Life is short, better make the most of it!

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  Scopia lies of the floor dead, after her internal with the future of the chosen ones  struggle with no one to feed the little ones as they have devoured their meal not knowing that this would be their last supper, they have scraped all the meat needed for their survival leaving the time consuming decorations.

  The next day at the orphanage, Aorta takes care of the orphans and alone she calls the young boys and girls to come have their dinner. Knowing that her mother has not come back yet from doing her secretive deeds by maintaining the horrifying family legacy that she denies. Her heart boils with fear worried of what could become of her mother around the cannibals.

  This brings us to the end of Inquest of Missing Time Volume 1, Next week I will be sharing a short fable that will put our story in perspective

  I hope you have enjoyed the first slice of our epic horror comedy adventure, make sure to run back and read the story from the beginning to find out more

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Stairway to Heaven!

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  As Scopia climbs up the stairs once more after feeding her darlings, she revisits her past and family history. The orphanage and the secrets that been passed down through the bloodline of her ancestry. The Immortal orphans and the countless souls and dishes that were collected.

  Scopia remembers the immortal adoption of Cebriel, the last orphan to the clan. Gifted a life that man dreams of and cant understand, for even her only daughter denies that evil plan. A truth that troubles Scopia and threatens the survival of the twelve innocent orphans of ancient history.

  When the days that are left are less what what we've had, we reminisce and try and give that moment another hand....

to those that have inspired and passed, your footsteps and like fossils to be kept in our memories intact.

Stairway to Heaven ◊ Led Zeppelin
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dig in little ones!

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  The orphans are amped and ready to dig in, Scopia understands their feeling as they have been starved in Neverland. Evetta tries to tip toe her fingers across the table reaching for the cake first but Scopia still tries to instill table manners, as she cant bear watching them do their thing.

  The celebration begins and the immortals attack the cake as it explodes like dynamite exposing its complex ingredients and goodies! They chow viperously as secret sauce paints their faces as the smile enjoying their meal.

  Have no fear! these orphans are not wasteful and will not leave a crumb anywhere to be seen!

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a picture is worth a thousand words!

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  The cake is on the table! this is the moment the orphans have awaited. Their beloved Scopia continues  the ritual song and lets go of the feast. The orphans are in trance, with their eyes peeled and ready to pounce, they keep their cool as Scopia is still close and watching their table manners!

Dooom Taka Taka! Phantasos' wake up call!

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  Ajax Starts drumming following Decimus's lead and takes his orders. His powerful hands drop a turkish drum beat as he flicks one of the table boards in sleeping Phantasos' face waking him from his slumber. dizzy and confused birds fly around over Phantasos' head and a cow pops up to spray his face with her miracle milk to put him back into focus. Ajax is ashamed as he notices what he has done, and sits there thinking, as Decimus enjoys his scheming.

  Some frames in this page seem confusing, but they are  intended to make us feel that the actions are simultaneous. Asclepius mimics Scopia's celebrative song as she drops the feast on the table! the smell is so intense and familiar to the kids, they pop up on the table with excitement as they salivate for there meal!

  In this page I think I have gotten closer than ever to perfecting my frame intentions. the timing and flow of the page feels right to the pace and random actions of the orphans, you can read the page in different ways but still get the same story! many things are missed in our life as we focus on major things to us! nothing will be lost in time as the viewer gets god's magnifying glass on the moment!

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The excitement of hunger!

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The orphans continue with their character introduction as the goof around the table! Scopia can barely notice what they are doing cause she has grown older and less aware of the fast movement! Trista's mixed emotions take over and give her the impression of food on the table as she chows down on an empty fork!

Phantosos sleeps comfortably on the table. his narcolepsy takes over most of his time, but he dreams of the future as he is considered an oracle as he could tell the future! In greek mythology, Phantasos is the son of Hypnos the god of sleep, and His mother is Pasithea, the goddess of hallucination. in our story Phantosos combines the characters of his mythical parents takes the position of fate! rarely Phantasos will guide the group as he might share some of his knowledge if his sleep is disrupted.

Decimus, out favorite mischievous character loves messing with Phantasos as he sleeps, he is smart and always convinces someone to do the dirty work. We can see him trying to get Ajax's attention to start banging on the table, and with Ajax not having the ability to think for himself and his love to follow orders he concurs

This page is a true representation of my cousins when gathering up for lunch on the Jordanian dish called Mansaf! I hope the fed Obama some since he is in Jordan this week, I am sure the Jordanian hospitality will not allow Obama to leave without trying!

Photos above show the infamous Mansaf! 

• The Mansaf: made of a special Jordanian yogurt called Jameed, with lamb rosted almonds on top of a sheet of shraak (bread), rice and samneh! (THE TASTIEST JORDANIAN LARD)
• The desert Beduin (nomad) of Jordan cooking the Mansaf
• Two great gentlemen I respect and know in the animation industry! Producer Noritaka Kawaguchi and Director Makoto Shinkai From CoMix Wave excited to dig into the Mansaf! Thank you guys for the inspiring trip to Jordan, and the support to the Jordanian peeps! :D

my Mansaf preparation! 

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The world revolves around the orphans, as it also revolves around itself!

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 Excitement fills the air! as we can see the orphans are full of manners and great self control! Felita starts the action with a drumroll for the the birds of the cuckoos nest to sets free! 

   I have created wacky panels for the orphans that I call "moments", these panels represent a parallel world. Just like Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock", the Fraggles live their own secluded world which abides by rules that are different from the human world. The immortals live in a world that will sometimes collide with the caretakers and other humans, giving the immortals new outlooks to life outside the womb. any frame that has a human will have the standard rectangle feel.

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Page two sadly shows Scopia suffers loneliness and agony of age. As we become older like any other being or thing. wear and tear will prevail. We become clumsier with ourselves as our excitement for life keeps pressing. even as we lay sick counting the days. the beauty of life gives us the strength to get up everyday to follow our dreams, take care of the people we love, especially the one dependent on us.

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