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Saturday, July 25, 2026

Midnight Order: Maximilian Spyder (Escape from Club Apophis, 51)

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STORYLINE: "We are reporting live from the edge of the Forbidden Zone!"

The frantic voice crackled from a holographic tablet resting on the steel desk, its audio ragged with static and barely cutting through the deafening thrum vibrating from outside.

From the quiet dark of the Okinawa command bunker, Maximilian Spyder watched the glitching archive footage. His long, pale fingers danced over the tablet's controls while his other hand idly twirled a black king chess piece. He was an ancient Briton warlord surviving in a cybernetic age. In stark contrast to his jet-black hair, his skin was the color of bleached bone. But it was his eyes that truly betrayed his terrifying power: solid, pitch-black voids of a supreme apex predator. Where his eternal rival’s eyes burned with gold, Maximilian’s shone with a cold, merciless crimson.

Behind him, torrential rain battered the reinforced glass, each drop a tiny, violent percussion against the sweating steel walls. The storm was merely a backdrop to the mechanized empire mobilizing for war on the tarmac below. Matte-black stealth hover-copters whipped the heavy, ozone-scented air into a wall of sound. Beneath them, thousands of vampire soldiers marched with machine-like precision. They wore high-tech, interlocking tactical armor and carried silver-alloy rifles equipped with UV-laser sights that sliced through the deluge like thin, blood-red wires.

Stark white UN insignias gleamed on the sides of the massive transports. They were no longer monsters lurking in the shadows. They were a supernatural superpower: authorized, weaponized, and preparing to strike.

A heavy transport shuddered the ceiling overhead. Maximilian didn't blink. His focus remained locked on the tablet as the reporter's face, framed by the rusted, towering gates of the Forbidden Zone, filled the screen.

"It’s not radioactive! There are no biohazards!" Lisa Liemawr’s scream tore over the ambient roar of the engines. "That’s right, folks, it’s all a government lie! What’s really inside the Zone is monsters! The government has a pact with them! Our boy, Yoon Jihoon, he’s the first person to escape that place alive, and they set him on fire for it!"

The camera panned over a crowd of terrified students, eventually zooming in on a dossier image of Yoon Jihoon. A second later, the feed cut to the final, horrifying footage: a human-sized inferno blazing across a college baseball field.

Maximilian stopped twirling the chess piece.

"Excuse me, Sir," a high-ranking officer interrupted, his combat boots clicking sharply as he stepped into the dark bunker. "Incoming Deep-Net encrypted call. It appears to be from Mother Superior."

Maximilian’s red irises flared slightly, the title echoing like a ghost from another decade. "Are the credentials legitimate?"

"The security certificate is out of date, but yes. It's an authentic ping from the Neu Seoul network." The officer handed over a heavy, secure halophone and immediately stepped back, lowering his eyes.

Maximilian laid the device flat on the tactical table and pressed accept.

The air above the projector shimmered, smelling faintly of scorched copper. A classified, military-grade VR link established itself, weaving a flawless, table-top hologram into the dimly lit bunker. The figure that materialized was not the visionary engineer Maximilian expected. It was a blonde woman clad in the austere, symbol-laden habit of a nun. Her digital avatar blinked, adjusting to the simulated rain hammering the bunker and the sharp chemical scent of jet fuel drifting through the ventilation.

"Who are you?" Maximilian’s voice was a low, authoritative rumble that seemed to vibrate in the very floorboards. "And how did you get this line of communication?"

"I’m taking a massive risk contacting you," the woman replied. Her digital form stabilized, and she lowered her hood to reveal a cold, deeply exhausted face. "My name is Paine. Acting Mother Superior of the Children of Apophis."

Maximilian planted his knuckles on the heavy-duty tactical table and leaned forward. "And why is Lucien Ginerva’s most loyal disciple calling his archenemy?"

The hologram flickered as Paine bristled. "For two years, I believed my predecessor, Sophia, was merely in hiding. Tonight, I received confirmation her body has been found."

Paine’s digital avatar shuddered slightly, her rigid posture failing for a fraction of a second.

"She left a contingency packet with strict instructions to open it only if her death was confirmed. I broke the seal an hour ago." She swallowed. "Its contents included her secret contacts and far more than I ever wanted to know."

Maximilian murmured, the sound blending with the thunder outside. "Yes, I have not heard from her in some time. I assumed the worst."

"So it’s true, then. She was working for you. A traitor and a heretic," she sneered.

"Hmm," Maximilian offered a terrifyingly polite smile. "I imagine she contacted me for the exact same reason you are now."

Paine ground her teeth. "Make no mistake, I am not your ally. What I want, what we, the Children of Apophis, want, is to restore the Old Ways."

Maximilian let out a short, hollow chuckle. He picked up a crystal goblet of synthetic blood from the desk, swirling the thick, scarlet liquid slowly.

"I’m aware you run Lucien’s scam plastic surgery clinic," he said, his tone entirely unbothered. "Something extraordinary must have happened for you to turn on a master you've served for decades. But first, enlighten me. What exactly do you mean by the Old Ways?"

"The natural order," Paine said, her voice dropping into a fanatic's mesmerizing cadence. "All things must die."

Maximilian raised an eyebrow, his gaze dragging over the intricate embroidered symbols on her habit. "So you worship Apophis not as a God, but as the symbol of death?"

"Neither. Apophis is a force of nature," Paine corrected sharply. "Entropy. The physical direction of time itself. Order to disorder. There are too many undead walking the Earth, defying the arrow of time." She pointed a trembling digital finger at him. "How old, exactly, are you?"

Maximilian smiled, allowing a single, razor-sharp fang to peek over his lower lip. "An amusing irony, Sister. You worship decay, yet you serve the oldest, most vain creature of our kind, a man obsessed with erasing the very signs of decay you revere. You don't practice your religion very well."

"Apparently, neither did MasterGin," Paine fired back, stepping so close to the edge of her holographic boundary that the projection crackled at its edges. "He tricked us. Betrayed his own creed. He doesn't want to feed Apophis to honor the universe. Sophia warned me, but I didn't believe her."

She paused, her hands pressing flat against her habit.

"MasterGin wants to use Apophis, the only God capable of killing other Gods, to murder one for him. He wants to slay his creator."

Maximilian went entirely still. The scarlet liquid in his goblet stopped swirling. He set the crystal glass down with a slow, deliberate click that cut through the baseline hum of the bunker.

"Lucien wants to slay the Pharaoh?" Maximilian’s voice dropped to a dangerous whisper. "A bold delusion, even for him. How does a fraud plastic surgeon intend to shackle a cosmic force?"

Paine took a sharp, jagged breath, her eyes darting to the tactical maps on his desk. "He spent centuries engineering the infrastructure." She stopped, her jaw working. "Apophis cannot be tamed by worship alone. So he changed the parameters. If the god will not obey him, he will trap it in something that will."

Maximilian glanced at the peripheral glow of his tablet, where the muted footage of the university students continued to loop. His eyes locked onto the frozen frame of Yoon Jihoon. He tapped the glass directly over the boy's face.

"The boy who escaped the Forbidden Zone,” Maximilian murmured, completing the equation. He looked at Paine. "He is building a vessel."

"Yes," Paine whispered, the confession leaving her sounding entirely hollow. "The Opening of the Mouth ceremony is tomorrow. If he succeeds, he controls the weapon that ends the Ruler. And that’s only the start. He intends to remake the world in his design, with power I doubt he can control. The consequences are too horrible to fathom."

"Indeed," Maximilian said softly. He leaned back, letting the silence stretch between them until the weight of it became a weapon.

A sheet of rain lashing across the reinforced window swallowed the tarmac armada in a blanket of grey. Paine looked past him, taking in the silhouettes of the stealth transports and the sheer scale of the mobilization.

"Can you stop them?" she asked, the desperation finally bleeding through her rigid exterior. "Can you take them out?"

