I love doing some cheeky plotting and having “Bliss” (aka the “FFXIV wacky hijinks song”) pop up on my playlist.

“May we please… be friends?” #projecthailmary #ffxiv #endwalker

…first art thing in months I put care into actually finishing and it’s essentially a glorified shitpost… XD

Miles lives in a house he’s house sitting for his grandma, who’s off seeing the world. It’s close to his university, so it all works out well. It’s small, but cozy. It’s also haunted.

Another species/planet swap AU scene. Human!Rocky and Eridian!Grace having a li’l chat about their planets. Also, since I’m not sure I’ll ever actually draw it out, the ensuing scene in the last panel… happens more like it does in the book. 😇 #projecthailmary #projecthailmaryfanart

Learning why Bakool Ja Ja is the way he is. I was once again thinking “There’s no way this game is going to make me actually like and sympathize with another antagonist I don’t like.” I also admit I actually liked the “rig the train” scene, song and all. And just Fantasy Texas in general.

1.) This is adorable and is gonna be very silly. 2.) Looks like I’ve got another coaster soul to design. 3.) …those are totally Lalafell voices in the POV. 🤣 youtu.be/DTmZUIy8vYA

On a roll with the species/planet swap AU. …anyhoo, human!Rocky having a ball and Eridian!Grace living up to his name. (Someday I’ll get them out of the tunnel, lol) #projecthailmary #projecthailmaryfanart

It’s not entirely Doc JP’s fault what happened to his wife, but he’s not entirely innocent, either.

Doodled a silly. Decided to stretch it into a longer silly. Had another couple panels planned, but… I kinda like where it is currently. So. Hmm. XD

Had enough Hail Mary/Murderbot angst, so some shenanigans. Unrelated to the previous comic, assuming they all end up on Preservation. Grace and Ratthi would be a menace. And poor Mensah would likely have to be the adult in the room more often than not. #projecthailmary #themurderbotdiaries

…can I list an entire series? (If not, then let’s just say Ciel specifically.) I don’t care about any potential shipping or fan service or whatnot and generally avoid the fandom. I’m here for the dark, often goofy, mysteries. I also love playing “spot Yana Toboso’s current hyperfixation”.

Crossover comic part 2 is up to the same number as part 1. Probably will be a couple more pages? 🤔 Then a small part 3 epilogue.

An actual haunted house: Miles (who actually lives in one) is wary of what’s inside and wants to leave. Billie is trying to befriend the ghosts. A fake haunted house with actors and such: Miles is having a good ol’ time, appreciating the scenery. Billie is hiding behind him jumping at everything.

Unsure if Tumblr is just suddenly really into Rocktiz or if this got shared someplace.

Coaster soul speed round, KI ed: Beast: Yes, only as a last resort in a fight. He prefers claws. Mystic: Would, but hasn’t, has her pets for that. DB: Would, and has. Bat: Has the teeth, but no. Banshee: Would, if the situation were funny. Vortex: Would, if asked. Orion: No, ew, people are germ-y.

Listened to an audiobook on the way into a way-too-early work day. Ended on a scene with a surprise bot attack. Get to work, start setting things up for the day, then nearly fall over thinking there’s someone looming over my shoulder. (…it was a white temporary vent pipe I forgot was there.)

To Artfight or not to Artfight…?

Several, but I’ll go with the first: The Bloody Banquet. It was the first time I realized “oh, crap, I DO care about these characters, actually.”

When the shipping notice arrives…

One more Hail Mary/Murderbot crossover. Rocky has a request… Contains spoilers for the ending of Project Hail Mary, both versions, but with some book-specific details. (Hence book!Rocky design this time.) #projecthailmary #themurderbotdiaries

…ooo, more photos? Sweet. Here’s some Knott’s coaster signage to test. XD

This amused me too much to keep hidden in IG stories. Squapes the Eridian is appalled.

…so I posted the finished thing on IG and Tumblr, then ran off to go see the world’s largest rubber duck. ✌️

Stealing @jynxtsi.bsky.social’s “Guess the NPC” Beer-chan Thunk-red Mint G’raha Eggnog Stinky Edibles Nabisco Blahblahbrea …didn’t list cos Jynx already did, but I do love Milton and Bread. XD

Started a little slide comic scene. Realized I made a big continuity error. Decided to scrap and start over. Didn’t like the new attempt. Decided “I reject your reality and substitute my own” and went back to the original. It’s now up to 10 panels and I’m still not done. 😅

Know what? Trigun. Ideally in Shaaloani.

Cid, finally having enough of Nero’s shit.

A couple weeks ago, I was rambling to one of my fellow librarians about Murderbot and how much I was loving the series. I’ve been reading it via Libby, but we didn’t have it physically in our library. I walk into the processing area to see these waiting to be cataloged. XD

I got a ping about my species/planet swap AU and kinda felt bad I never actually did put too much effort into to Eridian!Grace. So… take two with another tunnel scene! …I also very much dig Rocktiz when it comes to human!Rocky, so made a few small changes to my design. #projecthailmary

This is from last year, but still.

so 'Ryland Grace' was free on my home server, so of course I nabbed it and it conjured a wildly specific mental image so behold: the crossover maybe no one asked for but I enjoyed doodling immensely

If you know you know

Which, on that subject, that’s kinda part of the reason I’m struggling going back to my comic. It was very heavily inspired by a certain popular series and place names and such contain references. (Mostly to the movie actors, but still.) So I’ve been debating how best to untangle some of that.

Will second this advice. It’s so much fun, too!

Some silly #projecthailmary pre-launch fluff.

Squeenix and GSC finally decided they like money, huh? 👀

Jayih’a is Demi! He’s currently in a relationship with Maxima.

…am I doing this Bloodymary thing right? #projecthailmary

I would be remiss not to point out that "Tricking Milli Vanilli into performing a concert for a dictator" is LITERALLY a storyline from the 1990s 'Super Mario Bros 3' cartoon 🙃

I’ve been listening to the dramatized audiobook of All Systems Red. The read of this line is incredible and I had to doodle it. XD #murderbotdiaries #tmbd

…the temptation was too strong. Sorry, Adrian.

Sees a video describing a cute PHM deleted scene: “Oh, dang, James Ortiz is on Cameo!” Sees a video of Rocky doing 6-7: “…oh, dang, James Ortiz is on Cameo…” Yes. I am already having flashbacks to when everyone found the FFXIV VAs.

(1/2) Saw a video of James Ortiz describe a silly li’l scene that didn’t make it into the movie of the Hail Mary teaching Rocky knock knock jokes while Grace sleeps, then encouraging him to tell one. I immediately needed to illustrate it. #projecthailmary

Stephen is pan, but he doesn’t really know it. He’s generally clueless about non-platonic relationships. Jayih’a is demisexual/panromantic. He is vaguely aware of his preferences, but isn’t sure how to best articulate it to others. Cab is pan. She knows. Quite well Mystic is likely ace and knows

…anyway, unrelated, I think I may finally have a working title for that superhero comic I poke at from time to time. ❤️

…so folks have been making cursed Project Hail Mary rock alien OCs and I started thinking “what would be unhinged that I haven’t seen yet?” And my sleep deprived brain said… this. …honestly, this is all the effort Squapes the Eridian deserves.

Picked up a li’l rock buddy. I don’t think it’s supposed to be Adrian, but I’m calling them Adrian anyway. Having an annoying day at work already, so they’re helping.

Long time no coaster. Here’s Cornball Express and Maverick, probably about to get into some shenanigans.

Yessssss