Margo: “Gilda, I appreciate that I now have 80s garb like you, you know I do. But I really must ask, what is it with you and black-and-white lately?”
Gilda: “It looks cool and puts the focus more on light and details. Also, these portraits aren’t black-and-white. There’s an offset of ten units on both ends of the lightness value. Questo è argento!”
Margo: “Quest of our whaaaaa?”
Wendy: “‘This is silver’.”
Margo: [beat] “And I assume you know this because you take online classes taught by a green strigine?”
Gilda: “No, she knows it from being around me. I’m surprised you haven’t picked up any Istallion yourself by now.”
Margo: [feeling embarrassed] “Mamma mia.”
This isn’t anything big, just an artwork I made for myself to celebrate my 25th, or as I’ve been referring to it on my socials, my silver jubilee birthday. The Oddball Tetrad, with Margo, Wendy, and April now finally given official 1980s-style outfits in their own styles like Gilda has had in her style since the beginning, and all four drawn in a… different black-and-white palette, that emphasizes the ‘silver’ in ‘silver jubilee’. I plan to get this printed on glossy paper, which will help further sell the silver appearance of this panorama.
Nothing much more to add for this one. However, I do have more to add, since it is my birthday… thanks to everyone online who wished me a happy birthday today! And special thanks to the Twitter users @KamenRiderLoud, @LoudToon99, @worldofjake2012, and @Joey_HJ_CMGS for even going out of their way to draw fanart for me! And also anyone else who may art for me that didn’t get it out in time for me to thank them here. I will thank y’all on Twitter, though, and post your artworks below like the rest of those who showed their gifts to me!
Oh, yeah, I’ll… I’ll be showcasing the gifted artworks below. Because I appreciate y’all that much. Stay tuned after that for a bonus ficlet I wrote back in 2022! And as for the rest of you, take care, stay safe, push for an Asimovian amendment for AI, support the striking writers of the WGA, go watch Guardians 3 because it’s awesome, and have a good one.
Special Thanks
And now, to close out, the bonus ficlet I promised y’all.
Golf Positivity
Original DA Upload Date: May 14, 2022
[May 14, 2018 on the strict timeline of ZP-51498. The Tetrad are on a minigolf course; they walk up to a hole with a creepy-looking statue of a castoridine’s head]
Margo: “Ooh. Creepy-looking castoridine. It looks like a Terra Formars roach.”
April: “‘s got a pretty gingin’-lookin’ tongue.” [runs up to take a closer look at the tongue. When she puts her hand to it, she realizes that it’s moist] “Eww, ‘s e’en wet! Whassis e’en made oot of?!”
[Gilda goes up to the statue and runs the palm of her hand down the tongue]
Gilda: “It’s rubber. From melted-down tires.” [runs the back of her hand down the tongue] “The rain from yesterday must not’ve evaporated off of it yet.” [beat] “Oh well. It’ll make a fun challenge, the ball getting all slippery and everything. So, uh, which hole is this?”
Wendy: “Hole ten. We’re halfway done.”
Gilda: “Wow, already? Feels like less.”
April: “Well, ‘at’s hoo ye knoo ye’re ‘avin’ fun!” [beat] “Sae, eh, who’s oan fahst?”
Margo: “Who.”
April: “The one o’ us playin’ fahst.”
Margo: “Who.”
April: “The sow who’s fahst tae play t’is ‘oole.”
Margo: “Who.”
Wendy: “Knock that off!” [pulls Margo’s hoodie strings, leaving Margo’s face completely obscured by the hood] “Gilda’s playing first. She’s the birthday girl, and the only one of us with a negative score. She’s got the best idea of how this course works, so let’s watch her and follow her example.”
[Margo runs around blinded for a while before falling over. While still lying on the ground, she pulls her hood back open]
Margo: “You’re using the one who has a negative score as an example of how to play? That’s just stupid! Use me! You said I have the highest score.”
[Wendy and April facepalm; Gilda rolls her eyes]
Gilda: “Margo, how many times do we need to explain how golf scores work? Negative points are what you’re aiming for.”
[beat]
Margo: “That’s stupid.”
April: “Well, let’s put it t’is weh. Goolf’s aboot who kin git th’ boll intae th’ ‘oole in th’ least strokes.”
Margo: “Oh, well that makes sense.”
Wendy: “Now do you get it?”
Margo: “Yeah.”
Wendy: “Okay. Now let’s go sit at that table over there and watch how Gil does it.” [she, Margo, and April walk over to the table] “Take it, golf queen.”
Gilda: [smiles, then places her ball on the tee] “Here we go.” [stands up and prepares to hit the ball] “Remember, if I win, and I will, you’re buying me an Arnold Palmer. A whole gallon!”
Wendy: “Don’t worry, we didn’t forget.”
[Gilda looks down at her ball and prepares to make her stroke. Silently, she makes a practice stroke, and then…]
Gilda: “My pink ball go down da hooooole!”
[…makes the stroke for real. The ball goes flying into the castoridine’s mouth, seemingly scoring Gilda a hole-in-one. The Tetrad watch silently as they wait to see if the ball made it through. A pre-recorded burp sound plays from the statue]
Margo: “Better from the attic than the basement, am I right?”
[the statue spits the ball out]
Gilda: “Well, it sure is in this case!” [laughs. Margo looks surprised at how accurate her quip turned out]
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The four main artworks were made at a resolution of 1890×2160 (aspect ratio 1:1.14), and combined are at a resolution of 7560×2160 (aspect ratio 3.50:1). The additional artwork was made at a resolution of 5076×2160 (aspect ratio 2.35:1).
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