#starocean2 — Public Fediverse posts

I didn't feel like writing a whole fanfic for the melodramatic SO2 mobster AU my brain (literally) dreamed up, so I wrote an outline and drew some pictures and a few comic panels 😂 Also, complaining about colour correction and scanning.

https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6140986

#fanfiction #fanart #StarOcean2 #ArtistProblems

Made a longer post on my Pillowfort about two fun pieces of official Japanese #StarOceanTheSecondStory media from 1999 and 2000: a drama CD and a short story collection!

https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6116189

#StarOcean2

Did you know: In 1999 after #StarOceanTheSecondStory came out, they released 2 drama CDs (this is the same OG main Japanese cast brought back for the 2023 SO2R remake)!

This one has 3 stories: "In Port Town Herlie/Harley", "Heraldic [Symbology, in the new translation] Weapon Love Story" and "Sudden Side Story" (my attempted translations). I'm using it for listening practice, it's super interesting! Also I'm very far from fluent so I'm struggling, but it's interesting haha.

#StarOcean2

:artpeek: Armory Fan Club? Armory Fan Club!! :abunhdowohop:

⚔️ Commentary and screenshots of the fan club NPCs from the game https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5852229

:ablobattentionreverse: Read the fic! :ablobattention:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/62347540

#fanfic #fanfiction #fanart #StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondStoryR

Smile for the camera 📸 Oriana's screencap. An illustration for the final chapter of Along Theta's Fringe: The Most Beautiful Thing.

It's dooone! ✨ https://archiveofourown.org/works/59780053/chapters/152484025

Ah the feeling of completing a project to be savoured 😌 before returning to the pile of all my other neglected/deferred projects 😂

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #fanfic #fanfiction #fanart

Blaarrgh = me doing anything with action :artsits:

Figured out the scifi thingy I was complaining about a few posts back, finished chapter 4 and squeezed in some doodles!

Comments and closeups of their faces https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5483883

Along Theta's Fringe https://archiveofourown.org/works/59780053/chapters/152484025

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #fanfic #fanfiction #fanart

The random fic I made back in the summer exploded into its own little universe. I started a continuation, then got derailed with a spinoff AU.

Here's a design for the protagonist of the spinoff, an OC who is essentially AU Federation Dias Flac. I'm stupidly proud of his last name. I explain in the author's notes for ch 1 but if you figured it out in advance thank you. And I'm sorry 😂

📖 Along Theta's Fringe: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59780053/chapters/152484025

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #fanfic #fanfiction

Ashton, Gyoro and Ururun; Dias and Claude for qmy and Peko 😊 Ink and water are so fun to work with! These were done with a Sailor Fude de Mannen and a waterbrush for blobbing the ink for shading.

(Old post about my tools and techniques here: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/623322)

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanSecondEvolution #StarOceanTheSecondStoryR #AshtonAnchors #DiasFlac #ClaudeCKenni #ClaudeCKenny #fanart #ink #FountainPenInk

Doodled my dream team based on their original game sprites! With some character design commentary: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5207636

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondStoryR

And a two-decades old mystery (to me) has finally been solved.

The mysterious case of the name of Salva's bar in Star Ocean 2.
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5144720

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondEvolution #StarOceanSecondStoryR #translation #swearing

Here's that funny translation thing with Opera in Hilton that I found yesterday, haha. Just like Claude's random scream (see: https://mastodon.art/@maiji/112736078037518182), it's super amusing to finally be able to contextualize so many random childhood memories of this wonderful game 😂

https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5144577

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondEvolution #StarOceanSecondStoryR

I suppose it was inevitable. I've started my first SO2 playthrough in over a decade! So much nostalgia, so much filling the memory card with random screenshots that amuse me 😂 I'm doing a very slow, relaxed playthrough, aiming to consume at a mindful pace so that I don't disappear and get zero creative projects done 🙏

Nostalgic thoughts, goals for this 248323th (exaggerated, but feels like it) time around: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5117211

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanTheSecondStoryR

Nearly a month after my brain woke me up at 3am and hijacked my schedule... and just in time for the long weekend!

