It feels weird to know that West Austria receives crazy rain while the opposite end receives little to none...

Though just know that I know how you feel. It doesn't rain much for me where I live either. It only rained a couple times total over the course of two months.

Also this reminds me of the German-speaking Toilet from Dragon Ball Z Abridged...

*Whispers with in calm tone, but with a smirk* And I find it hiiilarious.

Going back a bit...I wonder if one can joke that Vlad Tepes cursed part of Austria.

Weather only knows extremes these days...

I see. Fun fact: Bram Stoker originally planned for his vampire to be an Austrian noble first in an early draft of his book, in Styria to be precise. Then he heard of Vlad Tepes and transported the story to Rumania. Plus the first Vampire was supposed to be female in his book. But he kept up this idea for another short story: "Dracula´s Guest"

I know, right? Worse is that whenever it does rain or get close it gets veeeeerry humid....every time it does it feels very gross outside because it's still hot at night, mix that with lots of mugginess and it just genuinely feels very gross outside.


Huh....didn't know any of that. But at least I know it was all supposed to be full Austrian!

...Wait that actually fucking lines waaaaaay up with what I watched in the Castlevania Netflix Series. The character known as "Carmilla" which she was actually from Styria, had a council of sisters or fellow female vampires. When Dracula was felled, she wanted control via seizing Dracula's Castle which could in fact teleport anywhere in the world because of the ancient and forgotten technologies that were part of his castle. But that technology was in fact completely destroyed, rendering it a normal castle.
Carmilla wanted to expand territory and definitely showed some very great ambitions.

Carmilla was the very first "modern female Vapire".

Her story originates from the novell "Carmilla", written by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu in 1872 and took place in Styria in Austria. She also was the first lesbian vampire in a story, for her preferred victims were girls and women.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmilla#Radio

That explains why she really didn't like any men, and had a relatively outwards disdain for them. At least from the Castlevania Netflix Series' interpretation of her. That actually is accurate to everything I've seen in that show.

Everything about her is really accurate to what you're telling me from the novel. Though obviously there are some liberties taken in the story - namely the harvesting of blood like wine, putting it in wine bottles and having virgin blood being the most prized (I think?). Drinking it from wine glasses. Something I don't think that Dracula ever did at all.

Of course modern variations differ more or less from the sources, what is totally ok.

As for Dracula, it was only mentioned in the book, that he doesn´t drink "wine", what was used in the movie version with Bela Lugosi, a hint towards what would be otherwise in their wine glasses.
And in Stoker´s original novel, Dracula has at least a very slight gay moment, as he threw a kisshand towards Jonathan Harker, as he found out, that he was imprisoned in Transylvania castle.

Poor sweet ratty. *gives him water* I'm glad it finally rained for you.

that saved this ole rat´s life

*huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuug*

Very good balance of symbolism/storytelling and the inherent sex appeal of bondage.
Hope some of that balance can go towards the rain up there in your hometown!

Thank you very much.
Let´s hope so.

Poor Eternal… here. Have some water. *gives you a bottle of cold water*

that was a life saver.

Damn i can imagine that. There was a seaspn were we didnt had a drop of water and we could see the plants being kinda dried out.

And bow we have raining/hurricane season ^ ^°
So poor Eternal, thst gotta suck

That is really bad. The new climate only knows extremes. I wonder how long it will take until agriculture will be no longer possible...

That's just what I thought it was. Been praying for you and hoping for good news.

Thanks.
At least yesterday it rained again a little.

Glad you are able to get some rain finally Eternal D:

Both you the artist and you the cute tied up rodent.

thanks much.

That sounds like its no good for anyone with weather like that. I too in New Jersey have barely been getting rain. Its been mainly sun, sun, sun for over a month. I only recall about 4 days of rain that only lasts for an hour to 4 at most inbetween. At least you are getting a moment of relief from the heat stroke you were likely getting.

Poor handsome rat. A certain croc would surely be cupping his hands and tilting them so as to have the bits of trickling water trickle down to Eternal's pursed lips and dehydrated tongue. He might feel the desperate laps against his palms as the rat's quench desperately needs sating. (of course, untying him would come in just a bit, maybe just 'feed' the rat a canteen first that he'd guzzle so hungrily in seconds) The ones who left him stranded like this from another one of Eternal's bad timings certainly were creative with this setup. Having him so close but just far enough away from his only source of water over a period of time. The poor dear has such a whimpering look as he pathetically struggles to reach for it. Any that happen to trickle against a whisker would make him scowl as he feels it either slide onto his (beautiful) fur directly or just drip off on the way down. Now tongue access to quench his thirst. Being left in the desert is surely doing him no favors either. If only he had the strength to pull himself from that stick in the mound. The sketch itself is still charming. What with the bushle being his only sense of 'green' and the bit of weeds in the mound for miles and as the crag before him leaves only the tiniest droplets of water available to him after it likely hasn't rained for days on his end. And he's tied in such a 'damsel in distress' position looking so helpless. He must loathe that he wore such long sleeves too! Its certainly not helping in this heat! He's so soaked in the body its visible thru his pants! He'll definitely need to be carried on horseback back to civilization...or at least the nearest watering hole, something I'd do in a heartbeat for him. (Also..his exposed chest, with how much he is sweating, makes me want to touch and rub that damp chest fur...but that is just me being stupid again. -////-)

I wonder how much longer the trees and grasses will hold on, if this heat goes on. Fortunately, we received a little break, but the leafs on our trees allready started to change their colours. Far too early in this year and the grass has stopped frowing altogether...

Being fed while being bound is an act of 100% submission and vulnerability, I would say. Much appreciated.

At least there was finally some rain to provide a little relief after such a long period of drought, though seems to be that the weather is increasingly of extremes these days. Perhaps like a pendulum swinging finally back and forth until finally there will be some balance achieved, though might stabilise to a very different pattern than before and may take a long time to occur.

A familiar situation for Eternal, securely bound to a pole and with his captor having been canny enough to remember to bind his tail, and enough cruelty to be just out of reach of the trickle of water, his hat removed and left nearby so there's no relief from the sun relentlessly beating down. Hopefully there would be someone along with a water flask and a knife, to cut him free and give him a much needed drink of water, maybe his fellow cowboy Rick or some feisty outlaw lass with a heart of gold.

Sadly this rain couldn´t help much, or the draught has come back allready...

Let´s hope, someone has mercy with this fuzzy ole bound rat...

This rat would fit perfectly in a Wild West animation.

Thank you very much.