Colours of the sky

The colour of the sky changed in the middle of the fight and then she stood on different ground. It had happened before to her and she had been training for those moments since she could remember.
The next would be that they would try to trap her. But she knew that the area which surrounded her could not be real. The light was wrong. She drew her sword. It had been made by the best author and best smith of her clan. No matter if the ones she would need to fight would be real or written she was prepared.
The Surgical Nurse Mask from Razor is made of mesh and comes in the starndard sizes. The set includes an alpha layer and a hud which allows to colour the front part of the mask in different ways. For the pictures a black dye has been used.
The Hair is called "Erika" and comes from Wasabi Pills, it first has been released at the Fantasy Faire but is of course still available at their Main store. There is also a male version available with the name "Erik". The haircut fits great to romantic or fantasy looks but also works in combination with suits.
The Kimono is made of rigged mesh and comes from Sweetaholic. There are a wide range of colours available. As the Kimono contains the tabi socks as well as the geta it only comes in one size. This is sometimes a bit of a pity as it is not possible to wear it barefoot but as it is very well textured and nicely made it is not a real reason not to buy it.
The Katana is available at Messer Co. which means it does not only look great it is also scripted for CCS. Besides of being able to be used with racials it has some style options. The blade can be curved or straight and it is also possible to choose from several colouring options.
The poses come all from Captivity Co. Sometimes it is worth to test how normal poses look in combination with a weapon. No matter if it is a sword or a gun.
The used skin is currently a group gift at Glam Affair. It has a very intense make-up.


Hair: /Wasabi Pills/  Erika Mesh Hair
Mask: Razor /// Surgical Nurse Mask
Kimono: * Sweetaholic:*Sweetaholic/Furisode/Kiori#Red(mesh)
Gloves: *COCO*_LeatherGloves_Black
Skin: -Glam Affair - Vera - Horror edition GIFT
Katana: Messer Co. K98 - Katana v1.0

Poses: [Captivity Co.] Poses

Leaving the matrix

It had been a long way out of the matrix. But not long enough to cool her anger. Hidden behind her mask she pressed her eyes together when the pure light hit her eyes. Oh she was ready and the dance would follow her beat.
Clockwork Orange is one of those books and films which somehow always stayed in my mind.
The black boots from GOS somehow reminded me on it. So I decided to try to put an outfit together which would also remind others on it. GOS is currently having a sale in their location at the Truth District which hopefully will help them to cover the costs they have because their cat got badly injured and they want it to be fine again.
The sale contains more or less only items for females.
When pondering about a fitting weapon I remembered the Baseball bat Messer Co released some time ago. Besides of being useful in any CCS or Lindendamage fight it looks great. The bat comes in two different versions and has a resizescript as well as the possiblity to choose between different amounts of blood and dirt on the bat. It can either be worn in the hand or carried on the belt which also belongs to the set.
To find a fitting bowler I had the help of Paco Pooley, one of the owners of 22769 who told me that I might find one at the vintage fair. He did not remember which store made it but luckily  Ravi Shelter had blogged it and was able and willing to help.
He also recommended me the pose used in the second picture, it is a gift from H<>W Pose. 
The pose on the first picture is contained in a prop which reminds on matrix. It is an other item in the sale to help with the vet costs and comes from Bent.
The Anais Hair from Wasabi Pills suits the look although it is long hair. But it goes great under hats as well as without them.
I m not sure if the guys in the film wear masks but the gin tattoo mask from #7 seems to fit to the outfit.
As shirt any white shirt works. This one belongs to a set from Phoenix Rising. It isn't possible to make the sleeves smaller but in this case that is bearable.
The white pants are available at the 100 L$ sale which still seems to be going on.

Items:
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Anais 2 Mesh Hair (1500 L$ for fatpack 250 L$ colourpack)
 Baseball bat and belt: [M e s s e r Co.] BALL-BUSTER (1150 L$)
Hat: Bubble Electric: stylish bowler hat  [black] (~ 150 L$ had been sold at the Vintage Fair)
Mask: [ #7 ] gin tattoo mask  (49 L$)
Shirt: -Phoenix Rising- Stolen (Red) (25 L$)
Pants: {Gisaci} Brindisi Slacks - White (100L$ sold at theWarehouse)
Boots: [Gos] MESH Triumph Boots in Worn (currently 398 L$ in the sale at Truth District to help the vet costs to get their cat healthy again)

1. Pose: BENT. Cyber Matrix (100 L$ GOS Cat Fundraiser at Truth District)
2. Pose: H<>W Pose - Samurai Single Poses (0 $L Menstuff Hunt gift)

The pictures have been taken at a private sim. Send NightTurist an im if you are interested in visiting it.

Awake

The way the ground felt under her paws was still new for her and  the fact that she didn't hear her own movements also was. But it was what Elonie had wanted. Sometimes the scars still bleeded so she had wrapped cloth around her legs. The Pain she didn't mind at all. It kept her awake. The scars on her arms had the same function. When she was on watcher duty it was what gave her the right amount of adrenalin so that she was ready to fight. 
But this night seemed to be calm. Her urpy would warn her anyways if something would happen near her but this wasn't a reason for her to lack of caution, Elonie loved the little pet but she didn't want to depend on it.

