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Published: 2016-06-23 04:23:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 750; Favourites: 47; Downloads: 10
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*UPDATE*
LAST FRIDAY I MET THE GIRL AGAIN!!!!

I didn't think I'd ever cross paths with her again, but she was at my job and turns out she was listening to me when I was telling her about my job because now she's gonna be my co-worker! She's still a trainee, but it's so cool that someone I never thought I'd see again showed up!

I was able to show her this picture that I drew for her and she seemed really grateful.

I'm glad the pic found its rightful owner =3

And I'm glad that I may have potentially met a new friend ^_^

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So yesterday I met a girl (young woman) in a Japanese restaurant eating lunch by herself.

I myself went in during my way too long lunch break.

She sat next to me and was eating a desert with a candle on it.

I'm kind of socially awkward, so I don't go out of my way to talk to random strangers. I try to keep to myself as much as I possibly can in unfamiliar environments.

But she spoke to me. She told me it was her birthday.

I wished her a happy birthday.

She continued to talk to me.

I felt a tad uncomfortable talking to a stranger like that, but she seemed nice so I kept up the conversation.

She showed me pictures of her dog.

Pictures of her in a Star Wars costume.

Told me that she just finished a job interview and that she just graduated college, etc.

I told her about my job and she was interested in it.

I asked her if that Star Wars costume was for cosplay.

She said no, but was surprised that I knew about that stuff.

She told me she wanted to wear a Sailor Moon costume, but thought she couldnt because she had dark hair.
(I told her she could still pull it off).

I asked if she was into anime.

She said she really only liked DBZ, Pokemon, and Sailor Moon (and Studio Ghibli).

As we talked, I wondered why she was all alone. If this was her birthday, why werent loved ones around to spend time with her? Why was she eating lunch by herself? Why was she going to go home to take a nap instead of do birthday things? Why did she feel so open to talk about herself to me, a random stranger?

Of course I could have been completely off and she was just going to celebrate later in the day and have a huge party...idk, but I felt bad.

She seemed lonely to me.

I thought to myself: why not draw her a picture of Sailor Moon?

But I was too shy to suggest doing so.

If only she had stayed around longer, I could have brought up the courage to offer.

But she soon left.

She even forgot to take the food she packed up >.<

And so she was gone, but I still felt the need to draw for her.

She may never see this picture, but I drew it for her.

Maybe someday, somewhere I'll see her again, and I can show it to her. Or perhaps she's on deviantart and will see it one day.

In any case, Happy Birthday ^_^ I hope your year and life are blessed and filled with happiness...whoever you are.

I hope this pic lets you know that someone cares about you. The Lord wanted me to know that you are loved <3

And be the Sailor Moon you want to be X3 Considering how epic your Amadala costume was, I'm sure your Sailor Moon costume will be amazing X3

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Serena Tsukino/Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon © Naoko Takeuchi
Art © Me

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Thank you dear Lord for helping me to draw this pic. I havent drawn Sailor Moon in YEARS, but using almost nothing but my memory of her, you helped me to draw this up. And even though I havent drawn for a while, you've helped me to maintain what I've learned, thank you for that too. Thank you always <3
I pray that that girl had a wonderful birthday and that she knows she's loved.
Even though I may never see her again, I'm glad I met her. So thank you, dear Lord      
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Comments: 20

sakura4568 [2017-03-02 08:23:42 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful I love it Alou-chan ^^

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Aloubell In reply to sakura4568 [2017-03-05 22:27:35 +0000 UTC]

thank you dear <3

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sakura4568 In reply to Aloubell [2017-03-06 21:57:22 +0000 UTC]

Ur welcome Alou-chan ^^ and sailor moon was one of my favorite anime when I was lil girl so seeing one of my dear friends draw it makes me smile ^^

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Aloubell In reply to sakura4568 [2017-03-07 03:47:11 +0000 UTC]

<33

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sakura4568 In reply to Aloubell [2017-03-08 16:18:18 +0000 UTC]

^^

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Maiyuna [2016-06-26 12:59:32 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful, Alou! <33
I just love the swirl of hair, and the coloring is gorgeous as usual. I've always admired your use of multiple different colors [purples, blues, etc] in your pieces. Gorgeous work! <33

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Aloubell In reply to Maiyuna [2016-06-26 19:26:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, my friend!
I'm so happy that you like how it turned out <33
Ur support means a lot

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Altguard [2016-06-26 06:13:12 +0000 UTC]

Sailor Moon!

