Vote Results! Also Pinup Ideas + back from AC

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FluffKevlar

In case it can be counted, I might suggest Koopa Peach for your Pinup :)

Mits

Yeah, he did. I just tried to keep it simple cause it's not my usual thing, lol. I'm just trying to do right by the character creator/source material

FluffKevlar

1 for Sally Acorn, 1 for Ink Eyes

Vol, You see facts, a lot of others who read the same comic as you see something else. Fluff, Really? he's said so to you? He's never breathed a word of it to fans that I've seen. not that.. thats how Trans people work.. >.> but ok.

Spartan277

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FluffKevlar

added!

FluffKevlar

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FluffKevlar

Yeah, just how it goes at times!

FluffKevlar

Underwater can be tough but fun; It's a good idea, I wonder if I'd have time for it, haha

FluffKevlar

Haha, yeah that actually might be, whether it's the pinup or not!

FluffKevlar

Thanks, I kinda agree too!

FluffKevlar

Yeah i may segment the categories for pinup more and in a different way when I rework the voting later. And I always like swimsuits!

FluffKevlar

Legs and butt are good choices!

FluffKevlar

I dont know, haha. Maybe..?

FluffKevlar

It's fine if some of you guys agree to disagree on it, but this is kinda far out of my usual scope of things. I'm just going by what Tom himself has said, both to me directly (I literally just messaged him) and on the character page using 'he', so that's what I'm gonna use is all. Like I said, not going to 'force' anyone else to do it, or whatnot. Will probably remove it just anyhow as i think it's irrelevant to the choice of whether to vote on them or not, leading to confusion or information overload.

FluffKevlar

It's fine if some of you guys agree to disagree on it, but this is kinda far out of my usual scope of things. I'm just going by what Tom himself has said, both to me directly (I literally just messaged him) and on the character page using 'he', so that's what I'm gonna use is all. Like I said, not going to 'force' anyone else to do it, or whatnot.

FluffKevlar

That'd be a good idea! Will have to remind me when I reset/rework the pinup roster idea, and I think it'd be for the best, too!

FluffKevlar

Seems to me like you're poking your head in here to try to push an agenda, you're cherry picking bits from the story to try to prove Natani is trans, and you never even seem to consider that she's just trying to keep her male front up since that's what she had to present as during her time in the assassin guild. I have no doubt that having to present yourself as male to keep from being executed and shaming your family would make someone behave more male, but that doesn't automatically mean someone is transgender. Trans-agenda pushers seem to forget that tomboys exist. Last I checked, Natani has tits (rather large ones in fact) and went into heat, so she's female, that's what I'm going to refer to her as. Quite frankly, calling a character with those attributes 'he' is just freaking silly.

ExtremistLine

It's not up to other people to decide someone else's gender identity for them, actually, so no, I disagree there. That "soul-searching" you referenced literally had his younger self state "dressing or behaving in feminine ways DOES NOT NEGATE how you identify." It also brought up how he was starting to become more comfortable presenting as male even before the accident, and the "coma vision" ended with Natani's mental self-image looking male again. After waking up and getting off the ship, he pointedly told Eric to "never call him ma'am" again. Yes, he's become more comfortable with his body, specifically with the understanding that it doesn't disqualify how he feels about himself.

Volpethrope

Fluff, the character also wears a magical binder most of the time to hide his breasts so he can present as male. Josh, don't get aggressive and claim anyone is "starting crap" by stating facts about the character.

Volpethrope

Well character page lists Natani as male and summary uses "he" pronouns. I think it's potentially problematic to try to raise one-to-one analogies with transgender people in the real world as this story apparently has a lot of magic weirdness going on, but if the character page says male and the character identities as male it seems to make sense to me.

Not Telling

Vol, we've already spared over if Nat is really how trans people work or not and if you misinterpreted it or not. We've agreed that we will never agree with each other, don't start this crap here too. This was a question for Fluff. Also to fluff, Tom has never said one way or another to any of us about what pronoun to use and even avoids using them at all when making pictures of the said wolf.

Spartan277

Wish I coulda gone, oh well. Next time! I would like to see a Zig Zag pinup eventually

BusterSlug

1 for ink eyes, 1 for katia

Mooger

Uhhh I wouldn't go that far. Natani mostly had to pretend to be male because of the whole Assassin guild she and Zen were part of not allowing female members. I know the soul-split kinda complicated things but she seemed to be much more comfortable with her female self once Keith found out and they discussed it, she also seemed to accept her female self after the whole soul-searching thing with her younger self Personally to me, the little pronoun note really seems...unnecessary, and I think people should be free to make their own judgement as to what they want to call her. But it is Fluff's poll and stuff so it's not my place to tell him what to do with it. But I am going to keep referring to Natani as female.

ExtremistLine

I won't do away with it entirely, but something tease-like or playfully fanservice at most, I just didn't want a serious-ish pinup.

FluffKevlar

The "he" is just a footnote request for pronouns, as he's a unique character in that regard. It's just a polite visual note, I'm not going to 'force/reprimand' people that don't use it. The picture will still be of the character as-is/female form.

FluffKevlar

It's more of a footnote for reference. You don't "need" to use male pronouns, but it's what the character and Tom prefers, hence the note. I'm not gonna force or 'make' people to use one or the other, lol. It will still be a picture of the character as-is/female form.

FluffKevlar

Natani is transmale :D

Volpethrope

FOLLOW-UP: You could even make the "gimmick" of this one different swimsuits gifted to her by the other various female characters she knows (probably just Vikna, Zofie, and Ayn), and have her reacting to each one via dialogue. Cute one-piece, sexy bikini, and oh-my-god-Ayn-this-covers-nothing.

