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I’m talking about the orphans!
After the Christmas Event they all disappeared. Every one of them. You couldn’t find one anywhere except in snapshots.
And, now they’re back. Suddenly. It’s almost like a Zurg Mothership landed and dropped them all off again. I can picture it now, like some surrealistic scene right out of a movie - all the orphans walking down the ramp of the mothership, all wide eyed from their sojourn in space, or wherever the Zurg might have taken them, and finding themselves back on Gaia again.
I can only guess that the people who adopted them after Christmas decided they didn’t want them after all and sent them all back to us. So, now Gaia is stuck with them again. Luckily for the orphans, there are plenty of Gaians who will adopt them. But not everyone. The dark side of it is, Gaia now has a black market for trading and selling them. Orphan Commodities.
I wonder if Orphan Futures are anything like Pork Belly Futures?
TRex-kun · Wed Mar 05, 2008 @ 04:25am · 2 Comments |
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With all the new evolving items available in the Cash Shop, my house has become quite the menagerie.
I started out with just the Green Corallus, which is growing into a good size snake. Since the Emerald Tree Boa is a constrictor, I was worried about my Grunnies, but my concern was unnecessary. They are quite capable of defending themselves if the need arises. And I think the snake senses that too because he pretty much leaves them alone.
Next came the stone egg. At first I thought it was just some decorative item to display in your house. So, I put it next to my Water Festival trophy. About a week later, I overheard a couple of people talking about what might hatch from it. A Black Gryphon! I thought they were kidding, but it turned out they were one hundred percent correct. The more it grows, the more of an interest Gwee seems to have in it. I think he thinks it’s kin or something.
Then there’s DandiiDooDad. He’s a cute little thing, but reminds me of one of those small radio-controlled helicopters. Unfortunately, NOT under my control. He whizzes around the house tempting the others to chase him, which more often than not, they do. Even Eros, who keeps trying to shoot it down.
Speaking of Eros, I had to lock him in my storage locker for a bit. He kept wanting to shoot the Grunnies with his arrows. Yikes! That’s ALL I’d need; Grunnies breeding like bunnies. Gaia may need a lot of things, but certainly not a pandemic.
And, of course, the Polar Bears turning into ice shields blindsided me. I didn't see THAT coming.
The newest items I bought were the Drome Egg which I am pretty sure will hatch into a Dromeosaur dinosaur; and something called ‘The Experiment’, which I haven’t a clue about what it will be. At the moment, it looks like some kind of alien blob. All I know is my skin crawls every time that single red eye stares at me from it’s beaker. At least, I think it’s an eye. You can almost see it thinking, Your time is up when I get out of here, sucker!
TRex-kun · Fri Feb 01, 2008 @ 10:46pm · 2 Comments |
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My Friend Cupid. I mean... My Friend Eros |
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With the snow gone, I went back into Towns for a walk and took my friend Cupid with me. I found out later that that he hates being called that and kept correcting me.
“My name is Eros, damnit.”
Anyway, not having much luck finding gold in the trees and bushes or under the rocks, I turned my attention to catching insects. I also thought it would be good for Cupid, excuse me.. Eros, to get a little excersize and some real flying in. But, it turns out he’s afraid of the dragonflies and pretty much stayed glued to my back. Of course, they ARE almost as big as he is. It was funny watching him shoot at them with his arrows. I wondered what would have happened if he actually had hit one of them. Can dragonflies get lovestruck?
When we came across a group of people, he got off a couple of shots which found their marks before I could stop him. The victims immediately ducked into a house. I didn’t know if it was to get away from his arrows or to cyber. We didn’t stick around long enough to find out either and left the neighborhood in a hurry.
TRex-kun · Fri Jan 04, 2008 @ 04:13pm · 1 Comments |
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A State of Normalcy has been Achieved |
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Well, at least as normal as things ever get here on Gaia.
After attempting to carol in Towns, I decided once again that it was a waste of time. So I ended up shaking the trees and bushes and frisking the snowmen. I ended up with about 300g for my efforts before going back to caroling in the shops. But I don’t think they wanted me around. They ALL kept telling me to keep caroling by visiting DIFFERENT shops. While they were polite about it, clearly they meant go someplace else to sing. Maybe they aren’t as tone deaf as I thought.
I sometimes forget how fast things can change around here. They seem almost instantaneous at times. Take Towns for example. One minute, everything is covered in snow and the next, it’s all gone. No scattered patches of it hanging around in the shadows or anything. Gone completely! Not only that, but this time when it disappeared, it took the Tiki huts and sliding ponds with it.
And, the fountains are back. Go figure.
Sheesh! After four years here, I would think that I should be used to this by now.
TRex-kun · Thu Jan 03, 2008 @ 10:54pm · 0 Comments |
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Orphans Say the Darnedest Things |
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Excerpts from some of our conversations.
Gangrenia: I've learned to sleep with my eyes open. Me: It's a good thing too. You gotta watch your back at all times around here.
