Crow's Feet Aspirations
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If I were to do this dream sequence over again I'd make it more weird and dream-like... I do a better job with it in later pages.
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GEE I WONDER WHO THAT IS.
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... oh ya... this was the first time they showed up...
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This was the first page where I actually confirmed what Suzanne's goals are.
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Suzanne has some biases that will be addressed eventually.
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You can kinda tell which characters are hard-working by how they react to Song's evaluation.
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Character groundwork.
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I like having this imperfect, kinda clumsy M.C.
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This little lady is actually kinda scary.
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Sometimes the biggest motivator is fear of judgement.
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Sink or swim tutor is fun... and terrifying.
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Be honest everyone, you didn't notice them either.
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I had a Nordic Trac growing up and until I made this page I didn't know what the word for treadmill was. They were all just...
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In these early less action-y days we sometimes need to be remind that Suzanne has a mouth full of scary monster teeth.
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You'll likely notice I try to introduce things slowly and deliberately. Truth is, though I don't produce pages too quickly these...
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I try to minimize backgrounds until I feel I need them or can't get away with avoiding them. An unfortunate side affect is that...
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Multiple folks asked if River and Song were a reference to Dr Who but, admittedly, no. They both live in a canal town, so I named...
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Welcome to York, the place where the vast majority of the first series takes place.
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I was bothered a bit about this brief cutaway when it first released on other platforms, but in hindsight I think the way I...
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I had a friend in junior high who had a large birthmark under his chin. I always thought it looked really cool, though I wonder...
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People can't actually hear them pronouncing Cieren's name but I'm sort of banking on the notion that pointing it out will cause...
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Ah, secondary characters... time to break out the ol' shipping chart.
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