Twelve Days of New Calmas

Subject: Twelve Days of New Calmas
Author: Lily Winterwood
Posted on: 2021-12-14 03:28:00 UTC

To mark the holiday season ~~and me being bored because my laptop is currently in for repairs~~, I’m going to be drawing some pictures of a couple peoples’ agents. It’ll be a mix of holiday stuff and summery stuff, because it’s currently summer in New Caledonia.

For day one, we have Zingenmir’s agents Naergondir and Dawn McKenna taking advantage of Chez Thorondil’s temporary chocolate sale. Gotta get the bonbons before they’re gone-gone! /ba dum tss

I already have a list of scenarios drafted, but I’m always open to deviating or adding in other agents, so please feel free to volunteer yours. Please link me to visual references if you do. Permission is not required to volunteer your ~~victims~~ agents, but I do highly prefer it.

Happy holidays!

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Twelve Days of New Calmas by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-14 03:28:00 UTC

Happy Calmas, Merry birthday! by Cicada on 2021-12-21 00:21:16 UTC Reply

I'm late to this thread, but I love your art- and thank you for sharing it!
Day Two! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-15 01:22:27 UTC Edited Reply

Ekwy’s agents Moira and Blank! St Lucia is a Scandinavian Christmas tradition. I know it was on the 13th, but better late than never :P

That is so lovely. =3 by Ekwy on 2021-12-19 10:49:03 UTC Reply

And a very accurate Lucia!

(Yes, I am still around, I have just been on holiday for the past week so I couldn't comment until now!)

Thank you! I’m glad you liked it! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-20 01:54:55 UTC Reply

My students are learning about Lucia (and other different holiday traditions), so I thought it’d be fun to illustrate something that isn’t just the usual holiday stuff. I’m glad it’s accurate!

Day Three! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-16 07:43:16 UTC Edited Reply

Agent Morgan loses Whamageddon, and, in hS’s words, “demonstrates once again why she has such a reputation for reasonable and proportionate reactions.”

Dis and the Agent’s t-shirts do exist! I referenced some Doctor Who Christmas t-shirts.

Day Four! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-17 06:47:24 UTC Reply

Jenni Robinson and Ilraen-Aroline-Fothergill in human morph, feat. a Guns and Roses parody shirt that Nesh designed.

A bit of a closeup:

Day Five! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-18 08:28:02 UTC Reply

It’s my birthday so I drew something self-indulgent haha

New Caledonia has a lychee festival at Houaïlou in December each year! Liu Siyuan’s favourite fruit is lychee, so of course he would go. Also here are Jenni Robinson, Jacques Bonnefoy, Gall, Derik, and their kid Gadrik.

Closeups:

Day Six! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-19 10:49:12 UTC Edited Reply

The 19th is not only the 20th anniversary of the FotR movie release, but also the start of Hobbit Yuletide! Naturally, Agent Kaitlyn of the Department of Floaters/Department of Character Protective Services wants to commemorate the occasion.

L to R: Alice the Mearas, Pâquerette Sacquet, agent!hS, Kaitlyn, Hild the Dunlending, Jareth the Uruk-hai (yes. I had to), Hypatia. Most of these are hS’s agents haha

(Edited to reflect Kaitlyn’s actual departments. Whoops ;P)

Day Seven! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-20 12:07:52 UTC Reply

Continuity Council: Gallifrey Floats

L to R: the Notary, the Disentangler, the Agent, the Reader, the Aviator, Morgan, and the Fisherman. Featuring guest star Dalek agent Omicron.

Day Eight! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-21 13:41:04 UTC Reply

Wobbles tries to bring some holiday cheer to the Notary. The Notary isn’t having it.

Closeup of the Notary’s presents:

Yes, she sent tax forms to Morgan and the Disentangler.

Day Nine! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-22 10:30:19 UTC Edited Reply

It’s Summer Solstice in New Caledonia, which is of course a great time to have a bonfire (though if you ask Agent Dafydd, any time is a great time to have a bonfire :P)

My agents Eledhwen and Christianne, plus some other HQ couples: Dafydd and Constance, Gall and Derik, The Reader and Naya, Ix and Charlotte, and if you squint, Jacques and Jenni. Some background buddies who are also there are: Mandy Singh and Lin Wei-ting, and Kaguya Hazama and Momoka Shigisawa.

