SlavaDe

       From 2014 I've always drawn something for 9th May (which is a big celebration in Russia, being the end of WWII in Europe), however...this year what I have in mind is a bit different from previous years. Mostly I treat this occasion as a reason to draw my Russian city OC wearing military uniform since other than being a folk costume fan, I'm also obsessed with military uniforms.

       The thing is...the past year I have started a side account concerning my other project of drawing Russian warship personifications inspired from an online game called Kancolle. As of now I have created about 30+ personifications of warships from all four fleets and one flotilla. A few of them are related to the cities I've created APH OCs as being built in that city or being patronized by the city administration. Therefore, for this year my plan is to draw some of my Russian city OCs with Russian warship personifications that related to them in real life.


       In case someone might wonder what do these warship personifications look like...




       Now the main question is...I understand that due to current situations, some people would prefer not to involve APH characters and OCs with weapons / wars and conflicts in real life. So I'm asking for your opinion here whether I should submit this city OCs-warship personifications crossover on this account? I won't mind submitting it to my side account and then give link to watchers who find this crossover acceptable for them.

       (P.S. - even though the personification OCs above are based from real warships, in the main story line they're in an alternated universe which what happened in real life from 2006 onward doesn't necessarily also happen in their universe. Therefore in their story line they don't participate in any conflict in real life today and mostly their battle roles are limited to just naval exercises. The rest of the plot focuses more on humorous aspect like how much K-550 Aleksandr Nevskiy keeps whining that the failed Bulava missile test wasn't his fault but instead because they gave him defective missile.)

     I'm kind of used to seeing my art being posted without permission and I usually just let it slip (yeah, bad habit I know). But this time definitely topped the list, especially since I discovered it on my own, totally unexpected.

     Because today is the memorial day of the fall of Vukovar in 1991, it's one of the occasions which I knew for sure I can catch photos of Croatian traditional guards from various towns gathering in Vukovar for the day. Well, apparently one of the main websites I checked for news in ex-Yugo region tweeted a link of photo gallery for this occasion, but none of the photo there got a glimpse of Osijek's sokol guards...


     ...Thus, I poked into one place I cross my fingers that there might be photos available but then...




     .....

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     I'm more shocked than anything right now, not really mad...more like embarrassed as h***.

     How did they even discover that drawing?    

     Do they realize that it was their very own page that I saved reference photos of the Vinkovci sokol's uniform?  

     ...Now I only pray that the Osijek sokol won't discover that centaur pic I drew last year...like, EVER.

  
     ...Or is it already too late for that?  

No worry, this is not a rant. Just something I want to share a bit about my family that is probably kind of out of ordinary for most other families...


My family has a major age-generation overlap.


It started with my mom and my eldest uncle(her older half-brother from my Chinese Grandma's first marriage) who was about 20 years older than my mom. My mom used to tell me that she was born when my Grandma was in her 40's. So naturally, my uncle married and had kids when my mom was like, ten years old - and that's the age gap between my mom and my oldest cousin, too.

Now comes my generation, basically I have two cousins from my uncle who are probably 19 and 16-17 years older than me respectively. Meanwhile, on the other side, my father is the oldest of three sons my paternal grandparents have. So for my youngest uncle(Let's call him 'Uncle A') on paternal side, he's like only a few years older than my maternal side cousins and many times he got confused when he chatted with me, he often called my older maternal cousins 'my uncle/aunt'.


...Then things get even more complicated.


The younger cousin on my maternal side(Cousin B who is 16-17 years older than me), had her first child when I was about 6. Her son who was supposed to be my nephew practically grew up regarding me as his sibling. (honestly I don't even know if he even quits calling me by a Thai word that means 'older bro/sis yet and until a few years ago he still called my mom 'auntie'!).

On the other hand, out of three sons my youngest uncle was the one who married late and it took several years for him to have a child because no one was aware that my aunt-in-laws had some kind of complication from her previous appendix surgery. (her ovalry was blocked by some kind of fascia that unexpectedly generated after the surgery thus couldn't conceive until she went to check at the hospital)

Therefore, Uncle A has his first child when I'm already 20 years old. AND my youngest cousin actually has a nephew who's about 14 years older than him! So far they have never met in RL yet or else it's going to be my duty trying to explain to my baby cousin how could he become an uncle even before he was born.


