#SafetySpace au

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Walter: Sup.

Barnaby: You, apparently. What are you doing up there?

Walter: This baby's delicate! I can't actually afford to put any weight on her organs. Luckily, your boy's a genius.

As he says this, he undoes the leg harness suspending him from the ceiling, pausing for a moment to grab onto the dangling cords. He then throws himself backwards off of them, presumably intending to land on his feet but missing and crashing out of frame.

Bella: Hah, yeah. Real brainiac here.

As he sits up and takes her offering of water, Wally can be seen looking at him in disgusted confusion. Then, Walter notices him looking.

Walter: What the fuck?! Why is there another me?!? And why's he so short too?

Jax (offscreen): Walter! Dude!

Wally: I don't know, why do you look like you've been run over by a car?

Poppy (also offscreen): Wally!

Walter: Haha, I have actually! Several times in fact. Comes with the job I guess. (to the other neighbors) but anyway, who are all of you?

Wally rolls his eyes, before suddenly looking around him in shock.

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Finally, after far too long waiting, he is here! Page 9, and the official introduction of Walter! He's quite the character, and different from the OG in a lot of ways. For one, his favorite fruits are pears not apples, and also he isn't actually a demon! He's something else entirely ;)

On a different note, turns out I had a spare pen in my desk drawer, plus I've ordered a 4th along with a fresh bag of backup nibs, so hopefully we won't be having any more issues! I would've mentioned it earlier, but given the absolute rollercoaster we've been on the past several weeks I was scared I might jinx it if I spoke too soon. Luckily though, we've made it through this page unscathed, and more are underway! Stay tuned!

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I literally just managed to get more meds after ages of not having any, so y'all are likely to see more of everything I've been working on in the near future!

I hope every writer who sees this writes LOADS the next few months. Like freetime opens up, no writers block, the ability to focus, etc etc you're able to write loads & make lots of progress <3

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Wally: Where is Sally?

he looks sideways at Yol, his expression at first scared then turning angry as smoke begins to leak from his eye with a hissing sound.

Sally (offscreen): Yoo-hoo!

Sally: I hate to interrupt, but there is a very large and very pink man outside who needs help with his car.

Walter: Ayy, Ozzy! My man!

all begin heading towards the doorway where Sally and Ozzy are. Wally looks visibly relieved.

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After 5 months of fighting myself, we finally have another page done! to anyone worried this series was gone, don't worry. There's still a lot more to go before we're done.

The smoke coming from Wally's eyes is his demon radiation, normally kept contained in his everyday form but it can be "unlocked" as a powerful weapon. Normally not a good idea to do it so close to others, but emotions can make one a bit irrational.

That's all for now! hopefully we'll have more for you real soon!

[DISCLAIMER: THIS IS AN AU. NOTHING I POST RELATED TO THIS STORY OR TAG IS CONNECTED TO THE CANON LORE OF WELCOME HOME.]

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spent all day yesterday redrawing the official Eddie art as Yol, just to show my brain that they are in fact the same person. Couldn't figure out what to put in the arm not holding flowers, so I left it empty.

Credit to ClownIllustrations (@/partycoffin) for the original art, which I'll post below

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For funsies, I decided to draw a puppet form for Yol, which I imagine to be more akin to a marionette or automaton than the other felt-based puppets on the cast.

Moving him was bizarrely complex, with many levers and dials controlling the largely internal string clusters for his multiple joints, and even the mechanisms for a full range of facial movements. It required many hours of training to get right, but the results were described as "mesmerizing", to the point where more than a few people questioned what a doll of this high quality and detail was doing on a simple kid's show. The studio itself refused to give a response.

As for material, he was made of something labeled/assumed to be wood, but which resembles no wood found on earth, and which those who handled him decribed as "strangely soft, and almost warm to the touch." It's also notable that his head contained a full set of real ivory teeth, despite such a feature not being present in any other character on the show. Further analysis is unfortunately impossible, as all 8 of the original Safety Space puppets mysteriously vanished during the summer of 1972 and have never been found since.

bonus pic of the swirl markings covering his body, which I later gaussian blurred and lowered the opacity to give that distinct velvet softness to his skin.

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There are 324 different connecting points between each of my characters right now- their opinions of each other, personal motivations, and knowledge of what each other person knows/thinks they know. Due to the way this story is currently set up, I basically have to keep track of every single one of those dynamics any time I have anyone do anything.

And that's on top of having to draw the damn thing

It's frustrating that you can come up with the plot of an entire fic in just a few seconds, but writing it all down can take anywhere from never to forever.

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I did that one dress meme with Yol! It isn't actually that far off from the traditional garb of his people anyway, so he'd feel right at home wearing something like this

Original dress under cut

Ooh also, one more thing: the antennae being out and active is his normal state of being. Having them tucked away all the time is...well it's not a good thing, I'll tell you that much.

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Right, since @ars-theurgia was asking about my attempts at conlang, here's a basic quickly drawn rundown of how Deitic Common sentence structure works. I don't claim to be any kind of expert at conlanging, but I've picked up a few things from watching how others do it.

Basically D.C. sentences work on a sort of spiral square, with single-word kanji structured around/incorporated into the basic cross layout. Marks at the center of that cross indicate positive or negative emphasis (as well as words like can't, won't, etc.)

In sentences with multiple ideas, they'll be broken down into chunks and stacked, like so. Individual words by themselves also sometimes happen, as is true for language in general.

(also no you don't get translations for that stuff up there, it's spoilers.)

Lastly, as I've mentioned before, long titles like the prince's full name will be written out word by word vertically, but there will always be a shorter, one-symbol nickname available for ease of writing.

