it was late 2020, and i read hj posting about how they always drew their own avatars, so i thought "huh, maybe i'll draw my own". now, the name "cell" already signifies a blank slate, so i thought, what would be comfy and yet still conjure up a blank slate, something that can disappear into the background? well, gondola! i drew the original gondola avatar in 10 minutes, uploaded it to my spc account, and the rest is history