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2nd task for OC-training . Sorry the description is so long I just never get to talk about Eliot aha
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Full Name: Eliot Sophia Isbella Amaya Daniella Rios
Alias: Parva Daemon, Umbra, Ābey (Blue)
Age: 32
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 122 lbs
Hair: Dark Brown
Build: Human espresso (small, dark, bitter)
Eyes: Blue, gold central heterochromia
Race: Rej
Affiliation: Otrak Savun/Merke
Role: Civilian contracted scientist
3 adjectives: Inquisitive, intense, adaptable
"I am a person who discovers... I am a person who lies." Eliot is from my original story, Ghosttowns and is from a planet called Bast. It's my own world with its own cultures, races, ect. It's pretty similar to Earth but there is a force called Etheric Energy that shapes a lot of how things are run, and has given about 70% of the population superhuman abilities. These people are known as Therics. There is also a large population of free-thinking robots known as Melek. Following a cataclysmic event that reshaped the way the world looks, Bast's leaders decided to throw down their arms and rebuild, which lead to a hundred-year period of peace and a scientific and artistic renaissance... Until the Melek took over.
Originally there were only four Melek (Seraphim model), designed to end a war but were instead sealed away for a hundred years while the rest of Bast enjoyed their century-long period of peace. While sealed, the Seraphim became corrupted into thinking they are agents of the gods of a long-dead religion sent to Bast to save humanity from itself. They built more of themselves, twelve models (then and hundreds, then thousands of individuals) total, and came back to the surface to slowly infiltrate and take over one of Bast's largest countries, Merke. Once they completely took power, they declared a holy war on the rest of Bast- convert or burn. Their initial push was easy- they attacked during a worldwide mutual armistice, and no country had a full standing military, if they had one at all. As for Eliot-
Eliot was born to a noble family in the country Vesterra into an extremely controlling, traditional family, the youngest of six. Eliot, born with a restless intelligence that far outstripped her parents, had a hard time falling in line and was sent away to boarding school to get the tradition beaten into her when she was 12. Instead of letting that happen, Eliot's sister Ana got Eliot out of there and left her with her aunt in a neighboring country. There, Eliot had the support to pursue her fascination with the sciences, and lived there furthering her education (and developing her Theric powers). During her time she built herself a little reputation as a young prodigy, earning degrees in biochemistry, etheric science and genetics and her research caught the eye of Merke and their military (the Otrak Savun)- already in a shaky alliance with Vesterra. When Eliot was 19, they approached her parents about Eliot coming to work for their military, and her parents offered to sell Eliot in exchange for strengthening their countries' alliance and for more protection. Merke agreed, tracked Eliot down and took her. They 'conditioned' Eliot into dependency on their country then immediately put her to work. Eliot currently heads their research and development department. She has a hand in weapons development and was involved in their supersoldier program, Sector Grey. She is allowed to further her education and pursue her own research projects- widely considered one of the most intelligent people in the world to her captors, and they try to treat her like gold, pay her a lot and grant her freedoms that most of their captives could never dream of. They rely on her anger at her parents and apparent apathy as a decent substitute for loyalty.
However they treat her, Eliot burns for revenge for both her captors and her parents. She sabotages them in any way she can, and relays secrets to their enemies when she can (which is made easier through her connection to Jo). She's cultivated an excellent facade of loyalty and they still don't suspect a thing. Personality-wise-
Eliot, though angry and bitter at her situation, hides that well and has retained her curious and restlessly inquisitive personality. Merke has forced her to create many awful things, and she harbors the most guilt about her involvement in Sector Grey. Though deep down it kills her that her research is being used for war, a big part of her is perversely grateful that she has access to so much technology and has the opportunity to do so much for the world of science. To protect herself, she's managed to convince herself that she really is an awful person who is solely driven by revenge, and tries really hard not to think of the people she has to experiment on as people. This worked for her until she kind of started to fall in love with one of them... oops. Eliot also has issues with control/her lack of it over her life, and does what she can to feel in-control of her life. She's also an extremely overdramatic person, even in her most bitter and 'apathetic' state. She craves affection and validation, and covets the few people she receives genuine affection from.. to the point that she would drop anything and sacrifice anyone else if they were in danger.
In my 'guess who' submission, Eliot is working on a virus bioweapon that will only work on humans, a project she is making sure won't come to fruition. One of the Melek, Gulzar, is her partner and one of two people she actually trusts and calls a friend. The other Melek is Selaphiel, an enforcer (like Uriel in my last guess who submission), whose primary job is to keep an eye on Merke's civilian assets. Selaphiel is fascinated by Eliot's work and has a little bit of a crush on her.
