Twisted Hunt 2016

Something was stirring outside...

Something was stirring outside, under the earth. It wasn't the purposeful meanderings of the little folk in their velvet coats searching for worms or a mate, but still it had purpose. Out in the orchard the leaves still tracked the movement of sun, not yet turning the shades of autumn soon to come, while the fruitful harvest blushed and fell. Something deeper moved, turning more rapidly than sun or moon. What was it? What was it? She could feel it coming...

Catdog had been of remarkably little help, moreso even than usual, and that was indeed something on which one could remark. For hours she had tried to question the beast - it's button eyes regarding her with innocence in every stitch. Straightforward, or cryptic, her questions received no answers, though she was certain it knew something, though it spoke only in riddles and quotes from the silver screen. She turned to the cards, they could be evasive in their turn of course, whenever she looked too intensely, posed too direct a query. As she dealt, the cards themselves seemed to mock her, over and over she asked, rephrasing, reasking, desperate to know. Finally, a cough from catdog as the grinding noise of things spinning, moving through earth grew louder from the orchard, she flopped forward, cursing her own idiocy.

Her collapse into fury and bewilderment at her own lack of foresight lasted only a moment, she ran outside, not a moment to lose. The oldstone was glowing, casting flickering light over the ground, over the spinning cubes as they broke free of the earths grip, to fly off, left and right, up and down. A low cackling flew with them, laughter hysterical and inane. She cried out with delight to see them fly. What had distracted her? What fog had covered her eyes to blind her to the date, to the return of the twisted cubes? It mattered not. They were back, and now they were out there, ready for the taking by any hand or eye quick enough to glimpse their hiding place. Waiting for nothing, she began to run, into the the night, after the blue tinged nightmares.

Twisted Fall 2016!

This is the SIXTEENTH Twisted Hunt - I've been as distracted as the woman in my tale - there's a lot a lot going on RL right now - and there will be for the forseeable future - so this kinda snuck up on me this year - but it could not have come at a better time.

As ever - this is the hardest hunt in all of Second Life - and for no small measure is the best for that! There are no clues - save those on offer from those other twisted folk in the group chat who cobble together lists of hints as the hunt progresses - please remember to ask nicely- a please and a thankyou go a long way, and believe me it's easier for us to find a hint if you have the number of the store you are stuck on as well as the name! The chat is fun and friendly - one of the best parts of the hunt.

There are 91 stores, there can be 10 visible decoy cubes in addition to the prize cube - which will be in sight somewhere. If you choose to de-render - be warned - there are unlimited decoys allowed in walls, floors, ceilings etc!

There is a list of Landmarks - for those you just cant take searching for any longer - you can skip to the next to return to try again later.

Here's your starting point! At the Twisted Headquarters

Tattoo : Fallen Gods - Auspex~ Tattoo, Green Old Ink
Several colours included in this prize - Omega appliers included - I discovered only this week that there are magical items available that mean you can use omega appliers on other mesh body parts such as my SLink Mesh hands and feet!
Earrings : Hudson's Clothing Co. - Amethyst Divination Earring
Pretty Pretty - I feel like I have these RL somewhere!
Bracelet : :::Sn@tch  - Strega Bracelet :::
There's always room for pentagrams!
Nails : [:Rad Designz:] THF16
HUD driven, six beautiful designs for your mesh bodypart nails 
Dress and Scarf : [.NS-Riel.] Gypsy Wanderer
Gorgeous - Handkerchief hemmed dress, fits and flares and the colourfade is just beautiful. The scarf is wonderful, ultra-realistic. I don't have this in RL and I desperately want it!

Shop :  ~Adorably Strange Wares ~ The Divine Oracle's Shop
Lovely little build - door opens on approach. You can climb the stairs to a sweet little attic room.
Standing Stone :  - Lilith's Den - Inverdur -  Celtic Ogham Elements Stone
Depending on the ancient script you click - you are treated to different light effects.
'Tarot' set : [Curvosity] - Cardomancy Prediction
Pose set perfect for when the cards have worn you out!
Catdog! : Chiana Oh - Mystic CatDog
This cute little cuddly guy... girl... catdog is scripted to spout sarcasm and movie lines at you! You can even mod the script so it says what you want.
Poster : ChiMia:: Divination Poster
Brighten up your walls with a glimpse of the future!

