Tiger would represent the ridiculous and foolish aristocrats, while the Magpie represented the wise and witty common folk. And so these paintings were a satire of the hierarchical structure of Joseon’s feudal society.

Minhwa was characterized as being “connected to the lives of the Korean people, and embodying the Korean sentiment.”Surprisingly to me, these paintings and folk characters were actually quite political.

These were paintings done by mostly anonymous craftsmen without formal training, who would often, in their paintings, retell the same folk art, passed along through tradition, by their own brush and in their own interpretation.

Derpy and Sussie inspired by the traditional Korean painting “genre” of “Kkachi Horangi” or “JakHodo” (translating to Magpie and Tiger) or usually titled, the“Idiot Tiger and Scolding Magpie” in the Korean painting style of “Minhwa” or “Painting of the people.”

Everyday expanding her telepathic abilities and absorbing, like a sponge, everything there is to learn- taking a special interest in mechanical engineering and robotic tech, and helping around the base.

Now, she runs freely around NASA DAME RED - Site 49, taken under the care and custody of Commander Jae, and raised by the entire team of staff and scientists at the base.

Clara was one of those babies who always had a snotty nose and sticky hands. If she liked you, she’d stare at you, watching, unblinking while breathing heavily through flared nostrils, getting her little fingers into everything you’re doing.

7 years ago as a newborn, weighing only about 6lbs, Clara was found, somehow, left mysteriously in Commander Jae-Jeong’s office. Wrapped snuggly in a men’s shirt and jacket, with nothing but a necklace chain with three small metal pendants on it, and a note reading “Clara.”