[The Void Project] BACK FROM THE DARKNESS

[CainWolf]

Ok good, I thought the I refuse to let such an awesome concept die as long as there is at least one other person to talk to on here might of come across as over dramatic, or obsessive, glad it wasn't.

Thanks for the offer of Peanut but I need someone who is just a bit more of an intimidating jerk to act as a bully, perhaps obnoxious wasn't the right word, when I say Club Tortimer Troll evil I mean the kind who pushes you around, holds you hostage, and hits you with an axe for fun. I want a brief fight scene between Curlos and this antagonist (nothing too big, Curlos may be an axe-wielding psycho when I introduced him as a character in this forum but I plan on just a simple headbutt like rams tend to do) and headbutting a small pink squirrel with his golden horns wouldn't really work in the dramatic way I'm hoping for.

That mental image made me laugh though, what is wrong with me?

 

[CainWolf]

It's been a solid week since my last post, and nobody posted in that timeframe? Man this place has gotten quiet. Isn't that just like The Void though? Eerily quiet except for the voices in your own head...

You are trying just a bit too hard aren't ya?

Shut up Curlos... Anyway does the void get capitalized like 'The Void' or is all lower case 'the void' work fine? I suppose it doesn't matter all that much but I think that might be a good thing to know when writing stuff.

Yeah this thread is pretty much dying, I probably will stop coming back here after this unless I think of something really good to add in rather than drone on about whatever comes to mind. Tell me if another cannon contest comes up.

 

[staticistic1114]

It's been a solid week since my last post, and nobody posted in that timeframe? Man this place has gotten quiet. Isn't that just like The Void though? Eerily quiet except for the voices in your own head...

You are trying just a bit too hard aren't ya?

Shut up Curlos... Anyway does the void get capitalized like 'The Void' or is all lower case 'the void' work fine? I suppose it doesn't matter all that much but I think that might be a good thing to know when writing stuff.

Yeah this thread is pretty much dying, I probably will stop coming back here after this unless I think of something really good to add in rather than drone on about whatever comes to mind. Tell me if another cannon contest comes up.

well, no really
Freakette has been very busy lately, I do check on this thread as much as I can, this thread is not gonna die as long as I'm responsible, there's just not much activity

and its "The Void"

 

[CainWolf]

Perhaps, but at a certain point if a a forum has weeks of being inactive except for one person who posts whatever comes to mind without actually adding anything with substance it tends to come across as necroing. I just don't want to be talking to myself here, I can do that on my own without a forum.

 

[staticistic1114]

Perhaps, but at a certain point if a a forum has weeks of being inactive except for one person who posts whatever comes to mind without actually adding anything with substance it tends to come across as necroing. I just don't want to be talking to myself here, I can do that on my own without a forum.

owh I do apologize for that matter

 

[CainWolf]

You don't have to apologize, noone is to blame for inactiveness. I just wanted to mention that I would probably become less active in this forum until it picks up the pace a little bit.

I do like The Void though, it's dark nature and my axe wielding psycho Curlos reminds me of when I first started playing. When I started playing animal crossing I was going for a serial killer theme for lolz, my character had a creepy basement and wore a hokey mask, my town is even named Crystal based on Camp Crystal Lake. I got bored of that eventually once I realized that the awkward pause of my character putting away his axe for talking and going into houses was a waste of time and decided to play the game in earnest but I still like dark things in general... Lucky for me Crystal is a versatile name, it leaves me room to do some other theme.

Say do you think the contests on this forum would be more active if we added some more prizes? I know the tumbler contest has a million bells up for grabs but I don't think the cannon contest has a prize. I'm bad at selling my things since I have no clue what things are worth and I don't like to send unorderable stuff to retail so I have a mush set just kinda sitting around in storage doing nothing but waste space. If you want I could donate the set and some other things to be used in Void contests.

 

[staticistic1114]

Oh that's a great idea! I'll see if I also have something I can contribute to the prizes..

 

[Jesusfreakette]

I'M BACKKKKKKKK!

My surgery is finished, my cousin is wedded, my house is moved into, and my projects are done! Sorry for my own inactivity here, guys! I seriously doubt that helps anything. But no worries. I plan on posting here as often as I'm able...! Which, to be honest, isn't all the time, but I do try to!

I figured we'd hit a snag for a while. First it's all, "Wow this is cool and new!" and then it's in that awkward phase, where you're never sure what's happening. I plan on being here even if it's only me. I'll keep posting stories and doodles when I can. And whoever wants to join me,

LET'S GO ON ADVENTURES TOGETHER!!

That being said, I plan on not posting any of my serial pieces until I've gotten further down the road (so I can post them more regularly). SO, to keep myself and you guys fresh and entertained, I figured I would illustrate other people's stories! OR, if someone has a picture, I can write a story for it! OR, you know, something else

Anyways, first off is BATMAN BEAU!! I'll be drawing a picture for that today while I'm traveling And in the future, who knows what's out there!!

