Walking the wilderness

The dried up stream bed passed beneath Nahuel's feet without the slightest sound. Blades of grass folded, succumbing to his weight; twigs bent and stone ground against stone under him, muffled to muteness by the movement of his body, never erring, lithe on shoeless feet. He had come this way without thinking, no particular quarry in mind. The kills the previous day would feed the camp for at least another. Walking alone through the dawn was his intention, silently wandering through new territory to see what could be seen.

Not everything could hope to be so silent. In the stillness, the glow of golden early morning light seemed to dance on every surface it touched. Vibrations of light, such as a finely tuned ear could almost hear. Something caught his attention, the feeling and sensation of movement, though none could be seen when he turned his head to look. Out here, for the most part he was predator, not prey, that was the better part of the balance, the way it had been for most of his life. Times when strangers came were few, they had never left, but become part of their group, or had chosen a different path, taking nothing of themselves with them but spirit. Spirits seemed to move from fading to lingering shadows, something was walking with him in the glade.

Welcome to The Arena!

Finding a lack of events for the men of the fantasy realm, the creatives behind the Fantasy Gacha Carnival have organised The Arena to cater to this need! A shiny new event, which will run quarterly, offers patrons an array designers with fantasy and RP items both directly for sale, and in gachas. The event opened on 5th April - get along and have a look!

The Arena

Face Tattoo and Piercing : .ARISE. Gota Piercing + Facepaint Addon / Black  L$ 109
The tattoo is modifiable, so you can tint it to any colour of your choosing! 
Pauldrons : .Keystone. Tarnsman's Pauldrons.  L$ 200
Three options are included with the pauldrons - Steel, Worn, and Worn Steel - shown here.
Pants : !gO! Navajo  pants - black  L$ 212

Part of a range of clothing and skins available from !gO! at The Arena, look good all on their own!
Wrist Daggers : 7mad;Ravens Knife Fight Bloody    L$ 199
Who wouldn't need a bloody knife strapped to their arm? Not me!

Not from The Arena
Skin : :[P]:- Immortalia Skin-Male:// Silvano
Hair : *Dura-Boys&Girls*20 (Black) resize

Love in the mists

They were of the mists...

They would be everywhere, part of everyone and everything. Steam rising, dew forming, tides rolling, and rivers flowing. Under the moon, the sea fret formed. As did they. They emerged from vapour just as they had entered it, coming together in a never ending embrace. Moon and starlight gave them substance, to last only as long as the night. They were poured into a well of feeling, had only to take care not to drown. In these brief hours they could step from the water onto even the driest of lands, puddles forming in their wake, evaporating just as they, with the dawn.  

He wears; 

Skin: AKERUKA Gary Beard Dark Group Gift (L$1)
Another great skin with excellent detail.
Akeruka
Hair: *Dura-Boy*49 (Black)  L$ 120
Realistic and stylish as ever from Dura.
Dura
Tattoo: +REDRUM+ Tarot of Lovers Tattoo  L$ 119
A must for all lovers of the cards.
+REDRUM+
Pants: +REDRUM+ Leather Pants with Suspenders from THE BONES outfit L$ 299
Love these - whole outfit works great and also as parts! MESH in standard 5 sizes.
Boots: DRD Beggers Boots (Coal) L$ 189
Great Unisex boots - HUD driven options for fabric colour and style, laces and to have been walking through mud or snow!
Death Row Designs 

She wears;
Skin:  YumYums  Alli Skin Tone 5 (Dark Brow Cleavage) pack L$ 899
As always, the skins from YumYums are amazing, excellent detail, and many options for your L$. The pack contains light brow, dark brow and no brow, all with cleavage / no cleavage. Also included are freckles, blushes, moles and Loud Mouth appliers.
YumYums
Appliers: YumYums  Alli Skin Tone 5 applier pack  L$ 199
Excellent applier HUD with Tango, SLink, and Phat Azz options. Good for your skin and nails.
Hair: Magika [Hair] Shimmer  (Colour pack 3) L$ 250 
Love this hair, not generally a fan of short styles, but there's no getting away from how great this is.
Magika
Makeup: +Nuuna+ Meta Gray 70% (F) full black L$ 100
Beautiful makeup I've been hunting for for a while. Mod, so here I have darkened the tattoo layer to get the opacity I wanted.
+Nuuna+
Corset: -DRD- Corset Arts Red  L$ 200
This is my second purchase of one of Death Row Design's Art Corsets. Original works of art at the heart. Beautiful.
Death Row Designs 
Armour: [The Forge] Eldar Armour, Female (Worn Black) - MeshL$ 399
This really is beautiful armour. Three sections for each arm included. Textures and design are amazing.
The Forge
Hands:  Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Relaxed  L$ 450
A more relaxed look.
Slink
Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female Mid L$ 675
My most used feet!
Nails: DLS Ceredil nail applier (RFL vendor) L$ 199
I was lucky enough to get these at the Fantasy Faire this year, and the Relay for Life vendor has been moved to the fabulous De La Soul Mainstore!
Shoes: -DRD-  Monochrome v2 black  L$ 189
These really stand out for me - as they aren't the 'perfect' unscuffed shoe. They have been worn, the laces undone. Perfect for RP! 

Poses;
{.:exposeur:.} We Are Water- L$ 175
Exposeur
Del May - Fissure - L$ 150 
Del May 
{look.sharp} "Denial" L$ 10
Look.Sharp - Marketplace 
 

One life, one chance...

High on the cloud mountain the citadel of memories nestled between stone and iron. Each dwelling a fortress for those within its protection, when stepping outside into thick hanging mists meant madness and death. Darkness and swirling winds wrapped around each strongfast, pressing in against brick and glass...