Maximilian did not answer immediately. He reached beneath his heavy tactical collar and pulled out a thick silver chain. Hanging from the center was a single, yellowed human canine tooth. He laid it flat on the illuminated tactical map, the ancient bone stark against the glowing blue topography of Neu Seoul.

"With this tooth, I purchased sovereignty for the Vampire Nation."

For a heartbeat, the red in Maximilian's eyes disappeared, leaving only two endless black wells staring back at her. Lightning violently strobed outside, flashing his pale face in stark white relief.

"Berlin, 1945. The Allies were so desperate, they forged an alliance with creatures that eat them."

"Wait a minute." Paine’s holographic eyes grew wide as she stared at the relic. "Are you suggesting that tooth is...?"

"Yes." Maximilian tucked the necklace back beneath his armor, hiding history away. "We can make many things that should be dead, die, possibly even Lucien Ginerva. However, the Ruler is beyond our capabilities. He is too old and too powerful."

"So this conversation is pointless. I shouldn’t have called." Paine moved her hand toward her console to sever the connection.

"Not necessarily," Maximilian said, his voice smooth and absolute. "Unlike my opponent in Neu Seoul, I believe in evolving with humanity, instead of enslaving it. Our purpose is the Rule of Law. Capture, convict, and if found guilty, imprison. Surely that should make me worthy of a little more time to see this great work through to the end."

Paine held his crimson gaze for a long moment. Whatever calculation she was running showed in the tight line of her mouth. Finally, she reached into her pocket. She held out her hand, and a glowing, holographic data chip materialized in the air between them, instantly transferring its encrypted payload to Maximilian’s terminal.

"The barrier override codes," Paine said.

Maximilian smiled, a genuine expression of respect. "You’ve done the right thing. Thank you for this intel. My people will ensure you and your loyalists are protected in the fallout."

"The boy, Yoon Jihoon, and his university friends too," she quickly added, her voice tightening with newfound panic. "Or no deal."

Maximilian stood up. He pulled the image of Yoon Jihoon back to the center of the display, studying the boy's face with cold, clinical detachment.

Paine went rigid, her projection pixelating for a moment when the silence dragged on. She had already given him the access codes; the leverage was gone. "Did you hear me? I said the students must be safely extracted."

Maximilian ignored the demand entirely, keeping his back to her. Somewhere in the bunker, a cooling unit cycled on, pushing cold air across the room.

Behind him, the heavy steel door of the bunker hissed open. A communications officer stepped in, his face pale under his tactical visor, holding a secure datapad. "Excuse me, Sir. The President of the United States is on the line. The US abstaining vote is now a yes. The resolution has passed."

Paine blinked, her avatar glitching violently in shock. "The US President? No, that is impossible. He’s one of the clinic’s primary benefactors. Why is he talking to you?”

Maximilian’s smile widened into something truly wolfish as he finally turned around. He picked up his tablet and cycled the authorization screens with clinical precision.

"Lucien Ginerva is a theatrical idiot," Maximilian said softly. "He actually thought he could threaten to melt the face off a sitting US President during the State of the Union address and not expect consequences."

He turned the tablet so Paine could read the flashing red authorization codes.

"Washington just signed the resolution," Maximilian stated, his voice ringing with the cold clarity of a funeral bell. "The United Nations has officially authorized us to violate Neu Seoul’s airspace. Monstrum's sovereign immunity on the Korean peninsula is revoked."

"But the clinic," Paine whispered, her digital form trembling as the reality of her complete ruin set in. "The children. What happens to the rest of us when your troops breach the barrier?"

Maximilian stepped aside, granting her an unobstructed view of the massive military armada spooling up their engines through the glass. He reached down, his pale fingers closing around the black king on the chessboard, and casually flicked it off the table. It clattered loudly onto the metal floor.

"Thank you for your report, Mother Superior," Maximilian said. His tone carried no malice, only the absolute, chilling certainty of a general who had already won the war. "Have a good death... when your time comes."

Before Paine could utter another word, Maximilian severed the connection. The hologram collapsed into a shower of blue sparks. He turned his back on the empty space and walked out into the pouring rain without a coat or umbrella.

Outside, thousands of Night Troops snapped to attention. Every head turned to follow him. Every soldier stood perfectly still in the downpour. The hover-copters continued roaring above, their searchlights cutting through the dark. Cold rain sheeted off his shoulders. He raised one hand, and thousands moved simultaneously.


After a long hiatus from the blog, Maximilian Spyder returns in killer drip!   From Midnight Order is the Sovereign's Grace Rapier & Spite by FOE. Each sword comes with an unrigged scabbard and animations you can trigger by touching it. Draw, sheath, and various poses.  They both have texture huds to change the the different textures on each zone.   ...From Krova is the Devil Mask. It's unrigged and mod so you can adjust it for the perfect fit. It comes with a texture hud.   ...Matching the Oni style is the Kyouran pant set by Yuebin. The fatpack comes with texture hud with solid colors and Japanese fabric options. I used the Spider Lilly for Max.   ...For Military style, I used Yuebin's Echo of a Dream jacket and top. You can wear either, or both together. It comes with a texture hud.   ...From Oracle is the Sovereign Jacket and Cap. The cap is unrigged and mod so you can adjust it. The coat comes as an attachment or animesh attachment. Attachment has pose to keep the arms down. The animesh version has bonus arms down poses. It comes with a texture hud.  ...I couldn't resist using the XTX Arana tattoos when I spotted them recently. They are Bom with several opacity options.   ...And rounding out Max's look are the Sintiklia Axel hair, combined with the wet look for Argrace's Chizuru. Demon red and black eyes by Gloom. Coconut's intense Dong face texture. And Laura's black sheer bodystocking I use so much.   ...Stay tuned for more shocking reveals as Escape from Club Apophis races to the finale.

On him, Maximilian Spyder:
Mask: KROVA - DEVIL Mask [mesh](Midnight Order)(225L)
Swords: FOE - Sovereign's Grace Rapier & Spite [mesh](Midnight Order)(1299L)
Jacket, top: YUEBIN - Echo of a Dream, jacket, top,  LegacyA, megapack [mesh](1290L)
Pants: YUEBIN - Kyouran Set, LegacyA, fatpack [mesh](1290L)
Jacket, cap: Oracle - Sovereign Jacket, Sovereign Cap, male [mesh]( L)
Boots: L&B - Swear Havoc Ops Boots, LegacyM, Black [mesh](499L)
Claws: L'Emporio&PL - Oblio Vampire Claws male [mesh](350L)
Hair: Sintiklia - Hair Axel Rigged M [mesh]( L)
Hair: ARGRACE - CHIZURU_II / men [mesh]( L)
Bodysuit: Bas de Laura Store Laura's Black Sheer Bodystocking with Long Sleeves [BOM](150L)
Skin: coconut - Dong Skin / Winter Tone / EVO X [BOM]( L)
Tattoo: XTX - Arana Tattoo - 60% [BOM]( L)
Head: LeLUTKA - RUNE [mesh](3990L)
Body: TheShops - [BODY] Athletic Meshbody (Legacy)(m) (1.7.1) [mesh](5000L)
Pose: Diesel Works - Baasha2

BONUS IMAGES: inworld raw shots, hi-res, midday sky :





Saturday, June 7, 2025

Cyber Fair: Escape from Club Apophis, 3

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STORYLINE: Jihoon barely heard the drone of the teacher's voice over the buzzing in his head. He was physically present, but mentally hacked. Words dissolved into static under the harsh fluorescents. He hadn’t slept. The image from the Smart Mirror, that glitch, kept replaying in his brain like a virus in a loop. It hadn’t been a hallucination.

His fingers hovered over the embedded screen on his desk, only pretending to scroll through the lesson. In truth, his searches had grown darker, more specific. Search: "Lathandro, Apophis Atelier, Gin Aesthetica."

He pressed Enter. His breath caught as a website loaded instantly. Elegant. Minimalist. Professional.

