Quagmire pythoness When I thought this would be the last conception notes, I just remembered that there are some children that I put on hold, hahaa. But oh, well, I've been wanting to talk about this puella magica, so here we go. 2017—2020. If only I still have her initial drawing in 2009, if only...... *sobs* Ah, right, the latest one is a special one because it's her, only older aka +13 Build up story and notesI like sorting out things periodically. Whether it's online or offline, I tend to sort out a lot of things, be it posts, stuff I draw, coding, etc. in a semi-fixed interval of time, so it won't get cluttered in the long run. And that was the excuse and the start of reunion I have with this girl. At that time, I was sorting out my dA acc and rummaging through the people art that I faved, I found a single piece someone gave to me as an art trade many, many years ago. I didn't even remember what was the occasion, nor knowing who was the girl they draw for me on that piece. After trying to remember it a little, I finally remembered that it was the girl I've ever drawn once for some kind of Valentine's Day occasion, right one month after I joined dA. Credit goes to Asukawati on dA. At that time when I drew that, I didn't think anything particular about this girl. A throwaway piece, you might say. However, as it brought back memories for me, and that I particularly fond of her design (yeah I remember so well that it was the first time I was able to draw frilly clothes, thanks to this girl), I dig up all the data I have during my old and initial years doing digital art. Shame thing is, that initial piece is nowhere to be found, to my disappointment. Reuniting back with her again made me want to revamp her again, for ensuring that she would not be abandoned again???? That was one of the reasons I had in mind at that time. As for the other reasons, I was in revamping spree on some kids I have. Hence I guess, why not? I never want to add kids without reason, and that's a policy I still keep until now. So, when revamping her back then, I really didn't think of anything particular. I just... grouped her along with Wei and the Bride, and think of drawing these three as a monthly theme??? With this girl in every May, the bride in every June, and Wei in every July. Done revamping her, I did ever contemplate too, to make her as someone alike to the Bride, due to her fragile and hhh this hakanasa look she has. Hence, the little pet name I gave for this girl was Ingenue, which I'll elaborate more below. That was my plan. I've said previously on the three different entries that I'd like to make a some sort of alumni group as opposed to the kids that I already created. At that time, I didn't think much except for the basic composition, and that I'd like this group to be composed as all-male. No, I'm not making an idol group scheme here. When I'm done giving Tad a rough conception, the one left was this last person of the ensemble. I've been wanting them for having this... kind of special and OP aura, in contrast to the other three. Hhh, how do you put it, like, technically, Mishka is the poster boy, but in terms of OP-ness, it's gotta be done to this one. They have to be... this quirky, this peculiar, and distinguishably different from the other. And there was the time when it dawned on me to recycle the Ingenue into a character with proper concept. I was quite torn apart, actually, when deciding should I go to the all boi route as planned and make a new kiddo OR make it a twist instead by having her included in the ensemble as the only smurfette principle. In the end, I went with the latter and gave her a new name to commemorate that, Imogen Langley. One thing that is quite different from Imogen is, unlike any others old kiddos I have, I did not even think of her as an OC when I drew her many years ago. The consideration just came into me in 2017, by making her as an Ingenue. I really have a lot of fun in building her. Crowned as special, of course she would be the most different from the other three. Like, they are male and she is a sole female among the group. They are half-bloods and she's the only Pureblood. She also has a natural magical property that the other three don't have, which is natural seeing with her inner eye. The special kid I have in mind when concepting shitennou was... she has this kind of Gregory Violet from Kuroshitsuji vibe?? Eccentric, looks dark, but actually not. When drawing Imogen, I take an extra hhh attention? especially on the contrast of her appearance. I... kinda have this image of her that she usually dons her cloak with the hoodie on. So on the glance, she has this old witch vibe, with tattered old cloak and purple and gold color—the typical colors for witch stuff. She styled her hair in unorthodox way, as well, by letting it short in one part but long and braided in another. The golden bangles and hair binds is also deliberate choice. For this look, I took the inspiration of Elyon Brown from W.I.T.C.H. However, when the cloak is taken off, she's just a delicate girl with juvenile stature, soft color scheme, and a big light colored eyes. Unassuming and innocent. Yeah, this kinda correlates to her personality, actually. NameIngenue was the code name I gave for her, due to her childlike and innocent appearance upon the revamp. And that I almost have her put on the same category with the Bride. Upon revamp into potterverse, the name turned into Imogen Langley. Nothing in deep consideration, really. It was just Ingenue >> Ingen >> Injen >> Immojen >> Imogen. Yep. Imogen sounds archaic as well, so I like that name as a choice. Langley... I like how airy it sounds, fits her image. So, that's it. I always think of her as the