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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 1d

“What is the truth?”

“Who has the right answers to big questions?”

“Who can I trust?”

“Do I always have to pick a side?”

“Are my emotions and attitudes choices?”

“Am I making the right decisions?”

“How do I decide if my behaviours are always acceptable?”

I thought I’d add this, too.

Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 1d

We are safe together here.

Nous sommes en sécurité ensemble ici.

Estamos a salvo juntos aqui.

@therealkrystlfox.bsky.social

Krystal and Fox softly holding Jamie under the covers in bed, with the two pillows in the background, and under a simple message in English, French, Portuguese and Arabic saying "You are safe with us".

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 2d

I thought this would be a great way to mark #World_Mental_Health_Day - this depiction of #Krystal telling #Jamie that some thoughts... Are just thoughts; that thoughts don't automatically mean reality.

I'm pretty sure @therealkrystlfox.bsky.social understands what I mean. #art #arte #فن #艺术 🌌💙

Krystal kneeling down to tell Jamie that anyone's idea of him being "not enough" (e.g. not being productive/motivated/strong enough) or "too much" (e.g. being too eager for attention and validation, endless people-pleasing etc.), as well as the validation of looking back on the past and focusing on the negatives of it, overthinking (e.g. people's unpredictability and the paranoia of seeing unwanted content - AI slop, both online and offline, for example) and self-doubt is a lie (indicated by the Pinocchio-like demon in the bottom corner), and that even though life is a rocky road that needs to be approached with balance, it is a valid observation that Jamie is bright and definitely capable of being mentally/emotionally stronger, as well as the fact that he IS enough and that the present moment (a.k.a. the "NOW") should be viewed in through a brighter perspective.

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 4d

I agree with #Jamie (again). If obviously Sonic himself and the Babylon Rogues, Pac-Man, Steve and even SpongeBob and Patrick can be in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, why not #Krystal, too? Even as a mod voiced by @therealkrystlfox.bsky.social ?

Imagine…

🏞️🏎️💙🦖🦕

#アニメ　#動画

Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 7d

"When is that Sonic Q&A event?"

It's going to happen soon... But nobody knows when exactly - not at the time of posting this. But I promise it will happen... And at least ONE of the Babylon Rogues will appear.

Also, Jamie's eating coffee beans to feel like Shadow.

#ジェイミー #ソニック #イラスト #クロスワールド

"When is that Sonic Q&A event?"
Jamie asks himself while lying on the sofa with a small pot of coffee beans he's eating with a spoon (a reference to Shadow the Hedgehog) and thinking about when he'll have a chance to come up with an interesting question for Sonic, Jet and/or Wave (or any character involved) during the Takeover event promoting CrossWorlds.

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 12d

"Cher public, il faut que je vous annonce que..."

#dessin #peinture #JamieGuy

Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 14d

Jamie also explained an idea about writing the Saurian language in a form of the Arabic script, not just Latin. Krystal and Fox got the privilege to learn about this new way.

So,
“Jamie aj weet” (Jamie is good)
can also be written as
“جيمِي أَج ويت"

Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 14d

And to conclude #Jamie 's and #Krystal 's birthday week in Sauria, I give you drawings inspired by traditional Chinese and Indian art. Two of them introduce two less known tribes resembling cave lions and woolly rhinos.

And I agree with that wish.
@therealkrystlfox.bsky.social
#fox #mccloud #イラスト

Jamie practicing Wu Wei (effortless action or inaction), an ancient Chinese concept of letting things come naturally, while holding out his empty hands to convince a member of the Saurian cave lion-like tribe that he is a source of good just like Krystal, whose interested and appreciative face we get a glimpse of.

The Chinese writing says "Inaction Cave Lion".

Jamie having fun climbing and then snuggling the back of a gentle Hightop. Fox watches with mixed feelings, but Krystal steps closer with a trusting, encouraging and gentle smile on her face.

There is also a text in Mandarin (using Traditional characters) that says "Does the Hightop like that little Heiho's behaviour?")

Jamie uses enough bravery to step close to a rhino-like creature (a member of another mammalian tribe on Sauria), but hopes it's safe enough to tap them where he is, or even to stand there. At a short distance, Krystal and Fox watch by as the Heiho makes his move, and there is text above that says "Krazoa* spirits, do I have the right?".

* 活力精 (huo2 li4 jing1) (literally "vitality spirit") is a literal translation for the term "Krazoa Spirit" in Mandarin.

