Aenigma (Madness) : The Cheshire Cat

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STORYLINE: Alice: "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"  Cheshire: "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to." Alice: "I don't much care where."  Cheshire: "Then it doesn't matter which way you go." - Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll

The Cheshire Cat in the The Bearded Guy's backdrop inspired this image along with the Tea Party Bento pose chair and table by Wet Cat. In the background, are the Whimsical mushrooms by Celeste. All times from the Madness round of Aenigma.  Over at Neo-Japan, is this awesome SUPER LONG hair by Raven Bell. It looks amazing. There 2 texture zones, inside and outside. And since it's mod, you can add a fun glow to the inside like I did here. The hair comes in fits for women, and fits for men. As you can see above, it can even tuck under you when you are sitting. I think I will be wearing it to death along with the L'Emporio&PL vampires claws. I loved them so much, I got matching Damned Claws for the feet.

On him, The Cheshire Cat:

Hair: Raven Bell Rain Hair, gradients [mesh] (Neo Japan)(250L)
Face chain: RichB Navia Face Chain [mesh](Aenigma)(350L)
Claws: L'Emporio&PL Oblio Vampire Claws Jake m. [mesh](Aenigma)(350L)
Claws: L'Emporio&PL Damned Claws For Feet-B. Jake V2.0.BENTO-V2 [mesh](340L)
Jacket, Pants: xJAx Jake Straight Jacket, Pants [mesh]
Fangs, tattoo: Gauze Nightmare  - Fangy [BOM](150L)
Ears: Murder of Ravens [M.O.R] scruffy cat ears [Bento][mesh](75L)
Collar: Artificial Hallucination +AH+ Belt Collar male [mesh](246L)
Tattoo: Catseye Tattoo "Tiger Print" + Omega Appliers  [BOM](99L)
Eyeliner: Lovely Disarray The Guyliners : Watchful Eye  [BOM]
Tattoo: Pink Fuel [PF] <All Tones> - BOM - Remove Nail Layers [BOM](1L)
Lip: random.Matter Glossy Chapstick - Mercury  [BOM]
Skin: Tableau Vivant Adam skin - no eyebrows - Tone 15 [BOM]
Eyes: FATE Oculi Cateye v1.0 [mesh](coming soon)
Mesh head: Raven Bell James, Bento [mesh] (2000L)
Body: Belleza Jake 2.0 Bento Mesh Body  [mesh](2999L)

Setting:
Chair, pose, table: WetCat A Little Mad Chair Prop, Bento [mesh](Aenigma)(280L)
Mushrooms: CELESTE Fantasy Mushrooms Fatpack [mesh](Aenigma)(249L)
Skybox: The Bearded Guy This is Madness Backdrop [mesh](Aenigma)(199L)
Tree: The Looking Glass TLG - The Shrine Tree Tapestry Tree Pink [mesh](350L)
Tree: The Looking Glass TLG - The Shrine Tree Tapestry Tree Teal [mesh](350L)
Tree: The Looking Glass TLG - The Shrine Tree Tapestry Tree Green [mesh](350L)
Tree: Lunaria Garden Party Tree [mesh](150L)

Skybox: Vicious Decay Down The Rabbit Hole [mesh](45L)

The Return of Pretty Pretty

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The Dark Circus 3: Puppet

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STORYLINE: Finding good performers for the circus is hard to do these days, unless you happen to be a gifted necromancer like the Ringmaster.

I'm Mad mad mad for 7 Mad Ravens! Almost everything in the outfit above is M7R!  Don't miss out on  7 Mad Raven deals at the Thrift Shop this round. The Creep You Out creepers Punked Out V-neck Top (see below), and Body Bind are all on discount at the Thrift Shop. Over at Totally Top Shelf has a wonderfully wicked Carnival theme for all your Evil Carnie needs. I love the 7 Mad Raven Freakshow Ticket and Eyeballs Popcorn rings. Over at the main store, you pick up these badass Bat Wing Neons. They flicker and glow sporadically, and make funny comments in local chat. They're from the Neons gacha, and you can win several styles. The Gullillotine necklace comes in bloody and clean and works for girls and guys. The Crash Jeans Heavy Grunge are wonderfully textured like you've been rolling around under cars in a mechanic shop for weeks. lol The Jacket is really cool shape, short in the front and long in the back. You can pick it up in several different colors. And the last of the 7 Mad Raven goodies is this badass Devil's Waitin' Fedora. It comes with a texture hud to switch out the hat band and metal stud colors.