 

[~Mae~]

So, can a villager escape from the void? Like i accidentally voided Henry, but now i've finished cycling and i can get him back, can he like find a way to escape and return to Paradiso? But maybe the void tore his memories away, but he just felt some sort of connection with the town and wanted to move in perhaps

 

[Jesusfreakette]

Sure! I'll probably include my Lobo escaping from the Void at some point, even though I lost him in one and regained him in another.

I've been playing around with the idea that the Void itself is corrupting. It was meant to reshape data, not delete it. When you void a villager, it's data was meant to be reformed, and them the villager will pop up in another town. But instead they become a part of the darkness, a sort of amorphous, consuming corruption of data.

Not sure where to take that, just been playing around with it

 

[CainWolf]

By the way, I don't know if you noticed this post I made about page or two ago considering I was posting a lot of stuff but my Bruce needs to be added to the void list.
Here's the post I'm talking about.

I know I don't have to but I'm really fine with changing it, in fact a cranky villager would be better suited for this anyway and my Bruce just went to the void so he's going to be the straight man to Curlos's... Whatever the counterpart to a straight man is...

On a related note someone add Bruce the deer to the void list. I was too busy to try and sell/give him away yesterday because of my sister's birthday so he is voided. Between his name, cranky personality, blueish-grey color, and deep voice, I have always seen him as the Batman of animal crossing and I replaced most of his furniture with high-tech looking stuff so that's something to consider if anyone wants to use him in a story.

Anyway if I wanted to donate some stuff to be used in Void contests who would I talk to about that? I have a mush set, two ice sets but I kinda want to keep the ice lamp from one of them... I have a pile of free stuff where I keep unorderable things like some fortune cookie items, I think there's a hero's cap and hero's clothes in there. I figure someone can just come in and take this stuff off my hands and either offer it as prizes for Void contests or sell it and offer the money as a prize.

 

[KenKazaki2]

Is it okay if I just say that a villager was Voided and why? Or do I have to make a story about it?

I got Pecan from another cycling town and took her because no one wanted her and the owner just wanted her out of her town, so she could cycle more (Let's say the mayor is Kitty and town name is Purr).

I personally hate sending villagers to The Void, so I try to find them homes no matter how long I have to wait, but for Pecan the Snooty squirrel, I time traveled to her moving date to make way for Merengue and ironically, the person giving away Merengue wanted Pecan. I had 10 villagers including Pecan, and she had 10 villagers as well (ran a cycling town), so I was forced to void Pecan by the end of the day (since apparently no one else wanted Pecan) in exchange for having space for Merengue. I tried to do the trick that if you have a villager in the void with a person that has less than 10 villagers and you go into their town, you can save them, but it didn't work, since Merengue was moving out and she was the 10th villager.
She's the only villager in my Void too...

I'm kind of wondering if people would make a story out of this, I'm personally not confident on my story-writing skills. xD

 

[CainWolf]

You're not obligated to make a story about it, while this forum welcomes making creative use of voided villagers its not a requirement. Other people might make creative use of your voided villager through stories or art but they'll probably ask first.

 

[Jesusfreakette]

I drew Batman Bruce! And he didn't look so good, and I don't have my scanner or good art supplies, so I gave up on that dream Maybe I'll stick to writing till I go back home!

EDIT: Oh, and I added Pecan and Bruce to the list

 

[Venn]

Hello Everyone!
Just Posting that I am still here.

Still Figuring Out the Tumblr and what to do with it. Although not much have changed.
I may be posting the contest again on a different thread, but changing a few things around as well.

 

[Jesusfreakette]

Hello Everyone!
Just Posting that I am still here.

Still Figuring Out the Tumblr and what to do with it. Although not much have changed.
I may be posting the contest again on a different thread, but changing a few things around as well.

Sounds like a great idea!

 

[CainWolf]

I wrote a story, it's quite a bit longer than the other stuff I've submitted and I included a picture so I'm putting a spoiler tag on it. It's about Bella the peppy mouse and Curlos, plus some unnamed alligator antagonist.
Side notes: Bella's eyes turn red when she's surprised, that's not artistic license on my part it really happens in the game, some characters just have eyes that change color (Broccolo's eyes turn yellow in surprise, the whites of Roscoe's eyes turn yellow in anger, and Bella's eyes turn a glowing red in surprise).
My Bella has a custom guitar that my mayor, Aidan, gave her as a gift for her birthday, once again this is not artistic license, that is something I actually did in the game, she was in my town long enough to be Aidan's friend and he got an invitation to her birthday (I might even still have that invitation in storage, I'll have to check).

Warning: The following story contains comic sans and mild violence.

