#Hello Counsel

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Update: Collab VNs

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Belladonna's Flight — A demo is RELEASED! Belladonna’s Flight by Night Asobu is a poison-dealing fantasy romance, inspired by the historic case of an uncovered poisoner network in 17th century Paris, France. Made for both the Otome Jam and newly-formed sister jam, Josei Jam, Belladonna's Flight takes place in the fictional French city of Solroy, where you follow Catherine Auclair, a witch who makes her living selling lethal wares under the table. But once word lets out that the law is coming to execute every last one of her criminal ilk, Catherine has to call upon untrustworthy business rivals to try and work out a safe escape. Will her wit and wiles help her succeed, or will she get what's coming to her in a fateful betrayal?

I voice Marie Chaligault, a sharp-tongued fortune teller and potential love interest who keeps in the good graces of her noblesse clientele. I had a blast during the live sessions in bickering and boasting as Marie with my fellow voice talent, so I hope you enjoy it too! And hey: no matter who your favorite character is, Belladonna's Flight is continuing development! So be sure to keep up with Night Asobu, as you'll hear more from us moving forward! Until then, please play, rate, and share the demo!

Hello Counsel — Version 1 is RELEASED! Created by miseri accordion for Otome/Josei Jam, Hello Counsel is a short romcom visual novel that follows criminal sensation, Poise, who just got arrested! She's not talking to the cops unless her lawyer (and boyfriend) Salem is present, but when he swings by, can she keep herself from flirting too much and distracting him from giving good counsel?

I was the Character Artist for this visual novel! I was in love with the premise and the character refs presented in miseri's recruitment document, and I also I hadn't drawn character sprites for a published game in a good while. This ended up being a great opportunity for me to flex my ol' drawing muscles, in a more expressive and cartoonish style than my darker personal projects allow. I love the outrageous world and petty banter of this story, so this was honestly a breath of fresh air for me, style-wise. Please go play, rate, and share the game!

My Reflections

I push myself in my roles if it means in the end, I produce something that I am proud of. But as I don't constantly produce a specific style of product, I tend to overestimate how much work I can get done in, say, an hour. It's interesting to me because these are specialty skills that have taken years for me to train and cultivate, so what I personally can get done in an hour has all that history behind it, compared to someone else who may be much earlier in their own journey. Yet still I feel... slow. But I'm not sure if I'm "slow" so much as I'm underestimating my average output for a work I deliberately intend to look, read, or sound a certain level of polished. At the end of the day, I need to have more realistic—or perhaps, forgiving—expectations for myself. I also need to permit myself to be able to make certain executive decisions in the creative process that speed up the process because of my years of experience already informing my judgements. I trust myself to find that balance, and this latest jam experience has been a great help in reminding me of my strengths and points of which I ought to improve.

That's a Wrap

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[wintergrove]

Badass character + Wedding Dress + Bombs = Perfect

[loveandthings11]

Your Honor, after much consideration, I no longer trust Mr. Armstrong to have custody of these children. He has consistently proven himself an irresponsible caretaker and has allowed them to get involved in dangerous situations, including the use of illegal drugs, spending unsupervised time on balconies, and the near-destruction of their souls, which looks suspiciously purposeful.

I petition the court for full custody effective immediately.

[nocanonhere]

MHA CH. 430 (SERIES FINALE SPOILER)

I really was trying to keep myself together this final chapter but got to the final page and I started crying. This is literally what I wanted, our faves are pros now. The fact that they all financially pitched in to develop these specialized hero support items for Midoriya to use…and the project was spearheaded by Bakugou????? HELLO!!!!!

Constructive criticism always has a place and this series received its share of it, but overall…y’all i fucking loved this story idc idc idc. ‘My Hero’ had a place in my heart for so long. When a series has this many characters, I tend to have a select few that i love:

This is one of those stories where I truly loved and appreciated everybody; protagonists, deuteragonists, antagonists, side/support characters.

And the amazing accounts I’ve followed during this series, I kinda feel like I’ve made friends lol

There’s so many great panels in this chapter but i posted this one because you see who tf is toward the front and is this a safe place to say I’m still on my bakudekuchako wave and I’m never leaving

[kiboucounseling]

"You know, I think pink and gold go well together. But honestly, you could pull off quite an array of pastels with your gold fur. Jewel tones as well, but being a councilor I would stick with pastels."

Jack was coming home from the grocers when this other fellow approaches and starts talking about pastels and jewel tones and his fur, causing him to stop, speechless.

"H-Huh? Excuse me?" Jack says a bit confused as he looks at the other,, "Are you a buddy I know in my past living life or are you just a friendly stranger?" Jack enthused with a head tilt.

[ahollowgrave]

(from sealrock)

15. What places hold significant meaning or memories for your OC? Do they have a positive or negative association with those places?

In a remort part of the southern shroud, there is a little temple; more than half reclaimed by the forest around it. Little buildings intermingled among the trees and crumbling ruins of a once-great place of worship. Moving along the well-worn paths are -- nuns. Most of them are older Miqo'te women, some of them use canes as they meander between their cells and the bits of the temple still accessible to them.

In the center of that holy place is a pond. A break in the canopy above ensures that their Lady Menphina’s visage reflects upon the waters there, during her journey through the night sky.

Sometimes their singing and worship reach beyond the confines of their home.

Sometimes locals come, seeking aid or trade.

Sometimes mourners come, needing the cool embrace of Menphina to soothe their aches, to carry their love to their departed.

Rarely, the Sisters raise a stray.

Even rarer, the stray stays to become a Sister.

