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The danger is clear and present: COVID isn’t merely a respiratory illness; it’s a multi-dimensional threat impacting brain function, attacking almost all of the body’s organs, producing elevated risks of all kinds, and weakening our ability to fight off other diseases. Reinfections are thought to produce cumulative risks, and Long COVID is on the rise. Unfortunately, Long COVID is now being considered a long-term chronic illness — something many people will never fully recover from. Dr. Phillip Alvelda, a former program manager in DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office that pioneered the synthetic biology industry and the development of mRNA vaccine technology, is the founder of Medio Labs, a COVID diagnostic testing company. He has stepped forward as a strong critic of government COVID management, accusing health agencies of inadequacy and even deception. Alvelda is pushing for accountability and immediate action to tackle Long COVID and fend off future pandemics with stronger public health strategies. Contrary to public belief, he warns, COVID is not like the flu. New variants evolve much faster, making annual shots inadequate. He believes that if things continue as they are, with new COVID variants emerging and reinfections happening rapidly, the majority of Americans may eventually grapple with some form of Long COVID. Let’s repeat that: At the current rate of infection, most Americans may get Long COVID.
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LP: A recent JAMA study found that US adults with Long COVID are more prone to depression and anxiety – and they’re struggling to afford treatment. Given the virus’s impact on the brain, I guess the link to mental health issues isn’t surprising. PA: There are all kinds of weird things going on that could be related to COVID’s cognitive effects. I’ll give you an example. We’ve noticed since the start of the pandemic that accidents are increasing. A report published by TRIP, a transportation research nonprofit, found that traffic fatalities in California increased by 22% from 2019 to 2022. They also found the likelihood of being killed in a traffic crash increased by 28% over that period. Other data, like studies from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, came to similar conclusions, reporting that traffic fatalities hit a 16-year high across the country in 2021. The TRIP report also looked at traffic fatalities on a national level and found that traffic fatalities increased by 19%. LP: What role might COVID play? PA: Research points to the various ways COVID attacks the brain. Some people who have been infected have suffered motor control damage, and that could be a factor in car crashes. News is beginning to emerge about other ways COVID impacts driving. For example, in Ireland, a driver’s COVID-related brain fog was linked to a crash that killed an elderly couple. Damage from COVID could be affecting people who are flying our planes, too. We’ve had pilots that had to quit because they couldn’t control the airplanes anymore. We know that medical events among U.S. military pilots were shown to have risen over 1,700% from 2019 to 2022, which the Pentagon attributes to the virus.
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LP: You’ve criticized the track record of the CDC and the WHO – particularly their stubborn denial that COVID is airborne. PA: They knew the dangers of airborne transmission but refused to admit it for too long. They were warned repeatedly by scientists who studied aerosols. They instituted protections for themselves and for their kids against airborne transmission, but they didn’t tell the rest of us to do that.
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LP: How would you grade Biden on how he’s handled the pandemic? PA: I’d give him an F. In some ways, he fails worse than Trump because more people have actually died from COVID on his watch than on Trump’s, though blame has to be shared with Republican governors and legislators who picked ideological fights opposing things like responsible masking, testing, vaccination, and ventilation improvements for partisan reasons. Biden’s administration has continued to promote the false idea that the vaccine is all that is needed, perpetuating the notion that the pandemic is over and you don’t need to do anything about it. Biden stopped the funding for surveillance and he stopped the funding for renewing vaccine advancement research. Trump allowed 400,000 people to die unnecessarily. The Biden administration policies have allowed more than 800,000 to 900,000 and counting.
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LP: The situation with bird flu is certainly getting more concerning with the CDC confirming that a third person in the U.S. has tested positive after being exposed to infected cows. PA: Unfortunately, we’re repeating many of the same mistakes because we now know that the bird flu has made the jump to several species. The most important one now, of course, is the dairy cows. The dairy farmers have been refusing to let the government come in and inspect and test the cows. A team from Ohio State tested milk from a supermarket and found that 50% of the milk they tested was positive for bird flu viral particles.
