the aforementioned neapolitan ice cream slug, now on an ice cream cone, very inflated, and Flapjack is holding that ice cream cone but his hand is very fucked up why is he doing that

@koyuteposting.bsky.social had a really cool fun incredible cool cold cool cool neapolitan slug for their april fools thing so i also drew their really cool fun incredible cool cold cool cool neapolitan slug for april fools and now i'm posting it lmao

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Description: Fugu (a permanently inflated Orca VTOL) sits lying on the ground, deflated and with a hole in his hull. He's looking up at Judas, he's looking down at Fugu. Judas, cheerful: "eyo, April Fools!" Fugu, angry: "that was yyyyou...?" Judas, shaking his head: "oh, absoLUTEly not, just thought it was funny that's how we're opening the month." Fugu, deflated: "Oh." Judas, looking back at an unspeakable pile: "also, I ran over the Bazooka dudes who gotcha. should clear the road for the incoming rescue." Fugu, grateful: "thanks..." Judas, appreciative: "thanks~" -------------- Author's Note: funny Procreate doodle, normally don't participate in the holidays but the itch got to me, thought it'd be fun to do something slightly (and I do mean *slightly*) subversive while I still had the energy for it.

happy (early) April Fools, brought to you by Fugu and Judas!

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Description: A wide shot of "Tape" (whose reference isn't on the public space as of writing) taking on the shape of Vex (an anthro Stealth Tank mk III), but far, FAR rounder than him. Tape is quite stuck, in fact, with their arms jutting outwardly, and their belt clutching their chest quite tightly. Tape is in a state of shock, as it were, a platform to their own self, with spotlights seemingly coming from their own body as a way to highlight their form. Vex, on the other hand, seems to have gotten some locomotion back, using his right hand to poke at his swollen doppelganger, the claw bending backwards that would be impossible in his natural form, while the left side of his body seems to be limp, his claws leaning gently on the ground. All of his weight seems to be spent holding that right hand of his up. Contrast to Tape, he seems to blend into the background a bit better, his face cast in shadow, betrayed only by his eye. Vex: "I don't know who you are. Or why you're trying to copy me." Vex: "But you really couldn't have picked a better time in the Two Universes to pull this stunt." Vex: "Come on. I'm showing you the full goddamned suite." Two small highlights in the background include a Tiberium field and a Refinery behind Tape (alongside the aforementioned spotlights), whilst behind Vex is an Obelisk of Light, some SAM Site platforms, and an Air Tower. ------------------------- Artist's Note: This was fun. *REALLY* fun. Still haven't opened comms to the public yet on account of the uncertainty of my drawing capabilities, but the wrist brace seems to have helped me get the endurance needed back for these kinda images. The lighting is slightly nonsensical, but in this case it was done to be symbolic kinda. Someone mentioned the way I drew Vex's face in shadow as an extension of his "Stealth Tank" capabilities. It wasn't intentional, the shadow was moreso for emoting's sake, but damn if that didn't get me thinking about lighting again. Final Time: 12h11m

A comm for @moffballoon.bsky.social! Featuring Vex, Tape, and a whoooooooooole lotta deja vu. Maybe there's something to finding a copy of yourself out in the wild if that copy came with your debuff.

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two shots of the same strange balloon animal. Above, it's Crust, his form having taken the shape of a balloon dog, and his features translated accordingly. Below, it's the same balloon dog, but with all the knots untied, turning him into a far more simple, long balloon.

you know what fuck you undogs your balloon

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Ito the Magic Stingray, his face is hidden behind a deep, harsh shadow. His eyes are the only things that break past it, whilst the shadows don't exceed his mouth. Artist's Note: drawn on a whim because i wanted to portray what i meant by "harsh shadows on a face" for a comm i'm in the process of making lmao i kinda got into it a lil

POV: the stingray understands.