Spoiler: Rocks will Roll

A tall cliff surrounds the town, like the cliff in any other town except instead of looking pretty and scenic, it looks imposing and terrifying. In the shadow of this cliff, a pale mouse sitting on a dusty amp calmly tunes her metal guitar, custom designed with a skull that matches her shirt. Suddenly, a brown sheep darts past, a large alligator hot on his literal tail, with an axe clutched in it's claws, growling incoherent threats in rage. The white mouse's eyes flash red for a moment in mild shock, before turning up the volume on her amp to max, and striking a loud chord.

The gator stops it's chase for a moment in surprise as the sound reverberates through The Void, the sheep immediately veers away from the cliff as the first few rocks start to tumble. The alligator starts to catch on a moment too late and tries to sprint away from the avalanche, but vanishes in the falling debris.

Through the settling dust the sheep's silhouette is seen approaching a prone figure, it groans as the sheep gently takes the axe from his claws, and breaks some of the heavier rocks pinning his foe down.

"You do realize that helping him is incredibly stupid, he'll just come after you again once he comes to."

Curlos smirks at his old friend. "Perhaps, but I've been in this Void longer than most, and if I ever lose my wits like this poor fellow, I know I'd appreciate a kind gesture now and then."

Bella smirks, "What wits? You went batty a long time ago Curlos. Come on, we'd better get out of here before he wakes up, or before something worse get's attracted by all the commotion."

Curlos smirks back at her, "Sure, I know a great hiding spot if you'd care to join me."

"Is it the dead tree across the bridge that you always hide in? The one everyone knows about because of your periwinkle scarf that draws more attention than a small parade?" Bella deadpans.

"Like you're anymore subtle with your amp and guitar! Why do you even have those? I doubt causing a rockslide is the best means of self defense." Curlos shoots back in a jesting tone.

"Worked out for you didn't it? Anyway they were a gift... From an old friend..." Bella says, becoming somber.

Curlos paused as her words sunk in, and he started to walk away with a sigh. "Bella, take it from me, hanging on to sentimental things are only gonna slow you down here... Next time I escape The Void, I'll go back to my old furniture and leave my periwinkle scarf behind... It wouldn't do me any good to hang onto old attachments..."

 

[Jesusfreakette]

Awwwwww!! That was sweet! And hilariously creative for her to have a guitar in the Void! ...that can cause avalanches...!

Huh. I want to know about all of Curlos' Void-ventures (...does that make sense...? it's pretty late here)! It sounds like he's had a bunch, in his periwinkle scarf.

Where does the scarf come from??

 

[CainWolf]

Awwwwww!! That was sweet! And hilariously creative for her to have a guitar in the Void! ...that can cause avalanches...!

Huh. I want to know about all of Curlos' Void-ventures (...does that make sense...? it's pretty late here)! It sounds like he's had a bunch, in his periwinkle scarf.

Where does the scarf come from??

I think I actually mentioned earlier where the scarf came from, it was from Rory the Jock lion. Basically Rory was a huge annoyance from the day he moved in (destroying my meticulously placed pine trees) to spreading his stupid periwinkle tee to literally half my town (five out of nine villagers were wearing this stupid shirt I hate). I was already angry at Curlos for selling me a fake painting earlier when I saw him talking to Rory. I tried to intervene but it was too late, and Curlos changed into that stupid periwinkle tee right before my eyes. My response was basically "You have betrayed me for the last time Curlos!" Curlos wasn't even wearing the periwinkle tee when he left but I feel it is the article of clothes that represents everything wrong with my version of Curlos (plus it's what he was wearing in the screenshot I used for reference and it's easier to draw than the yellow plaid thing he was actually wearing when he left).

Even though Bella's peppy goth thing initially made me think of Abbey from NCIS I think I might be going in a different direction with her. Between the pale white fur, glowing red eyes, and the Rockstar vibe peppy villagers all have, I'm starting to think of her as an undead villainess who's weapon of choice is a guitar. Now if only she had a 13-14 year old boy as an arch-nemesis... Brownie points to whoever gets the three references I just made with that one description.

I think Curlos will be my main man for Void-related shenanigans. I think that his barely maintained sanity makes him useful as either a good guy or bad guy in my stories... Or anyone else's stories for that matter so if someone else has use for him they have my permission.

 

[Qwerty111]

So, I have finally set up the chat.
http://www.quicktopic.com/50/H/TPmjJ9pqEWYPJ
Enjoy~!

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By the way, I don't know if you noticed this post I made about page or two ago considering I was posting a lot of stuff but my Bruce needs to be added to the void list.
Here's the post I'm talking about.


Anyway if I wanted to donate some stuff to be used in Void contests who would I talk to about that? I have a mush set, two ice sets but I kinda want to keep the ice lamp from one of them... I have a pile of free stuff where I keep unorderable things like some fortune cookie items, I think there's a hero's cap and hero's clothes in there. I figure someone can just come in and take this stuff off my hands and either offer it as prizes for Void contests or sell it and offer the money as a prize.

That would be me you should talk to~! I would probably sell it, The Ice set does go for a lot as its summer, and the mush set is very popular. I Pam'd you.