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PA: There’s a serious risk now in allowing the virus to freely evolve within the cow population. Each cow acts as a breeding ground for countless genetic mutations, potentially leading to strains capable of jumping to other species. If any of those countless genetic experiments within each cow prove successful in developing a strain transmissible to humans, we could face another pandemic – only this one could have a 58% death rate. Did you see the movie “Contagion?” It was remarkably accurate in its apocalyptic nature. And that virus only had a 20% death rate. If the bird flu makes the jump to human-to-human transition with even half of its current lethality, that would be disastrous.
#sars cov 2#covid 19#h5n1#bird flu#articles#long covid is def a global issue not just for those in the us and most countries aren't doing much better#regardless of how much lower the mortality rate for h5n1 may or may not become if/when it becomes transmissible between humans#having bird flu infect a population the majority of whose immune system has been decimated by sars2#to the point where the average person seems to have a hard time fighting off the common cold etc...#(see the stats of whooping cough/pertussis and how they're off the CHARTS this yr in the uk and aus compared to previous yrs?#in qld average no of cases was 242 over prev 4 yrs - there have been /3783/ diagnosed as of june 9 this yr and that's just in one state.#there's a severe shortage of meds for kids in aus bc of the demand and some parents visit +10 pharmacies w/o any luck)#well.#let's just say that i miss the days when ph orgs etc adhered to the precautionary principle and were criticised for 'overreacting'#bc nothing overly terrible happened in the end (often thanks to their so-called 'overreaction')#now to simply acknowledge the reality of an obviously worsening situation is to be accused of 'fearmongering'#🤷♂️#also putting long covid and bird flu aside for a sec:#one of the wildest things that everyone seems to overlook that conor browne and others on twt have been saying for yrs#is that the effects of the covid pandemic extend far beyond the direct impacts of being infected by the virus itself#we know sars2 rips apart immune system+attacks organs. that in effect makes one more susceptible to other viruses/bacterial infections etc#that in turn creates increased demand for healthcare services for all kinds of carers and medications#modern medicine and technology allows us to provide often effective and necessary treatment for all kinds of ailments#but what if there's not enough to go around? what happens when the demand is so high that it can't be provided fast enough -- or at all?#(that's assuming you can even afford it)#what happens when doctors and nurses and other healthcare workers keep quitting due to burnout from increased patients and/or illness#because they themselves do not live in a separate reality and are not any more sheltered from the effects of constant infection/reinfection#of sars2 and increased susceptibility to other illnesses/diseases than the rest of the world?#this is the 'new normal' that's being cultivated (the effects of which are already blatantly obvious if you're paying attention)#and importantly: it. doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
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Caduceus glyph doodle while I get back on my feet
#art#magic#design#glyph#pu art#solivaga#i mean I can tag it for soli if it's designed for soli#slowly starting to feel more like myself so I will get back to replying to everyone soon!! thank you for being patient#always feel so bad when I have to leave asks or comments sit for too long#but I've had zero brain for social or people-like thoughts lately skjfdfjkl#Snakes!!!
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I just completed four hours of house cleaning. And BOY, do I need a nap!🤣😴
Anyways, have to leaked episode titles for Dragons Rising Season 2 Part 2. :)
Enjoy! And goodnight! :D
#ninjago leaks#ninjago#lego ninjago#ninjago lego#ninjago dragons rising#Ninjago dr#lego ninjago spoilers#ninjago spoilers#dragons rising spoilers#lego ninjago dragons rising#Dragons Rising#dragons rising ninjago#Also#thanks to everyone for being so understanding and patient with me.#Especially since I'm not as speedy posting info anymore.🥰🫶#Edit: Sorry for any weird wording or spelling mistakes. I was literally on zero battery writing this. Lol.
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ever since I've discovered your champion Jesse au, I have been hyperfixating on it a WHOLE LOT. I cannot wait to see what happens in it!!!! :D it's just so interesting! With Lukas being down in the underground as well just adds on more to how interesting it is!!!
