#lil mumblings

[amelil-lita]

It's time to DATE! DATE! DATE!

[amelil-lita]

BILLIE DROP 🗣🗣 Doltown's (corrupt) star lawyer!

You are in the main hall of the orphanage. The orphans must be asleep. You hear noises coming from Bailey's office, strange as he's rarely available this late.

(1) Get closer

You walk closer to the doors, leaning in just enough to hear remnants of a conversation, but it's not enough to get anything conclusive.

You try to strain for more, but the sounds of footsteps approaching the door make you jump. They swing open, narrowly missing your nose, and before you stands a woman with startling black eyes dressed in an expensive green suit vest and trousers. Despite her greying hair, she seems quite young for a lawyer, or at least younger than Bailey.

"Oh my!" the woman tilts her head, a look of surprise crossing her face. Her lips curl into a small smile that crinkles her eyes. "Excuse me, I wasn't expecting you there. I didn't hit you did it?"

Her voice is light and airy, with a sunny lilt that could make anyone lower their guard. You shake your head. She looks at you for a beat longer, then brightens up noticeably, clapping her hands together. From behind her, Bailey grumbles and emerges, his face shifting from mild confusion to anger.

"The hell are you doing here?" he growls, taking a step towards you before the woman raises an arm to block him.

"Oh, don't be like that. They were just on their way, weren't they?" she glances at you with an expectant smile. When you nod, she grabs your shoulders and gently guides you in the direction of the stairs. "I'll be on my way now. You'll get the contact tomorrow, noon and no earlier."

You can hear Bailey give a bone rattling sigh. "Get out of my face already, Billie." He turns on his heel, and you hear the door to his office shut close.

Billie. The renowned lawyer in town, fresh out of law school yet carries a 100% success rate. The papers call her a romantic, the people a genius—maybe she's both you wouldn't know for sure, she's as mysterious as she is famous. With her, you'd be able to get out of troubling situations instantly. But, you hear that to get her services, you better have some deep pockets and a nice face, or be prepared to do some heavy favors for her.

The hands around your shoulders give you a squeeze.

"Next time," Billie leans into your ear, giving you shoulders another squeeze before letting go. "Don't eavesdrop unless you have an escape."

She shoots you another smile, one that doesn't quite crinkle her eyes the way they did before. She leaves towards the orphanage's door, fluttering her fingers on the way out.

You find her business card in your pocket.

[amelil-lita]

So.... uh hey gang....

I totally didn't just disappear for several months...oopsy.

Things have been pretty hectic. I started university so that has been kicking my ass, been looking into myself, but also I noticed that I've just not been as interested in dol anymore, nor have I been that into drawing like I used to given my lack of time management.

Speaking on dol, I'm likely going to distance myself from it for now. I'd like to post some more art that feels more personal to me without using my sheep avatar. If I can work up the courage to do so is a whole different ball park, since I'm not a huge fan of the idea that someone could trace my online art accounts to me irl (^_^;).

Hope everyone has been doing good and sorry if I ghosted anyone (/_;)/~~

Maybe I'll start posting again, maybe I'll disappear for another five months, who knows!

[amelil-lita]

I think I'm starting to notice that my dol ocs are becoming progressively more fluffy for other pcs. Like, I can't stop thinking of others pcs and their traumatic lives, then all of a sudden Arabella and Airhead are coming in kissing everyone on the forehead, cuddling them, and handing out positive affirmations like rent is due.

And then there's Fiend who is such a brat, but even then he's like that tsundere character going "Ugh, you're such a mess. I GUESS I'll make you something nice to eat after that manic episode you had and I GUESS we can hug it out or whatever..."

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR THEY'RE ALL BECOMING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS!!

[amelil-lita]

Arabella in her evening date attire making heart eyes at ya :D

I felt a little bad not uploading anything after the date outfits, so I wanted to whip smth up real quick... only to spend an unfortunate amount of time on this doodle (and I have a paper due tomorrow which I haven't started kms)

Would she wear this? Yes, but if and only if, you get her love meter really high, have gone on dates before, and if you gently encourage her to wear more bold outfits or spice up her attire every now and then.

