Back when my brother asked me what characters he should draw for our art trade, I didn't have much to choose from in my gallery. On a whim, I picked my ascii warrior avatar, and surprisingly enough he accepted.

I move on to the third round of along with my brother *Artist-Mage and several other cool artists.
I am of course ridiculously happy.

This marks a couple of landmarks: the second time a written entry of mine has won a contest, and the first time I have won a one-on-one OCT battle.

It has been great fun, and I have improved a lot. And so have the other competitors. Which means when I meet my inevitable downfall, the end result should be truly epic.

It's funny to think how rushed I was entering the tournament. When I asked ~MikazukiYuki if there was still room for me, my character had only existed in her latest incarnation for a very short time. Her name wasn't even a week old! (By the way, names are hard.)

And yet Fedora Tanglechild and co. have been growing more and more developed, fighting their way into a special place in my heart. Let's hear it for those seedy rascals; may they continue to entertain and delight.

In other news, I'm finally giving this "css" thingie a try. I'm not done with the setup, but what do you all think so far?