I have a question about it too. How did Jesse get the clock and manage to get Radar free? Did he hand the torch he had off to Lukas?
gosh thank youuu so glad it’s been enjoyable 🥺 i was looking at some concept art a while ago and i saw lukas in the underneath and went like 🫵 YOU!! SHOULD’VE BEEN THERE!!! man. missed opportunity. anyways
ngl i kinda forgot about the torch 💀 but that can be fixed easily! since jesse gets blasted off to an island higher up to the rest of the gang he simply has to throw it down to lukas and bam the trapped fellas are saved. though i’ve always wondered why they can’t just…punch their way out lmao. i guess it’s for storytelling purposes but yknow food for thought
#asks#CJAU#status update on the au btw! comic thumbnailing is underway :]#once again no promises it’ll be out anytime soon but it is going and looking good so far!#thanks everyone for being so patient 🥲
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this is so stupid but i always have fun imagining the milgram characters watching their own/others mvs and seeing their reactions, especially for MeMe
That’s not stupid at all, thank you so much for the ask!! It’s sooo interesting to think about! I planned on just posting this drabble, but the more I thought about it, the more I started jotting down headcanons for everyone 👀 Of course there’s the initial disbelief and shock that Milgram can really do what it claims, but once they accept that, they’d have a lot of interesting reactions…
Es gets to watch the video first, then the prisoners are free to watch their own in the privacy of the courtroom/extraction room/wherever. Other prisoners can watch them only with explicit permission from the video’s singer. No one is allowed to watch Undercover except for Es. At first they spend hours looking at those final frames of themself flinching from the camera, hoping to jog any sort of memories, but eventually they give up on it. While actually watching it, they don’t mind the murder silhouettes. While sleeping, however, it has triggered more than one nightmare.
Haruka: He thinks Weakness is very pretty – he’s amazed seeing himself on the screen and hearing his voice, knowing he’s not that good of a singer. Even before his innocent verdict, it gives him a huge surge of confidence. Once he gets to know the others better, he gives them mv permissions, then stares intently at their faces to see their reactions as they watch it. AKAA scares him a bit, seeing his own intense emotions on screen, and he only gives Muu permission to see it. When he’s alone, Haruka pauses the shots of his mother, just to stare for a while.
Yuno: Laughs at the symbolism her mind used in Umbilical. She’s never shied away from sexual words/thoughts, so it's funny the video was as tame as it was. She thinks the song is fun, and isn’t afraid to show the others and sing snippets of it around the prison. Some days it’s too emotional for her to get into it, but most of the time she tries to display a confident attitude about it. After Tear Drop, she’s satisfied with her anger and more overtly sexual images. If anything, she feels too exposed by the shots of herself looking more vulnerable/sad.
Fuuta: He experiences a solid mix of embarrassment at the gaming theme in Bring it On and feeling a surge of pride that he looks badass in the knight’s armor. He’s worried the warden won’t take him seriously with the video game obsession, but he absolutely loves the song and thinks it portrays his toughness and ideals well. He’s less thrilled with Backdraft, everything about it unsettles and embarasses him. He’s thrown by the shot of crossing out his own silhouette – he’d had self-harming thoughts, but wasn’t quite ready to confront them so blatantly yet. Like Haruka, he can be caught pausing the arcade shot just for a moment before turning the whole thing off and storming away.
Muu: She has mixed emotions towards After Pain. She hates seeing herself look so weak and pathetic, but it gives her a lot of hope that her story will be understood. She misses her friends, and seeing them again is bittersweet. She closes her eyes at the moment of the stabbing – she’s only gotten the courage to watch it through her fingers once. She watches INMF once, then refuses to look at it again from shame/horror. Despite Haruka’s begging, she doesn’t let him watch it, either.
Shidou: He asks Es what they saw in Throw Down. Upon finding out his family wasn’t in it, he chooses not to watch it. He believes he already knows all about his emotions and crime, so there’s no need to go through that pain again. He’s tempted to watch it when he’s confused about Es’ verdict, but still holds off. He does watch Triage when informed his family is in it. He spends hours in front of the screen by himself. Only after seeing that one does he watch Throw Down, though he’s still left confused about Es’ decisions.
