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In addition to making this animation (GIF because it had to be shrunken down to fit within FA)
This also has a story behind it and original lyrics that will play out in the story.
This is for the
JoesephJackal contest, it doubles as practice for animation, and gave me a chance to write a story for fun again.
Enjoy
“Come with me,” said Zenny.
“No,” replied Zenith.
“Come with me,” Zenny repeated in the same tone, standing in front of a desk and his brother who was reading a book.
“No,” Zenith replied, not looking up from his book as he sat comfortably in his chair and in the library.
“Come with me,” Zenny persisted, undeterred.
“Zenny, for the last time,” Zenith replied as he closed his book with one hand and looked at his red eyed younger sibling.
“Come, come, come,” Zenny said with a pout and puffed cheeks. “It’s just a hop, skip, and jump away from here and won’t even take an hour! Plus, it’s a coffee shop, of course it’s going to be quiet.”
“And crowded,” the silver furred phox responded with a sigh. He leaned back in his chair and folded his arms.
“You don’t know that!” Zenny said pointing accusingly.
“You know the saying that three is a crowd, right?” Zenith asked.
The small young fox hopped up on the table. “Yeah, but it’s just the two of us,” Zenny said.
“You, me, the cashier, the janitor, the server, the cook, and the customers. That makes it more than three,” Zenith pointed out.
“Not janitors, they’re called custodians,” Zenny said in a matter-of-fact tone. with a finger raised up.
“That doesn’t change my decision,” Zenith said refusing to budge on the topic.
“If you don’t come with me then I’ll… I’ll…” Zenny paused to think about it and tried to come up with the best way to get his reclusive brother out of the library. “If you don’t come with me then I’m telling Zenion you haven’t left the library in a month.”
Triggered as noticed by his right ear twitching, Zenith sighed. “Fine, but no more than an hour.”
“Yay!” Zenny said with his tail wagging happily as the two got ready to head out.
Elsewhere, a rather rounded hyena walked into the bathroom with a yawn. He grabbed his toothbrush and toothpaste, squirting some out and when he brought it up to his face, he paused, witnessing his shrunken, shapeshifting, jackal friend sitting on the bristles of the brush and smiled at him.
“Take me!” Joseph the Jackal demanded.
Dan, the hyena, gave a deadpan expression and rinsed his brush under the sink water. “No”. This caused the transformed toothpaste jackal to cry out dramatically as hot water poured on him and ‘melted him’. Dan plugged the drain, so his friend didn’t sink but he left his Toon friend inside the sink like a puddle.
Half an hour later, Dan got out the shower, dried up, and went to find a shirt. He opened the drawer to see Joseph once again, transformed into a shirt. “Take me!”
“No,” Dan said and closed the drawer, looking into another to find his red shirt and blue pants.
While Dan put on his clothes, Joseph popped out of the drawer and transformed from a shirt to his normal jackal self. “Take me, take me, take me,” Joseph asked again, folding his hands together pleadingly.
“Absolutely not,” Dan said. “I’m going to the café. It’s going to be quiet and way too boring for you. Plus, I don’t need you touching things to make them bigger or making a screen 72 inches bigger so it can’t stay on the wall, or making a scene because you ordered too many sweets.”
“But I heard this place has Churros. I really want to try it. I promise, I’ll be on my best behavior. Have I ever done you wrong?” Jackal asked his best friend.
“Yes, yes you have. Like turning me into a raft when we went to the water park,” Dan said.
“That was so long ago though,” Joseph complained.
“That was two days ago,” Dan said putting on his belt and headed for the door.
Joseph hugged his best friend from behind, wanting to go with him, and gave puppy dog eyes. Dan relented.
“Fine… But you better behave. I don’t want to get banned from any more places,” Dan said.
“We’re not banned, we are ill-invited. Big difference,” Joseph said in a matter-of-fact tone.
“That makes no se…” Dan started to say.
