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@loopylin

Barnes

Mel didn’t shiver from the cold at all, and her coat wasn’t wet; she bit her lip and studied the garden as if she owned the place herself.

“No. I’m trying to get out of here, actually.” Barnes adjusted her mask by grabbing the chin and pushing up. “Do you mind telling me why you’re here?”

Guys, my story snippet got chosen for critique for Crazy Editing Week out of a thousand people!! I’m very happy.

@ellette-giselle

Okay, that’s fine.

@ellette-giselle

Is there going to be a new section today? 🫣

@whalekeeper

Melissa 

Barnes. That was a funny name. Mel imagined a row of big red barns, each with a different kind of farm animal living inside.

“I’m Mel.”

She scanned the rest of the area with her flashlight.

“Do you live here?” It now occurred to her that she may be trespassing, and she didn’t want to get in trouble.

@loopylin

Huntress

Felicity followed me, confused. “What do you mean? Those were animal noises! Dangerous animal noises! Are your teammates a bunch of –”

We rounded a corner, and I finally saw them. Soldier angrily beat his wings over Sniper as the Argonite tried to hold  him back. I noticed a few broken stone statues around and realized the…[Read more]

@rae

Yep I meant the wall to be more normal on his side, I should have clarified.

@loopylin

Barnes

“I’m Barnes. What’s your name?”

@grcr Praying 🙏🤗

@rae

AH, I love the glowing effect!!

Your stylization has gotten a lot more confident and you’re so patient with the coloring! The color choices are also very nice and complement each other. You may say otherwise but I say this is a rousing success. *Stamp of approval*

@whalekeeper

Melissa

Mel turned and pointed at the path she had just come from, accidentally dropping her stick as she did so. She crouched down to pick it up again.

@ellette-giselle Thank you!

yeah I’m still learning but it’s so fun.

@rae lol yes

also your drawing is so pretty!!

@whalekeeper It was actually quite easy once I figured out what controls where. It’s just very tedious.

I did make a mistake once and have to redo all of Sniper’s arm movements. That didn’t take too long, but it did throw like an extra 15-20 minutes in.

@loopylin

Barnes

The light hurt Barnes’ eyes. Once she figured out it came from a little girl and not a monster, she rubbed her eye with a hand under the mask. “I… don’t think so. I should hope not.”

The girl had messy hair and a coat with many pockets. She held a stick in her arm. Her gaze twinkled with both curiosity and suspicion.

“Where…[Read more]

I hope this is coherent. i am very tired.

@whalekeeper 

Melissa

After walking for a bit, Mel found herself a good stick to be her companion, as one should always have on a long walk. It was tall enough to be a walking stick, but still light enough to be a pretend sword. When she tested out her fencing skills on one of the leafy walls, she was…[Read more]

@loopylin

Should I rp her finding Barnes? Is that what we’re doing?

Yep, that was my thought! I have to go to bed, but I’ll get back to this when I can.

I love the statues btw

We needed some aesthetic statues. :]

@whalekeeper

Yea, it’s old.

Should I rp her finding Barnes? Is that what we’re doing?

I love the statues btw

@keilah-h

I have no idea how to use models like that, so I can only imagine what it’s like to figure out the rigging and everything. Well done!!

@rae

I’m sure it’ll look great

@loopylin

I remember that doodle. Last time I saw it was at least a year ago.

@loopylin @rae @the_lost-journal

Just reread Mel’s scene to make sure everything is in order, and the garden shears crack me up.

Barnes

Everywhere Barnes turned, the maze refused to behave. When she stuck her hand in a wall – a last ditch effort to part the plants – a hidden rose bush got in the way.

The thorns stung, and Barnes could do n…[Read more]