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Fugu looking gleefully up to a barely comprehendible set of lines representing his friendly neighborhood Stealth Tank. "wow Judas you are so big and round this is the largest I've ever seen you become this is i ncredible" (sic)

truly groundbreaking doodles

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we like to call this one "the proportions haven't worn off yet have they"

still struggling with carpal tunnel, but I was able to at least get this outta my system!

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A simple Procreate sketch of Crust, the ever-sarcastic pizza monster, head full of air and some devious plot known only between him and god, staring down "Ragu", the psychic pasta delight. Crust's got his hands to his hips, trying to be somewhat authoritative in his jest, while Ragu looks down in sheer, unadulterated bemusement. -------------- Crust, telepathically: ("An... an THISH!!! Ish how schtupid you look!!!") "Ragu", fascinated, also telepathically: ("Oh. Oh god. This is incredible. The fool thinks this is a cosplay") Crust, insistent: ("IT IS! OF YOUR HUGE, TINY-") (he is cut off) Ragu, cackling: ("It can't even hold the accent in its head! A fluke! A jest, dejected!) Crust, indignant: ("Scchhuht! Your goddamn mouth!!") Ragu, cocky: ("Open yours.") Crust, deflated: ("No.") -------------- Author's Note: Honestly? After doing a shitton of commissions to keep myself afloat, doing something small for myself has been amazingly refreshing. Like I said, this *probably* isn't gonna be my wheelhouse, not many characters I see in my head and go "aw yeah, this is big brain time" (granted, not *0* either), but I can see where the appeal's at. If nothing else, the dialogue came extremely naturally for this, because goddamn it if Crust was gonna inflate his head it would probably be to make fun of Ragu. Total Time: 54m

gave head inflation a proper whirl thanks to Bxnusducks and Cozzy, doing it myself it's probably not gonna become a regular thing, but as a one-off? it's fun.

(ft. Ragu & Crust, at the latter's expense)

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Introducing Vazz-33! He's a Sootseer from Palworld. Genetically modified, but not top-of-the-line, he's got Xenogard arms in place of a normal Sootseer's (with "VZ-33" burned into one of them), and a trident-shape for his head flames in comparison to the standard two-pronged flames. Vazz wears a cross-strap backpack, which is presumably where he pulled the gigantic machine gun out of. He's also, perhaps unsurprisingly, much rounder than the standard Sootseer, with a body roughly four heads in length. Artist's Note: This one's been in my head for a while, had the original concept sheet all the way back in Oct. 11, 2025. The main hurdle was trying to figure out what color this dude would be, how much and if they'd deviate from the normal Sootseer design. He's kinda the first time I really tried to actually modify a design more heavily than a simple pattern on a belly. There *is* a bit more lore to this guy, I just haven't actually put it down right now. Don't feel like it, I'm in lazy mode. Big McThankies to the mutuals who bullied me into making a Pal OC, I will never forget you.

Finally, *finally* saw Vazz-33 to completion... what a funny funky Sootseer fella. What a round fella. What an edgy fella. And now? He's in

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝒸𝑜𝓁𝑜𝓇 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

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Image Description: A fusion of the permanently inflated Orca, "Fugu", and Stealth Tank mk. III "Vex", firing a volley of tiberium missiles into the sky, uncloaking from the background. Where his right hand is balled into a fist, his left hand is open and clawed, catching a glint from the light. ---------------------------- Narrative description: Nod Field Incident Report, Page 2: ...after which, relief squads had assessed the loss of frontline Shadow Teams, and, disappointingly, Experimental Unit "Vex". Curiously, however, GDI's Historical Unit "Fugu" was on the scene, and while he was ██████████████████, instead of ██████ like everyone else. Indeed, his fusion with ExUn "Vex" has created something of a hybrid unit. Where this new unit's allegiance remains to be seen. Only Kane knows for sure. ---------------------------- Artist's Note: Trying to put two distinct designs together in a way that works is surprisingly difficult! Like, yeah, you can just pick and choose certain details, and I think that's kinda what happened here? But there's also the question of trying to do it in a way that's not completely slapdash. I like to think I made it work! At least the pose is cool, I know for sure I got that down pat.

