The Stained Tower Semi-Realistic, Non-Commercial Painting

The following is an excerpt from the journal of one of the quieter Helping Hands:

Today I had the job of touching up a photo that will be used as an advertisement and promotional photo to motivate the Tower Pilgrims. Pretty far below my skill ceiling, but there aren't many tech jobs these days, so I don't mind.

This photo features the famous duo of Miss Fairy or Miss Nightingale and Miss Galtry, and it came out pretty damn well, to be expected of Owl.

...Except, it also features a heaping helping of empty space on the left side. I don't know why, but Miss Galtry asked me to extend the parameters of the photo like someone I couldn't see was standing there.

Anyway, in between the empty space and Miss Galtry, we have Miss Nightingale centered up. Miss Nightingale chose not to wear her more aesthetic arc suit but instead a more combat-orientated variant. I saw her look at Miss Galtry, and almost like they were talking, Miss Galtry just shook her head and said, "Yes, you look really crisp. Though, I still wish you'd wear your nicer arc suit."

When she noticed me, she left. I was curious, but oh well, I've seen Hands have conversations with no one before, and it's all about the art of what we do, nothing more.

The combat arc suit includes many upgraded defensive features, like a bulkier chest plate, bigger bracers, a thicker helmet, and less cloth that can get caught up in things. Hell, you can even see the arc suit above her chest plate.

Honestly, I didn't believe the whole Fairy thing like Owl did at first, but that arc suit... it has absolutely no airflow. How Miss Nightingale hasn't suffocated or fallen over from heat exhaustion is beyond me. Don't even get me started on the helmet. The hole to put your head in that thing is only ten inches around. A child may not be able to wear it.

On the right, we have Miss Galtry herself. Miss Galtry is as gorgeous, put together, and cold as ever. I've always found the cloth more interesting than her iconic eye. The eye helped make Miss Galtry a household name in NYC, but the cloth, combined with her looks, took the Hex Church from cult to a legitimate religion. That's more interesting, in my opinion.

I've thought about asking how I get some stitched to me. It's not like Frankenstein or whatever; that stuff is surgically implanted. Seems rather obvious based on the carefulness of the stitching anyway.

I heard rumors it even grows back, kinda wanna see if I could get my hands on some.

- Wolf, Helping Hand's Tech Guru

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Hello, everyone! 

Just a little short story, not an official side chapter or anything, but I hope you enjoyed it. I probably shouldn't have written it because I'm running behind one the next chapter because I spent so long doing touch-ups on the drawing above, lol.

Anyhow, as I sure you can all tell, the commission I ordered over a month ago came back yesterday after going through numerous revisions. I've been working on it since then by forcing Photoshop to do what I tell it and cleaning up some stuff.

Note: This is non-commercial because I, unfortunately, do not own the background. I thought the commission came with a custom background, but apparently not. I will be replacing it sometime in the nearish future. When I do, I'll post the final copy, and that'll make it the official cover of Book 2. 

Artist for Constance, Earl, and Terra

Background Artist 

Thanks for your support, everyone.