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[Jitter]

Haha Grey, your poem had me first sighing and then laughing aloud  I just posted some more photos on the Scouting trips thread here, there are also sheep! https://ssssforum.com/index.php?topic=954.30

Thank you, Mariii and Mebediel! Mariii, Iceland is totally worth visiting! It’s wonderful! In the literal meaning of the word! It’s very expensive but still worth all of it. We only had a stopover, 2,5 days there, but a many wondrous places are very close to Reykjavík so we managed to see so much. Not enough though, I hope I’ll have the opportunity to go again!

[Jitter]

Oh and Grey, I don’t know anything about the timeline. I had the plan of grandfather Reynir remembering his youth because of meeting a lamb, but the children in the villages, Onni and the new magic appeared on their own Who knows, maybe they will tell me more about themselves later?

[Róisín]

I will be curious to see how your take on the new magic compares to mine. You may have noticed if you have read any of my fanfic that I write it as a fusion of Finnish and Icelandic magic. The origin of it gets a mention in the later chapters of ‘Caring For a Friend’, and we see Future Lalli having gone to that mage school in ‘An Historical Document’ which is set a thousand years after the Rash.

[thegreyarea]

Haha Grey, your poem had me first sighing and then laughing aloud  I just posted some more photos on the Scouting trips thread here, there are also sheep! https://ssssforum.com/index.php?topic=954.30

I'm very glad that I made you laugh! Not because it's an achievement for someone the writes (although it is hard to make people laugh) but because I love to make my friends laugh!
I guess you thought that the Reynir's heartache had a different destination...

Oh and Grey, I don’t know anything about the timeline. I had the plan of grandfather Reynir remembering his youth because of meeting a lamb, but the children in the villages, Onni and the new magic appeared on their own Who knows, maybe they will tell me more about themselves later?

Who knows, time will tell. Isn't amazing how things suddenly appear when we're writing? It's like a very peculiar magic that makes the narrative almost alive, with it's own will...

I will be curious to see how your take on the new magic compares to mine. You may have noticed if you have read any of my fanfic that I write it as a fusion of Finnish and Icelandic magic. The origin of it gets a mention in the later chapters of ‘Caring For a Friend’, and we see Future Lalli having gone to that mage school in ‘An Historical Document’ which is set a thousand years after the Rash.

I believe that someone that writes is, in good part, the sum of everything read before. And a lot of that "processing" happens in the subconscious, where paths, stories, characters and so on become a great mix and crossbreed, creating new ones that wait for something in a story that will "call" for them... Maybe Jitter's new magic is the result of a previous reading of some of your stories, Róisín (that are great, by the way) and it found that a story in the future was the right moment to "pop".

[Mariiii]

Mebediel thank you ! Well if you zoom on Onni's face you can see that he has a little smile so it's not too sad (I didn't noticed that you had to zoom to see it when I drawed it woops)

Grey thank you so much ! I really like your poem, especially the end !

Jitter well I think I know where I'll go on my next trip ! 

[wavewright62]

Double dose of Reynir nostalgia - such beauty surrounding your depictions.

[Alkia]

ahhw, Mariiii, that drawing is so sad but fitting!! poor Tuuri, poor Onni. Wave, I like those haikus, especially the first one (my interpretation is wishing for ice cream in the middle of winter when you were a kid. I still do that). Jitter, that's such a sweet little story! It's hard for me to imagine Reynir as an old man (he will have eternal youth xD) but you portrayed him really well. Grey, that's a cool poem! Especially the last lines 4 lines.

[Keep Looking]

Wave, those haiku are excellent! And I love Jitter's vignette and Grey's poem - it seems like a lot of people are getting creative with this prompt!

[wavewright62]

Thank you, folks!  Those haiku were done on the fly, inspired by Prologue characters making do under the new 'normal'. (Much like us.)  I just posted them without any explanation and ran.
The first one is not specific, but characters sheltering wherever they can, even in a ramshackle building which doesn't keep out the snow.  Then once they are 'safe' they can allow themselves dream of what they miss.
The second one is Veeti, who held onto his toy way too long after it was rendered useless, until the day it came in handy.
The third can be either the Västerströms holed up in their summer cabin in Sweden, or Gøren & Ingrid doing the same in Dalsnes.

[Keep Looking]

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Prompt 5: Family

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For today's prompt of family, the wonderful artist Kyara has created a touching piece about family both lost and found.

Spoiler: show

https://postimg.cc/gallery/XjHPgqd

Thanks very much to Kyara for today's contribution, and if any of you feel inspired by this prompt, feel free to share what you've created!

[Róisín]

That is so moving and beautiful.

[GaelleDragons]

Wow, it's beautiful! Kyara, I love your style and your use of colors
As for the story... *wipes tear from eye* it's like an emotional rollercoaster and I love it.

[Róisín]

I just looked at this again and noticed Emil and Lalli sleeping with foreheads together. Aawwww!

[Count_Shrekula]

I love it, it's a beautiful comic! Hit me right in the feels...

[Kyara]

Yeeeah, finally free ! Now I have plenty of time to thanks all of you:
 (wavewright, steadfastjewel, Jitter, Mari) your contributions are fantastic! Whether it was drawings or stories, they were sooo enjoyable to read/watch.
All the little side contributions (the poems by Gray, and Keep Looking and Wavewright), the little stories from Jitter and Grade E cat are fantastic too. They all bring at least a smile (if it is not laugh) and it warms the heart! Thank you for your work !

I wanted to comment all along posts but the comic has really keep me busy a lot these last days.
For details (and maybe readability), Keep Looking had the good idea to put the postimage link below, so that you have it large (very large).
Thanks already to Róisín and Count Shrekula and Gaelle for your comments ! I am super happy that you enjoy it 
And Róisín, just the fact that you take the time to watch it again and comment on it is great (All these details were not in vain).
It is an emotional elevator, but hope that the balm at the end leaves you with a light heart.