The Lost Treasure of the Inca Warrior

The air was thick. After long days trekking through the clear thin atmosphere of the mountains and high passes, descending into the valley it posed as solid a barrier as the curling wall of greenery before her. 

All jungles were dangerous, of course, but here there seemed something more malign, more ominous even than the shrieks of monkeys, and the claw marks around the camp site, fresh each morning. It was more than the insects, more than the crocodiles, each step along the trail was fraught with danger. Following paths once man made, but for centuries abandoned to animals and the elements. Each Inca statue a further clue, another task to complete, another treasure to find to placate the gods before progress could be made... Wait... Was that plant... growling?

She felt as though she had died a thousand times along the path. The insects, the bugs, the GIANT SPIDERS? Blasted by near inexplicable torrents of icy air, she had crossed rotting planks to fall into leech infested waters, been bitten by swarms of bats... did I mention the GIANT SPIDERS? As if staying alive in the jungle environment weren't enough, the trail tested far more than just her survival skills. Appeasing the statues meant hunting out objects they required, solving puzzles and riddles to find the gems they desired. At times the jungle itself was against her. That plant had more than growled, it tried to take a bite out of her...

It had been a long quest, but so full of danger and excitement that it seemed to have flashed by in mere moments. When she had set out, crumpled map in hand, she'd thought she was prepared. Now, with all she had seen, all she had done, she would never have believed it. No one would. But, there it all was, past the stone guardians and their bloody price - the treasure of the Inca - hers for the taking!

Madpeas have launched their latest game - The Lost Treasure of the Inca Warrior 

Not your standard point and click (as if any of their point and click games are standard LOL) this HUD based game will take you through purpose built dedicated SIM environments, and have you hunting through stores. Each decision and step you take can result in injury or death - I think I died 78 times? I blame the lava. Yes, there is lava. Lots of lava. You will have to solve puzzles with crystals and lightbeams and riddles, all while avoiding giant spiders and falling rocks to get the wealth of prizes at the end.

The HUD to play the game costs L$1000 and comes with an outfit (male and female versions)

Tattoo : [White~Widow - NORMAL] Signs - Black
This prize comes in black and white versions - each with 'normal' 'low' and 'high' intensity ink.
Outfit : Madpeas Inca Warrior outfit
Comes with boots - male and female versions included with HUD pack - also the arrow quiver and a bow.
Headdress : Pucca Firecaster Creations ~ Inca Crown
Beautiful headdress - I love the feathers!
Septum ring : Noodles & OAKEN - Noodles - Inca Septum Gold
Lovely intricate gold jewellery - prize also contains earrings.

Madpeas : Golden Inca Mama Cocha Statue
Sway's : [Quilla] Mask . wood and colors
Mori : Sun decor
Kalopsia : Remnants of Qosqo - Vase, bowls and plates
Boudoir : Wearable Treasure Pile (I rezzed it - worn, it has a sitting meditating anim)
.random.Matter. : Field Guide - What's a map without a skull?

Madpea Lost Treasure of the Inca Warrior Blog

Lost Treasure of the Inca Warrior Starting Point

Burning sands - Tres Chic and Exposeur

One world had ended. That was how it felt, because that was how it was. The past was firmly relegated to a distinct era of its own as the fired burned. The fires, distant as they were from where she wound up, still scarred the sky. Eye protection was advisable.

Everything in the what was now the 'old' seemed to have come together to destroy itself. Such a cobweb of events, cause and effect, the beat of too many butterflies wings. "It's orchestrated!" those on the fringes screamed, placards waving in faces bland with complacency and internalised fear. Such shouts had only grown louder, voices added each day, and matched in equal measure by screams of opposition from televisions and posters, instructing the masses to believe, even as the cracks tore open.