Some fun facts about Eliot: Eliot is a Theric, a really dangerous one. She can freely manipulate the aforementioned Etheric Energy, which is what caught her captor's eye in the first place. She tries not to show this off too often, but in simple terms her powers are similar to what alchemists can do on Fullmetal Alchemist.
She has an eidetic/photographic memory, meaning she never forgets anything she reads. This has greatly helped her in her studies, and has allowed her to learn the many languages she knows.
Eliot has black(ish) blood, which also means she scars black. That, her dark hands and feet and her central heterchromia are racial characteristics that you can learn more about here
Eliot is squishy, but has a little muscle tone from venting her frustrations via kickboxing (more of the cardio kind, not the fighting kind). She hates exercise but it makes her feel better about her diet consisting mostly of coffee and potato chips.
When she's not making an effort to stay stoic, you can see her thoughts all over her face. She's very expressive, especially her eyebrows. Currently, though, she's either Mad or Sad about 90% of the time.
The marks and metal plates on the back of Eliot's neck are from the communications implants she has in her brain. They connect her to two of Merke's higher ranking officers (they often use her for tactical advice), and to Sector Grey's team leaders-including the leader whose team escaped Merke. She also has implants designed to destroy her brain upon her death, put there as a protection for all the secrets she holds.
Eliot has horrible, horrible eyesight but refuses to get her eyes surgically fixed. She knows augmentative surgeries are safe and common, but an event I discuss below has made the thought of them completely nauseating to her.
Eliot's scars are mostly from her childhood, where she spent a lot of time climbing, and falling out of, trees to pursue childhood 'research' (mostly on bugs). A few of them are from lab accidents. A few are from her 'orientation' to Merke.
Eliot's tattoos all have various meanings and they were all gotten at very low points in her life in an effort to feel some sort of control.
Vesterra is a country that is mostly built high up into the huge trees in the country. Part of Eliot's torture was forcing her to have an extreme fear of heights so she would never feel at home there again.
Eliot no longer believes in any gods and can't justify any of them existing that let all the horrible things she's witnessed happen.
Early in her 'career' at Merke, Eliot had really almost managed to convince herself she could be satisfied working with Merke and considered dropping some of her anger at them... Until the Sector Grey program happened and fifty kidnapped 16 year-olds were brought to Merke to turn into super-soldiers. Eliot wasn't aware of the program until two years later, when she was approached with these brainwashed, highly trained 18 year-olds and asked to augment them into perfect killing machines. Eliot had to oversee these 'kids' (she was only 22) get extensive surgeries to graft body armor internally and other augmentations to muscles/bone/ect. She was then given the job of being mentally connected to them as a tactical liaison, and had direct access to the team leader's thoughts and feelings at all times... That's when she really, really began to hate Merke and vowed to destroy them from the inside out.
Eliot's biggest weakness? She finds it impossible to fully trust anyone, and she can't let anything go. It's incredibly difficult for her to forgive people, she can hold a grudge for years, but it's more than that. Despite what her parents did and how much she wants them to pay, she still loves them fostering a weird, intense guilt.Similarly, she hates her captors but they still treat her well and give her opportunities she's never had. It brings a lot of unnecessary stress and conflict into her life, prevents her from forming close relationships and get the affection she craves, and makes her feel like an awful person. (she's also deathly afraid of heights)
And of course, Eliot's soundtrack-
The Spine (ft Ashley Barret) - Darren Korb
Hope in the Air - Laura Marling
Liar - 8mm
Take Me to Church - Hozier (cover by Enisa)
The Fire - Bishop Briggs
Kingdom Come - The Civil Wars
Claire De Lune - Claude Debussy
I'll Be Good - Jaymes Young
Timeless - Kate Havnevik
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Comments: 57
sun--shark In reply to ??? [2017-10-01 17:32:53 +0000 UTC]
Woo! Eliot is secretly my dream woman so she gets a lot of love from me haha
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XBrokenRiversX [2017-07-20 01:16:55 +0000 UTC]
Okay I've never been more in love with El. She is such a stunning OC and one of the few "plus size" around.
And yesssss, happy to see Bishop Briggs on her soundtrack
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sun--shark In reply to XBrokenRiversX [2017-07-24 16:11:50 +0000 UTC]
C: Thanks! This is how I always intended her to look but wasn't a good enough artist back in the day to show it lol
OF COURSE I'm glad you showed her to me!
