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Chance Encounter -- Full Resolution

Added 2022-05-07 01:42:10 +0000 UTC

Good evening, y'all -- and happy Friday!! Stoppin' by with a new finished cel shaded piece for y'all, this time a commission for Leadhoof (FA)! Thank you so much for commissioning me! Gosh is this character cute, love me some deathclaws~

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The irradiated water, scarcity of clean food, and rampant gangs picking off travelers made life out in the wasteland difficult -- but as a Deathclaw, Ashe was well suited to the harsh environment. As the sun reached its apex, Ashe knew to seek shelter from the day's heat. An abandoned roadside bar caught his eye, and he ducked inside to rest.

But he wasn't the first one to have that idea.

Thankfully, the fellow turns out to be friendly enough. He offers to help the Deathclaw pass the time with some friendly games of chance, using the bottlecaps they scavenge off a small stash of nuka cola pilfered from behind the bar. As Ashe calls it quits and begins to move off, though, his new friend, Sawyer, stops him. Despite being the last to win the pool, the dragon tries to give Ashe half the scavenged bottlecaps.

When Ashe refuses to take them on account of his friend winning fair-and-square, Sawyer cheekily pats his knee and offers the Deathclaw a way to 'earn' them back.

And, well, when you figure out that your new pal actually LIKES having their bare butt whupped... it's only polite to break out the nice strap, right?