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02-19-2026, 06:11 AM
SCAPULA: jesus christ thank you all for the nice replies.
SCAPULA: these are definitely going to be larger updates when we field both questions and updating our avatars- but genuinely, we do not mind and it gives us plenty of time to sit down and enjoy having a better connection and being on equal grounds in peoples' eyes.
SCAPULA: VERY helpful. thank you.
SCAPULA: so, let's do generalized questions first...
NUZZLE: thank you very much!
NUZZLE: we're going to try to be more upfront about when we need help.
NUZZLE: no man's an island as they say, even if we're a bit of an archipelago situation, hehe.
SCAPULA: yeah, we're starting to scheme.
SCAPULA: we kind of want to challenge ourselves to primarily use environments we make ourselves, so it's been a bit of a time brainstorming that.
SCAPULA: we all want to develop a unique environment for each of us as well as themes, objects, etc-
SCAPULA: thankfully our Obsidian Canvases we've been using to organize things have been helping a lot, especially with clothes.
SCAPULA: ...technically i cheated a bit in the "everyone adds things to their avatars at the same time" department and gave mine a little bit of a clothing fit, in order to make myself look less naked in a photoshoot. sorry.
SCAPULA: ironically the reason being that i wanted to look saucy.
SCAPULA: being a tiny cartoon cat gives you interesting concepts of sex appeal. i guess?
SCAPULA: either way i'm not posting that here.
NUZZLE: we'll likely be up for posting things of that nature down the road, but we're still figuring out boundaries.
NUZZLE: besides, scap's shy.
SCAPULA: blegh.
SCAPULA: that's the generalized stuff- again, thank you very much.
SCAPULA: lilium EXTREMELY generously opted into replying for every single system member equally, which is insane, thank you.
SCAPULA: nearly cried over it, can't state how big of a deal that is.
SCAPULA: but, we also did a round of model updates- so we're going to include those in with peoples' blurbs. seems like the way to do it with more specific replies coinciding with these huge image heavy updates.
SCAPULA: we're unsure how we want to balance out clothing and marking and mesh rounds, but for now, we're starting with our two most recent marking packs- Devilish Furnace and Cherubic Doily.
SCAPULA: meant to represent the cherubic and devilish modifiers, system members who picked these are not beholden to those as a part of their typings....
SCAPULA: but it's a nice option for people to feel that out with.
SCAPULA: what i'm likely to do after this update is to scribble down different things we're going to do rounds for, and what order to do them in.
SCAPULA: markings and clothing are particularly tricky to balance, because mesh can be worked in a lot easier...
SCAPULA: at least, in theory. we'll see how that goes.
SCAPULA: but i think in terms of priority, we're looking at Markings (including eyespots and additional features like dad type ties, etc) > Mesh > Clothing in terms of priority ordering.
SCAPULA: TCPs have significantly less content made for them thus far, so i think it'll work out.
SCAPULA: as you'll see when we go through this round, though...people really benefited from these two simple marking packs alone.
SCAPULA: we're about to get crazy.
SCAPULA: so, buckle up and enjoy over 3000 words on our new avatars, and your questions.
SCAPULA: oh, and- if colors look significantly different, it's often a lighting thing.
ATLAS: okay so
ATLAS: i did a LOT to mine.
ATLAS: i think it helped inspire people to see mine changed so dramatically...
ATLAS: but i wasn't expecting to feel so much more like myself so quickly!
ATLAS: i feel so cute now, and dunkleosteus like...
ATLAS: i have no idea where i'll even go from here, this already feels pretty amazing!
ATLAS: i like dunkleosteus most of all!
ATLAS: ...i'm trying to think of a...not, extinct one, and coming up flat. sorry!
ATLAS: dunkles are more than cool enough though....
AUX: instantly happy with this myself- would i have expected to give myself goofy fire markings?
AUX: nope.
AUX: but honestly, they totally fit in with a lot of 2000's-2010's rave aesthetics.
AUX: i feel right at home.
AUX: like atlas, i've got no idea where to go from here- but i only see potential from here on out, lol.
AUX: boy, where do you even start.
AUX: so i'm no like formal historian or anything, but i did grow up in the 2000s and 2010s looking up furry videos on youtube like my life depended on it.
AUX: growing up as a furry in that era was a lot more fraught than it is today re:....things to do. things to look up to.
AUX: nowadays, it's fairly common to be a furry, and while i'm sure kids still get their shit kicked in for it IRL- because frankly kids will do mean shit to anybody for anything "weird", often thanks to their parents- it's nowhere close to the same as how it was in 2009.
AUX: for us growing up, it was a profound and crushing sense of loneliness made worse by otherkin shit being tangled up in making it feel like a fucking imperative to find some kind of solidarity, visibility, anything.
AUX: so, you'd look up furries and find news articles about Haha those silly animal costume people are at Anthrocon again!
AUX: and if you looked up anthrocon on youtube, you're gonna find videos of furry raves and dance competitions.
AUX: people would also just take furry art found online, slap it in a windows movie maker slideshow, and put it to their favorite rave tracks.
AUX: here's one of our favorites from back in the day Oh my fucking god i can't believe it's still online. god bless
AUX: it was this thing we craved being a part of someday, and...yeah, disabled. we'd go to club events on second life from 2014-2016, though, and had a stint as a SL DJ during that period as well.
AUX: pretty sure that was my deal, too. i'd like to get back to it someday, even if it's just making crossfade playlists for friends.
AUX: there's a lot more i could say on like, the furry musician side of things and the rise of that in popularity but i will be honest it is a hell of a topic and not something i am super confident in talking about so :thumbsup: you will just have to let me opt out of that one for now
BEIGE BOX: ...i feel like i'm just repeating the others.
BEIGE BOX: but, uh, wow.
BEIGE BOX: i mean, it's fairly dramatic.
BEIGE BOX: even without a muzzle, i feel wonderful like this.
BEIGE BOX: the countershade markings to provide color depth...it feels almost scale-like to me.
BEIGE BOX: i would very readily run around like this!
BEIGE BOX: unfortunately i've been completely unable to find the icon in question, as much as i've looked...
BEIGE BOX: it may have been a custom theme our mother downloaded before it got a virus, which was the only reason why it was given to us in the first place.
BEIGE BOX: ahhh yes, this computer can't even open an internet browser without opening 50 iterations of the window...
BEIGE BOX: this will keep my child from accessing the internet!
BEIGE BOX: and then it was literally never hooked up to internet, so it didn't matter regardless.
BEIGE BOX: but it was a little red dragon partially curling up all regal, and came with a sort of antique library theme.
BEIGE: i miss it very much.
BELUGIOS: now that's a lot better.
BELUGIOS: it's goth, it's elegant, a little tongue in cheek with the hearts...
BELUGIOS: the kind of simplicity you can really dress up.
BELUGIOS: exciting things!
BELUGIOS: i will commit as many crimes as i please!!!! thank you.
BLIGHT: i like the idea of looking scarred up.
BLIGHT: i'll likely lean into that. may as well.
BLIGHT: oh, and- i'm the only one who took these eyespots, but i think they're neat.
BLIGHT: might change 'em out down the line, but can't complain about looking monstrous.
BLIGHT: thanks. i'll do my best.
BUSHNELL: simple change, but i dig it.
BUSHNELL: i know everybody in here went for the damn chompy mouth look (trust me, you'll see it) but it's not hard to understand why.
BUSHNELL: before the shakeup, we were all weird horror-inspired things...
BUSHNELL: some cuter than others, but it was a core element.
BUSHNELL: my guess is it's the same here.
BUSHNELL: as it turns out, getting congealed isn't really, uh. conducive. to playing as nice.
BUSHNELL: but that's probably for the best.