GIN AESTHETICA™
Shaping the Future of Beauty

Jihoon stared, stunned.

Client testimonials poured across the screen, glowing with impossible praise:
"No scars. Minimal pain. Revolutionary."
"Dr. Gin’s techniques ended the cycle of post-surgery pain medication abuse."
"We are leaving the age of barbaric medicine and entering the golden age of true beauty."
"I was a plastic surgery disaster. He not only saved me, he made me beautiful. Dr. Gin is a saint from heaven!"

It sounded too good to be true. But Jihoon only had to look in the mirror to know it was real.

He clicked the *About Us* page. There he was, The King Cobra himself. But not in leather. Not in chains. Not prancing in fishnets and lingerie. Not smiling like a sin-drunk serpent god.

No, this was worse. This version wore a pristine white coat, hair slicked back, no glitter, no heels. Just clean lines and polished confidence. Behind him, a backdrop of sterile chrome and frosted glass. A face exuding trust. Prestige. Sanity.

The caption beneath the image read:

Dr. Lucien Ginerva
Lead Aesthetician, Founder
Board Certified / Augmentations & Full-Identity Rewrites

Jihoon’s fingers trembled against the glass. It was him. No long hair. No lipstick. No velvet laughter. Just a calm, professional gaze. The look of someone who’d never done anything wrong in his life. He scrolled lower.

Client List: Private.
Clientele: Global entertainers, political dignitaries, royalty, world athletes, news anchors, CEOs.
Appointment Wait Time: 5.7 years minimum.
Location: Classified / Invitation Only

Jihoon went cold. His pulse beat in his chest. The elite of the world, rebuilt, restructured… maybe even owned by this man. And Jihoon? He had been inside his lair. He had seen something he was never meant to see. His vision blurred. The letters on the screen began to shimmer, slither.

The website font twisted, coiling into glyphs like snake tongues. He gripped his desk. His breath caught. Was he hallucinating? Or was something breaking inside him?

Did no one else see this?

He didn’t notice Minjo until she spoke.

"You're going to get flagged by the school firewall if you keep that up," came a soft voice from just ahead.

Minjo, girl genius of the Robotics class.

She didn’t even turn around. Just said it like a fact, like she’d been watching him from the back of her skull.

Jihoon flinched, eyes darting up from his screen. Her short, choppy bob shifted slightly as she leaned forward, refocusing on the teacher. Her hair today smelled like coffee, and the edge of her glasses had a smudge she hadn’t noticed.

Every time she looked at him too long, Jihoon wanted to melt into the floor. She saw things. She saw him. And he wasn’t sure that was something anyone should do right now.

He had always liked Minjo. The kind of liking you hide behind careful glances, or take the long way just to pass by her locker. Since Club Apophis, her voice was the only one that felt real. Now, as she leaned closer, close enough that he could feel her warmth, something ancient stirred in him: a dark ache, a primal pull, as if her heartbeat was music he could not ignore.

Minjo turned slightly, just enough to speak to him from the corner of her mouth. "I know about Kyle. And the dare. I know you went."

Jihoon’s stomach dropped.

"I just don’t get it," she said softly. "You’re smarter than that. You don’t have to prove anything to people like him."

Her words wrapped around his neck like a noose made of truth. He opened his mouth, spewing garbled noises. There were so many things he wanted to say to her. *I love you. I’m terrified. I need help.*

But what tumbled out of his mouth instead shocked him:

"Lunch? With me?"

Peeking from her shoulder, her Emoti-Bot changed its expression from worry to a big smile.

She blinked, surprised. "Sure. Outside. I need to talk to you too."

At that moment, another little bot on her desk made a low beep and projected a blurry hologram of Jihoon with heart eyes. A third one squeaked and played a warbling MIDI version of "Secret Lovers."

Jihoon groaned and covered his face.

Those damn bots definitely knew too much.




This post was a lot of fun to do, I love robots and this round of Cyber Fair has a wealth of them for you to enjoy. The Robotics Classroom is made from the Soloars Solarpunk Workshop. Its PBR with wonderful textures, lights and PBR probe all set up. 53 land impacts, and scripted doors. ...Also from Soloars is the Duck-E animesh robot. It can wander on its own, or is an attachable pet. it comes in Orange or Pink. And it quacks too. ... The hover bot is Mr Nice Guy by Bondi. It comes is several colors and has a hud to change its facial expressions. ... The wearable dueling animesh bots, Click to Fix Bot, are by Tardfish. Click on the bots start their war. lol It comes in several colors. ... On the deck is robot box head, Aras TV Head by KYMILE. It comes with a hud to change its textures and display screen.   ... Hanging from above are the cool hanging planters, Scifi Inverted Ring Lights Set by Cerridwen's Cauldron. Click on the rings to change their colors. They are mod too.   From Shard are the fun animesh robots Harrori Lenzo and DaVinici Butterly. ... Serving as futuristic school desk are Desk: Europa Desk by Isil, La Sina Lounge Chair Grey by The Loft, and laptop by MESHWORX.

Worn by Minjo is the T-666 jacket by Over. It works pretty cool as a cyberpunk school uniform with led glow parts.   ... Paired with it are the T-022 shorts by Sokiro. They are mod, so I used the black set and tinted the led glow part to orange.   ... The hypnotic eyes are Cyber XI by SHIMM. They are the bonus texture from the fatpack, brown eyes with a receiving wifi signal icon as the pupil. Pretty cool effect.   ... Additional parts of Minjo's outfit are: Zeroichi's Ocean Goggles, GRAAL's Elion glasses, MALified Cyber Mechanic Gloves in orange, Wasabi Pill's Cleo hair with the gold beads hidden, and Phedora Banshee boots. The BOM layers are both knit as my nod to Minjo's inspiration, -- Cyberpunk Velma from Scooby Doo fame. lol

On her, Minjo, Robotics prodigy:
Jacket: Over T-666 Jacket, PetiteX [mesh](CyberFair)(280L)
Shorts: Sokiro T-022 Short - LaraX, black [mesh](CyberFair)(250L)
Eyes: S H I M M CYBER XI, full set, Lelutka, Bom /  [BOM](CyberFair)(100L)
Goggles: ZEROICHI Ocean Goggle, gold [mesh]
Glasses: GRAAL STORE Elion Glasses [mesh](249L)
Hair: Wasabi Pills Cleo Mesh Hair [mesh]
Boots: Phedora Banshee V2 Boots, LaraX [mesh]
Power Drill: [A.Z] #1387# Power Drill # [mesh](49L)
Socks: Luxuria Thigh High Knit Socks - *white* [BOM]
Bodysuit: Sn@tch Full Knit Bodysuit, Black [BOM]
Head: LeLUTKA CAMILA [mesh](3990L)
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara [mesh](2750L)
Pose: Just Posing Amenity (65L)

Setting:
Sitting large robot: solares Duck-E [add/rez] [mesh](CyberFair)(699L)
Building: solares Solarpunk Workshop [mesh](CyberFair)(649L)
Hanging plants: Cerridwen's Cauldron [CC] Scifi Inverted Ring Lights Set [mesh](CyberFair)(499L)
Hover bot: BONDI Mr Nice Guy, Blue [mesh](CyberFair)(295L)
Boxhead: KYMILE Aras TV Head, fatpack [mesh](CyberFair)(599L)
Fighting Bots: Tardfish Click to Fix Bot, Blue (pbr) [mesh](CyberFair)(249L)
Large robot: SHARD Hattori Lenzo [animesh]
Mecha butterfly: SHARD DaVinci Psyche butterfly, static [mesh]
Laptop: MESHWORX Loztech Laptop With 5 Animations [mesh]
Desk: Isil Europa Desk [mesh]
Chair: The Loft La Sina Lounge Chair Grey [mesh]
Hanging wires: BROKEN ARROWS S.T.A.R.K Labs, Cables 2, Silver [mesh]

BONUS IMAGES: inworld raw shots, hi-res, midday sky.