The world had broken apart, sloughing off centuries of humankind's scratchings at its surface. None of them, the lucky ones who had made it to this island, knew how many other such castaways there may be out there. There was talk already of sending out search parties, building more boats. There must be others out there, others who could believe in something better, of taking what they had left and building a better future. She hope there would be enough of them, enough to overcome those who had caused it all.


Yikes... that got a little dark. Mood of the moment, what can I say? Well, I can tell you about the Tres chic event! Sorry I'm late in getting to it - but if you hurry you can grab some lovely items here in their 'midsummer nights' round - running until 10th July :
Tres Chic

Hair : *TKW* (TUKINOWAGUMA) Maiju Reds / Blacks L$ 250
Shades : MAJESTY - Concave Shades [Tortoise] L$ 180
Top : [sYs] COMOX top (fitted mesh ) - khaki L$ 140
Pants : Gawk! Leather Pants - Skulls L$ 299
Shoes : .:KC:. MARIKA Heels L$ 195
Spheres : Cb] Ringed Sphere Deco Lights Set L$ 150

The poses used here are all from Exposeur - a lovely and longstanding favourite pose store which is sadly closing TODAY. There is an up to 80% off sale at the store, not all items will be available afterwards on marketplace. Please drop by if you can, and give this great creator a good send off.
Exposeur

Final stroll through the Fairelands 2016

Fantasy Faire - the last dance

Morning had broken, like the first morning. Though, this was the last morning, and the bird cawing over the alcove in which she had slept, while black, was distinctly corvid in nature. Mist thickly carpeted the tunnel system snaking its way through the landscape, as she stretched and yawned, it was through these tunnels she would fly.

Each of the Fairelands had a charm all of its own. There were hours when the brightness and pretty colours called, windmills and bunting turning cheerfully. Others, she needed the hustle an bustle of the sun drenched marketplace, the blown sand scouring everything clean. Mostly though, she was drawn to the twilight and the darkness, as only in these places could the lights be seen to shine. It was here the lights of remembrance could be found, one by one in niches or on branches, in groups, crowding shelves and alcoves, creating all the heat they needed to rise into the air and dance. It was here you would find her, on this, the last day of the Faire.

Soon the mists would rise higher, all the wonderful worlds drawn into being by the Faire would be engulfed, drifting apart for another year. Endings, always horribly sad, were not permanent. Anything learned, or gained would remain, carried within until the calendar brought everyone together again. There was not long left now, she would rather rejoice in what had been achieved than let herself sink into sorry. She would like to take you with her, to stay as long as possible in the world they had created, to stay happy, and revel in the beauty that could be found. She's waiting, all you have to do is reach out, and take her hand.

Horns : Spyralle - Lightbearer of Hope   Relay for Life item
Skin : .:Soul:. -  Gen2 F - Ranitomeya - [FF2016] - Fade - TT-FB - Brow   Relay for Life item
Earrings : EF: - Talia's Heart Earrings HOPE   Relay for Life item
Outfit : [V/W] Elody - L$ 250 Relay for Life item
Wings : {Acios} Hellfire Wings  Relay for Life item
Nails : DP - Koffin Nails - Cat's Eye  L$ 200  Relay for Life item

Images taken in the Blackmoor Fairelands SIM

A dryad's dream - Fantasy Faire 2016

Spring was moving through the woods. Winter's chill grip loosened gradually, day by day. As a soft breeze blew warmth through bare boughs, sap began to rise, bringing life back into cold dead wood. Thalia watched the change of season creep toward her, eyes for months shielded by a layer of bark and moss blinking free. Tingling shifted to movement as leaf by leaf unfurled, roots drinking deep as frozen ground thawed. Sunlight was no longer a harsh glare, but reached the softening earth through a canopy of shimmering green.