“Let’s go!” Joseph said abruptly, tugging Dan along even though he didn’t know where the café was exactly.
Five minutes later, the two fox brothers walked into the café. It was a little crowded, but it was a small shop, and everyone was mostly quiet. The soft sound of jazz played on a nearby speaker and the two went to the counter to order. The oldest brother, Zenith, observed the people around him, noticing by their body language, attitudes, and subtle movements that most of them were about ready to leave, so he decided to put up with it for his brother. Zenny happily ordered for them both and the two sat at a table.
Not long after, Dan and Joseph came into the same small café and Dan ordered for them at the cash register. Joseph sniffed at the donuts and Chiros, pressing his face to the glass display long enough for his face to flatten a little. Dan tapped Joseph’s shoulder to bring him to his senses and the jackal quickly stepped back, grabbed his face and fixed it.
This happened behind Zenny’s back and Zenith didn’t notice since he kept his head down a little. The only available seat in the café were to the right of the foxes. Joseph unknowingly sat next to Zenny, but at a different table, while Dan did the same, sitting next to Zenith but at the same table as Joseph.
“This place is a bit cramp, isn’t it? Maybe if I…” Joseph was about to say.
“Don’t, this is fine. Remember, you promised to behave,” Dan reminded.
Joseph gave a salute and Dan face palmed. Zenny noticed and giggled a little to himself while Zenith had his arms folded and eyes closed, trying to drown out the sounds of sipping and biting of foods.
At the same time all four of their treats were served at their tables, the rest of the customers got up to leave.
“See! I told you it’d be nice,” Zenny said with a large smile as Zenith sighed but didn’t make a fuss.
“So long as you’re enjoying yourself, I’m satisfied,” Zenith said as he took a sip of his tea then a bite of his cookie.
“Definitely! And now to dig in!” Zenny looked down at his plate at the two chocolate donuts he ordered. He rubbed his hands together and licked his lips, reaching down to touch it.
Dan looked down at his cake and took a spoon to dig in.
Joseph didn’t hear Zenny as he stared at the angelic churro in front of him and without thinking, he touched his dessert at the same time as Zenny.
The two of them, the moment their food made contact, expanded their desserts to ridiculous proportions. Joseph’s toon powers expanded the length of the churro like cheese when someone takes a bite of it off the pizza. Zenny’s donuts were almost as big as his head, despite being 4 ft tall, literally having him dig into the donut just to hold it up.
Zenith and Dan were caught off guard from each other’s companion expanding their foods without notice.
“Zenny!” Zenith said sternly.
“Joseph!” Dan also said sternly.
Zenny and Joseph paused and looked over at them then at each other. Their eyes widen, their jaws dropped a gasped, and their tails pointed up.
“Oh my god you’re a toon too?!” The fox and the Jackal said, dropping their food at the same time and clasped each other’s hands. The shook each other enough that both of them momentarily floated out of their seats and back down, blurring in motion from shaking like that.
“Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, I never thought I’d meet another toon here, that’s so awesome!” Zenny said.
“Haha, I didn’t expect to see a toon here too. I thought this was gonna be a quiet place,” Joseph countered.
The two got lost in their own world, introducing each other and their companions and just kept talking.
“O-oh… Is he your brother? Heh, he’s adorable,” Dan said, making polite conversation with Zenith.
“He is. I’m assuming he’s a close friend of yours. I respect your patience,” Zenith replied, taking another sip of tea nonchalantly after recovering from the unexpected food growth.
Dan smiled warmly. “You understand too,” causing the chubby hyena to wag his tail.
“Mostly, Zenny is an aspiring toon, not a full one. He’s a magician first but passes it off as toon antics,” Zenith said.
“Wait really?” Joseph asked, catching that snippet of information then turned to Zenny. “Is that how you made your donut grow so big? That’s still amazing. But, what does he mean aspiring toon?”
“Oh, hehe,” Zenny scratched the back of his head. “I want to be a certified and official toon. So, I’m always practicing my magic. I don’t think it’s quite there yet.”
