Dark Circus 2: The Ringmaster

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STORYLINE: The vampire leader of the Dark Circus was part Necromancer, part Clown, but all Master of Ceremonies. "Ladies and gentlemen, boils and ghouls, welcome to The Greatest Show Unearthed!"

All fans of Elegant Gothic Lolita and Aristocrat have a treat this round at The Arcade by Remarkable Oblivion, -- the Melancholy set! You can collect the hat, collar, crinoline, garter, and wrist cuffs in black, white, and red versions. I could not resist stylizing this up for the guys. I used all the infernal pieces from the set except for the wrist cuffs. The "leg cage" was a bit daring, but I think turned out pretty cool. (see below)   Pictured above is the new Haus of Darcy piercing and paint set Ri Fhaolchu (Wolf King) and Banríon Faolchú (Wolf Queen) exclusives to We <3 Role Play, (exclusive meaning once September ends, they're gone never to be sold again!) For my image, I used the two bonus items from the Royal Deluxe fatpack: the bonus Blood Drop color piercings, and the bonus liquid Royal Eyeshadow. The Royal Deluxe fatpack includes all 4 metal colors male and female piercing sets plus the bonus Blood Drop, and Wolf King and Queen facepaints including the bonus Royal eyeshadow. Royal Deluxe fatpack is limited to only 200 copies.   On the lips is Ink Spit lip stripe by Forsaken. This is a really nice thin sharp lip stripe and it comes with a faded option and a handy tintable version like I used above to make the stripe red.

On Him, The Ring Master:
Collar: Remarkable Oblivion Melancholy Collar Inferno RARE, gacha [mesh](The Arcade)(75L)
Hat: Remarkable Oblivion Melancholy TopHat Inferno, gacha [mesh](The Arcade)(75L)
Piercings, makeup: Haus of Darcy Rí Fhaolchú & Banríon Faolchú Royal Deluxe [mesh](We <3 Role Play)(150L) Sale 50%
Lip: FORSAKEN Ink spit lip stripe tintable (75L)
Hair: Argrace ARATA - White [mesh] (250L)
Hands: Slink Male Hands Relax [mesh](450L)
Ears: Trap Vampire Ears [mesh](200L)
Eyes: S0NG Winter Violet Eye (50L)
Skin: Kooqla Knight of Rose - silver (990L)

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Another fantastic goodie you will not want to miss is the Twisted Hunt items from Souzou Eien. The Gothbrella shown above is one of three styles you can win at the Twisted gacha. Each umbrella comes with 7 static poses, and one hold pose that is AO compatible. The rares come with a texture change hud for new colors on the fabric, ribbons, beads, metals, and hand grip. Try to find the allusive Twisted hunt object, because inside is the fantastic mesh prop, the Scrying Ruins. It's mod too, so you can change the color of the water bowl like I did, or tint the glowing crystals. For my stylizing, I really love this combination of the ::K:: Buttoned Jodhpurs with the Lassitude & Ennui Wanderlust boots, and BOOM Sixty-Two Jacket.

On Him, The Ring Master:
Cage: Remarkable Oblivion Melancholy Dress Inferno, gacha [mesh](The Arcade)(75L)
Garter: Remarkable Oblivion Melancholy  Garter Inferno, gacha [mesh](The Arcade)(75L)
Umbrella: Souzou Eien Gothbrella Ruffle RARE, gacha [mesh](Twisted Hunt)(75L)
Jacket: BOOM Sixty-Two Jacket Set - sugar [mesh](past, Fantasy Faire)
Pants: ::K:: Buttoned Jodhpurs Plain-Noir Male [mesh] (190L)
Boots: Lassitude and Ennui Wanderlust boots male - black [mesh](280L)
Pose: Clemmm day 3 (30L)

Setting:
Prop: Souzou Eien Scrying Ruins, 17 LI [mesh](Twisted Hunt #028)(free)

Souzou Eien is having the one year anniversary 50% off sale on mesh clothes, there is a free 75L gift card at the landing, and joining the group is free for September and includes all past group gifts. September 1st - 30th

RMK Gothic Bunny Hunt: Curiouser and Curiouser News

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STORYLINE: Following a tip from a secret informant code-named "tallhat," Alice R. Murrow, investigative journalist for Curiouser and Curiouser News, goes undercover to discover what darkness lurks below the sunny facade of Wonderland.

THE BUNNY HUNT IS BACK! This is one of my alltime favorite events in SL. Last year while on Twisted Hunt, I landed at this Victorian England sim for the first time and saw many pretty girl hopping around like bunnies with tickets in their mouths. My curiosity definitely got me! I have never seen a hunt quite like this. You chase a small grey rabbit that hops around the beautifully decorated sim. The bunny can be anywhere. You follow Mr Bunny and wait for him to drop a ticket. But be fast! Click, Buy for free, and Take it first or someone else will snatch out from under you! Once you get a ticket, wear it, and follow the link. Look for an Alice in Wonderland book and touch it. The prize will be delivered. Tickets are transferrable, so you can gift them, or trade for them. To me this not a hunt, it's a game. I just loved chasing the bunny last year and trying to get tickets. I've been shiny eyes for this special place ever since. In fact, I am helping out this year. *waves Hi to the many people I met at Bunny Hunt* For the blog, I will be showing a photo series of the excellent Alice in Wonderland themed prizes. Grab your loved one, or a buddy and head over to RMK Gothic for some bunny chasing! For more information (in Japanese, English, German, and Spanish) go to the official Bunny Hunt Blog: http://bunny-hunt.blogspot.jp Hunt runs until March 31st.