Our Lady of Abundant Affection is Odette’s home among homes. It is the place she feels childlike at, still. She knows every fallen stone and shattered window, she has named each bud and each leaf of each flower, she has watered each root of each mighty tree, she has listened to the secrets of its critters.

She has caused more mayhem and mischief there than anywhere else. There, she was able to stop being girl and creature and just be Odette.

It is her favorite and her most sacred of places. Only those nearest to the center of her heart are brought here and are given charms blessed with moon-touched waters.

Thank you for the ask @sealrock !! > Get to know my OC <

[crowncursed]

He's talking out loud as he writes a letter.

"Even if you aren't the same woman I fell in love with, I'll love you all the same."

[ghosttownwherenoonegoes]

Got a day off today with looooooots to do - new uni year starts day after tomorrow and I gotta get started on a serious note, holiday preparations to finalise, I gotta tidy my room, I gotta do some job related stuff even though I’m not at work today and of course there’s lots of blog things here I wanna do too! Like finishing that Wayne fic and the personalised paragraphs. hhhhhh it’s barely 7am and what am I doing? Sat reading Eddie x reader fics well last my allotted morning hour for that gift to myself. Tight chested and a bit “nope” even though I gotta. For fuck’s sake, Erika…🔪

[roboticchibitan]

Today I had the spoons to hunt down my neighborhood council's email and send them an email that basically said "I would like to be able to leave my house but my neighborhood is not wheelchair accessible. Who do I talk to in order to get this fixed?" And I am planning on hunting down whoever is in charge of sidewalks in my neighborhood and getting real annoying about it.

My plan is to email them every time I want to go somewhere but can't.

Email 1: hello, please fix sidewalks so I can ride the bus places I am very passionate about public transportation and also being able to leave my house.

Email 200: This morning I woke up and wanted some delicious coffee to start my day, but upon getting out of bed I discovered we were out of coffee. I would've liked to take advantage of the city's public transportation system in order to support a local business like [examples of local coffee shops] but alas I cannot because I am a wheelchair user and my neighborhood is not wheelchair accessible. [Insert rest of arguement RE accessibility]. In conclusion I don't work I can keep these emails coming until I die please just fix my sidewalks.

This is going to be my new spite hobby. I was already mad about the abuse and general shit hand the disabled get dealt in our culture but then I started using a wheelchair and places like doctor's offices have been inaccessible to me so now I am filled with rage. So I am going to take that rage and do something with it. Like emailing my city counsel representatives at 2 am like "I crave a moonlight walk fix my sidewalks please."

[fingertipsmp3]

So the doctor’s appointment… went. I don’t know if I’d say it went well, but it certainly went

[thelizardperson]

my psychiatrist is very nice but it sometimes bothers me how he ends every session with like oh it seems like you're doing ok though because like in the big picture, yes i am, but also it can make me feel like he's brushing off how i spent the entire session going yeah im really stressed actually and idk how to deal with everything going on in my life

[gemsgamegems]

me and WHO!?!?! 😭🙏🏾

[blackjackkent]

More explorations through the parsed dialogue files. The nymph in Sharess's Caress (the one whose Fist client turns into a mind flayer) offers you a "moment of ecstasy" in return for saving her life - and apparently there are some character-specific dialog options for all of the origin characters (minus Lae'zel and plus Minsc) regarding their deepest desires. And I'm kinda having a lot of feelings about it.

Naoise Nallinto: The all-being. Here, there is no suffering. Here, you want for nothing. Here, you are anything. You have one word. Tell me: what will you be?

DARK_URGE: Sane. Naoise Nallinto: You are sane. Time dances on in sequence, the winding path of time evens, and becomes straight. With a quiet head, you can once again hear the song of the birds and the wind in the grass. You pluck a flower, and it does not bleed.

SHADOWHEART: Whole. Naoise Nallinto: You are whole. Within and without, free from expectation and the crushing burden of solitude.You are the entirety of you. Every path outward leads to adventures yet unknown. Every path inward leads to dreams eternally fulfilled.

ASTARION: Safe. Naoise Nallinto: You are safe. The winds of fate blow you to the warmest of hearths in the most cordial of inns. Your seething passions lead only to pleasure. The touch of the sun comforts your flesh, but never burns it.

KARLACH: Alive. Naoise Nallinto: You are alive. Your senses vibrate with sensation - smell, taste, touch, sound, sight. All alert to the beauty of now. The sound of your heart - your heart - beats a steady rhythm: Hello, hello, hello.

GALE: Wise. Naoise Nallinto: You are wise. The erudition of the ages flows through you and from you, illuminating the scholars who seek your counsel. You know yourself, for such is the beginning of all wisdom. When souls would drink the waters of learning, you are their font.

WYLL: Free. Naoise Nallinto: Then be free. You are an eagle, the most divine of messengers, soaring above the peak of Mount Sundabar. No man or woman, no devil or demon, no goddess or god dares confine you within one border or one creed.

MINSC: Minsc. Naoise Nallinto: Er - you are Minsc. You are the most Minsc. Wherever you go, there is only Minsc. Every step, every breath, every thought shall be - the Minsc-est. (DEVNOTE: Confused but making it work.)

[violencebian]

when is my first appoinment with the counselor ive allegedly had for like 4 months now

[katie-wants-donut]

Speaking of characters I made of the Greens in simulation games really enjoying the big city sims save file next to my Bob's one probably my fave (love my psychonaut one too but I love running the lil burger shop in Bob's). I love running the farm (they still live at Alice's in this before I develop their skills and friendships I've already built the house in the country). But one thing that makes me lose my fucking mind is when Bill's sim randomly flirts with Nancy's like boy?? You're divorced?? Pick a struggle? /lh /j