Another Commission. I got this at Anthrocon 2006. Unfortunately I didn't have a scanner so I had to take a picture. So the signature is impossible for me to read. Once I can find it again and scan it, I'll be able to reupload.

Edit: Found it and reuploaded it.

Artwork is copyright © 2006 by Laura R Blacksin, also known as Longtail.

Ruby makes another appearance!

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Its been a year since she was inducted into the military school. She has just two more years to go. While they move from agility to martial arts, she has started to express herself more openly to the drill coaches during the PT courses. In this one she has words with the practice dummy during the MA training by demonstrating exactly what she'd like to do to her drill coach's face for all the screaming he has been doing almost literally in her ears. And the coach got on her case for this angry comment too.

Ruby: "I swear to god this will be his face if he doesn't stop screaming in my f**king ears!"

Drill Sargeant: "What was that, cadet? Did I hear you right? You intend to kick me?"

And he dared her to try it. She did it, and he floored her. Lesson learned.

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The blue theme continues for exercise clothes. I know it looks like black and dark blue but they never said exactly what shade is going to be used. The educational courses and vocational courses use one shade. The aquatic training uses another, and this branch has this getup down to the T. In fact her current class also does obstacle courses, morning jogs come hell or high water (even in torrential rain but NOT in snow), and so on.