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Thank you!

((Thank you for tuning in for this Month of Summer celebration! It was just a bit of trivia, but I hope you enjoyed it all the same! Hopefully I can have something bigger planned for the 5th anniversary of the series! Well until next time... ....I actually have one more thing to share with you! Stay tuned in about 10 minutes~!))

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SCDI Trivia #15: Summer's sister

((Summer actually has a family, though they will/do not necessarily play a big role in the series. Among her relatives is her younger sister named Gwen! Though she likes to dress in black, she's actually a very cheery girl! Unlike Summer, Gwen actually has a Doglike chest mark!))

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SCDI Trivia #14: Who's that Cameo!

((THIS Freaking scene! I was so dead set on planting this little easter egg/cameo, that I neglected to draw any other passengers leaving and/or boarding the train. So now it just looks like two people awkwardly sitting alone at a train station LOL))

((For any of you really long time followers that may still be there, The lady seen in this shot is actually an anthropomorphized version of Filma Cuts from the now debunked @askfilmacuts Pony ask blog. I recall she was very popular in the chat server I was in at the time haha. I have since reworked her design and renamed her Filimia, rather than Film. She still works with film stuff though. Director and Editor haha))

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SCDI Trivia #13: Shriek...

((You may know Shriek as the chill barista at the cafe that Summer, Liz&Cat went to in the series, and that is correct! However, Shriek is also a species of shapeshifting shadow creatures that are the physical manifestations of an ancient beast's nightmares. The link has been greatly severed from this beast through both distance and eons of passing time, so these beings tend to be less hostile now a days. They also don't really have the need for clothing, however Shriek's job required her to wear uniform.

These shadow beings' forms will become less stable dependent on their mental/emotional state. And if angered, their form violently spikes and they let out a blood curdling screech that freezes all who hear it in terror! It is also said that if you were to look directly into the mouth of these creatures as they are screaming it would be the stuff of nightmares... It's a good thing Shriek is pretty chill though ^^

They also dont do well with water. If these creatures come into contact with a large body of water, their form becomes like a black mist while they are in the water, and it becomes very difficult to reform. When in rain their form fizzles.))

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SCDI Trivia #12: True Blond?

((Did you know? Liz wasn't born with blond hair. Her hair was actually dark when she was growing up. It only became blond later in her adult life. I actually tried to hint that more in her new design

Also side note, Liz's teeth are mint in color ^^))

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SCDI Trivia #11: End of the Day

((In the initial series there's section where Summer writes in her journal, and you can see where her head's at. This would've been a reoccurring session, sometimes including lil hints and stuff! It also would've been accompanied by "End of Day" music depending on her mood.)) ((In the initial series, there was a section where Summer is writing in her journal as seen in the image shown. My original idea that I wanted to do was make this a reoccurring segment that would allow Summer to write in her journal and basically allow the audience to know where her head's at, as well as give potential hints of what's to come! These sessions would also be accompanied by "End of Day" music, and the theme would be dependent on how Summer feels by the end of the day, whether she's just tired, excited, sad, scared, etc. But alas, there's just the one journal entry ;v; ))

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SCDI Trivia #10: COLLAR iD

((The iD Collar was a concept I implemented, admittedly as an excuse to draw characters with collars, because I think they're cool haha. But there would be subtle hints you could notice if you looked closely! But I think I was too inconsistent with drawing them unfortunately...^^;))

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SCDI Trivia#9: The Magic

((I was really excited to introduce this character in the original Summer Can DO It! series, but she the series went on indefinite hiatus right before we got to her. I would've really liked to see everyone's thought and reactions to her haha. Oh well... guess we'll have to wait a little bit longer haha

Also in the now outdated "Back in May!!" hiatus animation, Some referred to the mysterious figure as a squid. ...she is not.))

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SCDI Trivia #8: Cayenne Pepper!

((Though the "hot place" Cat&Liz took Summer to was referred to a cafe, it was originally going to be more of a diner, serving all kinds of foods!

Also, hen Cat requested for some "CP" hospitality, she was referring to the best host/employee Cayenne Pepper! She really makes you feel welcomed and happy! And of course is ALWAYS ready to take your order! However I didnt have her design finalized yet, so I made an excuse that the place was having a slow day so she was sent home early lol

(I was also lazy and didnt want to draw a bunch of people in the background... That or I forgot, I don't really recall which it is haha).

The initial idea behind Cayenne's design was simply I wanted a character that was pink and blue in pallete. The concept of her appearance was sorta inspired by Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony, however Cayenne is less insane, non fourth-wall breaking, and not a pony. Interestingly enough, Cayenne actually has hidden retractable claws under her hooves! ^^))

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SCDI Trivia #7: Familiar face?

((These characters you see in the comic that look identical are actual a species of character I called the Panyarena. The Panyarena were actually a character concept that I had even before Summer Can DO It! They were inspired by the identical looking pretty NPC girls trope. Much like Pokemon's Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny, and Fire Emblem's Anna. Though each Panyarena isnt named the same thing, much like the aforementioned characters, they all seem to know each other, and by name even. It is jokingly rumored that they all have the same mom. The Panyarena are also omnilingual!))

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SCDI Trivia #6: Sidekick?

((In the original Summer Can DO It! series, I planned on Summer having a little sidekick character follow her around named Melli. Her design was inspired by Medli from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. Though she was planned to also have a full big bird form as well. Being able to morph different parts of her body to be more avian or human as she needed. She was going to appear in the next arch/episode/day. But I think secretly I ultimately decided against it anyway))

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SCDI Trivia #5: Audience Interaction

((With Summer Can DO It! being an askblog originally, I had this idea, during certain plot points when Summer is beginning to doubt herself, the viewers would be able cheer her on via asks by saying "You can do it!" or something related. Depending on the amount of support and cheers she received, would depend if she actually manages to get herself together and make it passed the trial, or give into her insecurities and fail/screw up. I actually tried to implant this idea in the opening scene haha The inspiration was very Parappa the Rapper "I gotta believe!"))

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SCDI Trivia #4: Liz & Cat!

((The concept of Liz and Cat were based on a trend I was seeing at the time in games of female cat and crocodile characters being friends. But admittedly they were initially very based off Bratty & Catty from Undertale. Very energetic and sometimes talking over each other.

It was actually really difficult to write Liz & Cat's dialogue because they would often talk over each other at the same time and sometimes break their words off to add on to what the other was saying, basically... THEY WERE ALWAYS TALKING LOL and it was hard to convey all that through word bubble dialogue in the comic haha

Liz & Cat were also originally planned to be one off incidental characters. After Summer bumps into them, they would have a brief exchange before parting their separate ways from Summer and then fade off into occasional background characters. The initial idea for their first interaction wasn't nearly as wholesome haha though ^^;

The outcome of their interaction was originally dependent on what outfit Summer would be wearing from the poll. Had the poll decided for Summer to wear the "Cute" outfit, the scene would play out as it did, Liz finding Summer's outfit to be Mega Cute and immediately bond over how they're matching and stuff. As it would've been slightly identical to their initial designs:

Any other choice would've actually resulted in Cat telling Summer off to watch where she was going while Liz holds her face in pain as they depart from the scene. They wouldn't have even helped her up haha xD

But as you may have noticed, the "Casual" look is what won the poll, not the "Cute" outfit... so what gives? Well, to be honest, I didn't want to write Liz & Cat's first impressions as bullies that thought they were better than everyone haha, so I tweaked the script in favor of the positive outcome, and also modified Liz & Cat's outfits to better match Summer's haha))