Saturday, March 15, 2025

Cyber Fair: Neon Shackles

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STORYLINE: RED’s servos whirred as he struggled, the synthetic sinews beneath his chrome plating straining against the magnetic restraints. His last recorded memory flickered in his quantum core, standing outside Club Aqua, bathed in the pulsing blue glow of the club’s underbelly, his velvet voice coaxing patrons inside. "Drinks. Cythroid. Pleasure." Then blackout.

Now laying in a jail cell next to a strange offering of stimulated human food, he wondered where he was being held. It was dark and reeked of sweat. A warehouse? An abandoned facility? His optical HUD flickered through possible locations, but his captors had been careful, no GPS, Net, or HIVE access.

A jagged voice cut through the silence.

“You know why you’re here, tin man?”

RED’s processors whirred in confusion. The most logical answer was a jealous husband, he had seen his share of those. Or maybe traffickers, high-end androids like him fetched a fortune on the black market.

Instead, the figure looming over him growled a name he didn’t expect.

“Eden. The boy. Who is he?”

RED’s neural circuits reeled. Eden. The ethereal child who never left the VIP lounge, always under the watch of that inhuman warden, the Cursed A.N.G.E.L.?

RED’s synthetic throat flexed, his voice smooth despite the tension in his restraints.

“You think I know?”

A fist crashed into his face, shattering the false skin of his cheek, exposing the gleaming metal beneath.

“Then let’s start with what you do know.”

As they powered up a pain emulator, a cruel little toy meant to make machines scream, RED calculated his odds of survival.

They weren’t good.


Yes, of course I took inspiration for this image from the Bailizhi's take of the Deepspace prison wear for naughty vampires. lol. I hope I was able to come up with something you Deepspace fans and Cyber fans would both enjoy. The matching hairstyle for the BlackShift outfit is unrigged and comes in a wealth of color options, it was fun to try them all, (I loved the auburns).  Red's body android lines and material body shine is by Abyssal. It comes in Wet and Dry variety, works perfectly on male or female bodies. And includes a few additional tech word tattoo options. ...Can we talk about how nice the Cerridwens-Cauldron food set is? I didn't expect to see such nicely crafted cyberpunk food at the event, but it's totally a must have for any cyber setting! The textures and materials on the noodles, eggs, and soup look so real.  ...Sole is the master of Cyber accessories, and ARA2 doesn't disappoint. I used the headset for Red. The set also includes a full respirator and electrodes for the forehead. ...The Tech handcuffs by Solares are a gift you can find in the marketplace. ...The setting is the cells by Varonis with chains by Static and Fayded.  ...(fyi, The mesh head I used here is an pre-bom and bento mesh head by TMP. I'm hoping someday we will get an update on them, it has a unique Anime/Bishonen look no other mesh head has!)


On him, Club Aqua android host RED:
Body shine: ABYSSAL Justice, Dry [Materials][BOM](Cyber Fair)(477L)
Headset: SOLE SA - Headset ARA2, White [mesh](Cyber Fair)(349L)
Hair: Bailizhi hair A10-UNRIG, color 1 pack [mesh](Cyber Fair)(200L)
Complete Outfit: Bailizhi BlackShift fatpack, legacy M [mesh](Cyber Fair)(2,599L)
Cuffs: solares Tech Handcuffs [mesh](gift)
Eyes: Poetic Colors oriental pearl - small bright [mesh] (150L)
Head: TheMeshProject (BETA) Head(m) - Anime (Deluxe) [mesh]
Body: TheShops [BODY] Athletic Meshbody (Legacy)(m) (1.7.1) [mesh](5000L)
Pose: Tableau Vivant man4

Setting:
Food: Cerridwens-Cauldron Gyozo Troy Set, white [mesh](Cyber Fair)(269L)
Food: Cerridwens-Cauldron Spicy Noodles Set, white [mesh](Cyber Fair)(269L)
Collar: Static Shackles of the Damned [mesh](295L)
Chains: Static Chain Clutter [mesh](275L)
Chains: FAYDED Chain Heap [mesh](100L)
Setting: VARONIS DuskHall Cells [mesh](699L)

BONUS IMAGE: inworld raw shot, midday sky



Sunday, March 9, 2025

Cyber Fair: DJ Sharky Shark

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STORYLINE: Eden had escaped from the Amish reservation, but freedom came with a price. He was being hunted for his unaltered, pure human DNA, a rarity worth a fortune on the black market. That’s how he ended up as a DJ at Club Aqua, owned by Kujo, the ruthless crime boss of Insilico. Being Kujo’s favorite “pet” was terrifying, but it also kept him safe from DNA poachers.

Every night, Eden spun tracks at Aqua, breakdancing to a priceless relic: an old 1980s boombox filled with music from a lost era. He had found it hidden in an abandoned barn back on the reservation, and the infectious sounds of the past awakened something in him. The music made him crave more, more than just dusty farms and candlelight. It ignited a longing to see the world beyond The Dome.

Cyber Fair is such an amazing event stuffed full of cyber awesomeness and I love the fancy sim build too. It really gets you in the cyberpunk mood. This first post is inspired by the fun and texture-animated glows Sharky boots by Diaboli Design and the Midwest boombox and Cybertooth Catboom wearable speakers. Seka's Cy-Visor has a cool glitch animation, and the Cy-Tard comes with a Lara X flat chest fit, so.... I did a little gender bending here. That's right! That's Lara X! Surprise! hahaha Wearing Lara X allowed me to also wear the MDN Neon Veil Jacket. I used the Reborn size for bagginess. The thigh guards by Aurora add even more coolness to the look. Helping to create a more masculine look, I used the Cheerno latex body suit, a bunch of deformers, and the Cruel neck corset to hide the head and body seam. The Nova hair by RavenBell is on sale at the Night Market for 25% off. It has a shimmering glitter effect and edgy color textures. The semi translucent Trent Demon cyborg hand also by Cybertooth. Helping me set the watery mood is the Jian shark that I converted into a faux-hologram effect with translucency and a glow. Breakdance pose by Le Poppycock, and my breakdance pad is the wearable hologram by Solares.

On him, DJ Sharky Shark:
Visor: SEKA Cy-Visor [mesh](Cyber Fair)(349L)
Outfit: SEKA Cy-Tard, LaraX flat [mesh](Cyber Fair)(299L)
Thigh guards: AURORA Cyber Future Hip, LaraX [mesh](Cyber Fair)(fatpack 2699L)
Speakers: CyberTooth CatBoomBox! [mesh](Cyber Fair)(250L)
Hand: CyberTooth Trent's Demon Hand [mesh](Cyber Fair)(200L)
Boots: Diaboli Design Sharky, Legacy Athletic [mesh](Cyber Fair)(999L)
Jacket: MDN Neon Veil Jacket Fatpack [mesh](Cyber Fair)(fatpack 1588L)
Boombox: Midwest Glitch Bass Boombox, The Hunted [mesh](Cyber Fair)(299L)
Hair: RavenBell Nova Hair Short w Bangs, Shimmer [mesh](Night Market)(25% off Sale 338L)
Bodysuit: CHEERNO CHN F22 latexbody [BOM](225L)
Collar: Cruel Sulfur Gorget, Legacy M [mesh](100L)
Halosign: solares Tech Sigil [mesh](gift)
Head: LeLUTKA Kane Evolution [mesh](3990L)
Body mod: Maitreya Mesh Body - LaraX FlatChest Add-on [mesh](499L)
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara [mesh](2750L)
Shark: JIAN Mako Shark, Static Rawr [mesh](550L)
Pose: Le Poppycock Cool like dat

