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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 28, 2017 20:32:51 GMT -5
Smol cat is too smol to have such big claws.
True! I needed more background characters anyway. I have a small group of assassins that I'm working on developing, and all the characters that are too developed to be background characters but can't be protagonists are going there. Secondary characters, I guess?
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 28, 2017 21:00:32 GMT -5
He will do such a good job. We will be so proud of him.
Thanks! They're a lot of fun - they all have such conflicting personalities. Rahni - the gay mum-friend of the group - is going to go grey trying to keep them all relatively ok.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Mar 28, 2017 23:25:41 GMT -5
Tawna *tastes the name with interest* I like it.
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do you walk in the valley of kings? do you walk in the shadow of men who sold their lives to dream?
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Post by ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ on Mar 29, 2017 19:57:32 GMT -5
Dingoleap - that's right. a good son. i hope you realize i now identify with rahni on a personal level haha. mintedstar/fur🦇 - thanks! i love it too. had to get it just right for her.
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 29, 2017 20:10:00 GMT -5
He needs a name. I like the irony of Talonpaw, but I do like Smokepaw as well.
Rahni is good and pure. Well, not really. She looks pretty fierce, but is a big softie once you get past her rough exterior.
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 29, 2017 20:25:24 GMT -5
It is good and pure for a good and pure boy.
Good good. She needs someone to take care of her. I'm gonna have to draw her for you now.
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 29, 2017 20:51:44 GMT -5
With long, soft fur. Excellent. I entrust her to you. I've added her to my 'to draw' list. She should appear within the next few days
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 29, 2017 21:03:51 GMT -5
I will In the meantime, some fun facts - as a cat, she is red tabby with white. As a human, she's a redhead with a slight wave in her hair. She has blue eyes, but is blind in one. That's never stopped her though. She also has a crush on her best friend, but said friend is straight (and in love with someone else). Either way, they are quite the pair of troublemakers, and are exceptionally good at what they do.
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 29, 2017 23:17:01 GMT -5
I feel bad now because I originally planned to kill her off but I love her too much and am seriously reconsidering that decision. YES, SHE DESERVES HAPPINESS. I'm going to have to make her a gf now.
Yes, her and her best friend! They've been friends since they were kids. I love them. And yep, this is for Westward! I've been rewriting the first chapter - it's much better now - and fixed the plot holes, and worked out how to include all of these guys, even if it won't be until about halfway through the story... but including them earlier wouldn't make any sense. No worries about being behind - the comic's been on hiatus, but I'm going to start redrawing soon! I'm gonna post a sketch dump of character concepts either today or tomorrow, too.
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 30, 2017 3:53:39 GMT -5
OK TUESDAY ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? I AM!
So, after playing around, I can't quite bring myself to kill Rahni off - I love her too much - and then I made the mistake of looking up pose references for couples dancing and I became fixated on the idea that Rahni can't dance, but her gf is hella good at it and tries to teach her, but to no avail. So yeah, Rahni gets her happy ending eventually. Her gf's name is Mica, (pronounced my-ka, after one of my favourite rocks), is a dilute tortoiseshell and has a bobbed tail. I love her already.
I've already made a backstory for her, help.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Mar 30, 2017 14:06:50 GMT -5
O.O A character of Dingo's will end up with a happy ending? Has the world ended without me noticing?
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 30, 2017 15:35:35 GMT -5
O.O A character of Dingo's will end up with a happy ending? Has the world ended without me noticing? Imagine that XD I figured at least one character deserves to be happy. But don't worry - the world continues to turn on!
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Mar 30, 2017 15:43:42 GMT -5
I'm sure all the readers will be happy. I am. Rahni and Mica sound cool.I'll believe it when I see it. Admittedly, I've continued my story so far along, both into the future and the past, that there isn't very many happy endings there. It's kind of sad. Luckily, in some view, I probably wont write the story that far into the future for that to happen.
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 30, 2017 16:04:28 GMT -5
I've yet to decide where they'll fit in the storyline, but at the moment they're slated to appear in book/chapter/volume 5. I love Rahni. It seems that I can't run gmyself to kill her off XD I'm still playing around with Mica, but I like what I've got so far. Same, lol.