On Him, The Ringmaster:

Top: 7mad;Ravens Punked Out Top-V1[mesh] (Thrift Shop)(75L)
Shoes: 7mad;Ravens Creep You Out - Red [mesh] (Thrift Shop) (100L)
Undershirt: 7mad;Ravens Body Bind (Thrift Shop) (80L)
Ring: 7mad;Ravens Ticket Stub Ring [mesh] (Totally Top Shelf)(200L)

Necklace: 7mad;Ravenss Bloody Guillotine Necklace [mesh] (150L)
Pants: 7mad;Ravens Crash Jeans-Heavy Grunge [mesh] (189L)

Hat: 7mad;Ravenss Devil's Waitin' Fedora [mesh](199L) 

Wings: 7mad;Ravens NeonWings-Bat, gacha [mesh] (70L)

Jacket: 7mad;Ravens Shinedown-Red [mesh] (150L)

Cuffs: BLITZED Legacy Cuffs - black [mesh] (299L)

Hairbase: Action Hair Base 04 Veganic - Snow (107L)
Applier tattoo: Clemmm Damaged Hands (99L)
Nail Polish: By Snow Fashionable Black applier for Slink hands (1L)

Hands: Slink Male Hands Relax [mesh](450L)
Appliers: Koolqa Knight - Slink Appliers HANDS, Feet (100L each)
Ears: Trap Vampire Ears [mesh](200L)
Skin: Kooqla Knight of Rose - silver (990L)

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STORYLINE: Finding good performers for the circus is hard to do these days, unless you happen to be gifted in the dark arts like the RingMaster.

I went crazy with this set, the idea being Carnival Cemetery. lol The Undead Puppet is played by Kariritaisho. She is showing the lovely Sugar Garden Head mesh head with gothic makeup. Her hair is cute braided updo with bow by Sweet Things. You can pick it up at the Kings and Queens fair. While you are there, drop by Dollle's for the this interesting umbrella-like Farthingale dress. Her Ballerina ribbons are by Bacio, stockings by Cannibelle. The Puppeteer pose is one she won at the WetCat gacha.

Now let me tell you some more about this setting. Twisted hunters are in a very nice treat, Death Row had created a spooky cool mesh Carousel! It spins and you can sit on horses or the booth. Fantastic gift! Thank you!  The Open Raven Tomb and the Dearly Departed grave series are all new releases by Noctis. You have edit permissions so you can move things around if you need. The tomb comes with poses, lighting, and creepy ground fog. I love Noctis so much, the textures are so nice and create perfect ambience. Adding to the scene, is the Contraption Dulci'matic from the current round of The Arcade. I love these music boxes too. Next to it is the Sess Tester game by Theosophy at The Arcade.  Behind it, is the game Whack-a-Noob by Weather or Not and I'm happy to report they have returned to SecondLife! Just follow the link on the stylecard below to go to the new store location. Welcome back <!WorN?> In the back is the Madame Zola's Fortune teller set by Noctis, this is an oldie but a goodie and comes with poses too. The others tents are by Gothic Desires and come some adult animations, it was prize from a past Twisted Hunt. Be sure to do the Twisted Hunt this round, it's theme is Time Warp, it means all colors and past themes this time. The amount of prizes are staggering! Go have some fun, gang!

On Her, The Puppet:

Hair: Sweet Thing Catherine Hair [mesh](Kings & Queens)(249L)

Dress: Dollle 052 Farthingale Outfit - Black [mesh](Kings & Queens)

Head: The Sugar Garden Tsu Mesh Head B Tone [mesh]

Stockings applier: Cannibelle Charmed suspender tights

Feet: Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) - High [mesh](675L)
Shoes: Bacio Ballerina Slink High [mesh](129L)
Eyes: Adored siren eyes - unreal (90L)
Eyelashes, eyeliner: Gaeline Creations Mesh Lashes Divina [mesh] (180L)