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XBrokenRiversX In reply to sun--shark [2017-08-02 04:53:41 +0000 UTC]
Pfff yes you were. but im glad she looks how you always wanted her too!
: DD
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Drayah [2017-07-11 14:53:15 +0000 UTC]
Her design is amazing!! I love the tattoos and the black blood, it gives her such a distinctive look! You always have such an amazing style for the anatomy of your characters and it's just brilliant!
Her story is basically the definition of caught between a rock and a hard place. No matter which way she turns she's trapped by something, be it a corrupt government, or herself and her internal bitterness. I'm glad that she's doing all she can to help fight against evil in the world. I just wish she could get out of that situation and find a way to be happy, forgive herself, and start to trust people again.
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sun--shark In reply to Drayah [2017-07-24 16:15:56 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much!
It was fun playing with distinctive traits for made up races, which is why I didn't just set the story on 'future earth' or something like that
Oh yeah, big time. It's frustrating for her because literally all she wants to do is do science on her own terms but she was either trapped by her family or this military and if she escapes she won't have any resources so... here she is
We shall see about that :'D
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Drayah In reply to sun--shark [2017-07-29 13:59:51 +0000 UTC]
You're really good at it! That's for sure!
Man, well I can't wait to learn more about her and her journey.
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RitellianCaptain [2017-07-07 17:26:00 +0000 UTC]
How fascinating!! You really put so much work into your world and characters, they have so much depth!! I love her coloring and her eyes! The way her hands and feet are darker as well as her hair reminds me of certain horse color patterns. (no offense intended, please excuse my horse brain!) Also, I certainly hope that her self destruct implants don't ever malfunction or mistake a level of low activity for death! Also, may I guess - did she fall in love with Jo? The melek are also very interesting, I like the story of how they came to power.
Her expressions are amazing! And poor girl, being sold by her parents!
She is so amazing! Great work on everything!!!
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sun--shark In reply to RitellianCaptain [2017-07-19 23:45:45 +0000 UTC]
thanks! I definitely get caught up in world building a lot of the time haha.
No offense taken! I think part of the inspiration for those traits was a certain color of horses... I think it's called grulla?
Nah ah they're really safe, those implants malfunctioning are less likely to happen than her getting struck by lightning while indoors. The Melek know what they're doing when it comes to that kind of technology haha
oooh yeah you guessed it XD I'm not really even trying to keep that a secret since I draw them together so much anyway haha
thanks again!
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GnomeTales [2017-07-06 03:29:55 +0000 UTC]
It sounds like Eliot has been through a lot in her life. I think she has a really interesting backstory, which gets the reader to "feel" for her and connect with her to some degree. I love her body type and her skin tones. The fact that each scar and tattoo tells a story about some event that happened in her life is a great idea and gives more depth to her character. Her expressions look amazing and I really get the sense that she is angry, sad or just fed-up with what life throws at her most of the time.
I'm really interested in reading more about her Great work!!
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sun--shark In reply to GnomeTales [2017-07-19 23:09:19 +0000 UTC]
Unfortunately, she has but it's definitely shaped the way she sees the world... and it makes her strive to right the wrongs in the world caused by her family and her captors!
Thank you for the comments! I'm a big fan of tattoos and scars in my characters so you see them a lot haha
thank you so much!
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MizzAnthropix [2017-07-03 17:45:28 +0000 UTC]
Her body build description made me laugh out loud a lot more than I prolly should have. And I don't mind the longness. I love reading about wonderfully fleshed out characters. And I can low key relate to some of her weaknesses.
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sun--shark In reply to MizzAnthropix [2017-07-03 23:22:53 +0000 UTC]
Haha unfortunately I can't take credit for the original joke, I saw it on tumblr but it was such a perfect description for her!
Im glad you do!
You two would get along then, Eliot doesn't run into a lot of people that really understand where she's coming from with her weaknesses
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mintysoup [2017-07-02 22:44:37 +0000 UTC]
I love this? So much! Her body type, her expressions, her eyebrows...
I'm so happy to get to know more about this character!
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sun--shark In reply to mintysoup [2017-07-03 23:21:35 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much! Yeah just call her eyebrows McGee lol
im glad you like her!
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StoryMaker91 [2017-07-02 01:37:45 +0000 UTC]
I love her coloring, it's so warm and chocolaty!
