For best results, please press F11 to maximize your browser. Through a series of unexplainable events, you find yourself in a poorly constructed Neohome. You swear parts of it are even made of construction paper and sticks! How strange. As you walk inside, you meander down a hallway. Looking into a room, you see a painting on an easel. Though you don't know why you've suddenly become nosy enough to walk into other people's Neohomes, you are captivated by the mysterious painting and find your self examining it. Very detailed it some places, it lacks intricates in other areas. It must be one of those artsy person's "works in progress." You hear a sound and turn to see a faellie frolicking towards you. It carelessly stumbles towards you at full speed as if its feet were still deciding on whether they belonged to a cat or a rabbit. As it trips over its own legs in a desperate attempt to reach you, it catches itself with a flutter of its wings before it crashes to the ground. Shii: ... Sorry, some of these images are works in progress. Maybe one day I'll work on them, but for now, you can have non-full-colored pictures. u_u The Faellie finally makes it to you, plops its bottom on your feet, leans its back onto your legs, and turns its head up to look at you. "Mwreehh?" As you reach down to pet it, you hear a second voice. "AH! Hello!" An Aisha slips out from no where and walks in front of the painting, obviously trying to block, or at least slightly obscure, the piece. With a nervous but sincere laugh, he runs his fingers up his forehead until they find his thick strands of hair and his hand pauses as his eyes slowly drift to your feet. Noticing his contorted and perplexed stare, you look down at a Faellie who's nuzzling your toes affectionately. Feeling your stares, she looks up with a questioning, "Mweeor?" He laughs again, "Haaha. Ah, sorry. I just don't like my art to be seen before it's complete. I feel like first impressions make a lasting impression, so if you see it before it's done, you won't see the true meaning behind the finished piece. It's like if you watch a behind the scenes of a movie... " His words began to trail and the Faellie has flown up to your arm level, tugging at your sleeve. She pulls you, and you start to follow. The Aisha runs over, startled and swoops the Faellie up with one arm. He places her on his shoulder and gives her a nudge with his head to show there was no harm done. "I guess you've met Jade. She loves my art. She's always helping me, and she's a lot more willing to show my art than I am." He laughs and opens his mouth for a more elaborate explanation, then pauses with a melancholy stare. "Mwerh!" Jade, who is sitting on his shoulder flicking her tail wildly, gives him a quick lick on the cheek. He smiles from the corner of his mouth and grabs her under her arms, holding her out in front of him as if he were admiring a new baby. "I love this Faellie. She's one of the sweetest things you'll ever meet." As he says this, she sneezes on him. He gives her a dull stare and sets her gently down on the ground. Removing a purple bandanna from his back pocket, he wipes his face. "Ahh. As I said. Sweetest thing you'll ever meet. You both look at her desperately trying to obtain her just-out-of-reach tail. When she finally catches it, she opens her mouth to bite it, is tickled by the fuzz, and sneezes so hard she rolls over backwards twice before landing in a pile on the floor pretty dazed. "Neeeeoww.." He laughs again. "Poor thing. Cute as a button but she gets a little carried away. We should let her rest a bit. She's been helping me all day. You see, I am blind in this eye." He points to his left eye, a yellowed brown. His right eye shines happily at you, but his left leaves you with the eerily sad feeling. He continues, "And actually, I am going blind in this one, too." He gives you a wink, indicating his right eye. "An artist going blind.." he laughs at the thought of this in a way that seems like he is trying to convince himself of the irony. His laughter dies down into a miserable sigh. "Did you know that white paint used to have lead in it? Lead is horrible for you." He trails off. You notice him looking at Jade, who is swatting at a ladyblurg that flew in from the -blocked- "Hah. So one day I will never see my art again." He stops as if he accidentally told you the secret to life. He quickly changes the subject. "You saw my art?" You nod, and Jade stops mid-swipe and perks her ears up, as if she knows whatever's coming next is going to be ridiculously awesome. "Well. I suppose you want to see more?" You nod, and he continues, "Hm... well. In order to understand my work, you'll probably have to understand me." He extends a hand, ready to shake, "I'm Juez, son of two artists. My mother was a