Crossing Over....a new story by KitKatBar-Fry

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Hey, I don't need your pity 

Well I'm very amused by your unusual and incredibly conservative perspective there, but whatever - you are entitled to it. I suppose it's easy for ladies since they don't even like sex.
But anyhow, no more of this in your thread. Sorry.

[Reply #201 on:]

'Tis Ok. I'm just as much to blame for starting it anyways...I thank you for your apologies and attempts to reconsile, however. 

I've been trying to draw Todd in a realistic (!!??!) type style-which is actually coming in pretty well. I'll post it tomorrow, when I'm finished.

[Reply #202 on:]

Oooh! Looking forward to that!

[Reply #203 on:]

Aw, Crap!

I'm so sorry, coldangel (and everyone else) but I left my sketchbook at school! I was finishing up the little details on Todd's face during study hall ( ) and then put it in my locker. Arrrgh, it's probably sitting there now, laughing at me. And I'm going to save the ending 'till all the pictures are out of the way, just to stress you guys out, so there really won't be anything new for a while. 

[Reply #204 on:]

Arrrgh!
I will never forgive you for this, for as long as I live.

Nah, I'm just kidding. You're great.

[Reply #205 on:]

Ha! Got the little devil!
 But now imageshack is becoming an ass again...so I'll post it later.   

[Reply #206 on:]

And now, to post!:



In Between...I imagine that Todd spent a few moments in pre-birth feeling this way. Torn between two creatures willing to control him. The Tox paw signifies that it is winning, as it looks clenched and about to seize hi. The Human hand is fading away....

Yah. Pretty much Todd-right before he falls over the edge, becoming Tox. His legs are slightly out of perportion on purpose; His upper body and arms grew before his scrawny Human legs.

[Reply #207 on:]

 

Originally posted by KitKatBar-Fry:
I imagine that Todd spent a few moments in pre-birth feeling this way. Torn between two creatures willing to control him.

I can certainly empathaise. That's how I feel most of the time.   

Awesome picture! 

[Reply #208 on:]

Thankies. Heh, the Human hand came out all fat. 

[Reply #209 on:]

Nah, it's fine. Hands aren't easy to draw, but there's nothing wrong with that.

[Reply #210 on:]

He...more art coming soon. I actually drew a realistic Todd and Lauren, full body and everything In a realistic-ish style. And I won't leave it in my locker this time. 

[Reply #211 on:]

And here it is. In my own weird style-a mix of anime-shaped faces and just plain odd eyes and mouths:



Heh. I figured that, ater the war was over, the two of them would be able to enjoy a bit of goofing off. You may notice that Todd's not wearing his traditional blue coat-I decided that he should get a new warddrobe a couple of days after he got stuck in tha parralel universe.  Wow...Lauren's smiling. Something she didn't often do before. Lol, I couldn't help but make Todd's position really crazy and stoopid.

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They look great.

[Reply #213 on:]

Really good job Kitkat

[Reply #214 on:]

Thanks to the both of you.

@coldy: I think the hands came out better this time. Not so fat. 

[Reply #215 on:]

Yeah. I find it doesn't matter that much how chunky you draw hands (it can be a legitimate stylistic trait) as long as the wrists are sufficiently narrow. Once you get the wrists right, the characters can have meaty paws and it'll still look fine.
On a related matter - going beyond that and intentionally giving a character very large hands gives an impression of power. Whereas small hands will make the character seem dainty and not very strong.

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Hmmm. Good to know. I thank you for the info. Yes, you can see from the eraser marks that I was having a bit of trouble working out the wrists and sizes of the fingers. Either Lauren's hands were too thick, or they were sharp... And I gave Todd rather slender hands on purpose; he's no buff warrior, as the story tells. But I will definately keep your suggestions and inputs in mind when  next draw. Such a talented artist's advice should not be ignored. 

[Reply #217 on:]

Now I'm not really much of a 'proper' artist, but a few tips I gathered about hands:



The hand (sans fingers) should be a kind of rounded-edged square block with the wrist joining it in a cham-pag-ne glass shape (see illustration).
Also take note in the upper variation where the inside palm is showing, the heel or 'ball' of the thumb is an important defining feature that helps create the impression of a hand. Doesn't matter if you overplay it - it's a cartoon.

[Reply #218 on:]

OOooh...neat. Did you draw those hands yourself? It's a very nice tutorial, anyhow. Thank you.

[Reply #219 on:]

I scribbled quickly 'cause I was heading out to have lunch with my parents. It would have been more detailed otherwise, but you get the idea.

[Reply #220 on:]

Ahh, very nice. Thanks.