BONUS IMAGE: inworld raw shot, midday sky








Friday, May 27, 2022

ScifiCon: Radical Ed and the Quest for Space Lobster

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STORYLINE: On the dusty streets of New Albuquerque in the off world colonies, a strange flame haired teen danced and sang to a song only he heard. Following behind Radical Ed was a short legged dog dressed in a lobster costume. In the teen's arms were takeout boxes from Space Lobster, and on top of that was an open laptop almost at his eye level. The screen flickered with the image of a blue haired woman. “Damn it. He got away. I don’t see why I should pay for dinner when I have no money! It should be the one who collects the bounty!” A nonchalant sounding guy replied, “Hey, not my problem you make bets you can’t pay.” The woman began to curse. In the distance, Ed heard gunfire. He checked a map on his computer, then stopped in front of a hanger. Its massive door slowly groaned open. “We’re heerrree!” He placed the boxes on the ground and pointed to his furry companion, “Guard, Einstein!” The little corgi smiled and barked. Ed looked back in the distance towards the gunfire. It was getting closer. He hurried inside, but froze in his tracks at the awe inspiring sight looming over him, -- the AMC Tiger Mech. “Whoa.” Then a big mischievous grin grew across his face. In a blink of an eye, he pirouetted up the scaffolding, and landed inside the heavy war machine. His hands danced at the controls as he Oooed and Ahhhed at the shiny technology. Then he reached down, grabbed a handful of wires, and yanked. “Oops,” he chuckled. He popped open his laptop, plugged it into the machine, and typed as fast as the gatling gun firing outside. Close, too close!  He smashed the enter key, tossed a bomb with a smiley face into the cabin, and hopped to the ground with a soft thud. The corgi barked and ran up to him. Panic crossed Ed's face as he quickly scooped up the little dog, dropped low, and rolled behind a cluster of tall metal crates. Gunfire began to ricochet into the hanger. Metals sparks all around them. When the ammo ran out, a man wearing a cowboy hat raced in. But he had no face. What he had instead was a solid metal plate with heat seeking vision. The Golden Express Bandit! Ed watched quietly as the bandit labored up the scaffold, leaving a trail of blood, then flopped into the pilot seat. “Goodbye, Spike Spiegel!” he snarled as the Tiger’s guns suddenly stirred and aimed outside. “Shit!” A figure silhouetted against the bright sand outside, dove to the side just as 3 rockets launched in his direction. Ed reached down with his hand and clamped the dog's jaw shut as the rockets exploded. The ground shook. The sound of the explosions reverberated in the desert canyon. A few moments later, Spike's weak voice flickered through the laptop. “Damn.... No ...lobster tonight. I... I think I need a medic.” Ed punched in a few keys on the laptop. As the cockpit canopy lowered and locked tight, a grin spread across his face like the cat who caught a mouse. The mech began to fill with smoke. “Nitey Nitey Mr. Express." Outside, a confused Spike stumbled into the hanger holding his side. Ed popped up from behind the crates and pointed to the charred lobster boxes. “Order more, your treat!” The towering mech lumbered out of the hanger with Ed trailing behind it, his fingers working a joystick. Spike leaned against the wall, and watched the kid with the little corgi trotting behind him still wearing a ridiculous lobster costume. He lit up a smoke, and shook his head, "Damn brat. Next time we bet on who pays the hospital bill."

Its ScifiCon in SL! Have you see it yet? Many fun sims, a hunt, cool things to buy in themes of Cyberpunk, Dieselpunk, Space Western, Steampunk, Super Heroes, Silvertech, Ecotech, and Near Future. This post and story were inspired by items at the event and the anime Cowboy BeBop. From Death Row Designs is a stunning fully meshed sim with shitton of decor items that is just stunning to behold. The DRD team worked for months on this massive Space Western theme build. And delivering badassness, is the brand new AMC mech and repair bay with animated repair arm and flying repair bot by Solaras. For Ed's outfit is the Cyber mechnic by MALified, and Googles and backpack by Butanik83. Radical Ed is an ambiguous gendered character, so for my take on him I used Off-shoulder Crop Top with V-tech flat chest mod for Maitreya, and +AH+ collar to hide the seam with a male head Kane by Lelukta, wearing female face skin by DeeTalez and Boi skin by Pink Fuel. Since this is a mechnic outfit and Repair Bay and Hanger, I threw in the Sekai pipe Wrench for fun. And speaking of fun, how adorable is the little Corgi by Sweet Thing & DarkendStare?   

For an event schedule at Scificon and Maps of where stores are located on each sim, head to: https://www.scificon.org (Note: If you have trouble viewing the website, switch to the firestorm browser)





And now a little more Information about the very cool new [AMC] Solares Tiger mech. At Scificon, you can demo the Tiger and try it out within the store. You will first want to buy from the vendors for Basic Mech, Deluxe, or Mega pack which includes everything. If you want to do max Relay for Life donations: 1) Get the basic (The basic includes the Tiger and all you need to start fighting.) Then 2) walk over to the row of Relay for Life vendors to get fun addons like the popular Repair Bay, or Cat Ears for your mech, and a variety of skins. Now how do you add the addons? 1) Unpack workshop. 2) Rez the tiger on the ground. 3) Wear Workshop hud 4) Then wear on the addons you want to load into the Workshop menu. 4) Drag and drop addons from the Workshop menu to "skin" tab or "front deco" tab for the ears. See the video below. Here is a video clip showing the Repair bay and the Mech firing on it. lol And 2nd video clip showing how change skins in the Workshop menu. You can add the cat ears this way too, just drag and drop it to the Front Deco menu. This is the first release, so there are sure to be more addons in the future. Have fun Space Cowboys! 



On him, Radical Edward:
Pants, gloves, boots: MALified Cyber Mechanic, Black, Maitreya[mesh](Scificon: CircuitJanes)(389L)
Backpack: Butanik83 Planet Explorer Backpack [mesh](Scificon: New Xantis)(250L)
Goggles: Butanik83 Planet Explorer Goggle [mesh](Scificon: New Xantis)(200L)
Top: krankhaus Off-Shoulder Crop Jacket [mesh](200L)
Pet: Sweet Thing. & darkendStare Plopped Lobster Corgi [mesh]
Wrench: +SEKAI+ Pipe Wrench, Fatpack [mesh](199L)
Collar: Artificial Hallucination  +AH+ Belt Collar male rig [mesh](249L)
Hair: Dura Dura-Boy01, fatpack (200L)
Skin face: DeeTaleZ Skin *Selma* for LELEVOX / nobrows/ Nordic (past gift)
Skin: Pink Fuel [PF] <Porcelain> Boi/Athletic 1 [BOM](250L)
Head: LeLUTKA lel EvoX KANE 3.1 [mesh](3990L)
Chest: [V-Tech] Boi Chest Mod - Maitreya [BOM](499L)
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara  [BOM] [mesh](2750L)
Pose: Poseidon Ice 8, gacha

Setting:
Mecha large: Solares [AMC] Tiger Mech, basic pack [Animesh](ScifiCon: Violet Streak)(1999L)
Repair Bay: Solares [AMC] Mech Bay [Mesh](ScifiCon: Violet Streak)(1999L)
Laptop: Kraftwork Shabby Console Desk, Laptop [mesh](399L)
Hanger: Death Row Designs DRD Xantis - Hangar [mesh](Scificon: New Xantis)(575L)



Thursday, February 11, 2021

Mainframe: RAB8 and the Crystal Palace

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STORYLINE: The crowd was cheering at the Crystal Palace. RAB8 was preparing to take the stage when gravity on the space station suddenly failed. Darkness. Emergency bots flicked on and buzzed around him. He heard gunshots. An explosion. People shouting... Alarms blaring. What the hell? Was the Space Station was under attack?

This image is inspired by a combination of things: the endings of the video game CyperPunk 2077 and their Kitsch style, my past post for RAB8, and from the Mainframe event items like the Omise CyberRabiEars and Black Cat anti-gravity poses. Speaking of Mainframe, have you checked out all the awesome loot at the event this round? Its ending soon. Don't miss it!

