#the Emara au was going to have quite a variety of creations

[catsafarithewriter]

is there any pieces of art you can think of personally where youd go "theyd definitely get a place in the bureau"??? id love to see more of baron's hypothetical community lmao (again, by no means am i asking you to write a thing) and, for bonus funsies if you want, is there any art thing that comes to mind that youd be interested in seeing Haru be?? i think shed be dope as a china doll, like in Oz The Great And Powerful's only real good scene, to parallel how ♀️ and dainty the cats treated her

[cont.] (also im sorry if youve already written about that Art With A Soul idea and your opinion of it and etc-- im still slowly sifting through your content lmao)

Firstly, never worry about asking me something I’ve already answered/covered/discussed. I’m just always delighted to get asks. (Also I’m in the UK, and now on at least a 3-week lockdown due to covid19. So, uh, I now have time. Apologies for the essay you’re about to recieve.) 

Part A: Art Creations. 

Okay, so, the first thing that comes to mind is the game Ib, a free horror game where you play as a girl trapped in an art gallery in which all the art comes to life (and attacks you). In fact, I did go on to use it in a Bureau Files case (Series 3; Case 2: The Living Gallery), but I don’t believe I’ve ever really thought about it much since, BUT art creations are certainly something that would exist and thank you for reminding me.

ALSO Confession time: I am woefully uncultured when it comes to art galleries and suchlike so, uh, I don’t have any ready answers for pieces of art that have Creation energy. However,if you’re part of the Cat Returns Discord sever (or want to be: https://discord.gg/DbJ3PG6) I’d highly recommend askingaround in the #penny-for-your-thoughts channel, because I’m sureother folk will have lots of great ideas!

I do think, that said, that Creations can come in many forms - books, music, films, statues, art, etc (I think there was even a discussion over whether websites might have the potential and what form it would come in) and there are no wrong answers in how you think they’d work. (Heck, I think I even wrote a case where a taxidermied creature became a Creation.) 

(Also, now you’ve brought up art Creations, I almost certainly will end up writing a ficlet sometime with one in. It’s a fun concept to explore! I’m just sorry I dont’ have a neater answer to your first question.)

Part B: Haru as a Creation.

Oh boy, there are so many directions you can take this in and I want to play in ALL of them. 

And, hey, great minds think alike! I actually do have a story where Haru is trapped in the form of a china doll (not specifically a Creation, but still): it’s my Christmas Nutcracker AU: A Little Ballerina. I do love the idea of Haru starting off being delicate and dainty, and then pushing her boundaries and growing, like she does in the move, so a china doll form works really well for that! 

There have been a few stories by others where Haru is the Creation and Baron is the human, in a role-reversal, so she usually ends up being wooden to make it an easy swap. 

Creation’s Lament by YarningChick (both Haru and Baron are wooden Creations; AU; not role reversal; multichaptered)

Snippets by Casandravas (Haru a wooden Creation; Baron a human; role reversal AU based on letterstoathens’ art; oneshot)

Role Reversal art by letterstoathens (see above) 

(if I’ve missed any, please tell me, folks) 

(I did have a story (inspired by the YouTube series: Emara) where Haru was part Creation, specifically clockwork/mechanical, but that’s been put onto permanent hiatus for the time being. I still like that idea though.)

Thanks for asking, and I hope you didn’t mind the essay! If anyone else has any ideas, please feel free to add your comments :)