#simpsona

(you can read more about her here!!)

lori lunette is a 28-year-old woman who’s trying to make a living off her art. she has a degree in animation, but it isn’t easy finding a job in an industry that so many people look down upon in her home country

back in southeast asia, she worked on a short film for an animation festival and was given the opportunity to start an internship as a concept artist and animator for a studio in america. having never been outside of asia before, she accepted the offer in a heartbeat. she has never heard of “springfield” but her head-in-the-clouds mindset led her expect a mini los angeles, so imagine her dismay when she wasn’t greeted with the vibrant town she had hoped (she watched a lot of vlogs on life in springfield, but refused to believe it was actually as bad as they painted it to be)

yet, lori still kept her spirits up as she started her first day as an intern at itchy & scratchy studios. however, she’s often forced into uncreative labour (running errands, buying lunch for her coworkers, cleaning up the place…) she has grown irritated towards the uninviting work environment. often, she gets into disputes with her boss, roger meyers jr, about his creative directions and work ethics. the only reason she’s sucking it up is because she’s in a contract-binding internship

her expenses are paid for, but she’s given a very tight budget and struggles financially with being able to afford nicer things. she earns extra cash doing art commissions, with some of her loyal customers being mr burns and smithers, jeff and kumiko albertson, and patty and selma. (in s2e18 “brush with greatness”, mr burns was encouraged by smithers to support and commission local artists, so i thought maybe smithers would frequently commission her to do paintings of the old man. she doesn’t enjoy painting his “beauty”, but the pay is genereous

she lives in springfield arms apartment, with jeff and kumiko albertson as her neighbours. they get along quite well, actually!! jeff would ramble about some media controversy or opinion, and lori, knowing nothing about it, would nod aimlessly. jeff thinks she’s a great listener and very agreeable. lori and kumiko love to talk about their rich heritage and celebrate their asian roots—they would frequently exchange cultural food, clothing, and traditions

although unlicensed, she’s often asked by the parents of springfield to babysit the children (word spread by homer and marge of how good she is with kiddos). she gets paid, but the tiresome job leaves her with less time to herself. patty always has to help her say “no”, because lori sucks at standing up for herself…

she plans on leaving springfield after her internship to seek better job opportunities. however, she has grown fond of the colourful characters in the town and is conflicted on whether to settle down or not

bonus: all her outfits shown are some of my own!! and her “main outfit” is inspired by this one

(whimsigothic dividers) / (glittery divider)