A Simmering Life

[heady creek]

Isn't Rollo supposed to be closer to Cobalt's height than Brekk's? 🤔

[lime birch]

Rollo said he would wear flat shoes so that Brekk wouldn't be the shortest.
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They're wearing matching boots but one his heeled and one is not.

[heady creek]

I just realized Brekk was wearing heels. It's hard to see in the first picture, and the list of pictures (on mobile) was covering them in the last.

[merry drift]

I love these adorable goofballs

[lime birch]

They also all have matching nail polish

[lime birch]

[The morning after the wedding]

Rollo: "Yes sir, I understand. Thank you, Captain, I'll keep that in mind. Alright. Thank you, sir."

Cobalt: "Who was that?"
Rollo: "Captain Bu'ulak."
Cobalt: "Babe, we're not here for work."

Rollo: "I know, I wasn't workin. Captain jus wanted to know what flight I'm catchin home. There's a Huslandi City Watch cadet goin to Midrul, they're gonna meet me at the airport."
Cobalt: "Oh! You'll have a travel buddy!"
Rollo: "Well, I dunno how much company I'll be, but it'll be nice not to travel home alone."

[lime birch]

Rollo: "Is Brekk up?"
Cobalt: [chuckles] "No.😃"
Rollo: "Shall we wake'm up and then go for breakfast?"

---

Cobalt: "Can we just call up room service instead?"
Rollo: "Yeah, alright."
Cobalt: "And then we can go to the beach!"
Rollo: "Oh good, I was hopin to get a sunburn while we're here."
Cobalt: "I love it when you're grumpy."

[lime birch]

Cobalt: "How about, instead of the beach, you and Brekk spend the next couple days together. I know the beach isn't really your idea of a good time."
Rollo: "What about you?"
Cobalt: "I think I can keep myself entertained for a few days. Besides, Brekk and I are spending an extra week here; you're going home in a few days."
Rollo: "Are you sure?"

---

Cobalt: "We're going to have breakfast and then you and Brekk are going to go see all those interesting cultural things on your bucket list. I'm going to go down to the pool. And I'll see you in a few days when it's time to go to the airport 😏."
Rollo: "You don't have to. We can spend time together, the three of us."
Cobalt: "Of course I don't have to. But we have our whole lives to spend time together. You only get one honeymoon. We talked about this already."
Rollo: "I'll make it up to you when you get home."
Cobalt: "I know. 😃

[lime birch]

[For the next few days Rollo and Brekk see the sights, visit a number of cigar lounges, and pay their respects at the memorial for the victims of the Sleost Street Riot]

[lime birch]

Brekk: "Do you have to go?"
Rollo: "I'm 'spected back."
Brekk: "But you could stay."

---

Rollo: "I s'pose I could."

[lime birch]

Rollo: "But I think Cobalt's got a lot of things he wants to do with you."
Brekk: "Not you?"
Rollo: "Ain't my cup o'tea. But I think you'll have fun jus the two of you. Either way, still got a few hours before I gotta be at the airport."

---

[lime birch]

[At the airport, after passing through security... Rollo is getting a little worked up about getting on another plane...]

[lime birch]

"Corporal Yates?"
Rollo: "Hmm?"

"Corporal Rollo Yates from Lirset?"
Rollo: "That's me."

"Zad Warmane, sir. I was told to meet you here."
Rollo: "Oh yeah, right. You're joining Lirset City Watch on the exchange program."
Zad: "That's right. This is my partner Hanar."
Rollo: "Nice to meet you both."

[lime birch]

Zad: "What brought you to Husland, Corporal?"
Rollo: "Call me Rollo. Came here to get married. They don't allow three-ways back home, but they'll honor ones done here."
Hanar: "Congratulations."
Rollo: "Thank you."
Hanar: "Are your spouses not returning with you?"
Rollo: "Erm, no. They's decided to stay for a few extra days of honeymoonin. But I'm expected back at HQ tomorrow mornin."

[An announcement that the flight to Lirset will begin boarding shortly]

Hanar: "Are you feeling alright, Rollo?"
Rollo: "Hmm?"
Hanar: "You look ill. Are you alright?"
Rollo: "Oh. I. Uh... I ain't one for flyin. I'm right terrified, to tell the truth."
Hanar: "Well, you're in good company then. Zad and I have never flown before. We planned to try to sleep through the flight if we can."

Rollo: "Oh. And here I was worried I weren't gonna be very good company."
Hanar: [laughs] "We can all ignore each other together!"

[lime birch]

[Later the next weekend...]

Cobalt: "Rollo! We're home!"

Rollo: "Welcome ho- Oh my, what happened?"