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 15d

I had to reupload the image (I had to correct Krystal's age in Roman numerals to XLII) because BlueSky won't let me edit my own post. @therealkrystlfox.bsky.social

Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 15d

#Jamie Guy is now 30 (as of Monday), and #Krystal is now 42 (as of Tuesday)... And I imagine that their whole universe has witnessed these comings of age, especially Jamie, who's just stepped into a whole new decade. 🌟✨🌌

@therealkrystlfox.bsky.social

#fox_mccloud #star_fox #sauria #lylat #イラスト

Under the night sky of Sauria, with King Tricky of the Earthwalkers and Queen Kyte of the Cloudrunners surrounding Fox McCloud, Krystal and and a tearful Jamie, as well as the outlines of George, Jamie and George's mum and dad, four members of their extended family, and many Cornerians (Yaru-de-Pon, Fay, Miyu, Bill Grey, Peppy Hare and his daughter Lucy, Katherine Monroe, Fara Phoenix, Falco Lombardi, Amanda, Slippy, Mr Pepper, Caroso, Pigma, Wolf O'Donnell, Andrew Ross, Oikonny Jr and Ganger) and Saurians (including a thorntail, a snowhorn, a lightfoot, a hightop, a sharpclaw and Drakor), as well as a Chao, a typical pigeon that Jamie enjoys feeding and Sabre, amongst thirty stars in the sky. Around the age number of 42 (Krystal), we see the same number written in Chinese/Hanja/Kanji, Devanagari, Perso-Arabic, Eastern Arabic, Ge'ez, Bamum, Adlam, N'Ko, Roman and Mayan numerals, and around the age number of 30 (Jamie), we see the same number written in the same scripts, as well as in Sango, Duala, Kanuri, Ibibio, Igbo, Yoruba, Igala, Fon, Ewe, Akan, Susu, Soninke, Mende (the numeral for 5 repeated six times), Krio, Wolof, Arabic, Portuguese, French and English.

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 21d

Another thing... One side of Jamie's creativity, which Krystal, needless to say, finds amusing.

Now if he had the courage to do the same to a Saurian big cat with their consent...

Jamie blushing at Krystal's playful smirk back at him after the former put three mini-birthday cakes of his making over her spine, while imagining doing the same to a Saurian lioness (but with honey-glazed almonds). He wrote the number 5 on each cake with chocolate icing, because he's using six in total (as 5*6 = 30, his next age).

Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 21d

Jamie reflected on what he might do with Krystal and Fox as part of the birthday week, as soon as they land on Sauria. 🦕🦣🌴

What do you think should happen?
@therealkrystlfox.bsky.social

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 23d

Real pirates are no funny business. #jamie

"Fais comme tu veux car un pirate est libre"

Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 23d

#Jamie 's getting closer to the age of 30... He finds like he's becoming solidly adult, with that inner late teenager or young adult becoming all but a mirage that can never be edited, just like his inner child, especially in today's world.

#krystal #fox @therealkrystlfox.bsky.social

Jamie acknowledging to Krystal, with Fox at the side, that going from ages between 24-29 to the age of 30 means becoming more mature; i.e. feeling like he might get too old and mature for beach/pool parties and music video vibes, and exploring the existence of humanity and its concepts and questioning what the truth is, with the powerful word "why" constantly in his head.

Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 24d

This looks like a good meme template. #Jamie

Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 26d

For those who aren’t Habesha, like me and @therealkrystlfox.bsky.social (because #Krystal is in Jamie’s thought bubble):

#Jamie wants an adventure on Sauria for his 30th birthday (a trip that will also be his first gift of this year), so after this week he doesn’t want to see cold weather at all.

Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · 26d

ጄሚ ለ30ኛው ልደት ቀን በሳውርያ ላይ ያለው ጀብዱ ይፈልጋል (እንዲሁም የዚህ ዐመት አንደኛውም ስጦታ የሚሆን ጉዞ)፣ ስለዚህ ከዚህ ሳምንት በኋላ በጣም ቀዝቃዛ የአየር ሁኔታ በፍጹም ማየት አይፈልግም።

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · Sep 11

I think
@therealkrystlfox.bsky.social
needs a translating machine here, because she should spread her love to all the Ethiopians and Eritreans celebrating their new year!

