WAHOOO here's my piece for the @sing-it-togetherzine, which you can find a free gumroad download link for right here~! 138 pages of troll goodness for your enjoyment :DDD
the theme was 'relationships' and i wanted to try and include as many details between these characters as i could :
Branch, as the man that everyone can rally behind.
Poppy as the first one to notice Branch's struggle and offer him help.
Likewise, the first person Poppy thinks to call on is her sister :3
Then it's Viva calling out to her long time co-runner Clay, and Bruce jumping in for him too.
Clay's addition also introduces a 🎉new strategy🎉! The characters start alternating sides for pulling the rope.
And Floyd joining in changes the strategy again, to something a bit more... mischievous, shall we say.
One crucial aspect is that Floyd runs his idea by Branch (the man in charge) before going for it.
Hickory, for his part, doesn't pull his punches for the group. There's no ~tricking~ them by faking an early loss, it's all gotta be genuine.
And of course, Hickory's undoing is his tender heart.
In the back, Dickory and John banter over which side they want to win.
Just the fact that John is letting go of the reins here, allowing the group to lead themselves, is very Big for him.
Dickory's suspicion of what Floyd has planned (warranted).
John's sitting out because he's got a cast on his arm, but it's been "signed" by various stickers from the group (yellow star from viva, pink heart from poppy, green lightning bolt from clay, etc etc etc).
and of course
flickory (cause my city now)
in conclusion can u tell i love the interplay of this cast a lot
