Official pic title - "Mari Detained, Embarrassed, and Squirming" (damn DA and its name length restrictions. >< )

Mari thought that it'd be an easy job - quietly sneak into the criminal's hideout, find any possible evidence that would incriminate him, and get out and call her police contact. What she didn't expect was that the crook had set up a security system in case anyone tried to get too close to his activities, and so was taken by surprise. She fought hard and valiantly, but in the end got KO'ed, and securely tied to an office chair, with a cloth bound around her pretty little mouth to keep her quiet. Mari also didn't expect her adversary to open her blouse to check on her "goods" (so to speak ), which has put her in a major state of panic. For now, she's been left alone, to ponder what her captor may have in store for her when he returns! Will she be able to get free before then?

Original pencil sketch - [link]
Flat-colored version (moved to scraps, may or may not delete it soon) - [link]

Well, I kept telling myself that I'd shade this pic, but never got around to it. I finally said to myself, "Screw it, I'm gonna go ahead and actually shade this damn thing. XD" So here you go, along with a more fleshed out (though possibly half-assed ) story to go with it. Still experimenting with shades and such, so there may be a few issues here and there. But overall, I think it turned out all right.

Well, hope you like it, everyone!

Marianne "Mari" Felding (c)
Pencils and CG work (using GIMP) (c)