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[J/C AVA]

Question for Mara: I've noticed some similarites of Aurora's personality, strenghs and weaknessess to yours, not to mention truamatizing pasts. Could you say that Aurora is an artistic extention of your experiences and personality?

[Mara=^.^=]

Question for Mara: I've noticed some similarities of Aurora's personality, strengths and weaknesses to yours, not to mention traumatizing pasts. Could you say that Aurora is an artistic extension of your experiences and personality?

Aurora is like me in some ways - after all, whenever an author creates a character, some aspects of their personality get projected onto him or her. Future Libby magically inherited my love for Asian dresses and my flair for cute poses, April got my irrational love of badass guns, DJ got some of my dark humor, and Nav professes my truest opinions and says and does all of the things I'm secretly thinking but never express out loud (which is probably why he's my favorite character). Future Carl represents my insecurities and fear of moving forward, and Lee is my nerdy love of anthropology combined with my utter lack of romantic skills with the opposite sex.

Aurora embodies my more cynical side and sometimes shares my emotional detachment, but I am not a hardened soldier or pilot and I certainly don't share ANY of her physical skills. There are some days I wish I could be more like Aurora, but then others when I'm very glad I'm not.

I'd say, out of all the characters, Future Sheen is the one with whom I feel like I have the least in common, probably because he's a really physical character, and I tend to be more cerebral.

Anyway...ya.




~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[J/C AVA]

Aurora is like me in some ways - after all, whenever an author creates a character, some aspects of their personality get projected onto him or her. Future Libby magically inherited my love for Asian dresses and my flair for cute poses, April got my irrational love of badass guns, DJ got some of my dark humor, and Nav professes my truest opinions and says and does all of the things I'm secretly thinking but never express out loud (which is probably why he's my favorite character). Future Carl represents my insecurities and fear of moving forward, and Lee is my nerdy love of anthropology combined with my utter lack of romantic skills with the opposite sex.

Aurora embodies my more cynical side and sometimes shares my emotional detachment, but I am not a hardened soldier or pilot and I certainly don't share ANY of her physical skills. There are some days I wish I could be more like Aurora, but then others when I'm very glad I'm not.

I'd say, out of all the characters, Future Sheen is the one with whom I feel like I have the least in common, probably because he's a really physical character, and I tend to be more cerebral.

Anyway...ya.




~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

Interesting and awesome reply! Thank You!

[okmeamithinknow]

Let's play pretend.

DJ, say you were captured by the rebel forces, who decide not to kill you on sight, but give you a fair trial and sentence you to death, what do you do with the time you have left?

~Crys~

[RocksmySocks]

Let's play pretend.

DJ, say you were captured by the rebel forces, who decide not to kill you on sight, but give you a fair trial and sentence you to death, what do you do with the time you have left?

~Crys~

Obviously, I'd escape.




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Sorry, Mara, couldn't resist.

[J/C AVA]

[gabBy-gabBz^^]

Obviously, I'd escape.




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Sorry, Mara, couldn't resist.

This actually made me LOL inside...

[John Richards]

God, Professor Pretentious (author of Interpreting TOSOT) would have a field day with Mara's more recent post.

[Seven Nights]

To Dictator Jimmy: You said that you will go to alternate universe's if you conquer the one your currently residing in. how will you deal with the threat of the possibility of meeting a force, obstacle, and/or army that is stronger, faster, more intelligent, and better equipped for fighting then you are prepared for.

[J/C AVA]

@Seven Nights: Whoa! Great Question!

[Mara=^.^=]

Resurrect!




~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[okmeamithinknow]

Alright! So, this question is for DJ (the uncured version).

We hear rumors that your suit has healing properties. How badly do you have to be injured before the suit's restorative powers fail outright?

~Crys~

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

I was wondering about that, myself... lol

[Mara=^.^=]

Alright! So, this question is for DJ (the uncured version).

We hear rumors that your suit has healing properties. How badly do you have to be injured before the suit's restorative powers fail outright?

