Unlikely Eve

“If you consent, neither you nor any other human being shall ever see us again; I will go to the vast wilds of South America. My food is not that of man; I do not destroy the lamb and the kid to glut my appetite; acorns and berries afford me sufficient nourishment. My companion will be of the same nature as myself and will be content with the same fare. We shall make our bed of dried leaves; the sun will shine on us as on man and will ripen our food. The picture I present to you is peaceful and human, and you must feel that you could deny it only in the wantonness of power and cruelty.” – Frankenstein, chapter 17

The neverborn mate of the creature, the culmination of his plan to make peace with mankind, the symbol of hope and happiness that companionship brings to the lonely. What if she was not destroyed half-formed, what if Frankenstein kept his word and let his creature escape the civilization with his newborn mate into the warmer wilds than Europe can offer?

She would know nothing of the humans except the horror stories her mate bestows upon her to warn her away. To her eyes neither of them look monstrous for she’d have nothing to compare to nor any shocked reactions to prove such judgments correct. How long would she stay innocent, this unlikely Eve of crafted dead flesh brought to life again?

Perhaps it would all work out like the creature dreamed, perhaps they could have been happily lost in their own paradise. Unless, of course, one day her matured curiosity lured her out of the jungle and into the light…

A Tattered Page is a new in-store event that draws its inspiration from books. The first round focuses on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and you can find the shopping guide from the website. The creature skins with stitches are event exclusive by Fallen Gods Inc., sold for the event duration together with the non-exclusive unstitched cadaver skin, courtesy cadaver eyes and a mountain load of appliers for both genders.

Scene: Garden of Dreams – Relic Tree 1* | Cerridwen’s Cauldron – Wisp Mushrooms Large Patch* | Studio Skye – Enchanted Woods 5 | HPMD* Happy Mood – Sweet Garden Grass

Creature: Skin & Eyes: Fallen Gods Inc. – Cadaver Creature & Cadaver Eyes* | Hair: Alice Project – Clarissa* | Body Parts: Slink Physique, Slink Hands, Slink Feet

Poses: Olive Juice – The Thriller 1 | Picture this! – Artistic Nude 3 Mirror | !bang – Stand 131

Bunlings Bewildered

“Agent Aww, what was so important that the bunny signal has been lit and the whole bunny mafia has emerged out of the secret burrows and pockets? You know you’re supposed to pad in shadows.”

“I told them that, boss, but there was no helping it. They just keep arguing!”

“We want to know what our battle cry is!”

“Bunlings Be Brave!”

“No, Burrow! Bunlings Burrow! And then we hide, see.”

“Ah… I see. A serious matter, then. And it has to start with B, of course?”

“Of course! You don’t see Avengers gathering, now do you? Bunlings… Balance? Blossom? Brandish?”

“Babble, because that’s what you’re doing right now. You even dragged poor phasing Nessie out and into this.”

“Banquet! And then we assault carrot fields.”

“Fine, fine… you can all come up with a phrase each and then vote on them: raised ear yes, lowered ears no. Captain Floppy, you get to organize the ballot. Yes, you may suggest Bunlings Ballot if you wish. But until the voting is done: bounce.”

Ozimals have absolutely hilarious Summer Blockbuster Bunny Gacha going on, a separate gacha for heroes and villains. The bunny signal and super sekret weapon are from it as well. You can read more about these special bunlings in the Ozimals blog here. The boss bun-lady has a hairdo by Alice Project, available currently in Hair Fair. The outfit by GALLACTIC, skin by Pink Fuel, makeup and eyes by Pin Me Down and headphones-ears by Remarkable Oblivion are available in their respective main stores.

Scene: Rooftop: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] The Outpost* | Snake: +Half-Deer+ Baby Sea Monster Blues | Ephemera: Anc Ltd. – Ephemera | Ozimals – Super Sekret Weapon 2014 & Bunny Signal 2014 & All of the Bunny Mafia

Body: Skin: Pink Fuel – Harley Opaline Lid 01 dkbrow B w button nose layer | Eyes: Pin Me Down – Aniara 6* | Makeup: Pin Me Down – Darkside 5, Tiken 3, Lost, Lip Markings 6* | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hairdo: Alice Project – Adore* | Hands & Feet: Slink | Nail Polish: Beautiful Freak – Black Celebration*

Outfit: Body Suit: GALLACTIC – Enyo Yellow* | Collar: GALLACTIC – Enyo collar yellow* | Bunny Ears: Remarkable Oblivion – Super Bass Rab8 Headphones Black

Poses: (marukin) [volition] back of a bird / [passion] loveless / [volition] with a back of quicksiler | Kirin – Florence Pose 1

After the Fall

Day 221, AF549. Woke up to the sounds outside. Screeching. Went to check. Dispersed the swarm, exterminated the stragglers and the stubborn. Light too harsh in mornings, why can’t they ruckus in the night?