Joseph held his head up proudly with a slight smirk at being a toon through and through. “Well, well, well, if you ever need advice from yours truly, I’m always ready to help an aspiring toon in need.”
Zenny gasped “Really!” He asked, his eyes beaming with admiration. “Then can you help me with my latest piece?! I really wanna work on it.”
“Oh? What piece is that? Also, why do you want to be a toon?” Joseph asked.
“Here we go,” Zenith said under his breathe.
Zenny smiled wide. “I’ll tell you… through song!” He said and stood up on his chair.
“Should we… stop them?” Dan asked Zenith.
“He’s his card,” Zenith said.
Dan took Zenny’s business card which had 2D animation on the surface. It showed Zenny with a top hat and bowtie with his name on it. It said his stage name was ‘The Little Magician’ and he did all kinds of entertainment.
Dan jumped a bit in his seat when Zenny spun around, going from his blue shirt and brown shorts to his white suit and top hat, matching the card. Zenny also snapped his fingers. The soft jazz music coming from the speakers turned into loud trumpets playing along with other instrumental music to match his performance.
The idea was inspired by this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kon892S9who
Original Lyrics and Title: Toon Buds for Life
Zenny Phox
I was once a g.e.n.i.e
But nowadays I entertain for free
Then I began to watch cartoons
and loved those loons
So after all these centuries
I figured out what I wanna be
I want to bring more joy to everyone
Bring back the smiles, grins, and fun
To get all the laughs
from every demograph
And I believe this is my dream,
so let me join the team
Be a toon for lifeee
And the world will see
be a toon for lifeeeee
how great I'll be
Be a toon for lifeeee
a, do, rae, me
I'll be a star that shines so bright
Being a toon for life~
Joseph laughed and applauded. “Not bad! Not bad at all. Alright, little magician. Lemme show you how it’s done!”
Joseph Jackal
I'm a toon who bends reality
And just one touch could make you meld for me
But it's all for fun, so no harm done
Zenny: Oh sweet
Joseph: You say you want to be like me?
Well, join the stage Zenny
Together: toon buds for lifeeeee
Joseph: We'll show em all
Together: toon buds for lifeeee
Joseph: Stand tall
Zenny: and small
Together: Toon buds for lifeeee
A you and me~
Performing shows all day and night
We're toon buds for lifeee
Zenny: "Sounds great to me"
Toon buds for lifeee
Jackal: Shows overseas
Together: Toon buds for lifeeee
A doo dah dee
Singing with you've just been right
Toon buds for life
The two of them fist-bumped each other at the end of their song as the cashier, the server, and Dan clapped at their performance. Zenith visibly showed no reaction to that, having already seen his brother rehearse it several times but now he had a partner.
“Oh yeah, you’re gonna make a great toon, no doubt about it!” Joseph reassured as Zenny smiled wide from having a new friend.
This also has a story behind it and original lyrics that will play out in the story.
This is for the
JoesephJackal contest, it doubles as practice for animation, and gave me a chance to write a story for fun again.Enjoy
“Come with me,” said Zenny.
“No,” replied Zenith.
“Come with me,” Zenny repeated in the same tone, standing in front of a desk and his brother who was reading a book.
“No,” Zenith replied, not looking up from his book as he sat comfortably in his chair and in the library.
“Come with me,” Zenny persisted, undeterred.
“Zenny, for the last time,” Zenith replied as he closed his book with one hand and looked at his red eyed younger sibling.
“Come, come, come,” Zenny said with a pout and puffed cheeks. “It’s just a hop, skip, and jump away from here and won’t even take an hour! Plus, it’s a coffee shop, of course it’s going to be quiet.”
“And crowded,” the silver furred phox responded with a sigh. He leaned back in his chair and folded his arms.
“You don’t know that!” Zenny said pointing accusingly.
“You know the saying that three is a crowd, right?” Zenith asked.