Inspired by a friend fusing their characters together, I figured it'd be a good idea to try and fuse some of my own fellas... and who better to combine than Fugu and Vex?

There was a description I tried to write for this thing, but it's too long, so to Alt-Text it goes!

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two Flapjacks, one just kinda standing idly with a very slight (if tired) smile, the other is staring angrily at a chili dog. both are of a slightly higher BMI than normal

was very tired and then I had the extreme desire to draw, so I did

flapjack

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Flapjack as Motobug, Moff as Motobug Against all odds... Moff lost connection during the race. The race is declared a tie, granting, much to both of their shock and horror, a point. They both then explode violently, pieces of them flying and clattering against the ground. Motoflap 3 - 3 Motomoff (Track was Autumn Ring) Artist's Note: Yeah, our "Best of 5" really did end in a connection error. If we were doing this purely to see who was better, then sure, we could've just mulligan'd that error and called the winner off of another race. ...but in our heart of hearts, we both knew the correct way to handle this. (We continued racing shortly afterwards, Ring Racers really is just that fun if you can dedicate some learning time to it!)

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...so who won the race? Only the funniest possible answer to a set as intense as this could have been the answer.

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Flapjack as a Motobug, and Moff as a Motobug. Moff took the first loss, immediately hitting twice the height of Motoflap. She's frustrated, he's amused. Motoflap 0 - 1 Motomoff (Track was Azure Lake) Artist's Note: accidentally forgot this was a "clean sweep" when I had made this, which is kinda important, but hey! It's funnier this way. Go on and jump to the next page to see why that's important.

Flapjack as Motobug, Moff as Motobug. Flap gets a retaliatory ballooning to their utter shock, having lost in a "clean sweep" (losing 4 checkpoints without earning a single point) and taking half a point in bonus damage. Moff's got their confidence back. Motoflap 1 (.5) - 1 Motomoff (Track was... I forgot, sorry!)

Flapjack as Motobug, Moff as Motobug Flap takes on a *second* clean sweep loss, taking another well-earned super inflation and getting twice as large as their opponent! He's barely hanging on, and his expression shows as much. Moff's now ramming themselves into Flap at high speed, sure that they got this in the bag. Motoflap 2 (1) - 1 Motomoff (Track was Darkvile Castle 1)

Flapjack as Motobug, Moff as Motobug Flap, against all odds, managed to pull back a win. It's just a regular win, but it's enough to bounce Moff right off of him. Moff, in turn, is getting bumped up slightly into the air as their body starts catching up to Flap. Her expression can only be described as a simple "oh". Motoflap 2 (1) - 2 Motomoff (Track was Joypolis)

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Recently did a low-stakes race with @moffballoon.bsky.social in hit game Ring Racers! They actually have a Duel mode now, meaning 1v1s are their own thing. (It's like tug-of-war!)

The stakes were quite simple:

- Best of 5.
- Loser inflates.
- Motobug.

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Ito the Stingray, popped horizontally from the waistline but otherwise intact, sits crumpled up on himself and on the floor, with a little ghostly Ito floating out from his mouth, next to several other ghostly bubbles. How embarrassing.

found this old doodle of Ito from all the way back in Feb '22, a tragic end to a funky ray (he will revive at the last checkpoint

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Still kinda figuring the guy out, but I was suggested to make a Pal OC, so... what else but a Sootseer?

I'm calling the guy "Vazz-33" for now.

