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[crescendo-system]

Sketch diary, days 6+7 - April "8th and 9th".

Reads right to left.

Not exactly about day-to-day, but something that's been on our radar for the last couple months. We've been wanting to put some of these thoughts to paper somehow and decided this would be a good place to put it. Very proud of this one ngl, since it's a little more personal we put a lot of attention to this sequence.

Transcript for our handwriting under the cut:

Image 1

Panel 1: He wasn't always a subsystem.

Panel 2: It's been an adjustment for many of us. A learning experience, even.

Sasuke: (Used to it)

Naruto: (not so much)

Image 2

He went through things he never should have had to. Again and again. Until he couldn't anymore, vanishing to rest

Image 3

Panel 1: To rest... and protect.

Panel 2: He - they - served as a living barrier within us. They stayed dormant for years,only awakening once the system was finally safe enough to process.

Image 4

Panel 1: They continue to try to protect us upon re-awakening.

...Even when they don't need to.

Panel 2: It's been an adjustment for them as well... Learning how to be safe.

Image 5

Fortunately.... They seem to be figuring it out just fine.

[crescendo-system]

@ our serious-straightlaced-wannabe alters: if you don't want the "bullshit legacy" of being known for coming up for something stupid... then maybe quit being so easy to goad up with taunting and just come up normally????? /lh

- Cayden (who is endlessly amused this Keeps Happening, come on you guys nafjjsfj)