[lime birch]

Cobalt: "He got a little too much sun yesterday. Didn't you? And our flight was delayed. Twice."
Brekk: "I met a millionaire! I met two millionaires!"
Cobalt: "Oh! And may have ended up in First Class and had a little too much to drink with new friends before we had to go back to our seats."
Brekk: "Rollooooo! I missed yoooou!"

[dry yoke]

Look at him go!! Making new friends!!

[lime birch]

They definitely weren't drinking in the airport while they waited for their flight to finally board.

[lime birch]

Rollo: [sigh] "Come'ere darlin. Let's get some lotion on that, er- How's yer skin both more red and more green at the same time?"
Brekk: "I'm a goblin!"
Rollo: "Oh, are you really?"

Brekk: "You. Are so pretty! Even with a beard."

---

Cobalt: "Isn't he fun?!" [laughs]

[scenic sage]

Hmmm... I had a thought. We've got a "common knowledge" conflict.

1. Only goblins can do portal magic.
2. There are no goblins left.
3. Portals are opening.

So somebody else figured it out or there's some goblination going on.

[lime birch]

Brekk: "I dyed my hair!"
Rollo: "Did you try to keep up with Cobalt's drinkin?"
Brekk: "I drank three bottles of wine!"
Rollo: [chuckles] "I can tell!"

Brekk: "Let's make a ✨baby.✨"

Cobalt: "Well, I'm gonna have a nap."
Brekk: "Noooo. Staaaaay!".
Cobalt: "Babe, you don't need me around for that."
Brekk: "But I want you to! Too. Two. Also. Staaaay!"

[lime birch]

Rollo: "Hang on. We ain't doin anythin till you sober up a bit."
Brekk: "What? Why?"
Rollo: "Consent, that's why. And I ain't really keen on the prospect of being thrown up on."

Brekk: "Uuuugh! Fine!"

Brekk: "I'm gonna get so sober!"
Rollo: "It... I ain't issuin a challenge, darlin."

Brekk: "Coffee time!"

Cobalt: "Oh, we should not let him make coffee on his own."
Rollo: "Well, there's-"
Brekk: [gasp] "Plakkik! Brew Witches!"
Rollo: "-yeah, that, in the fridge for him. I figured he'd be tired when you got home. Not rowdy 'n' drunk though."
Cobalt: "We had so much fun coming home 😉."

[lime birch]

[The next morning...]

Brekk: "uuuugh, my skin hurts..."
Rollo: "Morning."
Brekk: "my head hurts too."

Rollo: "Made it jus how you like it."
Brekk: "ohhh... i love you."

[lime birch]

Brekk: "oh. owww..."

Rollo: "I'm off today. Why don't you go sit on the couch and I'll get some lotion on that sunburn."
Brekk: "Okay."
Rollo: "How bad is it?"
Brekk: "We spent the last two days at a "secret" [clothing optional, adults only] beach. Even the bottoms of my feet are sunburned."
Rollo: "In that case, might be a good idea to put off gettin our family started for a few days."

Brekk: "What?"
Rollo: [chuckle] "You was very insistant yesterday that we get started right away."
Brekk: "Hrrrrmmm... I don't remember that."
Rollo: "I know. You had yourself a cup of cold plakkik and then passed out at the kitchen table."

---

Rollo: "Come on, I'll get you somethin for your headache. Got you some critter fritters too."
Brekk: "You're the best."

[dry yoke]

THE POWER OF WRITING

[lime birch]

[A few weeks later]

Cobalt: "First day of school!"
Brekk: "Oh. Yeah."
Cobalt: "Are you excited?"
Brekk: "I'm thrity-four."

---

Cobalt: "Are you nervous?"
Brekk: "I'm just not very hopeful. The last time I went to school, it was awful."
Cobalt: "Well, you'll be going to school with adults this time though. It shoud be better, right?"
Brekk: "I guess so."

Cobalt: "Have you thought about what you want to do once you get your diploma?"
Brekk: "Hmmm... No... Kind of. It would be kind of expensive though."
Cobalt: "What is it?"
Brekk: "Well-"
Blinkers: "Rrrrrrrrrrow?"

[dry yoke]

the boy!!!

[scenic sage]

Blinkers! 😍

[pseudo wing]

Drac-cat!

[heady creek]

Brekk going for GED?

[lime birch]

Cobalt: [gasp!] "There's my baby!"

Blinkers: "mrrrrrrp brrrrpt"
Cobalt: "What a handsome boy you are! Do you want treats? Do you? Do you want cookies?"
Blinkers: "Rrrrpt! Rrrrreow!?"

Brekk: "Blinky, {sit sit!}

[lime birch]

Yep. Dropped out of school when he was just 15.

