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Zoubstance — 1.5: Accidents happen

Published: 2016-04-10 00:53:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 9971; Favourites: 204; Downloads: 44
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Description Oh boy oh boy, this storyline is really turning into a regular soap opera, isn't it?
Today we offer a rare and exclusive look at the INSIDE of Zdarloch Stables. It was... horrible to make; regular nightmare stuff for certain. I have this preeeetty accurate image of the place in my head, but I'm having a real hard time replicating itttt. Also, I'm gonna admit it right away that I shamelessly traced over the layout of this: s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/o…  image because perspective is dang hard guys, dang hard... :'D
...I just generally fail at indoor settings, lol.
Also, ANATOMY IS OPTIONAL, RIGHT?

ANYWAY. The drama continues and how baaadly did Kaisa and Zdrasti actually suffer since last time? But hey they're both up and walking so it can't be THAT bad, right? RIGHT?? :'D  

Previously:  End of the line




Story:

Eventually the blood stopped running. It took approximately 15 minutes and made the sink look like a murder scene, but it stopped. Andrzej sighed and lifted his gaze from the sink to the mirror to inspect he damage, and almost immediately his mind leapt back to that one time in his teens where he had been dealt a punch to the nose by one of his buddies during a night out in town. He could not recall what the argument had been about, although he reckoned that the punch had been well-deserved. Part of him wanted to smile at the absurdity of that memory, but he felt sick and dizzy and - surprised as he was to admit it- almost like on the verge of tears. It was an autonomic response to the act of excessive sniffling, he knew, but it still impacted his mood negatively. 
He began the extensive work of cleaning the partially congealed and cracked blood from off his face and hands. The encrusted scabs clung stubbornly to his facial hair and around the edges of his nails but eventually released their grip and flushed down the drain in the shape of pink water. Only now did Andrzej notice a large purple-blue bruise near his elbow. You would think you would be able to remember what might have caused a bruise of this type, but nothing sprang readily to mind and thus he waved it off as a minor display of clumsiness of his part. He had probably bumped it during the saddling of Sagadir - accidents do happen, after all; although you do not always notice them right away.
By the time Andrzej was done cleaning the blood from his face, his shirt was, of course, beyond salvation. It proudly bore quite the masterwork of death and destruction upon its front as if he had been shot in the heart. In fact, the macabre sight almost resembled a bloody tie, he thought to himself. Well, you don't need to be well to be well-dressed...
...Speaking of well-dressed, Sagadir was still tacked up back at the grooming stall where he had hastily been parked before Andrzej had rushed off to halt the advance of blood emerging from his nose. The shirt would have to wait - by now Sagadir was probably impatient and attempting to chew through the reins for lack of better things to do, and so Andrzej returned to the grooming stall to rid the horse of its tack. He did it with a pang of guilt since the poor animal had barely started any actual work today before the untimely interruption and was no doubt still brimming with energy. Energy was one thing Andrzej lacked entirely, however - perhaps he could convince Kaisa to take Sagadir out for a spin when she returned from her ride with Zdrasti later.
He did not need to wait long for Kaisa to return to the stables. He heard the sound of hooves against cobblestones as he lead Sagadir back to his stall, but they were odd, irregular sounds, as if they belonged to a three-legged horse. The possible implications of this knowledge hit Andrzej like the aforementioned punch.
Fuck!
Kaisa and Zdrasti turned up in the doorway; muddy, wet and one looking more miserable than the other. 
,,You hold it right there, Kaisa-"