Day 235, AF549. The right-side radar implant jams a little. I should have it checked the next time I leave the outpost. With the sunspot storms that’ll be another cycle and a half still. Better calibrate an emergency back-up, just in case.

Day 291, AF549. Performed the obligatory three-cycle scan-and-maintenance on the outer structures. It holds up well, not even a scratch from the screechers. Worth every exchange I did for it.

Day 301, AF549. The light is dimming. If I’m lucky, I might be able to get supplies quarter cycle early. If I’m not, this is just a herald of a new weather change. Or environment. Like that time the radiation rains hit the first time.

Day 336, AF549. Finished all my discs on The Boredom of the Past. I know, I know, worthless fiction, but it keeps me going. Just thinking of a world where everything is mundane and reliable and steady is a relief. Besides, the main clerk is just dreamy.

Almost everything in the whole scenario is from Futurewave. I turned the dress by [ SAKIDE ] and the chaps by .::Aftershok::. into a top and pants combination, although it creates some intriguing cuts in the process, since they really are chaps, not pants. The arm warmers by @->~ISD and the mask by .::Aftershok::. completed the selective covering. The radar eyes from *~By Snow* come with a HUD for selecting colours for everything, including the moving radar and the blips on it. The skin by Pink Fuel has an included layer for face glow amongst gazillion options and I’ll be playing with it more in posts where most of my face remains visible. The poses by {Rook} worked wonderfully with the ray guns by GALLACTIC and [bauwerk] is responsible for the most perfect post-apocalyptic safety outpost ever. The hair by Alice Project is available in The Thrift Shop.

Scene: Garden of Dreams – The Desert* | [bauwerk] – The Outpost*

Body: Skin: Pink Fuel – Sora Alabaster Green + Face Glow* | Eyes: ~*By Snow*~ Radar Eyes* | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hair: Alice Project – Danyelle* | Hands & Feet: Slink | Nails: Beautiful Freak – Binary Nails*

Outfit: Dress: [ SAKIDE ] – Virtuality Dress* | Chaps: .::Aftershok::. – Titan* | Mask: .::Aftershok::. – Asunder Mask v.1 Green* | Arm Warmers: @->~ISD – DarkNet Warmers Green* | Ray Guns: GALLACTIC – Ray Gun Black/Grey* | Shoes: Renegade – Climbstra Platform Sandals Black

Poses: {Rook} G5 | G1 | G1 | G4

Stay Away

All the stories got it wrong. They paint the forest full of terrors and threats, scare the humans away from our home, turn tales into metaphors of fearing the unknown and not talking to strangers.

There was no human child for a wolf to hunt, wolves know better than draw in angry hunters. It doesn’t mean the forest would be safe or welcoming for their clueless, noisy kind.

Perhaps grandmother really has sharp teeth — you don’t want to get on her bad side, especially during the full moon — but I’d like to see anyone try to take her down. Age brings experience and cunning to the pack, not frailty.

In truth, there really might be a woman wearing red in the woods, but if a huntsman ever raises an axe against a wolf, that tale won’t end well for the human. All the stories got it wrong. Just as we wanted, just as we planned. These are our forests. Stay away.

The new round of Enchantment has just started and its theme is Little Red Riding Hood. The dress by The Muses, necklace by House of Rain, hair flowers by .Enfant Terrible., skin by .Birdy., eyes by !Chop Shop!, wolf by Alchemy, nails by .Infiniti. and the poses by an lar are all from the event. The event items are exclusive, so go shop while you still can!