I must say, this is one of my favorite works of yours - the proportions and bold use of purple really bring this together quite well. If anyone were to ask me "what's Bellie's style look like?", I'd direct them to this.

And that's quite a touching story. I hope she wanders on to dA one day and sees this . We're not quite as alone as we think at times, and this certainly reinforces that. The fact that she kinda opened up to you a bit and seemed lonely kinda tells me that maybe she wanted to tell you the answers to your unvoiced questions, but felt like she would be burdening you by doing so. I hope that's not the case though. Anyways, Happy Birthday restaurant girl!

Funny enough, there's a girl who works with me at my retail store as a cashier who I found out likes to draw. She was drawing sailor moon on her shift one day so, just for kicks, I did a quick sketch of sailor moon on my lunch break and slipped it to her when I was back on my shift ("quick sketch" = my entire 1/2 hour lunch break >__>; ). She said she liked it, and I'm glad she did but, honestly, I wasn't very satisfied with it - I hadn't drawn anything in a year at that point, so the rust was very real. I get the sense that she was just being nice xD. I keep planning on asking her about her hobbies more and just take some time to get to know each other, but I never really get a "good" chance at work since we're running a perpetually understaffed tight ship. That, and I'm just terrible at starting conversations and being social, lol. Honestly, I probably had an ok chance or two to strike up a conversation. I'm just so bad at it that I can't help but just LOL at myself >___>;.

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Aloubell In reply to Altguard [2016-06-26 19:33:29 +0000 UTC]

Aww really? Thanks! ^0^
I'm glad you like X3
Though idk if people ask what my style is you should direct them to this one lol
My style is too inconsistent and it might get their hopes up only to be disappointed XD

That girl did ask me where I worked because she was looking for a job. So there MAY be a chance that we'll see each other again! I guess we'll see!

Ooooo it's always nice to beet someone who is into similar things (especially when it's hard to find them lol). So I'm happy that you've found someone you have something in common with!
But yeah...talking to people like that can be awkward. Unless I know that a person is into anime, it's hard to just go up to someone and be like "You wanna be friends?!" So I definitely understand you. Being social...just O_O

Btw, are you interested in this girl just to be friends? Or are you interested in her?

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Altguard In reply to Aloubell [2016-06-27 22:20:26 +0000 UTC]

Well then, maybe I should amend my statement and say that this is a great culmination of your various stylistic tendencies .

Ah, job hunting... I know that horror all too well (¬_¬);. Hopefully she will land a job at your workplace so you can see her again, and on a consistent basis. Btw, how's work been for you? Have you gotten used to it yet?

Yeeeaaaaaah the very few times in which I've met people with similar interests they were either much more extroverted and talked me up, or I dropped hints and they got it. Never before have I had to outright talk someone up to make progress, and this girl is on the shy and quiet side, so... yeah, it's a bit of a dilemma for me (¬_¬);. And yes, I'm only interested as friends - I don't know enough about her to be that -->   brand of interested, lol. I'm not even sure I want a girlfriend to be honest. That's one of my "meh" grey areas.

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Aloubell In reply to Altguard [2016-07-01 05:49:26 +0000 UTC]

Work has gotten a lot better (compared to how it was at first lol). I'm more used to how things are and what I'm supposed to do. The problem is that I'm still not the best at doing said things >.< Fortunately, my supervisors are STILL very patient with me...and I appreciate that lol
So the only real bummer is that nagging voice in the back of my head calling myself a failure cuz I can't do something, but I try to beat it back with a baseball bat and ignore it, realizing over time I'll get better.

So...yeah XD Thank you for asking.

How's things been with you?

Ahh...so this one is a challenge, eh? Well getting new friends is always good! GF ain't necessary now X3
Good luck with reeling her in with friendship!