She had listened long to the stories told beneath her branches. In the gently curving glade she had made her home, people had come each spring, each summer, to rest, to eat and share their stories. Travellers, couples and families, each brought their tales. The families were her favourites, they brought books, bound in leather, or with cardboard covers crumpled from years of use. Tales of magical beings, perilous quests and curses broken. It had been years since she had chosen to put down roots, to sleep for a while in the soil.

This spring Thalia felt the joys of spring more strongly, it was the season for the dryad to climb out of the tree, to feel different grass beneath her feet. There were flowers across the glade she longed to smell, the fitful breeze had never blown their scent her way. This year she would visit other glades, other trees, greet the rivers and streams, enjoying her freedom.

Come on down to the Fairelands!
The Fairelands Junction

Relay for Life total raised currently stands at L$ 5,105,493 that's $ 20,422 real life dollars!

Hair : /Wasabi Pills/ Thyra Mesh Hair  L$ 250 Relay for Life item
Lovely hair, 19 HUD driven colours, 16 colour options for each of the two hair ribbons.
Skin :  [NM] - Aurora - Corset/Brows - Dystopia  Relay for Life item
Captivated by the tone of this skin - pack contains 6 versions with appliers for Maitreya, Belleza and Slink
Earrings :  EF: Talia's Heart Earrings HOPE  L$ 225  Relay for Life item
Delicate but eyecatching jewellery from the masters at the forge.
Dryad outfit : .AiShA. Dryad Relay for Life item
Dryad dress comes in standard size MESH L, M, S & XS. Included accessories, mask, ivy collar and bracelets are resizer scripted. 
Gown : !!TWA!! Maya of Moonhollow Gown  - Mystery
Beautiful elegant gown, the lacework really stands out with a tactile quality.
Treeswing : TLG - Boho Fae - Twisted Tree Light  L$ 200 Relay for Life item
Lovely illuminated entwined tree, complete with a swing! Couples poses included.

Why I Relay - Fantasy Faire 2016

Each year it came to this. In amongst all of the hustle and bustle, the crowds and the adventure, this moment came.Was it coincidental that moments of reflection tended to come near the water? Be it rhythmic movement of waves gently lapping against the harbour wall, droplets of water arcing through the air from a fountain to meld with a pond, or the sudden welling of tears in her eyes.

This year, she did not want the tears. Even as she wiped them away from her eyes, a sardonic smile tugged at the corners of her mouth. "As if anyone wanted tears!" Like everyone drawn in to the Fairelands, she was captivated not only by the beautiful surroundings, as breathtaking as they were; nor by the vast array of goods on offer, as exquisite as they were. She was drawn by what it meant. By what a disparate group of individuals could achieve when they were working toward one goal.

This year I had an idea of the look I wanted to create for my 'Why I Relay' blogger challenge as soon as I saw the skin from Plastik. The more I thought about it however, the less I wanted to think about hope or a cure being something celestial, something otherworldly. In reality, hope can be something made of pain. Pain can inspire hope, calling it into being where there had been no need for it before. Pain can erode hope, wearing it away over time. The less that has to happen, the happier we all can be. Since writing for this challenge last year, there have been losses, there are also survivors. Cancer has taken my cousin, a wonderful woman who was a daughter, sister, aunt and mother. Relatives and friends have received diagnoses, treatment beginning, remission reached. I don't want to write about a cure being something made of magic, from some distant galaxy. A cure is what we relay for, it's why we do this. So research can continue. Real people, right here, working to find a way. The cure is getting closer. Until then, we will come together like this. After that - we'll do it for the sheer love of each other, and all this love can achieve. 

These pictures were taken in Dangarnon one of the Faireland Sims

Skin : :[P]:- Constella Skin:// Lunale  Relay for Life item
Beautiful starry galaxy skin, comes with every applier you could think of, eight eyebrow shapers, eyes, makeup options - as ever - wow.
Branches :  Air Magnolia_Head Accessory_purple_CM - L$ 100  Relay for Life item
Lovely delicate branches, intricate beading, and softly glowing flowers.
Outfit : *LE* Xylia Onyx Pearl - L$ 250  Relay for Life item
Fantastic outfit, all sections can be worn separately, I love the contrast of bronze on white!
Nails : DP - Koffin Nails - Something Wicked L$ 200 Relay for Life item
Pretty pretty nails! HUD controlled, nine colour options. This purple to blue fade is my favourite.

