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Some random pixel art

Bought Aseprite during the Steam sale and decided to do some Lonely Galaxy pixel "art". I'm by no means an artist though.

This picture shows a yinrih using a pair of HUD specs, which serve as a visual output device for a portable computer. Being quadrupeds, they can't dedicate a limb to operating a device. The input is handled by a paw keyer that's held in one of the forepaws while knuckle walking. Yinrih usually walk on the palms like a baboon or lemur, but can knuckle walk for short periods while holding a small object.

HUD specs are designed to friction fit snugly but comfortably on the muzzle without touching the whiskers.

The bandpass membranes shown in the image serve to narrow the bandwidth of incoming light. There are four pairs of these membranes, usually colored silver, gold (both shown in the image), blue, and red. They appear specular, like mirrored sunglasses. Yinrih who want to affect "puppy dog eyes" around humans will close their gold bandpass membranes and open their primary eyelids wide. Their real eyes are actually pitch black, which many humans find unnerving.

Here's the planet Hearthside. It's tidally locked. The arid day side is called the Nightless Desert. There's a green belt around the terminator and a night side which I haven't really developed.

This doesn't have any in-universe relevance, but it is very relevant to the project as a whole. My elderly dog passed a few days ago. She was the inspiration for a lot of the yinrih's characteristics, including their longevity. This project was partially a way to work through my sadness as she aged and the knowledge that she had much less time ahead of her than behind.

I wrote this story about a relatively young 150 year old yinrih fretting over his aging human friend. It's by far my weakest attempt at a story, but was very therapeutic for me to write.

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