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Altguard In reply to Aloubell [2016-07-08 12:46:12 +0000 UTC]

I see. Well, it's good to hear that you're making progress . And don't worry, chances are you're doing better than you think - even at my current job, I make mistakes here and there and feel like I'm just one big screw up from getting myself fired but, in reality, my managers want to promote me when there's an opening due to my good work performance, lol. I take little blunders way too seriously (I still can't get a particular screw up I sorta-kinda made during a group project back in February... It's ridiculous (¬_¬); ) and, since we seem to be pretty similar personality-wise, I'm going to make an educated guess and say you're doing pretty well .

Things have been going well as well as I'd expect. I'm just not entirely sure if I'm doing the right thing majoring in Computer Information Systems - I find IT to be pretty interesting, but it's not my primary interest (That would be art and game design) and, after doing a good deal of job searching and going to a few interviews this past month, it seems like 90+ % of the IT jobs I'd be "qualified" for are really customer service oriented... which is what I want to get away from, lol. With my personality, I have no business working in customer service positions, and the entire ordeal is far too draining for me as is at my current customer service job. So yeah, I chose to major in CIS so that I'd have decent employment prospects while I work on my hobbies on the side but, if what I fear is true, then the jobs I'd land would leave me too drained and hollow inside to even pursue my hobbies, and everything I'm doing is so I can eventually afford to go back to indulging in my hobbies... so the point is kinda defeated (¬_¬):

And thanks! Though it looks like the next few weeks our scheduled work hours don't overlap at all, so it may be a little while before I have anymore chances to make a fool of myself xD.

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Aloubell In reply to Altguard [2016-07-12 03:36:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the positive thoughts X3 I pray this be the case!

(congrats on the promotion btw X3 )

Oh wow...you have quite the dilemma there. Unfortunately I don't know enough about your field to really offer any assistance, but nevertheless, I'll pray that things work out for you! You should work somewhere that will not only provide, but you should enjoy what you do too. I know that life doesnt always allow us to work and do exactly as we want all of the time, but you never know how things will work out until you try. Life shouldnt leave you drained and hollow inside. That sounds absolutely miserable (then again, misery is what you make of it, so...if you are forced to be in said position, you dont HAVE to be miserable, but deciding not to do so is HAAAAARD >___<)
In any case, I'm much to inexperienced with life to offer up anything useful, so I pray that the Lord can help you out.
I'm here to talk though whenever you need, though! (like if you ever need to vent XD)
But really, I don't want you to be miserable...
What do you think you should do?

XD
Keep at it friendo!
You'll make a new friend yet!

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cyanoscarlet [2016-06-23 09:01:17 +0000 UTC]

Love the yellows and the violets, and the way her hair flows I really, really love this art!


That was very nice and thoughtful of you I hope I find the same courage to talk to strangers someday, too. (Doesn't help that there are many crazies here in my country, gotta keep safe.) I wish you and her well. God bless you always!

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Aloubell In reply to cyanoscarlet [2016-06-24 03:34:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much ^0^

Oh believe me, I completely understand that sentiment. In today's chaotic world, you truly never know if any stranger comes in peace or not. But sometimes we gotta just jump in and have faith that God has our backs X3

I didnt voluntarily speak to her. She spoke to me. And out of courtesy I returned the conversation. It was just through our talk that I gathered that she was lonely. I could be completely wrong about that XD But nevertheless, I pray she's happy X3

God bless you too! <3

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Ego-Man25 [2016-06-23 05:32:38 +0000 UTC]

Also hi, Sailor Moon.

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Aloubell In reply to Ego-Man25 [2016-06-23 06:33:23 +0000 UTC]

Sailor Moon says "Hi"   

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Ego-Man25 In reply to Aloubell [2016-06-23 13:14:09 +0000 UTC]

Sweet.

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AdagioDazzle13 [2016-06-23 04:24:05 +0000 UTC]

Sailor Moon!

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Aloubell In reply to AdagioDazzle13 [2016-06-23 04:29:41 +0000 UTC]

Yes!

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