This was originally going to be another WIP post with the line art, but then I got to coloring and then it was 5am and I was all “screw it, go for glory” and, um… yeah.
Removed the peeping mask from Denlan and Aries– it was an awful Tenchi reference that nobody would get anyway, and they get the “WE TROLL HOT SPRINGS FOR LULZ” point across as is. Aries does, however, get a beer bottle. Because, you know, everything is always improved with booze.

This is when some overthinking dood comes in and tries to figure out why I’m so fixated on beer and alcohol humor even though I’ve never imbibed nor do I plan to. Fictional booze is funny! I can’t explain further.

This heat needs to GTFO. My weather widgets on Blastoise and Dinah are claiming that it’ll hit 102F in Fontana on Friday. BOO THIS SUMMER. Not only is this keeping me from Pomona, but I’m just bored out of my mind. Only spinning out the ramen (and, of course, wasting time in WoW) has kept me sane, blah.

(BTW, if you like the purdy pictures and want to buy your way up the Ramen queue, please consider tossing a few coins into the Magic Coin Block to keep it on life support until this weather stops being dumb so I can break out my Reserve Block from that backwater Pomona credit union. $20 for a single, or $50 for 3, as usual… or if you don’t know what you want and still want to help, you can still toss in coins and get credit towards Gourmet Ramen slots that you can claim later. END SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION)

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Did Little Caesar’s tweak its recipe, or did I just luck out this time? I usually avoid them because they’re barely worth the $5 (they taste OK, but get cold way too quickly and the boxes are poorly insulated, which is really bad if mother takes her time bringing it back here) but this time it was actually a notch or two above “edible.” :P

Papa Johns and Costco are still the winners, though. >_>;

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This is going to sound really odd, but I require the input of the internets here. I promise this will make sense later, but please answer: On the great Alignment grid, where would you put me? Said chart originates from D&D but can be applied to not only any fictional work but even the shenanigans of real life, too.

Hot springs = Denlan pulls out all the stops to get an eyeful. This time he’s joined by Aries. True, Aries could have just turned into a Poring and infiltrated the women’s bath, but that’d be too easy. Haruko isn’t helping things, either, that tease.
Also fun for hot springs? Sake! Hikaru doesn’t drink, of course, but it’s not like Nimue cares about that. Just one little sip, lil’ dragon lady?

We interrupt your summer shenanigans for a massive serving of…
Pink.
Lots of it. Well, some red, too, but HOLY CRAP ALL THE PINK.

This was a Gourmet Ramen (commission), hence it got shoved up in the queue. You, too, can buy your way to the top; if you want to commission a piece (or 3), leave a comment or DM me on Twitter or harass me however you normally do with what you want. $20 for a single, or 3 for $50! (There’s also the “2 for $35″ but the above two are the most popular. Basically, if you order in multiples with a minimum of 2, take off $5 per add.)
Digital delivery only, but you do get the original layered PSD to play with as you like. :)

Anywho, for the moment, looks like the summer shenanigans will continue. It’s only the 17th, so there should be time for at least two more. The final summer vacation piece will involve fireworks… and Meteor Storm. >:D

Splash, splashy splash! Wind Walk + Kinetic Slash while standing in water makes Splash!
Good thing Yoshi wasn’t part of this. Add in Waterball and it’d have made Blessed Drops!

(Numair? He mad. So very mad. Headfire is a given.)