Ame, Ned, and Ace

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A sketch commission for

amethystine containing three of his characters, ArchaNed, AcePrion, and of course, Amethystine. While brainstorming on just what the sketch should be, Amethystine came up with a wee nibblet of a short story to set the swing of things:
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A sibilant voice issues from the slightly ajar door. The old, thick wooden door opens into an old fashioned looking parlour with wood panelling and rows and rows of bookcases, containing books.. as well as the odd knick-knack or sentimental keepsake as a bookend here and there.

The owner of the hissing-voice is coiled up on one side of the room, reading aloud from a book he holds with one hand, most of the time. The other hand free to gesture. His tail tip also occasionally gets into the act, but more rarely.Looking closer, one would realize that the reptile is actually 'sitting' on a couch, but his large, long loops render it nearly unnoticeable, quite close to being cocooned with coils. They're draped over it, rather than squeezing around it in spirals, though.

Across from the orating ophidian is one member of his small audience, listening with rapt attention.. as well as hanging upside down from a large abdomen, a thick webline/dragline extending to the ceiling high above. His agile-looking lowest legs.. which are technically the highest in his present position.. hold the line tightly above where it exits from the tip of his bulbous backend, where his spinerettes sit at rest in mid-thread. He sways slightly in the light motion of the air within the room, 3 pairs of arms tucked up, crossed against his front as he listens with wonder to the story the snake tells.

Lastly, the rather obvious non-traditional aspect of the room's design, the back wall. It is made of thick, aquarium glass and framed by large, heavy curtains. The curtains are open now, and a semi-anthro sharkman floats silently behind the clear wall of glass. His position pulses with the subtle current within his tank, and his tail fin will sway very slowly from time to time to keep him up against the glass, his clawless, finny fingers pressing to the pane to keep his sensitive snout from sliding forward and bumping into it. He also listens intently.

Writing and characters belong to

amethystine, art by me

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