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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Sep 7

yesterday was the anniversary of my objectsona woolly (sep 5, 2022)!
on that day, i drew several new character ideas (recreated in framed photo), so even though it took til last june to introduce kiwi into my official art, they both have the same 'birth'day!

#osc #anniversaryart #ocart #digitalart

digital art of a group of a variety of OCs (all owned by me) celebrating the central two characters (a female kiwifruit object show character and a male ball of yarn character), since it is their 3-year character anniversaries. woolly is looking up at kiwi in wonder and possible confusion while she looks back in smugness with her arms crossed. an alien object OC named neali is holding up a worm OC named mermer to put a party hat on kiwi, while woolly is sitting on a female feral axolotl OCs back. on the very left is a male armless yo-yo OC holding a balloon with his foot. on the very right is an armless pink pencil case character holding a chocolate-covered knife in her mouth with a plate of chocolate cake in front of her and a '3' beside it, implying she made the birthday cake herself. in the back on the right is a blue amoeba OC named putt with a party blower in his mouth looking at everyone else. behind him is an open door showing an open hallway with not much of note there. on the wall on the left side is a framed photo of four object OCs, actually a recreation of my first four object OC sketches ive ever made (which is the very picture this art is celebrating)! however, two characters who didnt make the cut (since they arent canon OCs of mine yet) are a boomerang and an armless cotton ball of ambiguous genders. this picture is based on a real location found in vaduz, the capital of liechtenstein!: google.com/maps/@47.1508782,9.511179,3a,75y,253.88h,64.71t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgICjhoS4Og!2e10!3e11!6sw9-h6-k-no-pi25.2-ya334.7-ro0-fo100!7i6080!8i3040

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Sep 1

woolly on a swing! i love doing pics like these. now if only there were more friends to play four square with me…

based on south korea, where it felt like i saw a mini playground every block on google maps. theyd probably rank high on most playgrounds per km²!

#osc #ocart #digitalart #objectshows

a group picture of a detailed background with trees, windows, bushes, and fences. the focus is the swing set, being ridden by a ball of yarn object show OC named woolly on the left and a yo-yo object OC sitting and watching on the right swing. in the foreground is a worm and kiwifruit OC sitting on an out-of-view seesaw watching the two other characters. the kiwifruit has a camera, most likely about to film the event. this picture is based on a real screenshot of a real place found in chungju, south korea!: https://google.com/maps/@36.983216,127.9186302,3a,15y,351.24h,90.61t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgIDq3ae24wE!2e10!3e11!6sw9-h6-k-no-pi-0.6-ya231.24-ro0-fo100!7i10240!8i512

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irregularjake.bsky.social @irregularjake.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Aug 27

since i played around with pixel art on my last post, i thought id do more! tried to make authentic NES sprites of all of my main characters
i think i should do this as a trend, like every year just draw all of my characters in a different art style

#pixelart #anthroart #osc #objectshows #furryart

a group of pixel sprites done in the style of a retro NES game. from left to right then top to bottom, the characters are scooter (anthro magpie), twiddle (pigeon), spitz (owl), herstel (raccoon), novo (chameleon), dabble (sheep), woolly (ball of yarn object OC), pouchy (pencil case), neali (alien-like object OC), putt (amoeba), mermer (worm), and three unofficially named OCs: (a yo-yo object, kiwi object, and a feral axolotl)

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Aug 23

i drew woolly as clippy 📎 including a recreation of the windows 98 wallpaper

i originally drew this how i normally do (seen in pic 2), but i decided to try sizing it down 400% then back up again, and holy, it actually made it look much better in my opinion heh

#pixelart #clippy #ocart #digitalart

a male object show persona woolly but as microsoft offices 'clippy' (officially known as 'clippit'). he is lying on top of a curled yellow piece of lined paper as he is commonly portrayed, and the background is a recreation of the default windows 98 wallpaper. the art style is made in pixel art as a call-back to 1990s and early 2000s internet aesthetics

the same as the previous submission but not pixel art, with cleaner lines and slightly less detail since this was the original version

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Jeremiah Draws | Art Fight Traitor (Fossils/Crystals) @jeredrawscore.bsky.social · Aug 1

Pouchy - @ballofwool.bsky.social

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Jul 28

art fight attack for Harkiadel, OllyXDraws, & -Galactica-!

i wanted to draw something related to mario kart world since ive been watching it a ton (havent played it though). i went to see if there were mario kart world OCs and luckily there were a few!

