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saxitlurg In reply to mimiru91 [2014-12-11 02:33:14 +0000 UTC]

Once he passes this level he'll have to fight all seven of Vya's sisters at once in a no-holds-barred-any-weapons-allowed cage match. Only then will he'll get the chance to barter for Vya's hand in marriage against the other eligible men in town. If he's lucky he'll have enough goats and chickens to afford it.
Simon: You're not funny.

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saxitlurg In reply to Luksza [2014-12-03 04:35:17 +0000 UTC]

Awww, thank you very much I try to tell jokes as much through facial expression as I do through words (because I'm not good with words, haha) It's especially crucial with someone like Pappa though because he's very quiet (and also he has a stony face that's hard to get much expression out of)

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Luksza In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-04 00:52:53 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!! It is also very useful because so many cues are given in real life through body language. (Actually, more than that are given through speaking) I often even see professionals forget the expressions, even. From experience, (I don't have massive experience, mind you. Just from what I've seen, and a bit of doodling, of course.) I've found it to be the faces that really tends to bring a drawing to life, whether it be a cartoon or realistic. I've heard people talk about expressions being tough before, too, so I'd say it's an especially good job, at that.

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saxitlurg In reply to Luksza [2014-12-04 20:49:28 +0000 UTC]

Well thank you very much

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Luksza In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-05 00:39:05 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! Again.

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saxitlurg In reply to experimentalDeity [2014-12-02 22:49:36 +0000 UTC]

Simon: Vya and I are staying together forever. Because I've grown really attached to all my body parts.
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experimentalDeity In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-03 04:01:45 +0000 UTC]

lol

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saxitlurg In reply to geekyfantastic [2014-12-02 18:35:22 +0000 UTC]

Hehehe, well he is his little boy And yeah, but it's nothing really interesting, haha
Vya: Pappa, hello!
Pappa: Ribka, how are you doing?
Vya: Wonderful! It's great to see you!
(see, I told you it wasn't interesting, haha)
(Ribka means something like "little fish", it's something Vya's family has called him ever since he was little. His siblings started it, they say when he was born his eyes were too big for his face and made him look like a fish)

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geekyfantastic In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-02 19:37:45 +0000 UTC]

that is THE most adorable nickname ever! 

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saxitlurg In reply to geekyfantastic [2014-12-02 19:55:35 +0000 UTC]

Russians have lots of great affectionate names It's a very warm language, despite the cold weather, haha. Like what Vya called Simon up top, Солнышко моё means "my sun". Another one Vya likes to call him is "yozhik" which means like "little hedgehog"

Simon: I might call him some yiddish things if I knew anything besides swear words

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MonEros In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-03 03:48:07 +0000 UTC]

Well, there's always Oytser [treasure] or B’shert [soul mate].

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saxitlurg In reply to MonEros [2014-12-03 14:19:05 +0000 UTC]

Awwwww, those are good too I like to have Vya use the more odd/over the top ones cuz he's an odd person and an over the top romantic. And those seem really cute and perfect Although Simon would have no idea what he's saying

Simon: ....did you just call me an oyster?

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saxitlurg In reply to sketchArtBrony [2014-12-02 18:36:21 +0000 UTC]

I don't know why either XD I had so much trouble with him in that panel, he just wouldn't look right. But I'm glad you like it!

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saxitlurg In reply to RockyGems [2014-12-02 17:02:29 +0000 UTC]

O________O *grabs your face* You have no idea how much this means to me! *HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUG* (Secret of Kells is one of my favorite movies of all time, thank you very much!!)

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RockyGems In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-03 14:09:46 +0000 UTC]

Haha! You're welcome!

I like that movie a lot too. It combines my two loves of Irish history and Flash animation

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saxitlurg In reply to RockyGems [2014-12-03 14:22:33 +0000 UTC]

It combines my love of Irish music, super stylized animation, monasteries, and real old fashioned fairies

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RockyGems In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-04 10:03:48 +0000 UTC]

Have you ever seen the actual Book? You mentioned going to Ireland a while ago, and apparently it's illegal to go to Dublin without looking at it.