At the moment I'm not aware whether my nephew is planning to start his own family any time soon. I'm not too concerned about myself earning 'grandparent' title in my early 30's but I wonder how my baby cousin will deal with becoming a grandpa even before he gets an ID card! (in Thailand one would need an ID card at the age of 15)


...So much for my belief that I have a 'normal' family. I'm pretty sure if this isn't my own family I'll have trouble explaining all these age gaps and generations mismatches. :bademoticon: Actually, I kind of regard my youngest cousin as my nephew than the appropriated 'little bro' attitude I should feel toward him.

About life not related to art::

I probably need to get a pair of new glasses soon. The current ones I'm wearing were from nearly 10 years ago and lately it seems as if my eye can't focus through them properly and they actually cause the muscles around my eyes to become tired(follow by a headache) if I try to focus too much.

Also, my pc is about to reach its final destination(?) of old age. It's going to turn 7 years this summer and the past few months I have to gamble every month if it would refuse to boot up Window or not. The hard disk is probably in the half-dead condition by now. Still not knowing thought whether I'll just change the HD and add more RAMS or just buy a new pc altogether; after all this old machine with 4 GB RAM is already having a hard time handling any drawing file that is larger than 5000 pixels.


Art plans::

About the chibi Serbian town OCs in folk costumes, I may not submit a progress on DA every time I finish some new characters. Anyway, this doesn't mean I give up on the project, more like I intend to focus on it fully, because originally my plan is like this:


Yup, if I can finish it by the end on this year, you'll see a map of Serbia with folk costumes from most of the country. I say 'most of the country' because there are still some districts that I may not include as I couldn't find a reference of folk costumes from those areas yet. Those districts are namely...Rasina, Branicevo, Toplica and for Raska(Kraljevo) and Zajecar, I have a rough idea of what folk costume they might wear but they're probably not 100% correct. As I couldn't find a reference of folk costume from the city of Kraljevo, I may make him wear folk costume from Studenica area instead. And does Timok costume's area of influence include Zajecar?

My navy ship OCs account will take away some of my time as well, unfortunately. I really need to practice drawing mecha after always avoiding it most of my life and it's really rare for me to finally interest in some kind of mecha enough that I'll start drawing them successively.


By the way, my plan for Beograd's b-day(?) on April 19th this year won't be as weird as last year. X'D I probably draw Beograd with Zemun(finally), just how they interact in daily life as a buddy(or partner in crime..?) in the duty of being the capital.  

After artbook and doujinshi, now it's commissions time.  While I can't draw my OCs, I need to do something related to them a little. Then I came across this meme and it looks like fun.



Rules:
1) Pick three of your OC's. 
2) Fill in the statements as if you were your OC's. 
3) Tag five peeps to do this meme~! 

Pictures: 

 :: (APH fandom) EWAW OC - Branimir Bojanović (Beograd, SERBIA)
 :: Russian Navy Ship OC - K-550 Aleksandr Nevskiy
 :: (APH fandom) EWAW OC - Nikita Vladimirovich Kazakov (Kamchatka, RUSSIA)



Victims:
 :: An interview? That should be fun.♥
 :: ........ //gives a silent stare that says 'if you try to steal military secret, you're definitely DEAD'
 :: If Branko big bro says it's fun, then it's fun!!  

START

1. What are your names?
 :: My name as settlement is Beograd, human name Branimir Bojanović. ^ ^
 :: Aleksandr Nevskiy...but my siblings and my Boss here.. //motions at Kamchatka ...usually call me 'Sashka'.
 :: Nikita Vladimirovich Kazakov! As a land I'm known as Kamchatka Krai!!  


