Just had a lot of fun with a bunch of fawns! Let me know if you're in these screenshots - I'd love to know who Quad was hanging out with!


These were the first two I ran into.


We mostly hung around the pinecone trees and cast antler spells on each other. It was really fun.


Then little by little more fawns showed up.


You'll notice that Quad is laughing in a lot of these pictures.


Saying goodbye to one of the fawns that left.


Laughing chain reaction....


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Then more people showed up!






At the end some stags showed up. I helped one get a set, and later ran into Io Rez! I was a little tired, so I just logged off, but I had a lot of fun with those fawns XD

I'll let you know that I had A LOT of help with this first one, but the next one will be entirely done by me under supervision. Anyway....






This will be heading Jen's way free of charge, and the next ones will be up for sale. What I may do is make most of the bag, show a picture of the design, and then whoever buys I'll put their picto on at the end. I hope this goes well, too - it will not only give those who buy them a burly pretty bag to carry around, but will also help with Tale of Tales' funding (as well as give me some much needed experience with my mom's sewing machines). By the way, I'm an absolute spaz over camouflage, so I plan for all of them to be made out of camouflage fabric.

More info on these will be available soon, maybe after I start working on them. I haven't decided on a price yet but that will be determined later on.

So Jen, this will be heading your way soon.





Info on Project Greenleaf here

Walmart has got something pretty cool going on. They're working with some new bands who are trying to become known, so there is a section in the CDs called 'Soundcheck - Risers' where these bands are featured. Out of curiosity, I picked up a few of them, and am happy to say that they're pretty cool bands!


The first band I listened to was Thriving Ivory. At first I didn't know what I thought about them - they were a little different than I was used to. I soon learned they were inspired by bands such as U2 and Coldplay, and so that places them as an Alternative band. In addition, they are considered to be Indie, which I'm trying to get into (So far the only indie bands I listen to are Interpol and The Killers). I really love their song, Angels on the Moon, and can't wait to hear more from them.


The second band I listened to was The White Tie Affair. I first heard their song, Candle (Sick and Tired) on youtube and fell in love with the song. The White Tie Affair is considered to be pop punk with a little electronica. Their influences include bands such as AFI and the Police, and I would also put them in the same category as bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic! At the Disco (the kind of t-shirts White Tie Affair make for merchandising are very similar to FOB's and PAtD's). This band has become a rising favorite of mine.

EDIT: I changed my mind a little. I'll still be on IT, but not as frequently as I have been. I want to play a lot more TEF right now, but I'll still stay on IT and play every few days or so. I'm sorry for all this drama...I didn't know what I wanted to do, and after getting the below speech off of my chest, I started to realize that I don't think I'll be any happier not playing IT.

Witcher gave Quad back his antlers, and I thank her for that. The other items I don't care about, and I hope Kyra and Ravenflight enjoy having them. As for Quad, he will be in both IT (letting lions, wolves, and hyenas eat him XD) and the Forest (dancing away with friends and strangers). I will leave the speech I wrote unedited so you can see what I had originally said:

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Well it was a fitting end for Quad on IT today...



I let him get caught and eaten by hyenas.

Anyway, my news is that I'm leaving IT. I don't know if it's for good or if I just need a long break, but regardless I gave away all of the things that made some of my characters who they were - Quad's antlers; Infectious' green bubble; Purity's piercings; SoulTaker's fangs...

It was a lot of different reasons for me to leave...the constant begging for items, the markings, some people I thought were good friends not wanting me around, and how it has become one big popularity contest to name a few. I do have some nice friends on there - Kyra, Vanity, Phil Collins, and Genzel to name a few that were solely IT players, and everyone from Witcher, Ravenflight, Ocean, Mazey, and Sluggs who are TEF players. 9 times out of 10, though, I was just sitting around trying to find something to do, getting ignored, and wasting my time.

(Very special thanks to Pega for the banner, and Moosehoof I can't wait to see yours and plan to use both in upcoming editions of QCC )

Witcher and I decided to come into the Forest after getting into an argument with someone on Impressive Title. We eventually found a group of deer in the birch forest who were hanging out.

I was surprised to find a fawn with a similar pictogram to mine:



I then saw Witcher and several other deer start to walk off in one direction. My fawn friend and I followed and then participated in a lovely stroll around the Forest. I didn't take a whole lot of screenshots, but enough from various points to show what we did.






We finally ended up at the Playground, where everyone bowed, nodded their heads, and began to dance.



I'm glad I got to participate in this. I do not know the purpose of this activity, and whether it was for fun or it was a solemn walk (which I apologize for Quad skipping and walking backwards at time if that was the case), but it helped me clear my mind from what had happened earlier on the other game, and I reflected on myself and what I wanted to do with my life while we walked.

This one will definitely make up for yesterday's Candid Camera. I took a lot of screenshots and had loads of fun with the deer Quad met today!