It was all going swimmingly... Fantasy Faire 2016

Adrienne had had it. Had it up to the gills. It had started slowly, centuries earlier, or so the tales caved into the sacred story rocks told. A new shadow on the surface, on the barrier between their world, and the dry suffocating world above. A new creature, that's all. So they had thought.

It was carved, it had become part of their history. Just a new creature, a new predator. One day there would be no fish, where there had been fish before. Another, there would be a slick of blood and oil marring the surface; bones cracked and burned fell through the water to pile on sands. No predator hunted so indiscriminately, none took so much, sweeping vast swathes of the sea clear.

This night she would rest. They all would. They needed to. Come the morning, with the turn of the tide, the seas would change. Shoals of fish swept away would reform. Bones had always carpeted the deep. The clog of plastic, however, was stifling the ocean. The world above had contaminated the seas for too long. Tomorrow they were going to give it all back. The stones would be carved anew.

Hair : Analog Dog - omega - SPLASH - from omega - blacks/ splash L$ 350 Relay for Life item
Skin : .:Soul:. Gen2 F - Ranitomeya - [F6] - Fade - TT-FB - Brow  Complete Package L$ 1299  Relay for Life item
Top : [ SAKIDE ] Kethya Glow Top Sheer - from full Kethya outfit - L$ 150 Relay for Life item
Mer Tail, Belt and Arm Shields : TempT Mishell Relay for Life item

Swim on down to the Fairelands!
The Fairelands Junction

In the Golden Delta - Fantasy Faire 2016

Anput's role had never been an easy one. Though, of course, if you ever did meet a god whose role was, she would advise you to lift the curtain, as likely behind it there would be a charlatan pulling on strings, and releasing coloured smoke to dazzle any susceptible audience.

She waited, the tap tap of her foot against sun warmed stone was never in impatience. She would wait forever, knowing that for many, her waiting would be far too short in duration. The soft beat of toe and heel resonated like a heartbeat, one which would continue throughout eternity; from the first vagueries which had brought her into being, long past the last breath of any who believed, and worshiped in what were now the old ways. Once gods were created, they endured; continuing in the tasks assigned to them.

Anput attended each who came to her. There could be a thousand a day, an hour, a minute. Each captured her full attention and care. The single self a mirage, able to gently hold each hand, guide each soul. She could shine in the darkness, be the focal point of a shadow in the midst of blinding light. She alone knew the weight of the feather against which each heart would be judged.

More delights from the wonderful Fantasy Faire!

Hair : /Wasabi Pills/ Cleo Mesh Hair - Solar Ombre L$ 250 Relay for Life item
Hair has 39 colour options via HUD an additional HUD controls the colour of the accessories, four colour options, or you can make them transparent.
Skin : Alterego - I taryn - eclipse [brow I]   L$ 999 Relay for Life item
Skin pack contains four skins (different brow options), four brow shapers, appliers for Loudmouth, Omega head and TMP head, and a shape! (Which I totally didnt even notice or would have used for this post!) Other appliers (hands, feet etc) sold separately L$ 350. 
Outfit : Vengeful Threads - Anubis Bride - LS 450
Outfit contains these beautiful shoes! (For Slink high feet).
Halo : .::Cubic Cherry ::. - {Rising Moon} halo black L$ 250 Relay for Life item
Beard : OtherSkin - Prophecy - Relay For Life 2016 - Naturals - L$ 175 Relay for Life item
Necklace : OXIDE - Corsair Coins Necklace - L$ 250  Relay for Life item


Pictures were taken in The Golden Delta one of the 14 fairelands sims of the Fantasy Faire.

