his side when he is lying awake. YEH!
And this is manubar. It is like a sparkly chocolate bar but less delicious. D: It does taste like magic, though. Just not the kind you'd want. >_>
Somehow the comment about manubar makes me think of an image of a museum piece of a skeleton in a throwing-up position, with (fake) guts. The description would say: "This is what happens when you eat manubar. Don't do it kids."
Oh, and the guts wouldn't be inside the skeleton, it would be under the "mouth".
If that happened it'd be because they bought bootleg manubar from a shady black market that was selling it dirt cheap, and it's not really manubar but white glitter glue.
Have to wonder with the way those chains constrict on him if he's ever had them try to strangle him in his sleep before? Would explain why he has trouble sleeping, apart from the reason he got them in the first place of course.
Hehe, to answer your question, I probably will get into this some point later but the chains don't try to strangle him. XD;;; They drain his Spirit at a constant rate, which I guess can sort of be translated into 'MP'.
Oh, Nemi's face is so adorable here. She's starting to win me over even if I have for some unexplained reason aversion to catgirls. xD But she's just too darn cute. <3
She might be! XD; He's a hard act to follow, for sure... XD;;;
It's really weird but I also have some aversion to cat girls despite actually having one in this comic. XD;;;; It could just be that the few things I've read/seen with cat girls in them happened to have the most annoying kinds I've ever seen, LOL. Nemi might have come from a place where I actually wanted to have a cat girl with a base character that wasn't cattiness but an actual personality, onto which the cat stuff would be just additional. I'm hoping it works~ XD; At the very least, Dama-sama, if you like her then I'm super happy! :D
Haha, yes. :) Kylie doesn't deny that she has more experience or know-how compared to Cain, and she doesn't mind taking up the leader role in this party; that much she has confidence in.
But Kylie is aware she is not perfect and struggles against this notion of being called a 'prodigy' even though the guild titled her one.
I'm glad that you notice this particularly Outlaw :D Kylie can always use a little support, ahaha XD; (most of the time people expect laser beams to shoot out of her eyes and burn Cain)
Nice page. And I love the sleeping arrangement! :D
Both how the guys and girls are seperate and how the different people prefer to sleep.
Michael's just relaxed, having apparently no problem falling asleep and probably doing so rather soundly.
Kylie is somewhat similar, but gives a certain vibe of attentiveness and readiness even while resting.
Nemi is... a cat. Would probably nice but clingy to cuddle with.
Cain is, well not asleep in this one. But generally seems used to lie calm and stay quiet, probably a result of his upbringing.
Also: Do I see this correctly and the girls are closer to the entrance than the guys? With Kylie pretty much being the first line of defense here?
Thank you, Lukkai! XD; I totally put in a ton of thought (possibly too much thought) into the sleeping positions of each character and I'm happy to see it pay off!
You are seeing it correctly: the girls are closer to the entrance than the guys. Nemi has the best hearing out of the group as a Kijini and is the lightest sleeper, and can roll pretty high on perception checks throughout the night. Kylie is faster than Mikey by far when it comes to reaction time. XD; (He's a deep sleeper.)
I know it's strange to since most people expect the men to stand guard by the door, but in SF it's the class, not the gender. ;)
The arrangement makes sense (and you managed to translate it really well into one picture).
Heck, in our current group in the rpg Splittermond (a rather new one by a German gamesmaker), we usually split our current night watches into three or four. With the two female characters taking the middle shifts. Why? Because they've got the best night vision by far.
So will Cain:
A) get up and do something stupid
B) see someone else get up and follow them
C) hear/notice something that alerts the party to coming danger.
D) spend his night remebering the past and giving us more backstory.
Hey Rufi...just wanted you to know I'm here in spirit, it will just take me a while to get through your massive archive..whew! Wish I read this sooner. :) Love your art!
Whaaaat <3 *hugs Hapy happily* no worries! Sorry about that archive... XD you can wait until I redraw chapter one maybe? Will take some months XD I know you're busy with your stuff! so no pressure~!
Still I'm really touched you dropped this note ;__;* *hug hug hug* You're too awesome Hapy!!
I applaud you on the dynamics and depth of all your characters <3-- Kylie (I SAID KYLE FIRST AGAIN OMG) and Cain in particulars. She's seriously a close second to Cain in my favorite character department! So well developed <3...and so many layers! LIKE AN ONION! XDD
Lolol they're all so cute in that sleeping shot <3
Awww geez Serpy, thank you <333!! I'm sure you can relate to this, but basically it helps a lot that these characters have been sitting in my head for over ten years now. They tend to write themselves by this point so I don't have to think too hard! XD;
And yes I totally put too much thought into the sleeping shot despite how small it is so I'm glad it paid off! XD;; I should suggest it to Alicia for her thread maybe XD "How do your characters sleep?" (Alt: "How do your characters sleep when inebriated?")