2. Do you know why you were named that?
 :: Hmmm...they said in old days because I was located on a hill by the confluence of two rivers, from afar when they traveled by river they'd first see me as a white castle on the hill.
 :: After a great ruler and military commander in early Russian history who later canonized as a saint.
 :: I thinkkkk...'Kamchatka' is from the name of river? That's the biggest river on the peninsula! And my human name came from the fact that I still have 29 active volcanoes and you know, no one can stop volcanoes when they erupt! Nikita means 'unconquerable' and it refers to those volcanoes.
 :: Oh? I see, I suppose to explain the human name too. Branimir means 'the one who defends the world' or 'the one who defends the peace', depends on how you'll interpret 'mir'.  


3. Are you single or taken?
 :: Several times, as in battles that is. Love life wise...I'm always available. ^ ^♥
 :: ......Better being single than taken. (he meant 'taken' in a sense of 'taken hostage' by enemy, after seeing how Beograd answered)
 :: ....Eh?? //not sure how to answer  ...Taken I guess, once, by Daddy Russia and I'm still living with him nowadays!


4. Have any abilities or powers?
 :: Nope, I'm just your average friendly capital city. I have no special or evil powers, don't listen to what others(especially some Ex-yugo cities and western countries) said about me.
 :: 16 Bulava nuclear ballistic missiles with 6-10 MIRVed warheads each...should be enough to raze down a city if needed
 :: ...... //slowly inches away
 :: Do volcanoes and earthquakes count as power?? If they are then those are my powers!  


5. Stop being a mary-sue!
 :: If I am, I would have already... //grumbles about something and visibly down
 :: ..??? Mariya..Susanina...? //thought mary-sue is some kind of diminutive name
 :: Who is that??


6. What's your eye colour?
 ::Green-gray
 :: Gray
 :: Blue-gray!!


7. Have any family members?
 :: Yup, a lot.♥ Both living with me now and...those that running away without my permission twenty years ago. ^ ^**
 :: An older brother, Yura(K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy) and a younger brother, Volodya(K-551 Vladimir Monomakh).
 :: Daaaa!! Many, many of them. Rossiya is a really big family!


8. Oh, how about pets?
 :: I have a Serbian Tricolor Hound named Mirko. ^ ^
 :: нет...but I have heard that in some older subs they have...like......a cage or glass area with birds in the resting room. Hmmm...I wonder if it's really safe to do so? How much birds need to be exposed to radiation before they will mutate into something...like that movie my Boss showed me not long ago. Boss, are you sure...that Щука-Б(Russian real class name for Akula class subs) guy eaten by that freakish large creature wasn't one of ours at Vilyuchinsk?
 :: I did some checking and everyone here is accounted for...I don't know I need to ask Vladivostok if he lost any of his?  
 :: Uh oh...^ ^;;; //knows what they're talking about because he was the one lending Godzilla movie to Kamchatka  ...Nika, the question. You haven't answered it yet.
 :: Oh, you're right! Pets, pets, pets...I have a pack of siberian huskies and several reindeers! Do wild animals in my house include? If so I also have bears, foxes, snow rams, salmons, seals...even stellar sea eagles!!


9. That's cool, I guess. Now tell me something you don't like.
 :: PAPERWORK. And being the capital you'll have to deal with tons of it. 
 :: ...Botched missile test. And...older subs that don't realize they're now so outdated for combat, yet hang on to their seniority and think *I* should respect them because of that. They should know that I and my siblings are now the class that will lead all Russian submarine fleet.
 :: =3= Sashka, you should be nicer to them, you know...even though what you said about being the leading class is true. //strays off topic and again
 :: Nika...^ ^;;
 :: Ahhhh, what's the question again?? Something I don't like? Volcano eruptions! Definitely!! I mean I always have a fever whenever the big ones erupt and it's blehhhh. :bademoticon: I hate being sick!!


10. Do you have any activities/ hobbies you like to do?
 :: Partying!! You know that lately I'm famous for being a nightlife hot spot?
 :: ...Not exactly what I like to do but well, it's a group activity for subs in Vilyuchinsk that we'll make a gamble on who can guess the closest magnitude to the actual size of earthquake occurs every now and then around our base.
 :: Whatttt----- Sashka, my suffering is not fun! Wait, before I'll take off and forget the question again, I like snowboarding and sledging!


