Sigrid is still trying to tease out some sense from her commanding officer, but Tosch is super into whatever’s in that desk drawer. Maybe he was looking for a mint? I keep those on top of the desk–you stick ’em in a drawer, you’re just begging to lose ’em.

Sorry, this post isn’t entirely about mints.

I’m continuing to enjoy the little posture checks and bits of subtext throughout the conversation that Rachel is evoking with her wonderful application of expression and emotion on our pair of characters here. Subtext on the page is, in my opinion anyway, one of the most interesting things to go back and revisit later–especially after plot or character beats. Reading a character’s face and trying to see how much of themselves they betray/suggest is a fun exercise, and also puts an emphasis on knowing where your story and characters are going ahead of time so you can seed that stuff in, not just in the script and actual character beats, but the subtext and motives behind their movements, poses, and expressions.

The books are still in the process of being shipped, though we’re quickly approaching the “six weeks to ship” estimate that I was given back on February 21st! I’m hoping to have news on that front in…well about two weeks, I would estimate.

Remember that until we get the books, our BACKERKIT STORE is still OPEN! That’s right, if you missed out on any of the books, the pins, the prints, etc, you can still order them for a couple more weeks. We’re going to be locking down orders and (I’m pretty sure) closing the BackerKit store once the Kickstarter orders all ship out, so get your orders in soon if you haven’t already!

For guest art this week, I’m gonna do something a little different! Folks who followed the Kickstarter campaign might know that Leah Briere, the artist behind The Scholar and the Seawal, offered random character card sketches as a pledge tier. I’m going to share some of those here and there, just to offer up some fun art for everyone! Here’s a Crim, Eira, and Kenosh!