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Description: Augustine, an anthropomorphic Kirov Airship, lounges comfortably (complete with tanning mirror!) upon Vex, who is both an anthropomorphic Stealth Tank mk III, and also currently a very, VERY oversized pooltoy, reaching front to back of the very pool they're in. Augustine: "(Revenge is dish best served cold, Да? Then tell me, how is pool water?) (Would check myself, but you are in way.)" Vex is not thrilled about this. In the background, two things of note are occurring. On the left side, several Flak Cannons fire in the air, shooting down some Rocketeers. On the right side, a massively inflated Typhoon Attack Submarine floats on the ocean surface, with a Dreadnaught nearby for scale. Author's Note: haaaaaaah, this took a hot second for me to make. It's something of a tradition for me to gift Nelomet some birthday art of both Augustine and Vex interacting in some way, shape, or form. Wouldn't have him without her, and in a weird way may have given me some appreciation for anthropomorphic vehicles. Besides, as I may or may not have shown below, the pair was due for a sequel to an old stream comm I did for the guy. side note, god making fences line up with shading sucks, especially if you do what I did and copy-pasted each post. friggin AUGH. Final Time: 12h 11m

Kinda shocked I forgot to share this here, a small birthday gift for @nelovince.bsky.social in honor of Augustine and Vex's ongoing rivalry between blimp and now-a-pooltoy-whoops.

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Retrospring Question: "What was Fugu before becoming an Orbca? Or was he born like that?" The first panel shows Fugu sitting atop his own helipad, looking up at the question. "Oh, I wasn't always this severely bloated! Before this... affliction, I was actually part of an Orca squad! Tako... Ika... Ebi... and Fugu, me!" "Incredible guys, they were." The second panel zooms out a bit more to show Fugu, still sitting at his own helipad, smiling pensively. There are three empty pads next to him. Author's Note: I'm super glad I was able to preserve this particular question from Retrospring before it went down, because both the question and the answer have been stuck in my head for a long time. Just... never really got around to answering that. Wonder if the one who asked it is still around? Hope they didn't mind the wait.

(Q&Art)

In order to destroy a SAM Site from the air without any casualties, you need 4 Orca Assault Craft.

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Crust, the untamable pizza monster, looks slyly upon the camera's focus as he plays chess against "Ragu" the psychic meatball in the background. The latter is looking at the chess board intensely, holding their head on their fingers, lifting an unseen piece in the background. Text on the characters reads as follows: "the unnamable meatball, not understanding how they're losing to the idiot pizza" "Crust, who's been inflating they're pieces every time their not looking" indeed, a white Bishop and Rook can be seen floating in the background, just behind Ragu's left hand. Artist's Note: i am aware the "theres" on Crust are in the wrong spot i did it because Crust would do it

got reminded of an old shitpost someone made for me which made me wanna do this dumb thing with Ragu and Crust

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Flapjack, a pancake slug, wearing Max Love's (the commissioner's) old outfit: a black jacket & white tee barely fitting on, pants lain uselessly upon his back, and a gas mask where his face cannot fit. ML themselves sport a new outfit, sporting a blue striped pattern, and a mask with a far more pronounced snout. They hold their old, portable air tank, still connected to their old gas mask, the same one that Flapjack's face is so crudely stuffed within. ML: "Oh, Flap... don't you think you're... FORGETTING something about the fit?" Flapjack: [indecipherable] ML: "Doooooooon't worry." ML, maliciously: "I made sure it'll work this time." Flapjack, muffled: "fuck :D" Artist's Notes: A strange piece, this one. The prompt was actually very freeform, mostly just to christen ML's new design in my own style while hanging with Flapjack... but how do when do all feel like? The actual idea itself? Took me a few days to actually puzzle out, wasn't until I remembered that Flapjack somehow has the uncanny ability to pull off cosplay when the idea for this particular piece finally came together. Oh, and I did actually write something for the indecipherable part... but I forgot what I wrote, oops my bad. Final Time: 6h 11m

"hey @bunkerbeast.bsky.social thanks for letting me (Flapjack) try out the new old drip that was your old costume"

you the viewer cannot hear this, as he has been muffled by his own hubris, and soon to be his upfall