The small young fox hopped up on the table. “Yeah, but it’s just the two of us,” Zenny said.
“You, me, the cashier, the janitor, the server, the cook, and the customers. That makes it more than three,” Zenith pointed out.
“Not janitors, they’re called custodians,” Zenny said in a matter-of-fact tone. with a finger raised up.
“That doesn’t change my decision,” Zenith said refusing to budge on the topic.
“If you don’t come with me then I’ll… I’ll…” Zenny paused to think about it and tried to come up with the best way to get his reclusive brother out of the library. “If you don’t come with me then I’m telling Zenion you haven’t left the library in a month.”
Triggered as noticed by his right ear twitching, Zenith sighed. “Fine, but no more than an hour.”
“Yay!” Zenny said with his tail wagging happily as the two got ready to head out.
Elsewhere, a rather rounded hyena walked into the bathroom with a yawn. He grabbed his toothbrush and toothpaste, squirting some out and when he brought it up to his face, he paused, witnessing his shrunken, shapeshifting, jackal friend sitting on the bristles of the brush and smiled at him.
“Take me!” Joseph the Jackal demanded.
Dan, the hyena, gave a deadpan expression and rinsed his brush under the sink water. “No”. This caused the transformed toothpaste jackal to cry out dramatically as hot water poured on him and ‘melted him’. Dan plugged the drain, so his friend didn’t sink but he left his Toon friend inside the sink like a puddle.
Half an hour later, Dan got out the shower, dried up, and went to find a shirt. He opened the drawer to see Joseph once again, transformed into a shirt. “Take me!”
“No,” Dan said and closed the drawer, looking into another to find his red shirt and blue pants.
While Dan put on his clothes, Joseph popped out of the drawer and transformed from a shirt to his normal jackal self. “Take me, take me, take me,” Joseph asked again, folding his hands together pleadingly.
“Absolutely not,” Dan said. “I’m going to the café. It’s going to be quiet and way too boring for you. Plus, I don’t need you touching things to make them bigger or making a screen 72 inches bigger so it can’t stay on the wall, or making a scene because you ordered too many sweets.”
“But I heard this place has Churros. I really want to try it. I promise, I’ll be on my best behavior. Have I ever done you wrong?” Jackal asked his best friend.
“Yes, yes you have. Like turning me into a raft when we went to the water park,” Dan said.
“That was so long ago though,” Joseph complained.
“That was two days ago,” Dan said putting on his belt and headed for the door.
Joseph hugged his best friend from behind, wanting to go with him, and gave puppy dog eyes. Dan relented.
“Fine… But you better behave. I don’t want to get banned from any more places,” Dan said.
“We’re not banned, we are ill-invited. Big difference,” Joseph said in a matter-of-fact tone.
“That makes no se…” Dan started to say.
“Let’s go!” Joseph said abruptly, tugging Dan along even though he didn’t know where the café was exactly.
Five minutes later, the two fox brothers walked into the café. It was a little crowded, but it was a small shop, and everyone was mostly quiet. The soft sound of jazz played on a nearby speaker and the two went to the counter to order. The oldest brother, Zenith, observed the people around him, noticing by their body language, attitudes, and subtle movements that most of them were about ready to leave, so he decided to put up with it for his brother. Zenny happily ordered for them both and the two sat at a table.
Not long after, Dan and Joseph came into the same small café and Dan ordered for them at the cash register. Joseph sniffed at the donuts and Chiros, pressing his face to the glass display long enough for his face to flatten a little. Dan tapped Joseph’s shoulder to bring him to his senses and the jackal quickly stepped back, grabbed his face and fixed it.
This happened behind Zenny’s back and Zenith didn’t notice since he kept his head down a little. The only available seat in the café were to the right of the foxes. Joseph unknowingly sat next to Zenny, but at a different table, while Dan did the same, sitting next to Zenith but at the same table as Joseph.
