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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 1d

Bonus stuff because I thought it was funny

Man, after a long day at the pool, he's looking a little tuckered out, but at least the three Mini-Mias are satisfied

...unfortunately that does not account for, well, the rest of them ;p
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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 1d

Mini-Mia Pool Day!

A *mini* comic featuring a few of the Mini-Mias and Tomato at the pool... of course it wasn't long before the shortstack ice cream gals banded together with a very lewd idea...

Hopefully he has enough of his own cream to go around ;p
#Aquaphilia
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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 1d

Posting the fish ladies together? On lesbian day?

Tomato what are you perhaps suggesting here...? ;p

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Okami Tomato @okamitomato.bsky.social · 1d

Hey! Blurp Girl!

Back to the deep oceans to find a school of Rip Van Fish... and a bonus appearance from @randomriot.bsky.social fish girl, Zee, as well!

Known for their sleepiness, they REALLY don't like being disturbed during nap time. Probably a bad time to say 'hello' then...
#SuperMario

Blurp Girl attempting to greet Zee, RandomRiot's fish girl, who was sleeping amidst a school of Rip Van Fish. She's successful at waking her up, and she waves back drowsily.

Rip Van Fish are known for their sleepiness; spending most of their days conserving energy as they nap on lake beds and oceanic caves. The problem, however, is that they are easily disturbed from their sleep by noise or motion, and are typically very aggressive for a while upon waking up, so it's always advised to be cautious around them.

She finds their sleeping faces very silly so she likes to watch them nap, but she's not very good at keeping still and quiet as she does so. Once they wake up she often finds herself having to make herself scarce, which is unfortunate.

Blurp Rating (Rip Van Fish):⭐️⭐️⭐️

The follow-up, where the Blurp Girl's careless greetings cause the Rip Van Fish to wake up. Worse yet, it appears more of the school was napping just out of sight, and now various pairs of glistening eyes are watching and approaching from the darkness. Zee, RandomRiot's fish girl, simply freezes mid-wave and waits awkwardly for them to calm down... hopefully...

I mean, Zee is here, and she IS a fish, and it would surely be wrong of the Blurp Girl to not acknowledge her, right?

At the same time, it's not nice to rank and rate friends like that... but the ranking system is already set up... oh well, there's an easy solution to this:

Blurp Rating (Zee):⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Okami Tomato @okamitomato.bsky.social · 2d

Hey! Blurp Girl!

Cheep Cheeps; probably one of the most common species in the mushroom kingdom's waters

They come in all sorts of colours and varieties and are quite tame, so regardless of their simple appearance there's always room for spectacle 'v'
#SuperMario

Blurp Girl, being circled by various Cheep Cheeps while she poses happily on the sea bed. Starting from the leftmost Cheep Cheep in the circle and going anti-clockwise we have: Eep Cheep (Yellow), Super Mario World Cheep Cheep (Brownish orange), a 'basic' Cheep Cheep (Red), one from one of the Mario and Luigi games (Purple), one using the colouration from Mario 3's Fortress levels (Blue) and an alternate Cheep Cheep colour scheme now mostly seen on Deep Cheeps (Green)

Cheep Cheeps are simple, most just swim around all day in the water rather aimlessly, and while their appearance is simple there is a large variety among their species regarding colouration.

Simple as they may be, she can't help but admire how carefree they appear, and the large varieties make no two schools truly alike.

Blurp Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 4d

Mini-Mias today again... oh and Mia herself as well ;p

Mia really should've reconsidered creating them for a pool trip - they could sense her desires and acted upon them. It's quite hard to resurface with all that... stimulation

I mean, who knows your body better than you? ;p
#Aquaphilia

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Okami Tomato @okamitomato.bsky.social · 4d

Hey! Blurp Girl!

The waters of the mushroom kingdom are full of a huge variety of fish. However, of the larger species, the Porcupuffer stands out due to its... tenacity

Bad-tempered and dangerous, even to other fish. She isn't very fond of these guys
#SuperMario

Blurp Girl being dragged away by a Porcupuffer, as one of its spines has pierced her swimsuit and gotten snagged on it. Blurp Girl doesn't look so much worried as annoyed, sat on the Porcupuffer's back with her arms crossed.

Porcupuffers are one of the larger fish species that can be found among various parts of the mushroom kingdom. They tend to dwell near the surface, but have been spotted at deeper depths as well from time to time. They are noticeably rather aggressive, though unlike other large fish it isn't due to a desire to feed - they just aren't particularly social creatures.

Typically, seeing one of them is bad news, and they tend to bully other creatures out of the water, especially the more humanoid ones like Mario and co. This has lead to a few... altercations between the Blurp girl and Porcupuffers in the past, so her opinion of them is rather poor as a result.

Blurp Rating: ⭐️

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 4d

More Mini-Mias for today... aaaand they've already gotten their hands on Tomato

They all got the same idea it seems, so it's gonna be a looooong day at the pool

I mean, like, need I say more really? ;p
#Aquaphilia

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 5d

Well thanks to Tomato revealing Mia can make shortstack clones I gotta do something with that ;p

So here's the 'Mini-Mias' getting ready for a pool day ;p

They share Mia's personality and such, so I fear Tomato is gonna be having an... eventful but exhausting trip ;p

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Okami Tomato @okamitomato.bsky.social · 5d

Hey! Blurp Girl!

She's now visiting an old castle, remnants of an adventure Yoshis embarked on long ago... to encounter the Spray Fish

Only found near the surface, they store water and blast it out their mouth as a powerful jet... I suppose it's kinda like a shower?
#SuperMario

The Blurp girl walking inside the remains of one of the castles from the game Yoshi's Island. As she does so, a stray Spray Fish blasts water upward, which rains back down upon her.