11. Have you ever hurt anyone in anyway at all?
 :: I hate to say that I have done it too many times but I'm not planning to repeat that again. Gimme a chance, okay?
 :: Him. //gestures at Kamchatka  ...And I probably would have hurt my Boss here twice had the Bulava missile I was testing not malfunctioned once.
 :: ...... //actually in awe of relationship between these two Russians
 :: //decides to answer the question first before responding to his subordinate  Unfortunately, yes. You see, most of the times I didn't mean to...but I can't control the level of damage caused by earthquakes or volcano eruptions.   Now, as for what Sashka referred to, there's a missile testing range on the peninsula. When they test firing missile from the White Sea, they aim at that testing range as target and if the test is successful, that means the missile hit me!!
 :: ...Other than that I don't think I have hurt anyone yet. I just recently got commissioned and haven't participated in real combat yet.


12. Ever... killed anyone before?
 :: Yes //prefers not to elaborate
 :: None that I knew of... //makes mental note to call and ask his Mom(my Arkhangelsk OC where Borei class subs were built) whether there has been any fetal accident during his construction
 :: ...Those earthquakes and volcano eruptions I mentioned before...and even tsunami some times. You know right?


13. Name your worst habits?
 :: Oh, that...it's just my mentality as military stronghold for several centuries. The urge to fight and the need to win were too strong I don't feel like back down and let other people have their way easily. Dunno if it would preserve something I wish to protect longer, has I toned it down earlier.
 :: ...Since my Boss even said it out loud here, it must be my attitude toward older subs.
 :: Sometimes I talk too much and involuntarily expose military secrets...
 &   :: True...


14. Do you look up to anyone at all?
 :: There used to be but I don't look up to anyone anymore now.
 :: I guess that will be my fleet boss, Varyag.
 :: Some other cities of military glory...like Kursk or St-- erm, Volgograd and Voronezh!


15. Gay, straight or bisexual?
 :: Head on straight!!
 :: Asexual...
 ::  What are those words mean? 


16. Do you go to school?
 :: Yeah, yeah...I'm almost 2,300 years old now, why do I need to be in school... //mumbles (EWAW is based on Hetalia Gakuen)
 :: No
 :: ...That's probably the only good thing about school. //weak smile

(I swear this is purely by chance, staff drew numbers on which class and table characters will be)

17. Ever want to marry and have kids one day?
 :: I'm okay with kids nowadays but I think I had enough of small kids... (looked after younger towns several times in the past)
 :: ...16 'kids' are more than enough for me. //refers to the ballistic missiles he always carries
 :: I don't think so...I'm still a kid myself!


18. Do you have fanboys/ fangirls?
 :: Da ♥ I know I have some fangirls. //winks
 :: Probably not. I only exist less than a half year and only drawn once...
 :: I spent several decades being a closed military town...I guess not many people will know about me.


19. What are you most afraid of?
 :: Losing importance in other people's eye
 :: ...That my name is remembered for all the wrong reasons. (he means being remembered because of some kind of tragedy instead of because he's won an important battle)
 :: That the nature in my homeland will be disturbed by advanced human activities.


20. What do you usually wear?
 :: School uniform and folk costumes...mostly. Seriously, I do have good stuffs in my wardrobe!! //annoyed that De never drawn him in casual clothes
 :: ...Swimsuit or uniform.
 :: School uniform, Koryak folk costume and military uniform!


21. Do you wish this quiz was over?
 :: Oh no, you can go on as long as you want, that's fine with me. ^ ^♥ //somewhat feels important because he's being 'interviewed'
 :: I wish it would but then again it's not like I have anything urgent to do. //shrugs
 :: It's fine! Just...don't keep on until very late, ok? I have to go to bed by 10PM!


22. What class are you (low class/ middle class/ high class)?
 :: Hand down high class. //smirks  ...But it would be nice if my wallet matches my high class. //middle class wallet and often feels that he has not as much money as he'd prefer
 :: Borei-class; low, middle or high I don't know. How will you interpret that?
 :: Eh..uh. //counts something  ...There are seven classes in the school. I'm in the third classroom with Branko...so I guess middle class!