Scene: Enchantment

Body: Skin: .Birdy. – Red Skin Milk Black | Eyes: !Chop Shop! – The Wolf | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hair: Alice Project – Rose (Bloodstained HUD)* | Hands: Slink – Elegant1 | Slink Nails: .Infiniti. Better To See You With

Outfit: Dress: The Muses – Into the Woods Red* | Necklace: House of Rain – Big Bad Wolf necklace mens blood/gold* | Hair Band: .Enfant Terrible. Forest Flowers Red 

Wolf: Alchemy – Fenris the Great Wolf Grey

Poses: an lar [poses] Being Miss Red: Three-A (m) |  One (m) | Two

Krampus the Yule Yak

It’s almost time. All the signs are there: the shifting colours to very specific spectrum of reds and greens, the emergence of lights in the middle of the darkness, the mistletoe and holly and all other words ending in -olly.

We’ll leave the reindeers to more commercial types and instead set out with yaks. Nobody expects the yak acquisition! Acquisition and re-delivery, that’s the name of the game. The Great Yak Company: bringing smiles and laughter around the world since the… era that you’ve never heard of but is surely there. Yes.

Little Krampus here is a perfect candidate, ready for hours of work to find things that were lost and to bring them to people who miss them. Sometimes it’s the same people, sometimes different. We don’t mind, we’re creative about the whole distribution. It’s not about who throws money around the most, it’s about how to make the most people smile in the end.

So when you have a moment to sit down in all the commercial stress and rush, listen to the clip-clop of tiny yak hooves and prepare to enjoy the spirit of Gothmas: accept yourself with all your misgivings, accept the people around you with all of theirs, take a deep breath and simply smile.

Most of the look can be found in Gothmas by Gaslight: the dress by :{MV}:, the earrings by House of Rain, the eyeshadow by Beautiful Freak and the liner by Pin Me Down are available in Cursed. The ribbony Batty necklace by lassitude & ennui is available in Sium. The delightful stripes in the hair are from the new Winter HUD by Alice Project, colouring your favourite hairdos to new tones. The yule antlers by Cerridwen’s Cauldron are available in the current round of We Love Role-play. The skin by Al Vulo is from The Dressing Room: Fusion, the house by Scarlet Creative from Collabor88, the eyes by Adoness from her Christmas Market and the rocking chair by Atelier Visconti and the yak by +Half-Deer+ from The Garden. The dresser by DIGS, the crown by Schadenfreude and the tree and wreath by Trompe Loeil can be won at The Arcade.

Scene: House: Scarlet Creative – Trilby | Chair: Atelier Visconti – Mont Blanc Rocking Chair | Krampus: +Half-Deer+ Winter Yak Black | Dresser: DIGS – Geary Dresser Moon RARE | Crown: Schadenfreude – Storybook Royalty: Crown of Skulls | Tree: Trompe Loeil – Star Tree | Wreath: Trompe Loeil – Branch Wreath 

Body: Skin: Al Vulo – Mimi Dk dark brow cleavage milk | Eyes: Adoness – Lignum Eyes Weed* | Eyeshadow: Beautiful Freak – Lua Eyeshadow Blood Red* | Liner: Pin Me Down – Julie Eyeliner 8 | Lashes: Redgrave – Luscious | Hair: Alice Project – Bella II* | Horns: Cerridwen’s Cauldron – Yule Antlers*

Outfit: Dress: :{MV}: Translate Dress Crimson* | Shoes: Has Been – Betsy Bow Pumps | Stockings: ~Cannibelle~ Gothic Lace Suspender Tights | Necklace: lassitude & ennui – Batty Necklace Black* | Earrings: House of Rain – Melt Earrings Garnet/Silver* 

Poses: N/A | Kirin – Nina Pose 4 | Part of the chair.

 

 

Not Quite Twins

Does it really matter if one prefers pastel glow and the other dragon scales? If one’s hair bounces in curly pigtails and the other goes for crimson red with black streaks?

Does the colour of the dress really matter? Black or white, red or purple. To a point it does: the covers reflect inner choices, decisions, preferences. Personality shows in palettes, poses, fabrics, styles. 

Once you go past the clothes, past the colours, past the surface, you’ll realize that there are more similarities than there are differences. Spices, flavors, nuances do not change the fact that in the larger scale of things we are all the same.

Sisters in different personality wrappings.