UPDATE:  If you want only the guy prizes, I recommend you make friends with other hunters and trade tickets. For men, you can get the free landing-point Card Solider. After that, hunt for guy outfits  tickets 12, 14, 18, and there is a nice mesh pocketwatch, trumpet, and derby from 15. A unisex avatar is ticket 6. Props, poses, and decor get are tickets 9, 16, 17, 25.

On Her, Alice 1:
Sweater: NuDoLu Pull relax en laine Wonderland [mesh] (Alice in RMK Bunny Hunt #11)(free)
Hair: D!va Marie (color demo) (free)
Glasses: Mad Mesh Mad nerd Glasses (9L)
Pencil: Aletta Milena Mouth attachment (pencil) (25L)
Jeans: Jeanroco Castillo JRC Promo Skinny Jeans Ladies [mesh] (99L)
Shoes: BB mesh sneakers 11 glitter (100L)

On Him, codename tallHat:
(NOTE: tallHat will be revealed, but for now here are a few "leaked" details. lol)
Jacket: chronokit Fabre Jacket Black [mesh] (300L)
Hair: Wasabi Pills Magician Hair - Iceberg (250L)

Office Set:
Spotlight: Trompe Loeil Spotlight Lamp [mesh] (The Arcade)(25L)
Desk: DIGS Engman Desk & Chair - Black/Ash RARE [mesh] (The Arcade) (100L)
Typewriter, notepad: Tartessos Arts TA Old Typewriter (100L)
Corkboard, Wall letters: what next The Blogger's Office - Ciel (100L)
Drink cup: what next Coastal Coffee Cup (blue) (50L)
Newspaper: River's Cove Shoppe Riv's Newspaper - London (10L)
Room: Barnesworth Anubis New Orleans Apartment [mesh parts] (400L)
Thanks for your help Fulli!

Gacha Mania

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The Arcade
This is mother of all gacha. There is so much cool, original, and varied stuff I can't show it all, I'm just showing a few things that might interest readers. The Arcade closes Oct 15th and then gears up for the next round. I can't wait to see what comes next! I had such a blast. Sometimes lucky like winning the Panda Hamster on the first spin, sometimes unlucky spending more Ls than I will admit to get the Grandfather's Camera, and even a failed attempt to wear girl's *MonCheri* SequinPants (*hopes there will be glam boy version in the future*).  Keep an eye on The Arcade Blog for the next round in December.

1: beetlebones - Dwarf Hamsters Gatcha  [mesh] (100L)
2: ~Tableau Vivant~ The art series skin (125L)
3: DECO - MESH BOLTS Gacha  [mesh] (50L)
4: BALACLAVA!! - A Box of Boyhood (75L)
5: HANDverk - Serpent Rings  [mesh] (25L)
6: [Iruco] gacha / Neck Warmer  [mesh] (25L)
7: Tee*fy Vintage Cameras (75L)
8: ANA_Mations - ArcadeBots!  [mesh] (100L)
9: ASO! Alphabet Bracelet  [mesh] (25L)

Meanwhile, here are three places to get your next Gacha Fix.

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Scary Face Gatcha Halloween
This event is hosted on the Depraved Nation sim and has a lot of edgy urbanwear for Halloween. For more information: DepravedNation

1: [ SAKIDE ] Gacha Halloween V-Neck Tees [mesh] (40L)
2:  NAMINOKE *N*BEAR AV GATCHA [mesh] (25L)
3: *Anymore Nindriode eyes@The Scary Face Halloween (20L)
4: {:ThirteenTH:} Depraved Halloween Gacha 2012 (35L)
5: Chus! Depraved Halloween Gacha ~ Chus! (50L)
6: <LW> Tattered Tee Depraved Halloween Gacha 2012 (5L)
7: Razorblade Jacket Depraved Halloween Gacha 2012 [mesh] (35L)
8: Razorblade Jacket  Depraved Halloween Gacha 2012 (5L)
9: **S&C** Halloween Lollipops Gacha (40L)
10: [CIRCA] Living -Day of the Dead (35L)

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Monster Gatcha Halloween
Many of the folks from World Goth Day are back. Monster Gatcha has whimsical Halloween theme accessories, makeup, clothing, and decorative items. For more information: NewsFromtheLoft 

1: :[mv]: Fright Night Necklaces, Horror Icons Necklaces [mesh] (30L)
2: House of Rain Stranglehold gacha [mesh] (50L)
3: De Baza Teddy Bats Gacha Poster (75L)
4: A.D.D. Andel! Candy Corn Fangs (25L)
5: The Fooding MGF Gacha - The Fooding [mesh] (25L)
6: Souzon Eien ~*S.E.*~ Cultist Tattoo Gacha (50L)
7: ** In A Nutshell ** Octopussycat Hats  (20L)
8: Gothic Toys Tiny Visitor Gatcha (25L)

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RMK Gothic
There are some excellent Kawaii gacha for both girls and guys at RMK. (Updated 10/20)

1: NAMINOKE *N*BUNNY GENTLEMAN HEAD (40L)
2: NAMINOKE *N*ROSE TIE GATCHA (40L)
3: NAMINOKE *N*Kitty Head Gatcha boy or girl (50L)
4: Frozen Night Ghost Avatar Gacha [mesh] (30L)
5: NAMINOKE *N*MITTON GATCHA (30L)
6: NAMINOKE *N*EARMUFF GATCHA (36L)
7: [ SAKIDE ] Lace-Laced Up-Ribbons Gloves / Gacha (20L)
8: Down Down Down Halloween Sweets Gachagacha (13L)
9: Down Down Down Halloween Sweets 2 Gachagacha (13L)
10: NAMINOKE *N*DOKUGANRYU USAMUNE GACHA (25L)