[lime birch]

Cobalt: [gasp!]
Brekk: "{Good boy. Lay down.}"

Cobalt: "Blinkers! {Good boy!}"

Cobalt: "{What a good boy you are. Should daddy bring you home some fish today?} Since when do you speak Elfish?"
Brekk: "Oh. Um. I listen to you talk to Blinkers. And. Rollo sometimes says things in Elfish... I just kind of picked it up."
Cobalt: "Oh."

[merry drift]

such a good kitty

[scenic sage]

Best kitty

[scenic sage]

Guulka magic?

[merry drift]

Oh god imagine if my cats were drakitties like Blinkers. I have 6 cats

[lime birch]

Cobalt: "Oh!!" [laughs] "Yeah, he does do that!"
Blinkers: [motorcycle purring]

Brekk: "Anyway... If I can qualify for some loans, I'd like to go into veterinary medicine."
Cobalt: "Oh! That would be neat. Do you want to be a veterinarian?"
Brekk: "Maybe. It's a lot of school. And money. Right now I just want to focus on getting my GED taken care of."

Cobalt: "🎶Bumbumbumbumbum {Bum drums!}🎶 How are you going to handle having a baby while also going to school?"
Blinkers: [louder purring]
Brekk: "I'll make it work. I've waited this long. If I have to stop and start again in a couple years, it's fine. And it's not like I'm alone. I'll have you and Rollo. Right?"

[merry drift]

that'd be an improvement for Wakko

he is the example of no thoughts head empty

His sister Dot on the other hand might just figure out how to open her catfood

she is the smart one

[lime birch]

Blinkers: "Brrrrpt!"

Cobalt: "Of course. I'll always be here for you and Rollo."

---

Rollo: "Darlin, I'm leavin! You still want a ride?"
Brekk: "Oops. Gotta go!"
Cobalt: "Have a good day at school, babe."
Brekk: "I'm coming!"

(pose is Besame by @wind tapir)

[granite goblet]

as someone who was born while one of his parents was in vet school, believe me when i say that it’ll certainly put their relationship to the test

and i hope vets are actually paid enough in their world, otherwise brekk will most likely be saddled with debt for the rest of his life

[lime birch]

Well, he's got 3 grades of high school to get caught up on first.
And if he thinks Rollo and Cobalt will just left him drown in debt, he doesn't know his husbands very well.

[granite goblet]

it’ll definitely take a while for him to go from GED to vet school, so at least the kid probably won’t be a baby by the time he’s in it

[scenic sage]

When my kids were little we'd take them every year to UGA vet school's open house. It became like a little annual family daycation. I've got this pic in my mind of Brekk as one of the vet school guides for that and it's so cute.

[granite goblet]

UGA is where my mom went to vet school

[scenic sage]

My wife was a GT fan bigtime so the family defaulted that way. My eldest was always concerned about being in “enemy territory”. 😂

[granite goblet]

that’s how my parents feel about being at LSU haha

[dry yoke]

he's got a point, but the mustache is ✨ iconic ✨ for Rollo honestly

[sharp plaza]

He looks good!

[dry yoke]

👀👀👀

SO nice

[merry drift]

oh my

[sharp plaza]

🤔

No they are

I wasn't sure if you were asking which we preferred

I personally prefer A

Could you do A with B's ears?

[merry drift]

FC is both a blessing and a curse

[dry yoke]

aye, A is pretty nice

[sharp plaza]

A is pretty good here!

Also, a FC tip I've discovered helped me get used to things

A blank expression does hurt the vibes a character is supposed to give off.

For me a face/customized face isn't complete until after expressions are done.

[scenic sage]

I like the jawline / cheeks on B a lot more.

[wind tapir]

B feels too sharp, A has the lively fey feel

[scenic sage]

I see B as softer as well. The protruding jawline on A gives me a hypermasculine feel.

[wind tapir]

B is softer, but its still pointy

All of the features are very angular on it kinda pointing to the middle and then down the face. A is more square, but rounded in how the features angle

[scenic sage]

I’m also partial to pointy drawn out elf faces so that’s a factor in my vote.

[wind tapir]

I am still team A

[scenic sage]

C smolders. A is coming right in to kiss yo face.

[wind tapir]

B

[scenic sage]

Trying to look with fresh eyes. First take, with the phone held away, B is out for me. A is more primitive/bestial. C is more elegant. A wins.

Oops. At the work site. L8rs

[modest sentinel]

B all the way, in my opinion

The strength of it feels most like Cobalt

[dry yoke]

what's the differences between B and C?

oh it's just jaw

B

[scenic sage]

Clarification: I also love B. “Out” was just for deciding between the 3.

[ornate oasis]

B

It's really hard for me to tell the difference between b and c but B seems to feel more like Cobalt

[modest sentinel]

Yeah I still like B best

[wind tapir]

B

[pseudo wing]

B

[scenic sage]

She looks great, Mel.

[sharp plaza]

The expressions are such an improvement. As well as the new fact

Face

Yeah...