"Seriously, dude."

Huh. Wasn't expecting to finish that UV picture quite that quickly, but hey, I'll take it! Any excuse to upload another something before Saturday is alright in my book!

 "Harland, I know you mean well and are just trying to be friendly to me, but for your own safety, I'd advise not kissing me right now... Seriously, you have no idea where my mouth's been lately..."

"... Where has your-..?"

"None of your bloody business. Now shut up and hand me that book, we've got stuff to do." 

*****

Situation is quite simple - Ruby spent all of the previous night hunting (stalking people and drinking their blood) and might have accidentally sorta overdid it... No sleep, couldn't stomach breakfast (but sure as heck tried), and going through the day feeling like death.

And Harland trying to flirt with her isn't exactly helping, either... If he doesn't keep his distance (or shut up), there's a high chance he'll be going to the blood bank to make a withdraw very shortly.

ANYWAY... I guess I'll be going back to work, then. Enjoy your week (if that is at all possible), and see you around on Saturday Night! I've sketched up another UV picture, but dunno if I'll be able to outline it or not... Haven't done a complex background in a while, but if worst comes to worse, I'll just colour the sketch and add it in the next post as a bonus. 

See ya~

"I swear, Fang..."

Afternoon, folks! Finally, after... 7 weeks...? Yeah, after seven weeks of delightfully colourful master-pieces, we finally have another Short Story! Unfortunately, I had to move it to be a SNP, but that's besides the point!

"I swear, Fang, if I catch a cold from this, consider yourself dead to me."

"Actually, you don't get colds from getting wet or from the air temperature, you get sick from viruses that-"

"Don't make me put you in the bag, mister."

*****

 Pretty short. Then again, not much else needs to be added. It's already pretty self explanatory, I think... Ruby's going out in a thunderstorm for some *ahem* apparently stupid reason (probably Fang wanted some fresh bread or something), and she's complaining bitterly at why she takes the time to look after the likes of him in the first place.

... I thought it was kinda funny. Needed the practice for rain, in any case. And Ruby sure looks snazzy in that raincoat! 

(I also finally figured out how to draw bags without making them look stupid. I haven't been able to stop adding them into pictures since.)

"What'cha doing, cuz?"

Heyo! Did this little piece last week, but I thought some of you guys might be interested... Heck, I even gave it some dialog!

... Yeah, I know! Exciting! Anyway, here it is.

"Heya, cuz!"

"Hello, Sapphire."

"What'cha doing?"

"Mm, Reading."

"Reading what?"

"... Stuff."

"Cool."

"... Are you going to get off me, or...?"

"Nah. Too much work. Besides, your heads comfy."

"Of course."

*******

Just a little scenario I made up in my head. Ruby's reading, Sapphire was wandering around the house being bored, so she stopped by for a second to see what her cousin was doing.

Although, I bet Ruby wishes she would just get off her head... 

Also, this was a good excuse to make Ruby wear something 'house-worthy'.

UV Short Stories - #2 - "Well, to be fair..."

*****
"I just feel so stupid... I mean, it was right in front of my nose the whole time! Like, seriously! How did I not recognize you?"

"Well, to be fair, it has been over five years since we last saw each other, and I didn't know it was you, either! Well, not until I figured out who your mother was..."

"Yeah, but I've changed a lot since then... You? Hardly at all. You're still the same Ruby I knew back when we were kids; a snobbish know-it-all who had a thing for plants and dragon books."

Ruby suppressed a choke of laughter and playfully punched Sapphire's shoulder.

"Me? Snobbish? Have you taken a look in the mirror lately, mate? I think you'll find you're far worse than I am!"

The blue kangaroo rolled her eyes and gave an irritated growl

"Oh, shut up."

*****

Well... It started off as an experiment, then proceeded onto a possible Saturday night picture, then finally ended up becoming a short story.

If I keep this up, I might even enjoy adding semi complex backgrounds to these pictures! Or hate them even more... I dunno. Kinda fifty-fifty at this point.

Anyway! So, I have NO IDEA what's going on in here. Well, some idea, but not enough to explain it. Take out of this what you will.

"Become a Dragon veterinarian, they said..."

Hi. Didn't mean to keep you all waiting for so long! Forests are a pain to draw, especially if you hate drawing backgrounds to begin with, like me...

Anyway, it's here, so take a look!

"'Become a Dragon Veterinarian, they said... It'll be fun, they said'... Yeesh. If we ever get back into civilization, Barak, remind me to burn down the house of whoever thought becoming a 'Dragon Vet' was a good idea. Or in the very least, make them buy me two rounds of apple-flavored coffee... It's been months since I've had one of those, and personally, I'm not a big fan of the cheap Fey version..."

I've been experimenting with possible career choices for the main cast, and for some reason, I liked the idea of Ruby become a Veterinarian - More specifically, a veterinarian for Dragons!

I dunno.. It seemed cool, and it does give her the excuse to travel the big scary world with a license to carry a few dozen knives, illegal items, and a baby Dragon! Well, not that you'd need one, but that's beside the point!

And to clarify, Ruby is like, 25 or something in this picture... And yes, that is dried blood on her shirt. And jacket. And jeans.

... And maybe her backpack... 

... They never said being a vet was pretty!

UV Short Stories #1 - Ballroom of Lies

*****

Ruby: Now mind, this is a stealth mission, so if I catch any of you goofing off, or more specifically getting drunk or waltzing with strangers, consider yourselves dead to me... Got that?

Sapphire: Heh. You say that, but as soon as one of us actually does it, you'll-

Ruby: I'm serious, Sapphire. This is the most dangerous thing we'll ever do, and no one, not even you're parents-...

Sapphire: Parent.

Harland: Aunt and Uncle.

Ruby: ... not even they know we're here. So if we don't make it back before midnight, the most logical thing they'll do is panic.

Oliver: And that's bad?

Harland: For the plot of this entire scheme? Yes. Otherwise, it's just rational for them to call the police and have a mini heart attack.

Ruby exhaled loudly and dug her heel into the cold cobblestone ground, glaring back at her grinning comrades.

Ruby: But we should be home before they have time for any of that. IF everything goes smoothly... Now c'mon, Milky's probably waiting for us at the front gate with Micheal. And I'm getting cold out here...

Harland: Then you should've worn that extra coat I offered you.

Ruby: And you should've worn an actual suit instead of that moth-eaten outfit you call a ball gown! Seriously, how are you not freezing on top of looking stupid?

Harland put his hands on his hips and puffed out his chest, giving Ruby a smug look.

Harland: First off, I'm a penguin. And penguins (according to my uncle) never get cold. And two, I don't look stupid in this; I look good. Darn good.

Ruby rolled her eyes behind her mask and let out a disgusted sigh.

Ruby: Whatever... Now come on, let's get this good time over with so we can get back to the hotel before any adults notice our absence...

*****

... What? I did say it was a 'Short Story'. I think I advertised well!

Anyway! So, this is just an experimental scene to a possible plot I have been working on for the past month or so. This is nearly a year after Ruby first joined the Golden Forests school, and they're about to enter (potentially) the most dangerous party they've ever been to, in honor of the new royal couple of the mainland!

Why is this dangerous, some of you may ask? Well, let's just say that the new queen isn't what the public believes her to be... In other words, she's Vampic. And Ruby and co know this thanks to some inside sources (mainly the Vampire Lord of EverWinter Village).

I wont spoil too much, because I'm still not entirely sure if I'm going to carry this plot out or not, but I'm really excited for the potential this can give me! I might continue this short story to a second part as well, but we'll see if I'm up to the challenge or not.

I might just make Ruby and Ollie cook together. That could be a fun disaster!