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d33vinity.bsky.social
Talita Dospaço as Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riverter
#artsky #rtts #runawaytothestars
November 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
spritedude.bsky.social
Talita from @jayeatonart.bsky.social's comic, #RunawayToTheStars!

I love her to freaking death, agh

[ #art #digitalart #fanart #rtts ]
October 27, 2026 at 6:22 AM
jayeatonart.bsky.social
This week on #RunawaytotheStars: Ok, book done. Time to write book 2.

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Talita grimaces in discomfort at the increased g-force. Gillie signs "Are you ok?" while Idrisah and Bip's avatar, which "perches" on top of their launch beds, peer over at her in concern. 10. Skyhook moves payload into orbit: While the main body of the skyhook travels in a clockwise orbit, the Runaway held at the end of its tether swings counterclockwise upwards into space. Idrisah reaches over and pats Talita's arm reassuringly. Talita gives her a tired smile. 11. Payload released from cradle: The sled disconnects from the hitch, freeing the Runaway from the grip of the skyhook and sending it flying on a trajectory to escape the planet's gravity well. 12. Cradle reclaimed by orbital robot to attach to incoming payloads Released from the centrifugal force, the passengers enter the weightless freefall of orbit. Talita sighs in relief. Gillie kicks her feet out and stretches her arms over her head, her hair forming a fluffy halo around her head. Idrisah smiles at her wife. Bip's avatar "floats" off of where they had been perching. Direct message log: Calcery: How are things back on "Dirtball?" Talita: Actually, I'm not on dirtball anymore. Calcery: Oh?? Talita: You were right, Cal. It was time to quit. Gillie and Idrisah did too. Calcery: Oh my god. Four senior employees in the same year! They must be scrambling. The fusion engines begin to burn, a faint cone of light glowing from inside the bars of the magnetic nozzles, then getting brighter and brighter to a deadly, blinding blue as the ship reaches cruising acceleration. Direct message log: Talita: They'll figure it out. Calcery: Any fun plans, now that you're free? Inside the hab, the trio in their launch beds finally feel the tug of "gravity" towards their feet. They sag against their restraints and begin to undo them. Bip's avatar walks around the wall and onto the floor, arms open wide as if to say "Tada!" Direct message log: Talita: Well, I've applied for this ferry ship job. They don't have a lead engineer yet. Talita: Idrisah and Gillie are considering applying for crew positions, too. The trio stand in the kitchen, getting cups of water from the sink. Talita holds her head and laughs in delight and disbelief. Idrisah talks with her and laughs too. Gillie leans against the sink, drinking deeply and looking pretty tired from moving. Direct message log: Talita: Living on a ship would give them access to more in-person interpreter work. It's a different day, and the three of them sit around the table in the commons area, the remains of breakfast around them as each works on her own computer. Talita has her drafting tablet out and is organizing a spreadsheet, looking absorbed and thoughtful. Gillie and Idrisah scold Bip, Gillie signing "nothing" and Idrisah signing "illegal." Bip's avatar on the wall places its hands together in prayer and generates a shiny halo as if to pledge their innocent intentions. Direct message log: Calcery: It's not too cramped for you, is it? Talita: Nah, there's lots of room to stretch my legs. Talita, Gillie, and Idrisah watch the ship's wormhole approach on the big monitor in the commons area. The ship is not currently accelerating and the hab is in microgravity, Gillie floats near the couch where Idrisah and Talita have attached themselves with soft straps. Talita mouth-smiles as she lounges against the long couch, hugging a pillow and stretching out her hind legs. The hab is starting to look more and more decorated. A magnet strip on the wall above the couch has a trio of 3 capillary mugs, two small and one big. Idrisah's Pakistani quilt is clipped to the wall over the couch as well, and Bip's avatar pops out from behind it, head in its hands and elbows "resting" on the couch back as if to watch with them. Hardware magnets and a postcard from Talita's fridge mix with cute food and animal magnets from Gillie and Idrisah's fridge on the metal media cabinet under the TV screen. Talita's childhood otter plushie is leash to the wall and drifting, like an old-fashioned zero-g indicator. Around the table in the background, boxes, extra seating pillows, mag tape covered in silverware, and the clutter of daily life is accumulating. On the wall-screen over the side table, photos that the trio took so long ago on Eid are being displayed. Direct message log: Talita: And maybe it won't be forever... A line of ships approach the wormhole gate, all enormous freighters covered in shipping containers except for the sleek form of the Runaway, its four radiators extended and gently glowing. The ships enter the small hole of the enclosed sphere of the gate structure one by one, appearing to vanish within it as the wormhole transports them elsewhere. Direct message log: Talita: But it's certainly where I want to be right now. Talita, contently snuggled up against the pillow of a couch many times bigger than her and surrounded by her friends, smiles to herself with both her mouth and her trunk.
October 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
thecatingrey.bsky.social
I think this is actually the first time I’ve ever drawn Talita. And of course its a couple unreferenced scribbly doodles in a letter, lol. Also ft. Jack the Halloween Dragon.

