This started probably a year ago, perhaps a little less.  graveyardgreg was holding an internet show and I peeked in. He pushed my webcomic and also asked me ever so sweetly if I would consider drawing his character Venti sometime. We've been friends ever since, but I never forgot that initial request. He's done so much for me that I decided to finally fulfill it, with my own little flair.

I often imagine what it would be like if I ran into other people's characters. More often than not I figure I'd end up arguing with some, and mothering some of the more put upon ones. But also from time to time I figure I'd also cause some mayhem, and Venti's mohawk is just too much for me to resist. As much as I love the muscle boys, that's not what would draw me to him. I even wrote up a little conversation...



"Lady, what the heck are you doing?"

"Petting your hair. How do you get it that color without destroying it?"

"It's natural. Now scat. I'm gay, I'm not into girls."

"And I'm taken. How does it stand up like that? I figured it would be coated in dried egg or something."

"Clean living. And minimal contact with insane people."

"Oh stop being so silly. Tell you what, I'll pay for your lemonade if you let me pet your Mohawk for another couple of minutes."

"All right. But Let me remind you that I'm gay."

"And I'm sure that you're a wonderful person and all, but I'm just here for the Mohawk. You should try this sometime, it's like petting a big fuschia hedgehog."

"I'm starting to wonder if a lemonade is worth it...."


(Thank you for tolerating me, mister Jackal!)