Such special glass, poured aeons earlier it seemed, deep in the mines of the mountain, where no light but coalfire ever reached. It filtered moonlight from the mists, lighting the rooms where it was wanted, letting those who remained inside see what they would. Sylba liked to see, liked to watch. Her watchroom was filled with screens, lit in the gloaming with flickers of those spirits beyond the walls, the ghosts who wailed in the mists.

Within the walls though, she felt as a caged bird. Stories of such, or the lingering memories of them at least, had played on her screens for so many years. Sylba had seen them there, flying free, through skies of blue. Skies far different in time or miles from the purple and green bruised skies above her own cage. The feeling grew stronger each day, demanding recognition. That was when she called for Gryphon.

She called for him each time the lost souls came too close; through the glass high above, and from the screens before her. Gryphon wandered the wilds more than she, charms and sigils added the touch of tradition to his protective clothing, now discarded at the airlock. He would come when she called, whenever he was needed. There were bound together, heartstrings and ropes.

The designs that filled her mind would be etched on her skin by his touch. Already rendered in inks were her fear of living as the caged bird, never free to fly as intended. The sun still shone brightly, if only here in her world of moonlight. Flowers and insects long gone from the lands, but not forgotten, remembered by Sylba as part of herself. The sacred heart, a recent addition, had been inspired by Gryphon. As he had walked through the rubble and wastes of the old city, far from the current citadel, spirits long at rest had stirred again. Following the living, singing the stories of their souls. Belief rained down that night, longing poured over the screens like wine into cups at a feast. That image, that symbol, burned in their minds and soon found a place in her to rest. She had called him again tonight, skin would lie on skin, and images form. What they would be, only the spirits could tell, each had their life, and this one last chance to be remembered...

Sylba

Hair :   Magika Rewind - Colourpack 2 L$ 250
Such a pretty, and realistic hair. Love it.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magika%20Land/127/127/22
Skin :   :Sugar: [5] DB Bay / InK {1} Clevage
Still a favourite
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magic%20Moment/194/41/1751
Tattoo:   +REDRUM+ One Life Tattoo L$ 159
Not all of the tattoo is visible here I know... there is a more revealing picture if you click through to my Flickr stream!  Well worth it to see a bit more of this fantastic original design. I may be convinced to take more, still missing the fabulous moth.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Death%20Row/196/83/56
Corset :   *League* Nyx Corset -Leather  L$ 295
Blown away by this. Found this particular corset at League's Whore Couture2 store and fell in love. So many options (HUD driven) for the spikes, great range of colours. 
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Duende/154/129/39
Skirt :   *Tentacio* Kay Skirt black L$ 70
Another great item from Whore Couture2! Longer at the back than the front, this unusual skirt is a nice break from the norm
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cies%20Island/130/126/23
Boots :    Razor /// Regulator Combat  Boots  Dirty  L$ 279
I'll admit it... I saw someone wearing these, didn't have the time at that moment to chase them down myself to find out where they got em, so set a friend on the stalking trail. Found, Bought, Love.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Depraved%20Nation/140/157/70


Gryphon

Hair :   *Dura-Boys&Girls*20 - Dark 6 Colour Fatpack L$ 360
Love this style - Messy, but secure.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dura%20Dura/64/129/1002
Skin :   AKERUKA Kal V2  (Group Gift)
Cost of the group join is WELL worth the skins available as group gifts. Amazing detail.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Akeruka/128/138/36
Tattoo:    Angels&Demons_GoK_soft 2  L$ 250
Still utterly enamoured of Garden of Ku tattoo styles and imagery.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Huggies/117/68/23
Armour :  [Exiled Inc.] Neck corset grey straps armbrace  L$ 150
Love love love this. Two versions included in the price - with the arm brace and without. Armour with a hint of style, while not straying too far from classic shaped leatherwork. 
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Date/62/36/601
Jeans : +REDRUM+ Grandpa's Jeans - Grey  L$ 89
These jeans are made with a fanatastic texture - very unusual, not your normal denim. In the blue - they look great - here in the grey option - they look like roughed up old tweeds. You can see the shredded material on the knee.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Death%20Row/196/83/56  

Circus of Cats

The cold and dreary days and nights of this circus were done. The humans, with their whips, cages and silly clown cars were gone, perhaps dragging some different mountain of canvas to other unloved patches of ground on the outskirts of towns that never quite made it onto maps. 

Now the Circus of Cats went only where suited its performers, namely anywhere warm. The crowds would turn up wherever they decided to perform.

Jinx had taken the ringmaster's jacket from its former owner, along with the canvas from which he had fashioned his trousers, in lieu of cash money owed from a final hand of poker on the night they had won the whole enterprise. The whip he had thrown away, no need for it now they were working for themselves.

Sasha had kept hold of her costumes from their lives before. No matter what the situation, she would never have worn anything she hadn't liked. Besides, most of them were sparkly. No good for the workout before the show, that demanded comfort every bit as much as she demanded style. Favouring pink, which contrasted so nicely with her own colouring, the heart motifs pleased her, the sweetheart of the show.
Now the cats of the circus had become the Circus of Cats, in charge, and doing as they liked, as cats of all kinds are apt to do. Feline grace made the most difficult tricks and moves look easy, and yet still they would practice. Sasha trying out new routines, settling spins, twists and turns into muscle memory as Jinx worked on speeches to whip the coming crowds into a frenzy. This tom was a born showman. Mimicry of the blustering performance of his predecessor made her laugh, and would bring cheers from the crowd once they filled the old bench seats. For now, they would enjoy the atmosphere in the tent, in the brief moments while the other cats were carrying out their own preparations, the baited breath silence made their time alone together all the more special.

