otog – The Gallery of Stormy Adler

OTOG Chapter 6 – Excesscore

Gilda meets Wendy, April and Margo at a quirky apparel store.

OTOG Chapter 5 – Pioggia Insanguinata

Gilda encounters Zephyr and the X-Angels cult.

OTOG Chapter 4 – That’s Not Fruit Punch

Margo gets herself, Wendy, and April into trouble with a crazed alt-right group.

OTOG Chapter 3 – Hooked on Mnemonics

Gilda comes up with creative ways to help her learn the Gerbilman language.

OTOG Chapter 1 – Magic Hour Sweet and Sour

Gilda bothers a kiosk worker on her way into the mall.

OTOG Chapter 2 – Between Foolish and Fungus

Gilda rejects the idea of friendship after an encounter with bullies.

[It’s December, the holiday shopping season. Gilda is at the Grunvale Mall with her grandma Sharon]Gilda: [looks into tote bag] “You think Wendy’ll like this acorn-scented candle? Or should I have gotten the lemon-scented?”Sharon: “You’re buying for her, Gil. Not for you. Besides, she’s a sciurine. You know that. It’s in her blood to loveContinue reading “Oh Joy. Cotton Candy.”

A Quokkin’ G’Day

[Swan household on the Redfeather commune. Flannery sits on her bed in her room, darkened by sunblocking curtains as a storm rages outside, playing on her lute.] Flannery: 🎵 A pox on Zeus, for canceling mine LARP this day — 🎵[Lightning strikes close by, making her jump from the loud boom of the thunder. Outside,Continue reading “A Quokkin’ G’Day”

No Concessions

[Iwerks University baseball field, late afternoon, before a game. As the Junior Shamrocks talk with one another, the coach taps their bat against the fence][Junior Shamrocks coach]: “Attention, attention. I have an announcement to make.” [the Junior Shamrocks fall silent] “There have been several complaints lately from spectators and even the Iwerks chancellor, about theContinue reading “No Concessions”

Green and Purple are Complementary Colors

[late August of 2016 on the strict timeline of ZP-51498. Gilda, gussied up in semi-formal attire, is on her way to meet the Wyler family at their home in Grunvale. She stops in front of a parked car to look at herself in the mirror]Gilda: “I’m a bit crooked.” [adjusts hair ribbon] “And my cheeksContinue reading “Green and Purple are Complementary Colors”