Category: Grimmsy Grimmling

No change in background except the position of the bird’s flight…very peripheral.

Grimmsy has moved to a polite distance from the man; closer but without intruding on his personal space. He apparently has stopped there, somehow drawn in a fashion indicating that. His eyes gaze up at the man and he appears solemn, as before; there is a bit of firmness in his gaze, not quite “anger” or even “irritation”…more “I hope you will behave properly this time…” He seems to pause a moment for “dramatic” effect, seemingly as a matter of formality, politeness, or the like. He seems quietly determined despite the man’s attitude.

Man’s frown is more pronounced, as if shooing away a persistent and annoying fly or somesuch. He speaks as Grimmsy hovers, text bubble normal as before.

DIALOGUE: “Not YOU again…”

Background is relatively unchanged; the movement of the bird in the same lazy manner indicates that time is passing, but the background remains firmly IN the background, action obviously taking place in the “front” of the frame.

Grimmsy has floated (or walked, impossible to tell from the drawing and proximity to the ground) in fully, now close to the middle of the frame and apparently still moving from the way he is drawn (moving slowly and steadily, “elegantly” and formally; his best attempt at both at least). He appears pretty much exactly as he did before, scythe “held” (or whatever) at the ready in a manner more indicating elegant, formal “show” than any plans of aggressive use.

Man hasn’t moved from his position, but he has shifted his body toward Grimmsy, eyes now fully on the cute little thing.

He no longer seems curious, or even that attentive; more annoyed (indicated by his eyes, facial expression, etc) in the manner of “Oh no, here we go again…” with a small frown as he watches Grimmsy approach.

Bird maintains its leisurely flight pattern.

Man still hasn’t moved his whole body, but his head has turned now about halfway to his right. Eyes appear much the same, perhaps a bit more narrowed and attentive (and curious), brow is still furrowed. Overall posture seems more attentive.

The VERY VERY edge of what could be the bottom (and out)-most part of Grimmsy’s cloak is in the far bottom-left of the frame, obviously there and obviously the exact type that Grimmsy previously “wore”, but barely-there enough that it could POSSIBLY be something else. Drawing makes clear indication it is his cloak, as if he is moving and is just entering the point of view of the frame.

The bird is still in flight, position and the way it’s drawn indicate a slow, leisurely pattern. Type is one common to park settings or suburban areas with lots of trees. (i.e. it’s not a seagull).

Man hasn’t moved position, but his head has lowered slightly. His eyes have narrowed, very slightly, and his brow is a bit furrowed; though his head has yet to turn to HIS right, his eyeballs seem to be leaning slightly in that direction and down, as if something is on the very edge of his vision/sense in some way and his eyes have taken notice but his head hasn’t realized and followed suit yet. The eyes indicate, along with his brow, both a slight change in mood (more attentive) and a bit of confusion.

Cloud pattern is normal, fairly generic. Formation, appearance, and speed of movement of the clouds is obviously different from strip one, though that is not made prominent: it’s there if “studied” but not designed to attract attention.

Partly sunny, a nice day, nothing particularly good or bad: neutral background of grass…again nothing of it made prominent (the bird is drawn/moving in an obviously peripheral manner) or exaggerated, but if studied closely obviously a different day.

Plain box, just like strip one. Grass, “time of day”, everything are close enough that it may be the same place as before (or at least very close) or just a very similar ordinary-looking place somewhere else.

Man from strip one is again on the far right of the strip. His appearance is modified slightly (different clothes, hair not exactly the same but very close) to show that time has passed but close enough that it’s clear this is the same man.

He is in much the same position: just standing there, facing slightly to HIS left, seeming calm, perhaps even a bit bored.

A bird can be seen fairly close by, towards the “back” of the frame (drawn in a way to indicate that distance and direction). Nothing distinctive about it, nothing of note.

Man has left the frame entirely, tiny scythe is back a bit lying on the grass, barely visible. Grimmsy has turned to face the reader, purple eyes deeply sorrowful and disappointed. Poor little guy.

END

Man has turned away from Grimmsy, facing now back to HIS left, seeming to have lost interest in him, not even bothering to gloat as the whole thing was so easy. Grimmsy’s scythe is flying toward the “back” of the frame, indicating motion that the man has absently tossed it away. Grimmsy stares rather woefully half at the man, half at the scythe, eyes starting to become sad.

Man reaches out and plucks the tiny scythe from Grimmsy’s “hands”. Grimmsy’s eyes lose their solemnness, widening/seeming completely surprised.

Man’s smirk has faded and he purses his lips again, brow furrowed in thought as if weighing a conclusion. Grimmsy simply waits, perhaps slightly less “commanding”, assuming his previous action has convinced the man that resistance is futile.

Grimmsy appears utterly solemn and lowers his “head” in a ‘commanding’ nod, eyes firmly on the man as if he is compelling him to accept his fate; that it can’t be avoided. Man’s smirk remains, appearance adjusted very slightly.

Man kind of smirks, obviously not taking Grimmsy very seriously, and gazes at his tiny little scythe. Grimmsy maintains his solemn, “commanding” appearance.

DIALOGUE: “You mean with that?”

Grimmsy responds via “bubble” (as before) as the man listens carefully, lips pursed and obviously thoughtful. The man has, very briefly, taken a very mildly serious tone; as if he’s trying to solve a crossword or something.

Grimmsy seems very solemn and serious, as if he’s trying to be commanding and fully expects the man to cooperate now. The text reflects this in that the letters are even more elaborately drawn than before; radiating an importance and semi-majesty that Grimmsy himself simply does not. The letters are not any larger nor do they in any way reflect anger. Grimmsy’s eyes have taken on a somewhat more commanding appearance; as if he fully expects his words to be heeded and taken completely seriously, though even so they aren’t particularly scary or even commanding.