Mahiru: Absolutely loves TIHTBILWY. She thinks it perfectly describes her situation, and that the song is very cute. She lets others watch it, and unlike Yuno, feels like singing it 24/7. It reminds her of her bf, and she thinks that’s very romantic. Similar to Shidou, she spends a lot of time watching I Love You just to look at her boyfriend. She shows it to everyone, just to show him off and talk about him, even if she does skip over the beginning and end each time.
Kazui: He is very similar to Shidou; he refuses to watch his videos until T2, assuming it would be too painful to watch something he already knows and wishes to avoid. Unlike Shidou, seeing Hinako is far too painful, and he regrets watching it and seeing her so happy on their wedding day. Though maybe he’s still waiting, and hasn’t seen any of the videos yet…
Amane: Magic makes her worry more than anything. She fears she’s poisoned by unnecessary vainness since so much of her video involves cute things, colors, outfits, animals, and is set up like a tv show. She’s also worried that Es and the others will really see her as a child because of how cute the whole thing is. She prevents herself from watching it too many times, but buried under all her fears, it gives her a surge of pride seeing herself so talented and pretty and the star of the show. Purge March only reaffirms her confidence in her crime – the video brings up some awful memories, but it shows her as a leader, a warrior, a hero! It brings her comfort and confidence more than anything.
Mikoto/John: The videos are distressing to both of them, and they spend all their time studying the others’ screentime. Mikoto watches in horror as John does things that line up with his spotty memories, and John panics seeing that his actions distress Mikoto more than they’ve reassured/saved him. John does end up watching his own scenes a few times – it feels incredibly good to appear in a way that Mikoto may finally notice him. He feels seen. Now, logically I think that MeMe would be the final tipping point in which Mikoto finally accepts the situation and his DID, but if I must stick to his canon denial, then I’d say he goes on a whole rant about movie magic andt the crazy things you can do with editing nowadays. He doesn’t have a good explanation on how Milgram found his home and knew so much about him, but he explains everything away as cgi or camera effects. Double manages to sway him a bit more, as he hears John speak so plainly to him. Just as the audience had some debate on who was apologizing at the end of Double, Mikoto and John wonder who is apologizing to whom. Though they both come to the conclusion it’s their own apology, they decide that if it was the others’, they’d accept it and forgive them.
Kotoko: She’s very pleased with Harrow, and is unashamed to show it to the others. Though she’d been able to watch a few of the previous prisoners’ videos, it still shakes her a bit when she realizes that Milgram really does have the tech to look deep inside her. She watches it just a few times – not obsessing over it, but not afraid either. Deep Cover, however, is a once-and-done sort of deal. She claims she’s not letting the others watch it because “they couldn’t handle such harsh but true criticisms about themselves,” but she doesn’t end up watching it anymore herself, either.
#milgram#es#haruka sakurai#yuno kashiki#fuuta kajiyama#muu kusunoki#shidou kirisaki#mahiru shiina#kazui mukuhara#amane momose#mikoto kayano#kotoko yuzuriha#thank you so much! and for being patient 😅#i didnt mean to take so long but i kept chipping away at ideas while i got to this one#these were so much fun to think about!! i went for more emotional ones here but i do have silly thoughts too#i have that silly post about them making a competition after seeing each others mvs#though -even if they dont make it outwardly a big deal like that#i think they definitely would silently compare their videos/crimes to each others and decide whose was better#i still stand by the fact that fuuta asks kotoko if shes a furry after seeing harrow sdfasdf#i cant imagine kazui allowing anyone in the prison to watch his but IF he did#fuuta would also ask if he was a furry after cat ADSFSADF#i think the reactions t1 would be pretty positive/comforting#but in t2 theres a lot less pleasantries and compliments#aside from the obvious deep insights the videos give i think theyd reveal a lot of sweet similarities#like appreciation for flowers or cooking or performance or video games or music genres#but by t2 everyones on edge and suspicious of each other#or ashamed themself :(#i think its really cool imagining who would want to share theirs and who would keep theirs private...#rose posts
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rarity and fluttershy having a picnic date?