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saxitlurg In reply to RockyGems [2014-12-04 16:29:11 +0000 UTC]

Yes actually I have! I passed by the Trinity College on my way to work every day (and MAN is that place beautiful, oh my God!) Once I saw a monk out there from Kells who had a petition to get the Book sent back to its home in the Kell monastery. It was kind of drizzly and cold, and no one was stopping for him (except for me to ask what he was doing) so you had to admire his commitment. Anyway I was almost afraid I wouldn't get to see the Book, since the exhibit always closed about an hour before my work ended, haha. But I finally got my ass up early on a Saturday (when the line was as long as the Great Wall of China) and waited to see it I didn't get much chance to look at the actual book itself, since every inch around the display was stuffed with tourists, but I did get a glimpse (and wow, it's much bigger than I imagined) But there were reproductions of the pages all over the walls, explanations of the motifs, descriptions of how the book was put together, and historical notes of that time period (did you know that Brenden's hairline is actually an ancient form of writing? There was a type of very simple writing which was just notches across a line, kind of like --/-/--------/----/ but it had an alphabet and stuff, and they had examples in the exhibit, and a big border stone with some of the writing on it. So the lines in Brenden's hair actually spell "Brenden" in that ancient writing system) So with all that, I still felt like I got to see a lot Also (this sounds so tacky and touristy of me) I freaking loved the gift shop. That's where I finally found the Book of Kells soundtrack (which is excellent working music) and there was so much Celtic art, I just wanted to buy everything, but I didn't have that much money! There were even full colored copies of the Book for sale, which I would have loved, but they were like 140 euros or something and that was WAY too dear for me. But I walked around for like an hour just looking at all the Celtic art they had, it was so beautiful, it made me totally fall in love with intricate patterns. I loved loved LOVED the art over there, and it made me totally fall in love with all those symbolic motifs too, the stuff they used to use in the Middle Ages and beyond.

Ahhh, I'm sorry, I'm ranting OTL But I really loved it over there, and I really want to go back (hopefully to stay, but I won't hold my breath, haha)

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RockyGems In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-04 18:27:09 +0000 UTC]

No, that's really cool! I've seen it twice (I live in England and have family in Ireland), and I've been lucky enough to see it on weekday mornings during non-tourist times, but it's really great that you know all that stuff about it

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saxitlurg In reply to RockyGems [2014-12-04 20:55:22 +0000 UTC]

Wow that is lucky, haha! That's how I would have preferred to see it (I absolutely hate crowds of all types) but ya know, that's how it goes XD

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RockyGems In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-04 21:21:50 +0000 UTC]

I could just imagine, that display area is so claustrophobic even without a crowd! Did you get to see the Guinness Factory too?

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saxitlurg In reply to RockyGems [2014-12-04 21:40:40 +0000 UTC]

No, but my dad did. They came to visit me while I was over there, and they did sightseeing stuff while I was working

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RockyGems In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-04 22:36:40 +0000 UTC]

That'll be another thing on your travel itinerary then What work were you doing in Dublin?

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saxitlurg In reply to RockyGems [2014-12-04 22:45:25 +0000 UTC]

I was working in an animation company, Magpie Media actually

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RockyGems In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-04 22:56:58 +0000 UTC]

That's pretty cool! What were you working on?

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saxitlurg In reply to RockyGems [2014-12-04 23:24:12 +0000 UTC]

A show called Inis Spraoi (its English name was Rock-a-bye Island) I don't think it's come out yet, it's a show for 4-6 year olds to teach them stuff like colors and numbers and sharing and stuff

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RockyGems In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-04 23:28:53 +0000 UTC]

Cool! And lol, kids shows in Irish take me back to my grandparents' house

What was even funnier is when they'd take American cartoons and re-dub them, except all they changed were the characters' accents

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saxitlurg In reply to RockyGems [2014-12-05 00:27:12 +0000 UTC]

God that's hilarious XD What would they do if a character already had an Irish accent? Would they leave it alone?

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RockyGems In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-05 00:49:33 +0000 UTC]

Maybe! What I'm wondering is what their reasons for dubbing were in the first place?

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saxitlurg In reply to rookyWriter [2014-12-02 17:02:59 +0000 UTC]

Simon: That's gonna ruin the mood...

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rookyWriter In reply to saxitlurg [2014-12-02 20:45:24 +0000 UTC]

Pappa: *stares*

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