Nayru
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Post by Nayru on Jul 5, 2010 21:35:21 GMT
ginormous page update?
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Post by Ally on Jul 6, 2010 14:42:51 GMT
Yeah, something's gone funny with the sizing. I don't have the knowhow to fix it, and I don't want to try, as it might lead to even bigger problems. It's visible, and it'll be sorted soon.
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Post by Emily on Jul 11, 2010 10:22:15 GMT
I has done. I also went out and picked up a new set of my faveourite pens so the update won't look so scratchy if I'm drawing by hand.
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Post by tangent on Jul 12, 2010 15:46:29 GMT
Niftiness!
BTW, ConnectiCon was lots of fun. Makes me wish I could have dragged you and Ally over, gotten you two a booth, and watched as people flocked to see the two fae artists. =^-^= (Naturally it would have to be opposite the Comiku Girls so we'd have Faerie Pirates vs. Steampunk Pirates.)
(Sadly, one of the conventioneers was stopped at the Canadian border and arrested for illegally seeking work or somesuch in the U.S. - apparently as artists you can't sell art in the U.S. without a work Visa, which is some stupid ass-pull idiocy.)
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The art might look a tad scratchy in one or two places today, but it still looks quite good, Em. And I must admit to tremendous amusement that Pretty Princess Sparkle got stuck with the gay pirate. =^-^=
I guess her Gaydar is just completely screwy. First she thinks Steve's gay, and now she doesn't realize the pretty pirate boy ain't straight? Heh.
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Post by tangent on Jul 12, 2010 16:56:36 GMT
After looking at the update, all I can think of is a Seduction Roll using the d20 system.=^-^=
"You say I'm in bed with a cute guy keeping an eye on me and he expressed sympathy? I roll for Seduction." "Okay, Sparkle. You have a +5 for the sympathy factor of having been shot, and a +5 for being in bed. Unfortunately, the pain of being shot gives you a -5, you suffer another -5 for inappropriate attire for seduction (because your outfit just ain't up to snuff, girl), and due to his specific nature, the pirate has a Difficulty Rating of 30. Roll." "THIRTY?!? But... and what's wrong with my attire?" "Want it to be a -10?" "Um... I rolled a 12?"
And that's how she failed her Seduction attempt. =^-^=
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I must admit, I see two potential paths that Kitty could be taking here. First, there is the whole "bring Sparkle to the Dark Side" approach. Tell Sparkle that Dan laughed at her being shot or didn't care at all. Basically play mindgames so that Sparkle is so mad at Dan (and An and crew) that she willingly joins with the pirates.
It's doable. I could see Kitty being that devious. It would also be a useful twist to pull on the heroes in case the Plot is allowing them to win up 'til this point. Kitty ain't stupid and knows that the Plot will pull down even the most well constructed of plans... so you need to go for every contingency.
Buuuut... I get the feeling Sparkle irks Kitty. She dared to try and stand up to Kitty. She's been snarky to Kitty. And even worse, she did finally give up and call for help. I suspect that Kitty could respect Sparkle's attempt to go it alone and to resist calling for help. But once Sparkle called Dan to beg for help? She lost what tiny little bit of respect she'd slowly possibly been getting from Kitty (even if Kitty didn't let it show, if it existed at all).
I mean, why try to seduce Dan? Easy. To drive another blade into Sparkle. She has no idea about the Dan/An dynamic. She doesn't realize An is attracted to the wolf-boy. No. This is purely to screw with Sparkle. Okay, and maybe to have fun seducing a wolf-boy. ^^
So. The second path? She's going after Dan to mess with Sparkle. She has no respect for Sparkle at this point, she's playing constant mindgames with Sparkle (with putting a male pirate in there to keep an eye on her, but then having him be gay), and her knowledge of Dan is "Sparkle's ex" instead of anything else. So going after him isn't about the others. It ain't about An. It's about Sparkle.
How An might play this is the question. She herself is attracted to Dan. But Daniel could be a powerful distracting factor. If she learns Kitty is going after Daniel, if she (through the others) realizes that Dan could be used as a stalking horse so that they can retrieve the Sword... and even rescue Sparkle and set Sparkle against Kitty (armed with wand) to pull Daniel away? That's a damn good plan, and could succeed.