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Airborne August 7 - Match Ebony Shark, an anthropomorphic and highly customized "Assault Craft Orca", swinging a gigantic hand down, in an effort to swipe at a much smaller, nimbler Fugu, also an anthropomorphic (if far less customized) Orca, as they swiftly dodge the hand above them and fire missiles in turn. Several of these missiles have already hit Ebony, one poking what amounts to a very small hole in their frame. A small cloud is pushed through across Ebony's frame, as another is swiped through. Artist's Note: I really, truly don't think "action setpiece" and "inflation" are incompatible things, y'know? Like, yeah, inflated big and round, but it's not like that's the end of the road. I think most everyone goes for a more intimate approach for inflation, and that's fine... but I got a niche I wanna see filled. I wanna see something badass. So if we're getting this silly with the C&C name, wouldn't hurt to take the ideas even further.

this #AirborneAugust? just a nice, casual, friendly sparring Match between Fugu and @karmanuke.bsky.social's "Ebony Shark"

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Crust, a strange pizza monster, chomps down on a balloon pizza topped with onions, chicken, and mushroom. Also the pizza is getting inflated by an air compressor in the background. Artist's Note: yea simple is as simple does, not much more than that. also, drawing an air compressor without that reference sucks, and I am inhaling

and for our next trip for #AirborneAugust, we have a nice pizza Dinner (ft. Crust)

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Airborne August 4 - Height Ragu, a monster in the form of a meatball, has had their "head" swollen to absurd proportions, the only hint of such being their eye, antennae, and pasta limbs retaining the original size. In one hand, he holds an energy ball of psychic strength, and in his other, a captured pizza monster named Crust, also swollen to proportions incredibly less absurd. They are both well and truly high in the sky, enough to barely make out the curvature of the earth below. Ragu, imposing: ("Oh, yee of little stature and smaller mind. What compels you to distend your form to, perchance, bring ruin to my attitude once more?") Crust, swollen even in his thought bubble: ("PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS DICK PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS-") Ragu, disgusted: ("Incredible. Swollen to the brim with oxygen, yet none of it finds your brain. If only you were always so fascinating.") Artist's Note: Yeah, this is what I meant by having figured out a manner of speech for a character. English that is long, pretentious, and all that jazz. Otherwise, not gonna try and be as ambitious with these AA posts, pretty sure that's what killed my last run dead. I just happened to have an idea that really popped off in my head.

day 4 of #AirborneAugust, reaching lofty new heights with this one

or as Crust would call it, "an average Tuesday". Ragu, on the other hand, would slap Crust away with a psychic blast, then insist it was actually Thursday.

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A small variety of doodles done over the course of several days. From Left-to-Right, Top-to-Bottom: - Judas and Fugu, anthropomorphized, and sharing a drink with each other. This doodle was shared before, but now has slightly higher detail. - Red Alert 2's Tesla Coil, inflated and almost pear-shaped, with the lower stainless steel support having broken apart from the pressure as the main body sinks into itself, lightning dashing all over the place - Vex, anthropomorphized Stealth Tank mk. III, , blown up and floating away... but also in full view of the Eradicator Hexapod, several handful of times larger than Vex himself. Hexapod looks on at Vex, slightly curious and tilting their head. - GDI MCV mk. III, crane reaching out so as to not mess with the silhouette and shape lol - Nod Support Crawler (tier 3), from the hit game "Command & Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight", also blown up. An arrow points to it, stating that it is "full of Tiberium Twilight isn't real" comments"

mods asleep, post C&C inflation doodles

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A side profile of several units, representing the scale of each. From left to right: standard pilot (average human), non-inflated Orca, Fugu the Inflated Orca, and a Stealth Tank (I'm calling him "Judas" after so long)

small size chart doodle of Fugu because I'm bored

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A sketched piece. Vex, an anthropomorphic Stealth Tank mk III, has his rear tread blown up past the point of uselessness, instead opting to make him float off into the sky instead. Vex himself uselessly grasps at the air, hoping to somehow grab onto anything for safety while he broadcasts a message towards an Air Tower below him: "STVex to Air Control: help" Other small background details feature a small Quad Laser Turret, and the Redeemer looking on from the distance. Artist's Note: Wanted to do a lil' something for myself AND also have something to post, after spending a while making a trade that's likely gonna stay private. Nothing wrong with that, I'm finding that there's something nice about having things that don't need to be shared... but eh, I also like sharing things too. By extension, Vex was on the mind... but no real consideration of what Vex *would* be doing, y'know? Ended up asking a friend for ideas, and I got, quote, "dangling in the air with his rear end inflated massively", since they were thinking the rear tread was an abdomen. But now, this begs the question... considering what's going on, is it tail inflation or foot inflation? There is a correct answer to this.