“This place is a bit cramp, isn’t it? Maybe if I…” Joseph was about to say.
“Don’t, this is fine. Remember, you promised to behave,” Dan reminded.
Joseph gave a salute and Dan face palmed. Zenny noticed and giggled a little to himself while Zenith had his arms folded and eyes closed, trying to drown out the sounds of sipping and biting of foods.
At the same time all four of their treats were served at their tables, the rest of the customers got up to leave.
“See! I told you it’d be nice,” Zenny said with a large smile as Zenith sighed but didn’t make a fuss.
“So long as you’re enjoying yourself, I’m satisfied,” Zenith said as he took a sip of his tea then a bite of his cookie.
“Definitely! And now to dig in!” Zenny looked down at his plate at the two chocolate donuts he ordered. He rubbed his hands together and licked his lips, reaching down to touch it.
Dan looked down at his cake and took a spoon to dig in.
Joseph didn’t hear Zenny as he stared at the angelic churro in front of him and without thinking, he touched his dessert at the same time as Zenny.
The two of them, the moment their food made contact, expanded their desserts to ridiculous proportions. Joseph’s toon powers expanded the length of the churro like cheese when someone takes a bite of it off the pizza. Zenny’s donuts were almost as big as his head, despite being 4 ft tall, literally having him dig into the donut just to hold it up.
Zenith and Dan were caught off guard from each other’s companion expanding their foods without notice.
“Zenny!” Zenith said sternly.
“Joseph!” Dan also said sternly.
Zenny and Joseph paused and looked over at them then at each other. Their eyes widen, their jaws dropped a gasped, and their tails pointed up.
“Oh my god you’re a toon too?!” The fox and the Jackal said, dropping their food at the same time and clasped each other’s hands. The shook each other enough that both of them momentarily floated out of their seats and back down, blurring in motion from shaking like that.
“Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, I never thought I’d meet another toon here, that’s so awesome!” Zenny said.
“Haha, I didn’t expect to see a toon here too. I thought this was gonna be a quiet place,” Joseph countered.
The two got lost in their own world, introducing each other and their companions and just kept talking.
“O-oh… Is he your brother? Heh, he’s adorable,” Dan said, making polite conversation with Zenith.
“He is. I’m assuming he’s a close friend of yours. I respect your patience,” Zenith replied, taking another sip of tea nonchalantly after recovering from the unexpected food growth.
Dan smiled warmly. “You understand too,” causing the chubby hyena to wag his tail.
“Mostly, Zenny is an aspiring toon, not a full one. He’s a magician first but passes it off as toon antics,” Zenith said.
“Wait really?” Joseph asked, catching that snippet of information then turned to Zenny. “Is that how you made your donut grow so big? That’s still amazing. But, what does he mean aspiring toon?”
“Oh, hehe,” Zenny scratched the back of his head. “I want to be a certified and official toon. So, I’m always practicing my magic. I don’t think it’s quite there yet.”
Joseph held his head up proudly with a slight smirk at being a toon through and through. “Well, well, well, if you ever need advice from yours truly, I’m always ready to help an aspiring toon in need.”
Zenny gasped “Really!” He asked, his eyes beaming with admiration. “Then can you help me with my latest piece?! I really wanna work on it.”
“Oh? What piece is that? Also, why do you want to be a toon?” Joseph asked.
“Here we go,” Zenith said under his breathe.
Zenny smiled wide. “I’ll tell you… through song!” He said and stood up on his chair.
“Should we… stop them?” Dan asked Zenith.
“He’s his card,” Zenith said.
Dan took Zenny’s business card which had 2D animation on the surface. It showed Zenny with a top hat and bowtie with his name on it. It said his stage name was ‘The Little Magician’ and he did all kinds of entertainment.
Dan jumped a bit in his seat when Zenny spun around, going from his blue shirt and brown shorts to his white suit and top hat, matching the card. Zenny also snapped his fingers. The soft jazz music coming from the speakers turned into loud trumpets playing along with other instrumental music to match his performance.
