[BBS] memento?

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

I need to know what the following things look like: armadillo, bee, crocodile, hedgehog, echidna.

Even better: if you can draw them, and draw them well, let me know.

ESPIO

[Marco's talk of tattoos and symbolising what's important to you has made him realise that he never really did anything for Chaotix + allies. After all, he's utterly convinced they all died when the Special Zone collapsed which they didn't. So now he wants to do something. He... has zero idea what, but finding out what alternate reality versions of their species look like seems like a start.]

Comments

[kat-asks-later.livejournal.com]

I've never precisely tried my hand at drawing before, but...I'm familiar with all of those, I think, between my time here and back on my world. I could always make an attempt? Even if they're somewhat stylized, they might serve you.

-Kat

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Worth a shot, I guess.

BBS

[vestigiaflammae.livejournal.com]

Re: BBS

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

I don't think those animals exist in this world. Seems to be mostly monsters.

BBS

[vestigiaflammae.livejournal.com]

Re: BBS

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

To be honest, I don't really know for sure. I see a lot of bugs about, but I don't know what another universe's bee looks like.

BBS

[vestigiaflammae.livejournal.com]

Re: BBS

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

They're my friends and allies who died.

BBS

[vestigiaflammae.livejournal.com]

Re: BBS

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

It was a months ago, so don't worry about it.

BBS

[vestigiaflammae.livejournal.com]

[Well, if Espio doesn't want to talk about it, who's Lea to push? ...Or something like that. He's not quite sure what to say about something that terrible, anyway.]

Re: BBS

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

Thanks.

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

I'm an artist and familiar with all of those animals.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Really? Could you draw them for me, then?

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

Any particular style?

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Don't ask me about art styles - I'm clueless when it comes to art. Just make it something easy to copy, like for something metal or stone. Does that work for you?

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

I can have a few different styles done shortly. If you'll come by the art studio, I'll show them to you.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Really? Great!

When should I pass by?

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

Whenever is most convenient for you.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

And who do I need to ask for?

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

I should be in there. Instructor Cynthius.

bbs --> action

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

The new art instructor, right?

I'll pass by in the morning.

[]

Anyone in here?

action

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

Come in.

[Apollo's working on an oil painting]

Re: action

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Hey. [] You're the instructor, right? You were gonna draw something for me.

action

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was.

[Apollo moves away and grabs his sketchbook, opening it to a page. It's got your standard realistic drawing of the animals]

This is what the animals actually look like, in case you've forgotten and never saw one before. I'm assuming this isn't what you want.

Re: action

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

I haven't forgotten, exactly. They just look different where I come from.

[]

Armadillos look stupid - that's fitting - and bees look... [] really, really weird.

[]

And yeah. I was after something pretty stylised and, well... easy to copy, you know?

action

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

[Apollo just flips to a clean page and promptly starts sketching each of the animals in a different style--a hedgehog you might find on a Grecian urn, an echinda from a manga, a slightly gothic crocodile. The bee's more cartoonish, while the armadillo is the most realistic, if a little abstract]

Just some samples. I can probably sketch them in any style you'd like, but those are fairly easy to copy.

Re: action

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

I liked that style best... probably best to stick to the crocodile, armadillo and bee, though.

action

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

[Impressive. Apollo glances at the changing scales.]

Why not the hedgehog?

[As he speaks, he starts sketching the other animals out in the same style as the hedgehog]

Re: action

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Sonic - that's the hedgehog - he's an ally, but... not "family." Same with Knuckles, really.

action

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

[Another glance]

And what are you, if you don't mind me asking?

Re: action

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

I'm a chameleon.

action

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

[It takes a moment of studying him, but soon Apollo sees the similarities.]

Is everyone on your home world an animal?

Re: action

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

I guess...

Re: action

[musagetes.livejournal.com]

Interesting.

[He finishes up the sketches, signs the paper (habit, and he signs in Greek, so like Espio can read it), and passes it off]

There you go.

Re: action

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

More interesting than humans everywhere, though...

Thanks!

[]

How's that look?

[bunnypassingby]

[No message. No signature. Just an image attachment.]

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

Nice! Thanks. I knew they looked different in other worlds.

[bunnypassingby]

[Hey man, Mikuru could barely remember what an armadillo looked like 8( Really, though, she's just pleased that Espio likes it; she is kind of embarrassed about these little doodles.]

Well, they're really, really simplified from what they look like on my world, but I didn't have any references to work with, so...

What do they look like on your world?

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

In my reality, they're people. Not like animals or monsters.

[bunnypassingby]

I'm sure armadillos and all the rest are people to each other even if we can't understand them :)

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

Right.