joamette:

“Two Sisters” (Alexi and Andrea Rivera)

joamette:

Sisters, now with flat colors

A-am I actually going to finish this?!?!

EDIT: I feel like I should let you all know these kids’ pronouns since not all of you know these characters!! They are (left to right) Alexi and Andrea, and they both prefer “she/her/her!” :3

joamette:

Sisters, inked. Yup!

joamette:

Sisters (Alexi and Andrea)

Otherwise known as “have some off-model doodles of my characters, Tumblr!”

Alexi Rivera, O’rn, Stout, and (at last) Rauk.

joamette:

Finally finished that picture of Rauk (EXILE)! I’m pretty happy with the result (considering I’m still getting the hang of “special effects”). :’3c

Question 5 asked by sixteentons:

5.) Is [Alexi] lucky in love? Can you describe any of their past relationships?

Alexi is only 16 years old and has had two girlfriends, so I’d say that’s fairly lucky, if not par for the course! Although she is a lesbian living in a strongly heteronormative community, Alexi has never received any grief about it since most people assume she is simply a “perfectly normal straight boy.” Alexi herself has only recently (as of the beginning of the story) determined that the thoughts and feelings that have been troubling her most of her life are gender-related.

Her first relationship was in 1st grade, and that ended because it was the 1st grade. Her second relationship was two years prior to the beginning of our story, in 8th grade, with a well-liked girl named Cynthia. She was very pretty and exuberant, if a bit quirky, and she didn’t make fun of Alexi’s attention deficit issues like most kids did. Alexi stayed with her for about as long as she could withstand how sick Cynthia’s hyper-femininity made her feel - that was about 6 months. It isn’t quite accurate to say that Alexi was jealous of Cynthia; it was more so that Alexi was never totally allowed to be herself. The more masculine Alexi acted, the happier Cynthia seemed to be and the more docile she acted.

Neither kid could really put a name to what was happening, but they were essentially pushing and pulling one another into the gender roles they had been taught were theirs. Alexi’s understanding of that whole situation has only now begun to blossom. As of Issue 1, she has her eye on someone who she feels might just accept her for who she really is…. ;)

I’m starting off the meme by answering question 42 because it was posed to me by someone who doesn’t have a Tumblr account and can’t leave an Ask (basically, I don’t want to forget to answer it).

42.) If super-powers, magic or other abilities are part of what sets this world apart from the real world, can you describe a few?

So we all know that EXILE is up to its neck in magical powers and soft science-fiction, but we don’t know how they work (well, I do obviously)! I will now do my best to give a concise, non-spoilery explanation of some of the supernatural elements of EXILE. To make things a little easier: the word “Miren” refers to both the place and the people that hail from said place, and “mir” is the only singular pronoun used by Miren in reference to one another.

The first thing to understand is that there are various planes of reality that rarely interact with or affect one another. Miren is only one of countless worlds that exist in a reality that somewhat reflects our own (in the same way that Earth isn’t the only planet in our universe). When a Miren is exceptionally powerful, mir will sometimes demonstrate the ability to transcend mir plane of existence and cross the time-space void that separates one reality from the next. The Miren with this ability are known as “drifters.” Or’n and Stout are both drifters.

Crossing the the void between worlds, however, does not mean that one has exited their reality. Or’n for instance, can float and fly on Earth, but only because mir does not co-exist with Earth and its gravitational pull. Mir can pass through walls and floors for the same reason. There are exceptions, of course, one of which is humans who are as powerful as drifters, like Alexi. She is not only able to see drifters, but hear and touch them as well. She is also sensitive to their use of magic (as we would call it in our world), which is drawn from a force that is a constant throughout all realities.

Drifters, not unlike many other Miren who can’t drift, can also use the void to travel across whatever plane they are on at lightning speed, also known as teleportation. It may go without saying that teleportation takes a lot less out of mir than crossing planes. It is one of those abilities that many Miren of various Scripts (the caste markings magically inscribed onto their bodies to channel some abilities and seal others) possess. It’s also the first ability Alexi masters after accepting a Script from Or’n to save her sister’s life.

sephiramy:

Leave a number (or a few!) in my ask, get an answer!

