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oh my god was it really you i've adored your work like since eternity plus seven years oh my fucking god /fangirling
Oh awww that’s so nice, I wish you’d have said hello :-D But yeah we took a train from Helsinki to Tikkurila with Leppu & Muura, I’m kinda surprised you recognized me and not them
Hmmm good question! I suppose Jon should be the first in line for the seat since he’s got the most merits & experience, but that would probably cause everyone to go on a strike to demand an election instead :–D Nobody wants him for leaderAnonymous asked you:Is there a back-up chief or something? In case the current chief dies or cannot do his/her duties? :O Or is that something handed to the highest rank officer?
Anonymous asked you: idk why but i have to tell you this- chie totally reminds me of a little clarice sterling ; v ;
You mean the protag from Silence of the Lambs????? Oh dear…… oh my……
Anonymous asked you: You said that ghost virus has existed for c. 500 years. Is the status of ghosts in the society worse or better now than it was in ancient times? Also, have ghosts always been used as some sort of “fighting force?” Like, I can imagine medieval ghosts working as mercenaries or something.
I just read new updates of chapter 3. Chief said that it is illegal to take photos of Cypress officers, or to even mention them in the media. Does that mean that the general public denies the existence of ghosts, like invalids in North Korea?
Haha no their existence is acknowledged :D It’s just personal information about the officers that’s kept unavailable to the public for security reasons, which is why nobody’s allowed to photograph them (this is also done in the real world to some extent AFAIK)
I've been wondering for a while... how is Jon's name pronounced? Is it "Jon" with an English "j" sound (like in bluejay) or is it with an English "y" sound (since I know in different languages, "j" can make a "y" sound). Ahaha sorry for the confusing explanation.
Jon is short for Jonathan
I get what you mean though, I speak a language where j’s are pronounced like y’s so we sometimes pronounce English names & words the “local” way out of laziness :D
What places have influenced you most in designing the world of Phantomland? One review in the net said that Santa Luison's architecture, narrow streets and veranda cafés resemble Middle or Southern Europe, but I also remember you mentioning in Deviantart that you've also looked at Helsinki when designing buildings (especially Cypress HQ).
Uhhm well… I’ve been to cities like London and Amsterdam a couple of times and while I thought I’d aim to take inspiration from them - to have some sort of general “old Europe” aesthetic for Santa Luison - honestly I’m not doing nearly as much research on architecture as I should!
I mostly just ass-pull the buildings I need to draw (so they’re consistent with the plot & action) and I’m obviously subconsciously influenced by Helsinki since that’s where I hang out the most. Helsinki doesn’t have all that much old architecture so it sucks as a reference though
But I think I’ll put more effort to the environments once they become more directly relevant to the story? Right now there’s more focus on character-building than world-building, but I aim to make it more balanced eventually. That said I wish I’d have put a little more thought into Cypress HQ since I’ll be drawing it in almost every chapter. It’s not quite big enough, for one thing :-D
Anonymous asked you: What is Jon’s opinion on Facebook and Social Media?
He’s not good with computers so it’s a foreign world to him
How does the Ghost virus spread? Is it air-borne, touch or something else? Can it infect animals, as well? Does anyone know where it originated from? I have a vague theory that it could've been created in a lab for some purpose...
When the host dies, the virus goes airborne while any people within a certain radius are at risk of getting infected. There are other methods to catch the virus as well but I won’t talk about them yet
Animals are immune… I guess?? I never thought about that tbh :D The virus has been around for at least ~500 years though, and the carriers have always maintained some form of community of their own
you should open commissions. money is a good way to stop procastination. ;)
What are you talking about anon
I especially procrastinate on stuff involving money since there’s that much more pressure to do a decent job :—-D
So yeah maybe I should take a bunch of commissions and leave them hanging on purpose just so I can have that guilty pleasure of working on my own stuff instead
I have a question. If a citizen of foreign country catches the ghost virus while visiting Santa Luison, will this cause diplomatic problems between countries?
Hmmm, I’d say foreigners get the same treatment as everyone else… Difference being that if they don’t survive the infection, the corpse would be returned to the home country.
That said catching the virus is still a rare and unlikely thing so the governments don’t really get too upset about it
Wowwww anon you have quite a wild subconscious to have dreamed that! Thanks for sharing… I was sorta dreading the day I’d end up creating the inevitable school au but IT’S RIGHT HERE…. although in my version Alex is the obligatory popular kid and Jon is a terrifying P.E. teacher
Anonymous asked you:It was said in the beginning that ghosts would be sent back if they had any recollection of their past lives. But if they are still ghosts carrying the virus, then how would they be allowed to be sent back? .__.
Memory loss just happens to be a simple way to confirm the infection. If the person remembers something (= very rare), chances are their immune system somehow beat the virus, in which case they get sent back home
Anonymous asked you:Does everyone who comes to Cypress become a trainee? I’m confused why Chie was instantly chosen to go on missions while someone like Jasper ended up doing odd jobs instead.
Newcomers start training as soon as there’s someone who’s qualified, available & willing to train them (senior officers). Often they have to wait for a while and do odd jobs in the meantime. Chie and Jon’s arrangement is weird and unexpected though so everyone’s a little curious about it :-D
Jasper used to be a trainee as well but something bad happened and he never got a chance to finish his training since, so he’s stuck being a janitor
Is the cane some sort of symbol of power for Cypress chief, for her predecessor had it, too? Speaking of which, younger chief is probably your most beautiful female character :)
Good job noticing! I drew him with the cane on a whim so I haven’t thought of a deeper meaning to it yet :-D But yes, your theory is entirely possible
Ah I’m glad you appreciate her beauty <3 The young look was more or less inspired by Tilda Swinton’s character in Constantine