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · Sep 11

መልካም አዲስ ዐመት (አዲስ ተስፋ ማለት ነው) ለሁሉም ሰው።

ርሑስ ሓዱሽ ዓመት (ሓዱሽ ተስፋ ማለት እዩ) ንኩሉ ሰብ።

#መልካም_አዲስ_ዓመት #ኢትዮጵያ #ኤርትራ #እንቁጣጣሽ 🇪🇹 🇪🇷 🌼

በአማርኛ: አዲስ ዓመት፣ አዲስ ተስፋ፣ አዲስ ዕድል።

ብትግርኛ: ሓዱሽ ዓመት፣ ሓዱሽ ተስፋ፣ ሓዱሽ ዕድል።

ክሪስታል አማርኛ አትናገርም፣ ግን ለጄሚ እነዚህ ጣፋጭ የፍቅር ቃላት አሏት።

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · Sep 8

I’m not sure if #Jamie saw a blood moon last night, but there might have been something else up in the sky, either natural or human-made.

Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · Sep 7

"Strange, isn't it?", says #Jamie, depicted below different branches showing examples of the evolution of writing (ancient China on the right, the ancient Near East on the left), with #Krystal 's eye and hand depicting the logographs/consonants representing those two body parts.

#écriture #文字 #イラスト

The evolution of consonant sounds in written form (for scripts derived from Proto-Sinaitic, including Greek, Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic, Hebrew and Ge'ez) and Chinese radicals (for Chinese languages, Japanese, and, in some cases, Korean and Vietnamese), explained by Jamie Guy.

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · Sep 6

#Jamie wishes for whoever's going to be in the social media Takeover with the hashtag "AskSonic" to personally answer a question from him (and maybe with help from #Krystal), and he's certain the Babylonian Rogues will be there.
@therealkrystlfox.bsky.social

#sonic #crossworlds #fanart #イラスト

Jamie, having thrown a copper coin into a river (a popular tradition in India since ancient times), wishes for anyone who's going to be in the #AskSonic event (likely Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow, Storm the Albatross, Tails and of course Sonic himself) following the release of Sonic CrossWorlds to see and answer any question he may have. Krystal is depicted as she might help him come up with a good question or help him with whatever question he'll have in mind.

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · Sep 2

"It's the illusion of the media"...

Including Nintendo video games - e.g. with Shyguys since 1987. #Jamie serves #Krystal, not Bowser or Wart!
@therealkrystlfox.bsky.social

As for chimps (yesterday was international primate day)... We're becoming more aware of what the adults are capable of.
#イラスト

"It's the illusion of the media, mate"

A Japanese comic-style cartoon describing how the mainstream media (e.g. Super Mario/Yoshi's Island, obviously by Nintendo) portrays Heiho/Shyguys/Maskass as squat, devilish little minions of King Bowser. In reality, they're like mini humans capable of being both little geniuses and cute playful little buddies, with, as an example, Jamie Guy and how he looks up to Krystal as a saviour.

The second half does the same for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes); the mainstream media commonly portraying them as funny, goofy and mischievous little primates who can't stop thinking about bananas or being sources of comic relief, while chimps in real life (especially full-grown adult males) are immensely strong great apes capable of terrifying aggression and unspeakable brutality at bad times - and are predator animals who often hunt and eat other primate species (for example, colobus monkeys; this particular example is actually a reference to Sir David Attenborough's Trials of Life (1990).

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · Aug 31

"A rest together comes just after the Eau de Krystal ritual"

And a blushing #Jamie still finds #Krystal soft, cuddly and full of that sugary scent even before getting dry from a shower. 🚿 #drawing #dessin #イラスト @therealkrystlfox.bsky.social

Krystal, with dampened fur and hair from a shower (called an "Eau de Krystal ritual" here) with Jamie, foxily looks down at the Heiho/Maskass/Shyguy on the last morning of August 2025.

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Nicholas Rolfe - Jamick Jams @jgshugabane.bsky.social · Aug 29

祝大家 #七夕快樂。 💕🎋

今夜以前晚上，傑米在床上給克裡斯塔爾和福克斯講他自己寫的牛郎織女故事，但是現在老牛是地步龍（英語：Earthwalker），牛郎和織女是兩隻熱情的野鴨。故事裏也有生氣的鹅，傑米叫它“混蛋鹅“。真是好笑的小伙伴。

@therealkrystlfox.bsky.social

七夕以前晚上，傑米在床上給克裡斯塔爾和福克斯講他自己寫的牛郎織女故事，但是現在老牛是地步龍（英語：Earthwalker），牛郎和織女是兩隻熱情的野鴨。

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