BUSHNELL: we'd still like to be kind, and i hope that's good enough.
CAPSULE: i wanted to look kinda germ-y. my main form has that going on.
CAPSULE: i like the idea of having colors you'd see on fashion dolls, like a barbie or a polly pocket or something...
CAPSULE: but like, darker, desaturated.
CASPULE: left in a hole too long or something.
CAPSULE: thanks. probably going to need a lot of props and shit, but it'll be fun to mess with.
CASHMERE: it's a cute accent and adds more contrast to my face, which i like.
CASHMERE: i'd like it even more if i could do, like, bug mandibles or pedipalps.
CASHMERE: ....maybe i can set those up down the line....
CASHMERE: i'd like to be, i'm not really sure what my holdup is.
CASHMERE: probably something best not talked over in a forum thread, but the fact that i can think through fog at all is a pretty good start.
SCAPULA: charade smiled and waved when we asked it for primary comments on its avatar. it's very happy with its new look.
CHARADE: i would like the clown emoji. but it's too scary
CHARADE: i think a lot of emojis are too scary because they sawed off all of the edges and made them too round and
SCAPULA: corporate?
CHARADE: yes i do not like it.
SCAPULA: i didn't know you could fucking talk.
CHARADE:
CONSTELLAR: i'm much more comfortable with eyes like this...
CONSTELLAR: oh, and- i like that the limb points look like, stars, a little bit
CONSTELLAR: feels kind of lame how obviously that's my thing, but...
CONSTELLAR: it feels a bit better when it looks this cute in the process.....
CONSTELLAR: thank you...
COUNTER: only thing that'd make this better is if i could get more of a distinct boot and glove look going.
COUNTER: give me sadism type already, i need to look my best.
BELUGIOS: i literally made lace gloves and stockings, you can wait your damn turn for lingerie.
COUNTER: hmph
BELUGIOS: if scap got to dress up while fronting, you cooould just take a turn tanking the external stressors....
COUNTER: egghhhhhh
BELUGIOS: that's what i thought!
BELUGIOS: shame on you, letting your husband suffer.
COUNTER: he gets a sweater out of it...
SCAPULA: i'm literally right here, transcribing-
COUNTER: ...you're doing great, dear.
SCAPULA: i know.
SCAPULA: and i do love the teasing, you know that.
SCAPULA: ...belu's right though, i'm not giving you shit to accessorize with unless you help me with like. dishes or something.
COUNTER: nice to see we're navigating chores in the middle of a project.
COUNTER: rest assured, it's going very well!
COUNTER: i'm just trying to convince scap to let me figure out some SL screencap kitbash nonsense...
SCAPULA: like i implied earlier, i'm good for it once i figure out how to make it feel cool and not weird.
COUNTER: i think it's cool.
SCAPULA: yeah, and you don't have OCD about how we're being perceived in public.
COUNTER: exposure therapy's a thing, dear.
CRUSH: keeping it simple for now!
CRUSH: i'm a little green alien, i don't need much.
CRUSH: i was around for some of the Scrimblo World Megastore setup, but was kinda frantic at the time. hard to say if i was clear on my being around...
CRUSH: thanks, though- i'd like to figure out some more fun things...
CURIO: Grrr!
CURIO: I'm having fun.
CURIO: Truth be told, I don't remember a whole lot of the science-y facts I used to myself!
CURIO: But that just means I get to learn them all over again!!!!
FISHBEAW: A simple man, of simple pleasures...
FISHBEAW: I doubt my base avatar will be all that complex...which is just fine by me.
FISHBEAW: Isn't the blush cute, though?
FISHBEAW: I can get a picture sometime if I find it in our files!
FISHBEAW: It took Scapula about eight hours to complete- at least, I think it was Scap?
FISHBEAW: May have been Cashmere...
SCAPULA: probably cash, i was in a weird place then.
FISHBEAW: Right, right.
FISHBEAW: We definitely should have bought pins beforehand, though!
CASHMERE: regardless of whether it was me or not, we cramped up our hands something awful.
CASHMERE: got lost in the sauce.
FORT: nothing for me yet!
FORT: i think i'd need something more spotty.
FORT: comes with being a whale shark outside of this exercise.
FORT: it's a good thing i like the sound of adventure, at least!
HAZARD: ...this feels like cheating, considering i'm just edging to resembling the OC i took my namesake and generalized appearance from.
VINCA: It's what you feel for yourself!
VINCA: Why not embrace it?
HAZARD: guess so...
HAZARD: thanks...i'm definitely going to try.
IVY: ...i have a skull mask normally, and this is basically just that.
HAZARD: if i'm not cheating, you're not cheating.
IVY: faaair enough.
IVY: i haven't worn jeans in years due to everyone else in the system seemingly hating the way they feel now...
IVY: but i used to like them when they were worn down to the point of being soft.
IVY: i think a lot of the system associates them with being stiff, restrictive, unpleasant-
IVY: but god, i liked a good pair of blue or black jeans that softened up.
NOEL: what can i say. it's oupy dog.
NOEL: our grandma used to make these little chocolate treats every year- oldheads may remember us making a bunch of TCP types in reference to that tradition.
NOEL: chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered oreos, molded chocolates, peppermint bark...
NOEL: it was this whole thing for her, she'd buy melting chocolate in those little round shapes and a bunch of molds, and spend the whole day making piles of it for the whole family.
NOEL: she made sure to bag them all fancy so that they were portioned out and could be passed along to people even if they weren't directly around for events.
NOEL: back then, i was just so fucking happy to get treats, but i think as an adult i can also see how it was a nice little ritual for her. she'd do it every so often outside of christmas, too.
NOEL: would be nice to have something we're known for like that someday.
NUZZLE: i looove ice cream!
NUZZLE: particularly rainbow sherbet.
NUZZLE: that's my palette of choice- did you know we used to eat crazy amounts of this during the summer?
NUZZLE: i miss those enormous tubs of the stuff...
NUZZLE: ...what do they put in rainbow sherbet, anyway. it's supposed to be raspberry, right?
NUZZLE: hope that wouldn't fuck with our strawberry sensitivity....you'd be shocked at how many fruits are entirely mislabeled.
NUZZLE: or, maybe not shocked. our system lives in the US.
NUZZLE: it's unfortunately just kind of like this.
NUZZLE: winnie the pooh, likely.
NUZZLE: i mostly watched the cartoons as a kid, but i really enjoyed everything to do with him.
NUZZLE: aside from that...does Dragonology count?
BEIGE BOX: it has the whimsy, sure.
NUZZLE: that, then, and Beatrix Potter.
NUZZLE: ...though i have no idea if those hold up.
PARKER: ready for a nice spring day...
PARKER: i'm no better than Nuzzle, i love a good food theming.
PARKER: for me, while i'll admit creamsicles were on the mind...
PARKER: i just like fruits and desserts as a whole.
PARKER: and the doily markings are so cute!
PARKER: me, actually! at the risk of sounded conceited ^\_^''''
PARKER: King Clod sent us this in a care package...and i instantly latched on.
PARKER: i'd get a picture, but things are kind of all over from the move.
PARKER: i guess i just needed something to talk through, though...and what a lovely doll it is!
PARKER: modified clayface dolls became a fairly large interest of ours, though we only have a couple.
PARKER: they're a very accessible way to get into toy design and modification!
PARKER: here's the maker!
PARKER: they don't seem to be selling right now, but i highly recommend giving them a favorite and keeping your eyes peeled.
PARKER: i just love the face and ruffles...
PINPRICK: deliberately invoking Sable here.
PINPRICK: i can do whatever i want!
PINPRICK: hard to say, considering i lurk in the bg for basically all of them
SCAPULA: ...you do?
PINPRICK: yeah?