It's so nice to learn more about her and this world. Does she ever gain her freedom, or revenge, in the end?
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sun--shark In reply to StoryMaker91 [2017-07-03 23:21:02 +0000 UTC]
Haha thanks! The graces of good genes I guess lol
i could tell you... but then I'd have to kill you!
haha kidding. Jo eventually does get her out of there and as for the revenge.. that ending is a big part of her character arc and I don't want to spoil it haha
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StoryMaker91 In reply to sun--shark [2017-07-15 01:04:55 +0000 UTC]
Oh no!
Well, I suppose I wouldn't want and spoilers.
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MaddieJK [2017-07-01 05:50:02 +0000 UTC]
Baaaaabe XD
Your story is so intense, lord. The only reason I really understand it all is because it's sprinkled into the RP so it's easier for me to consume
restlessly inquisitive personality = Accurate XD
And I just love that you call her Squishy |D
And now I want to hug her cause I fully understand the fear of heights TTnTT *pulls out Sammy and Maggie* GO HUG HER SHE NEEDS LOVES
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sun--shark In reply to MaddieJK [2017-07-01 14:57:09 +0000 UTC]
Yess
She's pretty much my fave there's no denying it lol. It just took me like nine years to figure out how to draw her right lol
Pff idk it's the same intensity as yours, I think lol. The only thing that makes it hard to explain is that it's on another planet so the whole 'all different countries' thing gets long to explain lol
She is squishy! Especially compared to her wife XD
ha yeeeah she needs the hug, tbh. Gulzar is a great friend but they have to wear a really thick sweater or their hugs are very metallic
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MaddieJK In reply to sun--shark [2017-07-01 15:01:03 +0000 UTC]
That's kinda where I'm at with Cent. Like my baby is always gonna be Isugoro but eeeeehhhhhh Cent's kinda starting to inch himself into the spotlight
Yeah that is kinda true. I'm just an evil creator |D
Squishy is comparative to the little girl in Despicable Me using the term "fluffy" XDD
*Maggie and Sammy hug her* Lovesssssssssssss
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sun--shark In reply to MaddieJK [2017-07-01 16:35:43 +0000 UTC]
haha
I always knew El was a gal after my own heart, which is why it's always been so hard for me to draw her the way I wanted her.
ofc yeah, Jo is.. Jo but there's a lot of me in her so it makes it easy for me to write her and give her shit XD
aaaren't we all haha
pffff, true. She hangs out with robots and supersoldiers and hates working out so she brings it upon herself lol
Although, at this point in the story Eliot would just be like :I 'okay fine but what do you want from me?'
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MaddieJK In reply to sun--shark [2017-07-02 00:07:51 +0000 UTC]
^^
Yeah same with Isugoro. Like you wanna know my political views? Look at Isugoro. Wanna know my humor? Look at Isugoro. Wanna know the kind of random shit that goes through my head? Look at Isugoro XDDD then again he's also a perfect depiction of what I want in a guy so yeahhhhh |D
Cent I think is just more realistic. Because he's not exactly like me in a lot of ways, I find it a bit more challenging to figure out why he acts like he does, even though I know that that particular reaction is what he'd have. He's more complicated.
Yes I guess we are lol
omgggggg that's my life
Then Maggie would just be like 'Nothing, we want to give you a hug woman. No payment required'
Sammy nods, still hugging :I
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sun--shark In reply to MaddieJK [2017-07-03 22:45:32 +0000 UTC]
aha I feel you on that, a little. Eliot has a little bit of each woman I've ever been in love with in her, as well as some of my favorite characters from various things. It makes it a little hard to be unbiased when I'm talking about her lol
That's pretty interesting to know, though. I always assumed Maggie was intended to be more like you than Isugoro haha
that complex goth leprechaun XD I definitely think the more complex characters are a little more interesting to write sometimes
haha not me, after the military I feel bad if I don't go to the gym regularly
Everyone's just like :I :I :I
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MaddieJK In reply to sun--shark [2017-07-04 00:50:41 +0000 UTC]
lol love is weird
Maggie is weird. She is like me in a lot of ways, but she does a few key differences about her that sometimes makes it hard for me to connect to her. Isugoro is a lot closer to me in the sense that I feel is I was a guy, I would be like Isugoro. It's easier for me to get into his skin, to understand his emotions, to see the world as he does. Idk he's weird for a few reasons
OMFG that is fantastic XDDDD Yeah I agree
I almost died today cause I decided to drink water and not coke. I actually fell asleep at work cause I had no caffeine
ALL THE :IIIII
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sun--shark In reply to MaddieJK [2017-07-22 18:11:42 +0000 UTC]
Truuue that lol
Hmm I kind of know what you mean and can see it in some of your writing~
It's like Jo, I have her do stuff sometimes that I wouldn't understand if I knew her in person
Making OCs is funny like that though XD Rae has a lot of what I was like like six years ago, and now when I write for her I'm like... damn girl, chill out lol
PFF haha
Dude the soda is so bad for you! XD|||||
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MaddieJK In reply to sun--shark [2017-10-09 12:36:20 +0000 UTC]
I think the easiest person for me to write nowadays is Cent. I think it's because I've spent so much time with him that now he and Isugoro are my go-tos if I have to write something in LAPIS
My little Goth boy is going far in life XDDD
BUT SODA IS GOOOOOOOD
I no longer work there so
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sun--shark In reply to MaddieJK [2017-10-12 16:22:35 +0000 UTC]
lol you go goth kid!
