(I made this description yesterday when I shared this project, but it didn't save, so I had to re-type it. Sorry if it's too rushed.) Oof. I finally made the WIP for this. Let me just start here by saying that I'm really, really, really, really, really, really sorry about being so inactive and lazy these days. You see, back when school was ending for the summer, things were extra busy, so I just wanted to focus on that. I think because of that, I started to get my first case of art block. That was no fun. I didn't like my remaining art and animation ideas enough to go through with them, and I couldn't make new ones, either. I didn't even want to think about sitting down at the desk with my computer and drawing tablet to draw or animate (not even as simple as PMV-style! :'O), or even come up with new ideas for them. It was pretty horrible creatively-speaking, to say the least. I just felt unmotivated, like I had lost my creativity. (At least I got some bursts of motivation, ideas, and energy for the various stories I'm writing, though. I hope that'll stick around for a while, if not forever.) I came on for little bits of time occasionally to say hi to people and stuff, but I lacked the energy or excitement to stay on for long. So, I guess I took some unannounced but still very well-needed hiatuses. I'm just sorry that I didn't do enough to explain it all to you guys sooner. I didn't want to even think about going onto Scratch, because of how closely linked to art it is for me. Yes, school ended. But, at the same time, another site I loved, PaigeeWorld, was about to close, so I had to spend a lot of time preparing for that, and not so much time on Scratch. It was really stressful and sad for me, and many others, too. But it was the beginning of a new chapter as well. Around this time, I started to get my motivation and creativity back, and once PaigeeWorld closed, I had time to go on Scratch again. But, I figured it was definitely about time that I joined DeviantArt and ArtFight, and then I did, so I got seriously wrapped up in those places. I just love them to bits over there, and I want to spend more and more and more time on them! Still, I didn't know what to expect. I hadn't been very active. I didn't want to check my notifications, talk to people, join studios, make projects, roleplay, hang around on the forums, etc., anymore, at least, not at that time. But still, I knew I had to go back to Scratch. It was the only right thing to do. I couldn't just leave anyone hanging there, worrying about why I was being so inactive lately. So, of course, I came back. I made myself check notifications and reply to comments. I'm slowly but surely getting back into everything. But still, I feel very discouraged. For an extremely long time now, maybe years, I've always had a huge list of MAP parts to make. I can never finish my parts as fast as I sign up for more MAPs that look tempting to me, which is like, all of them. It's a real problem of mine, and I don't know what to do about it. Plus, it's no secret that I'm a master of procrastination, which doesn't help me out at all. I do it both on and off of Scratch and the internet, really, and it bugs me. I'm starting to think that maybe it's what I do best! X'D I always promise myself, and of course, you guys, that I'm going to do better at staying motivated and productive, and be better at my work and not procrastinating with anything in my life. And I do indeed succeed! But it never lasts. And I feel like I'm letting you all down, as well as myself. I always promise to do make more and do more, but instead I can never manage to get anything done on time, and I get discouraged and just take a break without telling anyone why, and then that probably gets people worried, and it's a vicious circle really. With that, I've said it before now, and I'll say it again. I'll try to be more active. I'll try to have more conversations. I'll try to make more artwork, animations, character refs, maybe even some stories (although I might post them elsewhere, because it's just easier for me that way). I'll try to keep improving my skills. I'll try to get things done on time, and maybe this time it'll actually work permanently if I hope hard enough for it. Anyway, enough of my moaning on and on about my motivation issues. This is just a WIP of this MAP part. It's pretty messy, I know, but it will come together soon enough. The coding has a few kinks, but they'll be ironed out soon enough, and the artwork will be quick to finish now that I've made the sketches, too.
