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Description Quick sketch of another character from the "not-too-distant-dystopian-cyberpunk-future. As you can tell from the uniform--another Meter Maid.

Miriam Bradley is an inexperienced Parking Enforcement Officer, still growing out her hair from her strict academy bowl-cut. She idolizes America Jones almost like one would a popular upperclassman, following the seasoned veteran around like a lost puppy, and obsessing over her arrest record like the stats of a popular athlete.

The younger officer aspires to one day to have an comparable citation record, instill as much respect and fear among the various Commuter Tribes, and have a similarly curvy figure as her more experienced counterpart. (At her present rate of development, only two of her three goals are most likely possible. )

Miriam has acquired the nickname "Repeat" due to her preference of carrying two PTD's-- one on each hip.

Repeat tends to be over eager, and often barrages offenders, frequently even coating them with tickets. (I am actually considering ginving her two semi-automatic PTD's, whose larger magazines hold 1,000 tickets each. )

At present she is a far cry from AJs cool, "one shot per customer" demeanor, but due her habit of wallpapering her opponents, she is well on her way to being feared by the Tribes.
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Comments: 20

phantomdotexe [2010-11-04 07:16:59 +0000 UTC]

I'm a big fan of her. I'd still love to see Drew sometime.

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GindyDraws [2010-10-25 18:04:40 +0000 UTC]

Nice colors.

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JohnStaton In reply to GindyDraws [2010-10-25 18:10:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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GindyDraws In reply to JohnStaton [2010-10-25 18:11:03 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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teraissa [2010-10-25 10:32:30 +0000 UTC]

hmm,
The linework is different than the way you usually do it. Love the guns in action too.

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JohnStaton In reply to teraissa [2010-10-25 16:55:02 +0000 UTC]

That's because I didn't actually ink this one. I scanned the finished pencils, copied them over themselves, and multiplied the top layer to darken them.

Me being lazy, I guess. Lazier than normal anyway.

Thanks for the good words.

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sicherheitpolizei [2010-10-24 06:30:53 +0000 UTC]

"Offender! Stop!" SPT SPT SPTTATATAT

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JohnStaton In reply to sicherheitpolizei [2010-10-24 20:02:59 +0000 UTC]

Actually, the onamatopeia I was going to use was "SPAK!", but you were pretty close.

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sicherheitpolizei In reply to JohnStaton [2010-10-25 01:04:22 +0000 UTC]

Spak - that sounds too familiar...

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JohnStaton In reply to sicherheitpolizei [2010-10-25 01:37:05 +0000 UTC]

I'm almost scared to hear why.

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sicherheitpolizei In reply to JohnStaton [2010-10-25 01:44:03 +0000 UTC]

Adam Warren's Dirty Pair =3. 'Spak' is usually sound of bullets hitting flesh

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JohnStaton In reply to sicherheitpolizei [2010-10-25 01:58:41 +0000 UTC]

Well its more innocuous here. Even though firearms will be used with dizzying frequency, almost no one will ever get hurt or die.

You, know, like in the old G.I. Joe cartoon.

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Destructotorium [2010-10-24 03:11:38 +0000 UTC]

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JohnStaton In reply to Destructotorium [2010-10-24 20:01:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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Porcelain-Joe [2010-10-24 01:52:37 +0000 UTC]

I like her hair style. Very nice

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JohnStaton In reply to Porcelain-Joe [2010-10-24 20:07:14 +0000 UTC]

choosing the hair color was surprisingly difficult (Since in an anime-inspired story, I have all manner of outlandish, biologically impossible options to choose from.), but I finally decided to choose one that reflected her level of experience.

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Porcelain-Joe In reply to JohnStaton [2010-10-24 20:50:30 +0000 UTC]

It was a good choice. I like it.

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JohnStaton In reply to Porcelain-Joe [2010-10-25 17:03:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again.

I'm glad people seem to be reacting well to the character, and her design. When I wrote that she envied AJ's figure, I was a little afraid some would object to the idea of using "body image" as a character motivation, particularly in the context of a female character desiring a body more in line with the "male fantasy ideal."

I suppose I'm just thinking about this too much.

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Porcelain-Joe In reply to JohnStaton [2010-10-26 08:53:12 +0000 UTC]

I honestly didn't think anything of it. People will always be envious of others, it's in our nature so it makes sense that she'd be envious of AJ.

But ya, you're over thinking it

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Viral-Vastorado [2010-10-24 01:42:22 +0000 UTC]

Curves or not, she's adorable.

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JohnStaton In reply to Viral-Vastorado [2010-10-24 20:00:50 +0000 UTC]

Cool. I was going for adorable.

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