But it comes at a price. Both of pride... and of damaging any potential relationship between Daniel and An.
But that's just my thoughts on this. ^^;;
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Post by Emily on Aug 2, 2010 11:21:04 GMT
Each week I am now going to tell you what my fave part of each page was; Footloose 09_07~ panel 4 Cherry's toes. Dspring 02_07_ Panel 2 SECRET HANDSHAKE!
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Post by stokerino on Aug 2, 2010 11:46:27 GMT
Emily's expression in Dspring panel 6 is entertaining me in its...I'm not sure what.
Probably one of the better pages of Dspring I think, or at least I like it more. The combination of fun expressions and nice background fantasy map work are likely why.
On a plot side-note: I think if Tim were being more insightful at this moment in time, he would ask how kendi water is known to be a cure of anything if no one has come back from its only source alive... But, as usual, he's too busy being aggravated to notice. :-p
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Post by Emily on Aug 2, 2010 16:14:45 GMT
I think the combination of wavy arms and melodramtic expression makes it suitably true to life...
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Post by tangent on Aug 3, 2010 4:28:28 GMT
I have to wonder if Kitty's realized yet that she's not targeting the right group. (Or rather that they split in two.)
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Post by Ally on Aug 3, 2010 7:20:11 GMT
Nah, she's only going by the phone's location - if she could target An and co directly, she wouldn't have needed to home in on the phone.
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Post by tangent on Aug 3, 2010 14:12:03 GMT
Actually, I was thinking more that she's looking through the intertexuality with a telescope. Is she just trying to kill or maim a few teammates without caring where everyone is? (Or for that matter, firing warning shots across their "bow" as it were?)
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Post by Emily on Aug 3, 2010 17:45:58 GMT
We'll get there...
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Post by tangent on Aug 3, 2010 18:01:36 GMT
Oh yes, I forgot. You've a restraining order against my questions lest I peer through the Intertexuality and make some more accurate predictions. =^-^=
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Post by Emily on Aug 6, 2010 11:32:59 GMT
Footloose 09_08...
...can it be that Jimmy will finally get a chance to shine?
My favourite bit of this page is claudia, panel 2. I like her PJs and her "oh here we go again" attititude.
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Post by stokerino on Aug 6, 2010 11:48:13 GMT
If one of the mecha lot will now actually do something that isn't useless, then I approve.
If this is a set-up for another "lol, mecha" gag, then I do not approve. :@
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Post by tangent on Aug 6, 2010 13:21:41 GMT
I think this is just a setup for Jimmy to Die Horribly. =^-^=
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Post by Emily on Aug 6, 2010 16:17:47 GMT
Mecha will Get It's Moment...
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Nayru
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Post by Nayru on Aug 7, 2010 17:01:48 GMT
tangent: you know, even if Kitty can see the group through the telescope, she wouldn't know the difference between one group and the second, since the only knowledge she has of the first group is that Dan, a boy with dog ears, is with them. If she's not looking too closely, she could easily have mistaken Jin, a person with dog ears, for Dan. She doesn't know he has a twin. ah, and good for Jimmy, getting his moment, but I still can't see Jin going for him.
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Post by tangent on Aug 8, 2010 13:33:37 GMT
In my more insane moments, I'd ship Jimmy with Sylph. ^^ Not because they've ever shown any interest in each other, but because it would be so bloody unexpected. =^-^=
Though perhaps even more crazy than that is Jimmy and Kitty. After he gets hit on the head and forgets who he is, he takes on a James Bond persona and seduces Kitty. And avoids getting shot. (Though oddly enough, Tangent's radio station was shot up with cannonballs soon after this idea was bandied about.)
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Post by Ally on Aug 8, 2010 18:11:29 GMT
If one of the mecha lot will now actually do something that isn't useless, then I approve. If this is a set-up for another "lol, mecha" gag, then I do not approve. :@ I think you will approve. That's all I'm sayin'.
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