~Crys~

DJ: If a hydrogen bomb detonated 5 feet away from me, my suit's healing feature would be rendered useless. But short of complete bodily disintegration, it can heal practically any wound, fatal or not. The only way the restorative powers would fail outright is if I willed them to do so. It's an "opt out" type of feature, if you will.

~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[underwater]

TOSOT itself doesn't interest me quite as much as the artwork that goes along with it - my question is 'how did you come up with the designs'? Like, what made you put weird markings and tattoos on Future Sheen? How did you get the blue outfit for Aurora? Why does Future Carl wear a white shirt? etc?

Corinne

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

I never thought of that, Corinne. Good question!

Edit: @ young kids: How did it feel passing through all those "emotion rooms" DJ had constructed?

[Mara=^.^=]

TOSOT itself doesn't interest me quite as much as the artwork that goes along with it - my question is 'how did you come up with the designs'? Like, what made you put weird markings and tattoos on Future Sheen? How did you get the blue outfit for Aurora? Why does Future Carl wear a white shirt? etc?

Well, I guess I'll go through this one character at a time:

Future Sheen: The numbers "21 - 12" tattooed on his face are an homage to the Rush song 2112. As for the rest of his appearance, it was sort of spur-of-the-moment. When I drew him for the first time years ago, I randomly added a bunch of sharp-looking markings to his face and shoulders to make him look frightening. Bam! The design stuck. The only challenge that remained was to accurately describe said design when he showed up in TOSOT (which, hopefully, I accomplished). The tattered orange shirt was last minute...I always thought Sheen looked boss in his N Men outfit, so I just went with that scheme (plus, burnt orange is an emotional, unstable, dirty color).

Aurora: I drew a variation of Aurora's suit before I even started the story. Actually, I still have it: [link] As you can see, it's a bit different than the current version, but that drawing provided the basis for her look. If I recall, the blue color was inspired by Cindy's space suit in King of Mars, which remains my favorite outfit from JN.

Future Libby: Future Libby was originally much more monk-ish, always swaddled in layers of of colorful, jeweled robes and draperies. Her look continued to transform as TOSOT proceeded, mostly because I could never really settle on one look for her (although it's amusing to note that she's become increasingly scantily clad with each passing volume). This is probably because she's not really a "one look" type of character...she's the kinda gal who's always changing her clothes and experimenting with her appearance. Her hairstyle, obviously, is very close to Libby's in the show.

Dictator Jimmy: I wanted him to have the darker, edgier version of Aurora's suit. Whereas Aurora's suit is beautiful and traces her curves, his twists around his body in unsettling skeletal patterns. I went with dark blue because it matched his eyes Hilariously, though, I have no idea what the bottom half of his suit looks like, since I've never drawn him below the waist...because I'm afraid of drawing his crotch ohlol.

April: April's outfit was actually a mistake. I drew her from memory, then went back and watched WLK and realized I had diverged a lot from her original look. However, I liked my rendition, so just went with it. I don't think I've ever drawn April in the same outfit...it's just so much fun to put her in various kinds of armor, although it tends to follow the same theme and color scheme. As time has gone by, I've drawn her with her helmet less and less (mostly because I want to show off her awesome purple hair. Which, incidentally, came about as a result of a coloring contest we had here on IDOJ).

Nav: His look is a straight-up ripoff of Vash the Stampede, who I was obsessed with at the time: [link] Except, you know, with a gray coat and gray eyes.

Future Carl: I put Future Carl in white because 1) it looked good and 2) it represents his existential need to self-represent as "innocent" because he can't deal emotionally with the consequences of his culpability.

Lee: Lee is based on how I think my cousin Cameron will look and act when he's grown up



Nooooow you know!


~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[Macey]

Hilariously, though, I have no idea what the bottom half of his suit looks like, since I've never drawn him below the waist...

He's wearing baggy jeans.

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

Maybe, maybe not... lol Innuendo.

[caseyrox76]

He's wearing baggy jeans.

You forgot the tutu. He's wearing baggy jeans, and a tutu. (It's pink to match his bathrobe.)