Sasha :
Hair:   Magika - Clumsy [03] L$ 250
Beautiful hair, with hood complete with kitty ears. Hair and hood are colour change via included HUDs
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magika%20Land/128/128/2
Skin : : S u g a r :  -C- :3: Fireball {High Voltage} - Former hunt gift.
Eyes : ~*By Snow*~ Hybrid Eyes II (Sky) L$ 15
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lionheart%20Nuka/82/237/28
Stripes : =SiDe= Tiger Stripes Tattoo II   L$ 199
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/SiDe-Neko-Tiger-Stripes-Tattoo-B-Color-Changeable-XSmall-Bikini-Special-Edition-Included/936602
Whiskers :  *Cobrahive* Bunny I am [black] L$ 130
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Cobrahive-Bunny-I-am-Black/3403763
Whiskers are from this bunneh set, which is fantastic all by itself!
Top :  :Sugar: Cropped Top  - Valentines group gift
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magic%20Moment/194/41/1751
I'm told this comfy looking crop top is a sneaky peak to what may be coming for the Whore Couture 2 event in March. Mainstore grand opening March 1st. but you can sneak in now to shop!
Pants :  Eyelure Capri Sweats in Grape- Mesh - L$ 90
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Eyelure-Capri-Sweats-Grape/4390010
Mesh capri sweatpants come in in sizes S, M, L, XL, and Wide Waist for when you have been eating too many fish.
Shoes  :  : S u g a r : Dangerous Heels L$ 499
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magic%20Moment/194/41/1751 
Still my favourite favourite shoes. So many colour combinations possible for upper and sole, and a skinmatch HUD to boot. 
Tail : Sadly no longer available - many are though!

Jinx : 
Hat : VooDoo MoJo Top Hat  - Freebie
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/VooDoo-MoJo-Top-Hat-Wear-me-15-prims/4275275 
Fantastic freebie hat - complete with bones and feathers! 
Hair :   *Dura-Boys&Girls* 20 (Black) L$ 360https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Dura-BoysGirls20-Dark-6color-Fat/2574278
Eyes :   o.O No longer available!
Tattoo : +REDRUM+ Leopard Tattoo - From the Jack or Jill Hunt
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Death%20Row/196/83/56
Jacket :  [Lazybum] Ringmaster Jacket Red L$ 250
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/BOYSTOWN/87/72/23
So... I forgot to add the cuffs on the sleeves. Still looks great. These come in a great array of colours, to suit all your circus needs. 
Pants :  +REDRUM+ Carnivale Jeans Scuffed (MESH)  L$ 89
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Death%20Row/196/83/56
Yum yum yum. Don't know what it is, but I have a startling amount of circus stripes in my invent. These are a fantastic set, available as shown here all scuffed and stained, or in a clean for sunday matinee best!
Ears and Tail :  TKA Neko - Species Neko Tail Ears Red Black L$ 1
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/TKA-NEKO-SPECIES-NEKO-TAIL-EARS-RED-BLACK-FREEBIE/871974 
Twitchy tail and ears all for one Linden. Can't say fairer than that. Not with a mouthful of marbles anyway. 

Also shown 
[Virtual Props] Psycho Circus Photography Prop; it costs L$900, and the permissions are COPY, MOD, NO TRANS.. There is no notecard associated with this product, just rez and pose! It has 30 Unique poses in 3 pose sets, adjustable with memory for up to 100 avatars, photographer controlled and can be placed into any photo studio prop rezzer. 42 Prims. Sasha's single poses are from the set.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Endless%20Death/27/107/24 

Love Hurts

As the day of the Saint rolled closer and closer, love was in the air. Valentine had never set foot here, few would by choice. Few, but some. The darker alleyways are sometimes the best places for some lovers to meet, after all, who would look to find them both there?

The demon and the angel had met there once by chance, many years before. The alleyway had grown no cleaner over time, though at least the body of the one whose soul each had come to claim that fateful night had gone. Food no doubt for the rats which scurried ceaselessly between crates and trashcans. Love like this was not something that could be explained, too close to hate as it was. They should loathe each other, and certainly, each felt nothing but repulsion for all the other stood for. Despite all of this, love was what it was.

Whenever good and evil came together, there was bound to be violence. Angels would do all they could to be good and fair, and Demons likewise to be destructive and evil. Violent passion drew them back there each time, despite the inevitable pain that would follow.  Far from these opposites of feeling, emotion and nature cancelling each other out to some even keel, sparks would fly, and blood would flow.

Each time they met, there would be love. At each meeting; pain. The cycle continuing on and on throughout the ages.  As they loved each other, the Angel would give up his heart, and the Demon, she would eat it...

Oh Valentines... Death as love. How fitting for these latest releases!

Shown above, we have +REDRUM+ Love Thief - Stolen Heart - which is a two person set, the prize at +REDRUM+ in the current Tainted Love Hunt (which when I get round to hunting out all the prizes, there should be another post about).  Its L$1 until the end of the month, and comprises in its two sets - which are transferable for you and your love - blood for the arms, blood for the face, a chest wound, sticky out tongues, and a heart to bite on! You can find all the details about the ultimate anti-twee hunt here...

http://www.woefulwednesday.com/the-tainted-love-hunt/

Here is also the latest release from S U G A R! That's right, after so many of us crying, complaining and whinging because she wanted to have an enjoyable life, she came back! *grins*  This is a reload of perhaps my all time favourite skin - Cry My Heart Out - and it's a Group Gift!  There are five skintones, each with standard, with teeth, and a total of three cleavage options. If you were lucky enough to get the previous Cry My Heart Out skin - you might just love this lipglossey do-over!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magic%20Moment/195/41/1751


Also shown:

On the Demon:
Hair : Magika - Early (03)
Top : [ SAKIDE ] Insanely Cute Dress White
Skirt : ..:::C&M DEsignS:::.. Emanuelle*Pure White Feather*Skirt
Pasties : [Plastik]-Bandaids - Cirrus
Wings : Material Squirrel  - Ezriel
Nails : +ROZOREGALIA+- Gemma

On the Angel:
Skin :  Akeruka  - Antonio
Hair :  *Dura-Boys&Girls*20 (black)
Tattoo :  +REDRUM+ Leopard Tattoo
Horns :  [][]Trap[][] Obsidian Crown
Vest : +REDRUM+ - 'Punk' Denim Vest
Jeans : +REDRUM+ Grandpa's Jeans Grey

Darkness will rise from the deep

Once upon a time... when the days were short, and the nights were long...