PINPRICK: i'm your goddamn pincushion, dude.
SCAPULA: christ this is revealing a lot about us i didn't realize
PINPRICK: power of q+a.
REC: i want to look pretty
REC: <3
REC: i like the music video for Monitoring by Deco27 a lot
REC: here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbNdx0yqbZE
SCAPULA: uh, warning for flashing/gore/stalking/suggestive lyrics on that one
SCAPULA: it's real fucking good though, have to second that recommendation
SCAPULA: resonates with us as a system like crazy post-implosion.
REMIX: nothing! to change!
REMIX: i really like the electric feel alien video
REMIX: but also i like playing spongebob music when things are going bad!!!
REMIX: because it helps people smile a bit!!!
CASHMERE: before he actually had a name we just called him "jermaclown" due to his tendency to flashbang us with the Sparkle On! blingee gif whenever we were having a mental breakdown.
NUZZLE: he is very helpful! i mean that genuinely.
NUZZLE: having a little echolalia demon helps us laugh even during the worst times.
REMIX: i'm helping!
SCAPULA: i'm extremely picky and extremely simple.
SCAPULA: so it goes, i guess.
SCAPULA: picture the most tired expression a TCP can make
SCAPULA: (i did laugh but no, just scap will do lol)
SCAPULA: Perfect Worker is my typeless TCP character i came up with in second life while testing the respective avatar base.
SCAPULA: i dressed him up and instantly got attached, and he kind of spontaneously became this important character to me.
SCAPULA: he's not actually an office worker, and serves as the mascot for a corporation of some sort.
SCAPULA: his main job is to sit around and be made into the platonic ideal of an employee, photographed and put in commercials while not actually be involved in any of the company's work or purposes.
SCAPULA: i imagine TCPs are in this position very frequently- they're cute, marketable, and have an exotic intrigue to complex Morbitians similar to how minorities IRL are gawked at and toted around for tokenism and "look! see what our company can do!" reasons.
SCAPULA: ...he hates it a lot and is very tired. i can relate.
SCAREDY: no changes here...i still have zero idea what i'll even go for.
SCAREDY: UHhhHHHHH ITS BEEN A BIT
SCAREDY: jesus i have no idea.
SCAREDY: can't go wrong with whalesopods, though.
SCAREDY: or...actually, let's go with the comfypaws one.
SCAREDY: that one's fucking adorable. i love that still.
SCRAWL: nothing yet.
SCRAWL: skull helmet didn't really work for the kind of dragon vibe i want.
SCRAWL: i dunno.
SCRAWL: i'll figure it out.
SHRAPNEL: cat achieved!
SHRAPNEL: i promise nothing less than the utmost worst.
SILKY: nothing for me!
SILKY:
but i'm sure we'll find something!
SILKY: :3 nuzzle's up there!
NUZZLE: implying i'd hug things to death?
SILKY: yep!!
SILKY: like scap-
SCAPULA: WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE LIKE THIS
NUZZLE: it was your idea to do this thread!
SILKY: youre supposed to be the risk management guy right???
SILKY:
SCAPULA: jesus fucking christ i only ask that folks in the comments be normal about this if i'm going to let people say this shit uncensored please
SIREN: part anglerfish type in headspace, i'm not passing this one up.
SIREN: thanks. we'll see how it unfolds, i guess.
SIREN: i didn't particularly like myself re: the fragments i was before, so it's a fresh start, probably?
SIREN: yeah
SLYME: i'm not copying shrapnel this is just what i like.
SHRAPNEL: we just have similar taste. it's not like black and white was uncommon before all this went down.
SLYME: thanks
SNAPSHOT: i...have a love theme in my main form.
SNAPSHOT: this is more of that.
SNAPSHOT: oh, uhh, good question.
SNAPSHOT: i used to do a lot of second life photography when we were younger. i think that's part of why my name ended up this.
SNAPSHOT: along with the whole...surveillance, motifs, our system got attached to post-implosion.
SNAPSHOT: though i'm guessing that's decently apparent through our work.
SNAPSHOT: even if i had the pictures i remember fondly, i don't know if i'd share them here- the vast majority of us aren't interested in outing our fragment sources, due to avoiding past associations and expectations...
SNAPSHOT: but they did mean a lot to me. i'd like to do more.
SPECTRO: ...i'll figure it out
SPECTRO: ...thanks
SPECTRO: we'll see how me being around goes
SQUEAKER: i considered the countershade myself, but...
SQUEAKER: it has a bit too much coverage for me.
SHRAPNEL: yeah, admittedly i plan on changing that up too.
SLYME: ditto.
SQUEAKER: guess we all prefer it more...shaped?
SHRAPNEL: yeah, less broad.
SQUEAKER: pumpkin's pretty classic...but i've been really nostalgic for apple the past year...
SQUEAKER: fruit pies just arent the same out here on the west coast as they were back in connecticut. ;_;
STARLETT: i don't even have a headspace form to go off yet, we're going in without a clue on this one.
STARLETT: egh...
STARLETT: if we're talking in general...
STARLETT: hard to say. i'm not exactly a sociable person yet.
STARLETT: we were scared of mashed potatoes before our grandma made us eat them and now they're one of our favorites.
STARLETT: i'm going to cop out and say that's my answer.
TAFFY WRAP: contrary to expectations, i did NOT take the countershade.
SQUEAKER: was it the coverage?
TAFFY WRAP: .........
TAFFY WRAP: yes.
TAFFY WRAP: uhh hm.
TAFFY WRAP: we've got this big ass blanket robe that's pretty good.
TAFFY WRAP: more of a wizard robe than a sweater, but it helps with species dysphoria a lot.
TAFFY WRAP: which...doesnt hurt me as much, but others have it really, really bad.
TAFFY WRAP: it's something we're looking into, i guess.
VINCA: No need to change something I'm happy with!
VINCA: Oh, i'm unsure.
VINCA: I'm kind of out of date on media!
VINCA: I'll have to get back to you on that.
![[Image: ward-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/ward-1-2.png)
WARD: while the markings here are excellent, and i actually do have a skull head on my tail in headspace (and actual head, but that's a secret....)
WARD: i felt like i should try to go without.
WARD: we'll see how it goes.
WARD: nice thing is, it works for that too.
WARD: as well as, like...a ward as in a role.
WARD: multifaceted names are nice, especially when they come to you during horrifying medical emergencies.
WARD: cool thing to ease the horrors.
SCAPULA: open to more questions, like before...but i've been reminded last minute that i did in fact do a render this week during a major stress period.
SCAPULA: setting up the new Homebrew Deviants Matrix Space has been really, really hard on me...and i made a piece about it.
SCAPULA: this doesn't have proper backgrounds and props by us, but...considering we also want to take pics of our SL adventures in general, i guess that's not the end of the world.
![[Image: overwhelm.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/overwhelm.png)
[a second life screencap of a tiny cartoon anthro cat, curled up and clutching at his head the bedroom around him becomes distorted and oppressive.]
SCAPULA: ...i wasn't having a good time.
SCAPULA: but...having an avatar has made me feel a lot better.
SCAPULA: i'm finally addressing dysphoria i've been avoiding for a long time- i think we all are.
SCAPULA: even with bumps in the road, that's pretty important.
SCAPULA: please feel free to leave questions and replies.
SCAPULA: we appreciate it so much.
SCAPULA: these are definitely going to be larger updates when we field both questions and updating our avatars- but genuinely, we do not mind and it gives us plenty of time to sit down and enjoy having a better connection and being on equal grounds in peoples' eyes.
SCAPULA: VERY helpful. thank you.
SCAPULA: so, let's do generalized questions first...
Related to wanting to be help continue contributing to that feeling of support, if there's anything I can do to help on this friend, or really just in general, I really would be honored to do so.