On him, RAB8:
Ears: Omise CyberRabiEar [mesh](Mainframe)(350L)
Corset: Fika Chassis Augmentation Maitreya [mesh](Mainframe)(700L)
Boots: Eudora3D Road Boots (Maitreya)[mesh](Midnight Order)(499L)
Hair: KMH Hair CP006 (Male) Unrigged[mesh](Mainframe)(325L)
Armbands: krankhaus Cross Straps Maitreya [mesh](Midnight Order)(250L)
Jacket: krankhaus Mahou Shonen V-Tech Jacket [mesh](500L)
Collar: A&Y Helix Cyber collar Maitreya multicolor [mesh](MF gift)
Shorts: Cubura Arcangel Shorts Maitreya [mesh](399L)
Guitar: Mug Punk Rocker #17 Electric Guitar Black, gacha [mesh]
Eyes: By Snow Citadel Eyes - Carbon Cyan [mesh] (200L)
Makeup: Lovely Disarray Dead of Night [Complete](150L)
Bodysuit: Graves G242 Mainframe - White - male (460L)
Tattoo: Apocalyptic Tattoo Circuited body M&B tattoo (500L)
Skin, Boi layer: Pink Fuel [PF] Doll V2 Vamp [BOM](2500L)
Mesh head: Raven Bell  BJD Bento Head James // OMEGA-UV [mesh] (2000L)
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara [BOM] [mesh](2750L)
Pose, helmet: Black Cat Poses BCp Cyber Helmet Pose 3 [mesh](Mainframe)(150L)

Setting:
Pet: Solares Zap-01 Blue Dron, gacha [mesh](Mainframe)(99L)
Skybox: PALETO Backdrop Blueshift purple version [mesh](199L)



Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Mainframe: The Shipping Drones

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STORYLINE: The Wasp Virus was raging in the Mainframe. Highly developed Cyborgs were locked in hibernation mode. How would the mail get through? Enter an unexpected hero… an old series Solares Cargo Drone. It would be up to little drones keep things running until the contagion could be purged from the system.

So many awesome cyber goodies at Mainframe. I just love this genre. This image was inspired by current events, the Cerridwens Cauldron XB Pod, and the cute Solares Cargo Drone. The XB Pod has poses in it, and you can touch the LED screens to trigger an animation or open the pod door. Cerridwens Cauldron also has a matching free planter at the event. The Solares Cargo drone can change to different colors and themes, and it will seamlessly busy itself picking up boxes and delivering them. The gorgeous Hydra Mask is by Lanevo. The fatpack comes with a hud that can change the textures on all its many parts and adjust the transparency on the face. It also has has a bangs hairstyle that will fit nicely inside the mask. The Power Chip is from a gacha by Astara. Its face is animated and you can change its display colors. The Bionic necklace by L'Emporio&PL also includes a texture hud to customize it. I am wearing the new Athletic Legacy mesh body by TheShops. Its so nicely made, and pitch perfect for my style. The downside is there are currently no clothes or accessories for it, or deformers. But I found the A&Y Arm Boosters for Gianni fit pretty well. The unrigged muffler by Krova was easy to adjust. And... my most daring clothing attempt is super cool Cryo Chest by Wicca's Originals at Mainframe. Its made for Maitreya, but as long as I have no lower half... its no trouble. lol

On him, Shipping Drone Hydra:
Helmet: LANEVO HYDRA MASK fatpack [mesh](Mainframe)(780L)
Waist: Wicca's Originals Cryo Chest Maitreya [mesh](Mainframe)(599L)
Powerchip: Astara Chip-n0Mix Power Chip, gacha [mesh](Mainframe)(25L)
Necklace: L'Emporio&PL Bionic Necklace Male [mesh](Mainframe)(350L)
Armbands: A&Y Cyber Bunke Arm Booster Male[mesh](390L)
Muffler: KROVA Muffler [mesh](150L)
Body, skin: TheShops [BODY] Athletic Meshbody (Legacy)(m) (1.0) [mesh](5000L)

Setting:
Pod: Cerridwens Cauldron [CC] XB Pod White/Low Res Textures [mesh](Mainframe)(250L)
Cargo Drone & Crates: Solares Cargo Drone, Crates animated [mesh](Mainframe)(409L)

Location:
Horizons - stage 5



Sunday, March 1, 2020

Home & Garden Expo Design Challenge: The Weather Outpost 017

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STORYLINE: In a not-too-distant future where the climate and oceans are rapidly changing, few brave souls willingly live in the danger zone. Stationed at Weather Outpost 017, located in the Florida Keys, is one such person, a Climate Scientist. His mission is to collect vital data for better weather forecasting, and transmit it back to NOAA and the National Hurricane Center in New Miami. 

More than just a home, the Outpost also functions as meeting area and office space for visiting scientists, government officials, and journalists. The curved home is built to withstand extreme weather and packed with advanced Green Technology. It generates its own power for the home, appliances, and the electric truck outside using a 
wind turbine and solar panels. Water is produced thanks to a rainwater collection cistern connected to the roof. Food is grown on the roof top garden. 

Being located close to the Gulf of Mexico, the home is raised off the ground in case of storm surge. The thick LED infused glass windows are handy for Heads-Up weather alert displays, and they are also shatter-proof up to a Cat 5 Hurricane.

Unlike the old Lighthouses of a bygone era, the Weather Outpost is better able to entertain its lonely resident with satellite link internet for watching TV, holding video conference calls, and playing games against other people through the internet. 


It's a dangerous life in what was once considered paradise, but the Climate Scientist is committed to his cause to save lives.


This is my entry to this year's Decorating Competition at the Home & Garden Expo! The challenge is to decorate one of 14 homes with 450 prims in one week, and include at least 3 Relay for Life donation items for sell from the Expo. The winners are determined by votes paid with Ls to the RFL kiosks in front of each home. All the money raised from the home design challenge goes directly to Relay for Life. Voting will close at midnight SLT on March 12th (UPDATE: extended to March 20th). You can read more about the contest here: decorating-competition.

....By the way, did you catch the debut of the brand new Linden Home theme, The Lodge Cabins in the Redwoods? You can run go see them here: Linden Homes - Log Cabins

March 24 UPDATE: My home took 2nd place in the Storyteller's contest.  Thank you judges and all those wonderful people who donated to my home!

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Home & Garden Expo Design Challenge: Weather Outpost #017 by DevinVaughn
My idea for the home is Futurist style and Green Technology.
(NOTE: The gamer chair, figurine, fridge, & geosphere donated by Akira Voorhees. Thanks, Akira!)
You can visit my house and other houses and for vote for your favorites here: Its all for a good cause!
Home & Garden Expo Design Challenge: House 13 Natane
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hope%203/55/41/23

(NOTE: Please allow time for all textures to rez. The decorating challenge area is packed full of mesh and many textures from each home. I recommending letting your avatar wait 5 minutes to rez in textures before entering each home.)

This is my 3rd time at the decorating challenge. Its no understatement to say I look forward to this all year and take it very seriously! lol  Of course I took the lessons learnt from the past, and applied it to this year. And I also worked on my inventory to better fill in areas where I knew I was weak. But even the best laid plans can get destroyed! You never know, nor truly be prepared, for what style of home you will get. I carefully considered what house inspired me and what type of house I could best decorate with my existing inventory. It was Akira Voorhees who made me look again and consider a house I hadn't considered, the Natane. The more I thought about it, the more excited and full of ideas I had. This year I was determined to not suck, so I took a crash course in interior design, (thanks to many wonderful tutorials websites and videos on Youtube). I think all that hard work and cramming made a huge difference!



Tips and & Tricks:  Rather than repeat my past Tips and & Tricks, this year I want to share what new tricks I learned. The first is called 60 - 30 - 10.  What is it? Its a simplification based on Golden Mean. Basically 60% of your room should be one color. 30% is a secondary color, and 10% is the accent. Since my floor and ceiling are the same texture, that automatically determined what my 60% color would be, medium cool grey. White is my 2nd since its the other wall, and the accent is of course Green, and I have little splashes of cyan, blue, black and warm wood.

