#mail machine

It's been four weeks since my last one. so its time to do another

The format, as follows:

I give a project update (Scripting, animating, writing, coding, etc.)

I mention a game I'm currently playing.

I mention a book I'm reading or a movie that I'm watching.

I sign off.

Cool. Let's start.

Project update!

GRIZZLY NI OSOWARETARA animation meme ft. Ace & Lyst Solais. is 50 percent of the way done. I am no longer afflicted with a cold. I've drafted a rough timing of Lyst's side of the run animation. Ill talk about that one next time.

Commissions! two are done. Check my Trello for progress.

I published a GEIST squad fic set in Skypoint. :] You should read it. It's only 2.4k words

Games in Rotation

Monster Hunter Rise. I'm on the Sunbreak expansion now! and as like a sidequest, I just beat Apex Rathian solo! Yay!! with the amount of times i actually parried / countered with intention, i do feel like im an improved hunter.

Movies Watched

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I didn't really feel like watching anything new. and i love this movie so i rewatched it.

Books

The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams. Its a good read. It rewires my brain and gets me into that headspace. Especially for timing the walk scenes. The book's got really good material. I think every aspiring animator should read it at least once.

Updates whenever (probably next month).

The format, as follows:

I give a project update (Scripting, animating, writing, coding, etc.)

I mention a game I'm currently playing.

I mention a book I'm reading or a movie that I'm watching.

I sign off.

Cool. Let's start.

Project update!

GRIZZLY NI OSOWARETARA animation meme ft. Ace & Lyst Solais. is 25 percent of the way done. I got sick but do not think that's what stopped me. Because me overworking myself to color the frames is the one that did. Sidebar. I did the run cycle on CSP Pro. Not EX. Look up what that means. That's right. I'm a maniac.

Commissions are being worked on. I took a break for a few days coz I got a cold from my sibling. Progress is steady. Check my trello. I update it consistently and the instant I turn up with any progress.

Games in Rotation

Monster Hunter Rise replaced FFXIV in my rotation because my awesome friend Swampmist informed me that MHR does not need a subscription. I was like "Oh my god, word?" Started 4 weeks ago. I've never drawn monsters before in my life. But this game is making me seriously want to learn to do that.

Movies watched

Knives Out 2, then Knives out 3, then the original Knives Out. Don't ask me why I watched it out of order. It's a long and funny story. Just know I appreciate all three of them. Excellent movies. I will want to do storyboard studies of them.

Books

The Penguin Guide to Punctuation. I felt that I needed to revisit the basics again. Hopefully by the time I'm done reading, I will have the courage to edit that Geist Squad fic to be suitable for publishing already.

The format, as follows:

I give a project update (Scripting, animating, writing, coding, etc.)

I mention a game I’m currently playing.

I mention a book I’m reading or a movie that I’m watching.

I sign off.

Cool. Let’s start.

Project update!

FOUR comms done!

GRIZZLY NI OSOWARETARA animation meme ft. Ace & Lyst Solais is 75% done. Im losing steam. the end is on sight, i know it is. But I keep having to pause projects to work on comms.

"It would be awesome if OP didn't have to shelf projects because OP needed to feed themself :[ "

THATS AN AWESOME THOUGHT! I made a tip jar! where you can throw me a few coins in exchange for some WIPs. This will really help support me directly!!

Please give it a check!!

Games in Rotation

I played ch1 & 2 of Soulsov with a friend this month. Aoughhhh... You should read it, truly what the fuck ever. You should read it. You will like it.

PARANORMASIGHT 1 &2 ARE REALLY GOOD HORROR MYSTERY VNS. EVERYONE SHOULD GO BACK TO PLAYING VISUAL NOVELS. NOWWWWW

Movies

Me and my friends had a Despicable Me 1 & 2 re-watch party because I keep telling them this series is good so long as you dont have a little bitch in your ear telling you DM 1 and 2 is nasty

after slamming my head into the bugs (ouch) for days on end, they have buckled under my genius and the simple </div> tag. I can finally post this without much shame

https://bisectro.neocities.org/

Carrd could no longer handle the load I put on it, especially with the increase of art that I've been making. especially NOT with the free, unpaid version of it at least; I finally hit the limit on elements I am allowed to put on carrd.

I love you carrd, but I think it's time for me to break out of my coocoon and branch out.

If you know me, I've been doing a lot of coding my toyhouse pages for my ocs, but nothing as daunting as making an entire portfolio from scratch.

I have a lot of different kinds of things to post (comics & zines & videos), with different required formats of presentation. It's a given that learning to balance all that is akin to wrangling a beast. A beast I did wrangle nonetheless yadda yadda. look at it.

Who is Verdict?

Verdict is my Reflection ttrpg character for a homegame that I play every Sunday!!

(art by @eiilese)

Verdict (they/them) is an assassin from a floating city on the hand of a God called "Skypoint"! Their gun is woman called Spymaster (art on the right by Xamag) that uses gossip and secrets as bullets; the more well kept the secret, the more likely the bullet is to topple a dynasty.

*V.E.R.D.I.C.T is an acronym of all the collected names and identities they assumed in their lifetime. From 'V' to 'T' and then the cycle repeats back to 'V'.

I used to keep these names hush hush. But now that I've been playing them in campaign for a year, I'm fine with revealing these to the public.

What's their deal?

To give you an idea of Verdict's personality, here's a few things they did in campaign

Got into Cruel World's Catalogue and tamed the oldest known fear: "Fear of the dark". Kept it in a tiny box and then proceeded to forget about it in their coat pocket

Disarmed an assasin (Literally)

And I mean that verdict shot a bullet through one shoulder and out the other.

Fed the assassin apples like a horse.

Got their ESP by playing crosswords with said assassin

Tackled a person off of a building

and then used the inertia of their gunfire to break their own fall

Made a bomb forget it's a bomb.

Only orders Strawberry smoothies and chocolate milkshakes from bars

Basically Verdict doesn't give a damn. Send your lawyers, Verdict will fuck them.

(art by Onionerkun)

What do they look for in a friend?

Someone dangerous, someone who loves to "yes, and?" and play along with them. Because Verdict is super weird on their own. They want someone to match their freak behavior and not judge them for 1) killing people, and 2) being emotionally stunted and condescending.

Who’s their biggest enemy?

Is it other assassins? Is it a big bad that threatens to destroy the world and everyone Verdict loves???

No.

It's some guy called Embroil Wilder who always causes a scene and is confrontational. Embroil is played by my friend, Froglog!