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Thank you for the invite and I hope things go well for you!

Scammers be scammin' imho. People try stuff like that in the grocery store all the time, trying to get returns for things they didn't get at our store, then throwing a fit and demanding to speak to the manager in the hopes that we'll cave and give them free money just to shut them up.
We've also had someone who brought in a huge rotten salmon, with no receipt to prove when he'd supposedly bought it (or that he didn't just fish it out of a dumpster), during a time when we had made it clear we were not accepting food returns due to Covid. Threw a fit, was in the store holding up the line for ages, left a giant stinking 15$ fish in the store for us to deal with. You gonna try to tell me that fish was in that condition or similar when you bought it and no one noticed?



I mean it's also possible she really was just that clueless, but the absolute refusal to listen to facts paired with her insistence on getting money without actually selling you the babies says otherwise.

@Starlight: No problem, thanks for buying/trading!

@Grid:
@Starlight:
Trades sent!

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@prezial: sweet, I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

@prezial:
Kelly: He probably wouldn't dislike those, but his usual style is simpler, with more of a southern/country lean. this, this (found on a google search that linked to a reddit post; pic is not mine), and this are decent examples. Personality-wise, he's usually pretty quiet and laid back, but has a goofy sense of humor and a bit of a dramatic flair. Always seems preoccupied and tends to wax poetic about things he's really passionate about. Also he's not super tall, but kinda lanky looking. Long fingers, prominent joints, thin but not delicate.

Axel: Being a rambunctious kid, Axel doesn't care much about clothes; slap him in some random t-shirt and shorts and he's good to go. Favors loose-fitting comfy things he can get dirty in, cartoon characters, and the color orange. Probably also has some kid-sized metal band shirts. Hates brown, is not afraid to wear sparkly things for dance class.

Vilke: She's tall, kinda lean and toned, not super curvy and a little broad in the shoulder. Usually wears loose, flowy skirts, sarongs, etc with headscarfs and plenty of assorted jewelry. Hates wearing shirts and shoes but will put on some sandals and whatever top she happens to find (even if it's just a folded-up headscarf) when she must. Occasionally wears body glitter, frequently wears heavy eye makeup and doesn't bother washing it off every day. She has a few tattoos. The important one is the sunset just below her chest; you can probably play around with the arm ones. Unfortunately this old unfinished WIP is the most up-to-date full body pic we have of her: slight NSFW warning for artistic nudity (if you need me to censor out her boobs and upload a different version, let me know and I can do that real quick). Her ears should be curly on the ends and her pupils are slitted like a cat's (since it doesn't really show in this pic).

@prezial: I'll add it to the trade!
and that sounds good to me; I'd love any art of the characters you picked, so no preference as two who gets which style.. just let me know what kind of refs you need for them (colors, body types/clothing, etc) and I'll post them up here.

@prezial: It's this one Its full name is Cheshire Cabaret, which I try to use cause we have an older event item just named Cheshire which I don't have any spares of. But if the one in the pic is the one you're looking for, I do have one to offer!
I love your painted style, but the temptation to get art for 2 chars is too great; I have so many that don't have much (or any) art lol. Kelly and Vilke are especially high on my priority list since they're main characters. I can dig up some older art and/or make quick sketches for better refs since neither of them have much on their profiles atm!

A huge chunk of names have some kind of religious origin IRL; it's actually hard sometimes to find names that don't come from some kind of prominent religious figure, be it a prophet, saint, deity, angel, etc. Most people just use whatever they think sounds good and don't care where it comes from or what it originally meant. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I'll agree that when it comes to well-known figures, especially from actively practiced religions (whether you are a follower of them or not, but perhaps more so if you're not), it's a good idea to at least understand your character's (or pet's or child's or whoever else's) namesake and know its significance. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to "Is this offensive?" because everyone--including people within that religion--will have a different opinion. If you do choose to name your character after a deity or other prominent figure, just be informed about it and be prepared for the possibility that yes, someone out there may find it disrespectful even if that was not your intention. But also know that this can happen with pretty much anything. If that makes you uncomfortable, just changing the name and saying you were inspired by a certain religious figure is also fine. Choosing names can be difficult but also lots of fun when you get into learning about all their various origins and connections. You'll see that all names have some sort of meaning, and many of them go totally unnoticed by most people. You name your kid "God", you're gonna get funny looks. But naming a character Hera, probably a lot less so. There are real-life people out there named Hera today.

Getting really tired of being ignored at my job. It happens elsewhere, too, but lately it's been really getting to me at work when my requests for time off go unanswered until I'm already scheduled for that time so I have no choice but to cancel them; someone asks for a code over the walkie and i tell them it's on a sheet right next to them, only to have someone else answer by just telling them the code as though I hadn't said anything at all; I spend idk how many minutes standing around waiting for someone to fucking notice me and shut up long enough to answer MY questions; I get bitched at for "not communicating" because I literally CAN'T answer the person asking things on the walkie because they're STILL TALKING and you can't both talk at once, but when I ask a question into the walkie I get met with no response whatsoever until I ask again a second or third time and then get fucking snapped at for asking so many times. How df was I supposed to know you were on your way over if you didn't say so? CoMmUnIcAtE why don't you? jfc
Then you ask customers "how are you today?" and they ignore you, so eventually you give up and of course the one person you don't bother asking gets an attitude with you because you didn't ask the obligated question that nobody actually wants an answer to.
And of course, let's not forget the entire fiasco with me trying to get a transfer, which happened because as usual, I wasn't important enough for anyone to bother actually doing their part. But still got blamed on me despite me doing literally everything that could have been expected of me, because it's so much easier to just throw the employee under the bus than to let managers take responsibility for their own negligence. ...oh and if i did get a transfer, they'd take away the raise they just gave me. so that's nice to know. glad i busted my ass for almost 50 hours a week just to find out that if i ever move to another location i'll lose that 50 cents i got for being there over a year.

@prezial: hey, just wanted to make sure you saw my previous post since it got hidden at the end of the last page and i don't think my ping worked cause i had to edit it ;v;

@prezial: hello,
if you've still got a slot open, would you be interested in doing art of any of my characters for 35k and a Cheshire Cabaret? I can add more volts if you like.

@Lyndis: sweet, sent you a trade