Mrs Grape, the asocial artist

Fruit Salad – Mrs Grape

We’re back to the Fruit Salad, it’s been a long time! And this is the first time a Fruit has been drawn since the change of graphic style last April! 🙂

Today, it’s time to introduce Mrs Grape. She could be Sinister Elderberry‘s wife, especially as she’s a draughtswoman like him! But unlike Sinister Elderberry, Mrs Grape draws so well that no one dares question her talent, let alone make fun of her.

On the other hand, she’s completely asocial, to the point of being interested only in a handful of passions, in people who share said passions, and then
 that’s it. She’s not interested in interacting with other people. She’s not interested in real friends. She’s in her own world, and prefers to stay there. So, with all that in mind, it’s easy to see why she’s not married to Sinister Elderberry
 or anyone, for that matter!

Carelle and her two friends

Lore Nuibie – Adult Carelle and her friends

After the drawing of Cassandra and Basile as adults, the next logical step was to depict Carelle as an adult, and for once, unveil future plot characters: Ouro the golden macalite, and Prata the silver macalite.

As you can see, Carelle, as an adult, has swapped her jacket and pants for a rather short black dress, which could make her look like a “vamp”, according to one of our friends who has been following the evolution of the Nuibie universe for several years 😉 But she’s also made some new acquaintances, including Ouro and Prata! 🙂

Who are Ouro and Prata? They’re orphaned macalites who met Carelle early on in the plot (in fact, this meeting takes place during the first “arc” of Nuibie College), and who, over the years, develop a boundless admiration for the Hursian woman.

Note: Ouro and Prata were already at Carelle’s side in “Astral Masane …avec Basile le hursian” (aka “AMBH”), which was the first comic experiment with the Nuibie universe, but which remained unfinished. Even then, the two macalites were portrayed as adoring Carelle more than reason.

Two kids grown up + news

Lore Nuibie – Cassandra et Basile adultes

And here’s a drawing that’s a little “apart” from what we’ve been getting you used to over the last few months, and for good reason: here we meet up with two characters from Nuibie College, Cassandra and Basile
 but several years later, when they’re both in their early twenties.

This isn’t the first drawing depicting Cassandra as an adult that we’ve published; a drawing depicting the main character of Nuibie College in adult form was previously published in November 2023, but this one is now classified as “non-canon”, as the description of it (be it Cassandra’s appearance, or even the drawing’s caption) no longer conforms to the character’s current story.

As for Basile, the last drawing representing him as an adult dates back to the time of “Nuibie 715”, the Nuibie College prototype, a drawing dating back to 2020 which was published on this site as filler last May! By the way, if you compare Cassandra on the “Nuibie 715” drawing, you’ll notice a certain “clothing similarity” with Cassandra as she is on this new drawing, and for good reason: it’s deliberate! 😉

A parallel comic planned

As the next chapter of Nuibie College is also taking some time, it has finally been decided to create a second series on the Nuibie universe, which will be a secondary series, designed specifically for broadcast on the Internet. This series will be canon to the main Nuibie College storyline, but will not be necessary for understanding the main story. What’s more, it will be designed to be accessible to everyone, including those who haven’t read the existing Nuibie College chapters. This series will bring the Nuibie universe to life between two Nuibie College chapters, while making it more accessible to newcomers!