#artfight #mariokart #fanart #mariokartworld

digital art of an intermission track from mario kart world, featuring an orange desert, brown mountains, green cactuses, a long grey road with powerlines, street lamps, yellow banners, and a tunnel. the art takes place at dusk. there are three main characters. on the leftmost driving the reel racer is a para-biddybud OC named biddybuddy (owned by @harkiadel.com). they are looking at a stingby OC named primrose (owned by @galactica) driving the funky dorrie. behind biddybuddy is a monty mole OC named bubba (owned by OllyXDraws) driving the rallygator, slowly creeping up to the other two. in the distant background is a cameo appearance of neige, a bus OC also owned by @harkiadel.com

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Jul 18

strings are fun to play until you all get in a knot and dont know who can untangle it

mini mass attack for IrregularJake, CheesecakeTheE, boogitie, nickk2k, & Cursied featuring yoyo, yoyo, yo-yo, yoyo, and yo-yo, of course guest starring my own yo-yo

#osc #objectshows #artfight #massattack #art

a group of six yo-yo object show OCs sitting down. in the middle you can see that all of their strings are tangled up in a knot and all of them sitting down visibly embarrassed, bored, shocked, or amused by the situation. from left to right, the characters being to SheepishWoolly, @IrregularJake, CheesecakeTheE, boogitie, nickk2k, & Cursied. this artwork was an art fight attack

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Jul 3

my first art fight attack this year for _WaffleToast_! i dont know if they have social media anywhere else, but i wanted to draw their strawberry shortcake OC, but figured i would draw all their characters since there arent that many

#artfight #artfight2025 #anthroart #osc #furry

an art fight drawing for _WaffleToast_ featuring all four of their characters. on the left is a ragdoll cat with a hint of golden retriever named WaffleToast, whose body is food-based, made up of strawberry waffle with butter and chocolate ships. their hand is on their hip looking down at the other characters. next to them is an lemon-lime lollipop object OC wearing baggy pants and a plaid shirt with their hands together and smiling with their teeth. the shortest in the middle is an armless strawberry cheesecake object OC whos blushing and smirking with their mouth open. on the very right is a human(?) oc named nicole. theyre wearing an ushanka and a shirt with 'hi im the idiot' written on it. theyre also wearing black-and-red plaid pyjama pants. their arms are crossed and theyre smiling with their sharp teeth and looking up at the camera. the background is a plain pink with a yellow border and some small decorative stars

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Jul 1

axolotls need to be in water to survive, so kiwi had an idea to help with that. oh, i guess that works

i wanted to draw a hose as practice for a possible future drawing with a fountain. it doesnt look perfect but i think its decent looking

#objectshows #osc #ocs #digitalart #axolotloc #caribbean 🇦🇬

digital art of a group of four characters at a peaceful resort, with lots of plants and palm trees everywhere. there is a white hotel building to the left half of the screen surrounded by bushes with pillars and several windows attached to it. the door is open with a blue mat in front. there is a wet, grey spalled concrete floor taking up the majority of the foreground where the characters are standing. in the centre (and the focus of the image) is a feral female yellow-and-purple axolotl OC getting sprayed by a hose from a female kiwifruit object OC (as a funny joke since axolotls need water to live). to the left is a male armless yo-yo character with one foot up, noticing the now wet floor. to the right-ish middle is a back view of a ball of yarn object OC named woolly watching the action with the kiwi & axolotl. this image is based on a real location called blue waters resort & spa in cedar grove, saint johns parish, antigua and barbuda!

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Jun 28

heres the original angle of my previous post on here like i said i was gonna post. i changed it since i thought this was a little too much open space

left is edited to give a better idea of what it was supposed to look like (without seeing original screenshot anyway)

#sketch #ocs #objectshows #osc

a wide shot of a night time scene outside of a hotel (depicted on the left). on the left are two female object OCs, an armless pencil case and a kiwifruit leaning against the wall. behind those two looking at them is an armless male yo-yo OC watching semi-embarrassingly. on the right is an alien object OC named neali and a worm OC named mermer looking at their phone under a tall lamppost. the image takes place at night. there is a tall wall around the group with some plants over them and also some bushes in the background. this picture is based on a real location in sunview city, a small neighbourhood in ho chi minh city, vietnam. i dont know if posting this link will work for you guys or if it will affect the algorithm or something but here is the link to the google maps location: https://www.google.com/maps/@10.8648458,106.7267964,3a,48.1y,137.21h,94.01t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgIDMvfPLpgE!2e10!3e11!6sw9-h6-k-no-pi-4.1-ya293.2-ro0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352

same as previous image but there is far less colour. only blue outlines for the background (and the worm, which was an oversight at the time) and green outline for most of the characters

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Jun 18

today im introducing a kiwi character that i first sketched in 2022, but am now finally introducing in a canon picture!

wanted to draw a nighttime picture this time. ended up really liking the result

this was the last picture i drew before turning 21 today!