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 30, 2017 16:39:45 GMT -5
thank you for reconsidering because she's wonderful and also it's nice when lgbtqia+ characters actually survive because they're killed off way too oftenany chance you've got westward running here on the forums? where you could ping me when it updates? like i said, i lost the link when i had computer issues, and getting a ping would help a ton. TEACHING HER GF TO DANCE? AN EXCELLENT TROPE. mica is good and soft and i love her very much now. please also allow her to live. she is good and kind and lovely. No worries, honestly. You're right - they do. Have I talked to you about Mali yet? She's my sweet (well, not really sweet) agender child who is the captain of the royal guard).It's not on the forums at the moment, but once I get the new pages drawn and up and running, I'll definitely post it here! THE MOST EXCELLENT OF TROPES. Mica is good and pure and she will be safe and happy. I'll have to finish drawing them tonight so I can subject everyone to needless information about them.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Mar 30, 2017 16:54:15 GMT -5
thank you for reconsidering because she's wonderful and also it's nice when lgbtqia+ characters actually survive because they're killed off way too oftenany chance you've got westward running here on the forums? where you could ping me when it updates? like i said, i lost the link when i had computer issues, and getting a ping would help a ton. TEACHING HER GF TO DANCE? AN EXCELLENT TROPE. mica is good and soft and i love her very much now. please also allow her to live. she is good and kind and lovely. No worries, honestly. You're right - they do. Have I talked to you about Mali yet? She's my sweet (well, not really sweet) agender child who is the captain of the royal guard).It's not on the forums at the moment, but once I get the new pages drawn and up and running, I'll definitely post it here! THE MOST EXCELLENT OF TROPES. Mica is good and pure and she will be safe and happy. I'll have to finish drawing them tonight so I can subject everyone to needless information about them. They are. My characters are safe for now at least.Yess! Can't wait! I love needless information as well.
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Post by ~Sapphire~ on Mar 31, 2017 12:26:10 GMT -5
~Sapphire~ - i may need the luck, haha. but thanks! AND OMG CLASSICS?! SAPH, I AM NOW YOUR CLASSICS BIG SISTER. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! Owlmoon - i'll add you to the list once i'm not on mobile anymore! and i saw your post on the ata thread. You're already done with this??? omg Could've sworn I replied. (Have as much luck as you need c' WFF CLASSICISTS FOREVER!!! I have come to join you in noun case purgatory... But seriously. Ovid converted me.
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Post by ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ on Mar 31, 2017 18:01:25 GMT -5
Dingoleap - PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT MALI ~Sapphire~ - no worries (and thanks i need so much luck right now rip me) I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE IN CLASSICS TOO AAAAAAHHHH and noun case purgatory is...so true. orz so you're focusing on latin then?
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 31, 2017 19:05:47 GMT -5
Ok, everything you need to know about Mali - below the spoiler so I don't bother your other readers;;
Mali can be described in one word; fierce. Their official title is the 'Palace Swordmaster', making them captain of the Royal Family's Elite Guard, and on occasion personally trains the children of high-ranking officials. They are very, very good at their job. Mali doesn't tolerate failure and is one of those 'everything will be ok, as long as it's done now, and done my way' people. Is also very stubborn, and doesn't like to back down. It comes from being the middle child, and rebelling against her older sister's authority. Professionally, Mali radiates clam, and is a gifted strategist. Outside of her career, they're sarcastic, sharp-tongued and unreasonably stubborn. Mali is very organised and pedantically tidy, and prefers to sleep in the barracks despite their status as part of the Royal Family - they're the younger sibling of the current Queen. This makes them aunt/slightly-intimidating-relative-that-isn't-a-parent to Nefertiti and Tigerlily. Mali is also very good at poker, and plays on occasion as a 'bonding' exercise with her troops, and then proceeds to win all their money. Mali is also secretly very proud of the fact that all the other high-ranking generals are slightly afraid of them. In short, Mali is a hurricane, who doesn't like to be told 'no' and is very intimidating. The fierce facade only really fades when they're around their nieces - particularly Tigerlily. (They have a bad habit of treating Nefertiti as one of the soldiers, rather than a relative).
Some trivial facts; - Mali is named after a family friends cat, who sadly passed away late last year - The weapon of choice is a sabre-like sword, but they always have at least one knife - usually more - hidden on their person at all times - Is biologically female, but prefers they/them pronouns. Has been known, however, to respond to she/her pronouns (mostly due to the sheer number of people moving in and out of the palace at all times, it easier to respond to female pronouns until a proper introduction can be arranged. After said introduction, they will no longer tolerate anything but the correct pronouns - Likes early mornings because mornings are quiet. Likes to take a picnic breakfast up to the highest point they can find and watch the sun rise [/spoiler] Ahhh, I had way too much fun with this.
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 31, 2017 20:56:57 GMT -5
i??? adore them??? aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I am so glad! They're also probably a very good emotional resource - the responsible adult you go to for help when you can't face your parents. I've yet do decide just how helpful their suggestions for making things right are, though. Probably not very.
AHHHHHH, there are so many spin-off stories I want to write now???
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Post by Dingoleap on Mar 31, 2017 21:17:37 GMT -5
They are good and strong and fierce, and were given a much bigger role in the rewrite of chapter one because I love them too much. I decided to add I a council meeting type of scene, with sass-master Mali in attendance. Things shall be glorious. They originally appeared only for the first part of the chapter - one epic sword fighting scene - but now there are more scenes, and they'll reappear at the end of the story as well.
AAHHHHH NO DON'T ENCOURAGE ME there can be no spin-offs until the comic is well underway... she says as she writes one-shots about the lives of the protagonists before the story begins.
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