Her hair was a pain in the ass to figure out. Her halo became a ring her hair is twisted around!

[amelil-lita]

6 AM brain kicking in and I've been stuck on Arabella. Namely the fact that I'm realizing she's giving off more milf (mom I'd like to FRIEND not FUCK) vibes in my head. Idk how else to describe it other than a wholesome non-sexual milf at the moment so there's that. It's kinda funny cuz she's not THAT old, but if the PC is 18 then yeah the age gap would be def questionable to some (including her).

She's like the hot mom the protagonist can date BUT WHOLESOME!!! She's likely older and more mature, but she's all alone, she's nurturing but has no one really to nurture, etc. It just gives off the vibe of ignoring the love interest to go for their hot single mom who is the most wholesome person ever and the pairing is just a genuine desire to form a close, romantic relationship without any ulterior motives. And they just court each other normally! Go on dates, go shopping, cook for each other, take care for each other, get into one another's hobbies, etc.

I've thought of this with my Sorens ofc, but for some reason Arabella dating so normally scratches a satisfying itch. Maybe because her whole character is the fact that she's an enigma and never seen around town outside of the temple, soup kitchen, and maybe for errands. So the image of her dressing up in clothes she never gets to wear, having a good time with someone she holds affection for, not bogged down by the past, just feels nice.

[amelil-lita]

Trundles into your dms about how I think Arabella would mother your pcs:

[amelil-lita]

Silly ask time :')

Could you describe to me your PCs love language and why?

(i also dont think i got to you last round of questions i did-- so if its okay could you also describe their laughter to me too? thank you!!)

I LOVE YOU.

Okay so!

Love Language and why?

I can never choose just one hehe

Airhead: tied between words of affirmation and physical touch. Overall he can be pretty compliment heavy, but if he likes you it just goes a lot deeper and beyond just praise iykwim. It's not something he does consciously, but it still shines through when he's in love. With physical touch, he's not someone who'd usually initiate a ton of physical contact unless he's familiar with you. But he craves closeness and contact with someone he loves, because to him, it's one of the best ways he can show his love. He especially likes to hear heartbeats.

Fiend: acts of service and quality time. Unlike Airhead, he's not very good with words, and while he is willing to initiate physical contact, he believes that he is able to express his feelings on a more profound level by doing things that he doesn't often do or giving up something of his for your benefit. To Fiend, him sacrificing his time and energy is a way of showing you respect as a person AND showing his love.

Arabella: physical touch and gift giving. Arabella is, and always has been from a young age, someone who really values and enjoys physically connecting with people she loves. She treasures those bonds very much. With gift giving, this is a love language I think she develops later on in life, but she'd be the homemade gift type. She likes to make things and gift people things with their person in mind. It's a way of showing that she listens, cares, and wants to be interested in the things you are.

Billie: gift giving and quality time. She's rich and kinda vapid, so she's the type who will spoil you with lavish gifts. If she likes you enough, she'll let you hang out with her in her office while she works if you're quiet. The thing is with Billie is that she isn't really that interested in love. While this is her love language, she still will always put herself first and the way she executes these love languages still create a barrier between you and her. She won't let you get too close, but it's nothing personal.

What's their laugh like?

Airhead: bubbly, timid, and breathy. When he's laughing hard it's in a hiccuping fashion. He lets out hums whenever he's amused, intrigued, or in between laughs. Sometimes there are little moos mixed in.

Fiend: he tends to snicker. But when he's really on the floor he gets wheezy. Similar to Airhead, his laughs are broken up into chunks of laughing, then wheezing, then laughing, repeat.

Arabella: giggly and high. It's not very hard to make her chuckle, but making her laugh hard is...well, hard. When she does laugh hard it's continuous with small gasps in between and her voice fluctuates in a higher range.

Billie: she has two laughs: the practiced and the real. The practiced laugh is one she uses around others. It's polite, more like a chuckle, and restrained. With her real laugh, she tends to snort and cackle.