#objectshows #osc #ocs #art #digitalart

a group of five characters in front of a beige hotel building at night. there are plants outside, a few stairs, an air conditioning unit on top, and a sloped railway on the right side. there are various windows and polls. there is visible rust on the overhang and a brief signs of ageing, but is still clearly liveable and used. the door way is an exit, covering the inside with a green curtain, various posters and photographs. outside of it is a potted plant on the right and a rooster kiddie ride on the left. for characters, there are three sitting object show OCs: a blushing male armless yo-yo on the left, a female armless pencil case, and a female kiwifruit waving to the pencil case. on the right side in front of the bushes is a worm OC named bogey looking at his phone, alongside an alien-like object show OC named neali whos peaking at the phone as well. the background is based on a real life location in a small neighbourhood called sunview town, ho chi minh city, vietnam

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Jun 6

ive been a bit obsessed with sudoku lately, but, yeah, its done a decent bit of distracting me from drawing, heh

i have a screenshot of the first time i completed a sudoku (on 14 november 2024), and it took me 14 minutes to complete an easy puzzle, heh

#digitalart #osc #objectoc #objectshows #ocs

a male ball of yarn object show OC named woolly ssitting down with an open book in his hands, a 'killer sudoku' puzzle book. he has a pencil in his hand, and a visible bag under his eye. there are three differently-coloured books on the left side. on the right is a female armless pink pencil case object OC looking sceptically at a separate sudoku puzzle. she is visibly confused on how to even play. there is an open red sudoku book in the foreground and the background is simple two-tone pink. there is minimal shading.

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · May 18

felt like drawing some more scenery today! gotta add this to the list of things woolly has done that i havent, since ive actually never been hiking either

also, i think i finally have a new name for wormy! im considering renaming him to 'bogey'

#objectshows #osc #ocs #wormoc #digitalart #suriname

a group of three characters: a white ball of yarn object show OC named woolly in the middle, a pink alien object show OC named neali on the left, and a blue worm character named bogey on the right. woolly is wearing a blue-and-white hat and backpack, while bogey is wearing a beige hiking hat. the scenery is a hiking trial, with lots of tall grass, bushes, and trees everywhere. there is a sign on the right with a separate trail that bogey is pointing to with his tail. it is daytime with lots of clouds. this picture is based on a real location found in the south american country of suriname called the 'brokopondo district': https://www.google.com/maps/@5.2888402,-54.9474281,3a,50y,22.51h,88.87t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPSdmukei2u3s6eyO9ozAQpVUAaa7eLB1noMBg!2e10!3e11!6sw900-h600-k-no-pi1.1-ya25.5-ro0-fo1!7i10240!8i5120

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Apr 30

a few days ago was my character nealis anniversary! i was gonna draw this a few days ago, but i had like one and two-half essays due that i procrastinated on

instead of the usual cake picture, i decided to give neali a proper ref sheet!

backstory is in alt text

#refsheet #ocs #referencesheet #osc

backstory:
[pronounced NEE-lee]
neali is my third 'official' 'object' character and is actually still my third newest character as well, despite being two years old at the time of posting this. he is my first and so far only character that i technically did not design, as his design was based on a prompt from Craiyon (some may remember it as DALL-E) in 2023. i was trying to get inspiration for actual object characters at the time like a yo-yo (this was before i had a yo-yo character) or a foam ball, but instead i generated some pretty weird ones, since this was when craiyon was still pretty bad. so even the original generation has extra eyes and an arm growing out on top, which i decided to turn into cheek marks and an anglerfish-like lure respectively

personality is in image #2s alt text

alt text: a reference sheet of a pink alien-like object show character named neali. he has a long mouth, black cheeks, and an anglerfish-like lure. the top reads 'Neali; (Unknown gender); 56cm (22")'. the top right shows how the character was baised on an old craiyon prompt. below that shows nealis loyalness to his friends. below that showcases how he cant imitate any human language. on the bottom is a disclaimer reading, '*Please note that, while Neali's design is based on an AI prompt, I do not support AI replacing human creativity nor do I use AI for any of my art.'

