Chapter Break Filler

[Jitter]

Oh, I’m sure there will be more than one thing told

The question of names by the way remimds me. I’m going to think the family trees aren’t necessarily complete, but only show the branches leading to the main characters. So that for example Signe and Michael may have more children, but they are not pictured because of lack of room.

BTW would it be better if I wrote the exchanges like that? I.e. everybody’s lines on their own, well, lines? Is it hard to follow?

[LooNEY_DAC]

BTW would it be better if I wrote the exchanges like that? I.e. everybody’s lines on their own, well, lines? Is it hard to follow?

One of the rules of written English is: when changing speakers, start a new paragraph. Even though you'll find examples of this rule being broken around the internet, we native speakers actually find it less confusing when the rule is followed.

[Jitter]

Yeah, that’s what I meant: is it confusing when I write everything in the same paragraph. So apparently yes it is. In Finnish both ways are correct. Usually I try to add the odd “Lalli growled” and “Signe exclaimed” but as I try to keep these as short as possible (and find myself struggling with a self-determined 300 words maximum) I have now largely left those out.

Thanks for the advice!

[Jitter]

I fixed all the short ones, I’ll try to keep this in mind in the future! I thought it would look really stupid when most of these are nothing but dialogue, but it’s not too bad. Thanks again!

[Grade E cat]

My comments about today:
1) Proteaceae are the family I got to know best during the period for which I was seriously considering going into academic research, so it was nice to see a beautifully drawn Banksia.
2) I didn't notice what I did with "babbling" until it was pointed out.
3) Michael and Signe romance fics never get old either.

[Jitter]

Hey! It’s not romantic! They are not romantic persons!

[steadfastjewel]

Keep Looking, your flower choices and poems are excellent! I am familiar with some, but not all. Botanical illustrations make me very happy 

Wave, I love Lalli with the flower crown. Flowers are better than birthday hats.

Grade E Cat and Jitter, your short-story skills are delightful! I have a harder time writing compliments for writing than for art, but i've read every single piece! They make my day so much better.

[wavewright62]

Thanks - the drawing wants colour, but I did this on the spur of the moment after reading the first contributions, and didn't have enough time left in the evening. Of course now it's a work week, too (working from home, but still).  So, maybe.

Michael/Signe fics are among my favourites, and I like this take.  (Do they have cherries on Bornholm?)

I agree with the standard English protocol of putting each new speaker in a separate paragraph, but I will insert wordless reactions into the same paragraph. eg "Let's go, Emil!," Sigrun whooped, "me & my right-hand warrior will get that troll, don't you worry."  Emil gulped and gave a weak smile.  "On with the butter, Emil, out, out!," she unsheathed her knife and was halfway across the clearing before finishing the sentence.
"On my way!," Emil called after her, searching frantically for his second boot.

[Abprallen]

Sorry I'm so late in responding, life hasn't been that great to me lately haha. Thank you all for your kind words~

Loving everything I've seen so far! I am surrounded by Talent.

[Jitter]

Wave, I researched it. There are apparently lots of white-blooming cherries growimg wild. They bear sweet fruit too. The sour cherry grows in Finland too, some even as north as Joensuu, but sweet cherries only grow in very favorable places in gardens in the very south of Finland. So Bornholm is brilliant! According to the same article there are also lots of wild plum (mirabelle).

Our plum is a cultivar but it’s beautiful as well

[scottishnottish]

So without a page to connect it with, I'm finding it harder to write poetry strictly accurate to the comic story/characters, so here's something sort-of adjacent instead. If you want to see it from the perspective of one of the comic characters that's fine, or if you want to see it as unrelated that's cool too! It's not quite either in my mind, because I find a lot of sense of longing in the comic, whether that be romantic longing, longing for friendship, or longing for a lost loved one -- and so for me this is kind of a vague portrait of some kind of longing.


and you found me in the meadow
a picnic basket in your hand
as I promised, "I'll meet you there."

your head laid gently in my lap
your eyes closed, your cheeks warm
as I weaved flowers in your hair

and we wandered that quiet place
the grassy hills, the shady trees
something sacred in the silence

broken only by soft laughter
and we wondered how we'd ever
lived so long, so long without this

oh, please find me in the meadow
you need bring nothing, just your smile
as warm as summer evening air

and you eyes, sparkling with splendor
like dewdrops on flowers petals
and I promise I'll meet you there

[scottishnottish]

My compliments to all! Keep Looking your poetry and illustrations are lovely, and accompany one another very well. Great vignettes, Grade E Cat and Jitter, I feel like you both seem to have a knack for bringing little-known SSSS characters to life. And very nice Lalli, Wavewright. The flower-crown suits him.

Edit: Oh! I meant to add this but I forgot, huge inspiration for today's poem from "Beyond the Pines" by Thrice, one of my favorite songs musically and lyrically.

[yeethaw_gang]

Emily your poem is beautiful! I love the little illustrations you did along the side.

Sottish...wow, what can I say? The feeling of longing, of wishing for a time before, you captured that perfectly! Amazing piece.

Jitter and Grade E Cat, your writing is amazing and I always look forward to reading it!

Wave, Lalli in a flower crown is the drawing we didn't know we needed.

Currently running on massive amounts of caffeine, but I managed to write a poem.

Flowers

My lover blooms in the moonlight
They spread their petals
And catch the silver spilling from the sky
They wipe away the moon's tears
As she mourns over the loss of the stars
As she mourns over those who were left behind

She weeps for the forgotten
The broken
The lost
Those who look to her for hope

My lover dances in the moonlight
They sway their petals in the midnight breeze
They tend to the moths that flit around
They let them come and go as they please

My lover wilts in the moonlight
They droop their petals
The sliver dripping from them
The moon surrounds them with her light
The moths flutter around them
The midnight breeze ruffles them one last time
Before they are gone

[crowbarrd]

So without a page to connect it with, I'm finding it harder to write poetry strictly accurate to the comic story/characters, so here's something sort-of adjacent instead. If you want to see it from the perspective of one of the comic characters that's fine, or if you want to see it as unrelated that's cool too! It's not quite either in my mind, because I find a lot of sense of longing in the comic, whether that be romantic longing, longing for friendship, or longing for a lost loved one -- and so for me this is kind of a vague portrait of some kind of longing.


and you found me in the meadow
a picnic basket in your hand
as I promised, "I'll meet you there."

your head laid gently in my lap
your eyes closed, your cheeks warm
as I weaved flowers in your hair

and we wandered that quiet place
the grassy hills, the shady trees
something sacred in the silence

broken only by soft laughter
and we wondered how we'd ever
lived so long, so long without this

oh, please find me in the meadow
you need bring nothing, just your smile
as warm as summer evening air

and you eyes, sparkling with splendor
like dewdrops on flowers petals
and I promise I'll meet you there

sorry to randomly butt in, but your poem is really lovely !!

[scottishnottish]

Yeethaw that was so so good, i have no words

sorry to randomly butt in, but your poem is really lovely !!

Aaah thank you! It's never butting-in when nice compliments are involved!