Volpethrope

If you paid attention to Natani's conversation with his "younger self" when he was in a coma, it was revealed that he had started to identify as male before they even joined the assassin's guild and had the accident. The accident and subsequent mindlink interrupted and confused his natural progression of realizing his identity. Natani is absolutely transmale, but the setting isn't one where that's really a concept that can be directly articulated.

Volpethrope

2 for Kass.

Rorahusky

Wait... Why does Natani have a (he) on her picture? are you doing the male form or are you saying we need to refer to them as the gender magically forced on them due to a brain altering magic spell?

Spartan277

I vote for Ink eyes, x2

Foxyfox

I know I'll be voting for Mrrsha... once Ketja reaches the top spot. >.>

Mora Fermi

I really like the idea of a spacey beach setting, and of course Ara in beach wear sounds adorable. Shame about Jenna and Sally not getting enough love, I know I always gave a vote or two to Jenna each month. But on the bright side, removing them from the list will probably earn them a picture much faster than if they stayed on.

Diamondstorm

How about ARA scuba diving on some alien world, marvelling at some cute fish and inadvertently showing us her butt and or boobs?

Tesseract

The idea for the beach/swimsuit sounds really good, it's something new plus it lets us see a bit more of the worlds and whatnot you've created. Also what does the little (he) you added to Natani's pic mean?

ExtremistLine

I know ARA has a limit when it comes to doing sexual things and i respect that. It's nice to see a character that does not get involved in said stuff(rarely at least). I'm hoping for a tease-y pinup with ARA. I would like the outcome to at least be like that one color sketch you did of her last year in that green one-piece bikini (with her finger pulling a part of it). So basically, i want to see her in a swimsuit teasing; maybe about to show some crotch (but not quite). Other ideas i would like to include would be a semi-transparent bikini so that we can kinda see through her goods (but not all the way), or put her in a sling bikini with the clothed parts barely covering her nipples/vag.

Holy cow that's a lot of reading you got to do. I'll keep it short and just say: have you ever thought about a sfw only pinup? *queue angry mob*

Kenith Fox

Here's a funny/cute/sexy idea: the end result of Ayn's dancing lessons.

firandor

ARA is one of the few characters of yours that still retains "innocence". Shall we do away with it this time around? Perhaps with something a tad bit more lewd...

DJ

Nice! Glad to see you had a good time in Anthrocon, looking forward to the pinup!

iceFox

I definitely think Ara needs a more cheerful pinup. A beach-y setting on a world would be really exciting to see. Anything with her looking like she's having a ball would look really cute!

YoungRiles

Yeah, that sounds cool too. I also wonder if it'll take place in the morning, during the day or at sunset. Also, are you able to go into settings because i can't for some reason saying its a ''500 error'' with a fox flying in space.

Antoine Davis

As long as ARA is smiling in the pinup, I'll be happy! I think beach or resort themed would be a good idea. :)

LifeWulf

Awesome, can't wait to see it. Also, is anyone else unable to go to their settings on the mobile web?

Antoine Davis

As cool as that sounds, Zero-G swimming is actually pretty impractical and dangerous. Without gravity, one can quite easily lose their sense of direction and become literally lost between the bottom of the pool and the surface of the water. One might think that if the "pool" is a sphere, this problem can be solved by just swimming in any direction, but there is the potential risk of the swimmer panicking and swimming in circles rather than straight in any direction to get out. Logical thought and common sense goes right out the window when you panic. It should also be noted that without gravity, moving through water is quite a bit more difficult. Without an external force holding the water "in place", a person swimming through it would gain minimal forward momentum from their motions while also pushing the water in various directions. Undisturbed, a bubble of water can be pretty cool in Zero-G, but as soon as you put a separate body with flailing appendages within it, you create a chaotic cloud of liquid with uncontrolled pockets of air and water around that person, causing controlled locomotion through it to be even more difficult.

Silvador

A beach scene would be pretty cool. Gives you an opportunity for a different kind of background/skyline than what you've done before. Maybe a resort for shore leave? I'd also LOVE to see ARA with short hair. Like holy shit I can't overstate how cute it could be. And options for toggles aside from hair would probably best be like... a more modest one-piece, a saucier bikini, and nude. This doesn't sound like one that needs to be swimming in toggles. Posing gives you some decent options as well, from relaxing to try "catching the rays" like organics, or something like engaging in beach sports, probably badly or overenthusiastically. Android strength on a volleyball spike could do some damage haha. So far, her pinups have all been front shots, so you could possibly have her laying on a towel, though I feel the obvious pose there would basically just be Zofie's last pose from a different angle. And while her blue bits are appealing, I do like not going over-the-top or forcing it with her pinups, so I don't feel like you need to try too hard to make her groin the focus. If the pose feels appropriate and puts her pussy fully in view, cool, it's a bonus. But don't consider it a necessity. ;D

Volpethrope

Perhaps you could form two polls, one for "high rollers" and one for lesser known/voted for characters, and alternate the polls, well known characters one month, then lesser known characters the next month, then back to well known characters. As for ARA suggestions, I really like the swimsuit idea. I remember that you like her to be more teasing than porny, so you could make some really exotic looking, futuristic type swimsuits that could be both conservative and revealing/teasing, perhaps even some sheer ones.

Silvador

Zero-G swimming with a sphere of water as the pool floating in the center of a 360 glass sphere surrounded by space or a sweet looking nebula.

Evangellos

If it shows off her legs and maybe her cute little butt Im all for it x3

Are Ara's insides waterproof?

Cult of Dust