#art #traditionalart #pen #runawaytothestars #dragon
Talita from Runaway to the Stars drawn in red glitter pen on lined paper Talita from Runaway to the Stars drawn in yellow and red pen on lined paper
October 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
jayeatonart.bsky.social
This week on #RunawaytotheStars: Imagine an 80km rollercoaster ascent, then a cable descends from the sky and yoinks you off the rails.

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A fleet of vehicles depart from the glowing airlock chamber of the recycling plant and head towards the Runaway, which is stationed on the rails outside with a towering delicate-materials hitch attached to the jack sled it sits on, and a construction elevator positioned outside its docking ring. A suited Talita is shown handing off pressurized canisters of luggage from the construction elevator to Gillie and Idrisah, who are standing inside the airlock of the Runaway. Inside the airlock, the sweaty trio take off their helmets and enjoy the cool air blasting from the air pumps. Gillie's hair and Talita's mane are rumpled and wet and flattened from being in the helmets. Talita stretches her arm and jaw as Idrisah signs thanks to her for doing so much heavy lifting. On the wall panel displays, Bip waves to them and prints the word "WELCOME!" The lifting isn't done yet, though, as the trio pack their belongings into the cargo bay. Luggage is held to the floor, walls, and ceiling with thick adjustable straps, then covered with netting. Talita brings in cargo while Gillie and Idrisah tighten straps. Finally, the three follow Bip's directions into a room of the third floor. They point down from the third floor ceiling and print the words "LAUNCH BEDS." They carefully climb down the ladder through the door of the sideways room. Gillie, Idrisah, and Talita all lie down in cushioned launch beds that are positioned flat against the interior outer wall of the ship, and buckle their seatbelts. Bip's icon lounges on the wall next to them, as if also lying down. The floor of the room (currently a vertical wall at their feet) displays a countdown of 25 minutes and 32 seconds.  The launch procedure begins, described in steps: 1. Dispatches on ground rail: the sled with the Runaway travels away from the recycling plant along the outside of the berm wall. 2. Transfers to access rail: the sled switches rails onto a path that takes it around the far edge of the berm, and into the interior loop. 3. Merges onto loop rail: the sled switches tracks onto the looped end of the launch highway. 4. Passes through magnetic bearing housing: the sled rounds the loop track along the inside of the berm and passes through one of the trapezoidal buildings powering the rotors of the launch loop. 5. Approaches loop ascent: the sled heads out straight towards the climb. 6. Ascends launch loop: the sled climbs the 80 km tall rail, the ground beneath it falling away to an inky black sky with stars. Direct message log: Calcery: Hey Talita, I hope you're doing well. The sled accelerates to match velocity with the skyhook. Dirtball's surface is 80km below the Runaway from where it rides on the maglev rail, soon to be further. 7. Skyhook baskets lock on the target: the three basket ends descend from above, their RCS flaring to move them into position 8. Baskets grapple hitch: the baskets tighten and lock onto the 3 hitch hooks on the support structure 9. Sled disengages launch loop rail: the sled is pulled upwards off the launch loop rails by the long cable of the skyhook. Inside the habitat module, the transition from mild lateral acceleration to stronger centrifugal acceleration is felt, pressing the passengers flat on their backs against the wall. Talita grimaces in discomfort. Idrisah grimaces in resigned anxiety. Gillie grins in delight. Bip flattens their avatar and has it grip the wall and bug out its eyes in perspective, as if it to is being squished by the centrifugal force. Direct message log: Calcery: Sorry it took me so long to message you. Calcery: We had connectivity issues with the galactic internet for a while after setting my servers back up.
September 30, 2026 at 11:39 PM
thecatingrey.bsky.social
My Ben 10/Runaway to the Stars crossover designs :] These were super fun to make! Maybe I should make more "Ben as this other fictional alien species" designs in the future...

#art #digitalart #alien #ben10 #runawaytothestars
September 27, 2026 at 12:26 AM
thecatingrey.bsky.social
power went out at my place. can I offer you a Brownie From Memory in this trying time?