23. How many friends do you have?
 :: I do have some. While not everyone close to my place is exactly my 'friend'(referred to some countries nearby like Bulgaria, Albania, etc.) ...I always know there're at least cities that don't agree with their countries and would be my friends. Some of them had been friends with me from ancient time, long before these bossy countries would even come into picture and messed up our relationships.
 :: I have more colleagues than friends.
 :: Not many right now since I'm only opened for people to visit my house not long ago. I'm looking forward to make many more friends though!


24. What are your thoughts on pie?
 :: Burek is better than pie!
 :: ...What pie has to do with nuclear submarine? Unless it's a pie with uranium rods that I can use as fuel...?
 :: .... //inches away from this guy again
 :: Pie is YUMMY!!  //is happy just to have something to eat after going through Soviet era


25. Alright. What's your favourite food?
 :: I'm not picky with food, I'll eat anything that qualify as food and won't send me to hospital. ^ ^
 :: ...Uranium fuel.
 :: Roasted reindeer meat, smoked salmon, salmon roes and fresh fruits!!


26. favourite drink?
 :: Rakija♥♥♥
 :: ...I don't have such thing. 
 :: Fruit juice and milk!!


27. What's your favourite place?
 ::Splavs during summer nights!
 :: I have to admit I haven't seen much of the world yet...not even my country and I just moved here to Kamchatka. Those volcanoes around Avacha Bay look interesting as long as they won't erupt.
 :: I'll take you there, Sashka! And Golubie ozera too! That's my favorite place!!


28. Are you interested in anyone?
 :: Surely there are... ^ ^+ //smiles but not elaborate again
 :: Yeah...those on possibly enemy fleet. I need to know their weakness and strategy so I can obliterate them if needed...
 :: Interested, eh?? Probably Branko big bro and other cities in Serbia, I need to know more about them!
 :: //mumbles very faintly ...Sometime Nika's innocence is dangerous to me as it easily makes people misunderstand.


29. If you're a girl, what's your cup size? If you're a guy, how big are you?
 :: Unfortunately I'm not a girl and even girls won't talk about that out of the blue. ^ ^+ //gracefully avoids the question
 :: .....Cup //moving hands as if holding a cup of tea, wondering why the size of a tea cup is so important it's being asked here and if there's a difference between tea cup size for men and women
 :: //recalls one time that Beograd took him to a starbucks  ...Umm...medium, I guess? I can't finish the size bigger than that and it's so expensive I feel bad because Branko paid for my order. D:

---dudes, the latter is supposed to be the question for you---

 :: Ah, sorry. Only girls will find out.♥
 :: 170 meters in length...huh? You mean my 'missile'? Bulava is 11.5 meters and 12.1 meters with warhead respectively.
 :: I'm like...1,250 kilometers or something. I know I'm big but Krasnoyarsk is a lot bigger than me!


30. Would you rather swim in a lake or the ocean?
 :: OCEAN! SEA! Argh, I miss the smell of the sea!! How could you do this to me, Podgorica?! Cutting me off from the last access to beach in my 'own' country!!
 :: I have only swum in ocean so far...therefore a lake once in a while would be nice. I need to know if I can increase my speed if the underwater current isn't as rough as in the ocean... //suspiciously eyes Lake Baikal
 :: I have no preference since I have both close to my house!


31. What's your type?
 :: Pretty girls, cute girls, sexy girls...not ones often wielding guns or constantly bugging me about surrendering the capital title to her. //sounds of Uzice and Smederevo whining from afar
 :: //is incredulous  ...We've come this far and you still don't know that I'm a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine?
 :: I'm happy with all the weapons Daddy Russia gave me in recent years! Sashka is my favorite!! //thinks that the question was asking about his favorite type of 'toys'(except for him armaments are considered as toys)
 :: ... //actually chokes a bit but decides not to ruin the Russians' innocence 


32. What's your fetish?
 :: That's a national top secret. ^ ^♥
 :: I can't find that code(?) on the manual.
 :: Fish?? I have salmons and trouts, do you want some?

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I'm supposed to tag 5 people but I'd prefer for anyone who wants to do this considered themselves tagged?  

Ok, back to dealing with commissions...until next time(whether commissions are done or I slack again LOL //shot).