Wasabi Pills takes part in the current round of fameshed. Their item is a cute haircut with a ponytail. The hair is very versatile and goes with modern outfits as well as with classic ones. The Cover My Furry Butt Hunt will end in two days. Enough time to get the wonderful Urpy for the neck from Booshies. It is a very cute pet and will most likely be very helpful in winter.
Pesca has meshtops with a floral pattern in the current round of the Zombie Popcorn brand. They are available in 4 colours and of course the pack contains them in the standard sizes.
It is rare to find very short cute skirts. This one from evolve is one of those. It is available in many colours. It is great for a punkish or cute look or for both.
Hysteria is a great store when it comes to unique and normal scars. Their current groupgift is called Suffer well and looks like leather bands being pulled through the skin on the upper arms. But they also got normal scars and bruises like the ones on the legs and the marks in the face are one of my favourite items from them.
Mirror's Enigma moved and they also released a new skin named Ira. It is available in three skintones and all of them with different makeups. The one on the picture is the version in Light and neutral. The very cute shape is made especially for this skin.
The weapons created by Messser & Co. are not only great when it comes to fighting they also look good. Like the throwing knives on the picture. They can be used in areas with CCS or Lindendamage.
The legwarmers from epic are also available in a version without paws and great for any urban being with digilegs.
Virtual/Insanity has so many cute accessories that it is hard to choose what to wear from them. One of their latest releases are the naboo claws. Those very long fingernails come also with a ring. They are great for roleplay characters and should fit to any gothic style.
The poses used for the pictures belong to the "the time is now" set from Miamai poses. 
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Sylvie Mesh Hair - (sold at FaMESHed - 250 L$ colourpack 1500 L$ Fatpack)
Facemarks:  ~.:.Hysteria.:.~ Running through my veins (75 L$)
Skin and shape: [:Mirror's Enigma:] Ira Light Skintone (Neutral Pack) (280 L$)
Scarf: (Booshies) Aqua Urpy Neck Warmer(0 L$ Cover my Furry Butt Hunt)
Necklace:  [VIRTUAL/INSANITY] THE UNION Necklace (120 L$)
Armmarks: ~.:.Hysteria.:.~ Suffer well (0 L$ Groupgift)
Nails and Ring: [VIRTUAL/INSANITY] NABOO Rings & Claws (66 L$)
Tank: :pesca:loose tank/maru pink (180 L$ sold at ZombiePopcorn Brand)
Skirt: .evolve.pink.love.skirt. (pink noir) (150 L$)
Legscars:~.:.Hysteria.:.~ Tell me where it hurts (35 L$)
Knives: [M e s s e r Co.] Tactical Throwing Knives (1200 L$)
Paws:  *Epic* -ZP- Barbs & Blood Slouchie Digi Warmers {Paw} (279 L$)

Pose: Miamai Poses
Location: Pasademon Point

Fighting, tea and innocence

The attacks were so regularly lately. Maybe the idea to attack the castle of the Hiro-Mi-Tego Family had not been the idea but it had been successful and success was what counted. Besides decent behaviour, sharp swords and perfect tea of course. Tamini once hat a choice this time was over. She would spend her whole life with fighting, gambling and seducing innocent men. At the moment her days were mainly filled with fighting, which was not bad as she had lost a lot of money during fighting and there were also no innocent men left anymore. At least there was the comfort of knowing that she was good in what she did and it was her choice. Born in a rich family she would not have needed to become a fighter at all. She also could have choosen to learn to play an instrument and when being in the right age-  if not being killed or kidnapped before - how to marry the right person. This was her parents dreamed of. Her brothers did not like the idea of loosing parts of their legacy as their sisters' dower so they started to talk a lot about swords and fighting in front of her.  Tamini was first a bit confused about all the talk. But soon she realized that why they were trying to get her into fighting. The satisfied grin in their faces when she asked them to show her how to use a Katana - oh it was annoying for her to see - but she pretended to be dumb and just so currious about fighting. Her brothers were surprised how good she was as pupil. But then there was this accident in which she somehow thought she would be using a training katana while she was definitly not. The face of her brother was not full of surprise more shocked in this moment. It was anyways the last time she saw him. Her other brothers all died in other accidents but she never was close when they happened. Or more nobody managed to see her. If they didn't want to share with her she also didn't want to share with them. Of course she didn't plan to marry it was way more fun to be unbound. Messer Company's latest release is the K98 Katana. It is made of mesh and offers a bunch of adjustment possiblities. First of all it can run with linden damage or ccs damage. Besides of this there are two sets of animations included for standing, running and walking. As other Messer weapsons there are several colour and texture options included. And there is even the choice to choose between a straight and a curved blade. The look is modern while the asian feeling is still kept. For ccs players it might be interesting to know that the katana includes four enhancements which rage from stamina stealing to racial theft. For those who like fighting in SL it is a great weapon others might enjoy it for its look.
The white makeups from PMD which are currently sold at the Zombie Popcorn Brand event are great for those who like making bright avatars. The set includes 8 of them.
MiuMin takes of course part in the current round of the Gallery Giftshop. Their item is a white kimono with angel wings. It floats nicely and lets the legs partly uncovered. It is a great outfit for roleplay. The set also includes shoes and is available in a non copy and a none trans version. The legwarmers are a favourite from Epic and the ears  from europa. Unfortunatly the posestore which made the poses does not exist anymore.

