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[DTA] Not enough

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Before I get to the story and tagging everyone who so graciously sacrificed their beans to me for this drawing a brief PSA.  Winter is a particularly hard time of year for the homeless, so if you have a dollar to spare and see someone in need consider doing something as simple as grabbing them a sandwich. A little kindness goes a long way. :>
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  "Look mama, donuts!"

   Dim lantern light reflecting off the glossy orbs of her eyes, Teddy cast her glance the food vendor's way.  While she certainly wanted the young kit to experience the festival, the fornlee's primary motivation for going was that there would be food aplenty to pocket and bring home while distracted shopkeepers talked to their interested customers.  What the scruffy female hadn't been counting on was there being so much security. 

  For what seemed like an eternity, Teddy searched her pockets, finally coming up with a few meager coins.  They gleamed faintly in the half light as they rested in her hand.  She chewed her lip, raven haired locks falling across her face as she counted out the change.  Only two.  For such a small amount it weighed heavily on her.

 Who brought cash when you weren't planning on paying for anything?

  The fornlee cast a glance over her shoulder towards the beans in the uniform of an officer and sighed.  She could feel their wary eyes looking her way.

 Perhaps if they weren't the only fornlees here they wouldn't stick out like such sore thumbs.  Perhaps if their clothes weren't quite so dirty and worn they would attract less suspicion.  Perhaps if the others had come instead they would of found a way to bring home some food.

  If she hadn't brought her kit with her, if there weren't so many cops here, if she could play things fast and loose with no worries about responsibilities like she used to...  

  But as it was, there wasn't enough.

  "I'm sorry baby."
         
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Woo!  Ok, so this piece took me forever and i'm super happy with how this turned out!  I have tremors and Photoshops lack of a stabilizer doesn't help, so i'm always wary about doing line based work, but this piece really improved my confidence!  I don't have a name/gender/personality planned for this kit, as whenever I do that for contests I tend to get attached.  I am, however, dying to get Teddy a kid for her future plots and this lil kit looked perfect for her!  I knew exactly what i wanted to do once I saw the theme for the contest too. <3  I had more I wanted to put in the lil story bit, but I haven't slept properly since the DTA went up because I was too inspired to work on this drawing and now I'm too tired to brain words properly.  Maybe I'll edit in more once i get a good nights sleep.

If I don't win and somehow manage to get a different kid for Teddy in the future I might edit this to swap the gingerbread kit out for whatever kid she does end up raising as i would really like for this scene to be part of her canon storyline! (Also if the winner wants a thieving street rat to raise their kit I am totally down for it. ;D ;D ;D)

Thanks to CarbonMilk Redivivo Moris101 CoffeeVixxen kinqsized sproutiie Wintricacy for a) volunteering their beans for me to draw b) having their beans volunteered by someone else for me to draw c) me being obsessed with their bean and wanting to draw them (*cough* Aldebrand *cough*).  I think that's everybody.  If i missed someone or got someone wrong let me know. >u<

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I CRIED ON THE BUS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK HNNG
ALDEBRAND JUST WANNA HUG HER AND TELL HER IT'S ALL GONNA BE OK BABY
WE'LL MAKE IT WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE CHILD

aaaa ; ;