mysterious one. That's the very reason on why I didn't put her story on her entry in TH, and that she has a real, initial name. Going with my absurd headcannon like I did to Tad, I think and based her somewhere in Mediterranean/West Asia. Persia was a famous choice of origin of magic, hence I made her origin there. Her real name would be Inaaya Shiraz, or Inaaya Shahrazad Shiraz. I like on how Inaya means light, the image I have for this kid despite the contrast. Shiraz is just an area name. And Shahrazad was a theme naming to both her father (Shahryar) and her brother (Darayavaus). Yep, Arabian nights and all. Her mother doesn't have this theme naming because she was the odd one out, coming from Britain—which, explains the Imogen Langley name she has as a cover name. I like to call this kid as Iman because Imogen is too long to pronounce HAHAHA. Actually, that was come from my friend (who at that time didn't know that she was going to be a girl) who said, "A mystery man, so Iman." So, I went along with that hahaaa since three of four letters are found in Imogen. Lately, I also like to call her as Naya/Nacchan, from her real name, Inaaya. Doing so in order to distinguish her between the Imogen in current timeline (Iman) and the Imogen in future timeline (Naya). BirthdayI always think of her as someone melancholic and deep in her thoughts, so yeah, Philosophy Day will do. This makes her share the same birth date with, yeah, Philosophy. I deliberately did so due to the similar vibe they have. PersonalityComplex. That's the only thing I can describe for Imogen. At the very first, I'd like to have her having this... hhh sassy? and trolling aura? Lots on playful side. Prone to do comical violence and slapstick too. Initial revamped Imogen is not that different from Math, instead that she's neither arrogant, bossy, nor have a queen vibe, and I can build her better than Math HAHAAAA. Strong but fragile is her main pillar of personality. Like... She has a strong emotion, she's also strong in terms of utilizing her magical power, but it doesn't mean in physical way. She's that type of person who wears her heart on her sleeve, fragile on the inside. So she will always assert herself by coating her words with sassy and snide remarks, veracious to boot. I like to think of her as someone intelligent too, though not in the same sense as Tilla's. She does have sense of humor, but it's pretty much dark. And well, she's a nihilist so her reaction will almost always be dull. Not really had a good childhood and upbringing, so trust issues are here and there. Earthy, lives in her own bubbles, not giving much impression but once get close, she does give her color, even if it's faint. On the inside, she is innocent, but not in a juvenile sense like Feli's. More like... She's so used to be trapped in her own bubble and she doesn't want to get hurt so she shelter herself, so there are a lot of things that surely surprise her when she's being pulled from her comfort zone. In short, though, she's the type of people who is hard to be dived in but once you manage to dive and peek to her thoughts, she's... not like what you see. As fun as writing her, she has this kind of distinct speech pattern, throwing niche words here and there like a riddle. Like I can't be 24/7 sunny when writing Bayu, I also can't be 24/7 intelligent in writing her hahahaaaa Relation to other kidsAs she lives in her own bubble, I deliberately keep her links at bare minimum. Bayu and Darayavaus are her main pillar of support, while Tad comes as the secondary. She and Mishka become enemies is something that I planned from the start HAHAHA. At first, it was Bayu as the main factor of their animosity. Now though, even though Bayu's factor is still there, she simply doesn't like Mishka just like that. Mishka on the other hand, not necessarily hates her per se, but he's just can't stand this kind of person like her. Bayu is indeed one of her main pillars of support, haha, without him, maybe she won't be this bitter and got her trust issue beaten badly. I tended to make her fall into [woman scorned] and [clingy jealous girl] category when it comes to her relationship with Bayu at the initial. While it does speak to some level about their relationship, I don't want the romance become the main factor of the dynamic between these two. Now, though, while the romance aspect is still there, both her and Bayu just don't want to do anything anymore to each other. She recovered on her own and don't want to give him a second chance on that. At least, though, she is still willing to have cordial friendship with him upon seeing his genuine attempt to reconcile, and I managed to make them amiable and forget their history already hahahaha, unlike Phys/His. She's pretty much enjoying herself, being in solitude and all, so, not interacting with other people wouldn't be an issue for her. Rather, any unwelcomed people that passed to her live would she take as a nuisance (laugh). Still, though, while it's hard to her due to the trust issues, it is possible for her to accept other people if they do take her interest in some way. End noteWhen it comes to this girl, I know I will blabber a lot. Way a lot.
I rest my case. Hm, in every serious? verse that I have, there are always some kids with background that is heavier than the other casts. Problem is, when I wanted them to be heavy, I'm unable to write it out, so I tend to shelf it. Imogen is the first kiddo that I could overcome with this problem. It indeed feels a a sense of accomplishment when I'm done with her story and conception. A handful one, but that's what makes her quite left an impression in me. Comments are closed.
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