Having a lot of fun with Light and Kokochora, who Quad turned into a bat when he arrived.


I'm wondering what the deal is with Quad doing bat spells...the last three transformation spells he's done were bats. *shrug*


Quad is not worthy


This looks like an accident about to happen.


Spinnin' fools XD


Then we have a whole bunch of deer show up and play with us! One of the fawns is Innisen.


The fawns were really crazy XD




Then Nowa, our DotD friend got disconnected :<


Sometimes I think Quad has too much fun...


...and he's still not worthy.





More silliness!

Okay this isn't much of an entry because I didn't play a whole lot yesterday, but I had a lot of fun with someone. Quad had to sit down because Brandy and Boo (my dogs) were bugging me about going outside, so I left him in a mushroom circle. When I came back, a nice deer came up and had sat down next to him. So Quad cast the transformation spell and the other deer cast a pelt spell:



Then later on we sneezed off the spells, laughed, and danced. A few others came and joined us, too:





I'd love to know who this was - you wear a really nice set. I've had Quad wear that set before, too!



And I had a lot of fun dancing with you and everyone else who joined in. I encourage everyone whose playing to invite anyone nearby to dance and laugh with you, especially fawns and nameless stags - it really helps people feel welcome in the Forest and not ignored!

Well here's something else, would someone be so kind as to make me a banner for Quad's Candid Camera? It doesn't have to be anything fancy, I just am not the best at making them, and I'll nuzzlespam you forever

Based on an experience I just had...

The young man opened the sliding glass door and let his dachshund out into the back yard. He flipped on the outside light and stepped onto the wooden porch, as the dog bolted out and ran out to the darkness of the yard. The man took a few steps off of the porch, looking around at the yard. He could see the full moon before him, partially covered from the silhouettes of trees. To his left, he could see the sky light up with static electricity - it appeared to be a lightning storm without thunder. In addition, several bullfrogs started croaking in seeming rhythm - he could tell the sound was coming from the trees before him.

He saw a flash before his eyes, and looking to the sky, he saw the flash again. "Oh it's an airplane...", he said to himself, and expected to see the flash continue in a line...but instead, the blinking light took a sharp left turn. He looked away to see if his dachshund was still doing her business, then looked back to the trees. He saw the flash again, and was surprised when it blinked before the silhouettes of trees. "That can't be an airplane!", he said, and focused on the light.

A lone firefly drifted around his back yard, flashing it's light every few seconds, sometimes dimly, other times very brightly. He knew his mind wasn't playing tricks on him, and for the next few minutes, he stared blankly around the back yard, watching the insect blink as it maneuvered through the trees. This was a rare sight for the man, as fireflies usually flew deeper into the woods rather than in his back yard.

He suddenly had a sense of nostalgia, his childhood was full of trips where he and his family would stay in a chalet on a mountain or in a wooded area, and every time he would run outside and chase the fireflies as they danced with one another. He wanted to go back there again, and had the immediate realization that summer had arrived.

I have no idea what to make.

I'm going to look into crafts and things, because I really want to help, but I'm open for suggestions too. In short, What would be a craft or something you'd like or expect a guy to make?

If it helps - I'm pretty good at sewing and stitching (I know how to use a sewing machine a little), I've done deerskin leather and bone necklaces (the charm was made by CelticMystress); and I've drawn people's deer on Magic: The Gathering cards.

So far the only idea I have is maybe trying to make some beachy kind of necklaces, but I'm not sure if I can get ahold of supplies for that...

...or maybe I could do something with camouflage XD

Please let me know any ideas you have!

Chapter 1 - Ancient Atonement

A loud sound broke the silence of the morning. "Blasted thing!", the man cocked his rifle and aimed again. He fired at the retreating deer, the bullet going through his left hind leg and sending a wave of pain through his body. The stag cried out but kept running, not too far behind from his doe and fawn.

The man cocked his rifle once again, but a middle-aged woman snatched it out of his hands. "You fool, have you forgotten the rules of this town?", she spat at him, "We don't hunt the deer!" By this time, Francis' parents arrived, curious about the commotion. "Silas, what have you done?", they began to ask. The hunter spat on the ground and walked off without saying a word.

They looked to the forest. A slight splatter of blood shone from one of the trees.

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It was early in the afternoon, and Francis' last class had gotten out of session. He spoke to his few friends and then began made his way home. He walked a few steps from the school when three older boys got in his way. "Where do you think you're going, shrimp?", one of them asked, smirking and crossing his arms. Francis was picked on often by these bullies, but he learned comebacks to their insults. "None of your business, Chucky.", Francis replied. The boy's face turned slightly red as he yelled, "It's Charles!" Francis scoffed and began to take a step around them when the other two boys reached out at him. He backed up, just avoiding their grasp. "Get him!", Charles ordered his thugs. Francis sprinted in the opposite direction, the boys regaining their footing and chasing after him.