Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 20:24:31 -0400
From: "Mike B." <yahoo at omniphile.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>,
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Subject: [WSFA] Re: [wsfa-forum] The eyes, they bleed!  The brain, it
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Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Madeleine Yeh wrote:
 >    That is horrible in ways that words can not describe.
 >  Is his pants falling off?  Is there something wrong with
 > her posture?  her proportions?

Her posture and proportions are well within normal limits, and his pants
are intact.

On the other hand, it looks like someone fingerpainted her attire on,
the position he's holding the sword in is a bit more suggestive in light
of her lack of dress than it really needs to be, and one does wonder
what sort of culture (or ambient temperature) has him dressed in layers
of formal fanciness, including ruffles, while his companion is nude,
with both of them out in public (the steps are a bit extensive for a
typical dwelling I think, and the buildings in the background likewise).

His uniform also looks kind of European, as does the sword belt, but the
sword is Japanese...the hilt (tsuba) anyway.  The blade is indistinct,
but the curve isn't typical of a katana...looks like it hooks too much
near the tip...more scimitar-like, though too narrow for that.  He's
also missing any sort of scabbard.  Looks like someone stole most of his
armor too...just has the greaves and whatever that goofy collar thing is.

They obviously aren't from around here...temporally speaking of course
(Earth is shown in the background).

-- Mike B.