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Published: 2013-03-26 22:23:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 4474; Favourites: 178; Downloads: 26
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I've got a little surprise planned for spring - it's a little minicomic in three parts! My sister helped write it!It features one of these little muffinbutts, Chansey. This one works for the Kanto Garda, hence the triskele on her hat. I've been playing around with their design - especially how people like to think that they're rather bird-like, so this one has a beaky little mouth and the species as a whole has feathers that grow even fluffier as they evolve.
Chansey in the Burning Bridges world are one of the few pokemon that go to university, as government policy awards them nursing scholarships automatically due to their species. Many other pokemon have protested against this scheme, since it's... well... racist. But there's no denying Chansey are biologically best-adapted to careers in medicine, and the scheme has stayed that way for decades.
The bestselling memoir 'I know why the caged Chansey sings' is based on the life of a chansey forced to attend nursing school as it was the only way she could get a job. It's hailed as a modern classic, celebrating the inherent racism in the Kantonese university system.
Carl the Mr Mime attended psychology school at university as well, thanks to a little nepotism - you can see him on page 7.
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I'm the same person who suggested the name "Esrin" for her, but I'm faving this again because I moved my account. Just so you know.
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She's adorable! 
It's a very interesting approach you've picked for your secondary story. (The primary being about Moira and Donny.) One that I find so intricate and want to know so much more about. <3
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Pffft, thank you. c: The subplot with pokemon acting like people was so fun to write, it means the world to me that you like it!
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You're welcome, though I should be thanking your for delivering such a good story, all for free!
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O. MAH. GARSH. It so FLUFFY!
Your designs are really cool. I like seeing how you put detail on them.
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Hehehe, thank you! Designs are very fun to experiment with!
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Go ahead, squish it. :V It's so soft.
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...it'll double slap me if i do though!
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Damn, I don't know what I love more, the design or the story! You have wonderful ideas, I really enjoy the take that you have on the PokΓ©mon world. It's a great mix of the more adult world that older fans want while still having the charm of the PokΓ©mon games. This design is fantastic, I've never found a Chansey design that I like, so I hope that you show off a design for Blissy and Happiny.
Donahue now has some real competition for the best fluffy butt out there!
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Gosh, thank you! c: I really do mean it - this just made me incredibly happy! I really wanted to make a world that was mature but never dark - it should respect the intelligence of its readers, but never feel like it was relying of some sort of 'dark and edgy' shock factor to draw the readers in - the fact that you noticed is amazing! Thank you so much!
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I'm not normally a fan of Chansey but this is the most adorable one I've ever seen. Also, 'I know why the caged Chansey sings' is such a great spin.
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Awww, thank you!
It's a parody of a book a friend of mine famously hates. xD We had to do it for school and most of us didn't complain, but he wrote in to the staff saying it was the whiniest book he'd ever read.
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Haha we had to read an excerpt of it for school once, so I know that feeling. And I'm so glad you like it! Everyone seemed to really like Esther so I wasn't sure if I should even mention it....
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What a fluffy fat bird! xD I imagine Blissys to be like, over the top fluffy. Bwaaha!
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Ohhoho you BET THEY ARE! OvOb They're very very fluffy. Also, they're great whenever you're a patient in need for a cuddle.
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I think I might have screamed at the cuteness of all of this.
And that storyline! My excitement is barely contained!
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Hehehee, I hope you'll like it! It'll be online any minute now. c:
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What an adorable fluffypuffin! I really love your designs, Nic. 
My first ever shiny card was a Chansey, and I loooved it. I still like using them in the games occasionally. (See: setting Zmey on people in double battles paired with either Blissey or Cassiopeia the Gardevoir with Telepathy!)
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It's her fluffy muffinbutt. OvO Thank yoou!!
Oh gosh, I can't even remember my first holographic card - me and Sissy always fought over Machamp, though. Whoever got him in their deck usually won.
Zmey and Chansey would be a terrifying duo! O: And Cassiopeia's such an awesome name! Do you use other mythological names?
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Well, mostly for Will's team. Jynx is Freja/Freya, his Bronzong is Demeter (because they're meant to have to do with harvests), Grumpig is Hen Wen (less mythological) xD, Xatu is Nascha, and Viviane the Slowbro. I try to go with names that suit things the trainers are interested in. c; (Emili's names for all of Lance's dragons are fantastic.) Steven's are gradually gaining names based on geology and figures from it.