Kylie, not a prodigy? Hmm...;D
Nemi looks so adorable curled up like that! I love when cats sleep that way.;D
(I saw that Je-Re-My fanart- Jaw droppingly awesome!!!)
And I was kind of tempted to draw Nemi sleeping right next to Kylie's head or on her legs (my cats do that all the time) but then it was too comical leading up to Cain's flashback so I had to resist the urge... XD;;;
Re: the Je-re-my fanart - thank you! :D <3 I really like that webcomic so I felt inspired. :3 <3
P.S. What is a manubar? Is it like a sparkly chocolate bar?
This is manubar!
And this is manubar. It is like a sparkly chocolate bar but less delicious. D: It does taste like magic, though. Just not the kind you'd want. >_>
Oh, and the guts wouldn't be inside the skeleton, it would be under the "mouth".
...and Nemi is so adorable here *hugs her*.
This is manubar by the way. XD;
It did go fairly smoothly, didn't it? :) No blood spilled TODAY, anyway... as for the next day, wellllll... we'll seeeee... :D
Don't they ever get a break?
(was I really absent that long by the way?)
And I think so. I was missin' you! ;_;* Glad to see you here again! *hugs once more for good measure*
But when he's casting spells, then he runs out faster than he normally would without the chains.
Cain is a walking contradiction though, keep in mind...
Oh, Nemi's face is so adorable here. She's starting to win me over even if I have for some unexplained reason aversion to catgirls. xD But she's just too darn cute. <3
It's really weird but I also have some aversion to cat girls despite actually having one in this comic. XD;;;; It could just be that the few things I've read/seen with cat girls in them happened to have the most annoying kinds I've ever seen, LOL. Nemi might have come from a place where I actually wanted to have a cat girl with a base character that wasn't cattiness but an actual personality, onto which the cat stuff would be just additional. I'm hoping it works~ XD; At the very least, Dama-sama, if you like her then I'm super happy! :D
But Kylie is aware she is not perfect and struggles against this notion of being called a 'prodigy' even though the guild titled her one.
I'm glad that you notice this particularly Outlaw :D Kylie can always use a little support, ahaha XD; (most of the time people expect laser beams to shoot out of her eyes and burn Cain)
I have a feeling you'll like this chapter in general. There is a lot of blue in it. XD
Both how the guys and girls are seperate and how the different people prefer to sleep.
Michael's just relaxed, having apparently no problem falling asleep and probably doing so rather soundly.
Kylie is somewhat similar, but gives a certain vibe of attentiveness and readiness even while resting.
Nemi is... a cat. Would probably nice but clingy to cuddle with.
Cain is, well not asleep in this one. But generally seems used to lie calm and stay quiet, probably a result of his upbringing.
Also: Do I see this correctly and the girls are closer to the entrance than the guys? With Kylie pretty much being the first line of defense here?
You are seeing it correctly: the girls are closer to the entrance than the guys. Nemi has the best hearing out of the group as a Kijini and is the lightest sleeper, and can roll pretty high on perception checks throughout the night. Kylie is faster than Mikey by far when it comes to reaction time. XD; (He's a deep sleeper.)
I know it's strange to since most people expect the men to stand guard by the door, but in SF it's the class, not the gender. ;)
Heck, in our current group in the rpg Splittermond (a rather new one by a German gamesmaker), we usually split our current night watches into three or four. With the two female characters taking the middle shifts. Why? Because they've got the best night vision by far.
A) get up and do something stupid
B) see someone else get up and follow them
C) hear/notice something that alerts the party to coming danger.
D) spend his night remebering the past and giving us more backstory.
I'm leaning 'D'
But yes, I've already posted a WIP for the next strip on Facebook and Twitter so if you check that out you'll have your answer. XD;
(Spoiler: you are correct)
Still I'm really touched you dropped this note ;__;* *hug hug hug* You're too awesome Hapy!!
Lolol they're all so cute in that sleeping shot <3
And yes I totally put too much thought into the sleeping shot despite how small it is so I'm glad it paid off! XD;; I should suggest it to Alicia for her thread maybe XD "How do your characters sleep?" (Alt: "How do your characters sleep when inebriated?")
And I can toootally relate <3--they definitely do tend to write themselves, don't they? <33