#doodle #art #runawaytothestars
September 26, 2026 at 1:19 AM
thecatingrey.bsky.social
(WIP) some centaur outfits

#wip #art #digitalart #runawaytothestars
September 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM
upsidedownsmore.com
...Yeah!
#RunawaytotheStars
Edit of a Miiverse "Yeah!" react that inserts a traced drawing of Talita from the second panel of page 298 of Runaway to the Stars into the symbol and replaces the text with "...Yeah!"
September 18, 2026 at 6:28 AM
jayeatonart.bsky.social
This week on #RunawaytotheStars: Tragic irony, and epic babies reveal.

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Verengt: Do you know what they think of us? Talita: It's... similar? Your relaxed eyes and lips actually look like an "angry" expression to them. Talita points at her face, relaxing her eyes into a half-lidded position and her lip corners into a droop. The impression is similar to a human glower or displeased frown. Verengt: Is that why you're doing all this with your eyelids⁇  Their trunk curls into a smile, and they mimic the expressions Talita makes with her nictitating membranes, gesturing similarly with a hand. Verengt: I thought you were just very anxious! Talita glances away in embarrassment, rubbing her neck with a hand. Talita: Er... Well… It may be both. Verengt: I've never met another dwaull like you. I look forward to talking more! Talita's expression falls. Talita: I’m so sorry, I don’t know what Mel told you… But I’m actually… leaving this place. Tonight. Verengt: Ah, so we won’t be working with you? Talita: No… Verengt: A shame! But we would never keep you from traveling. Talita: Is there any way I could contact you from space? I hate to leave you without any help adjusting to the job. Verengt grimaces and reaches underneath the cloak covering their back. Verengt: Partwack… my children are better with alien technology than me… Verengt: But I do have this… They lift their cloak, briefly revealing the six larvae clinging to their back. They are round and chubby with vertical stripes, and each is chewing on the end of a silk thread produced from a pair of spinnerets emerging where a tail would be on a mammal. Talita looks down at them in delight and wonder. Verengt pulls a phone out of their pocket and drops the cape, peering at the screen with a monocle corded to the phone case. Verengt: If you give me the number of your phone, I can send messages to it. Talita: Oh! Yes! Of course. Verengt pops the monocle into the socket on the back of their phone and hands it to Talita, who enters her phone number on the screen's extremely large text input. She hands it back to Verengt. Talita: If you have any questions at all, contact me. The equipment is designed for humans, so you to have to be creative to get some of it to work. Verengt: I will send messages to you, Talita. Have a safe migration! They step back to rejoin the three other centaurs, making a downwards gesture with an open palm. The other three repeat the gesture. Talita is slightly confused, but beaming with a returned trunk smile anyways. Talita: ...Yeah! Talita walks with a fleet of autonomously driven trucks full of luggage through the plant, and out towards the main airlock. There, near the same lockers that Talita used to suit up with the temp workers, Idrisah and Gillie are putting on their company-assigned exosuits. Talita: Sorry I'm late. Idrisah: No problem, you're... Ugh! She fumbles the ring of the hip gasket and her pants drop down to her knees, dangling by a fluid cooling linkup. Talita smiles, this time with her mouth. Talita: Need help? Idrisah looks at her, apologetic. Idrisah: Yes please.
September 17, 2026 at 10:18 PM
thecatingrey.bsky.social
(WIP) return of the normal horses

#art #digitalart #runawaytothestars #wip
September 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
jayeatonart.bsky.social
This week on #RunawaytotheStars: A tapetum lucidum is a kind of mirror.

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Talita finishes packing the cart in the puddle of light by the apartment building's front entrance, then is startled by a movement to her left. Emerging from the darkness between the two buildings are four large shadows, with 7 eerie eyes flashing the artificial light back towards her. It's Verengt and 3 other centaurs, all barely visible silhouettes. One of them points their trunk to the matriarch and whispers something, causing them to take notice of Talita. Talita looks back at them, apprehensive. Her own pupils reflect the light too, the uneven angle causing one to glow, and the other to mostly remain dark. Verengt walks toward Talita out of the darkness, their body gaining detail as they slowly become illuminated by the door lights. Verengt approaches Talita, who is hunched fearfully over the cart. Verengt: Talita. Good evening. Talita straightens up and nervously touches her neck. Verengt's trunk points up in a loose curl. Talita: H- hi Verengt! I need to apologize for earlier, I– Verengt: No, we should apologize. I believe we misinterpreted you. Do you speak human language with your face, as well as your trunk? They gesture with an open palm over their own face. Talita: Oh! …Yes, I do! Verengt: Showing teeth means something very different to them, doesn't it? Talita: Humans pull their lips up and bare their teeth to show they're happy or friendly.  She points at her face and pulls her lips back into a quick smile that mostly shows gums. Talita: I've lived with them so long that I do it habitually. Verengt: I see. I usually look for a trunk curl... They lift their trunk upwards in a relaxed curl. Verengt: Do humans not know what this means? Talita returns the curl, with a small closed-lip smile. Talita: No, they usually don’t. Verengt looks off thoughtfully. Verengt: They always seem so unfriendly to me, with their flat nose and teeth flashing as they speak. But I suppose that's just how they're built…
September 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
thecatingrey.bsky.social
Perid likes flustering Wimeyal. Wimeyal can’t figure out why they never tell her to stop.