Zmey and Smok are both based on Slavic dragons.
I'm so slow though. It takes me ages to decide on names. o uo
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I love chansey, just not a trolling team of them in battle with all of them having 700 hps.
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Oh god. D: You poor soul! What kind of maniac would put six of those monsters on a team?
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This design for a chansey is one I can get attached to quickly.
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Hehehe, thank you! OvO
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Been following this for a while, looking forward to the mini-comic. I really enjoy your takes on the poke'mon designs.
It's funny, Maya Angelou (author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) spoke at my university a moth ago today. She's quite charismatic and funny in person.
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Ohh, thank you so much! You'll see it uploaded here very soon!
Maya Angelou? D: Really? That's so amazing! Did you read her book? Oh gosh, I'm very very jealous. c:
You know, a friend of mine famously hates her, though. He wrote a whole blog post dissecting what was wrong about the novel. It's hilarious but vulgar if you want to read it! xD
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The line to get in was out the door, two blocks down the road. About a hundred people ended up having to sit outside and watch on a projector screen because the building filled up so fast.
I read her book, yes, it was back-ordered at our local bookstores when word got out that she was coming. Although I got the impression from it that there was a lot of humor that was lost in translation from her delivery to the written medium. A shame, like I mentioned she's really quite funny in person.
XD Ahaha, yeah there will always be someone who has something negative to say. Was his beef with the content or the delivery?
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this made me think of something. as a high-schooler, a lot of people recommend that you don't get a degree in liberal arts and instead do something that's "practical". is there anything like that in burning bridges? the only pokemon predisposed to art that i can think of is smeargle, so are there great pokemon artists that aren't smeargle??? sorry for the weird question
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Oh GOD, sing all my feels. *hugs* Yup, I remember that happening to me as I graduated high school. c: You too?
In the Burning Bridges verse, school is free until the age of 10, that's when poor humans and most pokemon kids drop out of school and try to make money by battling in the league. A trainer's career can be both tiringly brutal and glamorously glorious (league success usually comes with endorsement deals and lots of prize money, but few teams get that far) - kids who do have money to continue schooling are encouraged to do so, and a trainer's life is treated like an art degree. Even if it's what you love, and even if you feel you could be really good at it, everyone believes it won't be 'practical' and you can't earn much from it.
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I dunno. D: I guess a chansey's kind of a bird and a kangaroo and a ball of fluff and a mammal?
I never really liked associating them with any specific animal - why limit yourself? Also, this may just be me, but some people who do it wind up looking really really pretentious: "Oh yes! Primeape's a monkey so I shall draw it as a recoloured version of Papio ursinus! Everyone will think I'm so clever!!!"
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woow Wan
but kinda true, I agree with you
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Oh, gosh, I hope that didn't sound too mean. D: It's just a peeve.
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Hehe, they are, aren't they? OvO
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The description that goes along with the picture just makes it for me. <3
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Heheheh, I have too much fun writing those. 
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other than the caged bird...? Cause I got that one. 
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You always know how to add your own little spins to the stock designs
I'm not sure about the argument of racism amongst pokemon. If I were critically injured and needed immediate treatment Id'e be a bit more nervous if it turned out mighteyna was trying to do the treating.
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Thank you. c:
Hahah, you got it! OvO It's hard to be fair and give everyone and equal opportunity in a world where people are born into a certain skill set. No one really minds, since it's the status quo, but it does cause a little friction here and there.
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Wan, you stop it.
You stop it with all the amazing art.
Stahp. Shh. *taps hand* Bad.
omg this is amazing wan ;w;
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Shhhh, nooo. You can't stop me nowwww. QuQ *cuddles your head*
I've been so behind with my art, Sub. QuQ Haha, it feels so good to be drawing like this again and to talk to youuuu.
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Ahh good good!
Do you happen to have a skype?
You know... so I can STALK YOU AND WATCH YOUR EVERY MOVE
WHILST YOU DRAW AND CONTINUE WITH YOUR DAILY LIFE
pop a "hello" to you once in a while and even perhaps
engage in conversation?
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Yes it's Wanlingnic! >8) Come bother me, woman! We can chat while we draw and stuff.
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AHA! I heard Chansey was based off of a chicken, but I didn't really believe it xD
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Oh gosh, you're right! D8 A chicken makes a LOT of sense!
Hehe, I'm glad you like it!
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