Did he say Axe Murderer or Ex Murderer?

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Cos that's an important difference right?

Combining the muted brilliance of Shiny Shabby with the sinister darkness of TAG! Gacha...

Shiny Shabby is on now!

+CONVAIR+ Graywood House

Fancy Decor: Screen Cabinet
Fancy Decor: Sun-bleached Rug

{Concept} 03- Grey Room Light A
Concept} 06 - Grey Room Deco

Soy. Grayish day Sofa
Soy. Grayish day Retro speaker
Soy. Grayish day Green glass bottles
Soy. Grayish day Wooden frame table
Soy. Graysh day Fluorescent lamp
Soy. Grayish day Bird of Paradise

[Toiz] bookshelf (white)
[Toiz] pencil vase (mono)
[Toiz] flower 1

[ zerkalo ] Keep on Dreaming - Forever
[ zerkalo ] Keep on Dreaming - Love
[ zerkalo ] Keep on Dreaming - Candles
[ zerkalo ] Keep on Dreaming - Lamp

22769 ~ [bauwerk] Pouf Table with Tea
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Muted Leather Lounger

Last week of TAG! Gacha... Don't miss it!

Wearing [Deadwool] Hugo shirt - bloody (Deadwool Trick)

O.M.E.N - Fairytale Villains - Big Bad's Woods
O.M.E.N - Fairytale Villains - Evil Step-Mother Manor
O.M.E.N - Fairytale Villains - Headless Horsemen Bridge
O.M.E.N - Fairytale Villains - The Giants Beanstalk
O.M.E.N - Fairytale Villains -  Her Gingerbread House

{vespertine}family tree

DRD motel - body

Jian :: Cuddle Creepers - Pumpkin Fishbowl

Face your Fears

It was a ritual that repeated itself regularly. He locked it in a trunk, he tried to hide the key. But the whispering only got louder and louder. No matter how much he tried to ignore it, it would torment him until he finally relented and retrieved the mask. He could hear it laughing at him. The only way to make it stop was to wear it.

It is almost as if a switch as been flicked. He had been nervous, slightly awkward before - a trait that endeared him to his prey. With the mask on, he strode with confidence and purpose - like a predator. He unravelled a cloth roll on the table, showing off the glint of steel - his instruments of art - and chose a blade.

He walked towards the bludgeoned body at the foot of the bed. His prey. How her pretty eyes widened when decided to shut up her banal chattering with a hammer. Her breaths were shallow as the puddle of blood spread beneath her. No matter how beautiful they were, they all sounded the same in the end. Full of blood and gurgle and spit.

He knelt at her feet and whispered to her like a lover. "Be brave," he said. "Face your fears...." Then he grimaced as the laughing started anew. Only blood would placate the voices...

For a larger version of these photos please look at: Flickr
Thank you to the following creators who helped create this scene:

DRD Motel
- murdertools table
- deerhead
- mirror broken
- vid camera
- hanging decorlight
- body

{vespertine} spine bone candles
{vespertine}sacred heart
{vespertine}trinket box
{vespertine}empty beauty RARE
{vespertine}potions

Kalopsia - In Loving Memory - Onyx RARE

RO - Hotel Paranoia - Tone Death
RO - Hotel Paranoia - Bed of Roses
RO - Hotel Paranoia - Face Your Fears - MYSTERY RARE

[n.i] turn.and.cough.stool

[ContraptioN] Decor: Alto's Death Mask *DISPLAY*
[ContraptioN] Decor: Baritone's Mask *DISPLAY*
[ContraptioN] Decor: Tenor's Death Mask *DISPLAY*

All these items are available in TAG! Gacha - open now until October 31st.

Scene was photographed in Kalopsia - Old Wood House - available for the October round of Shiny Shabby. Opens 20th October 2015.

The Collector

The collector sits in his basement admiring his latest prize. The sprite had been elusive but greed had got the better of it. A simple tar trap with a slightly rotten banana in the middle had been its undoing.
No one understood his work. He had been accused of gluing butterfly wings to lizard bodies before.
He muttered, "They have eyes but they do not see..." as he plunged a fine pin through the dorsum of the creature's left foot.

A shrill squeak emanated from the stricken creature. It wasn't dead. The collector looked upon it dispassionately and reached for the syringe. The most effective way he found to embalm these things was to inject the chemicals while the heart was still beating. "Now this won't hurt a bit..." he said, and slid the needle under the skin.