Spray Fish, as the name implies, spray water from their mouths that they store in their bodies. This is mainly to knock potential prey in the water, but is also an attempt to deter potential pests or predators. They live in the shallows and are not particularly common, so she doesn't encounter them very often.

An uncommon sight, but not much to look at admittedly as they could be very easily mistaken for a Cheep Cheep when submerged. But she does appreciate potentially being able to be moistened even on-land, and they can potentially act as an impromptu shower or some concentrated rainfall, so she still likes them.

Blurp Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 6d

Actually, speaking of Zan Partizanne, I did draw her myself one time recently as well

Gonna be honest I've already forgotten the context, but it does remind me of that one birthday pic I drew... maybe it's the follow-up? ;p

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 7d

People have been asking me for Tomato-centric content for a while now

And to those that have asked, I admire your persistence, and I am here to reward you with, well, you guessed it:
Tomato

He's even wrapped up and delivered to the sea bed for convenience ;p

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Okami Tomato @okamitomato.bsky.social · 7d

Hey! Blurp girl!

Back to the seas of the Mushroom Kingdom (Mario Bros. U specifically) for a rare Dragoneel sighting!

Majestic, powerful, but dangerous. With some practice you could ride on one... maybe... probably not a good idea actually...
#SuperMario

The Blurp girl riding upon a large Dragoneel, holding on just behind its head. The Dragoneel seems to be winding its way through the water effortlessly, seemingly not too bothered by her presence.

Back to the Mushroom Kingdom for another of her favourite sea creatures; the imposing Dragoneel! A large red creature somewhere between an eel and a wyrm... as the name would imply. Wings either side of its head, a long red body, and a long purple fin that extends down to its tail.

She's always a fan of seeing these. They're a rare sight but when they do show up they are impossible to miss due to their vibrant colours and colossal size. They are quite dangerous, however, and you must take great caution when nearby. Even so, she wishes she could just sit and watch them all day... but she doesn't have gills so that really isn't an option.

Blurp Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 8d

Oh hey, what's that? Yep, a second Mac trade has hit my profile already (got 2 over Sinktember... well technically more since some were part of the month ;p)

Toadette learning about the Mario 1 water pits' suction mechanic and Zan's, well, thunder thighs ;p
#Aquaphilia

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 8d

Welp stupid art time ;p

Hooch's blackcurrant girl got another art (actually the first one drawn of mine, Mac's and Tomato's, funnily enough)

Joke pic of her berry large boobs smacking Tomato in the head

Yeah idk either
#Aquaphilia

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 9d

In the meantime, though, I'm still confident enough that I'll be fine, so I'm gonna keep my head up and I've still got art to post

But, if I seem a little 'different' over the next couple weeks, that'll probably be why
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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 9d

This ain't my usual sort of announcement, but in case something bad DID happen, I also don't want to just disappear without a trace or force someone like Tomato or someone to break the news

Obviously there'll be a while after the surgery where I don't post while I recover
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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 9d

So I have... an fairly grim announcement but it's important so I won't hold off on it anymore

I've got surgery coming up for something in a couple weeks and there's a not-insignificant chance I don't make it
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Okami Tomato @okamitomato.bsky.social · 9d

Hey! Blurp girl!

She's now on a tour across the Mario world's seas to look at all manner of sea creatures - for today: Sluglugs (Mario Wonder's Flower Kingdom)

Happy, carefree, but spiky. Friendly, yes, but hug with caution! She likes these silly big guys 'v'
#SuperMario

Blurp girl sinking into the water, looking at a pair of Sluglugs that have emerged to greet her; one mostly off-panel while the other is emerging happily from a pipe on the left.

Blurp girl is now visiting various other denizens of the Mario world's oceans, given the response to a question I posed a couple days ago.

Here she's sinking down into the waters of the Flower Kingdom from Super Mario Bros. Wonder to visit the Sluglugs; large, spiky sea slug-like creatures with a blue and purple body covered in yellow spikes.

While they're generally happy creatures, their bodies are still dangerous to carelessly touch due to all the spikes. It's hard to tell if they're even aware that they're dangerous considering they always seem to wear a dorky smile, but with enough care you could probably give one a hug.

Blurp Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 11d

Sinktember Day 30

And the month comes to an end, and thus does Sinktember

Drawn Mia and Peach before... but why not... together? ;p

Peaches n' cream to end the month ;p
#Sinktember #PrincessPeach #Aquaphilia

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 11d

Sinktember Day 29 - Chill

Okay I know I draw his stuff a lot but this one is actually FOR @okamitomato.bsky.social ;p

Mia got a new swimsuit, Tomato reacted appropriately ;p
#Sinktember

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 12d

Sinktember Day 28 - Helmet

The Drowned zombie girl making a return as she looks for some new clothes in some old chests. She found an old iron helmet and that's about it.

Doesn't really help with her main problem, though ;p
#Sinktember #Minecraft

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 13d

Sinktember Day 27 - Scuba

Been a little while since we saw the Blurp girl, wonder what she's up to... oh well up until a minute ago she WAS scuba diving at least ;p

Gotta be a bit more careful around Blooper-infested waters, though ;p
#Sinktember #Aquaphilia

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ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 14d

Does this mean Zanmato content will return? ;p

ZXTomatoFan @zxtomatofan.bsky.social · 14d

Sinktember Day 26 - Alien

Drew Tomato's new Clefable girl, Treble, for this one; privately showing off some underwear she thought was cute

I wonder if the deep sea would remind her of space, too? ;p
#Sinktember

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