The mists lift - the Fantasy Faire is here!

The day was finally dawning, after a long year of waiting.

Within the waiting, there had been work, so much work. So much careful attention.

The wait could feel like an exile, of course it was.

The distance was all a part of it. It made the coming together what mattered.

It formed the magic, the magic spreading into being, out there, just beyond the mists.

The mists crept back the whole world over.

In darkness, dawn, the brightness of day to the deepening of twilight to dusk.

The thick fog which obscured all vision had drifted together over the preceding days.

Only this provided a clue as to where the magic would truly come alive.

From all over the world the would come, by ship, by balloon, by any means possible.

In the depths the change in the world was felt.

Where no sun shone, and no season passing wrought change.

They felt it, the magic drawing together, more powerful year on year.

The magic was the people, they came from every sphere, each addition bringing its own flare.

The fire burned brighter, every being working towards one goal, one fight.

The fight for life.

The mists fade, the gates swing open. The world is changed once more. The Fantasy Faire is here.

The Fairelands Junction

Scene 1
Hair and Headdress : Bliensen + MaiTai - Godiva - French Hood with Hair (Reds)
Outfit : c*C*c:::  - Leona + Leo Steam Hatter  L$ 350 Relay for Life item
Boots : Avatar Bizarre - Zaahn Boots Relay for Life item
Wings : Bliensen + MaiTai - Dragonfly Wings - static  Relay for Life item

Scene 2
Mask : .AiShA. Dryad Mask Relay for Life item
Outfit : Jinx : Effy Dress - Bright Summer Relay for Life item
Backpack Balloons : The Dark Fae's - Flying Backpack Relay for Life item
Pose :  [Curvosity] - Winged Pose Set (Pose Winged 3) Relay for Life item

Scene 3
Halo : {Acios} Angelic Halo Relay for Life item
Hair : /Wasabi Pills/ Cleo Mesh Hair - Solar Ombre L$ 250 Relay for Life item
Skin : .:Soul:. Ranitomeya - Gen2 F - [F3] SE - Complete Package L$ 1299  Relay for Life item
Eye makeup :  !Musa! Eyeshadow Fei  Lavender Relay for Life item
Beard : OtherSkin - Prophecy - Relay For Life 2016 - Fantasies - Relay for Life item
Pendant :  !Musa! Seraph Pendant (Dark) Relay for Life item
Outfit :  Syren's Song - Josephine Gown in Grape Relay for Life item
Pose :  [Black Tulip] The Warrior #1Relay for Life item

It's nearly time...

The Interview...

She'd checked the address of the building before she left the apartment. She knew she had. Finishing university had been the goal for so long, the internships, the volunteering, and finally graduation. Only then had the phone stopped ringing, the emails no longer received more than a form response. It seemed the business world had only been interested when it could get her mind and her effort for free. Day after day, week after week sending out resume after resume. Then late last night, the chime of a message hitting her inbox. "Pleased to invite you to interview..." Now she was here, and faced with this. Had it been a cruel joke?

She'd knocked regardless. No way was she putting to waste the time she'd spent through the night steam cleaning her best suit, polishing her smartest heels. A voice had called from within, inviting her to come in. Even through the door she heard it, a voice sharp and efficient, albeit muffled by the wood. As she stepped through the door, something was immediately amiss. More than one thing was wrong with the room, starting with whatever had apparently happened to the cityscape outside of the window, and ending with its echoing emptiness.

Stepping further inside she was keen to make a good first impression, walking tall with a confident step. "Hello?" she called out, pleased that despite the serious case of the wiggins she was getting from the view, there was no quaver in her voice. Walking toward the apparently abandoned desk, on top of which rested a cigarette in the ashtray, still lit, still smoking, in a room with no doors save the one she had just walked through...