Almost everything here is from Gothmas by Gaslight. The skins by Fallen Gods Inc. (now complete with Slink appliers, huzzah!), the surroundings from *~by Nacht and the liner by Pin Me Down can be found in Cursed. The jewelry by Bliensen + MaiTai, shoes by .Enfant Terrible., gothbrellas by Pale Empress (gacha) and the dresses by [ SAKIDE ] are available in Sium.

Scene: *~by Nacht – Chalet d’If, Arch Swing (Winter), GxG Gacha Ultrarare Skelly Chair*

Body: Skin: Fallen Gods Inc. – Anemia Opal & Draco* | Hair: Alice Project – Mika & Bethany* | Eyes: IKON – Lucid Eyes Optimism & Utopia Eyes Dark Red | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Liner on Draco: Pin Me Down – Julie eyeliner 8* | Hands & Feet: Slink 

Outfit: Dress: [ SAKIDE ] – Silent Dress White & Black* | Shoes: .Enfant Terrible. – Wrapped Heels Skull Vio & Red Black* | Brooch & Earrings: Bliensen + MaiTai – Drusilla Bow Tie/Brooch & Pearl Earrings* | Parasols: Pale Empress – Lacey Gothbrella Purple & Black/Red RARE*

Poses: N/A | {Imeka~} – Katie Pose 1 & Reika Pose 8

Come On In!

I promise we’ll play nice! I also promise that our definition of ‘nice’ will leave you alive and mostly breathing, too. 

We are if not exactly cheerful, at least somewhat amused. Surely this counts? Very similar positive feeling, no? Don’t be afraid, step right through and join us!

All this to say that Gothmas by Gaslight is now open: come on in and enjoy! If one sim is full, try the other, there’s two for a good reason: Cursed & Sium. The dress by The Muses can be found in Sium and the jewelry by House of Rain and the makeup by Beautiful Freak in Cursed. The poses and the delightful Coraline-prop by Flash Friendly Poses are located in Sium. The eyes and nails by Adoness can be purchased in F R O S T.

Scene: Gothmas by Gaslight – Sium & Cursed

Body: Skin: Jalwa – Jezebel Vamp Ethereal Black Brow Cleavage* | Eyes: Adoness – Salina Eyes Seaweed* | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Makeup: Beautiful Freak – Lua Eyeshadow Blood Red, Girl Poison Black Liner, Bad Candy Blood Red Lower Lipstick* | Hair: Alice Project – Willow Low Mirror* | Nails: Adoness – King Henry (Slink Nail Appliers) | Hands: Slink –  Elegant1

Outfit: Dress: The Muses – Stella Red* | Jewelry: House of Rain – Melt Ruby/Gold Set*

Poses & Mirror: Flash Friendly Poses – Coraline Trapt*

It’s Raining Shoes

“I was bathing! What in the name of Verne is this… rain of shoes? You! Squirrel with goggles! What is going on and who can I complain to?”

“No, see, Miss, there was an unfortunate mistake of an accident kind, completely accidental and the ship that was transporting these shoes sort of kind of maybe possibly blew up. Nothing to worry about, I think the crew got away safely, I just got lost in the winds.”

“You can’t have shoes falling on people when they are relaxing! I am writing a few choice words to the Air Trade Companies right this minute and-“

“Nonononono, see, um, all the shoes? The officials think they are destroyed. Unless you tell them, of course. All destroyed. No one will care if you happen to take them home. Best designer shoes on the market. Stay silent and you can have all the shoes!”

“All the shoes? Seriously?”

“Aaaaaaaaall the shoes.”

Shoetopia is open and it is indeed metaphorically raining shoes. These pictures feature some of the shoes by lassitude & ennui, Alice Project, KoiKoi, Bliensen + MaiTai and BOOM. The tippy-toe high feet are the latest foot model by Slink, also released at Shoetopia and available for shoe-makers to begin making really high heels with and for. The middle pose by double take is also in a gacha in Shoetopia. You can start the shopping here. 

The story bit of easily amused entertainment continues the tale of why the airship blew up and how it is waited for in vain. The reason for gratuitous nudity is because apparently it’s obligatory to blog shoes naked now, yesyes. And I was trying to make Ely drunk.