🌟 This Remnant Light
They all thought the space-time displacement shield had worked perfectly.
They were wrong.
Claude didn’t make it back to Expel the same way everyone else did. And—
Who’s Claude, anyways?

Fanfic with 10 illustrations: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57798292
Behind the scenes of making this: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5102873

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #fanfic #fanfiction

Just finished a #StarOcean2 fic that is all about my feels and nostalgia for this game. Lots of easter eggs! (Not the melodrama illustrated fic I've been bellyaching about. That one's still in progress 😂)

"And Water"
Post-game: Claude and Ernest travel together.
One day, they fly by Expel again.

📖 Read at: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57641272
🎨 Character designs: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5063992

#StarOceanTheSecondStory #fanfic #fanfiction #fanart #CreativeToots #MastoArt #ClaudeCKenny #ClaudeCKenni #ErnestRaviede

I'm ecstatic that after 12 years I finally got to the part where Ernest properly appears in If/Then. Hooray! 🙌 My dream team assembled!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55955350/chapters/146413624

#fanfic #fanfiction #StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondStoryR

Yaaaay the first set is done!! 🙌

Star Ocean The Second Story Modern Wear Group 1: The Found Family

Closeup of the four of them, plus commentary:
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5010029

#MastoArt #CreativeToots #fanart #fashion #StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondStoryR #LeonDSGeeste #ClaudeCKenny #DiasFlac #RenaLanford

Finished my #StarOceanEX rewatch! Made two reference posts:

Episode-by-episode list of interesting ideas (anime-only things that do not exist in the game or manga)
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4958203

Images of Ernest's spaceship, which is alluded to but never seen in game or manga
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4958403

#anime #StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory

I wrote a post about the opening soliloquy in #StarOcean2 Claude's story, with links to every version, a metaphrase of original Japanese compared to both official translations, plus thoughts on cinematics, translation decisions, delivery choices across 6 voice actors.

Lots of fun with Japanese practice, also got to hear Claude talk a million times 😆

https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4941937

#StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanEX #StarOceanSecondEvolution #StarOceanSecondStoryR #translation #VoiceActing #seiyuu

Continued #introduction: Fandom is a big part of my life, a fun venue for exploration, experimentation, exercise. You'll see a lot in my creative output and my feed.

My core fandoms are old, I am very dedicated 💪😤 and tend to be laser-focused when bouts of nostalgia arise!

2 recent fanwork projects:

🌌 If/Then #StarOcean2 science fiction/fantasy https://archiveofourown.org/works/55955350/chapters/142097458

🧭 North Bound #YuYuHakusho supernatural/historical https://archiveofourown.org/works/43430752/chapters/109181293

#fandom #fanfiction #fanfic #fanart #comics

Yay! Hit a milestone in my Star Ocean 2 reimagining If/Then - I finished the Arlia section!! Almost at 60K words now.

There are so many scenes in progress right now, haha. I'm going to attempt to switch gears to some other projects to let things percolate a bit. Keyword being attempt 😂 brains gonna do what they do...

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55955350/chapters/142097458

Scenes wayfinder: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55955350/chapters/142687354

#fanfic #fanfiction #StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondStoryR

"There had been a handful of generals in the Old King’s army, but in the Queen’s army there are only two of note."

Cover art WIPs, commentary, link to full fic: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4886609

While this is definitely a Star Ocean 2 fanfic, it's 10+ years after the end of the game with an NPC narrator so you can read it with little to no knowledge of SO2.

Content warning: War. Mentions of multiple NPC deaths.

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #fanfic #fanfiction #MastoArt #CreativeToots

Broke 50k words on If/Then and four scenes left to go to wrap up the Arlia section :abunhdowohop: and the first character recruitment!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55955350/chapters/142097458

Scenes wayfinder: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55955350/chapters/142687354

#fanfic #fanfiction #StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondStoryR

The Tournament of Arms/Armory Contest is one of SO2's most iconic plot points! I had some fun writing a reflection on how the game uses perspective to manipulate player perception of events/characters.

