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Cipher Academy - Choose Your Truth

Cipher Academy - Choose Your Truth

The inevitable is here... Sadly I couldn't post this at the same time I posted the last comic bc this cherry blossom has seriously been wilting recently phew... But yeah, with the Truth comes a Choice. It's now the time for the Cipher Academy students to choose their truth! Both Raz and Miriam need allies and they are going to look for them through connections and word of mouth. On Raz's side we have Meylo and Valeria On Miriam's side we have Amai Now it's a matter of exploring how these characters and stories connect with your OCs RULES: - Draw your Cipher OC(s) wearing the t-shirt with the colour of the side they pick (green for Raz, red for Miriam); - If you have multiple OCs, you can draw one per piece OR draw them all together with their respective shirts, it's up to you; - You can also draw a mini comic or interaction that portrays how each of the OCs made their choice (which I would LOVE to see since, ya'know, it's fun to see how everyone reacts to the story but no pressure), but don't forget to ALWAYS add the coloured shirt somehow; (This challenge is mainly a census, but will also serve as a way for you to explore the narratives as your OC(s) and determine their path through this decision) HOW TO PICK A SIDE: - DO NOT pick based on your own ideals; - Each OC has their own personality, their own friends and their own beliefs. Some may be more inclined to side with their friends, while others would be very reliant on what they think is right, even if none of their friends believe the same. Different characters thinks different ways; - Imagine the way your OC would be told both narratives/one narrative and why they'd believe in it or not; - Take into account their personality and their relationship with authority; - Take into account their impression of Miriam and Raz themselvels; - And lastly EVERYONE joining needs to pick a side. Don't worry, there's no bad consequences for either choice, they're just deciding what they believe in. Any other questions you might have I'll be always open to answering! Also the challenge will have a time limit just because this challenge will no longer be relevant as the story progresses and Plot 1 ends, so I'm giving everyone 1 month <3 Have fun thinking about the future!!

Challenge creator
cherrytwelve
SidesVery quick doodles with shiny lineart (that's not really noticeable, but shhh)

Anyways, onto the serious part: why did they choose that?

Jess
Well, so they dont really like authority or responsibility (which would include shadow helpers) but they already helped Miriam with the distraction so they think whatever help it's needed of them it's gonna be some not-really-in-the-rules thing which doesn't really scream responsibility does it...

Lane
Part of her character is the very strong sense of justice (vengeance ?) that's not exactly lawful (if it makes sense what im saying). They heard there was corruption, and so he joined Raz's side.

Fae
Has no real clue at what is going on. Lane said something about corruption, and she was just like yeah I'll join. She was sleepy that day, so she didn't really process much of what was said, but whatever Lane is into shell support it. She trusts them. (Ok yeah I read that last sentence after I wrote it and I'm gonna pretend everything is gonna be fine and that this is not gonna cause any angst I didn't prepare for) (I say as If I didn't like the angst)

Michael
He has befriended Miriam (to the extent she allowed it) during this time but when first hearing the shadow helper story, he did doubt it. But then he overheard some students talking something about Raz going after Miriam. He still doubts the story and has no idea of what exactly is going on, but he knows those two have beef and are involving a lot of supers into it which doesn't really scream 'a nice resolution over a calm discussion'. So he joins with Miriam because Jess is there and he's gonna be by their side to make sure they don't end up hurt. Obviously, Michael told Jess about these conclusions of his, and Jess heard chaos and just doubled down cause they wanna watch that.
Sep 12, 2024
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Comments
Jess being like "Raz's side sounds fun but I guess Miriam's is good enough since I can go undercover" is a mood! 🤣 Jess and Lane being there just for chaos reasons and Michael and Fae following their respective duo without no really other reasons... I see you have a type Vic 👀✨ haha But also I really like the way you described Michael's POV. He seems like a person who's very sure of his own beliefs, but in a situation where he has to pick between death and the devil he picks his soulmate so at least he'll be there for them in case things go wrong. It's a really sweet and thoughtful prespective and I hope I can include it in the comics 🙏💕💕💕 Thank you for joining!!