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Outfit concepts for Dee Fibrillator (yes...that's her name 🤣🤣🤣) and Lettie Coleman from my story "Extended Vacation".

Since I've said a few things about Lettie in my previous sketch sheet, I'll say a few things about Dee.

I previously imagined Dee Fibrillator as being a rich girl-type with a tsundere-like personality, but now I feel it doesn't really suit her. I want to go with a more withdrawn and shy personality with a bit of a dark backstory, but once she opens up to someone, she is sweet, gentle, and kind-hearted. Her closest friends describe her as having a "healing" effect.

My hypothetical VA choice for Dee is currently Tara Platt (yes I totally imagine her speaking like the one and only Edelgard von Hresvelg), but another good choice is Xanthe Huynh (Marianne von Edmund); somehow I feel this could suit her better, since Dee and Marianne are both healers who believe they're unlucky and disastrous but have really sweet and gentle personalities...lemme know if you prefer Tara or Xanthe.

She is half Filipino 🇵🇭, half Swiss 🇨🇭 (I'll also mention one of my other VA choices was Lucie Pohl, who voices Mercy in Overwatch).

Each of the members of Reject Force Seven have codenames. Dee's is "Heartbeat" (okay, so I'll mention that Lettie's is "Luminary").

Dee is the living embodiment of the "I'm a healer, but" meme.

Outside of her EMT uniform, her fashion sense is inspired by Tenshi Kaiwai, Yami Kawaii, and Menhera trends (TW for the latter two due to creepy medical imagery), along with some neo-Y2K preppy styles making a comeback. I can totally see her rocking this purse and creeping out her friends with it.

If she was in DnD, Dee would totally be a Life Domain Cleric.

Dee's backstory is one of the few that is tragic, since it involves an accident that cost her not just her job...but someone's life. Because of it, she is withdrawn and severely anxious, feeling that anyone who gets too close to her will suffer misfortune (okay now I'm just writing Marianne at this point, though she has a strong resolve to become stronger like Edelgard despite her past).

She is close friends with Reject Force Seven's leader, Hwa-soo Seol (...the two actually come of as Marianne and Hilda from FE3H a lot in my head...I plan to unveil Hwa-soo very, very soon ❤️👝🪮💄👠💅✂️✨).

Dee has a crush on a day spa therapist named Shiatsu Masashi, who is basically a Hot-Headed Shonen Protagonist™ that's the living definition of "Fight Me Bro". In return, Shiatsu has feelings for Dee; he sees her as a "healing presence" who can tame his wild ways (he probably would spam her with "I Need Healing").

My redesign concepts have her wearing glasses...I just thought they'd make her cuter.

A running gag is that she can't cook because she is clumsy enough to explode any kitchen she attempts to cook in. Aside from that, she enjoys sweets and pastries frequently.

A major design motif for Dee is hearts, not only do they enhance her cuteness factor, but also serve a narrative purpose for her backstory and character arc. She frequently does heart shapes with her hands as a victory pose when fighting "Halt Monitors". Her friend group also considers her to be the "beating heart" of the team.

Dee is especially kind to children; when she sees little ones with boo-boos, she'll smile and give them band-aids and lollipops.

Her given name is Dalisay, a Tagalog name meaning "pure". True to her nature, she is a cinnamon roll that's too good and pure for this world. Of course, she shortens it to Dee, mainly for the naming pun.

...okay, I ended up talking about Dee more than I should have...she's just too cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I still have yet to do her concepts with her emergency kit and social handle.

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So I've been having some random WALL-E thoughts lately...

Like, WALL-E freed an entire ward of like, what, 50+ malfunctioning robots that paraded him around, but only seven joined the final fight??? Like, I get that maybe Pixar didn't want to have a whole crowd of robots to clutter up scenes and such, but like, I've always been curious as to why those specific seven. Maybe they were more marketable or something...?