Front yard:
House: Glas Houses Natane [mesh] Hope 3 (on sale at RLF for 555L)
Fountain: solares Asian Feudal Cyberpunk - Fountain [mesh](399L)
Water lilies: Botanical Waterlily clusters [mesh](499L)
Banana Tree: Mesh Plants small palm tree [mesh](180L)
Bamboo: Skye Studios Tropical Plants Pack #2 [mesh](699L)
Palm tree: Little Branch LB_BeachPalm*Double Animated [mesh](286L)
Seagull with sound: Ohmai Franklin's Gull [mesh]
Potted Palm: hive potted fan palm plant [mesh](150L)
Chairs: Trompe Loeil Deja Hanging Lounger [mesh](375L)
Orange tree: dust bunny dwarf fruit trees clementine tree [mesh](175L)
Hedge: Botanical Seasonal Boxwood Hedge [mesh](500L)
Paving stones: what next Garden Paving Stones [mesh](75L)
Modern garden, sidewalk, stairs, Weather Outpost 017 and warning sign: VON created with prims


Tips and & Tricks: How do you create a room within a much larger room, aka the Open Concept space? How I did it in the entryway is the animated carpet. It clearly establishes this as a "room." To further define the space I used 2 bookcase dividers and the long hanging plants.  For the Office, I used a raised platform, and for the living room, the curved sofa.

Parlor room and entryway:
Divider: PrimPossible 1 Prim Mesh Tree Room Divider [mesh](1L)
Plant wall panel: Soy Green Plants Wall Panel [mesh](100L)
Hanging plant: Soy Super long Hanging Hedera [mesh](75L)
Chairs: Trompe Loeil Nova Chair Stardust [mesh]
Pillow: Apple Fall Cushion Satin, Peacock [mesh](90L)
Hologram: solares Tech Halo [mesh](0L)
Carpet: solares Quasar FX [mesh](0L)
Bookcase: Isil Futurist Shelf Set [mesh](350L)
Coffee Table: HILTED Xero Collection - Table [mesh](399L)
Newspaper: Apple Fall Times Newspaper [mesh](225L)
Books: Apple Fall Design Books [mesh](100L)
Elephant: Apple Fall Ornamental Elephant - Bronze [mesh](285L)
Books: Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 4 [mesh](150L)
Bench: Fourth Wall Entry Bench Light [mesh](group gift)
Bookcase: Fourth Wall Bookcase Divider with books [mesh](group gift)
Sleeping Cat: Jian Kitty Pillow Stripe [mesh](150L)
Stairs: VON created with prims


Tips and & Tricks:  Open Concept means a large room with several smaller sections in it. My house has a long space that's open concept. To unite the room areas, the professionals say to use a unified palette and the larger colors should be neutral. So thats why my entryway, office, and living room all have the same color palette.

Office space:
Desk, chairs: Isil Europa Desk, chairs [mesh](400L)
Tree: Little Branch LB_SeaAlmond Seasons [mesh](386L)
Planter: [AC] Aethis Creations Modern Planter metal [mesh](199L)
Ceiling Light: DenPaMic Ceiling Light Hexagon[mesh](50L)
Halogram: Isil Planetarium Hologram (Earth) COMMON, gacha[mesh](50L)
Bookcase: Isil Futurist Shelf Set [mesh](350L)
Icosphere: Inner Demons {ID} Icosphere Decor Small 7 [mesh](100L)
Halosign: solares Tech Sigil [mesh](0L)
Ferns: Soy Voluminous Potted Ferns [mesh](100L)
Geode: ChiMia Geode Coffee Table [mesh](100L)
Books: Apple Fall Tied Books [mesh](75L)
Books: Apple Fall Stacked Books [mesh](125L)
Books: Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 1 [mesh](150L)
Books: Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 3 [mesh](150L)
Books: Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 4 [mesh](150L)
Coral: Apple Fall Coral Specimen [mesh](0L)
Picture frame: esgardio Frames [mesh](0L)
Weather Station: VON  thermometer barometer hygrometer created with prims
Stairs: VON created with prims


Tips and & Tricks:  Focal Point. Every room should have a focal point, a point where the eye is immediately drawn to before it looks around. Focal points ground a room. My living room has a clear focal point in what is the sweetest spot of the entire house, the curved back wall. (More on that below.)

Living room/game room:
Robot: Hilted Little Bot - Decor  [mesh] (Relay for Life - Hope 8)(49L)
Sofa: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Snake Sofa Inner Ring White [mesh](350L)
Chair, figurine: BackBone Gamer Floor Rocker, FunnyBone #6 [mesh](769L)
TV, speakers, remote: Fourth Wall Curve Multimedia TV System [mesh](699L)
Rug: Soy Shag Round Rug w. texture changer [mesh](100L)
Pillow: Apple Fall Cushion Satin, Peacock [mesh](90L)
Bookcase: Isil Futurist Shelf Set [mesh](350L)
Coral: Apple Fall Coral Specimen [mesh](0L)
Books: Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 1 [mesh](150L)
Books: Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 3 [mesh](150L)
Books: Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 4 [mesh](150L)
Plants: Soy Water Mashroom Set [mesh](75L)
Table: Aluveaux Technologies AT - Scifi CoffeeTable [mesh](1L)
Drink: Dahlia Belmar Ginger Ale Soda [mesh](169)
Food: dust bunny spicy fiesta set [mesh](550L)


Tips and & Tricks:  The Golden Mean. This is something that blew my mind! This house is my first time trying it in decorating. I know the Golden Spiral well since most of my pictures use it, but it never occurred to me to use it in decorating. Every single item in my house is placed where it is by a golden mean scale, even the heights of objects. The Golden Mean also told me how much stuff I needed in a room (60%), and how much space to leave open (40%). It was so eye opening using this method. I feel this trick single handily raised my decorating abilities to the next level. One of the biggest design challenges of this house was its curved back-wall. What to do there? I knew I wanted to put a TV there and dark tall stripe, it just looked right to my eye. Well, it turns out, using the Golden Mean, that was actually the sweetest spot in the entire house! So instead of it being a problem, it turned into a wonderful opportunity, and I was able to let it shine. (You can read more about the Golden Mean on wiki.) 

Laundry:
Art: Strange Merchant Edge Walls -Wood- V:1.0 [mesh] (Relay for Life - Hope 4)
Hamper: David Heather Laundry Hamper His T. Rade Closet, gacha [mesh](75L)
Hanging plant: Soy Super long Hanging Hedera [mesh](75L)
Washer, Dryer: Pixel Mode Laundry Room - Black [mesh]
Dividing wall: VON created with prims  [mesh]


Tips and & Tricks:  Theme. Before you even start to decorate, you need to pick a style theme for you home and stick to it. I originally wanted to do Cyber for this home but it was impossible for me to have a cyber kitchen and bath so I switched to a more reasonable style, something too distant in the future, futurist and modern. I was able to drop a boxy modern kitchen down but add a cyber themed refrigerator and retro future computer to make it work. The Cybertruck outside and LED breaking news on the windows is a gentle reminder this is a slightly futuristic time.

