((Arie says: SO SORRY I’VE BEEN ABSENT. SO, SO SORRY.
My family just moved into our new house, and it’s crazy right now with the unpacking and the going through and stuff.
I’m also trying to find a job, so…
But I swear I’m not dead!
I have a couple questions right now I’m working on answering, hopefully I’ll have some art and stuff up soon!))
*runs in, huffing*
Oh no, it took me too long to get this ready! I’m a day late…
Oh well, it’s the thought that counts, right?
Wait, you don’t know what I’m talking about, do you? Well, I’ve got a lot of time to read, now. And…well, I’ve discovered I haven’t really got a taste for ‘heavier’ stuff. In fact, I rather like children’s books best. And one of my favorite authors is one Mr. Lewic Carroll, who was born on yesterday’s date!
So, since I didn’t really have anything better to do, I decided to do something to celebrate it!
Unfortunately, it took longer to track down the things I needed here than I expected, which is why I’m a day late. Sorry!
Anyways. *tilts hate politely, grinning* Fancy a cup of tea?
((Arie says: *shrugs* I just wanted to draw something for Lewis Caroll’s birthday, but I wasn’t home yesterday. And then I had an odd urge to draw Wheaters in a Mad Hatter’s getup. No real reason. x3))
Invade away, mates! Give me something to do other than just sit here looking at random things on the internet.
Only got one question in the old inbox right now. Working on answering it, but it’s taking some time, so feel free to throw a few more my way.
If…if you feel like it, I mean.
(Source: tush)
This is so cute! XD
Go read! XD very cute!
*flushes* Oh. Oh dear. Me? Cute? No, no…n-no, I don’t think that was really the intention, when the scientists made me. Something about smaller sizes being easier to handle, or…whatnot. Cuteness not the original intention, just an…unfortunate side effect. I really would prefer something else. Big and…tall and…handsome, or something like that.
In fact…there’s actually this one fellow…well, sometimes when I picture in my head what I’d like to look like, there’s this fellow I’ve heard about - read about, really…not much to actually physically hear down here except the turrets…and-and her, of course, but I try to avoid talking to her. Anyways, I’ve read about this fellow, see…tall, handsome, lovely eyes, bit of a scruff. Comedian, I believe. Just finished some sort of tour. Ah, I hear he’s rather popular with the ladies and such, big fandom. Only problem I have with him is his voice…I hear he just…blathers on sometimes. On and on and on and-
Well, no matter. I didn’t have much luck the…the last time I tried designing myself a different body. Lost that one out in space somewhere…*falls silent, frowning* Don’t like to think about it much, actually…
Maybe cute is best, then. More harmless, if I’m small and…insignificant and… *sighs* Can’t exactly hurt anyone like this, for example.
*more frowning*
*coughs*
Anyways!
I see I’ve got some new followers, too! It’s nice, new people to talk to and everything. How many? Three or four of you since the last time I greeted people? *checks*
‘askbuddy started following you’
Oh, you I remember! Already greeted you!
‘amy20wow started following you’
‘angelarakathatgirl started following you’
Hello dearies! Glad that you’ve found me interesting enough to follow! Listen to my ramblings and all of that sort of thing!
‘askcavejohnsonceo started following you’
…Hold up. I think I seem to remember seeing that name somewhere down in old Aperture. *looks intently at him* I don’t…remember…where, though.
…*shrugs* No matter. Hello to you as well, sir. *smiles brightly*
Anyways. I really have blathered on for long enough, I suppose. Time to log off and do something else. Something…important and…amazing and…
…*ends up just looking at stuff on Tumblr for the rest of the night because he hasn’t got anything better to do*
Oh! Feel free to send me asks, mates! I love to answer questions, it gives me something to do!
Hm? *hears something and turns around*
Aah! *jumps back, surprised*
Oh…um, er…uh…hello there. I didn’t see you there…a moment ago. And…uh….*looking really nervous* You’re…rather energetic…aren’t you? All…excited…and jumping and…what…exactly do you want from me? I see you’ve got some…sharp-looking teeth there and… I really hope you don’t want to eat me or anything - I wouldn’t taste good, I promise you. Just synth-skin here, and metal and some sort of…machine…fluidy things. Wouldn’t taste good at all, I promise.