A soft creak of wood and metal would greet each twilight. Coming up from deep in the cavernous excavations hidden under the house on the hill, the telltale sound was audible to none but the crows beginning their roost in the gnarled trees which guarded the bramblestrewn garden. This softest of sounds was followed by others. The moaning, and occasional crashes were explained away by townspeople as subsidence, the land was old, and old things would creak... Far below their feet someone still older was waking, and making the noises.

Closer to the thick stone walls of the sanctuary, the noises resolved into their true forms. Stumbling out of the coffin, things were bound to get knocked over. Shins would be bruised, expletives would rain down as he pressed icy fingers to his temples, shading his vision from the searing pain of soft candlelight, easing into animation as the hangover from hell pounded and throbbed behind his eyes.

He would stand a while, centred in his mausoleum, letting the memories ebb and flow, settling back into a pattern only discernible from the nightmares of those who scurried about on the surface above by its unyielding clarity. As the tide of blood drew back, he again knew his name. Names were given to him, in different places, at different times. As seasons changed, so must he, if only on the surface. In this time, he could fit in as easily as any other, new ink graced old skin... it wouldn't last forever, but for now, it pleased him, and some others, to look at it.

Some hated it of course... designed to be divisive, it won friends and enemies. Followers of fashion all, in one way or another, be it of the flesh or spirit. None of it mattered much, a means to an end for him. Pulling the thick woolen sweater over his head, moonlight, seeping through fissures in the rock, reflecting from well placed crystals, gilded his skin. Black ink, driven deep marked him out as one of this age's exiles, their otherness forming a protective barrier, one which he could stalk from, and hunt within whenever the mood struck... Which it would, and often did.
More awake now, he turned to view the fruits of his labour the night before. The old copper tub, heated to the all important 37 degrees was half full... this was a little necessary luxury, not an extravagance. Even this had tired him. Slipping into the vitae, jeans and all, a wry smile would twist his lips at the thought.."Perhaps this is me growing old at last..."

Hair :  *Dura-Boy*38(Black)  L$360 Fatpack of 7 colours.
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Dura-Boy38-Dark-7color-Fat/3981889
Skin : Akeruka Godric - Former group gift.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Akeruka/163/135/23
Eyes :  REPULSE - Living Dead  L$ 99
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/REPULSE/97/143/23
Tattoo : +REDRUM+ Inverted L$ 99
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/REDRUMInverted-Tattoo/4338601
Top : +REDRUM+ Loose Fit Top Mens - Black MESH   L$89
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/REDRUM-Loose-Top-Mens-Black/4248285
Love the easy flow of this woolen sweater - looks so comfortable!
Jeans : +REDRUM+ Grandpa's Jeans - Grey  MESH L$89
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/REDRUM-Grandpas-Jeans-Grey/4464530
These jeans are made with a fanatastic texture - very unusual, not your normal denim. In the blue - they look great - here in the grey option - they look like roughed up old tweeds. Very nice!

All +REDRUM+ items available at the new mainstore - which you can find here...
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Death%20Row/196/83/56

Mausoleum :  Glitterati - Mausoleum (5 poses) L$150
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/GLITTERATI-Mausoleum/3066983
Coffin  :  Stone Misery - Coffin Black Nailed - Had this a long time - check out the store for what's on offer!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Owendale/132/93/36
Wall Cross : KOSH- CRUX & CANDLES -regular- L$66
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/KOSH-CRUX-CANDLES-regular/3439823
Arch : Trident - Frozen Mistletoe Arch [Candles,White] L$350
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Frozen-Mistletoe-Arch/4326336
Just noticed that in all of the pictures above, the mistletoe on the arch had not rezzed fully. Damnit.
Bath :  Boudoir - Bloody Tub  L$250
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Bloody-Bath/4079183

[through the shadows]

Climbing the old house's facade was one of the easier tasks, his undead muscles pumped and his thin, pale fingers digging into the plaster as he eventually hauled himself over the balcony's railing, where he paused for the length of a heart's beat. With his head tilted, he inhaled deeply to catch it again, this incredible scent that had lured him out of his hideout and into the night, this bittersweet perfume of a life calling him with its burning wish to be ended in one last outburst of passion. As the smell coiled against his nostrils once more, so seductively mingled with the delicious throbs of a weak heart, he walked towards the tall balcony doors and placed his hand against the cold glass. Of course he'd answer this one's silent prayers for redemption. In the very end, he'd always been a... helpful person.

Free stuff in this post! The lovely hair with its attached bowler hat is a Halloween-related group gift from Dura that comes in a million of colours and in both resize- and unscripted versions. A likewise stunning gift for the girls has been set out as well, so make sure to have a look in store. The skin I'm wearing is a generous group gift from Tableau Vivant and is a gloomified version of Marilyn, their latest release. You can either grab it from the group's archive or in store, too. Not free, but certainly awesome looking - [Pumpkin]'s mesh tweed coat, which is just the right thing for grey autumn- and icy winter days - scarf attached!