By the time it took Andrzej to drop Sagadir off in his stall and rush back, Phuong had shown up as well and was speaking with Kaisa in a hushed voice, her eyebrows drawn tight across her nosebridge in an expression of genuine concern for her friend. Kaisa stood shivering slightly, head dipped towards the ground and clutching Zdrasti's reins in one hand. 
,,Kaisa, are you okay?" Andrzej asked, admittedly a rather redundant phrase. 
,,Yeah, I'm fine --"
,,You sure? You're bleeding from the head..."  
,,It's just a scrape, Andy."
He gave her the vaguest of smiles, almost apologetically, and nodded slowly. He wondered for a second why Phuong squinted her eyes so questioningly at him until he remembered about the large bloody stain on his shirt. He would have to save that explanation for later.
,,Alright then," he continued. ,,...So what happened?"
Kaisa swallowed and turned her gaze to Zdrasti on her right. The Zlesdin mare was partially splashed with mud and water, in particular on her front, and she held herself in a manner similar to Kaisa's with her head looming low. Andrzej took note of how the horse carefully avoiding placing too much weight upon her left front leg.
,,We had a... well, we fell. She simply disappeared under me after a jump." Kaisa's voice was meek but strewn with urgency. ,,I'm not sure how bad it is, but her left front leg--"
,,Isn't looking promising, no. Will it bear weight?"
Kaisa shrugged.
,,Well, we walked all the way back here. Wasn't easy, but we managed."
,,I'll look into it." he took Zdrasti's reins and stroked the mare across the neck before turning his attention to Kaisa again. ,,I was about to suggest you seek out Annie and let her clean that wound, but she isn't home yet. Phuong would--?"
Phuong read his mind before he finished the sentence.
,,I'll get the medical kit."
And the two girls made their way towards the tack room.
Andrzej led Zdrasti to the grooming stall. The mare limped next to him; tight-lipped and with her ears back, and Andrzej did not like the look of it at all. Whatever the circumstances, the fall must have been a bad one - Zdrasti was not a horse prone to falling. Then again, accidents happen.
Accidents happen.

To be continued... ~

Next: Reckless


jhdfjhsf I realize this is pretty poorly written but I'm having myself one of those diddly-delightful days where the words just aren't flowing and I have to look up even the most basic words because I forgot them in English, lol 8D






Characters reside with meee
Featured horses: ZS Sagadir  and ZS Zdrasti Adrenaline
Wood textures: From cgtextures (stall fronts) + Wood Planks   (ceiling)
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Comments: 48

Anikura-KR13 [2017-04-16 11:36:43 +0000 UTC]

Какая красота!
Вы фон сами рисовали или это фото? 

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dat-inu [2016-05-19 13:16:39 +0000 UTC]

i envy and adore people who are able to draw indoor scenes as i obviously fail at attempts XDD any tips? this looks ggrrrreat

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Zoubstance In reply to dat-inu [2016-05-19 20:30:17 +0000 UTC]

AHHH thank you so much! I totally feel your pain; indoor scenes are just so cgcgfxghf x__x  ...my best tip is probably just to endure the frustration, haha; I'm still a n00b at it

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AnimalArtKingdom [2016-05-04 21:30:07 +0000 UTC]

The perspective , lighting and textures are superb in this! I love it

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Zoubstance In reply to AnimalArtKingdom [2016-05-05 19:38:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!  

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TwiggyStone [2016-04-21 09:05:01 +0000 UTC]

Poor Zdrasti I'm so behind on reading these D: I hope she's okay! I'm starting to worry you're gonna kill someone, lol
And Andrzej has a bruise, too? That's not good. I hope it's not something like leukemia. Definitely going to have to catch up on these, tomorrow. I need to know if poor Connor is going to live, too  
You write really well, in English. Hey, sometimes I have to look up basic words and I'm a native speaker, pffft. My brain is often tired and likes to lose words, sometimes.

