Went in last night and nobody was around. Still noce to have a brief wander nonetheless.

Wandered into the old tree to find deer asleep in there. I sometimes make up mnemonic names for deer I don't know well yet or haven't met enough to put a proper name to, by looking at the shape of their picto. Here we have Left Mouse Click, Space Invader and Cotton Candy.

(I hope this doesn't offend anyone).



It is not often that I meet anyone with horns curlier than mine. These are quite impressive.



Then I came across something I didn't think possible, deer retaining their magical forms inside the zone of the fountain. Can you still cast magic in there, thereby re-transforming base deer within the zone? I must admit I haven't tried that (I don't tend to cast magic much anyway simply because I don't want to annoy deer who are already in their preferred form).

Or is it a glitch that users have learned to exploit? One of the things I find interesting about the game is the way users have discovered various exploits and glitches which allow them to add expressiveness to interactions without actually breaking the game.

I know there was an attempted upgrade to unreal that was never completed, but I have never tried it. To anyone who has tried it, how did it feel compared to the older version? Were any of the exploitable glitches that are routinely used replicated or simulated?

(apologies if I seem nerdy asking this stuff, I love the subjective experience of the game but I am also fascinated by its longevity and its design).



And I am always impressed that even for an ancient game it can still be quite beautiful at times.



After that I went back to the little hill and went to sleep, as everyone else was asleep too.

Well it was dark at least, surprisingly so when I instanciated. I thought I even saw a bat, although I may have been imagining that. But it was certainly dark, and looked a bit nippy, and I wondered if I'd see any others awake at all on such a night.



No sooner had I started to wander the darkened forestthough than there was the sound of hooves and I was joined by Eris and Valaire.



Meeting-frolicking ensued, followed by a greetings-nuzzle. It's always so nice bumping into other deer in the forest, everyone's so pleased to see one another and joyous in greeting. If only humans were as welcoming and pleased to see one another. Mind you it's probably for the best that they aren't, imagine how chaotic it'd be in Basingstoke town centre if everyone was frolicking and nuzzling all the time. And glowing.



It is rather lovely though. Very shortly we were joined by Widmung and there was more leaping, nuzzling and glowing.



Followed by a not inconsiderable amount of circle-dancing. The previously chilly-seeming night was warmed by dancing, good company and all manner of good-natured frivolity.



Including the ever-popular interpenetrating with a tree, with which we all joined in with alacrity. It made me laugh to see a row of deer butts all sticking out of the tree with their little tails wiggling. I think that little tail wiggle is one of my favourite aspects of the deer animation.



Even amongst all this amiable silliness Valaire found a moment to look properly imposing with that long mask and those scary blood red antlers.



More dancing followed, and of course a bit more frolicking.

While I try to get the CSS sorted for the lady's old profile, I figured I'd post her here to get out back out there! I would love to rp if anyone has threads or... I'm not sure how it really works on here anymore tbh. I'm just eager to write and make some connections for her!



Name: Sunna'may

Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
MBTI-Personality type: ENFP
Alignment: Chaotic Good

Gender: Female (She/her)
Sexuality: Pansexual
Status: Single

Species: Chital
Scent: Patchouli
Diet: Herbivore

[I'll edit/add more detail as I go]

Sunna'may is a Púca fae capable of shapeshifting; most often taking the form of a fawn, frog, or feathered doe. She is playful and mischievous.

here's some basic character information regarding beau! i'll also post screenshots and art in this thread.

if you see me, i'm IC! if you'd like to roleplay, my discord and toyhouse are both irl_deer, or you can contact me here to make arrangements. i hope i'll see you in the forest soon!

thank you eris/oxyinco for the inspiration to chronicle beau's journey like this!

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Beau (for whom the bell tolls)
aka Beauregarde

Gender: male
Species: unicorn
Age: yearling
Size: #16 on the size chart

A moody unicorn yearling, recently reincarnated into the Forest. He's easily camouflaged beneath the shade of the trees, courtesy of his shadowy pelt. He's at his teenaged prime, extra angsty and aloof. He moves like a bullet between dark patches of the forest, and from the center of his forehead pierces a narrow, blade-like horn.

He is cursed to share a thousand lifetimes with Knife Princess. This is just one of them.

He seems both aware of his predicament and displeased by it. Though he has no memory of his past lives, he knows this to be the next in his nigh-endless chain of subsequent reincarnations. Beyond this unusual wisdom, he is a regular teen — quiet and somewhat distant, especially from strangers. He prefers to stick with those he knows.

He isn't the most social, but he seems to have integrated into the Forest quickly in the short time he's been here. He spent his foalhood being raised by Missy, and she is the closest thing to a mother he has. When he isn't laying close to someone he knows, he can be found resting on the bridge.

*wakes up* uuh. What the... where am I?



oh man these rocks are *cold* And hard. How did I...

oh yeah I remember now... bits at least... it was raining confetti... deer were dancing and I was bumbling about trying to climb up here and I almost fell down and then... I don't remember...

man... must have been something in that candle smoke... I gotta get myself home.

*stumbles slowly across the forest, wondering if it'd've been better to call a taxi*



unf. zzzzz.

Wow. I almost couldn't believe it when I guessed my password right. But here I am! I doubt anyone here now remembers me, but I was an avid uses here a decade ago. Not sure if I'll stick around for a long time, but if you see me in game or happen to recall me, let me know! I've kept up with rping on other platforms, and maybe I'll even pick up my old character for some writing!

That was the most adorable welcome into the forest we've ever experienced XD

You all are so sweet, thank you! I wish i had grabbed a few screen shots but we were
so busy having fun jumping and dancing and celebrating with you. You made my day !

Please introduce yourselves if we haven't yet met, and i look forward to spending time with you all again

At least that's how it seemed at times. Surreal evening in the forest haha

I hope you have all had a lovely peaceful holiday. Here a week of rain gave way to a lovely sunny day, with fluffy clouds, fluffy and very relaxed sheep and even a couple of Easter bunnies passing through. I spent part of the afternoon just dozing with my woolly companions.



In the evening I thought I'd poke my nose into the forest and upon instanciating I was greeted with a colourful particle shower. I do love my particles so this pleased me.



New flowers tall as trees were growing everywhere, adding to the surreal atmosphere, making me feel like an ox-ram-deer-thing transported into some 1960s psychedelic rock band's album cover. I paused to rub against a giant dandelion.



I wandered around for a bit and bumped into Petaldance and Valaire and things got incrementally weirder. I felt like there ought to be a soundtrack of early Pink Floyd and the scent of some recreational herbiage! Fortunately all I'd had was a cup of tea.



They blew giant bubbles that wobbled up into the sky. I was laughing at how daft and lovely it was and we frolicked around for a bit.



The rocks nearby were covered in candles, and there were a bunch of other deer sitting up there. I attempted to join them, failing again and again to negotiate the geometry, and I am sure the other deer must have been laughing at my attempts to climb up. I made it up there in the end haha.



And there I am now and shall remain until I head off to bed, happy to be in such pleasant company. <3