âLookout;Contemplationâ
One of the few scribbles of Helia I forgot (more like couldnât find because it wasnât named properly) to put in her photoset. I donât actually feel like finishing it but here it is. Random commentary under the cut, I suppose(?).
This was actually one of the earliest drawingâs done of Post-Reset Solstice (AKA Scavenger!Solstice) and one of the drawings explores the differences that can possibly occur between a pre and post-reset versions of a character. It was just a bonus that Helia was in the drawing so it could be put in the photoset, but it primarily didnât really feature her. This really was a Solstice drawing. In fact, the original prompt for this was, âDraw Solstice as a member of Baelâs crewâ. While that isnât exactly occurring here, as I donât think Solstice would ACTIVELY be a part of his group (but wouldnât mind helping them out once in a blue moon), I kind of feel this sort of fits the kind of things sheâd do in the new environment(?). I hesitate, because I donât think anyone really expected this and donât expect this kind of high-strung, loner behavior to be normal or typical for someone like Solstice, especially not Suppressionâs Solstice. I find this to really suit her, but because this really was what she did when she was first made. And Iâm not talking about the âRP versionâ that Degulus consantly refers to, because that really was a rewritten version of her to fit that story. Iâm actually talking about the very first incarnation of her from maybe a little over five years prior (I guess itâs story time?!).
In that one, while she was part of a team, she was separate from that team and would assist them from afar. To the end, she resolved to be apart from everything else because she felt she was too dangerous and unstable as part of the greater world her friends lived in till she finally died. And no one even really knew she died helping them and accepted she wouldnât be rewarded for her deeds. She didnât deserve the recognition for the things she did and that was perfectly fine.
I donât see Solstice traveling alone though really in Suppression because she canât exactly just talk to people on a cell phone or a computer that she doesnât have. Her moral compass, I feel, is really messed up without a someone practically yelling at her to steer her away from constantly rushing in to death. Solâs really the kind of person who would accept dying if she thinks her death is worth what she accomplishes with it. Sheâd really need someone dedicated to constantly keeping her away from crossing the river Styx and also be willing to go along with whatever she wants to do without much fuss.
Unfortunately, I canât really find other characters in Suppressionâs cast that Solstice would actually listen to or would fit that type of role. While they could be kinda nice, none of them wouldnât really take a bullet for other characters or accept the kinds of things Sol would want to do. Theyâre all really kind of self-serving and egotistical, looking out for only themselves. So, while Helia isnât a character that is particularly great for that, I kind of retrofitted her to fit in that slot till more things get finalized. It kind of works because âLia was originally written to become incredibly distressed over people she would care about and if harm would come to them and would take a hit if it prevents someone she likes from getting hurt.
Otherwise, one day Iâll actually have a full sheet/set of Scavenger!Solstice drawings because I really like her a lot.