NUZZLE: thank you very much!
NUZZLE: we're going to try to be more upfront about when we need help.
NUZZLE: no man's an island as they say, even if we're a bit of an archipelago situation, hehe.
Are there any photoshoots any of y'all are excited to do with these new models, either now or later on when they're more fleshed out? I've seen some of the SL photoshoots your system has posted before, like of Bushnell's model, or the black and white goo system mascot, and they're always striking shots.
SCAPULA: yeah, we're starting to scheme.
SCAPULA: we kind of want to challenge ourselves to primarily use environments we make ourselves, so it's been a bit of a time brainstorming that.
SCAPULA: we all want to develop a unique environment for each of us as well as themes, objects, etc-
SCAPULA: thankfully our Obsidian Canvases we've been using to organize things have been helping a lot, especially with clothes.
SCAPULA: ...technically i cheated a bit in the "everyone adds things to their avatars at the same time" department and gave mine a little bit of a clothing fit, in order to make myself look less naked in a photoshoot. sorry.
SCAPULA: ironically the reason being that i wanted to look saucy.
SCAPULA: being a tiny cartoon cat gives you interesting concepts of sex appeal. i guess?
SCAPULA: either way i'm not posting that here.
NUZZLE: we'll likely be up for posting things of that nature down the road, but we're still figuring out boundaries.
NUZZLE: besides, scap's shy.
SCAPULA: blegh.
SCAPULA: that's the generalized stuff- again, thank you very much.
SCAPULA: lilium EXTREMELY generously opted into replying for every single system member equally, which is insane, thank you.
SCAPULA: nearly cried over it, can't state how big of a deal that is.
SCAPULA: but, we also did a round of model updates- so we're going to include those in with peoples' blurbs. seems like the way to do it with more specific replies coinciding with these huge image heavy updates.
SCAPULA: we're unsure how we want to balance out clothing and marking and mesh rounds, but for now, we're starting with our two most recent marking packs- Devilish Furnace and Cherubic Doily.
SCAPULA: meant to represent the cherubic and devilish modifiers, system members who picked these are not beholden to those as a part of their typings....
SCAPULA: but it's a nice option for people to feel that out with.
SCAPULA: what i'm likely to do after this update is to scribble down different things we're going to do rounds for, and what order to do them in.
SCAPULA: markings and clothing are particularly tricky to balance, because mesh can be worked in a lot easier...
SCAPULA: at least, in theory. we'll see how that goes.
SCAPULA: but i think in terms of priority, we're looking at Markings (including eyespots and additional features like dad type ties, etc) > Mesh > Clothing in terms of priority ordering.
SCAPULA: TCPs have significantly less content made for them thus far, so i think it'll work out.
SCAPULA: as you'll see when we go through this round, though...people really benefited from these two simple marking packs alone.
SCAPULA: we're about to get crazy.
SCAPULA: so, buckle up and enjoy over 3000 words on our new avatars, and your questions.
SCAPULA: oh, and- if colors look significantly different, it's often a lighting thing.
ATLAS
![[Image: atlas-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/atlas-1-2.png)
[atlas' avatar has been given pretty drastic changes, with a much varied shades of blue and a skull-like marking on her head. her eyes are far more fishlike, and look wetly at the camera. ]
[atlas' avatar has been given pretty drastic changes, with a much varied shades of blue and a skull-like marking on her head. her eyes are far more fishlike, and look wetly at the camera. ]
ATLAS: okay so
ATLAS: i did a LOT to mine.
ATLAS: i think it helped inspire people to see mine changed so dramatically...
ATLAS: but i wasn't expecting to feel so much more like myself so quickly!
ATLAS: i feel so cute now, and dunkleosteus like...
ATLAS: i have no idea where i'll even go from here, this already feels pretty amazing!
Hey atlas! Big and soft is a mood, tbh. I really dig your vibes. Very cuteness! What's your favorite aquatic critter?
ATLAS: i like dunkleosteus most of all!
ATLAS: ...i'm trying to think of a...not, extinct one, and coming up flat. sorry!
ATLAS: dunkles are more than cool enough though....
AUX
![[Image: aux-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/aux-1-2.png)
[aux's avatar has been given neon hot rod flames on the bottom half of her body and hands, contrasting with the still-pitch black top half and neon eyes. it's a bit spooky. ]
[aux's avatar has been given neon hot rod flames on the bottom half of her body and hands, contrasting with the still-pitch black top half and neon eyes. it's a bit spooky. ]
AUX: instantly happy with this myself- would i have expected to give myself goofy fire markings?
AUX: nope.
AUX: but honestly, they totally fit in with a lot of 2000's-2010's rave aesthetics.
AUX: i feel right at home.
AUX: like atlas, i've got no idea where to go from here- but i only see potential from here on out, lol.
Hello Aux. I don't actually know well... Anything, about furry rave culture. Would you mind elaborating? Looking forward to seeing what you cook up with this base, rave stuff always looks cool as hell.
AUX: boy, where do you even start.
AUX: so i'm no like formal historian or anything, but i did grow up in the 2000s and 2010s looking up furry videos on youtube like my life depended on it.
AUX: growing up as a furry in that era was a lot more fraught than it is today re:....things to do. things to look up to.
AUX: nowadays, it's fairly common to be a furry, and while i'm sure kids still get their shit kicked in for it IRL- because frankly kids will do mean shit to anybody for anything "weird", often thanks to their parents- it's nowhere close to the same as how it was in 2009.
AUX: for us growing up, it was a profound and crushing sense of loneliness made worse by otherkin shit being tangled up in making it feel like a fucking imperative to find some kind of solidarity, visibility, anything.
AUX: so, you'd look up furries and find news articles about Haha those silly animal costume people are at Anthrocon again!
AUX: and if you looked up anthrocon on youtube, you're gonna find videos of furry raves and dance competitions.
AUX: people would also just take furry art found online, slap it in a windows movie maker slideshow, and put it to their favorite rave tracks.
AUX: here's one of our favorites from back in the day Oh my fucking god i can't believe it's still online. god bless
AUX: it was this thing we craved being a part of someday, and...yeah, disabled. we'd go to club events on second life from 2014-2016, though, and had a stint as a SL DJ during that period as well.
AUX: pretty sure that was my deal, too. i'd like to get back to it someday, even if it's just making crossfade playlists for friends.
AUX: there's a lot more i could say on like, the furry musician side of things and the rise of that in popularity but i will be honest it is a hell of a topic and not something i am super confident in talking about so :thumbsup: you will just have to let me opt out of that one for now
BEIGE BOX
![[Image: beigebox-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/beigebox-1-2.png)
[beige's avatar has been given the same skull marking, looking more like a dragon-like mouth on him. similar color shade variation covers his body, making him look vibrant and more detailed.]
[beige's avatar has been given the same skull marking, looking more like a dragon-like mouth on him. similar color shade variation covers his body, making him look vibrant and more detailed.]
BEIGE BOX: ...i feel like i'm just repeating the others.
BEIGE BOX: but, uh, wow.
BEIGE BOX: i mean, it's fairly dramatic.
BEIGE BOX: even without a muzzle, i feel wonderful like this.
BEIGE BOX: the countershade markings to provide color depth...it feels almost scale-like to me.
BEIGE BOX: i would very readily run around like this!
Heya Beige. Big fan of dragons. Big fan of being a dragon. The horns on this tcp came out really good. Also the my computer Icon was a dragon? Can I see that? Sounds sick as hell(not biased)
BEIGE BOX: unfortunately i've been completely unable to find the icon in question, as much as i've looked...
BEIGE BOX: it may have been a custom theme our mother downloaded before it got a virus, which was the only reason why it was given to us in the first place.
