Krystal Crayons

I don't do much here but never post and like lots of (the same?) things :>

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The only thing I did for Inktober way back lolol

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Alright.

Not gonna lie.

I'm 27.

But I just want to hang off Markiplier's arm like I'm 5.

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Musical Differences (Part 2!)

Foreign Dude: I really like indie music.

Me: Oh! Well that's pretty cool, you mentioned that you go to a lot of concerts.

Foreign Dude: A lot of the bands I like are here, from California.

Me: Neat! That's funny, I listen to a lot of music from Germany.

Foreign Dude: Here is one of my favorite bands. *plays music in car*

Music: *higher-pitched, gasping for breathy vocals male singer*

Me:

Dude: Do you like it?

Me: Mm!

Me: *internally while politely listening* ...(ᗒᗣᗕ)՞ I'm trapped in the car with this.

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Musical Differences (Part 1?)

Dude: So what sort of music do you like to listen to?

Me: I like industrial metal, synthpop, pretty much electronic stuff.

Dude: *finds random-ass industrial playlist on Spotify*

Me: *enjoys some, raises eyebrow at others*

Dude:

Me:

Dude: Not bad, not bad!  I could imagine watching a horror movie with this sort of music.

Me: *internally while outwardly laughing*

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Show me your cats

PS the snowstorm does not really affect my work day since I do art from home, but nonetheless I feel isolated and crave human contact; please reblog with pictures of your cats and accompanying anecdotes and/or character stats. For instance:

This is my precious blue angel, Kitty. She is almost 15 years old, and she tips the scales at six pounds. She has a mean right hook. When she was a young cat, she liked to press buttons on various household electronics. Her favorite was the stereo, because it had one of those rotating CD trays. You’d be listening to NPR in the next room and suddenly, it would stop, and then seconds later you’d get Bruce Springsteen. We tried to deter her by placing a dragon puppet on top of the stereo. She was scared of it for a few days, but eventually she gathered up her courage and slew it. My dad got fed up and bought a new stereo with tiny buttons. For a while after that, we would catch her groping the thing, trying to press the buttons, but to no avail. IT didn’t take her long to give up on it. She hasn’t pressed any (literal) buttons since.

Don’t feel sorry for her, though; she lives with me and my wife now and gets treated like a goddamn queen.

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This is Thorin and Nova - both just over a year old now.  They are trapped in my bedroom with me 'cause the rest of my family's house is birds and dogs. Thorin I got from a breeder, and Nova I picked up at animal control a day later.

Nova is quite a graceful cat, perching delicately on what she chooses, like my hip if I sleep on my side, or my back if I happen to sleep on my tummy. She is an observer - and watches Thorin like a hawk, never interested in toys until I pull out the bird feathers on a string.  She speaks when I wear noise-cancelling headphones or on the way to the vet, but otherwise very rarely makes noise save for inquisitive high-pitched trills.

Thorin's my baby doofus and usually always has a concerned look on his face. He rolls over onto his back and I can rub his belly like crazy. He meows a lot, is usually the one to try and wake me up by kneading my armpit at six in the morning, and makes me wonder if cats' voices ever drop, 'cause he still sounds like a tiny kitten. He loves springs, and hiding them or putting them in places he can never access, like my closet, the other side of the bedroom door, or in his water dish (of which, literally seven springs are sitting in the water right now). He's very curious, and tolerant of my young niece and nephew.

When I give them treats, Nova will stand on her hind legs and reach up and grab my hand with her front paws, Thorin can't figure out how to not bite me by accident. They will usually cuddle with me at night, trapping me in between them. They also like to sit right in front of my monitor while I'm reading or watching something. If I'm trying to have a cleaning spree or just air out my room, they are very good about cuddling together in a kennel with no complaints.

Super soft and very friendly - and I hope someday they'll be as affectionate to me as I am to them. *Rubs face all over them*

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Writing prompt: Write a self-insert character that is true to life.

Write yourself into your favorite fantasy world but really examine yourself as a character. Keep your flaws and idiosyncrasies and weird ticks. Include stuttering over otherwise clever dialogue, admit that in the face of danger you’d run. Don’t hide the things that make you “boring.” They’re a part of you and beautiful, and you don’t do yourself justice by glossing over them.

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“My beard is coming in nicely,” Rhodes said thoughtfully as she worried at her rogue chin hairs with her clammy fingertips. The paladin swatted her hand away from her face.

“You’re driving us all crazy with that!” he snapped.

“MEHHHHH!!!” she replied, releasing a flurry of slaps from flailing forearms.

…

“Someone’s got to stop those thugs from beating up that beggar!” Rhodes cried, looking around for someone, anyone- Anyone but herself.

…

“Why does Rhodes always disappear into the woods every morning when we camp?” asked the mage over breakfast.

“She secretly shaves her armpits out there,” the paladin grunted, rolling his eyes.

“For forty five minutes?” asked the mage incredulously.