Many thanks to the following creators who made this scene possible:

{NANTRA} Sorcerer's Apprentice 1 ((pose rotated 90 degrees - but it worked!)
Sari-Sari - Abandoned Morgue - Old Table

*HEXtraordinary* Common House Gremlin Specimen - RARE
*HEXtraordinary* Common Green Pixie Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Common Blue Garden Sprite Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Common Violet Pixie Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Common Purple Garden Sprite Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Phooka Specimen - RARE
*HEXtraordinary* Winged Sluah Specimen - RARE

[Deadwool] 1. The Mother
[Deadwool] 5. Syringe-x
[Deadwool] 7. Corpse arm

[n.i] turn.and.cough.microscope
[n.i] turn.and.cough.syringe.tray
[n.i] turn.and.cough.goggles

[ContraptioN] Decor: Embalmer's Tools
[ContraptioN] Decor: Broken Sink

All items available soon at TAG! Gacha - The Haunted Mortuary. Opens 17th October 2015 at midnight. See you in Gachatopia!

The Great Outdoors

Casa Del Shai's machine for June 2015 Arcade celebrates the great outdoors. It complements her machine from March 2015 Arcade: The Mountain Man Collective. Packed full of essentials for the rugged outdoor man, the highlight of the machine are the two RARES - *Shai* Vintage Rucksack in black and brown.

Vintage Rucksack Black RARE

Pictured items from Shai's Let's Sleep under the Stars tonight Set:
- *Shai* Fire Spit with Cast Iron Kettle
- *Shai* Sleeping Bag Blue
- *Shai* Sleeping Bag Black
- *Shai* Army Blanket Blue
- *Shai* Vintage Rucksack Brown - RARE
- *Shai* Brown Tin Cup
- *Shai* Blue Tin Cup
- *Shai* Rope Coil
- *Shai* Miniature Pickaxe
- *Shai* Miniature Shovel
- *Shai* Cast Iron Pan with Egg
- *Shai* Walking Stick

Wearing:
- *Shai* Trapper Hat Black Rare (Shai Mountain Man Collective - Arcade March 2015)
- [ kunst ] - Wire ring - The Men's Department (June 2015)
- [LJ] Snacky Style #07 - T-Bone Ring (Arcade June 2015)
- HUNTSMAN Jacket w/Shirt (Plaid) - ColdAsh (TMD - March 2015)

If leaping from tree to tree as they float along the rivers of British Columbia are not your thing, consider a more transcendental existence with Soy's Our Secret Camp. Channel your inner hippy and discover the meaning of life in this spiritual space.

If you set it up right, you might tempt someone to leave their beach shack to join you....

Pictured items from Soy's Our Secret Camp:
- Soy. OSC- MOROCCAN POUF - leather
- Soy. OSC- RUG - Mandala
- Soy. OSC- OLD RADIO LP PLAYER
- Soy. OSC- STICK INCENSE
- Soy. OSC- INCENSE STAND
- Soy. OSC- DEN BASE RARE
- Soy. OSC- HANGING FABRIC - Butterfly
- Soy. OSC- HANGING FABRIC - Ganesha
- Soy. OSC- TORAN

Other items:
- R(S)W Mannydrake the Magnificent RARE
- Zaara [Goa party] : 23 Weed Joint
- .Loud Mouth. - Carlos v1.5

Shroomin Gacha

There was a time in SL that searching for anything bohemian was a drag. It just didn't exist, at least anything of real quality. Now between events like Uber and Shiny Shabby one can start to build the bohemian paradise they have always wanted to escape to. Until recently, there was something missing in the equation, something that any true hippie, who knows why all of those groovy patterns and colors are so appealing, might still be itching for...psychedelics and the pot to ease you in and out of your trip. 

Thanks to the new Zaara collection at the Arcade, your bohemian dream is complete. Settle down in your beach shack now and spark up. Second Life gacha has the Kind.