But like, also in the scene where they all parade WALL-E until they're halted by the stewards, those seven manage to escape after EVE accidentally gets her picture taken as she re-attaches her gun. Like, they escaped together during the ordeal and later when WALL-E plays "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" at the request of VN-GO, it's those seven that assembled together out of all the rest to join WALL-E, EVE, and M-O. I smell a lot of lore potential here; of the 50+ robots in that ward, it's clear these seven are pretty close-knit. To add on to this, in the Heavy Iron Studio version of the WALL-E video game, one of the side quests is to rescue the seven reject bots.

...I do think that the tennis-bot and the golf-bot could've joined in the fun of taking down the stewards. Also, L-T didn't really do much but follow the group. Maybe there could've been a scene where they all get stuck in a dark space and L-T lights the way?

Though in the Asobo Studio version of the WALL-E game, L-T can be summoned to light up dark spaces, so at least that droid does something there...

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Reject Force Seven? In 2026? You better believe it!

And in Lettie's words, IT'S GONNA BE LIT!!! ***air horns blare***

So, I made some revision concept sketches of Lettie Coleman and Bissell Dustbuster, two of the members of the vigilante team "Reject Force Seven", for the story remake "Extended Vacation".

A quick rundown of these two:

Lettie's full name is Leticia Liora Coleman, but is nicknamed "Lettie" for short. Her surname, Coleman, refers to a brand of camping gear, primarily flashlights; Coleman's logo bears a camping flashlight.

As a biometrically augmented human being, she has a special HUD that gives her night vision and she can also activate a "flashlight mode" with her eyes to light up the dark.

If she were in DnD, Lettie would be a Way of the Sun Soul Monk.

She can wipe the floor with anyone at Super Smash Bros.

When I first drafted this character, like, AGES ago, she was originally gonna be a boy named Coleman Batteries and was black. Then I changed her to a girl cause I felt it worked better (I blame a character design by the legendary @bechnokid, but it was so cute!) , but I also changed her skin tone. Recently, I felt like reverting to the original skin tone because I think it works better design-wise.

My hypothetical VA casting for her is Priah Ferguson.

Bissell is [so painfully obviously] named after the vacuum brand Bissell. Apparently, his middle name is "Kenmore".

He is left-handed. This is indicated by the fact that he wears the impound cuff on his right hand instead of the left like the rest of his friends.

Although he suffers severe dust allergies, he has learned to cope with them and can use a vacuum nozzle as a sniper rifle to fight enemies (his HUD view lets him detect the finest of dust particles, which is both a blessing and a curse).

If he were in DnD, he would be an Artillerist Artificer.

My hypothetical VA casting for him is Justin Briner.

While I've been brainstorming for "Extended Vacation", I've thought of doing a spin-off side story called "Rise of the Seven" (working title) for fun, just to do the origin stories for this silly team, starting with their fearless leader, the K-Beauty Queen Hwa-soo Seol (originally created as "Courtney Cosmetic", but I've changed her name a few times over the years and I've finally settled on something I like), who can be summed up in four words: Heels, Nails, Blade, Mascara.

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Extended Vacation Lore #1: Biometric Augmentation

Doing a series of INSANE LORE DROPS on deviantART for my story "Extended Vacation", but I also plan to have them up here.

I can write so, so much about the Empire™; everything about it is captivating to imagine and write about. I just really like worldbuilding and lore—it helps immerse the reader in that world, the fantasy of it all.

In the Empire™, all who are in the workforce/crewmembers/service are required to be biometrically augmented. While there are jobs exempt from this such as leadership/political/media/entertainment, most that require machinery operation will require its employees to become part machine themselves. In the mid-21st Century, the Empire™ took steps to regulate AI and make sure people didn't lose their jobs to AI; rather, they became integrated with it.

Those in the Imperial workforce are raised from birth into such vocations, trained for their jobs as soon as they can walk and talk. At age 10 is when the biometric augmentation surgery is typically performed to interface with Imperial system mainframes.