*pauses…then smiles hesitantly* You’re…kinda cute. I think. I don’t really…have much experience with cute things, not down here. Everything’s all…mechanical and sciencey and-…well, I’ve heard some people think the turrets are cute, but I think they’d change their minds if they had the things actually shoot at them. Although I guess that they do have sweet voices. I listen to them sometimes…when I’m lonely. They’re…well sometimes it seems that they’re the only peo-…things in this place that don’t blame me for something. And when they sing…*smile deepens slightly* It’s…it’s bloody amazing.
*goes quiet…then blinks* Ah, listen to me ramble on, then. I’m sorry, you probably didn’t want to hear any of that. I do that a lot. Talk to myself. Not really anyone else to talk to, you know. And I’m a champion talker, I am. One talent you can’t deny I’ve got, that talking thing!
*crouches down and offers a hand out, cautiously* S-so…what is it you want? To play? Well…I could probably do that. Got a bit of free time in my schedule right now. Got a lot of free time, actually, but you can have this bit, how about that?
((Arie says: Really did mean to make this a full picture with lovely colour and everything…
And then my art abilities said ‘You want to draw a dog? Pffffft, bwhahahahahhahhahahaaa! …NOPE!’
So I decided to make it a sort of…formal sketch, partly finish it, instead. [Translation: Arie fails at arting]
Anyways. Apologies. I feel like the recent pictures have just been so full of fail. D:
I’ll try harder on my next one, promise. It’s my last ask in the mailbox, anyways. *sighs, looking at the empty inbox*))
((Arie says: This was me trying to make a ref for Wheaters.
You should never ink when you have a headache, because you might, just possibly, look at the picture while you’re colouring and realize that you’ve inked in an impossibly long, freakish arm. -.-
I did the marker layer, started the coloured pencil…and got sick of looking at it. Because it’s just…bad.
It’ll serve until I can do a better one later. Sometime in the future.
I’ve got several other pictures I’d much rather work on, but I decided I might as well put this up. All else fails, it shows you how the picture looks before I put layers and layers of coloured pencil atop the marker. xD
Anyways.
Planned pictures: I’ve got two asks to answer (one of which might turn out a bit complex, so it will take a bit of time), and I want to draw Wheaters’s ‘original’ outfit. Bowtie and suspenders and dorky looking cuteness. x3
Also, welcome to the two new followers! :D))
((Arie says: Updated the origins page with a short little blurb about Wheaters’s backstory stuff. Quick little read that will clue you into my headcanon for him, if you’re interested in looking. x3))
Oh, that’s a MARVELOUS question!
It’s…pretty simple, actually.
A little bit dangerous, but simple.
I…suppose you’d have to find something else to use, since you don’t really see these outside of Aperture…
I’d suggest a stepstool or something, it would probably be less wobbly than this, no? :3
But… I already use a stepstool, I just keep falling off of it (and dropping rice on my foot) because I’m a klutz.
… although I think my arrangement is more steady than yours so bravo, sweetie, you have better balance than me! Didn’t see that coming.
… share that cake once you get it down, sweetie?
Oh, do you? Hm…then I guess I don’t have any other suggestions, really. *frowns*
And yes, yes. Great balance. Perfect balance. I’ve got balance like a fox, I do. Like a bloody fo-
*CRASH*
Um. Er. I…don’t think you’ll be wanting of this cake, actually.
Note to self: In future, do not use anything for stacking that has the possibility of…getting up and walking away. Good for button-pushing, boxes with legs, but not really for stacking a tower that you want to have remain in…a towerlike shape.
((Arie Says: Working on a project today, but took ten minutes out to sketch out this image, because it wouldn’t leave my head. x3))
Oh, that’s a MARVELOUS question!
It’s…pretty simple, actually.
A little bit dangerous, but simple.
I…suppose you’d have to find something else to use, since you don’t really see these outside of Aperture…
I’d suggest a stepstool or something, it would probably be less wobbly than this, no? :3
Let’s see what we’ve got he-…oh God!
*flails about for a moment before grabbing a drawer and holding it up in front of his face for protection*
*cowers behind drawer for a moment, then peeks out from behind*
Um…wait. What? Oh…uh…if by…’love’ you don’t mean ‘stand here while you shoot me full of bullets’, then…maybe?
*peeks out a little more* You’re…well, you’re kind of a cute one, aren’t you? A lot…shorter than the other turrets. Which is okay! I mean, I’m short too, if you hadn’t noticed. She tends to call me the Midget Moron… *weak laugh*
*sets the drawer aside, but keeps it handy, just in case*