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Zoubstance In reply to TwiggyStone [2016-04-21 23:40:34 +0000 UTC]

Poor Zdrasti indeed  And no worries; I've practically been spitting out storyline/story art lately, buuut I'm gonna catch a breather soon  
Heheheee, soooo many loose ends, am I right? :>  I... won't share any spoilers, but I'll say that the drama keeps rolling ~
Thank you very much! Writing in English feels so... well, 'clunky' to me  I'm glad to hear it's not too terrible, at least c:

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Qwertylein [2016-04-14 21:11:50 +0000 UTC]

Just when I write this comment, you upload a new pic with story x'D
I'm slow... I'm soooooo slooooooooowwwwwww xDD
It's not poorly written, I loved reading this c:
I didn't read you newest part of the storyline, yet, so I'm still hoping Zdrasti will get away with a black eye... I'm not worried that much about Kaisa, for some reason. I had a fall with a horse similar to zdrasti and Kaisas, because the ground was frozen and the horse spooked, jumped and slipped, and everything was okay, with both of us. I just had some headaches the next days and a few smaller scratches, soooo i have hope, that Kaisa is okay, but, omg ZDRASTIIIIII!!!!!! And I'm still seriously worried about Andrzej D:
Don't hurt him, he's such a handsome guuuuy (Hurt him. Just... Be the evil, bad Overlord Mother you are, because I neeeeeed to read mooooreeee!!!! o3o)
BUT!
I have a serious and important Question.
afdjhgdjfewhjfkjeefjhfhdsh!!!!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT THE BACKGROOUUUND???!!!!!!! *O*
Loook at iiiiit! It's amazing!!! Good Lord, that's probably the most beautiful stable I've ever seeeeeen!!!!! °-°
So tidy! The stables I know are all a little bit messy (And I like that for some reason x'3) But this looks just perfect! A dream barn/stable/whatever!
You need to draw the  Zdarloch stable more often because aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, okay? O3O

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Zoubstance In reply to Qwertylein [2016-04-16 08:57:47 +0000 UTC]

Nuuu, you're not slooow! I'm just... casually spinning out of control over here, haha :'D  
Thank youuu! I'm always having this feeling "oh no this is horrible, I'm so sorry world!" to some degree when I'm writing stuff, but this time the feeling was particularly strong :'D Glad to hear it's... well, slightly less horrible than I thought, haha xD
Ffff, I'm glad to hear both you and the horse escaped that fall more or less intact! I've never had a horse fall with me on board (yet, anyway...), but I can imagine it must be a terrifying experience :I 
Zdrastiii ;__;  My fave got hurt! Proof that I am indeed a terrible mother :'D 
Hahaa, thank you! I'll tell him that, lol Not saying what happens with him, though ~ 
Also kyxhbfyzj are you seRIOUS?? Aaaaa thank youu! ;U; I'm glad you like how it turned out! I think indoor settings are difficult; especially when you have an idea of what you want it to look like and just... fail, lol. Main reason I've never really drawn my stable before, heh. But thank youu! ;V;    

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Qwertylein In reply to Zoubstance [2016-04-23 10:31:56 +0000 UTC]

I aaaaaaam (and you doooo x'3)
It's more than just slightly less horrible then you thought, It's absolutely not horrible o:
The fall wasn't... hat horrible... It was more of a wtf-experience, because in one moment there was a horse head in front of me and in the next... well there just wasn't. It was truly strange c':
You are a terrible mother, indeed! You need to make some kind stuff happen to your children, or they'll run away (oooor someone could try to save them from your terror )
I didn't even try to draw something indoor at all, so I can only imagine how hard it is :c But you did great °o°
You're welcome c:



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Happy-Horse-Stable [2016-04-11 21:01:00 +0000 UTC]

Pfew, gosh, they are alive... for now... 
Darn...

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Zoubstance In reply to Happy-Horse-Stable [2016-04-11 21:21:19 +0000 UTC]

Heheh, I like how the uncertainty is implied in that comment. You don't trust me to lovingly watch over my characters? :> ...you shouldn't, I'm the worst mom to my poor OCs xD

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Happy-Horse-Stable In reply to Zoubstance [2016-04-12 12:13:18 +0000 UTC]

NO OFCOURSE I DON'T TRUST YOU! >

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Boooberry [2016-04-11 13:58:06 +0000 UTC]

I love your art and I love this story but it's getting gloomy even for my standards have some mercy, yo!
In all seriousness, this looks beyond gorgrous! so many things in one pic! And that background ..HOW?!