The surgery happens in two phases:

Phase I: Hardware Installation. The subject is basically cut open for a subcutaneous procedure to insert biometric circuitry, including intra-neural sensors, into their nervous system. In the brain, they are implanted with chips for wireless routers, uplinking, networking, and ID recognition via a system mainframe, and a retinal HUD is installed in the optic nerves. A silicone-encased lithium battery core to power the circuitry is installed near the heart. The subject's body is then resealed with no scarring.

Phase II: Software Installation. While in an induced coma, the subject's body is patched with electrodes via USB connection to a desktop where the setup/installation wizard can begin. The Imperial Operating System (colloquially referred to as the "iOS") is the first to be installed, and then the Imperial App Store is accessed to search for software and apps related to the subject's directive. While the subject is dormant, the REM is active, and the HUD will display messages such as "Downloading 1 of 5 updates", "Please do not power down your system", "Your system may restart several times during the process", etc. The newly-established biometric ID will also be uploaded and registered into the ☁️Imperial Cloud☁️. Once the setup wizard is complete, the subject will be awakened with the press of a button. Upon being fully activated, the subject will see a "Welcome" video play in their HUD; it looks something like this (well for starters, the actual video would open with the ✨Imperial Seal✨, not the 🍎 logo).

While not one of the two main stages, there is a finalization step in the process. Biometrically augmented people are considered products of the Empire™, and since the Empire™ values quality guaranteed or your money back, these people are given a permanent seal of approval—on the napes of their necks, they are tattooed with the ✨Imperial Seal✨ (similar to how a Louis Vuitton purse will have the "LV" branding all over, or a TV will display "Panasonic" or "Sony" prominently on its frame). The Empire™ sees value in all biometrically augmented individuals; from the maids and butlers serving prominent Imperial figureheads, to the social pariahs relegated to a life of trash compacting...they all bear the Empire™'s brand. Because although now part machine, they are still valued and cherished as loyal, Executive Membership card-carrying customers of the Empire™.

It's actually pretty easy to tell if a person is biometrically augmented aside from the ✨Imperial Seal✨ tattoo (and some occasional wearable tech). Due to the retinal HUD, their eyes will glow brighter than a non-augmented person. Their eyes are usually red, orange, yellow, turquoise, or blue, and will have an LED-like glow. Also, their circuitry apparently grants them super strength, enhanced stamina, lightning-fast reflexes, and an extended lifespan commonly referred to as a "warranty".

Bio-augmented people will also have "start-up" and "shut-down" sound effects play in their brains for their sleep/hibernation cycles. They can be pretty mix-and-match to the individual's taste, some sound like a musical fanfare, while others sound like a chime. There are other sound effects too, mainly for important alerts. Also, they can talk to interactive AI assistants such as Siri Alexa at will without the need for an external device like Meta-powered Ray-Bans; the chips for Meta-search are already installed in their prefrontal cortex or cerebellum...or something like that.

There are, of course, downsides to being bio-augmented. Computers and machines can break down and malfunction from time-to-time, and the Empire™'s workforce is no different. Best-case scenario is an occasional BSOD error (displayed in the HUD) that may cause a short freeze, worst-case scenario is that a malfunction or catastrophic failure error results in the individual being declared "Impounded" and sent off to troubleshooting/diagnostics. Impounds will wear a thick red cuff on their non-dominant hand that can, with the press of a button, force-hibernate the subject and then manually re-boot them into Safe Mode for troubleshooting sessions. Troubleshooting is done with the Impound being electrode-patched and doing basic vision/motion tests (like to sync with Wii motion controls) and testing equipment interfacing to find the error.

Aside from the aforementioned hiccups, bio-augmented people live their lives to the fullest. They eat, drink, shop, play...just like regular people. They max out 💸 their 💳Imperial credit cards💳 on the hottest products, raid the wholesale market stores for free samples, connect with others on 🌐social media📱 and IRL, sing the Imperial Anthem, even marry and form families (most probably have their kids bio-augmented to continue their lines of work). Even Impounds are generally happy people, and alongside the fully organic customers they serve, they all contribute in meaningful ways big or small to the great and flourishing Empire™. By and large, the bio-augmented are anything but slaves—the Imperial Ruling Council and Tribunals elevate them as equals to the average customer; maybe even more so due to their service being the lifeblood and backbone of the Empire™.