I also have a comparison of game, manga, and anime versions summarized by: who enters under which smiths; reason(s) for entry; the matches; conclusion.

⚔️ https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4857218

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondEvolution #StarOceanSecondStoryR #StarOceanEX #anime #manga

Also since I've been joyfully spamming SO2 everywhere, I just wanted to point out that the physical illustrations/paintings in my shop include several Star Ocean pieces. Here's a personal favourite: a set of Rena, Claude and Dias. I think they'd look really nice framed together as a mini triptych ☺️ This was painted in 2012!

https://ko-fi.com/s/8140a0ee3b
The rest of my shop: https://store.humangray.com/

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #watercolor #watercolour #FediGiftShop

Just broke 40K words on my SO2 fanfic If/Then 😤 Blasting through scenes this week!! I already posted 3, 2 more should be ready by this weekend :abunhdowohop: One of them is completely new, freshly conceived and written in 2024 as opposed to editing a draft from 2012, haha. It's interesting comparing with my younger self's writing style and approach!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55955350/chapters/142097458

Scenes wayfinder: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55955350/chapters/142687354

#fanfic #fanfiction #StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondStoryR

"Mom!" 😭

Chief Science Officer and symbology scientist Silvestri-Kenni reunites with her son, Ensign Kenni.

More commentary on a relationship I feel deserves more appreciation 🥺 https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4813267

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondEvolution #StarOceanTheSecondStoryR #fanart #ClaudeCKenni #ClaudeCKenny #IliaSilvestri #IriaSilvestoli

This morning's story is going through old files and being reminded of an amazingly hilarious glitch I experienced once in SO2 (original PS1) where Claude nearly got stuck in the sky. I tell that story here. There are a few other things in this post but just search for "The "Claude stuck in the sky" glitch", haha.

https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4809342

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondEvolution #StarOceanTheSecondStoryR

Came up with a new design for Claude's Expellian outfit in If/Then!

Full character design commentary: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4780259

If/Then: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55955350/chapters/142097458

#fanfic #fanfiction #StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #MastoArt #CreativeToots #fanart #CharacterDesign

Good morning! It's 2005 all over again!! :abunhdowohop: Making new covers for old fanfics and rewriting them, what is happening.

Lots of wips and a full documentation of what goes through my brain when I'm trying to make art (spoiler: a lot of complaining):
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4760637

The actual fic, in rewrite progress: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55955350/chapters/142097458

#fanfic #fanfiction #StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #MastoArt #CreativeToots #fanart #wip #ArtProcess

Yesterday's WIP: "fun easy free time" drawing that took forever to compose and turned into "convoluted hate everything time" drawing. 😡

But it's OK, I liked where it ended up going! Then the file crashed. 😭

But it's OK, I recovered 100% of Claude and maybe 50% of Dias! Then I went to bed.

Today is another day!! 😤 (I may just end up reinking Dias from scratch.)

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStoryR #DiasFlac #ClaudeCKenni #ClaudeCKenni #CreativeToots #MastoArt #wip

Does anyone if it might be possible to buy the Star Ocean Second Story R artbook by itself, even as a digital version 🥺 I (and the environment) don't particularly relish the idea of 24-48 acrylic stands...

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStoryR

Memories of Hot Pepper Tea Jam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhGbmdwKcr8&list=PLlnlgW8i8cE3wctrBw9kJvov8yXMtBG9d&index=28&t=245s

#StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanTheSecondStoryR #ClaudeCKenny #ClaudeCKenni #PrecisFNeumann

I've been going down a Star Ocean 2 nostalgia rabbit hole~ :abunhdowohop:

"Hero of Light" lineart and commentary at https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4657330

#StarOcean #StarOcean2 #StarOceanTheSecondStory #StarOceanSecondEvolution #StarOceanTheSecondStoryR #StarOceanAnamnesis #ClaudeCKenny #ClaudeCKenni #rpgs #CreativeToots #MastoArt