Platypus of Truth

 

 

   

  Would if she could! Merrill makes a good wing-woman.

  Two versions of Sigrun. Take your pick.

Hide your nugs!  

 

  Varric is pretty modern looking already, but I tried to give him a touch of cyberpunk. I like Varric; he's everyone's older brother and practically adopts Bethany and Merrill. He also nicknames everyone...

  I like Duncan. If I could be anyone in Dragon Age, I'd be Duncan. Also, my black pens are running out. Our man is too grey, even for a Warden.

 

 Once you realize that Jen Psaki is Leiliana from Dragon Age, the world gets a little more interesting...

  Is Hawke's coat looking a little brown?

Apparently, Merill is Decker now. Elves and synths are both persecuted minorities, right?  

Never been to Tokyo or Shanghai, but L.A. lights give off their own glow.   

 

 

 

There's a mood that strikes the moment I hear those opening strains of Iron Zur's Dragon Age theme. It's a melancholy desperation that defines the game from start to tragic finale. It's been years since I played it, and the feel of the game remains. I think of it often when I see pictures from the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine are a nation of Grey Wardens. They struggle to keep back the Dark Spawn tide while the Tyrn Loghains of this world play Hamlet on their unsteady thrones.   

  I saw the complete Ring Cycle while teaching the Volsunsaga. It was as monumental as reading it's shadow, "The Abolition of Man". I understand why Wagner wanted the theater burned as the finale to any complete performance. 

Doodles, doodles everywhere, And all the boards did shrink... I don't think Samus Aran is an 18 year old gymnast. That's a Rothko behind Mish. I'm getting better at using references. My daughter's school has been overwhelmed by venomous caterpillars.