Lulu

wellllllll AB hasn’t posted the official Masquerade photos yet and I don’t feel like waiting any longer to post these so here’s my Mardi Garb Sylvando cosplay! I didn’t place sadly (tbh I’m not upset about it cuz I see how I could’ve done better and the other Novice contestants brought their A-game so competition was fierce), but I still had a great time and a buncha people loved my outfit!

Also including a train selfie to show that yes I did in fact carry that big ol backpiece into Boston lol (along with my fans and headpiece and a suitcase mind you, but my brother was a big help and took most my stuff with him after the masq)

This cosplay was a dream of mine and I don’t regret a thing. The process was a very fun challenge and I learned a lot. If anything I have a bigger fire in me to make my future cosplays bigger and better!

(Side note: I came across a cute little DQ8 group that weekend too!)

Redrew a couple of card illustrations of Eleven from DQ Rivals

Erik

Absolutely not. Jumping off cliffs is a character motif of his. I'm not even sure if I'd let him ride as a passenger princess.

I think if he were behind the wheel he'd be far too confident in himself AND the car. Would drive as if his deftness and agility stats transfer to the vehicle, like being attuned to a weapon. That is not the case.

Drives with the fervor of a soccer mom late for her three kids' practice. Would absolutely make an illegal U-turn.

Veronica

Officer that is a child.

Serena

Now I don't think that she'd be terrible but she'd be the opposite of Erik. I think she'd respect the car for the beast that it is, but I think she'd fear it.

Drives like grandmother who's just trying to get to the grocery store that's five minutes away from her house because she needs some eggs.

I couldn't put her on a highway, I couldn't do that to her.

Sylvando

The safest driver. I actually don’t think I can with my whole heart trust anyone else behind the wheel.

The passenger princess has no control over his playlist and it's exclusively Charlie XCX, Kim Petras, and Dua Lipa.

Drives like he passed his license exam on the first try. His parallel parking is awe inspiring. His merging is smother than his skin. The sheer aura that he emanates from behind that wheel ensures that no other drivers try anything stupid because they'd be embarrassed if he saw them do that.

Jade

You will not convince me that her road rage would be the most devastating out of anyone else in the party have you heard her in combat. "Try and dodge this-" no thank you <3

I don't think she drives recklessly, I think she's very safe and knows the rules of the road. Would not make an illegal U-turn or cut anyone off. However, when she drives, she is sending a message, and that message is "I've got places to be."

Drives like she placed an order for takeout/pick-up and just wants her goddamn food. She's had a long day, she'd like to eat before 10pm, and if her fries are soggy then someone will experience consequences.

Rab

I actually think he might be too short.

Honestly? Not an awful driver. Drives very defensively, a little on the slower side, pays absolutely no mind to bullshit that other people on the road try to pull.

Drives like a 16 year old on the way to the mall. Unbothered. In his lane. Really just enjoying the fact that he's going on a little ride.