Soooo.... Kailynn. Yup. I've decided to stop messing around with this and just let it be... x_x It's infinitely better than my first attempt back in '07, which ended [here]. I think I generally succeeded, as far as my original goal for this picture was... By the way, no remnant from the old picture remains in this reincarnation. x_x It was done from a fresh sketch, using the old idea as inspiration.

And now, old writing is OLD! (Back from late 06, I believe) Unchanged, aside from the spelling of "consciousness". Bask in my amateur writing skillz.

"There are three feelings I've become familiar with in the three months that I've "lived".

The first is the feeling of shutting down. It's as if the floor falls from beneath you, and suddenly, you are sinking away in an endless ocean. You fall quickly at first, and then slower, and slower... And with each second that passes, your mind becomes less and less aware. Every function, every application, slows to a near stand-still. Eventually, only your "consciousness" remains, forever suspended within the Koma..."