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Zoubstance In reply to Boooberry [2016-04-11 14:12:25 +0000 UTC]

Heheh, I'm a terrible person who loves torturing my poor characters too much  But hey, bad things happen in real life, soooo bad things happen at my stable too, I guess :'D
Thank you so much; I'm happy to hear it! ;U;  jxcbhvjbh <3

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Boooberry In reply to Zoubstance [2016-04-11 19:40:38 +0000 UTC]

As they should. There is too little fun in having happy characters
Welcome!

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SilverCreekEquestria [2016-04-11 13:55:15 +0000 UTC]

Okay I just happened upon this somehow in someone elses favorites or whatever but damn is it amazing. That background is gorgeous, no matter how it was made that was all you. Lighting and everything is on point. And the people fit into it so well too. It just all comes together so nicely, wow.

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Zoubstance In reply to SilverCreekEquestria [2016-04-11 14:17:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much; I'm glad you think so! ;U;  I'm still very green in the art of making indoor settings, buuut I'll try to practice it more  Thank you very much  

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SilverCreekEquestria In reply to Zoubstance [2016-04-11 14:24:22 +0000 UTC]

Ppshh it looks real. Backgrounds in general are usually hard, in my opinion haha, and you did it really well! 

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Zoubstance In reply to SilverCreekEquestria [2016-04-11 14:51:58 +0000 UTC]

They are super hard! Especially indoor settings :'D  Thank you so much  

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StudioSweetpea [2016-04-11 11:41:04 +0000 UTC]

HOW DO YOU EVEN BACKGROUND I JUST- ASDFGHJKL

Also, the story is coming along brilliantly. As a native English speaker, it reads beautifully. This storyline is just pure goooooodnesssss I s2g.

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Zoubstance In reply to StudioSweetpea [2016-04-11 14:16:17 +0000 UTC]

BACKGROUND IS EVIL ;A; dfbhdfh

...thank you so much, omg ;//u//;  I always find it a bit 'clunky' to write in English when it isn't my first language, so I'm happy to hear it's not altogether horrible, at least, haha!  THANK YOUUU, I'm glad you think so  

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Haatch [2016-04-10 20:43:18 +0000 UTC]

I'm not sure which I love more, the art or the story. Both are so great! I look forward to stalking the story line more X)

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Zoubstance In reply to Haatch [2016-04-10 22:10:28 +0000 UTC]

Eeee, thank you so much! *v*  I'm glad you like both!  

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onechaoticbard [2016-04-10 11:00:47 +0000 UTC]

Good lord! I knew Zdarloch stables would be pretty but it's even more prettier than I expected I absolutely adore your facilities!
Aaaaand your use of textures is on top. Everything looks so harmonious... except your story line T.T You truly are the worst mom xD It looks like aunt Che needs to go on another rescue mission .u. 
I don't think it's poorly written btw. I know those days where you just need to look every single word up though. In my opinion the flow of reading is as wonderful as in every other chapter c:

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Zoubstance In reply to onechaoticbard [2016-04-10 15:39:34 +0000 UTC]

ijiddsfvj nuuuu you are too kiiiind! Drawing stable facilities is just super hard in my opinion, especially when I have this preeeetty accurate image of the place in my mind, but being unable to properly draw it  :'D  ...and I should still really just get around to drawing that stable map I keep procrastinating, haha. It's even a pretty small stable, so I have like zero excuses except laziness, haha.
THANK YOU, THOUGH!  I'm glad you like how it turned out. Textures are my lifeline, srsly   ..aunt Che's rescuing missions are swiftly growing in number cx
Ffff srsly? Thank youuu ;U;  It just felt like typing on a loaf of bread rather than a keyboard, and I had the attention span of a toddler, heh xD  <33

