A translation of an entry from Kaoru Mori's blog

(I'm working on a few posts from Kazuya Minekura's, as an apology to smillaraaq and chomiji for freaking them out the other day.)

Edit: Apparently direct-linking to the images is not allowed - you'll need to copy-and-paste the URLs.

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Sketch Dump (from November 11, 2009)

I've finally got some free time.

I feel like I'm finally getting the hang of the once-a-month pace, so here are some sketches.

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"Favorite Horse"



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Ak-Kula is spoiled rotten. (male)

Suriyik is a little stubborn but very serious. (female)]

These are two characters from my current project Otoyomegatari and their favorite horses.

In the Kyrgyzstani Epic of Manas, the title character's favorite horse is named Ak-Kula - that's where the name comes from. Suriyik is also from the Manas. It's Bagish's horse.

The phrase "They run so fast they barely seem to touch the ground" sounds so cool I've stolen it.

The Manas is really interesting for an epic poem, and it has a gorgeous woman warrior named Saikal who duels! It's very exciting and emotional, and I definitely recommend it.

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Everything you need to know about Second Life.

1)

You can get a Princess Kraehe costume, or several different versions of Phedre's marque.

2)

Gor is mainstream, to the point that the officially-run commerce site for the Second Life microeconomy, XStreetSL, has a dedicated retail category for Gorean clothes. There's a fifty-fifty chance you'll find someone selling Gor-themed items even in a very tame fantasy-themed area. Businesses selling these things are only slightly less numerous than the ones selling Lord of the Rings stuff, and they outnumber Star Wars.

3)

Second Life is an very odd community, sort of an intersection of fandom, fashion designers, pornographers, Libertarians, and open-sourcers, all bound together by a simmering dislike for the people who make the platform they use. It's similar to Star Wars fans' relationship with George Lucas, except that George Lucas does not spend every day ruining Star Wars, but Linden Labs spends every day ruining Second Life.

Actually, maybe LiveJournal is the better parallel.

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