#rtts #runawaytothestars #art #digitalart
September 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
jayeatonart.bsky.social
This week on #RunawaytotheStars: Idrisah caves, Tod don't care, the trio prepares for liftoff.

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Idrisah stares up at Talita, surprised by her response. Gillie nudges into Idrisah with a cheeky grin. Gillie: (ASL) I trust them enough to fly us to Nexus Jovia without murdering us in our sleep! Idrisah hunches her shoulders and grips her forehead, grimacing. Gillie: (ASL) If they want to avoid the law, us going missing after boarding their ship would be WAY more suspicious than just dropping us off and leaving! Idrisah: (ASL) BUT— She turns to Gillie, faltering, breaking up in a nervous sweat. Idrisah: (ASL) I— We... We would get charged a cancellation fee on our ferry ship booking... Gillie put her hands on her hips, looking insulted. Gillie: (ASL) Idrisah, would you rather spend two weeks on a ship with this lovely woman and an AI that's been more considerate to us than our employers... Talita looks surprised, then glances away, cheek feathers fluffing up at the compliment. Gillie: (ASL) Or those obnoxious temps? Idrisah thinks silently, hands on her hips. Idrisah: (ASL) Ok. Alright. Yeah! She turns to Talita conspiratorially. Idrisah: (ASL) What do you need us to do? Talita: (ASL) I'll move your bags out if you two handle food and supplies… Talita trots up to Tod, who has loaded all her boxes in the back of the truck and and is climbing into the drivers seat. Talita: Tod! Could I borrow a couple more trucks tonight? Tod stares, deadpan. Tod: You roped the Touati-Sharpe couple into coming on your custom ship, huh? Her eyes widen in horror as she watch Tod finishes climbing behind the wheel. Talita: Mel told you?? Tod: Sure did. Her gaze flicks nervously to the side. Talita: Oh. Are… you mad? About me quitting right after 3 other long term employees… Tod leans back comfortably into the driver's seat, one hand on the wheel, utterly unfazed. Tod: Nah. This kinda massive turnover happens every five years here. Though this is the ballsiest exit I’ve seen yet. Talita stares as Tod backs the vehicle up to turn it around. Tod: Don't blow up in orbit. I'd be sad. A montage of panels show the trio preparing to leave. Idrisah packs food onto a trolley in the community walk-in fridge, assisted by Rasheed. He points out the meat and fish packages while Idrisah counts to herself on her hands. After gathering the food, she hands him a bag full of garlic crickets while making an exaggerated "shush" gesture. Rasheed takes the bag and gives her a thumbs up. The tower lets out a bing bing and the lights begin to shut off as Gillie, Idrisah, and Talita move boxes out of the human apartment building and onto another truck bed. It's now dark in the habitat dome. Gillie and Idrisah follow the autonomous truck out towards the recycling plant, signing to Talita that they will meet her over there. Talita packs the last few straggler items onto a rolling cart, and waves to them.
September 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
thecatingrey.bsky.social
WIP. Centaur faces continue to be difficult, but I think I’m getting better.

#digitalart #art #rtts #runawaytothestars
September 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
thecatingrey.bsky.social
Alalu is owned by archiedragon on #artfight

#digitalart #art #rtts #runawaytothestars
August 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
thecatingrey.bsky.social
My RTTS centaur OCs, Wimeyal and Perid!

#rtts #runawaytothestars #art #digitalart
Wimeyal has lived their entire life in the Shess Peninsula. They’re a total diva, and they have a smoking problem. They have a strong dislike of aliens, especially bug ferrets, and resent that they will never experience what their culture was like prior to first contact, which happened long before their birth. Perid grew up in a Nightchaser nomad clan, but married into a settler clan on the Shess Peninsula (as a worker) to become an ngthan combatant. She also enjoys being close to the alien embassies, as she is highly curious about aliens and space travel. Wimeyal and Perid are total opposites in most ways, and their rivalry is well known by those following their sport. But, when the cameras turn off and the radio coverage ends, is it possible there’s something more to their relationship…?
August 28, 2026 at 11:21 PM
thecatingrey.bsky.social
Mawa-Vrai'i is owned by Hiekkakurkku on #artfight

#digitalart #art #rtts #runawaytothestars #rttscentaur
August 24, 2026 at 12:10 AM
jayeatonart.bsky.social
This week on #RunawaytotheStars: The ferry slumber party is cancelled, and Idrisah has serious questions before she'll reschedule it on the Runaway.