The idea was inspired by this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kon892S9who
Original Lyrics and Title: Toon Buds for Life
Zenny Phox
I was once a g.e.n.i.e
But nowadays I entertain for free
Then I began to watch cartoons
and loved those loons
So after all these centuries
I figured out what I wanna be
I want to bring more joy to everyone
Bring back the smiles, grins, and fun
To get all the laughs
from every demograph
And I believe this is my dream,
so let me join the team
Be a toon for lifeee
And the world will see
be a toon for lifeeeee
how great I'll be
Be a toon for lifeeee
a, do, rae, me
I'll be a star that shines so bright
Being a toon for life~
Joseph laughed and applauded. “Not bad! Not bad at all. Alright, little magician. Lemme show you how it’s done!”
Joseph Jackal
I'm a toon who bends reality
And just one touch could make you meld for me
But it's all for fun, so no harm done
Zenny: Oh sweet
Joseph: You say you want to be like me?
Well, join the stage Zenny
Together: toon buds for lifeeeee
Joseph: We'll show em all
Together: toon buds for lifeeee
Joseph: Stand tall
Zenny: and small
Together: Toon buds for lifeeee
A you and me~
Performing shows all day and night
We're toon buds for lifeee
Zenny: "Sounds great to me"
Toon buds for lifeee
Jackal: Shows overseas
Together: Toon buds for lifeeee
A doo dah dee
Singing with you've just been right
Toon buds for life
The two of them fist-bumped each other at the end of their song as the cashier, the server, and Dan clapped at their performance. Zenith visibly showed no reaction to that, having already seen his brother rehearse it several times but now he had a partner.
“Oh yeah, you’re gonna make a great toon, no doubt about it!” Joseph reassured as Zenny smiled wide from having a new friend.
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File Size 9.67 MB
When worlds collide! This is a fantastic combination of story, parody, and animation all rolled into one! I have a soft spot for seeing energetic characters in motion, though I think the story itself may be my favorite element of this whole submission by a hair, heheh. I love the parallels drawn between the two different pairs of characters. Both Dan and Zenith putting up with their toony counterparts put a smile on my face, seeing how both needed to be convinced to share a public space with their toon-aligned friends with one not wanting to go and the other wanting to go alone... Different, yet parallel, so when Joeseph and Zenny inevitably discovered each others' ability, there was no avoiding the ensuing show and it all flowed so well!
I often write sporadically concerning Joeseph and Dan's timeline: sometimes writing earlier, other times later, and this fits into the latter half very well when Joeseph's control over his cartoonish chaos is maximized. The opening was an entertaining read with his fully realized trickster routine in full swing, while Dan is being so over it, yet having the knowledge to close the drain when casually washing a jackal out of his toothpaste bristles. Sorry most of my praise is aimed at the writing. I think the animation speaks for itself, and I just like to appreciate others' approach to my characters. Thank you very much for this contribution to the contest this year, I hope many more will appreciate this as much as I do!
I often write sporadically concerning Joeseph and Dan's timeline: sometimes writing earlier, other times later, and this fits into the latter half very well when Joeseph's control over his cartoonish chaos is maximized. The opening was an entertaining read with his fully realized trickster routine in full swing, while Dan is being so over it, yet having the knowledge to close the drain when casually washing a jackal out of his toothpaste bristles. Sorry most of my praise is aimed at the writing. I think the animation speaks for itself, and I just like to appreciate others' approach to my characters. Thank you very much for this contribution to the contest this year, I hope many more will appreciate this as much as I do!
I wanted to say that this was a really fun story to read and the accompanying animation and models are also great! The way they pair together is enjoyable to see both in the animation and story. I can tell you had an enjoyable time creating this. The only thing I have to say (and this does not take away from good this is) is that I think if they blinked it would improve. But I also know that this is something not easy to do and I don't fault you at all for it.
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