Pose: WetCat "Puppeteer" #1, gacha

Setting, The Dark Carnie Camp:
Carousel: Death Row twisted hunt GIFT carousel [mesh](Twisted Hunt)
Music Box: Contraption Dulci'matic: The Children RARE, gacha [mesh] (The Arcade)
Game 1: Theosophy Sass Tester, gacha [mesh](The Arcade)
Game 2: Weather or Not <!WorN?> Whack-a-Noob Game [mesh]

Tomb: Noctis Open raven tomb with candles [mesh] (155L)

Grave: Noctis Dearly departed gravesite with dying roses #1 [mesh](155L)
Grave: Noctis Dearly departed gravesite with dying roses #2 [mesh](155L)
Grave: Noctis Dearly departed gravesite with dying roses #3 [mesh](155L)
Grave: Noctis Dearly departed gravesite with dying roses #4 [mesh](155L)
Fortune Teller Tent: Noctis Madame Zola's Fortune teller set (275L)

Tents: Gothic Desires Circus sex tent (past, Twisted Hunt)

Thanks for your help Kariritaisho!

Paradise Kiss Sale + Black Fair

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WHAT? Paradise Kiss is closing?  *makes panic face*  No, no, no. Dont freak out, but do run to scoop up the sweet deals. The Paradise Kiss inworld store is closing and then moving to the marketplace. From now until the end of the month, you can buy original mesh clothing for men and women at 50-99L. For example the jacket I have on above, "Edgar," normally sales for 399L, but I got it for 99L. The jacket comes in black, silver, white, cobalt, blue, seagreen, brown, red, purple. And now I have some exciting news, there will be a rebirth as Ayashi comes back to it's Anime and J-Rock roots with plans to create entire outfits of total badass including hair, clothing, and shoes. Yes!!!!!!! *does the happy dance* One more thing, while working on this shoot I discovered in the marketplace this nice mesh scooter. It's by Prefabrica and it's totally free!

On Him:
Jacket: Paradise Kiss Edgar - purple [mesh] (99L) Closing Sale
Pants: Paradise Kiss Men's Skinny Jeans - white [mesh] (99L) Closing Sale
Scooter: Prefabrica Zoomer [mesh] (free)
Shoes: DECO Coconut Wingtip [mesh] (Collabor88) (188L)
Hair: Ayashi Jomei - white set (200L)
Necklace: Fusion Cord Cross Multi Necklace (male) (295L)
Tattoo: KOOQLA River stardust tattoo (past, Limited Bazaar)
Eyes: Poetic Colors nightfall city lights [mesh] (100L)
Skin: Tableau Vivant Nathan - tone 14 (990L)

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"I see a white room and I want to paint it black." The Black Fair is going on now til the 23rd. The event and gifts are heavily slanted towards the girls however I found a few things for guys to enjoy too: Bat Buddies by Epic, Batman mirror by Wetcat, Mustache earrings by Pure Poisen, black ring by Max Gossamer, high waisted black leggings by U:Refined, and black bag by Chandella. The hair is by KMADD. He had his 7 year rezday and released 3 nice eyes and 2 hairs for KMADD members in the group notices.  Motorcycle 19 has some freebies on the 2nd floor including the silver earring and shades. In the background is a gorgeous lounger by Aisling. (I am loving this store! Check them out at Fantasy Gacha, We <3 Role Play, and Taste the Rainbow hunt) The Lady Sciarri lounger comes with two texture huds, one for patterns and the other for colors, so you can mix and match for your decore style. The lounger comes with single and couple animations. Very nice.

On Him:
Bats: Epic Bat Buddies (The Black Fair)(1L)
Bat mirror, pose: Wetcat "Mirror" Pose Stand w/Prop [mesh] (The Black Fair)(1L)
Bag: Chandella Bag Marry. black [mesh] (The Black Fair)(1L)
Ring: Maxi Gossamer Black Roho - Large [mesh] The Black Fair)(free)
Earrings: Pure Poison Black Moustache Studd Earrings [mesh] (The Black Fair)(1L)
Pants: U:Refined  High Waist Black Leggings (can be used by guys) (The Black Fair)(1L)
Earring: 19 Motorcycle Onenine Piercing Ver.1.2 (free)
Shades: 19 Motorcycle 19 LOCS Ver,1.1 (free)
Hair: KMADD Fadima - Black & Silver 8 (group gift, free)
Lounger, lamp: Aisling Lady Sciarri with 2 texture huds and Oilbviate lamp - black [mesh] (700L)