Skin: ~Tableau Vivant~ - Marilyn Skin - Group Gift [50L$ joining fee]
Hair: *Dura* Group gift - Halloween 2012 [no joining fee]
Eyes: .ID. - Classic Alien - Ultraviolet [at Cinema]

Coat: [Pumpkin] - Tweed Coat
Pants: sf design - stud leather jeans

[goin' floral on your ass]

Two more or less fresh, but still available freebies I'm showing you today - some stuff for the butt and some for your face - or the other way round, if you prefer so. Poetic Colors has released some really gorgeous mesh eyes in a variety of colours, and I'm wearing their generously given 'caramel'-shade of the so-called Pearl eyes, which are available in their store for nada and come in various sizes and brightnesses.

Even though it's already August, the new Vitamen freebie for July hasn't been out for long yet, so you should still have plenty of time to grab it. This skintight affair in shades of green, gold and copper has a summery hibiscus flower print and could as well serve as swimming trunks - at least that's what I misused them for. You can find this sexy butt-wrap upstairs at Vitamen's Japarid store location.



Hair: Dura - **Dura-Boy**18 (brown)
Skin: ~Tableau Vivant~ Femboy Hunt 2012 exclusive [previous hunt item]
Eyes: Poetic Colors - Pearl (caramel) [mesh, free in store]
Ears: AITUI - [MESH] Stretched Ear - Solid Plug 1"

Underwear: VITAMEN - Monthly Freebie July2012 [free in store]

I want to ride my...

Eloise had been out riding all day, through the fields and down the rutted tracks, her blue bike could handle the terrain. it had been a long, hot day, and she had enjoyed the time with her friends in the countryside. Stopping by the river, upstream, well before the pollution of the town hit, they had waded in the cool green water under the shade of the trees. Spreading out the blanket they had shared a picnic amongst the flowers that bloomed wild in the meadow, a playful reminder of childhood days gone by, the plastic cups of sparkling wine a cheerful nod to their adult state. As the sun passed through the sky, and started its descent it was time to head back to town, after all, she had a date. Emerging from her rented rooms, showered and fresh, still smelling of sun and daisies she was dressed to meet Jacques, brushing some tangled grass from the gears, she was ready.

  They had meet one hot day, a few weeks before, when Eloise had stumbled with some friends into the quiet cafe, their loud laughter and chatter fading in the sombre atmosphere. The cafe was, after all, a refuge for the great and the good of the town from the heat of offices and courtrooms. Retreating to one of the tables outside, shaded by the large parasols, yet with no protection from the noise and bustle of the street, the tables were less popular, and much more suitable. Jacques had noticed her straight away, not the loudest, or the most confident ordering, her sweet smile and clear laugh captured his heart. Risking the ire of the strict manager, as he cleared their table, he slipped a scrap of paper on which he had written his number into her hand along with the receipt. That same evening, they met and rode out for the first time. Now each evening, they kept this rendez-vous. Of course, they didn't just ride. The bike was quiet, and could get past the guards in the factory district. Away from the streets and cafes, often busy long into the summer nights, they headed where they wanted. Following the music from illicit parties, or just the flight of a bird, they were free of care and concerns. Stopping often, not tied by the roads, they shared kisses and promises, and would remain forever, even if only that summer, Jacques & Eloise.  

This is the [Virtual Props] Freestyle Photography Pose Prop; it costs L$800, and the permissions are COPY, MOD, NO TRANS.. There is no notecard associated with this product, just rez and pose!
It has 12 Unique single poses, 5 couples poses, adjustable with memory for up to 100 avatars, photographer controlled and can be placed into any photo studio prop rezzer. 77 color choices. 15 Prims.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Endless%20Death/27/107/24

Eloise:
Skin :  S u g a r :  -C- :2: Breeze {Sheer Twilight} (I believe this came from the SYS event for May)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Depraved%20Nation/171/59/68
Hair :  [Shag] - Love Is A Battlefield  - Dirty Blonde
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Silent/195/134/38
Top :  *Fishy Strawberry* Denim Dress Wash B (Dress upper layer worn as a top)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sanchon/81/159/1708
Skirt : (r)M~BabyDoll Skirt (No.07)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Magic%20Isle/123/128/31
Leggings: DeeTaleZ Tights half net black leather leggings
http://slurl.com/secondlife/DeeTaleZ/129/139/35
Boots : MIEL FAR BOOTS - solid -
http://slurl.com/secondlife/miel/118/116/26

Jacques:
Hair :  **Dura-Boys&Girls**15(Black)resize
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Luck/188/112/23
Eyeliner : Flirt - Guy Liner 1
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Waring/59/31/2557
Shirt : +REDRUM+ Seahorse T-Shirt
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/REDRUM-Seahorse-T-Shirt/3407555
Jeans : :FORM: Tilt Dark Jeans
(Sadly can't seem to find the store existing now. These are rather old)
HOC - Bolts Sneakers - Male
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Upper%20Fenland/40/36/66

The Girl and the Skull

She lay there at night, bathed in the moonlight shining through the glass panes of the window. Tears welled in her eyes, and slid softly over her cheeks. The music, made to be played so loud, brought her some comfort even as it came from the speakers in barely a whisper. She felt the overwhelming sadness of loss, as the world turned, and the moon followed the steps of its slow dance through the sky. Had it always been like this? Such depth of feeling? Or did it deepen, wounds worsening with each passing?

He felt the pain, even across all these miles, it found him. Found him through the maze of city streets and alleyways. Even through the smog, the pale smudge that was the light of the moon could be seen. He stepped out from under the streetlight to see it away from the manmade glare. The pounding beat of the music pushed him, their songs... He knew from the moonlight the phase it was in, and what it meant. His eyes darkened, this too would end. They would come together again, joined by more than the girl and the skull, the music and the moon.