Wearing

Dreads - Boon - Mainstore

Head Jewel - .Shi : Maang Tikka - Uber

Joint - Zaara [Goa party] gacha: Weed Joint - Arcade

Necklace - Zaara [Goa party] gacha: Rudraksh necklace - Arcade

Top - Tee*fy Aanya Wrapped Top - Uber

Tattoo - antielle. Hyaku Monogatari - Mainstore

Bracelets - Zaara [Goa party] gacha: Friendship bracelet - Arcade

Pants - Zaara : Arpora Fisherman's Pants (fitted mesh) *eggplant* - Arcade

Rezzed

Hut - Zaara : Palolem beach shack RARE - Arcade

Poster - Zaara [Goa party] : Poster *shiva trance* - Arcade

Wall hanging - junk. sari wall hanging. two. - Uber

Pillows - junk. oversized wall cushions. - Uber

Plant - Zaara [Goa party] : Cannabis plant - Arcade

Lounger - junk. gila hanging lounger. adult. - Uber

Bowl - Soy. OSC- SINGING BOWL - Arcade

Incense Stand - Soy. OSC- INCENSE STAND - Arcade

Shrooms and Buds - Zaara [Goa party] : Shrooms etc. - Arcade

Table - Zaara [Goa party] : Plank table - Arcade

Rug - Soy. OSC- RUG - Mandala - Arcade

Candles - Soy. OSC- TWIG CANDLE - Arcade

New Year Chic

Fashion in Second Life looks promising for 2015. Uber opened on New Years eve with amazing collections from creators like Tres Blah, Ison and Ryvolter. Accessories and hair from Yummy and Truth can be found there as well. You will have to head over to Fameshed however, to pick up the latest release from Remarkable Oblivion. RO's new GearJammer Heels have all the clomp and chunk you want from a platform heel with the fine details we have come to expect from this brand. I love the logo hanging on the right shoe. After all, what is the point if no one knows who you are wearing?

Hair: Magika - Written - Mainstore

Coat - Ryvolter - Zira Shoulder Goat Fur Coat - Uber

Necklace - Yummy - Pearl & Diamond Necklace - Uber

Top - Tres Blah -  Sophie Blouse - Uber

Skirt - Tres Blah - Sequined Pencil Skirt  - Uber

Shoes - Remarkable Oblivion - GearJammer Heels - Fameshed

Location - Gachatopia

Cake Stomper

The Elf emerged from the forest and began stomping on all the New Year cakes we had displayed. You could see a grin pull at the corners of it's mouth, staring down at her wiggling toes, packed with frosting. We stood there shocked. Not so much by the destruction but more so at the site of her. We watched with smiles of our own until the little thing turned and scampered off.

Wishing you all a New Year filled with mischief and magic.

  

Food by Poche

Elf by Ohmai

The Junk Shop

The season is changing...FINALLY! But not before September squeezes out a few more events and ties up some of those that are already running, like the Arcade. Shopping the Arcade for me has always been a two or three part process. Yes the initial rush is fun, but head back now and experience the pleasure of shopping leisurely without the crowd. Take a closer look at all these machines have to offer. Seven Emporium is a great example. His machines are always eclectic, containing a variety different things that really transport you in some way. This latest machine has vintage flair with apocalyptic overtones. Speaking of apocalyptic Uber is having a great round of end of the world type stuff.You can also catch these mechanical birds at TLC. Half Deer offers them up with a Mad Scientist Birdcage for the events mad science theme. 

But what about October? The most celebrated month in Second Life is going to be off the charts this year. You will want to keep an eye on the TAG! Gacha website. This event offers something completely new for Second Life gacha. This HUD based event with an incredible line up of creators is bound to entertain you. Visit Gachatopia inworld to grab a group invite for early access.

Wearing

Hair - *Soonsiki! Kaleidoscope - The Mens Dept

Crown - .Enfant Terrible. Crown RARE - The Arcade

Earrings - (Yummy) Vice Hoop - Gold - Collabor88

Goggles - !Ohmai : Steampunk Squirrel Goggles

Shirt - *COCO*_MilitaryShirt RARE - The Chapter Four

Belt - DRD -zombie apoc - belt  the end - Gacha at Mainstore

Skirt - DRD - tutu - Mainstore

Kneepads - *COCO*_KneePads - Uber

Boots - *COCO*_Lace-UpBoots(Black)GreenSocks - Uber

The Darkside

September is one of my favorite Arcade rounds because we always get a little taste of October here and there. Never quite enough if you ask me but this round has some real winners. The reigning kings of the darkside for the Arcade are Remarkable Oblivion and Contraption. RO is just getting started with this set called Melancholy. They have promised an expansion of sorts to be showing up in October. The Arcade pieces, hat, skirt, bracers and collar are masterful in form and texture. You can grab them up in all three colors during the month of September.