Shoes: KoiKoi – Fruti-Bootie Strawberry | Bliensen + MaiTai – Industrial Revolution Brown | BOOM – Locale Heels red | lassitude & ennui – Emily Steampunk Shoes teal/silver, brown gold, Bound sandals red* | Alice Project – Miranda Pumps Back Bow Teal, Jessica Pump Gold Purple, Miranda Pumps Front Bow Blue & Green*

Squirrel: !Ohmai – Steampunk Squirrel Gray

Body: Skin: League – Sia Fair Bloom | Hair: Exile – Run To You Naturals | Eyes: Poetic Colors – Frozen Silver Bright | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hands: Slink – Avatar Enhancement Hands Elegant1 | Feet: Slink – AvEnhance Feet High

Poses: HopScotch – Short Tempered 5 | double take – thoughtful | Astalianda – Cat Fight 8

wait / fix / abandon?

vehicular destruction 75.9% complete | material:fabric disintegrated | engage behavioral mode: hesitant | begin analysis

engines 100% non-functional | 68.7% of the vehicle lodged in granular material: sand | outer shell of the vehicle 89.1% intact

unit functions 96.4% operational | malfunctions in behavioral thought pattern: human | engage emergency body language protocol: harmless

conclusion solutions: wait for a seeking entity: unlikely | begin fixing vehicle: inefficient | abandon vehicle for unit-based movement toward unknown destination: uncertain

wait / fix / abandon situation? | wait / fix / abandon situation? | wait / fix / abandon-

The indecisive synthesized Martian lifeform is constructed mostly of a skin by Fallen Gods Inc. (currently on discount in the new round of We Love Roleplay), boots, gloves and corset by GALLACTIC and cyberlox by Alice Project.

Scene: !ReTox! Derelict SpacePod V1.0 | Garden of Dreams – The Desert (heavily modified and red-dyed)

Body: Skin: Fallen Gods Inc. – Irradiate XX Acid Optical* | Eyes: .{Rue}. Eyes/Pluto Clover* | Hair: Alice Project – Luminyx Cyberlox* | Liner: Pin Me Down – Liner 10

Outfit: Boots, Gloves & Corset: GALLACTIC – Eclipse Green*

Poses: aDORKable Poses – Melancholy 1 M | aDORKable Poses – Melancholy 4 | !bang – Carefree 2

What If?

It is the night for dark secrets, mysteries and myths. It is time for imagination to dwell in all the frightful spots at the back of your head, indulge in the startles, channel your mundane concerns into the fear of unknown and improbable, with that faint little voice within asking ‘what if?’ 

It is time for delicious treats, delicious thoughts. Make your fears tangible, taste them on the tip of your tongue, reach for more, find ways to combat them by becoming one yourself.

Take comfort in the knowledge that soon the visitation will be over and everything will be back to safe normalcy: all the monsters will be back under your bed or in your closet, haunting you only in the moments of your weakness.

But for now, tonight: dance with demons, inhale the fear, let the quiet what-if whisper grow into a roar: What if it is all true? Why couldn’t it be? After all, This Is Halloween.

The skirt by SAKIDE is a part of a special Obscure Dress in her Halloween House, the horns by Cerridwen’s Cauldron can be won in a gacha, the eyes by Pin Me Down are available in Flux, and the posture collar and necklace by [The Forge] are from Horrorfest. The bloodstained hair colour dye HUD by Alice Project is a part of her Halloween Massacre Specials: if you haven’t yet visited, go grab a free bloodstained hairdo, today is the last day!

Scene: Garden of Dreams – The Tomb*

Body: Skin: +Nuuna+ – B&W Ninja | Eyes: Pin Me Down – Vibrant Eyes Red* | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Eye makeup lines: +Nuuna+ – Ara Black & Eyeliner | Face Tattoo: Fallen Gods Inc. – Dead Man’s Grin | Hair: Alice Project – Steph w Bloodstained HUD* | Hands: Slink – Avatar Enhancement Hands Elegant1 | Hand Blender (makes them black) & Nail Polish: Orc Inc* | Horns: Cerridwen’s Cauldron – Wyrm Horns

Outfit: Skirt: SAKIDE – Obscure Skirt Blood* | Top: World’s End Garden – Romance Le Noir | Collar: [The Forge] – Battelina Posture Collar* | Necklace: [The Forge] – Battelina Ultra Rare Silver* 

Poses: N/A | Orc Inc – Claws 3 | Exposeur – Back to Black 6