Working On Some Cover Art For Outer Wilds X Rain World Crossover Playlists This Is The First One

I love how all slugcat fanart is somewhere on this scale

Eye ball

looks at you

ugh i am so late to the party!

howdy, got some questions about the designs themselves [maybe also as a break from the tangle of existential cycles among cycles inside cycles]. Why does Upturned have four arms? Is it related to him being an anomaly? Also who do you think takes the longest to get dressed? And on the same subject, does Fallen's tongue ever dry out from dangling out of her mask from day to day stuff for so long?

Thank you, that is a needed break (*sounds of bleeding out onto the pages of the masterdoc* /j)

Honestly when designing Upturned I didn't even have an AU in mind. The figure on the left of the violence karma mural appeared to have a decorative, second pair of arms, so I thought hey, who else deserves weird four arms out of nowhere if not her. I'll probably leave it as it because it just signals that something about this guy is not exactly how a standard Slugcat should be. From the story standpoint (and to not get in too deep into the timey wimey branches-timelines-cycles) I see Upturned as somewhat of an antithesis of Dancing.

Dancing is a careful watcher working outside the cycle and all the madness of different, convoluted paths, while having the potential to have most impact on them, while Upturned would be an oxymoron of someone who's "whole when shattered", always inside the system and under its rule, but with the aspiration to experience and adore it all as is (funnily enough being on two ends of the RoF anomaly spectrum leads them to getting along better rather than somehow making them antagonistic), NOT being in constant torment, but being rather fine with ascension or reincarnation, by choice, not really being on the table for him. In the context of that role - the four arms are a visual representation of that nature of wanting to interact with everything. Origin story wise? I don't think I want to tackle where Upturned would even come from exactly, that'd take away from her being a bit of a cryptid. Maybe I'll change my mind, for now she's vague as a treat.

To answer the second question - probably Upturned because she's a diva. All Slugcats that doomed themselves with using bandages and ribbons tied around them as clothing are also victims of a long morning routine though.

And for the last one - probably doesn't because it isn't always out, she's a cultured being. On a tangent it made me wonder if Sliver of Straw, as that's her maker in this AU, would bless her with not having taste or doom her with having to taste rusted metal and moss when actually using it as a grappling hook. Also she probably looks super funny when doing that. Thankfully, we're talking about a fanfiction and not a platformer game, so tongue-grapple-hook can be limited to a last resort option/useful tool to get all the fruit growing high above down without much struggle.

Obligatory wip to not just leave a wall of text there. Thank you for the ask!

i tried to upload this...........so many times. so many. idk why it doesn't work right.

RAIN WORLD WATCHER SPOILERS

born from this conversation with @end-orfino

Literally the two endings

Original:

Huzzle Mug's advice on resolving conflicts

Audio is taken straight from the valley girl dubbing of Jerma985 teacher noise video.

Inspired by this statement by Yugo as well:

so so lovely and abstract

i think our invs should look at each other with their disgusting big eyes

messing around aside, i really love your designs, especially your enot! are you okay with someone drawing your scugs as a gift at some point of time?

They 100% can look at eachother with the disgusting big eyes and take ibuprofen together

ALSO

1. super flattered

2. Feel free!! I would be overjoyed and probably start running around my room on all fours like a feral animal

oh my groxing spode, a spore oc

Rajani is a captain from my longest playthrough yet!!!

Messed-up Zealot empire leader megalomaniac, because who doesn't like playing as awful people. Currently on a mission to destroy the Grox after allying and backstabbing them

I found this banger animatic from Rain World today and had to draw something inspired by it with the godmode duo instantly!!!!!!

SPOILERS FOR SAINT'S ENDING - ALT VERSION BELOW

yay yuri