ask and ye shall eventually receive
#mlp#my little pony#mlp fim#mlp g4#spargle art#my little pony friendship is magic#asks#rarity mlp#fluttershy#rarity#rarishy#rarity x fluttershy#thanks for being patient LMAO#i haven’t gotten any annoyed msgs or anything but#i hope everyone understands that i just do requests when i’m inspired and don’t know what to draw basically#so they can take a minute if i’m not that into mlp for a bit or don’t have much free time#anyway.#THE GIRLS <33333
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Past Me: *-struggles for months on end to figure out how to write the next chapter of Kaiju!AU-* "I know what I want to write and I have the scene in mind, but how do I get it on the page????"
Today Me: *-decides to do a web diagram of potential scenes for said chapter after seeing the success I had with a different story's plot point and suddenly has a new plot device to give Yuu a bigger role in the story-* "????? How????"
Soooooooo...yeah, I've been productive, I swear, just words being stubborn with me 😅
#twisted wonderland#twst#twisted wonderland kaiju au#twst kaiju au#been starting to suspect lately that I've got ADHD and that's why I'm all over the place with my writing 😖#going to try different methods to get back into the swing of things and enjoy the process#I have so many ideas and I want to answer everyone's asks! But then I overwhelm myself and get nothing done#going to do better guys but thank you all so much for being patient with me! You're all the best 💗
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Well hi brutus!!!! Good to see a new courier here, but what happened to you?? <:((
"I get flashes here and there but nothing is clear. Nothing."
#tf2 oc#brutus#tf2 classic courier#my art#tf2 courier#courier tf2#tf2 10th class#thank u anon and everyone for being so patient#Brutus “Birdie” Bunting#ooc// he usually has an immaculate memory#sucks he cant remember who killed him#tf2 oc ask blog#oh well!#tf2 ask blog#tf2 tenth class#eye strain#cw blood#blood#gore#light gore#death#tw blood#tw eye strain#a lil
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🌸 !!CHAPTER NINE POSTED!! 🌸
Title: Four Walls
Tags: slow burn, domesticity, friends to lovers, smut, pining post sias/pre am era
Summary: Disillusioned with LA and on the heels of a breakup, Alex goes to stay with Miles in London.
#so happy to finally share this with you all!#this chapter is another 15000 word monstrosity so hopefully that'll make up a little for the wait 😅#thank you to everyone for being so patient and supportive with this fic#i appreciate you all more than i can say 💗#very much hope you enjoy this update!!#oh boy it was a JOURNEY to write#(but not as much as it was for alex to live 🥺)#as always feedback is so very appreciated 💖#four walls#milex#milex fic#alex turner#miles kane#tlsp#the last shadow puppets#lulu posts
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klueless update this week :^)
#personal#klueless#my fics#date is to be determined but thank u everyone for being patient#i had ao3 author curse#but!!!!#WE ARE SO BACK!!!!!
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Chapter 54 - Re: Ingenium
#boku no hero academia#deku#izuku midoriya#bnha#my hero academia#all might#adding this tags right before i unpause the queue because i wanted to thank everyone for the nice comments and stuff about my cat#and for being so patient with me#i've got a few days in the queue and i SHOULD be able to keep it full again#if it runs out on us let me know!#i enjoy working on this blog and editing the panels and stuff so don't worry about me!#i took a few days off after losing my cat and yeah i'm still mourning him and i miss him lots but this is a nice and fun distraction
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oh my gosh OH MY GOSH I NEED MORE BABY WEREKRAKENS THEY ARE so cute (only if you wanna) Did werekraken callie n marie get along?
Bbys!!! Their bond was so good, callie was actually the one werekraken that could calm marie down!