painter, favoring oils. My pop did a bit of everything, though he was phenomenal at sculpture. I still don't feel like I'm up to par with them just yet, but I am practicing everyday... as long as I can." He smiles slightly. "Ah, I'm ranting. I'm sorry." Jade parades around with a paint brush in her mouth, humming a little Faellie song. "Mweor, mweor, mweor. RRRrrrmmm. Mwouegh! Mweor, mweor, mweor.. Rrrrrr.. mwrah!" She trots into the leg of a chair and quickly recoils, shaking her head as if that would help ease the pain. She lets out a whimper, "Maahh..." He lets out a genuine chuckle from the bottom of his lungs. "That means she wants me to paint for you. Well, the song does. I don't think she planned that chair incident." He gives another laugh and continues, "I can't exactly paint you a full blown portrait, but I can paint one of these for you, if you'd like?" A D O P T A B L E S Boring rules- No stealing, editting, taking off my credit, claiming as your own, etc etc. *insert basic art etiquette lecture in monotone here* Requests : [open] [closed] Trades : [open] [closed] For Guildies : [trades = open w.o edits] C U S T O MS Customs/Pickup! for stripess54 M E MAKEABLES Juez frowns. "Sometimes I am very busy, so I might not be able to make one of those for you. Other times, it'll take me decades because I'm swamped with commissions from art connoisseurs." He laughs jokingly. "I'm kidding, heh. However, I often go on trips to paint landscapes and places and people from around the world. I love experiencing different cultures." He smiles and continues, "If I am not here to work on adoptables, then I am very sorry. I just want to see everything I can before I can't." He gives you a weak smile. If you want, you can use these, edit these, and make adoptables for your own aishas or whatevers! I don't mind. It'd be nice for you to send visitors back here, but you don't have to. He stretches and sits down in a chair. Looking up at you still standing, he speaks, "Have a seat, friend." He tilts his head in confusion. "AH! You never told me your name?" You sit down and say "the_shii" . He bursts into laughter, "What kind of name is the_shii? That sounds like a username you'd use for a game on the internet or something." Juez gives you a sly smile, ".. but alright. If that's what you want me to call you, the_shii, it's nice to meet you." With as perfect timing as always, Jade runs over and jumps into Juez's lap. She walks three tiny circles before flopping over on her back and falling asleep almost immediately. She begins to snore loudly. As you two try to continue the conversation her all-but-peaceful slumber keeps you from engaging too deeply. Juez picks her up, stands up, and replaces her in the chair without his lap, "Getting rid of the middle man." Jade twitches a her back foot, rolls onto a side, and lets out a weak "Nyaoo..." Emulating Juez's example, you, too, rise. "I guess since you've hung in this long, I might as well show you some of my art. You want to see it, right?" He laughs, "Of course you do. What else would you be lingering in some random guy's Neohome for?" He walks over to a closet and rummages through an obviously copious amount of art. "Do you like Monet? He was an impressionist. I can't quite capture things the way he did, but here's an attempt." As he speaks, he grabs a paint brush and gestures it around to help express his words. "Ah, all of this is horrible. I'll show you something old." He walks over to a wall and rests his hands on a small framed painting of a female Aisha sitting in a grassy field, reading a book. "This is Va.." He stops as if by saying her name he would have doomed the world. "That's a friend of mine." There's a slight blush to his smile, and you know she's a bit more than a friend. As he looks at the picture, he smiles a huge grin. "If I'm boring you, you don't have to stay. If you're interested, here's a mini-gallery of mine, though it's not my art. It's just a little collection I have. If you want to see the full image, drag and drop it to the top of your browser. The newer art will now appear on top." Juez's Reference (the_shii) - - - art by shii One sloppy BC entry. (the_shii) Too sloppy for BC :( (the_shii) - - - art by others (newest to oldest.. sorta) Request (cat45011) Trade (demonic_sanctuary) Trade (mallory112399) Trade (kitten86uk) Trade (ilia_twilight) Trade (molly8972) Trade (artemish) Trade (tsuki_moonlove) Trade (wild_fire216) Trade (the_foster_home235) Trade (purrlstar) Request (sweetbellmaybe) Request (toanukada) Trade (jessiiebird96) Request (gabbie3259jr) Trade (jashper_ftw) He looks up at you, "So you've decided to stay?" I don't know what more I can offer you. If you're that interested, I could tell you a bit more about myself." He offers you a chair and you sit. He begins