Katana: Messer Co. K98 - Katana v1.0 (1200 L$)
Kimono:  *MiuMIn* Kimono-Angel [White] MC (180 L$ sold at the Gallery Gift Shop)
Makeup: Pin Me Down - Whites (125 L$ sold at Zombie Popcorn Brand)
Ears:  [europa] Sylven ears ivory (ethereal )(70 L$)
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/  Sybille2 Mesh Hair -  - (250 L$ for colourpack 1500 L$ for fatpack)
Legwarmers: *Epic* Barbs & Blood Slouchie Digi Warmers {Paw} (279 L$)

Girls gotta eat

The fights took part every weekend. There were no rules so every weapon was allowed. Of course nobody used firearms those were kind of frowened upon. Cat had seen people using bow and arrow. Not a smart choice of weapon in her opinon but some people got got so scared when seeing them that they were not able to have on clear thought. Of course did Cat not belong to those. Only one guy once tried that with her after that bows got out of fashion. She had looked at him for a while then ran to him and cut the bowstring. Without the tension of the string the bow hit the other fighter in the face and made him loose so much concentration that Cat was able to put one of her knives on his throat. It was an easy fight in her opinion. But it was the fight which finally got her the respect she wanted. The fights were a good and easy way to get money. She lived now for a year pretty well from them. Sometimes she got hurt badly and she did not win every fight but it was going well. Of course she would have a secure and less painfull income if she would still work in an office as she had done before but this had been boring and Cat was a being of the street. Her childhood had been a mix of fights and calm time in corners waiting for what would happen next. She did not know anymore what had made her work in a office maybe she had not seen an other way. But with those fights she had found one. Some saw the fact that she had paws as weakness. They tried to stomp onto them while wearing heavy boots. A tactic which wasn't dumb but lacking of elegance. Normaly Cat reacted with grabbing the drink of somebody from the audience and spilling it on the floor. It was rare that her opponents had a clue how to fight on a wet underground and she was able to feel how slick every centimetre under her paws was. Others tried to flirt with her before the fights. Cat was always surprised that they thought she would fight less hard with them because of that. The surprise of those guys was quite bigger when they lost at the end the fight with her. But Girls gotta eat. Or at least have enough money to buy a nice collection of knives.

As roleplaying in Lost Angels it was not possible to oversee, how well the Tactical Throwing Knives from Messer Co. go with some outfits. Although not being into fighting there was no different way than buying them. Which was a good decision as the description on the vendor was pure understatement. Beside the fact that the knives can be used as throwing knives and as melee weapon and have special ccs attacks, they have a great menu which offers many choices for the design of the knives. Its possible to resize the sheaths and to choose if those should be worn with straps or not. A nice idea is that its possible to resize the straps seperated from the sheaths. There are several designs for the knives, they can be black or bloodcovered for example. Beside the eight appearance options of the knives there are three for the sheaths. On the ccs side – CCS is the abbreviation of Community Combat System which is the combat system which is being used in Lost Angels – the special buffs the weapons offer cost up to three racial points. Using the buffs the knives cause a higher damage and allow to steal the stamina of the opponent in a fight. Those who are not into ccs fighting can switch the knives to linden damage and use them at places where this kind of damage is activated.
The next wave of the Zombie Popcorn Brand started today. Sakide made a skintight outfit for this event. It comes with two kind of tops - one in black and one in white- which are both also included in a sheer version. The pants also belong to this set which also containes shoes. There are two versions of the pants included one with closed and one with open zipper. The paws with the barbwire and the bloody legwarmers are available in the same event. They come from epic. And of course they are wellmade. The design looks great and for those who prefer hooves there is also a version with two kinds of hooves (black and white ones) available.

Outfit: [ SAKIDE ] Lost City Outfit (150 L$ sold at Zombie Popcorn Brand)
Paws: *Epic* -ZP- Barbs & Blood Slouchie Digi Warmers {Paw} (219 L$ sold at Zombie Popcorn Brand)
Tattoo: +Fallen Gods Inc.+ CATACLYSM (550 L$)
Knives: [M e s s e r Co.] Tactical Throwing Knives (1200 L$)

The pose on the picture is unfortunatly not available anymore but its worth to explore Little China, the sim where the picture has been taken. The location is actually under the sim in the sewer system.