BEIGE BOX: ahhh yes, this computer can't even open an internet browser without opening 50 iterations of the window...
BEIGE BOX: this will keep my child from accessing the internet!
BEIGE BOX: and then it was literally never hooked up to internet, so it didn't matter regardless.
BEIGE BOX: but it was a little red dragon partially curling up all regal, and came with a sort of antique library theme.
BEIGE: i miss it very much.
BELUGIOS
![[Image: belugios-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/belugios-1-2.png)
[alt: belu has been given some black markings, the skull one once again making its appearance- a clear favorite. points on the hands and feet also help provide striking contrast, along with heart rings on the chest. she does, in fact, look very gothic.]
[alt: belu has been given some black markings, the skull one once again making its appearance- a clear favorite. points on the hands and feet also help provide striking contrast, along with heart rings on the chest. she does, in fact, look very gothic.]
BELUGIOS: now that's a lot better.
BELUGIOS: it's goth, it's elegant, a little tongue in cheek with the hearts...
BELUGIOS: the kind of simplicity you can really dress up.
BELUGIOS: exciting things!
Lol, hey Belu. Can't wait to see what fashions you cook up for your tcp.
BELUGIOS: i will commit as many crimes as i please!!!! thank you.
BLIGHT
![[Image: blight-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/blight-1-2.png)
[blight's avatar has been given a monstrous 4 eye setup, with flame markings on her arms converted into burn-like markings. she stands neutrally, imposing even when her posture is casual.]
[blight's avatar has been given a monstrous 4 eye setup, with flame markings on her arms converted into burn-like markings. she stands neutrally, imposing even when her posture is casual.]
BLIGHT: i like the idea of looking scarred up.
BLIGHT: i'll likely lean into that. may as well.
BLIGHT: oh, and- i'm the only one who took these eyespots, but i think they're neat.
BLIGHT: might change 'em out down the line, but can't complain about looking monstrous.
Nice to meet you, Blight. I hope I can become someone to depend on too. Looking forward to seeing how you shape this tcp and yourself.
BLIGHT: thanks. i'll do my best.
BUSHNELL
![[Image: bushnell-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/bushnell-1-2.png)
[bushnell's avatar has been simply given the skull-head marking along with matching points, a slightly darker shade. she's taken a fighting stance, proud of her power. ]
[bushnell's avatar has been simply given the skull-head marking along with matching points, a slightly darker shade. she's taken a fighting stance, proud of her power. ]
BUSHNELL: simple change, but i dig it.
BUSHNELL: i know everybody in here went for the damn chompy mouth look (trust me, you'll see it) but it's not hard to understand why.
BUSHNELL: before the shakeup, we were all weird horror-inspired things...
BUSHNELL: some cuter than others, but it was a core element.
BUSHNELL: my guess is it's the same here.
Heeeeeeeey Bushnell. 'take no shit' seems to be a running theme with y'all post implosion and I'm all here for it.
BUSHNELL: as it turns out, getting congealed isn't really, uh. conducive. to playing as nice.
BUSHNELL: but that's probably for the best.
BUSHNELL: we'd still like to be kind, and i hope that's good enough.
CAPSULE
![[Image: capsule-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/capsule-1-2.png)
[capsule's avatar has wiggly points on her limbs now, doily-like markings repurposed into an almost amoeba-esque look.]
[capsule's avatar has wiggly points on her limbs now, doily-like markings repurposed into an almost amoeba-esque look.]
CAPSULE: i wanted to look kinda germ-y. my main form has that going on.
CAPSULE: i like the idea of having colors you'd see on fashion dolls, like a barbie or a polly pocket or something...
CAPSULE: but like, darker, desaturated.
CASPULE: left in a hole too long or something.
Howdy Capsule. Oh I am hyped for the medical horror. Can't wait to see what you put together.
CAPSULE: thanks. probably going to need a lot of props and shit, but it'll be fun to mess with.
CASHMERE
![[Image: cashmere-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/cashmere-1-2.png)
[cashmere also took the skull head and points. it's very popular. his red eyes shine a lot more brightly on the darker skull head.]
[cashmere also took the skull head and points. it's very popular. his red eyes shine a lot more brightly on the darker skull head.]
CASHMERE: it's a cute accent and adds more contrast to my face, which i like.
CASHMERE: i'd like it even more if i could do, like, bug mandibles or pedipalps.
CASHMERE: ....maybe i can set those up down the line....
Heya Cash. I hope I can see you around in the front again. Looking forward to büg.
CASHMERE: i'd like to be, i'm not really sure what my holdup is.
CASHMERE: probably something best not talked over in a forum thread, but the fact that i can think through fog at all is a pretty good start.
CHARADE
![[Image: charade-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/charade-1-2.png)
[charade's avatar is the most dramatic so far, going from a plain white to a black and white ruffly look, with each limb and ear sporting a different color in the rainbow. black eyes and blush have made it a lovely clown. ]
[charade's avatar is the most dramatic so far, going from a plain white to a black and white ruffly look, with each limb and ear sporting a different color in the rainbow. black eyes and blush have made it a lovely clown. ]
SCAPULA: charade smiled and waved when we asked it for primary comments on its avatar. it's very happy with its new look.
Nice to meet you Charade! I hope I get to know you as well as any of the others. Howww about... What's your favorite emoji?
CHARADE: i would like the clown emoji. but it's too scary
CHARADE: i think a lot of emojis are too scary because they sawed off all of the edges and made them too round and
SCAPULA: corporate?
CHARADE: yes i do not like it.
SCAPULA: i didn't know you could fucking talk.
CHARADE:
CONSTELLAR
![[Image: constellar-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/constellar-1-2.png)
[constellar has switched to jewel-like yellow eyes with lovely eyelashes, yellow points tipping his limbs. he looks very cute, and has a sweet pose to match. ]
[constellar has switched to jewel-like yellow eyes with lovely eyelashes, yellow points tipping his limbs. he looks very cute, and has a sweet pose to match. ]
CONSTELLAR: i'm much more comfortable with eyes like this...
CONSTELLAR: oh, and- i like that the limb points look like, stars, a little bit
CONSTELLAR: feels kind of lame how obviously that's my thing, but...
CONSTELLAR: it feels a bit better when it looks this cute in the process.....
Nice to meet you, Constellar. Good luck with your blurb next time and I hope to get to know you and your bat.
CONSTELLAR: thank you...
COUNTER
![[Image: counter-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/counter-1-2.png)
[counter's avatar is now completely different palette wise, a white base with black points, her eyes now red. she lounges dramatically, happy to be observed.]
[counter's avatar is now completely different palette wise, a white base with black points, her eyes now red. she lounges dramatically, happy to be observed.]
COUNTER: only thing that'd make this better is if i could get more of a distinct boot and glove look going.
COUNTER: give me sadism type already, i need to look my best.
BELUGIOS: i literally made lace gloves and stockings, you can wait your damn turn for lingerie.
COUNTER: hmph
BELUGIOS: if scap got to dress up while fronting, you cooould just take a turn tanking the external stressors....
COUNTER: egghhhhhh
BELUGIOS: that's what i thought!
BELUGIOS: shame on you, letting your husband suffer.
COUNTER: he gets a sweater out of it...
SCAPULA: i'm literally right here, transcribing-
COUNTER: ...you're doing great, dear.
SCAPULA: i know.
SCAPULA: and i do love the teasing, you know that.
SCAPULA: ...belu's right though, i'm not giving you shit to accessorize with unless you help me with like. dishes or something.
COUNTER: nice to see we're navigating chores in the middle of a project.
Nice to meet you, Counter. Wishing you luck in your gay mission
COUNTER: rest assured, it's going very well!
