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[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.50 - PLEASED TO FIND OUT

i'm really overdoing it!!

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.49 - I AM HERE

you revoked your right to play coy right off the bat, when the first sentence you ever spoke to me was "what are you reading," whispered in my ear, directly over my shoulder

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Heads up— the playlist of TOY page speed draws has been updat...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.48d - ASIDE

i'm currently platonically overwhelmed by how much i just really hope he gets a good night's sleep tonight

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Hey guys, it's Owen! Quick life update— I'm back at home after a quick (but slightly urgent) trip to visit my family cross-country. Everything went pretty well, but it's been a stressful last few weeks - and part of that stress is due to me receiving an ADHD di...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.48c - ASIDE 3

i was already kinda sorta contemplating whether it was rude that i might want to start calling you daily, teddy

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Thank you again so much for your patience as our work is literally divided across country right now! Here's some extra Teddy time to round out the week♥

EDIT: We ended up redoing the punchline on this one be...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.48b - ASIDE 2

i spent three days putting all of that together too...

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Thank you for your patience with the delay on this update!♥ Our work is literally divided across the country at the moment but will be back on track soon! I attached a couple versions of the sketch for that bottom panel since I quickly redid it before inks— we landed on this version because it...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.48a - ASIDE 1

now that we've breached the topic of your writing room i have SO many questions

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First 4koma of what I'm pretty sure is going to be 5 total (possibly 4, will let you know!) ♥ I absolutely love doing these 4 panel strips as scene transitions now. This scene with Teddy is nearly over, but we'll have a few 4komas with him before we say goodbye for now!&...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.48 - QUITE BRAVE TODAY

there are few things more flattering than a shy cat deciding to be friends with you

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.47 - A SEIZABLE CHANCE

warning, intruder alert

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.46 - IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE

middle panel: when you're about to blow off a deadline first thing in the morning after coming at morning from the wrong side

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I was channeling Teddy today by working overlong on this page, so here's some additional extra panels to make up for it! 

First one is the first panel from this page; Suzana had to adjust Teddy's arm to contend with adjusti...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.45 - NOT THE MOST PLEASANT WAY

the valuable education that i received from quitting law school was that i didnt want to be in law school anymore

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.44 - ACTUALLY BE GOOD

listen i'm gonna try to do my best by you but now I'm REALLY questioning if Evie had the right idea

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Just a heads up, Suzana and I are gonna be streaming making pages on Discord a lot these next few weeks— we're gonna be in really hardcore production mode this month! So if you're curious and would like to hang out with us while we're drawing, please connect...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.43 - AFRAID OF THAT, TOO

oh, sweet, new paranoia just dropped

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.42 - DID WANT TO ASK

oh yeah, just writing. not like an overarching problem for me or anything. just... just writing

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.41 - YOU'RE HERE FOR ADVICE?

she also said you could use the socialization but who am i to judge. ....in fact come to think of it i'm pretty sure she meant me too

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Included a doodle because it made me laugh— Suzana picked out these two bird puns for the mugs, then asked me what kind of bird I wanted for Liam's mug to go with his. I wanted this kind lmao

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.40 - DAYS AND NIGHTS GET FLIPPED

yeah................ cutting back on caffeine sounds like a good idea

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Added one of the background panels without the word bubbles on, just because I ended up liking the birds Suzana drew for them ♥ (She knew they'd be covered in this case, but the assets are super quick to make and helpful to have now for the future, just in case they do end up peeking t...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.39 - DOING ALRIGHT NOW

decaf is objectively NOT great, but i deserve the punishment for shoving my entire foot in my mouth within seconds of arriving

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EDIT: I've updated this post with some attached images! For some reason making this image just sounded really fun, I'll definitely do this again if you guys find it fun too! I made two versions to fli...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.38 - MEET YOU IN PERSON

you may not get this vibe from me, but the "seeing other human beings" part really doesnt happen often for me. ...oh okay cool you're not surprised, great, we're on the same page
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Gonna tuck a few sketches of Teddy into this post, too. ♥

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.37 - HERE WE ARE

.... what's .... huh............ oh, and up—..... .........huh. ........i wonder if that works

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— Here's the previous page related to today's update! ♥

[Chapter 19, Page 19] The Beauty of the Job

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.36b - ASIDE

i need to get one of those binders that are flailing-exuberance-proof. you know, they like, zip closed all the way around,

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So here's the story, morning glory!

I wasn't thrilled with where I landed on the wording in the previous page (for a couple small inconsequential reasons), and as I was pondering it this week, I remembered that I've been wanting to ...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.36a — ASIDE

i suppose we'll find out if it stands out in a good way or a bad way. d'you happen to know his middle name? ........paddington? .......hmm. oh well. i don't mind a challenge

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Short update today, wanted to do something kinda jokey to lighten the mood a little before we keep going ♥ A few quick updates, too:

First, we're caught up on updating the spee...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.36 - MAY HAVE COME UP

you may want me to spell his name for you btw

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I'm also catching up on uploading the page speed draws on our Patron-only youtube playlist! Page 29's my favorite of these, btw (2021-05-01 12:25:33 +0000 UTC View Post

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.35 - WHAT YOU ARE NOW

cool, now to never speak about this with you directly ever again, until i'm eventually mildly more comfortable with your existence

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.34 - LESS EMBARRASSING, FOR SURE

im trying out this new thing where i force myself to not shy away from unpleasant-yet-necessary confrontation.... you know.... in the hopes that i don't make the next several months of my life awkward and uncomfortable.... no idea if it works yet i guess we'll find out

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.33 - SUCH A SHAME

oh yeah! i'm glad we saved this discussion for after the meeting, that could have been really awkward

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.32 - OVERHEARD SOMETHING HE SAID

it might take you a couple passes for you to figure out HOW to deliver what's needed of you, but my point is your tenacity

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.31 - THOUGHT THE OPPOSITE OF ME

i did not realize that my hyper critical inner monologue was not also how i was universally regarded?

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.30 - HE'LL CALL YOU

thanks for saying nice things about me to that one guy i want to think i'm impressive thats really dope of you

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.29a - ASIDE

anyway yea that sounds good, i like spending time with hebert a lot more when circumstances don't necessitate i run up and down a tennis court

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Opted for a short page this morning— Suzana got her first Pfizer vaccine dose last night, and while she's only slightly sore so far, I wanna make sure she goes easy on her arm for a day or so ♥ We'll be back t...

[EARLY TOY UPDATE] PAGE 20.29 - WHAT YOU COME UP WITH

wait i hope i closed the session before i said that out loud— ....yes, okay, good. anyway plEASE

10 Year Anniversary of TOY!

I wanted to post this tonight before we queue it up for afternoon tomorrow— March 27th was the 10 year anniversary of us posting the first page of Chapter 1! \o/

I think Suzana and I are still ongoingly processing how it feels to be here, 10 years into making this comic— especially...