[Reply #221 on:]

Neat pics, I like the Todd and Lauren one a lot. Anymore story on the way?

[Reply #222 on:]

Ha! I'm back and ready to post more. I apologize for my abssence as of late, eh. School was really killing me right before the Christmas holidays. But now my shopping is all done, school is out, and I am freeee!

I will post the finale of my story tomorrow. Think of it as, I dunno, a conveniently timed, really sucky X-Mas gift.

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Yay!

[Reply #224 on:]

Sorry I keep taking so long and postponing! I've been busy, you know, but I promise after all the hubbub of the holidays are over I will be back and kickin' in my post rate.

As for the story, I'm sorry, it'll have to be tomorrow. I hope you all understand. 

[Reply #225 on:]

Heh, it may be the festive, holiday season, but I still feel a little evil. So I'm going to prolong the ending this one last time instead of finishing it as I promised. And because of that it will be rather short:

Chapter 19

 

Todd looked around the room in awe; shelves stretched from the ceiling to the floor, filled with gleaming silver and gold objects. The shine coming from them was almost too much to handle, though, and the young man had to squint to see them properly. Just as he was adjusting to the light, he felt Lauren’s grip on his hand release.

   “Do you know what these are?” She asked.

Todd waited a moment before answering, as the glinting objects became more familiar.

   “Uhh…machine things?” He guessed stupidly.

Inside, the blonde chuckled at his reply. But on the outside, her face remained placid, with neither a smile nor a frown showing. She couldn’t allow the teen to see what she was truly feeling. It might worry him.

    “Close enough. These are rejected ‘works of art’, as Drake calls them. Sometimes, you see, the inventions he creates don’t…work out so well. If they prove to be dangerous, they are sent here. From there, the machines are flown into space, where they can be burned safely.”

   “Burned? How?”

   “Once we are close enough to the sun, the objects are released from the spacecraft, where the temperature will take care of them easily enough, as they drift.”

   “Ah. I get it.” Todd replied. In actuality, the statement still rather confused him, but he wasn’t going to press on. “So, why did you bring me here?”

This was it. The moment Lauren had been dreading for the last few hours.

   “There is a machine here you’re probably quite familiar with. One that was just recently used on Artimus.”

    “Oh, you mean the Life, Transmitering, uh, doodle-whatever?”

    “Yes, the Life Transfusion Module. I overheard some of what Drake was telling Dreyfus, before you woke up. It seems as though this machine can, in fact, bring others back from the dead, but only 50% of the time.”

    “What do you mean?”

She strained to put what she had heard into simpler terms, something he would understand.

    “Well, you remember being brought back to life in a parallel universe, right?”

A sound nod answered her question.

    “Good. That makes this machine able to transport life from one universe to another. Sort of like a gateway.”

    “I don’t get it.”

The blonde’s temper was rising, slowly but gradually. Didn’t he understand anything?

I'll just leave you guessing at why she brought him there.....

[Reply #226 on:]

The machine can bring back Elvis!!

Good going, girl. 

[Reply #227 on:]

Uuhh...Thanks? 
Bringing back Elvis would be pretty sweet, though. And Steve Irwin....

[Reply #228 on:]

Cool beans, I can't wait to see the ending unfold

[Reply #229 on:]

Oh I like, I like! Good update KitKat, I just hope Lauren doesn't want to try and switch present Todd for past Todd if you get my drift...

[Reply #230 on:]

No, that couldn't happen. (Thank God) If you recall, parallel Todd is dead for good now, sice his counterpart ended up inside of his body. (Confused yet?)
But you are pretty warm...
*zips mouth*

Anyways, this is only my rough copy, you know. (I won't post the good copy anywhere, on any Internet site. Why give the whole plot away?)

But, in the good copy,it is stated that parallel Todd was a bad person. I added that in to make sure anyone who reads it doesn't become upset. I mean, it's not really fair, right? Some people might not like the fact that the other Todd was stolen away, so I made what little description of him there was the description of an evil, nasty person. They only wanted to revive him because he was the only person who could drive the ship, which is pretty essential. I did the same for 1st universe Lauren. She was turned from a sweet, caring blonde into a nastier version. That way, people reading the story won't feel so bad for the characters that were left behind.

I'll update...when I feel you've waited long enough.

[Reply #231 on:]

KitKat!

[Reply #232 on:]

...Has not posted in this thread for over a year...?

[Reply #233 on:]

*sobs*

[Reply #234 on:]

Aw...even in all my recent anti-shippy rage...I still liked Todd and Lauren...and now I remember why *wails into shoulder of random person*

[Reply #235 on:]

When will she return to us?? Her fanfic was soooo awesome....