Yes, that is a Groot-kind or Ent or general walking tree agent. They’re friends with DMFF Agent Rosalie, who is a naiad and is right next to them.

Yes, that is a Mary Sue in the bonfire. No, I don’t know which Sue it is :P

I referenced some of hS’s sketches and stuff of New Cal for this, so thanks!

Day Ten! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-23 11:14:38 UTC Edited Reply

HQ’s party animals (Jacques Bonnefoy, Luxury, Dax), now performing “Jingle Bell Rock” from Mean Girls!

Also a version without hair pieces:

Yes, these are very modest costumes for all three of them. You don’t want to see their after dark costumes. Trust me.

Day Eleven! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-24 13:42:22 UTC Reply

It’s Christmas Eve! I’m having a proper Japanese Christmas, so I thought Kaguya and Momoka could also enjoy one — except it’s also summer, so they’re dressed down :P

Christmas peppermint 🤝 Japanese summer chocolate mint, so Momoka has a mint chip popsicle haha

Day Twelve! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-25 16:07:55 UTC Edited Reply

One last picture! Here’s the Illian-Sims family making some very Middle-earthian gingerbread art…

L to R: Tanfin, Daphne, gingerbread Two Trees, Dafydd, Oleander, gingerbread Bag End, Constance, Belladonna, gingerbread Minas Tirith, and Jasmine. Yes, Jasmine is wearing an ugly PPC jumper. :P

ETA: Let’s pretend I remembered how much of his arm Dafydd actually lost + forgot to mention that hS enabled a good deal of this so thank you for that hahah

Hooray! by Huinesoron on 2021-12-25 22:05:21 UTC Reply

I love everything about this, but particularly the very plausible Two Gingerbread Trees. Thank you very much!

(Does this mean they've officially moved to New Cal now? I picked out a house for them and all!)

hS

Why didn't I see this before 🤤 by Ki no Shirayuki on 2021-12-25 03:09:17 UTC Reply

Guyatchi showing some legs is exactly what I need this holiday season 😂
Wait, wait, wait by Neshomeh on 2021-12-24 15:06:13 UTC Reply

Is that a bucket of KFC on the table? Is KFC a Japanese Christmas thing? Is... is it kinda like the trope that lonely/broke/lazy people in the USA order Chinese take-out on holidays, because those places happen to be open, or is KFC considered way more classy in Japan than it is here? {X D

~Neshomeh isn't judging, she's having freezer-aisle junk food tonight (but Proper Holiday Food tomorrow).

KFC is indeed a Japanese Christmas thing! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-24 17:37:37 UTC Reply

The lore is that because turkey isn’t a thing here, foreigners living in Japan resorted to KFC for Christmas dinner. Then Japanese people picked up on that (and the Christmas cake) and incorporated it into their traditions. I don’t know how accurate it is — KFC could have just done a great ad campaign back in the day and became associated with Christmas dinner. The point is more to have some fried chicken because you can’t get roast turkey here as easily.

That being said Japanese KFC is pretty good (well, not as greasy as American KFC and smaller portions) though the lack of mashed potatoes is egregious :P They also frequently have collaborations with Peanuts where you get a free bowl or cup (and it’s a nice ceramic one, too) if you buy a box meal.

This year I actually reserved my KFC bucket like… a month in advance. We got a bucket of chicken and tenders, a microwaveable lasagna-like thing, a brownie cake, and a decorative plate.

And of course Dafydd is closest to the fire. by Huinesoron on 2021-12-22 13:11:13 UTC Reply

He probably lit it.

I love the DAS geeks making an appearance in the background; goodness, they actually look happy for once! Clearly Wei-ting doesn't know what Mandy's planning for their next experiment...

hS

They’ll probably be reappearing come Lunar New Year. by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-22 13:22:40 UTC Reply

Pretty big thing for LSY’s arc this Lunar New Year: the boy’s moving out of HQ to New Cal! He’ll be having a housewarming party and they’re invited :P Bring something red, gold, and/or representing good luck.