Graphics by @honeyluvsw and @saradika-graphics

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🎵Heels 👠 nails 💅 blade ✂️ mascara ✨ Fit check for my Napalm Era🎶

After several name changes over the years, I've settled on one I think I like more than the previous ones.

So, this here is Hwa-soo Seol (설화수), the self-stylin' "Combat Cosmetologist" for the story remake "Extended Vacation". Originally created as "Courtney Cosmetic" around 2009, she's undergone several changes over the years; I was gonna change her name to Petra, until I decided to give her whole character an overhaul...

...which leads me to the Insane Lore Drop™ on her. Hwa-soo Seol is the leader of the self-proclaimed vigilante team "Reject Force Seven". She was a cosmetology trainee who failed her course due to malfunctioning biometrics (in this world, people working in service are biometrically augmented to interface with a system mainframe), and was thus declared "Impounded", which means she had to be taken away for troubleshooting/diagnostics. There, she met several impounds just like her, and she formed a team with six others who became close to her. She has a natural charisma and charm, and is incredibly social.

And now, for some fun facts to go along with her Lore Drop™:

Hwa-soo fights Imperial Stormtroopers (or as she and her team call them, "Halt Monitors") with a modified hairdryer that has a "flamethrower" setting, a hot curling iron, and she throws hair scissors like daggers. Her compact mirrors can deflect lasers.

Everyone in Diagnostics shipped her with the day spa masseur Shiatsu Masashi, believing that a stylish and pretty girl like her would only go for the strong handsome guy. In reality, she has feelings for a painter name Vince Lichtenstein, while Shiatsu has a crush on Dee Fibrillator.

Hwa-soo's name is based on the Korean beauty/skincare brand Sulwhasoo, and it is written with the same hangul.

Fun fact: many of Hwa-soo's colleagues in the beauty department tend to be named after beauty brands, with names such as Maybelline York, Charlotte L'Oreal, Chelsea Rimmel, Taylor Revlon, Sakura Shiseido, etc.

Although Korean, she has Vietnamese ancestry on her maternal side.

Hwa-soo's personal style is a mix of gyaru fashion (primarly agejo, hime, and tsuyome), and the neo-Y2K revival in KPop being popularized by groups such as NewJeans; I imagine her to look like a mix of Hanni (NewJeans) and Chaewon (Le Sserafim).

She is close friends with Dee Fibrillator and a Mexican girl named Sombrilla Parasol. Like Dee, she views Lettie Coleman as a little sister.

In fact, Hwa-soo styles Lettie's hair into her signature Afro-puffs.

My current VA choice for her is Arden Cho (yes I picked Rumi), but my alternative choice is whoever voiced Hilda in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

If she was in DnD, her class would be a College of Glamour Bard.

She loves Boba tea!

Hwa-soo sees herself as a celebrity who believes she deserves to be invited to every big Lido Deck party.

She is, in fact, an influencer who does makeup and hair tutorials, along with "GRWM" videos. She started her influencer career while in Diagnostics.

She is excellent at Karaoke (or Noraebang).

Hwa-soo and Dee have a pink girl vs. goth girl dynamic (like My Melody and Kuromi), but somewhat reversed, with Hwa-soo's girly style being more bold and flashy instead of delicate, while Dee's "goth style" is more soft and light but with creepy medical motifs.

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Vote for your favorite Pixar Team of Seven

The Aquatic Seven (Tank Gang from Finding Nemo)

Reject Force Seven (Reject-bots from WALL-E)

Voting ended onApr 5

...please excuse M-O; he's just there as an honorary member like Nemo was to the Tank Gang.

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WALL-E humanizations as Anime-inspired school students.

Art © Stephanie M. Please do not copy/edit/steal/repost!

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