#thank you and everyone else who sent asks!! i'm trying to get to them#but i have some work so pls b patient :33#but yeah werekraken bby callie and marie were very close.#bby marie didn't get the whole idea of why SHOULDN'T I bite the arms off of everything#and was generally very upset#but with werekraken callie ( who got used to the form easier and was dealt with the instincts better ) she could calm her down#kinda like the cheetahs and their support doggies... marie's anger as a werekraken is really just buried anxiety about being different#callie eases that#EDIT: i rambled so much i forgot to tag this lolll#splatoon#splatoon callie#splatoon marie#werekraken au
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Hey everyone
I hope you’re all doing well!
I’m sorry for dropping off suddenly, I’ve just been having a bit of a health wobble/not good few months.
I hope to get back and reply to you all soon!
#I’m really sorry for taking so long to address this#to everyone who has reached out I have seen your messages and I just want you to know I appreciate them very much! T-T <3#thank you for being so patient with me 🫂#pumpkinchat
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Headcanon that making tea for loved one's is a "traditional omega thing" that modern packs don't give a fuck about. Who Cares some people just don't like tea! And affection can be shown in so many other ways Spread the love
Bwahaha, yes, totally! Honestly it first made me think of non-omegas making pack members tea too? Like, yeah, some people don't like tea, but even if they do, modern packs don't find it an omega-oriented role?
This is definitely makes me think of different packs�� lifestyles. Like maybe the pack are all coffee people who have strenuous jobs, so having a cup of coffee together is their morning bonding time (and their conservative parents are Livid lol). Or a really young pack (or newly presented kids navigating those feelings) having a sleepover, and they all snuck in energy drinks for each other. Or retired mates and one of them is an omega who loves tea, so the other partner serves them some every night instead of the other way around, and it's been their little inside joke for decades. Or a traditionally-raised omega parent trying to serve their kids tea when they’re sick, but the are kids refusing, and the omega is so hurt and confused because they don't like tea either but this is how their omega parent did it and they turned out just fine, right? Or an omega with dementia who keeps trying to make tea when they honestly shouldn't even be moving, because they keep thinking their "mate" (see: the poor new hire) is mad at them, and the new hire is too young to understand why, tortured knowing the only remnants of this omega's psyche are the traumas they endured...
Lots of fun ideas really!
#this answer got... dark LMAOOOO#I really do love the idea!!!!! Yea packs should show love in the ways that work best for Their interpersonal relationships --#and if that includes traditional means then cool! as long as everyone's thought critically about it y'know? --#but lots of people Don't think about that shit and esp in an omegaverse setting???? SO much potential#sorry for it not being fluffy but lowkey think I cooked with this one. it's not all that but it's at least a bag of chips lmao#anyways can someone write that dementia patient one for me so I can cry about it for hours? please and thank you ^u^#omegaverse worldbuilding#omegaverse hc#ask
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Our ram, barn owp, ox and lion archangels sleeping together with the other sheep in tne herd.
But somehow, V1 had stuck in and slept with Gabriel while Mike's tail twitches with a sense of some other "animal" (V1 being a fale wolf) is with them.
raph and uriel are beginning to think he's overworked.....but someone else knows the truth.........
#love the idea of v1 sneaking in for sleepovers#also love that no one can tell it's not a wolf when it's. incredibly obvious lol#this was so cute i had so much fun aaaa#and thanks for being patient everyone!!#i have about 20 asks to answer from....weeks ago now....uwahh....#cake answers#doodle tag#v1#gabriel#michael#uriel#raphael#infarmo
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Three more commissions one for @lowsodiumlevels @ask-deepdarksea @troodon17
#more commissions yes i am making fast time on these its been 2 days and iv done 5 of them#i almost forgot i did one but it wasnt a character or environment so ill show that next#fantroll#fantrolls#portrait#not my characters#commission work#thank you to everyone being patient while i work on the quick ones first#ill get to the full rendered scenes (the BIG ones) when possible just making sure i manage my time well#art#artwork
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