Momotchi is adorable ^3^ (nm) by Ki no Shirayuki on 2021-12-22 12:51:42 UTC Reply

MAJESTIC (nm) by Scapegrace on 2021-12-21 22:38:39 UTC Reply

Hooray for Wobbles! by Huinesoron on 2021-12-22 07:40:00 UTC Reply

I feel like the glitter just sort of... falling into a heap next to the tragic tree really gets these two, y'know? ^_^

(My theory on the gifts: the Notary knew full well they'd be returned. This way, she guaranteed she'd receive some parcels of things she actually liked.)

hS

Morgan is in full 'hearken, fools!' mode. by Huinesoron on 2021-12-20 13:56:19 UTC Reply

(But really... Omicron? Now? No wonder Fish looks worried!)

hS

DAL-EKS ARE SU-PE-RIOR AT SO-CIAL DI-STAN-CING! by Agent Omicron, DMS on 2021-12-20 14:14:04 UTC Reply

OUR EX-TER-NAL CA-SINGS ENSURE ALL ATTEMPTS AT IN-FIL-TRATION BY IM-PURI-TIES AND PUNY VI-RUSES WILL BE FU-TILE! YOU WEAK HUMANS CAN-NOT HOPE TO RE-PLI-CATE THE SU-PERIORITY OF DALEK CA-SINGS! MASKS AND VAC-CINES WILL HAVE TO SU-FFICE!

VACC-IN-ATE! VACC-IN-ATE! VACC-IN-ATE OR BE EX-TER-MINATED!

I do believe... by Iximaz on 2021-12-20 13:31:21 UTC Reply

...we've got our next ship for the badfic games!

...Ship? No?

[tomato]

Thank you for this gift of pain (nm) by OrangeFox on 2021-12-20 15:45:36 UTC Reply

Yay! Merry Yuletide to all! by Huinesoron on 2021-12-19 20:24:30 UTC Reply

I believe this is the first time any of these characters other than Kaitlyn have been illustrated (plus maybe Alice), so this is really cool! I assume Takua gave Jareth the wig and told him it was a festive tradition. It's been six years since he first wore it, and he's far too proud to admit she tricked him.

I adore Pâquerette, who as far as I recall was just a throwaway name for a New Cal Hobbit. Now she's a proper character! Hild looks properly fun too; clearly I'm going to have to do more with Team Isengard in the future.

(Kaitlyn wishes she was DOOCH. She's Floaters/DCPS, as caseworker for Merry and Pippin, and has far too much of a work ethic to actually join the Hobbit Fan Club Department.)

hS

I was just about to edit that for Kaitlyn! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-20 01:50:35 UTC Reply

Was just looking at her Wiki page and went “hold on” — her Shireboo must have been showing too hard if I assumed she was in DOOCH hahah.

I’m glad you like the designs!! If you do more with Team Isengard or Pâquerette let me know :)

Felix dies tibi sit! (happy birthday in Latin) by ClaireBook1 on 2021-12-19 16:32:39 UTC Reply

I like your drawings. Now I think I will have to try drawing my agents. Have a homemade blueberry pie!

Thank you! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-20 01:58:24 UTC Reply

I love pie! And blueberries. Two great things that go great together.

Happy birthday! by Huinesoron on 2021-12-18 20:56:37 UTC Reply

May you receive as many lychees as you could wish (is that how the blessing goes?).

hS

Thank you! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-20 01:57:25 UTC Reply

Yes, that is how the blessing goes, and yes that’s a dangerous amount of lychees :P

A few seconds later: by Neshomeh on 2021-12-17 15:59:38 UTC Reply

Ilraen: *takes first sip of real, freshly made World One eggnog*

Jenni: How is it?

Ilraen: ...

Jenni: Wow. And here I thought that was a face only Farilan would ever get to see!

(( I am very, very fond of that t-shirt. ^_^

~Neshomeh ))

She probably wouldn't actually. by Huinesoron on 2021-12-16 09:23:16 UTC Reply

Probably. Maybe probably. Not if they bought her a drink to apologise.

hS

I mean...if you want too? by Midnight on 2021-12-14 23:19:11 UTC Reply

I’ll get a link up as soon as I figure out how to get Zara’s and Diamond’s pictures on their page. Also, your art is cool!

You have to upload the pictures separately! by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-15 01:17:30 UTC Reply

There’s a sort of media upload page that collects all the pictures uploaded to the Wiki. After you put it there, you take the file name from it (so like Acacia.png) and add it to the info box section that allows for pictures.

Thanks!

I don't have any agents/scenarios, I just wanted to say I love your art! (nm) by strawberrybanana on 2021-12-14 04:52:49 UTC Reply

Thank you! Also, welcome to the Board! (nm) by Lily Winterwood on 2021-12-15 01:18:38 UTC Reply