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[Reach for the sun, pardner]

Pete's a growing boy!

[Now use Cute Charm!]

Because of the perspective, I'm not entirely sure whether or not Maguro is genuinely spaced away from Risukuma (as would be the case with a Pokemon game or if he is standing right behind him). Looks like Maguro is poking him directly to move forward. That and I rather not believe RK was actually tossed out and released from a pokeball. Either way, I have no doubt that Risukuma will be just as effective, if not more so, than an actual Luvdisc in this (or any other) match-up. "Lover not a fighter" is Luvdisc's entire identity. I do hope RK is able to use Puyos in this crossover. Maybe he can overwhelm Hydreigon with a few sandwiches, a landslide, and finish it with some appropriate Kuma stacking.

Side note - Maguro was the least memorable character when I was playing the two Puyo Puyo Tetris games. Should I feel bad for not remembering him until I saw this in my feed?

ICam2k responds:

He is supposed to be spaced away from RK, yes, as I did try to move him to adjust the position, but it seems that I fumbled up the perspective nonetheless. lol Like Risu's head still looks smaller compared to Maguro's. Eeeh, it is what it is.
He is tossed out of the pokeball. You don't see mansquirrelbears walking around, y'know?
Couldn't agree more. He uses chemicals to deal heavy (yet eye catchy) special attacks and then goes for paw smacking (maybe something like from JoJo's, although I barely know anything about the series other than I know the majority of people do talk about it a lot) for physical damage (they're usually the best ways to finish the fight, sandwiches aren't out of the question though)

No, I do get you. Barely any puyo games besides 20th (the one game besides 15th where it provides campaigns for all characters) ever provide attention to the purple haired boy. Like, he barely ever played any role in his debut game despite being established to be Ringo's classmate which should be just as integral. I mean, neither did Risu back then, but I suppose he just has the more noteworthy design compared to dozens of human characters introduced throughout the course of 20+ years, actually if I count in the Compile games, 30+. Puyo can be capable of coming up with weird creature designs of its own. Sukedoutara, Nasu Grave, Baldanders, The Frankesteins are the few examples of many I can point out.

[sketch that appeared in front of me one day]

Is it Toggle about to harm Toggle? Should I be singing "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" while looking at this?

Lying in bed, taking a shower, doing mundane chores... these are all common moments for the good ol' brain to suddenly fart out an idea or two to keep itself entertained. Always a smart move to have a notepad or, in your case, ibispaintx close by to quickly jot it down before you forget about it. Nothing to be concerned about. Comedians and musicians also have these moments. It's how a creative mind works. Sure, "venting" can result in ideas (any strong emotion can), but don't worry too much if it just happens casually, as well. If you keep doing something, it becomes second nature... forming new ideas included.

ToggleDragon responds:

yes, toggle is about to harm toggle, mentally. my brain is fighting itself. it does that a lot.

[Did you put sun in a virtual space too?]

Ah yes, another day another picture with two hanging out with their newborn. Very cute. The view, especially, is stunning.

The Memverse is that world made by Marina, right? Is the Pearl robot controlled by the Pearl who is not a robot or is it just something Marina made as a substitute for whenever Pearl is not around?

I didn't entirely miss Mother's Day. I sent her the most expensive card available at the nearby grocery store, which, of course, was still not all that expensive, and I did call her the day before, but, while it was not food poisoning, I was also constantly stuck in bed due to a combination of work fatigue and sickness. I would get up to have some hot tea (Earl Grey with honey), become dizzy, and fall back asleep. I missed Mother's Day itself to talk with her, but I covered my butt beforehand, at least.

Happy Mother's Day to you, Cami. I hope your children brought you breakfast in bed, hand-made gifts, a card or two, and, uh, whatever else mothers receive... pie, I guess. Moms enjoy pie, right?

ICam2k responds:

Ok, clearly you got the hands on that script and translated that text piece and I feel to point that... you did a pretty a good job! Actually one of the few people to bother doing that at this point.
Got that right. Even when she got the help of other enginneers, that was only last minute when she was getting overwhelmed by the large scope of that project and other life factors being the world tour so she pretty much did all the ground work. lol
I would naturally give out the obvious answer like a dedicated geek that I am... but I ultimately choose to leave it up to that interpretation because I'm also a jerk. (aka, ill disguised way of saying that interpretations are fun lol)
I will admit that there have been times where I occasionally missed out on these types of days too. Heck, this is pretty much the only drawing based on that from me. I do celebrate the birthdays for my parents though and did even go as far as gifting them with digital portraits. (yes, they loved them, they loved them so much that my mom framed hers, I think that's sweet)
You too! If only my children can cook. If they cook at all. Wait, do I have children? Well, I do have a cockatiel that I tend to spoil like a princess, so I suppose that counts. At least I like cherry pie.

[Final painting series 1/3]

The middle reminds me of those surreal 3D landscapes I used to see once in a while on TV back when I was a kid. Strangely nostalgic.

"As I come to the end i feel like a failure" - I disagree. You are a cool fishstick who is every bit as fabulous as the name would suggest!

[The battle finisher]

It's a charming depiction of Captain, but in comparison to your usual uploads, this is kind of a simple, straightforward pose. It lacks a lot of the whimsy that I've come to expect in your art. The potential is a rather interesting thought though. What would a Cami Tankman comic consist of? One-liners? Visual gags? A sudden war with strange enemies that can shoot colorful ink? Fun to think about, at least.

ICam2k responds:

No worries, I'll be sure to do better by the time I come back to him in one way.
Strange enemies that shoot colourful ink? Isn't that like paintball? Or painball? Whatever that is, I'll have to keep that in mind to make that work.

[Spring Rain]

The overall image is cute enough on its own, but I absolutely adore the cloud's expression as it calmly pushes back the sun god. My only nitpick is not seeing Chutney also stomping in the water puddles. They should be doing that together.

Maiden-Chynna responds:

You are not wrong! Realistically Chutney would probably be the first to jump in the puddles.

[nightstone mines resident]

Thinking too much about it, I imagine someone with a camera caught this dragon off guard and now it isn't sure how to pose for the photo.

Dragon: "How about this? Do I look alright? Wait, did you already take the picture? If not, I think I should raise my wings a little more."

It's a cute picture. The lore details are interesting, too, and don't come across as contrived, either, which is very much appreciated. Genuine effort is going into your worldbuilding, it seems.

Showed it to my friend on Discord. He responded with "Cool dragon world and nice dragon, definitely right about how others treat new and different things"

[Straight from the cover]

This goes... I don't know. Insanely hard? I'm just reading other comments right now.
Ignore me and take your five stars.

[Pugief 2: World Warrior]

This is what happens you pretend to throw the ball and then hide it behind your back.

Now you got me wondering about what breed every other Street Fighter 2 character would be and how they'd face off against the vile (and very floofy) M. Bichon... the one villain who is truly proud to be called a "bad dog".