Stefi

After three weeks of the muse demanding more foot rubs and guava juice, she finally dragged me by the wrist to my computer and said, "You should give props to some of the artists who inspired you to draw in the first place!" And I was like, "...Brilliant. o.o"

So first, a shout-out to ~AccessWorld. One of the reasons I decided to use my authoring powers to blow up my Mutantverse in "Wanderer" is because, quite frankly, the premise was too similar to Accessland, and I didn't want to rip him off. The nature of the Arkaden Dividre setting works just as well for evoking the themes of acceptance (or lack thereof) and how everybody is different. The chief difference between the two settings is that, in Arkaden, the "mutants" aren't out in the open for everybody to see.

Accessland shows us why the various monsters, aliens, and fantasy creatures of Arkaden choose to remain hidden. Even though the frequency of mutant female births in the Accessverse is so high that it makes excluding them from the outside world impossible, the men and "normal" women still treat them as freaks or sexual objects. Granted, the government is extremely benevolent to mutants there, but the social structure continues to uphold segregation.

Despite all this, the mutant girls of Accessland High School still find reasons to be happy. That's what makes them so appealing, I think. Not just the fact that they're different, but also take pride in their differences. ^^

So for helping shape my stories, interests, and characterizations, I present to Access some fanart of my favorite Accessland mutant, Stefi. As a background character, Stefi doesn't see a whole lot of the limelight, but I will grant that she's pretty hard to draw compared to armless Gaby, half-fur Caty, or bereft-of-extra-body-parts Brittany (when she's not in pieces). However, as I've said before in a comment on "My Costume," I am very fascinated by the inherent ambiguity of a two-headed character with a single name. Just look at her main head's toothy grin and her tail head's shy smile. Doesn't it make you wonder...?

Stefi is (C)

Mature tag removed... Compared to other pics around this place? They're not that big. >///>