hey quick question what are you supposed to do when your treads are swapped for airtreads instead please we need to answer this before Vex witnesses the Scrin in orbit

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flapjack sits out in the open in a neutral pose, saying to himself "haha, man, I (Flapjack) sure am distracted. It would really suck if someone used this opportunity to make me big and round." The silhouette of Hard Batter stalks him, poised with a nailed up bat. It's ready to kill the bastard.

a mourning doodle to start the day off right

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I should probably share this piece of concept art I made for anthro!Fugu, back when he was but a shower thought in the October of '24...

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An eldritch monster of meatball and pasta stares you down, anger in his eye. Three dry strands of pasta stick out of his head, honing and signalling the psychic energy around him. His right limb stretches out towards you, aiming the psychic blast he holds in his left. A sea of spaghetti flows around the viewer, contributing to the spiral shape of the picture. Lightning fills the darkened sky above. . . Artist's Note: a bit of a self-indulgent piece, originally a small doodle that ended up becoming a whole-ass picture. Don't normally draw this kinda stuff, and I'm certain the numbers you see below are gonna reflect that. Did you know this fella has a "true name"? He speaks telepathically, and feasts off the energy surrounding him, so the name he takes for himself is... kinda untranslatable, either by text or tongue. He also refuses to give anyone a reasonable nickname, so he tends to go by "Ragu" instead, much to his chagrin. He's also the meatball. The noodles are just accessories for him.

the pungent stench of marinara is overruled by the knowledge that this being's gaze imparts on you. a torrent of recipes, of truly forbidden knowledge, all incompatible with your frail mind. their imagination shall become your reality.

all because you called him "Ragu", the fool you are.

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Flapjack and "Max Love" (hereby shortened to "ML") are sharing a nice gaming session with each other. Flapjack is extraordinarily round, shaped like an oversized bean-bag gaming chair, furiously tapping away at a portable arcade controller on a red carpeted floor. His gaze is razor sharp, sticking his own tongue out without a care in the world. ML, meanwhile, sits atop the Flapjack beanbag chair, sunken rather deeply into the latter's figure, almost completely spherical themselves. Their gameplay style is more relaxed, stoic even, betrayed only by the mask spelling out "EBIC", with the B replaced with the emoji version of it. They hold a Joy-Con in both hands, playing on and not shaking nearly as much as their own throne. Both of their focus is squarely on the flat-screen TV, which has had its display ballooned out to absurd proportions, revealing their game of choice: a nice round of Dig Dug. Author's Note: Starting to get the hang of this "draw quickly and efficiently" business. It ain't perfect, but this piece as a whole took about 5 hours and 8 minutes, according to Clip Studio Paint. Haven't had too many pictures done with this new version of CSP, so I don't know what my average looks like just yet, but man, has it felt like I've been spending less time than normal on these pieces. Just wish I could have thought of smaller things I could've thrown into the background. Meant to add to Flapjack's Hangar some more, explore his break room, but alas, the framing didn't allow smaller easter eggs to be thrown in, revealing that I am a total fluke and must therefore resign myself as an artist.

a cool comm of @bunkerbeast.bsky.social and @areoants.bsky.social share a nice funky game of Dig Dug where the winner gets the most points and the loser does not have the most points

them being inflated doesn't actually factor into anything, they're just like that.

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Oh dear, Surger's in a bit of a pickle here... Flap's gonna tag him out, Gastrodon-style!

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