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onechaoticbard In reply to Zoubstance [2016-04-11 08:44:34 +0000 UTC]

I couldn't agree more! Rooms in general are a pain to draw. I begin to like outdoor scenarios but indoor... someone shoot me please xD I have the same problem with my people btw as I'm definitely not good with humans and it's so hard to picture them suitable! 
Do that stable map, woman I'D LOVE TO SEE ITTTT! 
The discovery of textures makes a life wonderful xD They ARE! Shame on you :'D

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Zoubstance In reply to onechaoticbard [2016-04-11 14:21:19 +0000 UTC]

THEY ARE, I'm also just generally too lazy and impatient to lay down perspective properly :'D   With outdoor settings you can at least add some funky trees or bushes or whatever so you don't have to deal with perspective, haha  Your outdoor scenarios = <33, however, and I would still dearly love to see/hear more about your hoooomans DvD'
EEEEE, eventually I'll make it! ...one day. When I'm inclined in that general direction. And not procrastinating at all, lmao.
Textures are the besssst;where would we be without them? NO SHAME 8D 

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onechaoticbard In reply to Zoubstance [2016-04-12 19:55:38 +0000 UTC]

Heh, I know what you mean xD Perspective is just kdfkajdfkadf most of the time and sometimes it looks nice but hngg... I still don't like backgrounds xD What, my outdoor scenarios? o.o Shush, they're not nice xD 
Daww, I'll try to write something then c: I still got too many other drawings on my desk but a little story doesn't need a picture obligatory :'D 
I'm simply gonna ask you from time to time as long as you either start with the map or start hating me xDD

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Zoubstance In reply to onechaoticbard [2016-04-13 10:14:08 +0000 UTC]

Perspective is like... gee, I have all kinds of respect for people who have the patience for it, but I'm just ridiculously lazy myself, haha. YOUR SCENERIES ARE FRIGGIN GORGEOUS, though! I still remember those beautiful contributions to the last zlesdin show :'> 
Please dooo! I'll eagerly await it, then cx 
Ffff, you know, it would probably be a great motivator, haha ...for now I'm just progressing my storyline, hehee. Just a few more images to go before I'll be taking a break from it~ 

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onechaoticbard In reply to Zoubstance [2016-04-13 14:14:24 +0000 UTC]

Same haha xD That's why our people are so fond of outside-training  
Eeeeeh .v. Thank you  
Oh, dear! Let me correct myself: I'm gonna annoy you every day after you've finished your storyline! Release us from our sorrow, mistress

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GinasDream [2016-04-10 06:37:02 +0000 UTC]

Okay, so can we talk about how hot Andy looks even with blood all over his shirt?
Oh noooes, this story is just so horrible,I feel soo bad for reading this... I love the picture, but how can you put so much drama into this gorgeous stable?! Nooo.
So 15 Minutes of bleeding and getting a bruise from nowwhere is not normal at all. What are you doing to this precious baby?! *has a little medical expierence as a nurse* 

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Zoubstance In reply to GinasDream [2016-04-10 15:48:36 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I'll pass that message along to him!  
Aww, I'm sorryyy for all the drama ..except I'm not, because I'm evil :>     Your medical experience is indeed correct about this; this kind of bleeding/bruising is fishy for sure ~ 
I'm glad you like it, though; thank you very much!  

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GinasDream In reply to Zoubstance [2016-04-10 18:00:27 +0000 UTC]

I know, drama is just way too awesome and being evil is freaking great! I am so much looking forward to see how this turns out. Hurry up

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Zoubstance In reply to GinasDream [2016-04-10 18:11:23 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, I'll do my best  Thank you  

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Ezryah [2016-04-10 06:29:47 +0000 UTC]

oH NO :C I think your storyline is the first one I ever read through completely (well, this one and the last one) and now I'm screaming D: It's written so nice though and has such a nice flow to it. The picture is amazing, too, as always, especially the background and the overall atmosphere  