No one there, no answer to her calls. She had read enough about alternative interviews to think this might be some kind of a test. Sure, she had been expecting something along the lines of an impossible to answer question... like how many piano tuners there were in the country, designed not the test her knowledge, but her skills under pressure. This must be the next level to which the enigmatic company with the green logo and offbeat name had taken the idea of such a task. She would be unflappable. The shabby office block, the off putting sign on the door, the lack of a receptionist, and now... Theatre seats? Clearly the employer was looking for someone who could cope with the surreal, sitting down, she knew she would exceed their expectations.

Kicking back and relaxing was fine, she was as pleased to get off her feet as she was to make the good impression she was going for, however it was the employer was watching. Stretching out, she couldn't see any cameras, but she caught the light glinting on the face of her watch, illuminating something tucked under the seat of the office chair. Seconds later, the clipboard was in her hand, filthier than any clipboard had a right to be, she kept it away from her suit as she read the list of names, the thick ink of the last signature still fresh enough to smear under her thumb. Pulling the pen free from the clip, she signed on the final line.

A creak of metal, a soft cry of surprise, and the clunk of the metal door as it closed. From the far side of the room, a knock on the door. A voice, her voice, came down the line. She could only hope whoever it was could hear...

"DON'T COME IN!"

Coming from Madpeas on 1st April "The Interview"

There are three levels of game passes which will be available to play this latest ladling of insanity from the green spheres. Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Bronze : Lowest price - play for the fun of it - souvenir for taking part - but no prizes.
Silver : Medium price - Play for the souvenir, 13 silver level prizes, and a silver quest. 5 in game currency coins.
Gold : All the goodies! Everything from the Silver pack, plus additional gold level quest, and 13 gold prizes. 15 in game currency coins - and this fantastic custom designed interview suit outfit from GABRIEL. (Don't worry - there is a version for the dudes!)

This little narrative is all my own - what the interview will actually entail? Who knows! Only the MADPEAS!
madpea.wordpress.com

Come on down to the river - Skin Fair 2016

Come on down to the river.

Follow the path through the sun dappled glade,

In the warmth of the light, and the cool of the shade.

Come on down to the river.

Follow the stream to the river.

Over the stones as it chatters, chase down each curve and each bend,

Past fallen branches, the rocks split by frost, slowly start to descend.

Follow the stream to the river.

Find me down at the river.

In the water is where my heart lies.

Light on the ripples could dazzle your eyes...

Find me there, find me there, down at the river.

More from the Skin Fair 2016
Skin : DS'ELLES -LUCIA- COLORADO-2 L$ 850
Another beautiful skin (as ever) from DS'ELLES. The pack contains skins with four brow options, no-brow, brown, blonde and black. Hairbases as tattoo layers in Auburn, Black, Jet Black, Blonde, Blonde Clair, Brown, Dark Brown, Platinum, Red and White. Alpha Masks to hide those pesky system lashes (and ears if you want rid of those). If you have the Colorado appliers from previous skin buys from the store - they work perfectly.
Tattoo : .ARISE. Lisa Tattoo L$ 109
This tattoo contains a tintable system tattoo layer, and appliers in Red, Black, and White for Slink, TMP, and Omega.
Skin Fair 1
Skin Fair 2
From We < 3 RP
Top : S&P Top Aly brown L$ 399
Corset : .A. Fenrir Corset Rust L$ 297
We < 3 RP

In the shadows : Skin Fair 2016

No sleep...

No more sleep...

Twilight was falling, time had come again for her to ease out of the hidden spaces, to coalesce at the edges of the light.

Each step she took gathered, remaining after she had moved on. Beams of light streamed through stained glass, each passing moment the colours deepened.

Dusk tugged at the world, twilight was subsumed, the last vestiges of light drifting higher and higher, up and away. Shadow she was, darkness was was her realm, the gift she brought to the world. Every night she was changed by it, the darkness she brought wrapped around her, making her whole.

The Skin Fair 2016
Being out of the blogosphere is dangerous! Events like this are perilous to miss! Two sims choc-full of stores for all your skin needs. Huge numbers of creators of appliers for mesh bodies and heads - not an area I'm into. (Did I mention my usual shape is from 2007?) I'm sticking with my SLink mesh hands and feet for now!