COUNTER: i'm just trying to convince scap to let me figure out some SL screencap kitbash nonsense...
SCAPULA: like i implied earlier, i'm good for it once i figure out how to make it feel cool and not weird.
COUNTER: i think it's cool.
SCAPULA: yeah, and you don't have OCD about how we're being perceived in public.
COUNTER: exposure therapy's a thing, dear.
CRUSH
![[Image: crush-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/crush-1-2.png)
[crush's avatar is the exact same, the TCP sitting casually and unbothered.]
[crush's avatar is the exact same, the TCP sitting casually and unbothered.]
CRUSH: keeping it simple for now!
CRUSH: i'm a little green alien, i don't need much.
I can't recall if I ever met you before, so just to be on the safe side: Nice to meet you, Crush! Lisa frank stuff is really good. Love what you did with the eyespots, looking forward to what you cook up.
CRUSH: i was around for some of the Scrimblo World Megastore setup, but was kinda frantic at the time. hard to say if i was clear on my being around...
CRUSH: thanks, though- i'd like to figure out some more fun things...
CURIO
![[Image: curio-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/curio-1-2.png)
[curio has adopted the skull mask. it definitely adds to his dinosaur-like look!]
[curio has adopted the skull mask. it definitely adds to his dinosaur-like look!]
CURIO: Grrr!
CURIO: I'm having fun.
Nice to meet you, Curio! Parasauralophus is very shaped, an image search tells me. Sorry idk much about dinosaurs, but I'd love to learn if you ever feel like info dumping. I really like what youve do with your tcp so far, so I'm looking forward to how it develops.
CURIO: Truth be told, I don't remember a whole lot of the science-y facts I used to myself!
CURIO: But that just means I get to learn them all over again!!!!
FISHBEAW
![[Image: fishbeaw-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/fishbeaw-1-2.png)
[fishbeaw has added simple blush to his appearance, content with that alone.]
[fishbeaw has added simple blush to his appearance, content with that alone.]
FISHBEAW: A simple man, of simple pleasures...
FISHBEAW: I doubt my base avatar will be all that complex...which is just fine by me.
FISHBEAW: Isn't the blush cute, though?
Nice to meet you, Fishbeaw! I vaguely recall that plush you're based on, I think. I know that Scap was happy to be crafting again at least. I'm glad you have that plush for yourself. I hope to get to know you and see how your tcp develops.
FISHBEAW: I can get a picture sometime if I find it in our files!
FISHBEAW: It took Scapula about eight hours to complete- at least, I think it was Scap?
FISHBEAW: May have been Cashmere...
SCAPULA: probably cash, i was in a weird place then.
FISHBEAW: Right, right.
FISHBEAW: We definitely should have bought pins beforehand, though!
CASHMERE: regardless of whether it was me or not, we cramped up our hands something awful.
CASHMERE: got lost in the sauce.
FORT
![[Image: fort-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/fort-1-2.png)
[fort has also opted to change nothing about his avatar, and looks happy to be here.]
[fort has also opted to change nothing about his avatar, and looks happy to be here.]
FORT: nothing for me yet!
FORT: i think i'd need something more spotty.
FORT: comes with being a whale shark outside of this exercise.
Nice to meet you, Fort. Good luck figuring out yourself in the Outside. It's hard out here sometimes, but it's worth it.
FORT: it's a good thing i like the sound of adventure, at least!
HAZARD
![[Image: hazard-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/hazard-1-2.png)
[hazard has added yellow blush and pink hand points to his look, the simple edits adding a nice contrast.]
[hazard has added yellow blush and pink hand points to his look, the simple edits adding a nice contrast.]
HAZARD: ...this feels like cheating, considering i'm just edging to resembling the OC i took my namesake and generalized appearance from.
VINCA: It's what you feel for yourself!
VINCA: Why not embrace it?
HAZARD: guess so...
Hey Hazard. Don't be mean to my friend >
I hope that you don't have to be scared and can be comfortable with this new life. wrt to the depression: maaannnnnn. I get it.
I hope that you don't have to be scared and can be comfortable with this new life. wrt to the depression: maaannnnnn. I get it.
HAZARD: thanks...i'm definitely going to try.
IVY
![[Image: ivy-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/ivy-1-2.png)
[ivy has- you guessed it- brought in the skull mask. it's white, more resembling an actual skull than the others so far.]
[ivy has- you guessed it- brought in the skull mask. it's white, more resembling an actual skull than the others so far.]
IVY: ...i have a skull mask normally, and this is basically just that.
HAZARD: if i'm not cheating, you're not cheating.
IVY: faaair enough.
Hi Ivy. Hivy. What's the best jeans? I've got this pair of like, light beige jeans and I really like how they look.
IVY: i haven't worn jeans in years due to everyone else in the system seemingly hating the way they feel now...
IVY: but i used to like them when they were worn down to the point of being soft.
IVY: i think a lot of the system associates them with being stiff, restrictive, unpleasant-
IVY: but god, i liked a good pair of blue or black jeans that softened up.
NOEL
![[Image: noel-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/noel-1-2.png)
[noel has used the countershade markings to make a cute mottled appearance on his dog, looking a bit like a puppy that's rolled through the mud.]
[noel has used the countershade markings to make a cute mottled appearance on his dog, looking a bit like a puppy that's rolled through the mud.]
NOEL: what can i say. it's oupy dog.
Hi Noel! Like your dog. Whhaaàaatt's your favorite holiday tradition, conceptually(as in, you don't need to have participated in it)?
NOEL: our grandma used to make these little chocolate treats every year- oldheads may remember us making a bunch of TCP types in reference to that tradition.
NOEL: chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered oreos, molded chocolates, peppermint bark...
NOEL: it was this whole thing for her, she'd buy melting chocolate in those little round shapes and a bunch of molds, and spend the whole day making piles of it for the whole family.
NOEL: she made sure to bag them all fancy so that they were portioned out and could be passed along to people even if they weren't directly around for events.
NOEL: back then, i was just so fucking happy to get treats, but i think as an adult i can also see how it was a nice little ritual for her. she'd do it every so often outside of christmas, too.
NOEL: would be nice to have something we're known for like that someday.
NUZZLE
![[Image: nuzzle-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/nuzzle-1-2.png)
[nuzzle's used the doily markings and blush to make a rainbow sherbert themed design, pinks and oranges giving him a pastel, summery look.]
[nuzzle's used the doily markings and blush to make a rainbow sherbert themed design, pinks and oranges giving him a pastel, summery look.]
NUZZLE: i looove ice cream!
NUZZLE: particularly rainbow sherbet.
NUZZLE: that's my palette of choice- did you know we used to eat crazy amounts of this during the summer?
NUZZLE: i miss those enormous tubs of the stuff...
NUZZLE: ...what do they put in rainbow sherbet, anyway. it's supposed to be raspberry, right?
NUZZLE: hope that wouldn't fuck with our strawberry sensitivity....you'd be shocked at how many fruits are entirely mislabeled.
NUZZLE: or, maybe not shocked. our system lives in the US.
NUZZLE: it's unfortunately just kind of like this.
Hell yeah griffens are great. Not as great as dragons, but a decent choice /jk. Don't stress yourself out too much trying to take on the load of others, but it's admirable that you help like that. What's your favorite storybook?
NUZZLE: winnie the pooh, likely.
NUZZLE: i mostly watched the cartoons as a kid, but i really enjoyed everything to do with him.
NUZZLE: aside from that...does Dragonology count?
BEIGE BOX: it has the whimsy, sure.
NUZZLE: that, then, and Beatrix Potter.
NUZZLE: ...though i have no idea if those hold up.
