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Published: 2008-06-28 11:18:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 14747; Favourites: 110; Downloads: 1840
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Description "What would be your ideal date?"


“First off, I can’t be havin’ no truck with dates.”

“Secondly – I grew up in a man’s world, mister. I know Romance when I sees it. And if ye’re asking my opinion, which you are, I’d say it’s bollocks. Candles an’ roses? Everybody does candles an’ roses, an’ all it boils down to is smoke in yer eyes an’ some daft bugger wavin’ a bunch o’ daisies that set orf yer asthma. It’s mucky, an’ cheap, an’ I ain’t about to be treated like every tuppenny molly down th’ ages. Me mam had her share o’ men an’ then some – I ain’t gonna be me mam.
“I’d want a date where there weren’t no Romance. I’d want a date where there ain’t no ‘shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’ or pullin’ out chairs for me or tryin’ to act like he don’t want in my knickers. And he ain’t allowed to say ‘I loves you.’ Why? Cos every sorry bugger says that, it’s been used till there’s nuffin’ left but air an’ some pretend warmth. It’s a fart of a phrase, an’ it ain’t for me.
“In fact – I’d rather he says nuffin’ at all. Not so it’s awkward, not like we ran outta things to say – just because you don’t needs words to have feelin’s. I ain’t educated, and I don’t understand words like ‘yearning’ an’ ‘ passionate’, but I don’t need words like that to show a man I likes ‘im. And I don’t reckon he needs ‘em either.
“…
“Mind you, if he’s inclined to ply me wiv alcohol – it better be soddin’ expensive.”


And thus concludes Miss SDL. the curtains are down, and we've given it our heart and soul. I like to think that in every round i've showed a different facet to Kit - warrior, rebel, and woman, they're all elements of who she is. and at the end of the day, Kit doesn't much care what side you see of her, as long as there's food, alcohol and ideally someone to hit. She's a fighter, but she's also a girl - and a pretty dress and a jig beat is all she needs to let that out.

however, the ballgown doesn't get it all its own way...

the flowers on her gown are thistles - spiky flowers with a mullet, but flowers nonetheless. she has a split (the better for fighting in) and i was unable to separate her from her boots. The sigil on her locket, and on the walls, is the Gokiburi-Gumi clan symbol. The figures on the wall hangings are *Endling 's Ree, Lilith and Rex - her 'bosses', and i'd like to hope they're cheering on a fellow GGer.

Kit Bates (c) me.
Miss SDL (c) :devroninsultramix
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Comments: 131

Minunofthehillpeople [2012-01-31 03:11:43 +0000 UTC]

If Kit just had a better face...

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Nitsen-Nightsang [2009-07-31 17:15:07 +0000 UTC]

Manly Kit is very womenly<333

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manic-pixie In reply to Nitsen-Nightsang [2009-08-01 00:43:56 +0000 UTC]

she can be a girl, she just doesn't do it often.

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Yssnelf [2009-05-31 11:04:24 +0000 UTC]

the gloves are nice ...and the boots and the dress... XD
really nice work

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manic-pixie In reply to Yssnelf [2009-06-10 03:15:27 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Goggles-Mandatory [2008-09-27 00:54:33 +0000 UTC]

I need those glovey-arm-warmery-lace-up-thingers.
Prefferably sooner than later.

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manic-pixie In reply to Goggles-Mandatory [2008-09-27 08:18:02 +0000 UTC]

I daresay they're not uncommon. I've seen goth stores stocking something similar.

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Hsumi [2008-09-18 16:44:31 +0000 UTC]

My, what a... distinguished jawline.

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manic-pixie In reply to Hsumi [2008-09-19 00:05:53 +0000 UTC]

she does indeed.

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fishy-kun [2008-08-17 06:56:36 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on the win!

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manic-pixie In reply to fishy-kun [2008-08-18 02:41:45 +0000 UTC]

thankyou!

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doubleZ129 In reply to manic-pixie [2008-08-23 22:18:07 +0000 UTC]

is THAT even a girl!!!!!?

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manic-pixie In reply to doubleZ129 [2008-08-25 00:39:39 +0000 UTC]

yes it is. You can tell by the muscled yet appropriately feminine proportions and the breasts.

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doubleZ129 In reply to manic-pixie [2008-09-04 20:53:01 +0000 UTC]

but the face

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Yanimae [2008-08-16 01:04:42 +0000 UTC]

Wow congrats on winning the SDL contest.

No wonder she was chosen. I love her southern accent thingy. It's a nice touch.
I'll be honest, she's cool but I thought she was a guy for a second but i guess it's the mullet that mislead me. HA

Overall, a great drawing. NICE

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manic-pixie In reply to Yanimae [2008-08-18 02:44:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It's not actually a southern accent, it's a Cockney accent - native to the british isles and characteristically found in cheeky Londoners.

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Yanimae In reply to manic-pixie [2008-08-18 14:43:06 +0000 UTC]

Ahhhhhh. The way the words were being spelled sounded like a southern accent. My Bad.

Hmm That's really interesting. Thanks for the info.