Skin : :[P]:- Ellistrae Skin (Femme):// Balok L$ 1499
For this - you get a LOT. Think I'm kidding? I'm not:
System Skin (Worn) Face Options on Tattoo Layers Chest Options on Tattoo Layers Genesis Lab Head Applier Times 4- No Brows, White brows, Glossy Lips, Default Head Slink Visage Head Applier Times 4- No Brows, White brows, Glossy Lips, Default Head Omega Head Applier Times 4- No Brows, White brows, Glossy Lips, Default Head Lelutka Head Applier Times 4- No Brows, White brows, Glossy Lips, Default Head Lena Full Body Applier Maitreya & Maitreya Finger/Toenails Full Body Applier Slink Physique Full Body Applier Belleza Full Body Applier with Nails & Nipples Lolas Applier in Two styles Omega Full Body Appliers Brazilia Full Body Applier Lush Mesh Breasts Applier Sinful Needs Mesh breasts & Nipples Appliers Perfect Bum Lower Applier Ghetto Booty Lower Applier Phat/Cute Azz Lower Applier Apple May Baby Bump Applier Slink Individual Feet, Hands, Toenails, and fingernail Appliers (Worn) Loud Mouth Applier Soul Kissers Applier
BOOM  *breathe breathe*
The final image also shows : Tattoo : TAO tattoo [xx]+FGInc.+ ebony L$ 300 This delighful twist of darkness comes in Omega and SLink appliers, also in system layers. Here shown in the 'non-pg' version - pg version also included.
Skin Fair 1
Skin Fair 2
Also shown, from We < 3 RP
Dress : :[P]:- Romorah Gown:// Wisteria L$ 239
We < 3 RP

Fighting for life at the Moulin Rouge

Welcome! Welcome!

Roll up, Roll on up!

Come on down, and come on in!

The Moulin Rouge was hosting an evening filled with more more stars than could be seen in the firmament over Paris. The elephant was out back of course, for those who loved the movies and the romance of it all. Others had bought their tickets for the show months in advance. Rumor had it that they were now changing hands now for staggering sums. The management had no problem with that. The ticket touts were all on their payroll, and tonight, more than any other night, they were happy to see prices going sky high. The show tonight was for the survivors. They were the stars. They had built the sets, rigged the lighting, designed and sewn the costumes, they would be the ones to tread the boards. They played each instrument. The applause was theirs, as they were the audience. Those who survived, day by day, or all together. Still fighting, still surviving. Glasses would be raised to those who through no fault of their own, were absent in body, if not in spirit. The lights are flashing, people are taking their seats. Time to take to the stage.

More from Fashion for Life, for Relay for Life. Go shopping, raise money, fight cancer.

Hat :  TMH Black Netted Top Hat with Roses    L$ 50
Dress : -Culco- One-Shoulder Lace Wrap Dress - Black 1    L$ 220
Shoes : **SD** (high) RFL Slink Heels BSM    L$ 199

Fashion for Life

Fashion for Life - Different Stars

The stars look very different today...

It's been such a long time, so many things have happened.

It's been the blink of an eye, and so much has been lost.

For all the people who live well, enriching the lives of others.

For all those who are taken away from everyone and everything they love.

For all those who have loved them, and will come to love them through great gifts they left behind.

Fashion for Life.

Relay for Life.

Make up : ::DS:: Legion Makeup    L$ 175
Pack includes several colour options
Top : *FW* Dance in the Rain    L$ 99
Pack includes mesh comfy pants!
Pants : Mesh Head - Leather Patched Biker Pants    L$ 155
So many sizes tailored to mesh bodyshapes, colour change via HUD

These items can be found in the Relay for Life vendors across the 8 Fashion for Life SIMS. The price you pay for items in these vendors goes entirely to Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society. Go shopping, and help kick cancer the hell out of humanity.
Fashion For Life