Why does it feel like we're starting to just get half-stories out of her sketchbook at this point? I love Mochi's stuff, and this has charm, but it feels like half the first chapter of a serial.
Well, it is from her Twitter. That's basically the modern artist equivalent of a sketchbook.
Yup I agree- these mangaka who post stuff to pixiv or their twitter etc - I don't think you can expect long stuff - it's gonna be short stories and sketches mostly - for some of them it does seem to be a way to experiment and practice or quickly try out little ideas etc.
I know some people wont like little story snippets like that - I myself love long stories - the longer the better - but I CAN still enjoy short single scene sketches - even though I wish they were made into real stories!