personality: neali is a mysterious case even in the context of his universe. he has an odd appearance that doesnt quite resemble any real world object. his origins are unknown and he cant even speak to others in an understandable way, but still finds ways of communicating through gestures and limited facial expressions. hes very loyal and passionate to his friends and is a quick learner. hes also patient and forgiving to those he trusts. although, to strangers, he may come across as asocial, tone deaf, or even aggressive because of his alien-like nature

also, while his gender and sex are officially 'unknown', he doesnt seem to have any preference in terms of pronouns. i like to think that he doesnt really have a strong concept for stuff like pronouns to begin with

alt text: (same as first image but with more mute colours. the purpose of this second image is that it uses my own colour palette that i usually use for my art)

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Apr 28

april 27 was kirbys 33rd anniversary! i intended to draw something last year but i forgot

i went for a more retro-ish look for kirby. theres something i especially like about it, i think his smaller face at the time made him look more squishy and silly

#kirby #fanart #nintendo #nintendofanart #90s

kirby, as depicted in the late 90s such as kirby super star/kirbys fun pak, riding on a warp star through space. there are starts and a large crescent moon in the background. wow, thats the shortest alt text ive ever had to write

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Apr 25

anniversary art for my pencil case OC pouchy! i first drew her just two years ago, where she was actually originally black in colour

i definitely plan on showing the proto versions of all my characters one day. most of them originally had very different designs

#objectshows #ocart #digitalart #osc

a digital art drawing showcasing a female armless pink pencil case object OC named pouchy being given a vanilla and chocolate cake with two candles (signifying that its her two year anniversary) by a male ball of yarn object OC named woolly. the background is pink, the ground is grey, and there are various colours of confetti across the background. in the foreground are my other various other characters watching, including (from left to right) an axolotl, yo-yo, amoeba, worm, and alien OCs

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Apr 22

this was meant to be a celebration picture for easter! similar to my christmas drawing, i dont think i had drawn an easter picture since 2019

tried a new way of shading the ocean this time after i wasnt a huge fan of how i did it last time. i think it looks decent

#osc #easter #objectshows #ocart

a group of four characters on a short peninsula with a large pole in the centre and a mostly out-of-view perch on top. the ground is light beige and there are lots of large rocks on the right side with a sign in the back with blacked out words. in the front is an armless male yo-yo object OC wearing bunny ears for easter. next to him is an armless female pencil case OC named pouchy. inside her body is full of easter eggs, with some spilling out in front of her as she has a grin on her face. behind the two of them is a male ball of yarn object OC named woolly looking out into the atmosphere. a female feral axolotl OC is doing something similar, though she is looking up at the pole instead. most of the image is ocean, but there is a decently large view of neighbouring land with various balkan-style houses, trees, and walls. to the right are more, seemingly uninhabited islands with no clear human civilisation. the background is based on a screenshot from google maps from sali, zadar county in croatia

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Apr 9

i decided to use more perspective this time, with a proper vanishing point, it looks pretty alright

the country the background was based on, the central african republic, only has one other capture on google maps. geez, even north korea has more coverage than that

#osc #objectshows #digitalart #oc

a digital art piece of a blue building with plants in front of it, a beige triangular rooftop with doors and windows, red poles, with a red staircase in front alongside various blue poles holding up top a building out of view. there are red chairs, blue tables, a grey brick floor, and in the foreground some more plants, one of which in a pot. on the left on one of the red wooden chairs is a worm looking down at some of the plants. in the background is an amoeba named putt looking down at the plants in the background. in the back on the staircase is a male ball of yarn object OC named woolly, looking down at 2 other object OCs, a female armless pencil case OC named pouchy and a pink alien-like object OC named neali. theyre both walking to the right. in the back on the corner to the blue building in the background is a male red-and-yellow armless yo-yo OC sitting down and looking at the other characters. this picture was based on a real world location in the Central African Republic called 'Bureau d'Affretement Routier Centrafricain'

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Mar 26

birthday gift art for my friend starálfur/katz yesterday! ive already drawn him and his friends in iceland last year, so instead i decided to take them to an al-baik in makkah (mecca), saudi arabia!

#osc #giftart #ocs #objectshows #digitalart

gift art of a friend (the mandolin) named starálfur/katz, surrounded by five other people: a grey cube (@ rosewassniped), a fish tank (kat), a chicken seed (@ Atic0), toothpaste (nexo), and a ball of yarn (me). the background mainly consists of the outside of an al-baik (a popular fast food place in the arab world) with some distant buildings in the background. this art takes place in mecca (makkah), saudi arabia.