CHARACTER-SPECIFIC
[please include a character’s name(s) along with question number when applicable!]

1.) Tell a bit about a main protagonist and a main antagonist? If your story doesn’t really have “good guys and bad guys”, tell about two characters with opposing viewpoints!
2.) Does [character] have any siblings?
3.) Tell a bit about [character]’s parents?
4.) What are some of [character]’s hobbies or interests?
5.) Is [character] lucky in love? Can you describe any of their past relationships?
6.) I know you’ve probably answered every favorite food question under the sun, but how about [character]’s favorite DRINK, DESSERT and SNACK?
7.) What are [character]’s pet peeves?
8.) If you had to pick three words to describe [character], you would choose:
9.) Can you list some traits you have in common with your cast? How about things that are completely different?
10.) Is there anything you can talk about from [character]’s childhood or younger years that was significant to their development?
11.) [Character]: Truth or Dare?
12.) Describe the relationship between [character] and [other character]? If it’s very spoiler-y, just tell what you can!
13.) This might seem an odd question, but are there any colors you affiliate with certain characters?
 

STORY ELEMENTS

14.) Are there any principal themes or messages in the narrative?
15.) How long have you been working on this story?
16.) If you could attribute one or two genres to your story, what would they be?
17.) Do you have a “pitch” worked out for this project? If so, let’s hear it! If not, there is no time like the present to come up with one…
18.) Are there any authors, artists, stories or other elements that have offered inspirations for this story?
 

ENVIRONMENT / CULTURE

19.) Is there a main place where your story takes place? If so, can you tell a little bit about it?
20.) Tell about a significant location in your setting - it can be a city, a country, or even a specific venue, home, etc.?
21.) Tell a bit about the different types of architecture in your story. Is it based on any existing styles, have you created new types of structures, or a mix?
22.) Do you have a favorite place in this world? It can, again, be a city, country, specific building, or anything else!
23.) How prominent are things like natural disasters? What types can occur?
24.) What are some of the predominant modes of transportation?
25.) Do your characters travel around the world or to a different place at any point in the story?
26.) Are different backgrounds or cultures explored at all, whether through characters or locations? This can include different fads, fashions or slang specific to an area.
27.) Does social hierarchy play a huge role, i.e. cliques, clubs, clans, or other specific groupings or separations of people?
28.) Is clothing or fashion (whether individual or regional) ever used to convey important information about a person or place?
29.) Is the environment a character in-and-of-itself in this story, or is it inconsequential as far as the focus of character relationships goes?
 

[strike through any of the following categories that do not apply to your story!]
 
FICTIONAL WORLD SETTINGS

30.) What kind of vegetation can be found in this world that might be considered unusual?
31.) Describe the seasons and weather?
32.) Are there special abilities, magic powers, or warped laws of physics in this world?
33.) What holidays are celebrated here?
34.) Are there any important political standards or practices?
35.) How about religious or spiritual beliefs?
 
 
REAL WORLD SETTINGS

36.) Is there a specific time period this story takes place in?
37.) What was it that drew you to a real world setting?
38.) Do you conduct lots of research for this setting, is it some place you are already familiar with, or is a vague enough locale to not require much background?
39.) Do you think it is more or less difficult to obey real world laws within a story?
 

SEMI-REAL WORLD SETTINGS

40.) What are the main differences between your setting and the real world?
41.) Conversely, what are the main similarities?
42.) If super-powers, magic or other abilities are part of what sets this world apart from real world, can you describe a few?
43.) Is your story an alternate past / alternate future / alternate universe / or something else entirely?
 

I don’t normally reblog things to this account, but I felt like this “meme” was a perfect starting point for getting some more information about the EXILE world out there! I’ve been thinking about sharing bits about my world building process for a while now but just didn’t know where to start. This way you can leave a number (or 5) in my Ask to give me an idea of what everyone is interested in knowing. :)