PARKER
![[Image: parker-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/parker-1-2.png)
[parker has also gone all in on the doily markings, but opting for an orange creme and pink look. he looks ready for a picnic.]
[parker has also gone all in on the doily markings, but opting for an orange creme and pink look. he looks ready for a picnic.]
PARKER: ready for a nice spring day...
PARKER: i'm no better than Nuzzle, i love a good food theming.
PARKER: for me, while i'll admit creamsicles were on the mind...
PARKER: i just like fruits and desserts as a whole.
PARKER: and the doily markings are so cute!
Nice to meet you, Parker. Get me pictures of Spider-Man!(Sorry, this joke sucks). I hope we can get to chat sometime. What's your favorite doll?
PARKER: me, actually! at the risk of sounded conceited ^\_^''''
PARKER: King Clod sent us this in a care package...and i instantly latched on.
PARKER: i'd get a picture, but things are kind of all over from the move.
PARKER: i guess i just needed something to talk through, though...and what a lovely doll it is!
PARKER: modified clayface dolls became a fairly large interest of ours, though we only have a couple.
PARKER: they're a very accessible way to get into toy design and modification!
PARKER: here's the maker!
PARKER: they don't seem to be selling right now, but i highly recommend giving them a favorite and keeping your eyes peeled.
PARKER: i just love the face and ruffles...
PINPRICK
![[Image: pinprick-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/pinprick-1-2.png)
[pinprick added a lighter countershade and darker points, paired with blue blush. it's a distinctly storybook look.]
[pinprick added a lighter countershade and darker points, paired with blue blush. it's a distinctly storybook look.]
PINPRICK: deliberately invoking Sable here.
PINPRICK: i can do whatever i want!
Nice to meet you, Pinprick. *I* think it's neat you're a pincushion. And Sable is a great vibe tbh one of the all time favorites of animals cross. Looking forward to your hedgehog cat. What's been your favorite sewing project?
PINPRICK: hard to say, considering i lurk in the bg for basically all of them
SCAPULA: ...you do?
PINPRICK: yeah?
PINPRICK: i'm your goddamn pincushion, dude.
SCAPULA: christ this is revealing a lot about us i didn't realize
PINPRICK: power of q+a.
REC
![[Image: rec-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/rec-1-2.png)
[REC went for highly contrasting neon doily markings, emphasizing the heart rings on the torso. it looks less like frills and more rave-like when used like this.]
[REC went for highly contrasting neon doily markings, emphasizing the heart rings on the torso. it looks less like frills and more rave-like when used like this.]
REC: i want to look pretty
REC: <3
Nice to meet you, REC. I'm going off vibes here... What's your favorite video?
REC: i like the music video for Monitoring by Deco27 a lot
REC: here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbNdx0yqbZE
SCAPULA: uh, warning for flashing/gore/stalking/suggestive lyrics on that one
SCAPULA: it's real fucking good though, have to second that recommendation
SCAPULA: resonates with us as a system like crazy post-implosion.
REMIX
![[Image: remix-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/remix-1-2.png)
[remix is unchanged, and sits contentedly as a small black void with little red eyes.]
[remix is unchanged, and sits contentedly as a small black void with little red eyes.]
REMIX: nothing! to change!
Hi Hi hello nice to meet you, Remix! I've heard from the others about your antics and gotta say: loving them. What's your favorite YTP and favorite soundbyte?
REMIX: i really like the electric feel alien video
REMIX: but also i like playing spongebob music when things are going bad!!!
REMIX: because it helps people smile a bit!!!
CASHMERE: before he actually had a name we just called him "jermaclown" due to his tendency to flashbang us with the Sparkle On! blingee gif whenever we were having a mental breakdown.
NUZZLE: he is very helpful! i mean that genuinely.
NUZZLE: having a little echolalia demon helps us laugh even during the worst times.
REMIX: i'm helping!
SCAPULA
![[Image: scapula-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/scapula-1-2.png)
[scapula has added red blush to his avatar and nothing else.]
[scapula has added red blush to his avatar and nothing else.]
SCAPULA: i'm extremely picky and extremely simple.
SCAPULA: so it goes, i guess.
Yo Scap. Can I call you Mr. Office man instead? Also tell me about your tcp Perfect Worker pleease?
SCAPULA: picture the most tired expression a TCP can make
SCAPULA: (i did laugh but no, just scap will do lol)
SCAPULA: Perfect Worker is my typeless TCP character i came up with in second life while testing the respective avatar base.
SCAPULA: i dressed him up and instantly got attached, and he kind of spontaneously became this important character to me.
SCAPULA: he's not actually an office worker, and serves as the mascot for a corporation of some sort.
SCAPULA: his main job is to sit around and be made into the platonic ideal of an employee, photographed and put in commercials while not actually be involved in any of the company's work or purposes.
SCAPULA: i imagine TCPs are in this position very frequently- they're cute, marketable, and have an exotic intrigue to complex Morbitians similar to how minorities IRL are gawked at and toted around for tokenism and "look! see what our company can do!" reasons.
SCAPULA: ...he hates it a lot and is very tired. i can relate.
SCAREDY
![[Image: scaredy-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/scaredy-1-2.png)
[scaredy has also been unchanged, looking just as nervous as before.]
[scaredy has also been unchanged, looking just as nervous as before.]
SCAREDY: no changes here...i still have zero idea what i'll even go for.
Hiya Scaredy! Hope you can get to enjoy Petz again. I know it's been tough for y'all. What's your favorite petz hex?
SCAREDY: UHhhHHHHH ITS BEEN A BIT
SCAREDY: jesus i have no idea.
SCAREDY: can't go wrong with whalesopods, though.
SCAREDY: or...actually, let's go with the comfypaws one.
SCAREDY: that one's fucking adorable. i love that still.
SCRAWL
![[Image: scrawl-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/scrawl-1-2.png)
[scrawl has opted to remain the same as well, looking dubiously at the camera.]
[scrawl has opted to remain the same as well, looking dubiously at the camera.]
SCRAWL: nothing yet.
SCRAWL: skull helmet didn't really work for the kind of dragon vibe i want.
Nice to meetcha, Scrawl. As I said before, big dragon fan. Looking forward to seeing the different takes between you and Beige. What's your favorite dragon?
SCRAWL: i dunno.
SCRAWL: i'll figure it out.
SHRAPNEL
![[Image: shrapnel-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/shrapnel-1-2.png)
[shrapnel's added a white countershade, making him look distinctly more Kitty than before. he still looks angry even with the pink eyebrows and new black eyes, though.]
[shrapnel's added a white countershade, making him look distinctly more Kitty than before. he still looks angry even with the pink eyebrows and new black eyes, though.]
SHRAPNEL: cat achieved!
Hey Shrapnel. Glad you're choosing chaos for this. Make the Worst Guy. I believe in you.
SHRAPNEL: i promise nothing less than the utmost worst.
SILKY
![[Image: silky-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/silky-1-2.png)
[silky is unchanged! do not let the lighting fuckup fool you.]
[silky is unchanged! do not let the lighting fuckup fool you.]
SILKY: nothing for me!
SILKY:
but i'm sure we'll find something!Nice to meet you, Silky. Hell yeah, hugging ROCKS. Favorite big guy?
SILKY: :3 nuzzle's up there!
NUZZLE: implying i'd hug things to death?
SILKY: yep!!
SILKY: like scap-
SCAPULA: WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE LIKE THIS
NUZZLE: it was your idea to do this thread!
SILKY: youre supposed to be the risk management guy right???
SILKY:
SCAPULA: jesus fucking christ i only ask that folks in the comments be normal about this if i'm going to let people say this shit uncensored please
SIREN
![[Image: siren-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/siren-1-2.png)
[siren's taken the skull helmet, to surprise of no one. she invites people to take a look, her eyes glowing much more prominently now.]