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Mar 8

birthday art for my friend Atic0 on FA and DA featuring many of our friends. his birthday was on the 6th but i made sure to show this picture to him.. 20 seconds before midnight

#osc #objectshows #birthdayart #digitalart #objectsonas

birthday art for limbo/atic_0 featuring all of our friends as object OCs. the background is a back yard with a pool, some trees and plants, grass, and some tables. to credit everyone: limbo/atic0 (chicken seed), @startalfur.bsky.social (mandolin), woolly (ball of yarn), cool it (lantern), dither (blåhaj), ingbenn (colloidal silver), slick (green otter pop), bernstein (i have no idea what his object OC is supposed to be to be honest), lance (cart), hush2puppy (fortnite llama), iris (pusheen happy birthday card), and hello kitty fan (pineapple with fox tail). the background is based on a real life location at B&B old bridge in a small town called yeghegnadzor, armenia

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Mar 6

its been 6 years since i made my first proper fursona! well, actually 6 years and 2 days but.. yeah-

its been a while since ive drawn my anthro characters. went for a more chibi look this time. i kinda like it

see alt text for context of second pic

#furryart #osc #avianart #ocs

an anthropomorphic magpie named scooter wearing an orange jumper and grey shorts being surprised by an anthro purple chameleon named novo, an anthro raccoon named herstel, and a ball-of-yarn object show OC named woolly. the chameleon is holding a cake (with a '6' on it), the raccoon is holding an orange balloon, and the ball of yarn is on the chameleons shoulder. the background is based on a real location is berlin, germany. there are tables, cabinets, some windows, a beverage cooler, and some photographs. some of the photographs cameo some of my other OCs like an axolotl, an amoeba named putt, a sparrow, and a pigeon named twiddle!

the background is based on a real place from google maps, and some of the photographs on the final version were replaced with cameos of my other OCs. this is the original version, where they were originally just people pictured from the original capture, seen here: https://www.google.com/maps/@52.5307154,13.3842929,3a,90y,5.18h,82.97t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPZrHW-aD2rsJrDR5z2Wuv6IlrCS4z_kwigveOz!2e10!3e12!6sw9-h6-k-no-pi7.1-ya15.1-ro0-fo1!7i12!8i6

Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Mar 1

i find chinese scenery and culture so cool. ill be so excited when google is allowed to have street view in china in like, never probably, but its cool to think about

another example of woolly doing something i havent. ive actually never done a cartwheel before

#osc #objectoc #art #ocs #digital

a scenery of a city in china called 'Wujiaqu'. there is a body of water covering a good majority of the picture called the qinggeda lake. there are some chinese-style houses on the left side with some brownish-beige mountains and plants in the background, as well as some light poles. in the foreground is some grey bricks, silver fences, and a sign reading '摩托艇售票处', likely reading 'motorboat ticket office'. on the far right is another sign reading some jet ski instructions. in front of those are three characters, a male white ball of yarn object OC named woolly doing a cartwheel in the middle. on the left is a blue worm OC, looking surprised at whats happening. on the right is a female pencil case object OC named pouchy watching woolly enthusiastically. and in the background is a female axolotl OC watching back at the three

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Feb 27

im still practising drawing feral stuff

i originally drew this about a month ago, but i hadnt posted it because 1. i didnt really like how it turned out, and 2. i wanted my mexico picture to be her first official appearance

still not set on a name yet either

#furry #axolotl #newoc #digitalart

a new female axolotl OC. her body is mostly beige with purple gills and tail tip. she has 3 fingers and toes each. about 2/3 of her body is submerged in a large cup of water. she has a smile on her face. the background is aquamarine

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Woolly @ballofwool.bsky.social · Feb 15

im just in time for a valentines day picture! i was debating whether or not to draw something but decided to, once again at around the last minute
i might seem late but i was just in time when i uploaded this to FA

#digitalart #valentinesday #osc #artist #objectshows

a sunset with an ocean and an orange foreground. the title on the top says 'Happy Valentine's Day!' in the front are three characters. from left to right, there is an armless female pink pencil case object OC named pouchy. she has a valentines letter with a heart on it hanging out of her mouth. in the middle is a female beige axolotl peaking out from the water. on the right is a blue amoeba named putt looking at the other two characters. in between the three are a box of chocolates and a red-and-white present, two objects associated with valentines day

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