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houseki-chan [2008-08-05 20:04:26 +0000 UTC]

xD Oh my gosh.

I love this so much. XDDD

At first I was wondering, "oh, why didn't endling win?" and then I saw this piece....

8D lulz. I love you.

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manic-pixie In reply to houseki-chan [2008-08-10 11:57:58 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much! it was a real shock, but i'm really proud of it.

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DeficientAtLife [2008-08-02 02:22:41 +0000 UTC]

Congradulations on Kit's victory! I was hoping you'd win.

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manic-pixie In reply to DeficientAtLife [2008-08-05 07:26:02 +0000 UTC]

I'm still utterly blown away by the results. Beating endling was unexpected.

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DeficientAtLife In reply to manic-pixie [2008-08-05 07:32:47 +0000 UTC]

Quite the feat, absolutely. I was disappointed for a few seconds, because I hadn't scrolled down far enough, so I mistook the first runner up for the winner. I was happily corrected.

Awesome job!

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ladyleonheart [2008-08-01 22:36:58 +0000 UTC]

Congratulatiooonns~!!!

Kit is totally awesome. She deserves to win!!! DX

*gives you sake of celebration*



ENJOY~!

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manic-pixie In reply to ladyleonheart [2008-08-05 07:33:05 +0000 UTC]

thankyou so so much!

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lanhao [2008-08-01 17:56:35 +0000 UTC]

purely genius work, love the outfit, design, and coloring

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manic-pixie In reply to lanhao [2008-08-05 06:17:42 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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lanhao In reply to manic-pixie [2008-08-05 19:37:51 +0000 UTC]

it's seriously well deserved you know

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Kemmeru [2008-07-30 20:40:49 +0000 UTC]

I am totally rooting for Kit in this competition.

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manic-pixie In reply to Kemmeru [2008-08-05 07:07:30 +0000 UTC]

we won! thankyou very very much!

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Kemmeru In reply to manic-pixie [2008-08-05 15:46:44 +0000 UTC]

*applauds from a safe distance*

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DeficientAtLife [2008-07-24 01:22:31 +0000 UTC]

Wow... If my character weren't female she'd be drooling at this point... Hell, she still might.


I really hope you win, this is simply made of awesome.

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manic-pixie In reply to DeficientAtLife [2008-07-24 03:11:03 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much!

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DeficientAtLife In reply to manic-pixie [2008-07-24 03:12:15 +0000 UTC]

No problem, you definitely deserve it.

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BeatGuy [2008-07-14 05:16:36 +0000 UTC]

hey good luck to ya, I like the life and humor put into this character and drawing! Hope ya win

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manic-pixie In reply to BeatGuy [2008-07-14 13:55:11 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much! it's a real honour...
i'm praying very, very hard and looking speculatively at my pet rabbit's feet.

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BeatGuy In reply to manic-pixie [2008-07-14 16:23:02 +0000 UTC]

bwaha! Mr. Hoppikins best look out!

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delSHARK [2008-07-13 08:37:50 +0000 UTC]

I drawing Kit for you whether or not you win.

C:

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manic-pixie In reply to delSHARK [2008-07-14 14:00:01 +0000 UTC]

....oh...oohh my GOSH...
*HYPERVENTILATE*

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vinds [2008-07-12 11:38:32 +0000 UTC]

she is awesome.....
really awesome.....

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manic-pixie In reply to vinds [2008-07-12 12:53:26 +0000 UTC]

thankyou!

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vinds In reply to manic-pixie [2008-07-12 17:45:51 +0000 UTC]

you are welcome^^

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Hideki101 [2008-07-11 23:24:28 +0000 UTC]

The boots. You can't have Kit without the boots.

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manic-pixie In reply to Hideki101 [2008-07-12 12:53:19 +0000 UTC]

it's so essentially her....

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TheSixofHearts [2008-07-11 21:48:58 +0000 UTC]

I love how much of her personality you've shown while putting her in something she wouldn't normally wear. To do so is quite a feat, but she still looks totally Kit. The boots are awesome with the dress.

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manic-pixie In reply to TheSixofHearts [2008-07-12 12:53:10 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much!
i couldn't bear parting her from her customary boots...

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diana-hnd [2008-07-11 17:17:32 +0000 UTC]

I'm impressed. Kit was such a manly looking character, that I didn't think it was possible to ever make her look feminine, but you did just that. Or rather, you made her feminine in her own rebellious way. You can't go wrong with gloves like that, a dress with a colour and pattern that really suits her, and stokings with holes. The whole thing just screams attitude.

She looks real good here, oh yes. I particularly like her response to the question.

Good luck in the contest.

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manic-pixie In reply to diana-hnd [2008-07-12 12:52:41 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much....i really enjoyed writing that response, it was fun to give her a voice.

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Demonchild1988 [2008-07-10 14:44:51 +0000 UTC]

i love it. i really hope you win. you managed to keep your character, in character through out the whole contest!

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manic-pixie In reply to Demonchild1988 [2008-07-12 12:51:59 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much....i would rather like to win, myself.

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Demonchild1988 In reply to manic-pixie [2008-07-12 16:48:59 +0000 UTC]

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