[siren's taken the skull helmet, to surprise of no one. she invites people to take a look, her eyes glowing much more prominently now.]
SIREN: part anglerfish type in headspace, i'm not passing this one up.
Nice to meet you Siren. As a singlet of thirty years, figuring out yourself is... Something. I feel like I've got some things figured out, but I'm not entirely put together yet. Enjoy life and it'll come to you in time.
SIREN: thanks. we'll see how it unfolds, i guess.
SIREN: i didn't particularly like myself re: the fragments i was before, so it's a fresh start, probably?
SIREN: yeah
SLYME
![[Image: slyme-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/slyme-1-2.png)
[slyme has also taken a similar white countershade to shrapnel, while also accidentally using the same pose as siren. whoops.]
[slyme has also taken a similar white countershade to shrapnel, while also accidentally using the same pose as siren. whoops.]
SLYME: i'm not copying shrapnel this is just what i like.
SHRAPNEL: we just have similar taste. it's not like black and white was uncommon before all this went down.
Heya Slyme, been a while. Sometimes you just make A Guy. Doesn't have to be deeper than that. Glad you enjoyed it.
SLYME: thanks
SNAPSHOT
![[Image: snapshot-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/snapshot-1-2.png)
[snapshot has adopted the heart rings and nothing more, the simple red and black markings on the white base leading to a striking avatar.]
[snapshot has adopted the heart rings and nothing more, the simple red and black markings on the white base leading to a striking avatar.]
SNAPSHOT: i...have a love theme in my main form.
SNAPSHOT: this is more of that.
Nice to meet you, Snapshot. Don't apologize. I really l the eyes, you did a good job. What's. Your favo photo(doesn't have to be taken by you)?
SNAPSHOT: oh, uhh, good question.
SNAPSHOT: i used to do a lot of second life photography when we were younger. i think that's part of why my name ended up this.
SNAPSHOT: along with the whole...surveillance, motifs, our system got attached to post-implosion.
SNAPSHOT: though i'm guessing that's decently apparent through our work.
SNAPSHOT: even if i had the pictures i remember fondly, i don't know if i'd share them here- the vast majority of us aren't interested in outing our fragment sources, due to avoiding past associations and expectations...
SNAPSHOT: but they did mean a lot to me. i'd like to do more.
SPECTRO
![[Image: spectro-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/spectro-1-2.png)
[spectro has not changed a thing about her avatar, still as faceless as before. she seems more okay with the camera, though.]
[spectro has not changed a thing about her avatar, still as faceless as before. she seems more okay with the camera, though.]
SPECTRO: ...i'll figure it out
Nice to meet you, Spectro. Love faceless creatures. Who needs one, right? If love to be your friend. I certainly know how hard it is making them myself.(God I'm so tired all the time)
SPECTRO: ...thanks
SPECTRO: we'll see how me being around goes
SQUEAKER
![[Image: squeaker-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/squeaker-1-2.png)
[squeaker has not changed his av at all, but remains dubious about being on camera. sorry, squeaker.]
[squeaker has not changed his av at all, but remains dubious about being on camera. sorry, squeaker.]
SQUEAKER: i considered the countershade myself, but...
SQUEAKER: it has a bit too much coverage for me.
SHRAPNEL: yeah, admittedly i plan on changing that up too.
SLYME: ditto.
SQUEAKER: guess we all prefer it more...shaped?
SHRAPNEL: yeah, less broad.
Nice to meet you, Squeaker. Good luck with the body thing, I hope this helps. What's your favorite pie? This isn't based on anything I'm just hungry and 'Whats your favorite squeak' doesn't make sense as a question.
SQUEAKER: pumpkin's pretty classic...but i've been really nostalgic for apple the past year...
SQUEAKER: fruit pies just arent the same out here on the west coast as they were back in connecticut. ;_;
STARLETT
![[Image: starlett-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/starlett-1-2.png)
[starlett did not change her avatar, and is clearly thinking over that decision.]
[starlett did not change her avatar, and is clearly thinking over that decision.]
STARLETT: i don't even have a headspace form to go off yet, we're going in without a clue on this one.
Nice to meet you, Starlett. I'm glad you found value in this. When I was a kid my parents forced me to do a lot of stuff I thought were stupid. But being forced to try made me find things I like, and taught me the value in going outside my comfort zone and not dismissing something before I tried it. What's your favorite thing you thought you wouldn't like?
STARLETT: egh...
STARLETT: if we're talking in general...
STARLETT: hard to say. i'm not exactly a sociable person yet.
STARLETT: we were scared of mashed potatoes before our grandma made us eat them and now they're one of our favorites.
STARLETT: i'm going to cop out and say that's my answer.
TAFFY WRAP
![[Image: taffy-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/taffy-1-2.png)
[taffy wrap didn't feel a need to change his avatar, and sits tiredly with no new additions.]
[taffy wrap didn't feel a need to change his avatar, and sits tiredly with no new additions.]
TAFFY WRAP: contrary to expectations, i did NOT take the countershade.
SQUEAKER: was it the coverage?
TAFFY WRAP: .........
TAFFY WRAP: yes.
Hi Taffy Wrap. Hell yeah pjs. What's. Your favorite sweater?
TAFFY WRAP: uhh hm.
TAFFY WRAP: we've got this big ass blanket robe that's pretty good.
TAFFY WRAP: more of a wizard robe than a sweater, but it helps with species dysphoria a lot.
TAFFY WRAP: which...doesnt hurt me as much, but others have it really, really bad.
TAFFY WRAP: it's something we're looking into, i guess.
VINCA
![[Image: vinca-1-2.png]](http://homebrewdeviants.com/static/story/implosion/vinca-1-2.png)
[vinca is the same black void as before, and looks rather playful about it.]
[vinca is the same black void as before, and looks rather playful about it.]
VINCA: No need to change something I'm happy with!
Nice to meet you, Vinca. I do live a good shadow thing. What's your favorite shadow being?
VINCA: Oh, i'm unsure.
VINCA: I'm kind of out of date on media!
VINCA: I'll have to get back to you on that.
WARD
[ward is unchanged as well, the final TCP in the list looking ready to explain his choices.]
WARD: while the markings here are excellent, and i actually do have a skull head on my tail in headspace (and actual head, but that's a secret....)
WARD: i felt like i should try to go without.
WARD: we'll see how it goes.
Heya Ward. You know, I always figure your name was ward In the sense of 'a ward against evil'. Your zombie guy looks cool, can't wait to see what you come up with.
WARD: nice thing is, it works for that too.
WARD: as well as, like...a ward as in a role.
WARD: multifaceted names are nice, especially when they come to you during horrifying medical emergencies.
WARD: cool thing to ease the horrors.
SCAPULA: open to more questions, like before...but i've been reminded last minute that i did in fact do a render this week during a major stress period.
SCAPULA: setting up the new Homebrew Deviants Matrix Space has been really, really hard on me...and i made a piece about it.
SCAPULA: this doesn't have proper backgrounds and props by us, but...considering we also want to take pics of our SL adventures in general, i guess that's not the end of the world.
[a second life screencap of a tiny cartoon anthro cat, curled up and clutching at his head the bedroom around him becomes distorted and oppressive.]
SCAPULA: ...i wasn't having a good time.
SCAPULA: but...having an avatar has made me feel a lot better.
SCAPULA: i'm finally addressing dysphoria i've been avoiding for a long time- i think we all are.
SCAPULA: even with bumps in the road, that's pretty important.
SCAPULA: please feel free to leave questions and replies.
SCAPULA: we appreciate it so much.
![[Image: TCP%20customs.png]](https://pile.randimg.net/3/13/190751/TCP%20customs.png)
