#machine-dreams

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For my normalest girl. You sure know how to make an entrance.

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More of the normalest girl ever. There's just something about her smile.

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Another system member, Hazel. She's the bright and bubbly snail-girl who gets us out of bed in the morning. I love the visual pun of the cinnamon rolls looking like snail shells here. The warm colortones came out well here, I think.

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An attempted generation for Liath, our demoness. A broken halo seemed more her style than the kinds of demon horns the model wanted to give her.

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Entering the datastream, I suppose you could say. A coincidental generation while looking for more warm-themed art. Suits Audrey well despite the darker content.

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Another girlfriend, seen here with her favourite knife. Looks like a dark day for whoever crossed her.

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A citizen from an alternate Earth of mine, working title Starlight, displaying the common fashions of the world.

Items to note:

Ponytail, tied back with a scrunchie. The most usual hairstyle for citizens of the city of Rancala.

Hooded rain cloak/poncho, a little more loose and enshrouding than the raincoats worn on Earth. Usually worn closed during rain, but open here to show the fashions.

Scarf, optional but often worn for warmth beneath a cloak's hood.

Messenger bag/purse combination.

V-necked dress line to subtly emphasize the breasts.

Three-quarter sleeves, to give space to display bracelets.

Studded bracelets. Often these conceal toggleable LEDs controlled by a remote in the purse or a button on the inner curve of the wrist. Such LEDs are used to signal what form of shard is currently fronting in systems. (90% of people on Starlight are plural.) They may also possess D-rings for clipping items to the person, or the person to items. The desire to be physically secured to something is not uncommon among Starfolk.

Medi to maxi skirt: considered unisex in Asterion culture. 75% of people on Starlight gender female, with one third of women having begun their lives as boys.

Heavy, chunky boots, with buckles rather than laces. Starfolk have weaker manual dexterity than Earth humans and struggle to do laces in a way that does not come undone. Ostentatious boots are a fashion item in Rancala.