Fisher: I bet if I ran away nobody would miss me. Me: They told me that they tried to miss you as often as possible anyway. Fisher: I have a bunch of imaginary friends, but I don't think any of them like you, sorry. Me: I imagine that I dislike them too. Just out of curiosity; are any of them named Harvey or Inga? Fisher: Oh, great I think I'm getting the plague again... *sigh* I just got over it last week. Me: Don't be so melodramatic. It's probably just a common cold. Fisher: *achooooo* I hope this cold spreads like the plague to the other orphans. Me: So; now it IS just a cold but you WANT it to be the plague? Fisher: I wonder how much I could get by selling my foot online. Me: I'm sure you'd get a lot more for an arm and a leg than just a foot.
Nitty: We only have one book in the orphanage, but it's written in Portuguese... Me: So why don't you learn Portuguese?
Female Bruce: I heard of a place where they let you talk about your problems and someone listens. I wonder if it really exists. Me: Huh?
Clod: I hope I get adopted by a family of astronauts. Me: That would be kewl for you because you're really good at taking up space. Blair: This is the real world, huh? Me: Yes it is, so quit acting like a n00b. Blair: Our beds have been nice and cozy since we switched from gravel to dirt. Me: Don't say that too loud. You'll make the vampires here jealous. Blair: My darned hair keeps falling out! Me: Well, pick it up and put it back in. Blair: Ms. Cooper takes care of us, when she's sober. Me: I KNEW those bottles of Dr. Blotto's Warmup Cure looked familiar. Blair: At the orphanage, we have to choose between eating and drinking. Me: But you just implied that Ms. Cooper does all the drinking.
Oliver: I hope to have parents that aren't imaginary someday. Me: Imaginary parents would be better for Fisher. They would fit right in with the rest of his friends. Oliver: Why do we have to bathe, it takes a lot of time to develop this level of grime. Me: I think it's the smell rather than the dirt. Oliver: I am a top of the line orphan. I got all my shots, I am good to go!!! Me: Didn't you JUST GO to the bathroom?
TRex-kun · Sat Dec 29, 2007 @ 05:42am · 2 Comments |
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Well, It's THAT Time of Year Again. |
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Time to make the annual rounds of caroling in the shops. At least I think my singing has improved a bit. I don't think I sound like a Vogon reciting poetry anymore. Instead, picture Jabba the Hutt singing Christmas carols. I'm certainly glad all the shopkeepers are tone deaf. And, these newest shopkeepers need to get with the program and start dressing up like the old ones do. Still, tone deafness and clothing aside, I would love to wake up Christmas morning and find Vanessa, Sam and/or Flynn and their lovely ornaments under my nonexistent tree. But, even though I don’t have a tree, I DO have plenty of mistletoe.
Anyway; maybe I'll try caroling again in Towns this year.
Just when I thought Towns was almost back to normal; I see they dug up all the fountains again. This time they flooded and froze the areas for ice skating. Which might be fun if we actually HAD ice skates here on Gaia. And we had snowballs this year too. They must have imported the snowballs from somewhere else because we weren't allowed to make them ourselves. We had to get them pre-made from the Tiki Huts, which look really out of place in the snow. But I guess it made sense since Gaian snow is really weird. Come on! We don't even make footprints in the stuff.
So, I got this announcement telling me that the orphanage needed help. My first thought was that it was a scam because I never knew Gaia even had an orphanage. But it turned out to be legit, so I decided to do my part and help them out for the holidays. At first, I wasn't sure if I would like it, but it turned out to be a refreshing change of pace from all the aliens and vampires that have been running around Gaia lately.
Although if one more orphan tells me about Mr. Raccoon, I'm going to... never mind. I shouldn't be thinking thoughts like that. They can't help the way they are.
I'm beginning to think Ol' Man Logan is a bit of a clairvoyant. He just recently got a shipment of brand new items into his store. And it was all stuff the orphans asked for. Well, not for the items specifically; but it was easy enough to figure out what they wanted or needed. How did Logan know EXACTLY what they were going to want? Especially when it was something as esoteric as a lung brush. Kinda creepy if you ask me. So is the fact that Mr. Blotto’s Warmup Cure looks disturbingly like a bottle of Jack Daniels.
And finally:
I WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON.
TRex-kun · Sat Dec 22, 2007 @ 09:15pm · 1 Comments |
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Hey! I’m a Vampire! (Procrastinators Part 3) |
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If you thought the Summer Water Festival was the biggest event Gaia had to offer, you’re all wet behind the ears (and everyplace else!). Get ready for Halloween 2007. Vampires vs. Humans! And Jack too. ‘Nuff said!
I can’t wait. Only three more.....
Nevermind.
I started out as a human, but the lure was too great. So I switched over to be a vampire. However, it seemed to me that it was harder to make attacks on people as a vampire than it was as a human. I don’t know why. More than likely it was just a figment of my imagination. On the few occasions that I went back to Von Helson Manor for healing, I wish they could have done something for my attacks too. Maybe give me a stronger grip or something so victims wouldn’t be able to slip from my grasp just as I was about to bite them in the neck. I can’t tell you how many times I ended up sucking air while my would be victims scurried off to safety.
While at the manor, I was hoping to spend some time with Marie and Anna Corrine but Vlad said they were out somewhere 'taking care of business’.
Ultimately, I decided that the vampire life wasn’t for me so I changed back to being human and went Trick or Treating in the stores.
TRex-kun · Wed Nov 28, 2007 @ 05:15pm · 4 Comments |
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