…

“Rhodes, can you skin these hares for dinner?” asked the rogue, dropping the carcasses at her feet. Rhodes recoiled in disgust.

“Aw, man! But there’s like, blood and stuff. Ewwww! Can’t the mage do it?”

…

Rhodes parried the guard’s blows hit for hit before coming over the top with an overhand punch that sent him staggering.

“Oh my god, sorry! I’m so sorry. I’m such an asshole. Are you okay? Do you need ice? I can go ask the mage…” she fussed frantically, hovering over her opponent. The guard used the opportunity to get in a swift shovel punch to the body, dropping her like a sack of potatoes.

…

“What are we going to do? The fate of the seven continents rest on our shoulders alone. We’re in over our heads, guys, for real,” whined Rhodes, plucking her eyebrow hairs out with her fingers.

“You’re not going to have any eyebrows left if you keep doing that!” shouted the paladin, leaping from his seat to wrench Rhodes’s hands away from her face. 

“MEEEEEHHHHHH!!!!!”

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Ahaha reading this prompt made my day. I'm glad I'm not the only one that makes that sort of noise sometimes.  I--I want to try!

~Road Rage~ "Who in the Hinterlands was screaming all that profanity on the way here?" Dorian scratched his ear for emphasis.  "I was certain every Darkspawn in the Deep Roads could hear us coming down the mountain." "Uh, sorry, that was me." Krystal mumbled shyly, patting her dracolisk's neck as she slipped off its back. "You, Inquisitor? I don't think I've ever heard you raise your voice in anger, let alone curse so colorfully." "Believe me, Sparkler," Varric grinned, alongside the Inquisitor the whole trip. "You get her in an environment she's comfy in, or in a situation where she knows what she's doing, her tongue'll flap like a flag in a fierce wind." "L-Look, if people are going to take their sweet time riding to camp, they should just make way and move off the damn path." She snatched her effects from the saddle with a hiss.

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~Piles of Me~ "Hey, hey look guys! I found more of me!!" "Inquisitor, enough with this joke." Cassandra sighed. "Every time we come across these crystals..." "Thirty-third time today." Blackwall muttered under his breath. "You still find it funny, don't lie." She bagged up the newly-found stone, tossing out some ancient dwarven statue to make room. "You must have us mistaken with Bull and Sera."

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~Bug-Eyes~ "You ever notice the Inquisitor's thingy?" Sera wiggled her eyebrows at The Iron Bull and Varric. "Thingy?" They both repeated. "Yeah, her eye-buggy that-was-awkward thingy. She does it with people - all sorts of people. Even Coryphysniff." "Now that you mention it..." "Good morning, Inquisitor," Cullen greeted the woman calmly as she stepped outside of the main hall one early morning. Dazzled by his subtle smile while pulling an extra layer over her tired face, Krystal managed to peer over the collar at him with a hidden blush and a muffled, "Morning," of her own. Her eyes widened instantly once out of his vision as far as they could go as if trying to stretch her eyelids. She gaped at the cobblestones as she wondered about every detail of the exchange. Was she cheerful enough? Did she use the right tone? Did he notice she was staring at him during the meeting last night daydreaming about his arm muscles oh no oh no--

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~Questions~ "You ever wonder what she's thinking, Seeker?" "No." "But she's so stoic when she's focused like this. If looks could kill--" "They can't." "Maybe they could if I were born a mage?" "They stare as if expecting. Searching for miracles under the armor. It makes me shiver, cold in the summer air. Are they cursing me? Is their friendship a front? Will my cowardice chase them away? Am I really--" "A-Again, Cole?! Keep my thoughts to yourse--myself--ARGH! I am not a book for you to read!"

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~No Need for Maids~ Solas heard humming from the main hall. A pleasant sound, certainly, but a confusing one. How loud could the person be humming for him to hear it from the atrium? As he stepped out he noticed a surprising lack of bodies in the area, save for one far above him. "...Inquisitor." "Hmm?" Krystal peered down at the elf with a smile obscured by a cloth between her teeth. "May I ask what you're doing way up there? Or how you even got up there in the first place?" She white-knuckled a chain attached to one of the chandeliers in the main hall. The cloth in her other hand wet and blackened with dirt and grime. "Cleaning spree, annnd I just like to perch on things." "That... does not answer my question." "Wellllll, thennn you can try to clean The Iron Bull's room next time, see how high you want to run when we're already in the hills."

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~Headache~ "Boss, I hear you when you say you're in a lot of pain." The Iron Bull resisted shifting his position. "But pushing your eye against my horn is not gonna--" "Shh!" Krystal tightened her grasp on his horn. She pressed it against the top ridge of her eye socket in search of pain relief. "If I sit here long enough, maybe it'll get you annoyed enough to just gouge it out." "That's not gonna do any good for a headache, boss." He pried her face away and straightened himself, laughing as the Inquisitor pouted.

