Uhhhh here’s a concept that younger Ocean and Constance ended up swapping their dynamic over time with one being the outgoing one and the other being more nervous and unconfident. Ocean starts out super unsure of herself due to not really interacting with people in town before school and having parents who don’t really validate her. Meanwhile Constance had a normal family life with loving parents which is in short supply i guess. And as alluded to in the jawbreaker monologue, without the expectations of highschool she just had a fun childhood, which let her be more upbeat and cheerful compared to Ocean who is a concerningly turbulent kindergartener. Over the years Ocean gained (very conditional) confidence because of her academic achievements and constant chase for validation. Meanwhile Constance was further forced into the role of the nice agreeable girl and the combination of highschool, toxic friends, depression, and generally feeling trapped in Uranium made her a lot more reserved with Ocean pulling her around. If they didn’t fucking die and got to heal their relationship irl they’d probably balance out dynamic wise
happy birthday to this swingin', space age bachelor man!
initial sketch + references used below the cut:
initial sketch (pose used is from hero forge):
for the outfit, i was mostly inspired by 70s glam rock fashion aesthetics while trying to make it look a bit sci-fi (which just amounted to the shades and the belt he wears):
i didn't really use one specific comic book cover to reference, moreso that i just looked them up and picked and chose elements that would fit (this one here is just an example):
Because I am a little insane, I spent my valuable time today making Pokémon teams for the St. Cassian Chamber Choir. I have some completely unnecessary thoughts, reasonings for certain picks, and headcanons below, if by some grace of god you'd like them!😆
All the first Pokémon in everyone's teams are the ones I believe they owned first, chronologically, for whatever reason.
Constance:
Received Tepig when she began her journey through a professor who was a family friend, and always loved Constance.
Bidoof was an HM slave she felt too bad for and kept.
Appletun probably hung around the Café a lot.
According to its Pokédex entry, Absol is known to bring about disaster and bad luck, often shunned for this reason. However, it took a liking to Constance, since she didn't believe any of that BS and loves it anyway.
Tinkaton just felt right. I think Constance would wield a hammer if she could.
Herdier was the Blackwood family pet who refused to leave Constance's side when she was about to embark on her journey.
I almost gave her a Minun, and Ocean a Plusle.
Misha:
Kangaskhan was his mother's before she passed. It exclusively listens to him now.
Loudred probably has some "sick" amplifying capabilities and loves blasting Misha's awful rap.
Misha found an abandoned Braviary nest, and rescued the egg containing Rufflet.
Encountered Politoed on accident while fishing, never let him go.
Simisear just felt right; "hot-headed."
Noel:
A Roselia appeared in his mother's garden one day when Noel was a kid. They were obsessed with each other ever since.
Drizzile was the more "traditional" starter, gifted to Noel when he embarked on his journey. They often wear the same expression.
I think some neighbor or someone didn't want their Purrloin anymore, so Noel took it in.
The rest just felt right.
Ocean:
Parents are completely against owning Pokémon as they think it's "inhumane." However, Chatot followed her on the way home from school one day, and simply didn't leave her alone - and Ocean didn't want it to. Chatot is incredibly loud, but manages to be completely silent when it's at home, keeping its existence a secret from Ocean's parents. It helps during Choir rehearsal.
Emolga is known as one of the most annoying Pokémon to deal with in the game. Self-explanatory.
Servine was the typical graduation/journey-starting gift. Doesn't always listen to what Ocean says, but is there when it counts.
Ocean caught Glameow because it was cute, not knowing it evolved into Purugly. (I thought it was also a fun metaphor for Ocean's sweet facade/ugly inside, in canon.)
Lapras saved Ocean from drowning once (because ironically, she can't swim) and never left her side.
Ocean enjoys going on night flies on Noctowl's back when she gets overwhelmed. (Also owl association with being smart?)
Penny:
Zorua was in the family from her birth parents, probably a symptom of some kind of illegal breeding operation. It only ever really loved Penny though. When she went to foster care, Zorua was originally supposed to stay with her parents, but tracked her all the way there and never left.
Togekiss is known for being lucky.
Ditto I thought was fun because it takes on the face of others; is largely faceless. Same for Mimikyu.
Froslass's Pokédex entry says it's the possessed spirit of a woman who died on a freezing mountain. Penny would totally be into that.
Same trauma with the Cubone/Marowak and identity/family.
Ricky:
Cats. Obviously
Reuniclus looked like some kind of Zolarian extraterrestrial thing.
I think Ricky enjoys tinkering and creating stuff like new Pokéballs, battle items, etc. Klinklang would help.
Meowstic is very empathetic, and taps Ricky furiously on the leg when it senses him getting stressed out.
These are pretty self-explanatory I feel. Growlithe is a "big-cat."
Your honour my stance is Ocean=orange Constance=purple Noel=red Misha=yellow Ricky=blue Penny=green because together they make a pride flag. Jane is grey and the mission of rtc is actually to revive the flag
the feeling when you've been listening to some rtc songs while doing your hobbies, but now it's gotten to the point where they're stuck in your head from listening to them over and over again lol.
umm… if you have time you should do a. Fall fair suite piano cover.. runs away
oh, hi! sure, i'll absolutely do it when i have the time! the good thing about fall faire suite is that the audio online is clearer, so that should help me out a lot.
waiting for the drop piano cover, but the drop is my descent into madness as i cannot do one full pass of the song without slipping up and throwing in the towel. (recorded this a while ago)
hello! just felt like creating this real quick while i can. the background is this wikipedia image from seattle, because they traveled there once in legoland.
would the st. cassian school in rtc celebrate their patron saint's feast day? just wondering out loud, since i know of catholic schools that do that kind of thing.
As I write this, I am buzzing in my chair enough to blast off to the moon. My dear friend Bunny (@icepoptroll) - trained nurse, radiant human being - has been helping with appropriately writing Ricky's medical condition, but wouldn't you know it, she is, too, a talented-beyond-measure artist?!?!
They have so kindly drawn outfit designs for the Choir in Just Accidents based on some absolutely unhinged, incomprehensible mutterings from me; managed to turn it into something beautiful and coherent and so PERFECT!! She has given me permission to share this terrific work with all of you!
Please please please shower Bunny and @enter-the-rickyverse in all your adoration. They are also taking commissions!!!
I would ask you to enjoy as much as I have, but it might be hard.😆💖One big giant THANK YOU Bunny, because the amount her DM's have been inundated with will never be enough!
(Bonus: Some more JA pieces they also did below the cut!!!)