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Tod dismounts from the truck and Talita adds her box to the pile on the road. Gillie looks around and Idrisah jogs up to Talita. Idrisah: Is it true? You quit?? Talita: Yeah, I… had a big fight with Mel. Idrisah balls up her hands in glee. Idrisah: So you’re coming with us on the ferry ship this Sunday? Talita: Oh. Er… She glances at Tod, who is walking behind her with a folded hand truck. Talita: (ASL) I’m not leaving on the ferry. I’m leaving with Bip on the Runaway. Gillie and Idrisah look surprised. Idrisah: (ASL) Oh... well... it IS a passenger ship on route to Nexus Jovia... Gillie turns to her gleefully. Gillie: (ASL) Idrisah, let's go with them! Idrisah grimaces and raises her eyebrows. Idrisah: (ASL) What⁇ No. No! We can't! I mean, it is a nice ship— With lots of room— She begins to sweat and look away nervously. Idrisah: (ASL) And private amenities— And it's faster than the conventional ferry— She avoids eye contact, falling into a suspiciously in-depth ramble. Idrisah: (ASL) And from what I've read of the federal code's subsection on spacecraft titleship, we have a decent legal argument that Ixion cannot implicate us in theft of the vessel as it is their responsibility to verify the SIMS status of craft before purchasing them as scrap— And they're unlikely to be litigious about the materials, energy, and work hours we stole because it would invite even more scrutiny from Jovian Public Utilities, who have been threatening to replace upper management here ever since the aluminum buyer incident.... She regains composure, frowning to herself. Idrisah: (ASL) But... it's not set up for human passengers. She turns back to Talita, squinting. Idrisah: (ASL) ...Right? Talita: (ASL) It's a pan-sophont vessel. You would just need to pack your own food. Idrisah raises an eyebrow suspiciously. Idrisah: (ASL) And they're charging you HOW much for fare? Talita squints, confused. Talita: (ASL)...Nothing? Idrisah pauses, looking at Talita and thinking. She signs uncertainly. Idrisah: (ASL) And you... REALLY trust Bip? Talita is taken off guard. She mulls it over, then smiles softly. Talita: (ASL) Yes.
August 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
jayeatonart.bsky.social
This week on #RunawaytotheStars: Time to go.

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Read ahead: https://patreon.com/jayrockin
Mel folds their arms grumpily. Mel: Well, I’m asking now. Talita: I want to quit. Mel presses a hand to their temple and inhales deeply, as if about to go off on a tirade. Then they sigh, too tired to argue further. Mel: Sigh. Well, if you’re fast… You’ll get to leave on the ferry ship with the temp workers and your friends this weekend. Talita walks past Mel. Mel looks up at Talita's back as she brushes past. They are barely taller than her midshoulders. Talita: No thanks.  She smiles slightly to herself as she strides away confidently. Talita: I have my own ride. Text exchange: Talita: Hey Bip. Is the habitat module passenger ready? Bip: Pretty much. Why? Talita: You know why. Bip: I'll make sure the fridge is cold and the water is potable. You better pack up fast! A wide overhead shot shows Talita moving boxes out of her storage unit onto the road. Tod pulls up next to the growing box pile with a cargo truck. Talita looks over as Idrisah and Gillie arrive from off screen, Idrisah running and Gillie walking. Idrisah: Talita!
August 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
onlyscarcelyscaly.bsky.social
Half a year later, here's a compilation of climate map sequences for Phase Two of the Centaur Alien Homeplanet commission, for @jayeatonart.bsky.social's Runaway to the Stars worldbuilding project (jayeaton.site/RunawayToTheStars/home)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=naKm...
Blender and Photopea, 2025
1/2
December 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
memebacklog.bsky.social
#RunawaytotheStars
September 14, 2024 at 4:39 PM
timberwind.bsky.social
for a split second I thought lrt was an anthro Talita Runawaytothestars
October 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
alleyballey.bsky.social
A character's emotion sheet! #Art #Artist #Artwork #DigitalArt #DigitalArtist #Rtts #RunawayToTheStars #Centuar #RttsCentaur
October 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
marqosias.bsky.social
i love her
#runawaytothestars #rtts #talita
December 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM