#i gotta finalize s.ylvs middle and last name smh

[illym]

"Have you ever noticed that people wear a lot of belts around here? They're originally for keeping clothes from falling down, but after a certain point I can't tell if that's the purpose they're attempting to serve."

"Hmmmm.... No, I don't think I see what you mean. I've never thought people wear that many belts."

(Maybe I should add some belts to my outfit? It'd help me fit in more, at least.)

There's this saying that an artist is happy to draw a picture without thinking about the context beyond, but an author has to know what led up to that scene. Considering how much I thought about the dialogue here while drawing, I can tell I'm an author at heart.

Person on the left, Sylv, belongs to me, Maria-Anne in the middle belongs to @ultineeet , and Bridget's sister on the right belongs to @deluxegolem . (Apologies for not asking permission to draw her, I was midway through lineart when I realized.)

BONUS:

Their associates are reinventing Guilty Gear Isuka gameplay by having a three way brawl. They're getting along a lot less nicely. Or maybe this counts as getting along for Guilty Gear...?

(I was referencing Nagoriyuki's concept artwork without realizing it was different from his final design.... Oh well. I rather like how it turned out.)