to pace as he talks, "As I said, I was the child of two artists. They were both very great, but their art was very different. My parents loved each other very much, and they loved me just as much. However, they were more in love with their work. While my mother loved to paint landscapes and cityscapes, my father was out sculpting fountains and other fine works of faeries for royals. To show how small the world is, Vaes father commissioned mine for a couple of statues outside of his palace." You interrupt, " Vae?" His eyes widen at his mistake and tries to repair it. He does a sloppy job because you can tell he's hiding something. With a shaky voice, he says, " Vae is that friend I showed you in the painting earlier. Anyway, my parents were always gone. As a sprout, I was raised by various family members and close family friends. At one point, I had a nanny, but she got a better job offer in her hometown. When I was old enough, I pretty much became a squanderer. I wandered the streets of cities, towns, villages, forests, anywhere I could go! I sketched everything that interested me and did street paintings for a few extra Neopoints to eat. One day, I ran into this Neohome." He spreads out his arms to represent his Neohome in its entirety. "As you were, I was drawn in by some compelling force I had to discover. When I got here, I met Shii and so many other nice Neopets. That's when I met Vae, too. She's been nice to me since the day I met her. You should visit her. She's a pretty interesting girl. She's also the reason I decided to stay. I mean, I love travelling. It's in my blood, but whenever I try to get away from her, I can't. Nothing in the world entices me after meeting her." He sighs, longingly and adds reassuringly, "You should really meet her." He paces back and forth and suddenly stops. "I don't know how long I have left with my vision. Every day I wake up, I everything seems more blurred. The colors are dull. Light is dark. The sun looks like it's dying, and it'll just keep getting worse. One day, I'll wake up, and it'll all be gone. I'll be in the dark. It's sort of scary. Art is my passion, and though it's unsettling that I won't be able to see anything I paint again, I am sure I will be able to find a way to express myself. Hopefully I can still convey the messages I aim to convey. That's the whole point of art anyway. It's not being able to appreciate your own art, but rather, it's to be able to share it with others and have them appreciate it, too." He smiles. "So with my art? I'm not worried about that." You stare solemnly and say, "If losing the ability to see your art and the world doesn't bother you, do you still want to see?" He stands still, shocked. "I- I didn't expect you to ask that." He ponders it a moment, then responds, "Yes. I still desire my eye sight, but I won't be discouraged if it never happens. I really don't expect it to return magically. I'm a very level headed Aisha." He smiles, but noticing your frown, he frowns too. "Though my art is what drove me to be who I am, though it is what defines me, though it's in my blood and is inextricably connected to my past, present, and future, I can live without it. The thing that gets me most is that one day I will never see Vae again. She will still be there. She will always be there for me. She's a great friend, but one day I will only have her image in my mind. I'm afraid I will forget what she looks like, so I paint her over and over and over again as much as I can without seeing her. Even blind, if I do this everyday, hopefully I can remember. I- I just don't want to forget." Jade awakes with a yelp and runs over to Juez, circling his feet as he slowly shuffles towards you. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that." Your face beams with a smile in an attempt to cheer him up. "No, it's okay. I don't mind." He shakes his head, and through his wild hair and tightly closed eyes, you can see tears delicately gliding down his face. "I think you better go." As you leave, Jade is nudging Juez's shoulder with a paint brush in her mouth. He gets a new canvas, replaces the one in the center of the room, and you pull the door shut. ...	Top Jade Adoptables Customs Fanart End
	U P D A T E S November 26th, 2011 Man this is old.. I guess I fixed every broken link. Did a bit of editting too. June 29th, 2009 Music has been added. New adoptable has been uploaded (finally). More fanart added. May 25th, 2009 Fanart's been added! May 12th, 2009 - FINALLY. |D After so little sleep/food/moving, I got his petpage up and running. *wipes away a single tear* I will refine it later. May 10th, 2009 - Today is my mum's birthday AND it's Mother's Day. *shuns Juez for a day* May 9th, 2009 - JUEZ'S PETPAGE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS!! :DD