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.

Squid of Greed

In the morning when she woke she thought that all had been a dream. Padme had not managed to get into the bed and slept on the floor in her house. When she first moved there she often had strange dreams because of the octopus on the wall. For some time she had thought about painting over it. She even had tested how much colour it would need to cover it. But it didn't work. It wasn't possible to cover the picture. After a while she managed to deal with the dreams and it seemed like her life changed.

The evening in the casino was just typical. She did not know why she went there and why they let her in. Boots and a short dress with a big tattoo really did not fit to the dress code of a casino at least not of the elegant one she went to, but maybe they tought that she would be one of those rich girls who tried to look like they would live on the street. Padme wasn't rich at all but after the night in the casino she was. Her luck was insane. They had to give her a bag so that she would be able to carry home all the money she won. It felt so good she wanted more and more and more. The painted demon on the wall on her house was fine with this and most willing to help.

The festival of sin has started at the weekend and the items there are great. It is intresting to see how sins can inspire creators. Vanitas Vesture made short dresses with a bustle for the back. As all her dresses the textures look great and she manages to create elegance with a simple cut. The dress is available in many colours and the skirt is partly made of mesh, which even fits a small avatars. The makeup and the neckdress belong to a set Miamai sells at the festival of sin. The tattoo comes from Essential Soul. It is unisex and the set contains it in three versions - fresh, faded and faint. Lap has always been a posestore I liked and their greed inspired pile of money poses are fun for pictures. They contain a 5prim poseprop to rezz and money to wear and some piles of money as decoration. The skin from Aura is awesome in my opinion. It is available in five skintones. From light to dark those are Milk, Cream, Honey, Caramel and Expresso. The one on the pictures is the skin in milk. It is available in three makeups. The used one is called used and does not look like there would be much makeup used just maybe a bit of lipgloss and some great eyeliner. The other two have a bit more makeup. There are demos available so its definitly worth to test this skin. Red boots are great to show off and the ones from gos mix the cuteness of laces and bows with battle boots. Which makes them perfect for every roleplayer princess. They are made of mesh and included in five sizes and a non rigged version in the set. With the included hud its possible to change the colour of the inlet of the boots between a flowerish one and black. The boots can be worn up or pulled down. When worn in the pulled down version there is a shadow of the top on the feet. The alphalayer which came with them was too big for my avatar. But the alphas from Duh, do the job well else its always possible to make own alphas. The poses on the lower picture come all from adorkable poses. They belong to the touch me and the legs set which are both also sold on the festival of sin. Pestle and Twig made the skybox which has been used at the first pictures. It has 63 prims and looks quite cool. It even has a door with a little entrance in front of it. The squid on the wall and the pool in the middle fit well together and which isn t visible on the pictures the texture on the ceiling is animated and looks like the water would be reflected. A very nice idea. It has a 21 x 21 footprint so it fits also on small parcels.

Outfit:
Dress: Vanitas Vesture - Salacious Dress - Charcoal (190 L$ sold at the Festival of Sin )
Skin: [Aura] Helena - Milk - used (200 L$ sold at the festival of sin)
Tattoo: *ES* Koi warrior - Tattoo Unisex (449 L$ sold at the festival of sin)
Neckdress and Makeup: Miamai_Lyssa (500 L$ sold at the festival of sin)
Boots: [Gos] MESH Triumph Boots in Red (795 L$ Sold at the Festival of Sin )

Poses:
1st pic: Adorkable Poses : Legs set (50 L$ one pose sold at the Festival of Sin)
2nd pic: [LAP] -Show Me the Money (50 L$ sold at the Festival of Sin)
3rd pic: Adorkable Poses : Legs and Look at me set (50 L$ one pose sold at the Festival of Sin)

Skybox: :P&T: Lazybum Skybox (300 L$ sold at the Festival of Sin)

[lotn - monochromes, red, meadows]

After a couple of golden October-days, this morning's horizon is just a mixture of different shades of grey. I guess that not only influenced my mood, but also my taste in clothing... fortunately, monochromes aren't unbecoming at all, even less when being paired with a dot of colour.

The 'dot' in this case is 22769's Red Wine Leather Jacket, part of an entire outfit Dagmar has blogged here. It consists of an additional shirt, scarf and capri-jeans. I really like the rich shade of red and the texture's suede look. As usual when it comes to 22769, the jacket is carefully crafted, well-textured and easy to resize and adjust when it comes to the sculpted parts.

The striped sweater is a nice basic I grabbed at Fishy Strawberry and has a sculpted bottom and sleeves you can't see in the picture. Free are the low-cut, salt & pepper textured pants, you can find them at Prodigal with a bunch of other male freebies in a bag sitting on top of their counter. Definately not free, but a little piece of art are the Docs from Gos, the most real looking Doc Martens I found so far. You can change their shape between 'pristine', 'abused' and 'loose' and modify almost every part of the shoe via menu.

Skin: ::DUTCH TOUCH:: - IAN
Hair: booN - OCI185 hair (group gift in store)
Eyes: Skinthesis - Fathoms - Gravel

Jacket: 22769 - VLFW Wine Leather Jacket
Shirt: *Fishy Strawberry* - Charcoal Stripey McGee Sweater
Pants: * Prodigal * - Silk Pants Charcoal (free in store)
Shoes: Gos - [Docs] 8 Hole

Jewels: :Fusion: - Eternal Necklace