Okay- since the continuation of Baptiste's "adventure" here isn't all nudes, I'm adding the rest here instead of that thread. XD
Title: Trolling
It had been disappointing, trolling the seven levels of Torrence. Once part of the 'new and improved' living structure base, it had in the last decade or so fallen well beyond seedy- something that had on more than one occasion proved beneficial to Baptiste in these sort of moods.
Today, however, had not ended in a lucrative manner. Neither for his wallet or other baser pursuits.
He had harbored some small micron of hope for the last building on the seventh level, situated right before the loading bays, but once Baptiste rounded the corner that took him from the lift to the deck told him that micron of hope had been wasted. Even as he walked past the litter, trash barrels and the whore on the second level above him he eyed the well armed Patrol on the stoop of the section that used to house one of the more fruitful 'trade' spots in Torrence.
Evidently it had been sterilized. Beyond the alcove the papers that covered the door screamed legalities of how, why, and who closed the establishment down. He kept the cursing in his head as he nodded and passed by the Patrol to the beaten up dispenser that the bot had been fiddling with while Baptiste made his way along the deck.
As the crates were moved into the loading dock behind him, Baptiste fiddled with the newly "fixed" machine- It was best to be inconspicuous when the Patrol was concerned, he was simply wanting a Carb. Even if the damn dispenser still didn't work. He shoved the machine, cursed, and headed back the way he came just as any normal, disgruntled person would do.
Perhaps it was time to hit more familiar ground. Com with a familiar person. Maybe he'd get a break and a bit of luck.
Another Character- Lucius Duchene
A man with no history, no background to nearly everyone. A runner as well as a Com engineer, he had connections where most professional runners could not dream of getting; the outer Cities. Most Com's between Cities were sketchy at best, worse than Morse Code at it's worst. Somehow, someway, Lucius could gather intel, get in and out- with the goods- every time he was paid to do so.
Known to disappear for a half of a year or more on any given occasion, nailing him down to one particular place could and would prove difficult if not impossible should he want to remain unseen. It was the way he wanted it and there wasn't a damn thing anyone could do to stop him.
Many times he and Baptiste ran teams together to either find, procure, or be rid of certain goods that other runners could not find, steal, or barter for. It was an arrangement that suited both very well; by nature and to their pockets.
Things had started to change in the past year, however. It wasn't something Baptiste could put a finger on, but the air's energy shifted into a direction Baptiste wasn't so sure he wanted to figure out.
Personal sh*t just wasn't his forte.
Title: Not Your Toy
The next afternoon after the few errands Baptiste needed to finished finally were, he set about heading to a very different quarter of the City than was his norm. It was older. Almost refined if you could look past the decay and sheer age of some of the buildings in this quadrant. All of the aging beauty of the structures and statues that were left were ignored as Baptiste made his way down certain streets, hidden alleyways and to a well tucked away building that happened to be his primary target.
He hadn't even topped the steps to the large double front doors when one swung open. The slightly surprised expression on Lucius' face probably matched the one Baptiste wore-before the slant of a smirk took over and changed the expression to something that hinted at predatory.
"Headin' out?" Lucius gave him a slight squint and a nod as he took a lean against the still closed door to his side.
"Yes. Have something to attend to. You didn't Com, I wasn't expecting you." Lucius' tone was almost guarded, the intel beyond vague. That wasn't anything abnormal when the two came across each other's paths in a public setting.
"Well." Baptiste arched a brow as Lucius took that pose against the door. "Thought you might have some time.. Pick up a bottle. Maybe have a little fun."
Lucius' expression hardened...maybe it was just the way his eyes darkened? Baptiste wasn't given too much time to contemplate either when Lucius stood straight and took a few steps closer to the edge of the steps that led into the hall behind him. "No."
The challenge was almost too much to pass up.
Baptiste took one slow step up to near Lucius' position and was brought to a halt by an index fingertip shoved just under his collarbone below the Cell Skin shirt he wore. He glanced down to the finger jabbed into his torso before eyes angled back up to Lucius. "It's just a little fun. Tell me you haven't thought about it." He put a little of that challenge, the temptation, into those two sentences.
It wasn't enough. "I am not your f*cking toy, Baptiste. I will never be one. The answer was, is and will be 'no'. You want that, find it at the Pit." Lucius' voice spoke volumes more than the upfront and straight edged answer-
Baptiste wasn't going to get his rocks off here.
He said nothing as he stepped aside to let Lucius pass and head down the stairs to the cobblestone street that almost gave up the ghost of being a street at all. He stayed silent while the door swung shut behind him- the mechanism automatically closing and locking it behind Lucius' departure on the designated time. It wasn't until Lucius turned a corner and was out of sight when Baptiste gave a disgusted sigh, turned, and prowled away in the other direction.
Maybe he will go to the pit.
Maybe Lucius one day will take the challenge.
Too many maybe's for one damn day.
And/or frustrate the living hell outta me. XD Been piddling with the scene idea in Carrara- just props, no figures yet. Trying to see if I can get the lighting I want prior to anything else. This is the test run- so far. Going for overcast early afternoon sort of lighting. I loathe outside lighting. XD There is an HDRI set up, matched to the sky settings, distance and sun light. Rendered with skylight/ambient settings in Carrara, along with raytrace, improved edges, and separated into two rendered layers- the main and the depth cue.
All in all- it was set up to render around ten this morning and finished about six-thirty.
I noticed the same with the box- and didn't want to re-create it since the damn scene crashed after I exported the render. I'll be keeping an eye on that, yes. ;)
As for the trains- I'm not sure. I have to see if I still have the one that I THINK either fit or came with the tubes, but I'm fairly certain there wasn't a train to go with them. If that's the case, I'll be keeping an eye out for a freebie one to use for the tube in the background.
I just did too, have that metro set so ...Yes! There shall be trains. XD
Nan! So glad you're enjoying! *grin* Oh, there will be more. Yus.
Ya kidding? It's awesome! Thank you for that, Jim. Can't wait to get it into a render, along with the others. :D
Xaa said:Small addenda, for those who are wondering: The 60-page book isn't yet available (Nan got an Advance Copy). I haven't yet decided whether I'll market it or just make it a freebie. The 20-page book (smaller version) is available on ShareCG, however. It's available here:
http://www.sharecg.com/v/66786/view/11/Poser/20-Page-Poseable-Book
Nanobot said:Once you've uploaded your picture file, if you roll your mouse over the thumbnail you'll see a link option to insert the image. :) I edited the last post for ya.
and...since I'm sharing... High Priestess. Yes, it's V4, male-fied.
GRIM said:Nan, I gotta say- THANK you for all of those lovelie freebies. I've been getting quite a run out of them with this series I've been working on, not to mention a lot of my other works. I wanted to share- this is the raw, test render of the Devil for the cards.
GRIM said:And the test run for Judgment; pp isn't finished yet.
MiaoShou said:
GRIM said:And the test run for Judgment; pp isn't finished yet.
That's quite scary!
The High Priestess reminds me of somebody. Can't work out if it's somebody I know or somebody famous. Biological female person anyway. He looks like a caning headmistress.
lol- thank you, Miao and Terre. As for making sin attractive, it seems I have a way about that? :D
Caning Mistress, hm? Kinda like that idea!
Whelp- I did another contest. This one for a personal challenge since I normally don't do this sort of thing. It's over on DA; Land of the Sky. It's for a Wacom Tablet, which I could really use a new one.
Had to choose two characters in the comic and picture a relationship of sorts between them. I chose protector and protectee...and made the anime semi-realistic in this one. It was harder than I thought, but I'm happy with the results.
"There's nothing to fear." Is the title.
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