[The Atomic Punk]

Osez marcher avec l’obscurité: Episode 8
Story and Characters by DC-Lover & The Atomic Punk

Jean-Michel tossed the second spent cigarette into Bertrand’s coffee cup then rose to his feet. For that alone, Bertrand wanted to slice his neck from ear to ear. Jean-Michel put his hand on Bertrand’s shoulder and smiled through the stitches on his lip.

“Bertie, I need you to do me a favor,” Jean-Michel said as if he and his cousin were old friends. “You have always been the clean, quiet one of the family. You’ve never got your hands dirty. That makes you perfect. You have no enemies and you don’t have a history with les gendarmes.”

Bertrand eyed his cousin suspiciously. Though Jean-Michel was right. Bertrand had never been arrested. He had several connections with the other crime families and corrupt officials. In fact, there had been a few times that he mediated peace and brokered deals. Unlike the Don and Jean-Michel, Bertrand was no thug. He did not wear tailor-made suits like Jean-Michel. However, Bertrand had a style and business-like demeanor that earned him trust.

Jean-Michel continued, “Bertrand, I need to find Ténèbre. We’ve tried to flush him out before with goons and foot soldiers. Now, I need to find out who he really is. This has become personal. We need to hit him at home.”

Bertrand put his good hand on Jean-Michel’s. His eyes glowed. The prospect of leading Jenny into a trap was too good to pass.

“D’accord, mon frère,” Bertrand said with a smile. “We’ll get the bastard. I’ll start with our reporter friend, Ms. Swan.”

Jean-Michel showed himself out the door. Bertrand waved but kept his bloody hand hidden behind his back. Bertrand returned to the bathroom to mend his hand. He lost himself and began laughing like an evil genius. Parfait!

He regained his composure and dialed Andrea Swan’s cell number. Andrea said that she could not meet with Bertrand because of a prior engagement. Bertrand knew that Andrea liked to dine at Chez Rothschild. Poor sucker, Bertrand thought. He will wind up buying a hundred dollar bottle of wine and be lucky to get a second date.

At the hotel across town, François was getting ready for a pleasant evening with a charming young lady. His upcoming rendezvous with Ténèbre in theQuartier-Sauterelle was the furthest thing from his mind.

The Romeo’s phone buzzed with a text from Marie: Mob alert, Maldonis are hiring outside muscle. François realized that he had spent so much time chasing Ténèbre that he had forgot to get word on the street about the local players. Vacation… François chuckled. Marie had sent him on an assignment.

Maybe he asked the reporter on a date because subconsciously he knew that he would be put to work. Then again, François always enjoyed the company of soft green eyes and long blonde tressels. What better way to investigate and at the same time make pleasant conversation.

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@Booziken said:

I could be wrong but something tells me that Andrea’s gonna be a big part of the plot.

Stay tuned.

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Skipped one for obvious reason.

Character Design Contest ♯38- It’s A Kind Of Magic

No entry

Character Design Contest ♯40- Public Heroes

No entry

Wow, have I been in a funk. Come to think of it… I am nearing the end of my retrospect.

Here’s one. Kaldath briefly hosted an Anime challenge. Can’t find the links, though. The first one was a mage / wizard character in anime / manga style. This character doesn’t scream “magic” unless you know the “inspiration” for this design.

Sentai-66

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@Magnus Maximus said:

Hey, just today I tried loading a character to my thread that I had saved with snipping tool, but it didn’t let me. It said “Actual mime type does not match file type.” Anyone else had this problem?

Once every now in then when I try to upload multiple files. It’s an annoyance. Drag the file back into the box and hit upload. Should work.

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I understand “Advanced Placement” from my high school tests. Those landed me in calculus instead of linguistics. They took mathematical “(A+B)-C/D” like every answer was a formula instead of syntax, conjugation, and vocabulary. Frustrating and all-so boring.

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Life

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That’s more Bavarian then German, but then again, most Americans (and other nations as well) think immediately “Beer, Lederhosen and Oktoberfest” when they hear Germany – despite the fact that Germany consists of many different ethnic groups with sometimes very different cultural traits. (just FYI)

Meine Großeltern waren aus Bayern. However, we learned “Hauptdeutsch” at home. And it is Oktoberfest! Which, yes, means bier und bratwurst! Pretzels, bierocks. We have a fast food chain called Runza that serves bierocks, but calls them Runzas for marketing.

Fun Fact 1: The Wolpertinger is a Bavarian mythical creature that was invented in the 19th century and assembled from body parts of different animals to be sold to gullible tourists. Typical how this crowd treats its main “enemy” – the wretched North German (better known as “Preiss” or “Saupreiss”).

I’ll have to start calling my “Junker” friends “Saupreiss.”

Fun Fact 2: In Lower Bavaria (whose inhabitants can be jocularly compared to “rednecks”) the Wolpertinger is called “Oibadrischl“. Maybe a new favorite German word for you?!

I have heard it called Oibadrischl before. Just doesn’t have the same ring as Wolpertinger.

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PS: Just to make sure: No offense meant against any ethnicity, nationality or whatever! I’m just ragging here!!!

Serbian-German mix here.

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Willkommen, haides1005! I lke the flame effects in the hair, fist, and cape.

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@Vampyrist said:
Between AP classes

I ask only ask for fried mozzarella sticks with tangy marinara and optional Dorothy Lynch dressing! Sweets to go with Riesling and crunchy, toasted French bread (It’s a Nebraska thing).

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Thanks, WMD. I’ll be busy the next few days (birthdays, Oktoberfest, etc.). I won’t do anything with Amy Atom or the One-Armed Bandit without a design or scene. I like the adventures that you are coming up for them.

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The stars dress is really nice. I need to work on my color blending.

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Austria still incorporates the Hammer & Sickle? Solid characters overall. Und Wolpertinger… mein Lieblings Wort in Deutsch!

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Character Design Contest ♯39- Colour Coordination

Design a character with the classic “color + name” combination.

El Toro Rojo (The Red Bull)
Brutal Mexican drug cartel assassin who was finally taken down by the bounty hunter Vulpina.

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Ish

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I like the overall presentation. For critique, I would use an open hand resting against his hip (more natural position). His legs are thin. Depending on what part of his story, but I would add some reference to the Nemean Lion. Maybe swap the Celtic insignia for the lion head or lion pose.

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