Kitchen and dining:
Dining Table: Jian Saxton Dining Table (Animated) [mesh](450L)
Chairs: floorplan aden kitchen chair [mesh](25L)
Kitchen: inVerse Osoe - full furnished modern house villa hi-definition [mesh](449L)
Spices: BAZAR Toronto-Magnetic condiments [mesh]
Limes: Apple Fall Hurricane Vase w/ Limes [mesh](175L)
Food: dust bunny spicy fiesta set [mesh](550L)
Computer: BLUE SKY iHeart computer [mesh](210L)
Herb: [ keke ] paperbag herb - mint 1 RARE, gacha[mesh](50L)
Herb: [ keke ] paperbag herb - salvia 1, gacha[mesh](50L)
Herb: [ keke ] paperbag herb - coriander 2, gacha[mesh](50L)
Fridge: Violetility Intelligent Life Fridge, gacha [mesh](50L)
Lights: Pixel Mode Geometric Hanging Light  [mesh]
Exhaust hood: Pixel Mode - vent [mesh]
Salt & Pepper shakers: Pixel Mode the Kitchen Salt n Pepper [mesh]
Teapot: Pixel Mode the Kitchen Copper Kettle [mesh]
Sign: Pixel Mode the Kitchen Eat Sign [mesh]


Tips and & Tricks:  Make it yourself! Creating a bathroom in the house was a challenge, and the curve of the wall was a design challenge too. My solution to curve was adding a shelf. Originally I made a prim to fit the curve, but later switched it for a futurist shelf. Still, not the best solution, but the idea I think was sound. A second problem in the bathroom was a bold white line going down the window at the start of the curve. To fix the view, I created vertical blinds in medium grey that both covered the white line (thus toning it down) and creating visual anchors to ground the tub. 

One of the great things about Glas Houses are their creation inworld first before being converted to mesh. Because of this, I was able to add my own prims to the layout of the house and it blended in perfectly! Thanks to the home's designer, Sandi Glas, she told me where I could purchase the textures she used and I was able to match the house perfectly. Did you noticed I replaced the White brick wall upstairs with a grey painted white brick? It was so lucky for me to get a house I could customize in this way! 

Bathroom:
Art: Strange Merchant Hollow Walls - White-#5 V:1.0 [mesh] (Relay for Life - Hope 4)
Wardrobe: BAZAR Glam-MALE closet 05 WHITE [mesh](637L)
Hanging plant: Soy Super long Hanging Hedera [mesh](75L)
Ferns: Soy Voluminous Potted Ferns [mesh](100L)
Tub: Culprit Zen Stone Tub PG [mesh]
Mirror: BackBone Darkness - Old Mirror [mesh](159L)
Table: BackBone Darkness - Console Table [mesh](159L)
Towels: N4RS Floor Towel, N4RS Bathroom Towel Rail [mesh]
Sink: BAZAR Maldives - Bathroom Sink [mesh](129L)
Toilet: BAZAR Maldives - Toilet [mesh](85L)
Toilet paper: BAZAR Maldives - Toilet paper [mesh](29L)
Razor, tissue: BAZAR Floria-Bathroom cup set-male, tissue paper [mesh](25L)
Towels: BAZAR Maldives - Folded towels [mesh](20L)
Clutter: Pixel Mode Ansley Bath Clutter [mesh]
Caddy: Pixel Mode Ansley Bath Caddy [mesh]
Bath Matt: Pixel Mode Ansley Bath Mat [mesh]
Soap: Pixel Mode Victoria's Bath Soap Basket [mesh]
Towels: Pixel Mode Victoria's Bath White Towel Stack [mesh]
Blinds: VON created with prims


Tips and & Tricks:  Line Rule. Lines are like arrows pointing to places for the eye to look. In the bedroom I needed to create a wall for a bathroom area. I made a divider with curved shapes to echo the home's design and add a touch of futurism. I made lighting for the bed with 3 striped lines on my focal point. I think it worked out well! Not bad for some old school prims.

Bedroom:
Bed: Jian Saxton Bed [mesh](1100L)
Plant: Mithral Brasil Philodendron Hederaceum Pack A[mesh](125L)
Plant: Mithral String of Hearts Bottle (Hanging)[mesh](group gift)
Panel, shelf: Architect Honeycomb Wall Shelf wood,  Sideboard wood [mesh](250L)
Panel: Architect Honeycomb Panel Grunge1, Grunge2  [mesh](350L)
Panels: Apple Fall West Village Maynard Paneling, Straight Black [mesh](275L)
Table: Apple Fall West Village Eleanora Bedside Table - Chalkboard [mesh](150L)
Coral: Apple Fall Coral Specimen [mesh](0L)
Plant: Soy Potted Traveler's Palm Tree [mesh](75L)
Shoes: Apple Fall Leather Moccasins [mesh](100L)
Dividing wall and Railing: VON created with prims


Tips and & Tricks:  The Rule of Odds.  When displaying a set of items limit it to 3, 5, or 7 similar items along a theme, be it color or shape or texture, etc. I used 3 different terra cotta potted plants by 3 different designers. The scale and height of each is different, so even though they have a similar theme, they are each unique in a interesting way.

Roof Garden:
Planter: L2L 12. L2L French Quarter Chair Planter Vines, gacha [mesh] (Relay for Life - Hope 3)
Pergola: Blushed Living Winchester Pergola Patio [mesh] (0L)
Weather station: Ocean Side Heliport Weatherstation Vs. 1.8S [mesh](99L)
Hammock chair: BAZAR Crete- Hammock chair [mesh](189L)
Planter: Organica Hanging Bamboo Herb Planter [mesh](100L)
Potted plant large: Heart Wildflowers Ox Eye Daisies - Flowers and Buds 1 [mesh](699L)
Potted plant lsmall: Linden Labs Spring Easter Hunt - Potted Bluebell [mesh]
Bamboo: Dysfunctionality [DDD] Zen Bamboo planters [mesh](85L)
Drinks: dust bunny coconut drink, pineapple drink [mesh](75L)
Fruit: dust bunny clementines [mesh](75L)
Furniture: Pixel Mode Under the Sun, Weathered Coffee Table, Sectional White RARE [mesh]
Planter: [AC] Aethis Creations Modern Planter metal [mesh](199L)
Plants: Mesh Plants Grape Vine - Complete [mesh](150L)
Plants: Dysfunctionality [DDD] Lil' Garden Plot - Peppers [mesh](95L)
Plants: Dysfunctionality [DDD] New Tomato Garden Plot [mesh](195L)
Plants: Dysfunctionality [DDD] Lil' Garden Plot - Potato Plant [mesh](95L)
Warning sign: VON created with prims


Tips and & Tricks:  Now a reminder of how to decorate wisely for SL. Look for good low land impact mesh. (For example I love going to Dysfunctionality for well made low land impact items like I used on the roof, the Bamboo planters and vegetables garden plots.) Once you get all your items down, link all copy items that are not interactive. (For example, I never link gacha items or any interactive furniture.) Any prims you laid yourself, be sure to convert them to Convex Hull instead of prim in your edit menu before linking to save even more prims! ...Using these simple tricks will save you so much land impact, you will have plenty of prims to complete your home!

Sides, back yard, upper roof:
Solar panels: DBy Studio Solar Board [mesh](75L)
Wind Turbine: Apple Fall Wind turbine [mesh](0L)
Beach towel: BALACLAVA Triton Beach Towel Pineapple [mesh](120L)
Beach towel and parasol: The Dreamer Creations Beach towel 2, Sun Umbrella [mesh](495L)
Palm tree: Little Branch LB_BeachPalm*Double Animated [mesh](286L)
Beach: Skye Studios Beach Building Set [mesh](699L)
Ladder: Contraption Simple Ladder double [mesh](0L)
Sounds: Real Waves sound water ocean
Paving stones: what next Garden Paving Stones [mesh](75L)
Electric Car: S2 - Roleplay, Live, Play Cybertruck Static Prop [mesh](100L)
Roof railings: VON created with prims
Rainwater Cistern: VON created with prims
Water, Weather Outpost 017 sign, beach wedge: VON created with prims


Tips and & Tricks:
 Get advice! I would like to thank my PaleoClimatologist big sister who is working hard gather data on past climates to better predict future climates. She advised me on what items I would need for my home: Wind Turbine, Solar Panels, Rainwater Cistern, Rooftop Garden, and that the home has ability to be lifted off the ground on stilts during a storm surge. ....she also asked, by special request, for a little Elephant. I put him on the bookcase so you can see him when first entering the home.