April 29, 2020 - 5:37am — Rya
I wander around the internet in the same way I wandered through our beloved forest. Usually aimlessly. This time I was meandering around on second life when I discovered deer avatars available to purchase. I laughed a little, knowing there were a lot of people who would scoff at the idea of playing in a multiplayer arena as a deer.
When I looked closer at it, there are small aspects of the deer avatar that are very familiar. Notably, an orca-like pattern, and the fact the deer avvies come with 'dances'.
A handful of horns are similar to a few from the forest, inspired by- not taken from.
And it made me smile, because, as with the community I found tucked away on tumblr, and deviantart... I know that within those deer flocks on secondlife are other deer from the endless forest, eagerly awaiting the return of our bountiful and beautiful forest.
And proving that the love of the forest is still with them, even on other platforms.
I'm thinking of getting the avatar, and wandering around the groups, looking for familiar faces and names.
I wonder who I'll find there...