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Inktober Alucard 2

Work this time darnit

Alucard again! Pencil, Zebra brush pen, black Prismacolor marker, and an added Micron 005.

References from top to bottom: Volume 10, page 183. Volume 9, page 77. Volume 5, page 107. Volume 8, page 157. Volume 9, page 40. (I went after a particular size [or close enough to it] but... I have a lot of scrap pieces of paper scattered throughout the Hellsing manga for a ton of images I like.)

I--I JUST REALLY LIKE ALUCARD OKAY (灬º 艸º灬)

*Updated with a better-sized image ugh for once landscape is awful*

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Colored version of the line art I added a long while ago!

Wanted to make her pretty with colors, since butt-naked she only has gray and black hues (unless her eyes change color).

Fun fun~!

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Inktober Alucard

Reference: Hellsing Volume 5, page 59.

Pencil, then Zebra brush pen and black Prismacolor markers.

He's one of my favoritests (づ￣ ³￣)づ

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Squeaky Floors

The office I work at had a flood recently, so a portion of the floor makes everyone's shoes sound like Spirited Away's Radish Spirit walking... or when Po in Kung Fu Panda is trying to walk through the student barracks.

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English Otome Games has partnered with Idea Factory to hold a giveaway contest for four limited edition sets of Amnesia: Memories! Due to regional restrictions, the contest is only open to people in North America and in Europe. There will be two winners from NA and two from EU. An Amnesia: Memories Limited Edition Set includes…  • Amnesia: Memories Game (Steam Digital Code) • Amnesia Dreamy Summer Body Pillow Case • Amnesia Costers - Set of 5 • Amnesia Artbook • Amnesia Soundtrack CD • Collector’s Box “It was the 1st of August. That morning, when she awoke, the heroine found herself without any memories from before August 1st. Everything, from the sort of life she lived, to the relationships she had, was a blank… A young boy named Orion appeared in front of her, referring to himself as a ‘spirit’. Under Orion’s guidance, the heroine began the struggle to regain her memories. She searched her house for clues about her everyday life, and received a message on her phone… What was displayed on the screen was an unknown name to her. Now, she is asked to meet with him, a boyfriend whose name and face she doesn’t know. In a position where who to trust is uncertain, the heroine must move in a way that her memory loss remains undetected by her partner. Because of this, the story becomes tangled in complex ways. With no memories of him, our heroine will write a new love story starting today…”

To enter the contest, you must…

Reblog this post and state whether you live in North America or Europe. Entries without this distinction won’t be valid. Sorry!

In order to receive the prize, you will have to provide a valid shipping address. I will send you a private message via tumblr ask to get it from you if you win, so keep your ask box open!

The contest will run until November 1st, 2015. I will pick four random entries on that day. Good luck everyone!

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North America

Please please!

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SOMA NOISES

Not even thirty minutes in I hide in a corner for several minutes, forgetting that I'm supposed to be curious and investigating the bleeding thing that just crawled out the only entrance to the third room in apparent rage.

This is why I watch people play these games.

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Antler Creeper

Ugh, someone ought to make sure that thing makes it into the next Silent Hill or something.

 Of all the things that happen in Hannibal, that was my cringing, itchy-skin moment. Alksdjfhlksdgh, blegh, ugh, creepy.

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Work in progress - I'm a bit too obsessed with drawing Zenexoria's left profile.

Went a bit kooky with the hair, ha!  But it's fun :D

Man I gotta get an actual logo.

Zenexoria is my original character! She is a demon, covered in hundreds of scars with a long, mostly tragic life.

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So I started watching Markiplier.  I am certainly a fan.

Made this stupid scribbly, simple, awful animation for fun, basically my general thought process and fairly accurate panicked response to my growing cru-- interest.

Was gonna include times where it was all I was thinking about (like several little tiny "markiplier"s popping up around my head in different settings), but that would just make me seem crazy eh.  Didn't want it to drag on too long.

I animated this super simple thing in Photoshop, if anyone is curious. IGNORE ME.  ε=ε=ε=ε=┏(;;;￣▽￣)┛ Also hi! I don't traverse here much anymore to post anything.  Not that it matters, ha! Yeeeah!  I'll be 26 next Saturday! Maybe a solo celebration in Disneyland is in order.  Chimichangas!

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Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi

HAKUOKIIIIIIIIII.

The PS3 game has been announced for US release~!

I don't care if it's the same game each time overall, it's HAKUOKI, in my mind that means BONUS STUFF.  Whatever Limited Editions may come and in-game things and extra scenes and UNF.

http://www.aksysgames.com/2013/10/22/stories-of-shinsengumi-brings-new-life-to-hakuoki-series/

Aksys I love you guys.

Now if only I could get more Kazama in my life somehow.

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Really Nintendo. REALLY.

I could match my car, or have my favorite color in my hands. IF YOU WOULD JUST SELL THEM WHERE I LIVE. *screaming in the background*