#saf's design is a work in progress btw

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IT'S DONE! IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE IN 3 DAYS! IT TOOK ME 3 WEEKS! and it was only the sketch...! I hope it's not in poor taste to make so long after the main poll, but I put a lot of effort in and wanted to at least have something to show for it. Featuring Kairos, character by @amxthystiine who was my opponent in the @original-character-championship. (sorry for tagging you both so much) It's supposed to be a comic explaining why there wasn't any crossover art, while the actual reason is procrastination + life in the way, I thought I'd make up for it somehow. I wish I had the energy to color and refine this, but I just want to move on at this point. Also, the whole time Kaleido is reminiscing, he's supposed to be sitting in a chair.

Page 1: Interviewer (I): "So, how do you feel about getting past round 1?" Kaleido (K): "Pretty good, I guess. Must've been my "natural charm", ha ha." (K): "Though...I never met my opponent. (Not properly, at least.)" (I) "Really? What kept you?" (K): " W e l l . . . "

Page 2: DAY 1: "Rauthaz wanted to learn how to make crab cakes. I didn't think it would take long, but I haven't been that wrong in a long time." DAY 2: "Ura wanted to investigate an old metal ruin. Naturally, I forbid her from going on her own. So she ran off anyway! Spent the whole damn day chasing after her."

Page 3: DAY 3: "Xanthos...agh, I don't even want to talk about it." DAY 4: "Saf stole my hat out of spite! Couldn't go without it." DAY 5: "Chlor got chased by 'old friends' again. Wild mess that was! Didn't want to show up all torn-up, so y'know, I no-showed..."

Page 4: DAYS 6 AND 7: "Honestly, I don't have a good excuse. I was just tired. It also didn't help to get assailed by the weirdest hallucinations...I could hardly sleep!"

Page 5: (K): "So yep, that's my story. Never met 'im." (I): "Would you like to?" (K): "Oh? I can still do that? Then sure, why not-" *Kairos proceeds to smash through the door via exiting a time rift*