man. that convo between jester and marion got me right in the feels. I mean, jester was solemnly talking to marion about the possibility of not coming back, even getting teary, but the second marion got emotional and basically pleaded for jester to come back and for her not to be a martyr. Instantly a switch flips in jester and she is all reassurances and “don’t worry’s” and “i’m fines.”
i got reminded of jester and beau talking on the boat when after beau says to jester “you are a really bad liar” and jester responds through a big smile “i’m a really good liar, beau.”
when marion was telling jester that she needed to be selfish and come back no matter what and jester’s attitude flips, she was lying through her smile. she was straight up lying to her mom about coming back, because jester is committed to stopping lucian and the TT, the somnovum and the city from wreaking havoc at all costs. even at the expense of her own life.
and she had to say that everything was fine and that she would come back no matter what, with a pretty smile on her face, because jester is a really good liar, beau.
This past weekend was one of the most fun experiences of my life!! I managed to talk @ivorivet into coming to visit me for a little CMV we have in the works, and we both slammed together new costumes for the occasion!! Nicodranas! Jester and and the glorious RUBY OF THE SEA!! Isn’t she beautiful???? I adore her to bits and I miss her so much already
I’ll put up a WIP writeup on my original design for Jester’s Nicodranas look later, as usual!!
This is actually a schoolism assignment i’ve been working on during my free time. I’ve been trying to getting better at drawing things like backgrounds and lighting.
EDIT: I saw someone tag this as Artajes; please don’t do that
Adorned and Alone… The Ruby is waiting for her daughter. . . I struggled so damn much with this piece… I restarted it three times before being satisfied with the composition and Marion’s design. The rendering though, was surprisingly quick once I knew it was what I wanted.
[image description: a drawing of Jester hugging her mother Marion in front of a white background. Jester is a thin blue-skinned tiefling with a short blue bob and curly gray horns. She’s wearing a leather armor corset over a blue dress and tall brown boots. One foot is kicked back as if she had just run forward to hug Marion. Marion is a slender red-skinned tiefling with voluminous dark brown hair falling past her shoulders. She’s wearing a sleeveless blue gown. They’re both smiling happily with their eyes closed.]