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right, my tablet nibs are now finally here, so it's looking hopeful that progress on the comic will get going once again in the near-ish future! Thanks to everyone who's stuck with me this far, and as reward here's a little snippet of the newest page. Will keep y'all updated if anything changes!

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Those troubles which stagnate my writing at present are not so much a deficit of ideas and words- such things abound, as does my eagerness to write them. Yet, lacking in proper amounts of sleep and with unforeseen circumstances hounding me at every turn, I too often will find myself lacking in mental and physical energies for such a task.

All this to say that I am grateful for your patience, and- gods willing- shall have produced a chapter or page worthy of your time before too long.

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(Sally smiles contentedly as she continues telepathically communicating with Yol. Suddenly, some kind of violent force shocks her out of that state, and she looks worriedly up at him. He smiles calmly, perhaps even coldly, back at her, before turning to leave.)

Yol: Come now. There is time left in the day to meet a few more of my companions. And when we are done, I shall bring you back to Safety and have the drones prepare a feast.

(Wally, witnessing this interaction, looks concerned. He approaches Sally as if to say something to her, but she quickly walks away & he, sighing, follows her. The last panel shows a bird's eye view of all 11 people walking into the forest.)

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Woo, finally back baby! Artblock has been kicking my ass for a month, but I've finally managed to claw my way back to where I was and now we're going strong again! You can expect a lot more chapters after this one- we haven't even *begun* to tell the whole story.

Also, in the interest of time (and my own sanity) I'll be limiting the use of proper shading like I did for page 6 to just a sometimes thing. Mostly for the sake of being dramatic. Rest assured though, things are gonna get plenty dramatic ;)

And just in case anyone wants it, here's a better view of the design on the back of his coat. Probably gonna have him take it off at some point cus it's a bitch to draw that collar every time, but man it is pretty :)

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Happy Halloween everyone! I originally meant for this to be a spooky day art with all of them in costume, but by the time I'd drawn them all in I realized it was far too much of a clusterfuck to try redoing it with those. So instead, y'all get a nice group photo!

bonus spooky version under the cut

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First half of the character lineup is complete! probably one of the only times you'll see them in color lol

[THIS IS AN AU. NONE OF WHAT I POST RELATED TO THIS TAG IS CANON TO THE WELCOME HOME UNIVERSE]

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Julie: You sure you're ok?

Yol: Yes, yes, I...I'm quite alright, really. Sorry, I don't know what came over me.

Following behind them is Sally, with Wally walking still further behind. He has a worried expression as he watches her walking in silence.

Wally: Hey S-

Yol: Here we are! First stop on our journey!

The group enters the open garage, where a large insect vehicle is sitting.

Jax: Yo, Walt! You in here man?

Poppy: W-what is that?

Yol: Hmm? Ah well my ship of course! Lionesse. Such things are common on my homeworld.

Poppy: O-oh, I see. Well, I do hope it's friendly.

???: Ah don't worry, she's a real sweetheart- and a fine piece of work if I say so myself. (to Barnaby) hand me that, would ya?

Barnaby, distracted, holds the device in question out to the hand emerging from above, before seemingly realizing what just happened and looking quickly upward.

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We're finally starting chapter 2! Bet you can't guess who the hand belongs to ;)

Also the official introduction of Lionesse, Yol's car (and also kinda his dog in a way). I'll tell y'all right now, this isn't the only time you'll be seeing the Bug Bus appear.

And while we're on the subject of clues for later, be sure to pay close attention to whether or not Yol's teeth are visible 👀🦷

(THIS IS AN AU. NOTHING I POST RELATED TO THIS STORY OR TAG IS CANON TO THE WELCOME HOME UNIVERSE)

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>:3

Gorgeous! Thank you!

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SafetySpace AU guide

I saw other people doing this with their AUs, so I figured I'll do it too!

About the AU: This is essentially a swap AU, although the characters have kinda morphed into their own thing as well. Main Character here is Prince Yol (my swapped version of Eddie) a half human/ half mold-alien from a biopunk world who was sent to earth to learn all about us and how best to be king (think Twilight Sparkle). He and his friends live in a town much like the OG neighborhood, except it's surrounded by beautiful jungle instead of forest. The comic will follow the Welcome Home crew as they meet their strange counterparts and come to realize that something may be about to happen.

You can:

-Make SFW fanart! I would be so so happy to see fanart of my characters, alone or interacting with your AUs!

-do audios and tiktoks for them! Voiceclaims can be found here, since most of them sound nothing like the OG versions lol. Please be sure to credit me if you do though!

-Send asks! I may be a bit slow to respond, but it'd make me so happy to infodump and answer questions!

-Make OCs! None of them will show up in the official story sadly, as I already have a clear idea of how I want that to go. But you're still free to make them, and I'd love to see them!

-angst is ok, and gore too if ya want! I'll be doing that myself to a degree. Yol has blood like golden light (as well as some other anatomical quirks I'll discuss later) so I better be seeing some good glowy goo if ya do ;)

-RPs are ok, as long as you follow the rules I have set out below. I'll post more sketches at some point so y'all can get a better sense of what everyone is like :)

You can't:

-make NSFW fanart. Yes I know Clown has given the ok on that, but I find people making lewd of my characters deeply uncomfy and I ask that you please do not.

-Character AI, or any AI in general. I don't care how cute or funny you think it would be, DO. NOT. DO THIS.

- No xOC or xY/N please, at least not the romantic kind. Platonic interactions are fine, but shipping of that nature isn't really something I wanna be involved in or associated with. Also, no selfcest/wallycest, deardarling, or franklydarling.

Right, that should be all for now! All pages will uploaded in chronological order on my page under the "SafetySpace au comic" tag, with the related AU tag including all non-comic art as well. Please remember to be respectful, and happy fandoming!