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Zoubstance In reply to Ezryah [2016-04-10 22:10:09 +0000 UTC]

Eeee, thank you so much! *v*   I'm super glad to hear the story had managed to ensnare you, despite all the terrible things happening, heh   Thank you very much; this picture was certainly a ¤%&/ to work on, so I'm happy to hear you like how it turned out  

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Nukinit [2016-04-10 03:16:00 +0000 UTC]

*screaming loudly*
How can your whole stable have so much bad luck. :C

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Zoubstance In reply to Nukinit [2016-04-10 08:59:28 +0000 UTC]

Because I'm wicked ~ :>

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CorvusHound [2016-04-10 01:50:46 +0000 UTC]

At least  Zdrasti made it back, wow, I'm looking forward to the continuation
Beautiful looking stable 

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Zoubstance In reply to CorvusHound [2016-04-10 08:59:07 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, back in one piece, at least!
Thank you very much, I'm glad you think so

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Saoradh [2016-04-10 00:57:58 +0000 UTC]

YOU ARE EVIL, SO EVIL MAN! I literally saw this turn up in my notifications and was like 'oh no'. And I still want to know how Connor's doing >> You'd better not kill him!

And Zdrasti had better be ok. And I'm getting the impression that Andrzej is actually worse off than just a nose bleed but that might just be me mistrusting you xD 

Nice picture though if that's a bonus, while you're busy being evil. D;

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Zoubstance In reply to Saoradh [2016-04-10 01:16:47 +0000 UTC]

I am the woooorst   Heheeh, I like that my drawings now merit a response of OH NO upon appearing in notifications  Not gonna say a word about Connor ~
Ohh, you're quite right! Andy's nose is about to be the least of his problems, but ahh.. you didn't hear that from me. or anyone ~  ..I'd say your mistrust is well-placed :>

Thank you very much, I'm glad you think so!  

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Saoradh In reply to Zoubstance [2016-04-10 01:33:07 +0000 UTC]

Dx your poor stable. Poor poor stable. *defends the OCs from the evil Zouberlord.*

Buts I want to know about Connor D: *fingertwitch*.

And yee xD I was like 'if I can guess what Zoub is getting up to...a nosebleed can mean a hell of a lot of things and I don't think that is all of Andy's problems.'

Stop being mean D;

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Zoubstance In reply to Saoradh [2016-04-10 15:29:19 +0000 UTC]

..I do feel slightly sorry for my poor stable, buuuut they had so much luck for such a long time, so I'm only... balancing things out, so to speak :>  Totally fair and not evil at all, right?  

Connooor, well, I'm just gonna be super mean and say no more. Yet ~

Nosebleeds can indeed mean a lot of things ...I'm just a terrible stable owner, really :'>

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Saoradh In reply to Zoubstance [2016-04-10 15:36:11 +0000 UTC]

xDDD Idk man, I think maybe a bit evil...I think nearly killing Connor, nearly killing Zdrasti, nearly killing Kaisa and I have a feeling you're about to nearly kill Andy, is a bit evil xD 

D: Pretty pls Zoub. I want the spoilers xD

You are, you are a horrible person to your OCs. *protects Sagadir* do not harm Sagir man, don't even go there D:

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Zoubstance In reply to Saoradh [2016-04-10 17:02:50 +0000 UTC]

Hehehe 'nearly killing' - nobody is safe yet ~  ...or well, Kaisa is safe, she only scraped her head slightly. 

You will get the spoilers! ... ...by the time I'm ready to continue, ehehee 8D

Ffff yes, I'm bad. Don't worry about Sagir, though; I'm not gonna harm him :> 

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Saoradh In reply to Zoubstance [2016-04-10 17:12:02 +0000 UTC]

M8, I swear to god if you kill Andy or Connor or Zdrasti, I will take vengeance in some form D: And no doubt you have some horrible thing planned for her anyway. >> 

Hmph D:

I don't trust you... xD

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