
Picnic with the Nooses
technical pen and colored pencil -- scene
Before anyone starts running around accusing me of being a total wacko, let me just explain that this place exists in Guardia. Suicide is seen as tragic, but those that died must be rememebered as having suffered immsurably, so their deaths are kept sacred by leaving their nooses as reminders to others. This one hill seems to pretty popular for offing yourself in Guardia, perhaps it's the poppies. Anyway, it's a beautiful spot, and it's not considered creepy or haunted or anything, just peaceful. So while Phantom often goes there to study, his friends Jauriel and Arieliah (who are kinda dating at this point) go to have a picnic nearby. I know people are going "EUGHH" but, different cultures treat things differently ;P
Notice that Phantom's got white gloves while everyone else has black. Also, their uniforms look very shiny because I drew this on bristol, which tends not to work too well with colored pencils when you want things to look dark.