This is the first of several posts that will be coming all about the work of an amazing artist Mzzy Wytchwood. All artwork in her designs is hand drawn by her, and I hope you will love them as much as I do. These T-shirts are just the start. While there is no in-world store (yet) you can get the shirt from Marketplace. Marketplace store is

+REDRUM+

Shirt +REDRUM+   Girl Skull T-Shirt - same on both pics.

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/REDRUM-Girl-Skull-T-Shirt/3407498

Girl pic stuff
Skin :   : S u g a r : Cry My Heart Out -C- :3: (hunt gift from Jack or Jill Depraved Nation hunt - I still love it)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Depraved%20Nation/233/22/86
Tattoo :+REDRUM+ Alice  (have to wait for this one  I'm afraid - its not out yet!)
Hair  :   [rQ] Glare onyx / coral  single colour 199L   three shade fatpack 250L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Magic%20Isle/123/128/31
Eyes :  Repulse   Nocturnal eyes -Green  100L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/REPULSE/181/159/1095
Bed  :  Lisp   Mathilde BedV2   500L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/LISP/122/136/1268

Boy pic stuff
Skin and Shape :  [-B-]  Buried    Fate II Fair. #06    700L (Shape mods thanks to help from  Xelyn Xaris!)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Boom%20Boom%20Pow/118/150/46
Tattoo   :   Garden of Ku   Angels & Demons  250L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Huggies/117/68/23
Hair   :  Dura  Boys and Girls 20 (Black) 120 L - also black hairbase - free at store.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dura%20Dura/65/130/1002
Trousers   :   <TheAbyss>    Chaos Leather Pants MALE (black) 300L
 http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Abyss/96/136/237
Piercings    :   [-B-]  Buried :Basic Piercings: - Upper Cheeks (Shadow) Dollarbie
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Boom%20Boom%20Pow/118/150/46
Eyes   :   Repulse   Slaughter v2 Eyes (Red Sclera)  100L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/REPULSE/181/159/1095

[vinylicious]

If you like it golden, squeaky and see-through, then VITAMEN has the right freebie for you this month! This rather sexy tanktop, and yes, it's indeed made from golden vinyl, is available at their Japarid-location as long as April lasts. The beautiful bracelet is EarthStone's Collabor88 item and comes in a huge variety of differently coloured stones - it's unisex, resize-scripted and a really nice addition to your virtual jewellery box!


Skin: ~Tableau Vivant~ - Vincent June
Hair: Dura - Boy15
Eyes: MADesigns - HONESTY ~ harbor of love
Beard: EMORTAL CONCEPTS - blk Chin Curtain-Chin Cap combo

Bracelet: EarthStones - Tumbled Stones Bracelet - Spectrum (at Collabor88)
Tanktop: VITAMEN - Monthly Freebie Apr2012 (FREE in store)
Undies: VITAMEN - Monthly Freebie May2011 (previous freebie)

The Fallen

The fall itself did not seem to hurt him...

Not in a physical sense anyway, though, he may not know, or understand this, it being afterall the first time he had taken physical form. Until now, he had been a being of pure light and shadow, even the angels now had some shadow to them, some understanding, however vague, of the world below. The dawn had come, it was his time, his turn to fall, to carry some light with him, and be tested against the darkness. Should it come to pass that he help, or hurt, even he did not yet know. As he fell, bathed in the strangely warm blue light, his path was unknown to him, his character forming from the atoms as they wrapped together, his true self only now coming together. The light and shadow mingled within him, heart and lungs, skin and bone. Falling further and faster, the world opened up beneath him, its heat, its life, its billions of heartbeats, each one affecting him, making his mind clearer, setting his goals.

As the light bathed his new form, his fall came to an end. The virgin touch of skin on sand burned with icy fire, he knew nothing else... this must be how it was, to touch, to feel. With newfound eyes he looked around, saw the beauty and the barrenness of this world, felt more of its power, its malaise. As the light still shone, further changes were wrought. As his plans formed, all he would need to begin was given to him, soft black animal hide, the sensation of a sound, a word, formed in his mind "Leather" even as the material clothed him. This must be it. This was all he needed. He was ready. Stepping from the light, a sure step, no sense of it being the first he had taken, and he was gone, off to start his work in the world.  

Skin and Shape   :   [-B-]  Buried    Fate II Fair. #06    700L (Shape mods thanks to help from  Xelyn Xaris!)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Boom%20Boom%20Pow/118/150/46
Tattoo   :   Garden of Ku   Angels & Demons  250L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Huggies/117/68/23
Hair   :  Dura  Boys and Girls 20 (platinum) 120 L - also platinum hairbase - free at store.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dura%20Dura/65/130/1002
Wings   :   Material Squirrel  Ezriel Angel Wings  150L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winged%20Isle/128/175/36
Trousers   :   <TheAbyss>    Chaos Leather Pants MALE (black) 300L
Jacket    :     <TheAbyss>     Bomber Jacket MALE  150 L
 http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Abyss/96/136/237
Piercings    :   [-B-]  Buried :Basic Piercings: - Upper Cheeks (Shadow) Dollarbie
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Boom%20Boom%20Pow/118/150/46
Eyes   :   Repulse   Living Dead (Blind) (Large)  Old Zombie Popcorn Hunt prize, similar available from store - not sure if it includes the blind version, but they are beautiful nevertheless -  100L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/REPULSE/181/159/1095

[cynful posing]

There is tons of poses to be found at the Festival of Sin - so many that I'm not quite sure if I'll manage to blog the majority of them - but we gotta start somewhere, don't we? Above you can see the 'She's so vain'-pose set from Estetica which consists of 10 poses; below, I tried to display the 'Legs Dork'-pack from aDORKable Poses, which also contains 10 poses and their mirrored versions.