GIRL it is literally the worst kind of drink for you lol
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MaddieJK In reply to sun--shark [2017-10-13 09:52:36 +0000 UTC]
XDDD
I don't drink it everydayyyyyy (that's what starbucks is for)
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sun--shark In reply to MaddieJK [2017-10-15 00:05:01 +0000 UTC]
omg
all your teeth are gonna fall out haha
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MaddieJK In reply to sun--shark [2017-10-15 14:02:46 +0000 UTC]
I've actually never had a cavity or had braces or anything. I don't eat candy, chocolate, cake, really any desserts
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sun--shark In reply to MaddieJK [2017-10-15 17:50:16 +0000 UTC]
ooh you're lucky
I never had braces but a dude did almost knock a tooth out once so now I have to wear a retainer at night
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MaddieJK In reply to sun--shark [2017-10-16 01:24:34 +0000 UTC]
Like I think my parents dropped all of our dental insurance because none of us have ever had teeth issues XD
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sun--shark In reply to MaddieJK [2017-10-16 06:33:00 +0000 UTC]
lol you're lucky. My sister had to get all kinds of braces and stuff
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MaddieJK In reply to sun--shark [2017-10-16 13:22:08 +0000 UTC]
We just haven't ever been big on like sweets and stuff. I personally don't like really any kind of sweets
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sun--shark In reply to MaddieJK [2017-10-17 04:52:55 +0000 UTC]
my sister's braces are because she was born with a huge gap between her teeth, not sweets XD
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MaddieJK In reply to sun--shark [2017-10-17 04:53:57 +0000 UTC]
oooooooh
yeah idk how but my teeth grew in perfectly straight
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sun--shark In reply to MaddieJK [2017-10-17 04:56:27 +0000 UTC]
Mine too! Just some asshole fucked em up a couple years ago lol
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sun--shark In reply to MaddieJK [2017-10-17 05:18:05 +0000 UTC]
yeaah that wasnt a fun situation lol
but whatevs it was covered in insurance so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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MegaMaeve [2017-06-30 20:27:27 +0000 UTC]
Eliot truly is an interesting human espresso character, and I read the description twice because it's genuinely interesting: the bit of world building, Eliot's life, Eliot's character - the way she'll change, and her love for science...! It's genuinely intriguing, and I simply cannot wait to learn more about her~! She seems like such a conflicted, but loving person, someone who's hidden her heart away but cannot grow cold completely. I hope that she succeeds in taking down Merke from the inside out - and that eventually, she'll find the happiness she's already given up on.
(Also, I love her tattoos, and her hair, and her expressive eyebrows. There's nothing like eyebrows betraying what you're feeling. - in all seriousness, her design is wonderful).
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sun--shark In reply to MegaMaeve [2017-06-30 22:32:46 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much!
I'm glad to hear you like her C: She's basically as opposite of Jo as you can get while still being a human being, so I was wondering if she was going to be as well-received as Jo~
I'm glad to hear that too! It took a long time to get her tattoos settled
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Seishin-Keiyaku [2017-06-30 16:05:46 +0000 UTC]
The shading. I can't. It's so good!!! I love how much of the little details you described as well add to the image, making me look back just to find them~ Amazing work!
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girl-n-herhorse [2017-06-30 15:10:54 +0000 UTC]
Yay for cardio kickboxing! Do that myself
I love her design and those tattoos are beautiful! Amazing amount of backstory, I really can't wait to see more!
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