:: 47-07 [AL] Everybody ::

Hello, yes I am still alive. Just that I have no mood to draw but when I have mood, I have no time... Ah ha ha...

These are my characters. I decided to draw the alternate outfits for some of them. Credits in the endnote. Also, Rocío's shroom is most likely the Liberty Cap (sine she is an adopted character, I asked her designer to confirm).

That aside, below the drawing are some descriptions on them, if you want to know them a bit (or as a refresher on my OCs).

Thiazi the Bully: used to bully smaller birbs, but he's now a soldier doing a good job in another realm; performs his duties well after a praise or recognition; a terrible singer.
Sindri Malle the Strange: a bird of few words; likes to climb than fly; eats more apple than meat; his courtship of Rocío failed probably due to elemental mismatch.
Manel the Curious: aspiring writer; loves murder mysteries; roams about carefreely; is besties with Sindri and Shin; got drunk on poison during Christmas 2 yrs ago.
Aoi Shintaro the Kind: your boy-next-door; soft-spoken watercolour artist and potential influencer together with Rocío, his gf; love listening to Lo-Fi when painting.
Rocío the Mushroom Girl: direct; cares about appearance; Shin's gf; besties with Rosa; self-proclaimed ambassador of Rosa's skincare products; don't touch her bonsai.
Piht the Piht: a Piht does what a Piht does; a sociable birb; sometimes helps Rosa gather raw materials; can't tell Pihts apart when all Pihts gather in one spot.
Rosa Peace Meilland the Apprentice Witch: always looking out for the best potions and salves materials. Does your skin need moisture like a shroom? Rosa can help you.
Idun Malle the Sharp-teethed: Sindri's strong little sister; enjoys perching and eating Nocturnal pies; 100% guarantee will grow up beautiful like angel... who bites.

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Background idea by @/TheSalguod (on dA). Manel's clothes was a birthday gift from @/peachyprotist on dA. Rocío and Rosa's outfit bought from @/jmbdraws on dA. Idun's dress by @/Igniska11 on dA.
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:: 46-052 [AL] Inktober 1-2 ::

Hah-ha~ Kickin' off Inktober with my typical mixing of prompts! I drew this with pencil, so it doesn't look inky. :<

Inktober 1: Dream + Inktober 2: Spiders (though I only have one here)

Features my OCs, Manel the Aspiring Writer (and he loves writing murder mysteries!) and Rosa Peace the Apprentice Witch. They are from my slice-of-life story of 'Another Life' (and not 'The Journey Home').

Well, I hope you can read the words... I used my 'more-legible' handwriting.

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:: 46-023 [AL] Hey, Shin ::

It is already night time. Manel must hurry before his dad starts worrying.

Manel walks on to see the final buddy in his social circle: Aoi Shintaro, his best bud. Since Shin's girlfriend, Rocío is out on her own, Manel has an idea of where Shintaro is most likely at... He heads over to the ATC Art Gallery where the Aois live. He takes a peek through the window on the side. He sees Shintaro.

Shintaro sees him and went to greet him.
"Hey, Shin," says Manel.
"Hey, Manel," Shin replies with a smile. "What are you doing here?"
"Just checking up on you... and everyone else..."
"Haha, what a thing to do!"
"What are you doing?" asks Manel, seeing Shin's dad at the back, cleaning the frame of a painting with a cloth.
"I'm helping my dad clean the frames. It's gotten a bit too dusty recently," says Shintaro.
Manel nods, satisfied. "OK, I'm going to go now. Have to be home quick before my father worries."
Shin nods. "Bye then, Manel."
"Bye, Shin."

And that concludes Manel's 'buddy check-ins'. :)

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:: 46-021 [AL] Popular ::

Manel walks on. All that is left now is to see what his best friend Shintaro is up to, and maybe Rocío is there with him, since they're always together nowadays.

The couple is nowhere in sight-- wait, there's Rocío right now.

(Rocío is the middle character.)

She is taking a selfie with a fan. Ah yes, Rocío is trying to become a content creator and influencer on the social media. She wants to make her page focus on beauty and skincare (and she features Rosa's products as well!).

Since a fan wishes to take selfie with her, Manel assumes everything is going fine; and he walks on without disturbing them. If Rocío is out here on her own, then Manel has an idea of where Shintaro is most likely at...

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:: 46-020 [AL] Surpassing Sindri ::

Before seeing Rosa & Piht previously, Manel stumbles upon Thiazi the bully.

Thiazi doesn't bully as much anymore. He manages to finish school, enter the military school, and gets enlisted. All that just so he could surpass Sindri (in what exactly, no one is sure). So, now that he is a soldier, he doesn't care anymore about what Sindri does or excels in because Sindri's not a soldier like him.

Manel is impressed that Thiazi has actually accomplished this.
This is definitely worth writing about; how rivalry, envy, and jealousy can bring such positive results.

Trivia:
In TJH3, Thiazi does become a soldier and remains standing guard at the Nexus Camp. He simply wishes to have greater reputation than Sindri, though at the same time, he is viewed as noble by the returning Nexus citizens at the camp.

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:: 46-019 [AL] Air Freight ::

Manel walks on, wondering who he will see next.

What is that in the sky? A witch and a bird! It is Rosa Peace the apprentice potion brewer, and Piht the Piht.

What are they doing? They seem to be returning home after gathering ingredients. It must be for Rosa's potions. It's good to see Rosa is still spirited in potion-brewing and that Piht has something enjoyable to do.

"Hmm," Manel wonders. "Carrying ingredients by flight... Is this air freight?? Interesting! But since when do our brooms have the power of flight??"

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:: 46-018 [AL] Perfect Recital ::

Hmm~ what are the kiddos up to these days? Haven't seen 'em in a while. They were last spotted drinking unknown potions.

Manel says, "I shall do a check-in on my friends!"
He grabs his tablet computer and stylus, and out he goes~

Let's follow Manel around... Aha, Sindri and Idun!

"Come, Manel," says Sindri. "Hear me recite!"
Manel walks over and finds a place to sit.
Sindri begins reciting a poem he had just written ten minutes ago.

Manel can now understand Sindri's recital as the Aquila can now speak fluently and write properly after attending school. Sindri has come a long way since then.

Manel attempts to draw Sindri instead of writing about him.
Sindri's little sister, Idun looks on, finding Manel's sketch funny.

Trivia:
In this 'AU' called Another Life/AL, all my OCs coexist in this one world.
In the TJH trilogy, Sindri and his family have returned home to Nexus.

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What a busy month it's been for me! Took a month to finally sit down and complete this despite it being a simple one.

:: 46-25 [AL] Happy Holly-days ::

My OC, Manel drinking holly berry juice. He'd offer you some, if you can stomach it.

Holly berries are supposedly toxic to people, though some say it's just going to give you a very upset stomach and isn't really fatal. Whatever it is, Manel is of the Místic race, and these purple-eyed people are immune to poisons of sorts.

I got the idea from an Artstreet (MediBang) thingy. I only looked at it and drew from memory... but I can't find it anymore to link here. :<

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