I know that I've blogged them before, but since I'm still totally and utterly in love with them, I clad my butt once again into [Cynful]'s Eve Britches, here worn with the flared cuffs (the pants also come with skinny cuffs). Besides, I promised Cynneh to make a rainbowy post with her pants - so Cynneh, here you go!


Skin: ~Tableau Vivant~ - Adam
Hair: *Dura-Boy* - 32 (black)

All pants: [Cynful] - Eve Britches (fatpack)
Sleeve tattoo: Vestigium - Masks (previous FLUX-event item)
Chest tattoo: .:: Delusions ::. - Forever (at the Festival of Sin)
Sneakers: INDI Designs - O'Leary Sneakers
Boots: DECO - Vincent Boots

Upper poses: Estetica: vanity: she's so vain (at the Festival of Sin)
Lower poses: aDORKable Poses - Legs Dork Pack (at the Festival of Sin)

Zero II

It has been a while since the switch your gender for 0 Linden challenge started. So I thought it would be nice to put again a male avatar for 0 Linden together. This time he looks a bit darker. The skin is the Halloween gift from Tableau Vivant. It was a groupgift and ist still available inside the store but of course it is needed to be a member of the group to be able to receive it. The skins from Tableau Vivant are very good so its a great chance to get a first impression of the quality of their work. Dura moved and because of this they also put out a gift. As Dura is a store for hair its of course also hair. The gift contains three colours of the hair. The one on the picture is the black one. Sterling Artistry gives out a gift every month. The eyes are their current one. It is amazing which depth the designer reaches in the texturing of the eyes. At the moment the menstuff hunt is going on. Of course 22769 takes part in that hunt. Their gift is are trousers with a fitting top and scarf. I really like the colours of the items. The trousers are bellybutton ones with very nicely sculpted primparts. The scarf is wrapped tight around the neck while some of frings lay on the shoulder and on the chest. The top comes on all layers and the trousers on the normal trousers layer. The tattoo is an other gift from the menstuff hunt. It comes from V3 and is contained in three tones. The sneakers from ordinary have been blogged in the zero post. The shape is a modded version of the zero shape. The base version of it is available in the Eclectic Equations headquarter.
The "switch your gender for 0 Linden" flickr group still exists, so if you like to take part in this challenge post the avatars you put together, for 0 Linden, there.

Outfit:
Skin: ~Tableau Vivant~ Zero Halloween Gift bald (0 L$)
Hair: Dura celebration Gift(Black) (0 L$)
Eyes: Sterling Artistry : sa_eyes_NovemberShadow (0 L$)
Tattoo: v3 Tattoo - BioMech - Menstuff Hunt 2011 Exclusive - FADED (0 L$)
Clothes: 22769 ~ [homme] Menstuff 3 Huntgift (0 L$)
Shoes: *ordinary* Pickgiftsneaker (0 L$)
Shape: Zero Shape modded (0 L$ Eclectic Equations Headquater)

Pose: Purple Poses

To catch a snowflake

Should the approach of winter be bleak? no! it should be full of wonderful vibrant winter colours! and I love nothing more than fabulous shades of purple and pink! and that's one reason that I was drawn to these amazing boots from Kristica created as a special limited offer for XYROOM (events run for 3 weeks before rotation)

This divine unisex hair is a current group gift at Dura and the scarf is also a group gift at SMS which comes in 2 colours with and without the brooch option. Gotta love this jumper which is a luckyboard item at Bonne Chance, there's also a mens version in green on the boards.

Now I hate to blog items that are no longer available and it annoys me when I see other blog posts that do as it always seems to be that I only want the item that is not available! however sometimes you put a look together and it's only when you go in store to make a slurl that you realise this error. The great news is in the case there are similar alternatives available. The trousers were a halloween gift at Pesca which are no longer available, however there are some very similar ones in different shades if you like the style. Likewise with the skin (former Zombie popcorn hunt item) but if you want a great freebie gift skin, and you do follow the slurl below the eagle eyed amongst you may still be able to catch the recent zombie popcorn hunt item which although has finished now is still in store.


Hair: 0L current group gift > Dura
Skin: 490L - Monica (former hunt item but other colours available to purchase) > Natural beauty
Eyes: 200L - old moss > Poetic colours
Jumper: 0L - Luckyboard item > Bonne chance
Trousers: 50L - > Pesca
Scarf: 0L - current group gift > So Many Styles
Boots: 99L - Shella Boots - Lilac- By KristicA @ > XYROOM

Searching for Esra

Sira and Nestor were used to the fact that Esra disappeared now and then. They all were siblings and had all the same training but Esra was a bit older than her sister and her brother. And, which was way more important than an age difference of 100 years, she loved risks way more than Sira and Nestor did. Now she had disappeared again and Sira was supposing the worst when she found a note about Esra's destination. She had been called to make an ancient machine on a distant island work again. After a long journey Sira and Nestor managed to find the island and they also found Esra but the fingers of one of her hand were missing.

From 24th Oct. to 1st Nov. the Sanguine Noir Adventure hunt will take place at 22769. To gain the huntgifts the hunters will need to help Esra to get her fingers back which are spread all over the sim. But this help is rewarded very well with two complete outfits one for women and one for men. For men its a suit which fitting hat and boots. The sleeves of the jacket are opened, so the soft sleeves of the shirt under it are visible. The trousers and the jacket are covered with flower patterns. The dress for women fits perfectly to the one for the men so the sanguine noir hunt is a good way to get fitting outfits for a costume party. Women also get a hat and highheeled boots. The primparts on the female and the male outfit are mod. The 22769 sim is allready decorated for halloween so a hunt for fingers will be just creepy. For more information take a look at the 22769 Blog.

