.. big bad world outside ..

 

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..Maybe believe
Or maybe don’t care
Shit, maybe there is no god in the big white clouds up there
Maybe live long
Or maybe die young
Or maybe live every day like it’s your last day under the sun.

We go out on our own
It’s a big bad world outside
Carrying our dreams and all that they mean
Trying to make it all worthwhile..

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Just around the corner, The Arcade Gacha – June 2016 round will open!  And oh my, all the goodies you will find.  Save your lindens because with the introduction of the new “player rewards“, you might just want to play lots of machines 50 times to get that special reward!

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I’m featuring items from INK, B.C.C, Drot, Swallow and Mutresse in this post.  This hair from INK is just too fun!  Sure, I suppose it is for the men, but pfft… why should we let that keep us from trying it out?  The steamy police outfit is the rare version from B.C.C. paired with the police baton … yep!   I love the little skele-reindeer from Drot, it is an animatedt companion and a good example of the Player Reward.  OMG, have you seen the Witty Cats from Mutresse?  So adorable and such cute animations – this one is “Pissed Off”!  ha!

The Arcade opens on June 1 at 12:01am (that’s Tuesday night going in to Wednesday) so check out the shopping guide and put your lists together… and get ready for your inventory to grow!

The Scene:
Mutresse-Pissed off-Witty Cats  (The Arcade June 2016) @
11. DRD SC Courthouse (The Arcade March 2016) @
21. DRD SC Street Scene newspaper machine (The Arcade March 2016) @
21. DRD SC Street Scene magazine box (The Arcade March 2016) @
21. DRD SC Street Scene usa bench (The Arcade March 2016) @

I’m wearing:
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.5
Skin: [the Skinnery] Daria Honey (CATWA applier) – Chapter Four
Head: CATWA Head Annie v4.9
Eyes: IKON Spectral Eyes – Field
Hair:  [INK] Hair___ TROIS RARE*  (The Arcade June 2016) @
Hairbase: Vanity Hair:Catwa Shaved base Applier
Ears: ^^Swallow^^ Ears Silence SILVER  (The Arcade June 2016) @
Necklace: MINIMAL – Alianza Necklace Chapter Four
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands – Casual
Dress:  B.C.C Jenny&Megan – Police outfit Maitreya Exp Black RARE  (The Arcade June 2016) @
Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Feet V3.5
Boots:  ….Mutresse… Kaisia Boots for Maitreya
Accessory:  B.C.C Jenny&Megan Police Nightstick – Navy  (The Arcade June 2016) @
Cigarette:  [ kunst ] – Slim Cigarette
Companion:  *Drot* – Satan’s Little Helper Companion Arcade Exclusive  (The Arcade June 2016) @

Pose:
SakuPose – Cool Toys 1 (from Pose Fair 2016) @
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.. tiny girl in the flowers ..

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Fantasy plays a significant role in our Second Life existence.  Whether we flit about as fairies, jump around as animals, have teeth that shine like vampires, or re-enact the story of Gor, the fun and excitement of fantasy roleplay surrounds us.  Not all of us roleplay, in fact, I rarely do. And I’m a rather benign roleplayer as I’ve never felt that I could excel at what would interest me the most – para-roleplaying. But I still enjoy the world of fantasy and the events that bring some beautiful and interesting clothes, poses, props, and more to help us re-enact just about any story.

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This month I found myself walking around the Enchantment event and then over to The Secret Affair.  The theme for this round at Enchantment is Thumbelina.  I remember being a child and reading about little Thumbelina and wondering just how a girl could be so small. I’d wonder how she made it from her little acorn bed, nearly marrying a toad’s son then being pushed to marry a mole she escapes on the back of a sparrow to a land where she finally finds her prince – just her size!  Upon their wedding, she receives wings so she is able to happily fly from flower to flower. Thumbelina met many possible perils, but stays sweet, giving and helpful – such the life of a fairy-tale girl the size of my thumb.

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For the Thumbelina round of Enchantment, ROQUAI brings a pose prop that is beautiful, fun and perfect !  This pose prop is an oversized flower and comes in white, pink, and red.  There are 5 pose options and the flower will also give a full perm shape to help your avi fit the prop perfectly.  I also stopped by The Secret Affair and found this cute little outfit from N-Uno which works perfectly with the Plastik Wings I found in my inventory and the cute hair from Tableau Vivant found at this month’s Collabor88.

Credits:

The Scene
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Little Branch_Bouton d’or Pink{Rounded-Field}
Little Branch_Bouton d’or Lavender {Rounded-Field}

I’m wearing:
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.5
Skin: [the Skinnery] Daria Honey (CATWA applier) – Chapter Four
Head: CATWA Head Annie v4.9
Eyes: IKON Spectral Eyes – Field
Hair:  Tableau Vivant \\ Luminay – Basics – Collabor88
Ears: BentBox Sylvan Ears  – Small
Ears Appliers: [the Skinnery] BentBox Sylvan ears appliers – honey
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands – Casual
Dress:  N-Uno – Fiona Dress // N1-1 // Maitreya – The Secret Affair
Bra:  N-Uno – Fiona Top // U-1 // Maitreya – The Secret Affair
Bottoms: N-Uno – Fiona Underpants // U-1 // Maitreya  – The Secret Affair
Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Feet V3.5
Wings: :[P]:- Dene Wings Raised

Prop and Poses:
ROQUAI’s Thumbelina Flower 1 white – Enchantment  @

.. ten days away ..

 

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Can you believe that in only 10 days, at the strike of midnight in SLT as the calendar page turns to June 1, another round of The Arcade will open?  Time really does move too quickly sometimes. However, it’s always an awesome month when the new quarter arrives and we can shop like crazy at The Arcade!  Snippets and teasers have already been seen on Flickr and designer blogs and more and more will be shared as we move closer to the opening.

In the meantime, The Arcade has made some exciting changes.  This round brings the addition of player awards.  The gacha machines have been updated and for those designers participating, if you play their machine a lot.. on the 50th pull, you will receive a special prize!  You’ll know if the creator is participating as there will be a picture of the prize by the machine.  These prizes will only be available during the current round and once the round closes, those prizes will be buried deep in the designer’s basement.  The prizes will be no transfer so these are for YOU only as a reward for being a dedicated gacha player!

The Arcade has also introduced a “Friends of The Arcade” option that allows you to put your name in lights as an avid supporter of The Arcade.  The Arcade team has commissioned an awesome one of a kind fountain from Cory Edo of Trompe  L’oeil and the names of those that donate will be displayed.  You can make your donation and learn more via the marketplace listing.

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The June round is right around the corner and the content creators that will be participating include:

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To keep up with the happenings and news at The Arcade, check these out:

Website
Facebook
Flickr
Plurk

(pics from The Arcade website and Facebook pages)