Cream Dreams of Cliff-Diving (26th August 2023)
"Nostalgic Trolley-chan sketch after watching this recap video :)"
Howdy hey, chat! Jelly here, filling in for the usual cadre of JANART enthusiasts. It can't be helped, so you're stuck with me for the time being. This showcase will include the following: spoilers for AI: Nirvana Initiative and Inscryption - starting with the latter and ending with the former.
Let's start things off on the right note with some serene Trolley-chan fanart! A chan after our own hearts, huh?
"Inscryption: Breaker-chan, Black Sheep-chan"
Look at how pleased he is with himself. He knows what he's doing, breaking the game like that.
Awwwww, I can't stay mad at him.
"I was planning on making loads of these but then Joe didn’t die :chadapon:"
It's a wonder Joe beat Leshy, what with Waffles betraying him like that. Just tossed him aside like some kind of classmate.
"i had a joke planned for this message but i. forgor 💀"
Are you familiar with the ancient symbol known as the Ouroboros, Zach? Yes, well I suppose it *is* a pretty common symbol, as far as representation in media. A serpent eating its own tail, self-destructive and self-sustaining at the same time... quite the vicious cycle, no? Oh, excuse me. Just feeling a little philosophical is all, Zach. Back to the case - the showcase, that is.
"Too Fast. Too Soon."
He broke the game by using the mechanics in it, so clearly his win is WRONG. It's because of Ourobose!
"meanwhile, somewhere, in a far better universe, JO3 has his revenge on the backseating chatters"
You posted this that 12:16 PM EST... trying to get a last minute fanart in to slip by me, eh? I shan't slack on my curation duties THIS early in the game.
"Osebouros my beloved"
Yeah, what he said! He only won because of Ourobose!
"when the 1guycel says something so joephobic that you gotta hit them with that true anderson stare"
"none of these words are in the inscryption rulebook" - Kay
"honestly a very light chan-ing designwise, but they are my Wheel of Names-chan and Undo-chan regardless"
Well, there's an Undo-chan we haven't seen before! I'm used to her being more... megalomaniacal? What a delightfully pure channification.
"The Grey Arrow Next To The Wheel Chan"
Of course, things can't always remain pure. This is a J-Andy stream, after all.
"We Never Left Rabi-Ribi"
I'm not so sure we even *can* leave Rabi Ribi at this point. Bunnygirl ass is practically part of our DNA.
"It felt like a favorite bunnygirl of mine was missing during Rabi Ribi... but we'll just pretend that I planned to only post it now since Joe is playing a card game.
(Featuring Einen Kaffee Bitte's lovely Shuffle-chan!)"
Speaking of bunnygirls - oh hey, I made this one! Small world.
"So jads you told me that if i made a girl with big butt then I would get a live Joe reaction so here I go."
Speaking of ass - we certainly have some talented folks over in JADS, don't we? Seems like this version of Joe can split more than her own sides.
"You better keep your eyes on me!"
Speaking of DNA - streams may have been Idle last week, but our talented artists never cease to Evolve and amaze.
"Idea I had after seeing PiggyWiggy's evolve idol-chan"
Did you know? In Balder's Gate 3, if your character is strong enough to throw something, they're able to stow it in their inventory and carry it with them at all times. This applies to items (a locked chest you couldn't pick, for example) and even creatures (like the limp body of a goblin who looked at you wrong). These can also be used as thrown or improvised weapons, so if you wanted to - just as a *completely* random example - carry around something like a wooden cart with you for the entire game and use it as your only weapon, you could absolutely do so. Just a fun fact.
"a florence thingy i made cuz i miss her so much. why hasn't joe moved her up to his new setup yet?"
I feel like we all forgot that Joe just *left* Florence down there with the basement toxins.
I remember, though. I remember it so you don't have to.
"beacoi waifu"
It's Somnium all the way down from here, folks. If you're extra sensitive about spoilers I'd duck out now, but I'll let you know when we reach the real cliff.
"this chan morbed into existence on her own"
And we're certainly happy that she did! Adorable work, Spange. What a cute, straightforward chan.
"snurch as in snail church from that song parody"
I tried to make this symbol with my hands for at least 6 minutes when I first saw it.
...It's very effective at creating cramps.
"I really liked that nostril joke from the ai streams so I made a concept art for this banger of a game"
*Extremely* cool concept work here, Harmva! Should be a great base for Joe and his team to work with once they finish Mars Needs Senpais.
"What Have You People Done To Me?"
A loving depiction of what Joe probably did upon realizing, once again, that Mars Needs Senpais might just become a real thing.
Make sure to zoom in and get a close look at the inner machinations of a dragon's shattered mind.
"Hi, I made short comic about my favourite weeb streamer. :)"
This is your off-ramp for spoilers, chat! We're approaching the cliff at a blistering 6 minutes per Somnium, which I'm currently being told is both an unreliable and completely fluid amount of time.
Seriously though, heavy spoilers ahead.
"The cliff; so far"
"So far" of course being in reference to the size of the drop.
...could've sworn Joe already streamed Getting Over It.
"-and just like all aini defenders, she is of two minds..."
We've been had! This cute chan wasn't straight(forward) at all!
While we're at it, here's some creator commentary from Spange:
- 'X' pattern on kimono is referencing Naix, as well as the purple on the obi hinting that Tokiko's doing stuff behind the scenes.
- [In the first image, earlier in the gallery] the blue/orange veins are actually on the "wrong" side, but since it's a back view and her head is turned towards the viewer it becomes an optical illusion.
- Obi design is meant to evoke the nodes on the flowchart, but none of them are horizontally connected which is supposed to show how the game is more or less linear.
- Twintails -> braid. Acts like past/present -> 🧬
- If you squint, the long strand of hair on the top of her head could represent the diverge route.
"I'd just like to thank Joe for extending the Somnium Fanart Relevancy Deadline one more day just so that I specifically could get this idea on paper.
(Featuring Spange's ever-enigmatic True AINI Flowchart-chan!)"
If you think this is late, just you wait and see what I've got simmering for later.
"The Naix Intern during the launch"
That's a wrap, folks! We've had our laughs, but let's not forget to acknowledge the real heroes: all those faceless, nameless goons who would give their lives to ensure that you never asked.
And of course, an extra-special thank you to all of our extremely talented artists for their endlessly creative submissions. In a way, *you're* the Naix interns of JADS.
Unpaid, of course.