On Him:
Outfit: 22769 ~ casual couture Huntgift "Sanguine Noir Adventure [homme]"
Hair: Dura: Dura-Boy 12 (woodsmoke) (100 L$)
Skin: *KENTO* Toban_T2 - Pure (750 L$)
Eyes: Poetic Colors: classic summer breeze (m) dark (former freebie)

On Her:
Outfit: 22769 ~ casual couture Huntgift "Sanguine Noir Adventure [femme]"
Hair: Magika Hair - Buns - Black A (not available anymore)
Eyes: Sterling Artistry : sa_DragonEyes_IndigoFrost (65 L$)

Couple Pose: Magnifique Poses
Single Poses: Purple Poses

Swearwords

The books did not like swearwords. It was something Eyleen should better have kept in mind. Now she had strange feeling that her skin was changing. She did not dare to stroke with her fingers over her cheek, else she would have felt the pulsating slimy material into which her skin was transforming. There were enough warnings about swearing around books. Swearwords were seldom used in books so books easily had the need to defend themself against the possibility that a swearword might get into them. Eyleen would need to apologize for having sweared maybe then the books would take back their spell so that her skin would be fine again.

Likka House sent out a halloween groupgift. Its a top with fitting skirt in two versions. The primparts have a resizescript and the top with the flower should go well with jeans as well. ND/MD take part in the second haunted forest hunt. One part of their gift is a female skin with alienlike spots on it. Beside the skin the gift also contains a female shape and fitting eyes. The skins from ND/MD are all very well made so this hunt is a chance to get one of theirs for nearly no lindens - all huntitems of that hunt are 1L$. The hair is a groupgift from Dura.

Dress: [Group Gift] LIKKA*HOUSE Flora-halloween (0 L$)
Skin: ND/MD Alien - Haunted Forest 2 (1 L$)
Hair: *Dura* Group Gift (0 L$)

The pose comes from Purple Poses and the picture has been taken at HALLOWEEN FUN.

[lotn: black, white and ink]

Unfortunately, RL-duties and several SL-projects have kept me busy enough not to be able to blog as I wanted to, but I still managed to put a LotN together for you! This time it's all about body-art and -modification, may it be tattoos or piercings.

The piece that inspired this look has been the beautifully crafted tattoogun-necklace from Kari. I own several items from that store, but hadn't checked back for a while, so I was pleasantly surprised to discover this little piece of sculpted art for a mere price of 150 Lindens. It comes in both male and female size, and even though it's missing a resizer, it's really easy to mod. Both the sculpts and textures are flawless, so if you're into 'not-your-everyday'-necklaces, this is truly a must have!

The ears I'm wearing are from !WhAtEvR! and a contribution for the Pacific Crisis Fundraiser. I especially liked the extremely stretched earlobes and the fact that it's highly customizable when it comes to the piercing's colours, and the HUD allows you to match your skintone perfectly. The tattoo has been a case of luck when I checked +radicalism+ for new ink and an 'S' came up on their Lucky Board - yay me!

Last but not least, there is the pink septum piercing of goodness you can hunt down at -.HoD.- as a prize for the 'Cover My Furry Butt!'-hunt. Actually, it's not a nose piercing by default; you'll get an entire folder of exclusively made and/or textured piercings you can attach to whatever (furry and moddable) body part you like. The hunt runs until April, 30th so make sure you're not missing out on a bunch of awesome goodies!


Skin: .:Hermony:. - Kriz ST1 - Chinstrap
Hair: **Dura-Boy** - 17
Eyes: A:S:S - Resurrection Eyes -lt. blue

Septum-Pierce: - .HoD. - Crescent Piercing (free - CMFB Hunt Item)
Pierced Ears: !WhATEvR! - MODder Then You Sun Ears
Necklace: Kari - Tatgun Necklace
Tattoo: +radicalism+ - "13 cherry-BLUE" (free - Lucky Board Item)

Belt: [BUKKA] - Double Ring Belt
Pants: =Razorblade Jacket= - Filthy as Fuck Jeans w/ Boxer

A prince call

Storm...
Wait for my call... I may not look at you, but i will be waiting...


Skin: [-B-] - ^v^ Vampire ^v^ Skin #2
Hair: **Dura-Boys&Girls** - 04
Eyes: -Glam Affair - Stella Eyes 03
Ears: Schadenfreude - Mer-elf Ear

Outfit: so what?++ - Gothic suit( blue) & Little Britain Designs - Vampire Master
Shirt: Schadenfreude - Noir Oxford Shirt
Gloves: sf design - leather gloves black

Eye-Make Up: A:S:S - Guyliner - 11
Rings: [:TCR:] - Ring of Conspiracy v1.0
Piercings: - .HoD. - Dimpled Piercing

[acts of love for free]

The store A:S:S has been remodelled, and in celebration of the re-opening you can grab this freebie tee whose slogan and colours contrast quite obviously with the classy, calm interieur you'll find in the new build. No matter if it's 'your thing' or you just wanna shock your SL-mom, go to check out A:S:S's new design and slip the shirt into your shopping bag on the way.You know you want to!


Skin: .:Hermony:. - Kriz ST1 - Chinstrap
Hair: **Dura-Emo** - 03 (Black x Pink)
Eyes: A:S:S - Stars in your eyes (divine)

Shirt: A:S:S - Fisting Tee (free in store)
Pants: A:S:S - FF Plaid - (pink)
Tattoo: ::Para Designs:: Jattoo Black
Bracelet: .:Hermony:. - Studded Wristband