DIALOGUE: “I understand your apprehension, Sir, but it is my duty to take you onward. If you do not come willingly I shall be forced to usher you onward via other means.”

Man replies to Grimmsy, appearance somewhat thoughtful/vaguely sneaky, as if he’s looking for a way out of this. Grimmsy is unmoving, nothing else moves except the clouds, which float a little…a peaceful, normal, calm day.

DIALOGUE: “What if I don’t want to go?”

Man furrows his eyes a bit, lips pursed with a bit of a “hmmm” look about him. Grimmsy simply waits, cute purple eyes unblinking.

DIALOGUE: “Hmmm…”

Grimmsy betrays little reaction, explaining to the man as if he apparently had prepared for such an eventuality. The man has the look of the last frame, faded/changed only slightly, thoughtfulness just faintly crept in. The background is virtually unchanged; noone or nothing else has appeared in the frame(s), the clouds have very faintly drifted.

DIALOGUE: “It is my duty to journey with the essence of what is you; to assist and expedite your arrival and to make the transition as comfortable as possible, Sir.”

Man seems equal parts annoyed and confused at this point, as if the little being in front of him is becoming something of a pest. He responds in a voice that conveys that. Grimmsy’s posture and position are unchanged.

DIALOGUE: “What are you talking about?? I’m not dead…what the heck are you, anyway?”

Grimmsy is perfectly still as he responds, in the same “tone” (font, etc) and manner as before. Man has shifted slightly with an appropriate, mildly altered stance/expression as he listens.

DIALOGUE: “I am here to assist your essential essence pass into its next form of existence.”

Grimmsy remains where he is, unmoving and stoic, as man finally replies, obviously confused and with a bit of a “WTF???” look about him. Speech bubble is obviously from his mouth, and is in normal, readable text; nothing fancy, as one would write a quick note or the like.

DIALOGUE: “What???”

Like frame four, except the man seems even more confused, tilting his head to fully take in Grimmsy and his tiny little scythe. Grimmsy is unmoving in his adorable stoic wanna-be-scaryness.

Grimmsy “speaks” – shown as text in a bubble above his figure, though without a “connection” to him…just a bubble by itself, as if it could be spoken, or thought, or magically induced. Text has a “gothic”, “formal”, and “old” look about it; in the way each letter is drawn, font, detail, etc.

The man seems even more confused as this tiny little thing addresses him.

DIALOGUE: “Excuse me, Sir. I have come to take your immortal being to its next destination.”

Not exactly what I was looking for, but it’s a bit of an idea.

Grimmsy’s purple eyes gaze directly at the man’s eyes, the two seeming to take in the other. Grimmsy appears as if he is trying to be polite, “substantial” in a faintly commanding way, and quite solemn. The first and third succeed very well, the second comes across about the same as a kid threatening their parents with a plastic lightsaber. The man appears as if he is still just a bit confused and curious; mildly interested as they gaze at each other in silence.

Man seems confused and somewhat interested but not at all afraid as Grimmsy floats (or walks) closer, his entire tiny form now fully visible, in the middle of the frame, a polite distance from the man.

Man’s head has turned slightly to HIS right, not quite directly towards the left side of the frame but enough to indicate something there has attracted mild interest in some way.

From stage left a very small being, no more than two feet high (in scale), has started to enter the frame.

Figure appears as follows: covered from “head” to “toe” in a long black garment; a cowl covering the “head” and draping down slightly from its apex but appearing held in place by something, and very neatly so. However nothing is visible under the cowl except for a pool of pure blackness, absolute and complete with the exception of two purple eyes that seem to glow slightly in an otherworldly fashion. The placement of the eyes indicates they may be attached to a “head” (and the relative distance from the top of the cowl indicates the same) of some sort, but nothing else is visible in that regard. The garment itself trails down from the cowl to the very top of the path: the appearance indicates the being may be either walking or floating, it’s impossible to determine. The fabric appears old, almost ancient, but is undamaged. The garment comes out from the bottom of the cowl in the front at a very slight angle, maintaining that until it reaches the same point as in the back; again suggesting a physical form may be there though none can be seen. The appearance is clearly supernatural but so tiny and with such cute big purple eyes that the effect is more “awwww” than fear.

Figure is holding a very real-looking scythe: appearance is of an extremely miniature version of what WOULD be, if much larger, a rather dangerous (and sharp) looking weapon. As it is, the relative size of it makes it rather underwhelming. How the scythe is being held is unclear: its appearance originates from the section of the garment where sleeves would be (and are drawn, again in the fashion of possibly containing a physical form), but the base of the weapon disappears into the sleeves near where “hands” might be, without showing whether they exist one way or the other.

There is a certain ominous air about the figure in all drawn aspects; the vast majority does not look “cute” in and of itself, but the size of the figure and the weapon it wields (as well as the purple eyes, which seem quite neutral, not sinister) combine to form a rather odd picture…unusual to say the least.

Plain box, grass in the background and a cobble path in front. Daytime, a very ordinary sky; a few happy clouds, pleasant, somewhat sedate.

Man standing on the right on the cobble path seeming fairly neutral, not doing anything, facing forward and slightly to HIS left in a manner indicating a calm, almost lackadaisical attitude.

Man is of average everything: height, weight, appearance. Quite generic, with just a few tiny touches to distinguish him from being completely clone-like.

Inspirations For Grimmsy:

The Grim Reaper (many forms)
Marvin The Martian
The Addams Family
Subeta’s “Twilight Harvester” Pet
Old Looney Tunes
Monty Python
Don Hertzfeldt
Old Comic Strips
“The Dirdy Birdy”
Ren And Stimpy
Curly Howard
Various Others In My Subconscious (I assume)