Also, tucked away among the cuteness and kids stuff, you can dig up these dark treasures. Half Deer's second machine, the next edition of Kerfuffles. Only these are what you would find grazing on the dead lawn of the Addams Family. Contraption with another set of dreary music boxes for everyone to collect. ISON steps up to the altar with a set of finely made household items. They usually retire their machines so don't let that one pass you by. Theosophy has a clever set of fortune telling machines with a Rare that gives very funny predictions. Good luck trying to get that however, the machine is very stingy with Zoltar.

Forest Tale

Halogen adds her special touch to the Arcade with her new machine A Forest Tale. One of the things Half Deer does best is cross breeding! Yes, I said it and its right in the brand name! She has been making us all a little bit woodland animal for years but I just about lost it when I saw what she had done to bunnies for her Arcade gacha. These little guys have the sweetest butterfly wings and a wonderful hold animation. Don't worry about rezzing them either, they are only 1 LI. The jewelry in this set is worth playing for as well. Beads and ribbons mix with metal and other findings making some truly unique accessories. Owl lovers will swoon over the two wide eyed versions in this gacha as well. They have curious blinking eyes and perch themselves sweetly in your hand. Available September 1st , where else but the Arcade!

Arcade Junk

The Arcade is two years old this round. I have to admit, after 2 years playing the Arcade, I am not the same player I used to be.One of the big differences is that I have developed very clear favorites with regard to creators. One of those is the brand Junk. They have a very bohemian sensibility which appeals to the deadhead in me, with the added swank of my favorite era, the 1950's. Unique, chic and always a little weathered, Junk is always a go to machine. This round they offer "One Man's Junk" which they described as being little bits of what you might find at a flea market. All I can say is this is one very cool flea market! The pipe phone is really cool and the daybed animations are new and different. The fan RARE is super sweet, you can fill it with your own pictures. Other items featured here you can find in the Junk store.

DRD did a poll on their Facebook page about this machine. Jaimy asked what people would like to see and GEEKS prevailed! Here she has taken gaming to the next level and turned it into a bunch of wearable stuff. I put on my personal favorites for the shot below. Make sure to read all of the little pins and the details on the tablet screen. They are pretty funny. Both of these machines can be found at the Arcade opening September 1st on their brand new region The Arcade or cam shop from their homestead Gacha Galley.

Happy Birthday Gachatopia!

Gachatopia opened one year ago this month. I will never forget the day we opened and people poured in looking around wondering what the heck this place was going to be. It was hard to explain because it was just an idea. A place for all things gacha, is all we could really say. There was no one renting and no one in the group but gacha fans flooded over the sim and most of them never left. Many of the original members of the community have become good friends and we are proud to say that one year later, that community has grown to one of the largest, most active gacha communities in Second Life.

Gachatopia celebrates this month with some great gifts and two amazing Gacha Shows. Saturday the 2nd at 2pm slt we have the colorful Katat0nik here for an interview. She has made everyone this little fox plushie you see in these images. Everyone who attends will get one. Speaking of Gacha Show gifts, we are releasing some past gifts out into the Gachatopia community via free raffles over the course of the month to celebrate. If you missed a past show, join the Gachatopia chat group, you may just get lucky and win!

Another important and loved part of Gachatopia are the creators who have supported us and joined in the fun here over the past year. We are always humbled when they take the time out to participate in our crazy ideas. The Gacha Show is just the beginning. We have something planned for fall that involves 50 of the best creators in Second Life called TAG! Gacha we think you will all love. One of those creators Jaimy Hancroft of DRD has made us a special gift for our first anniversary. The gacha machine backpack you see in these photos can be found in the notices of the Gachatopia chat group for the rest of the month.

Happy Birthday Gachatopians! Thank you for an amazing year!

Signs of Summer

Summer in Second Life is typically kind of slow but that has not stopped creators and event coordinators from bringing us more stuff! July kicked off with two events that I am thrilled to see back! Summerfest and OMG Gacha. Summerfest14 had all of the bang of last years with many of the same creators and some new favorites. Summerfest ends on the 13th of July and I strongly advise getting over there because some stuff is exclusive and poofs once the event ends.Shown here are signs by Second Spaces and Floorplan. I also slipped Seven Emporiums FLF in here, Attention Pickpockets! More things from Summerfest are Anya Ohmai's hedghogs, Oyasumi's beach chair and crates. There is a watermelon bucket by Culprit and a drink cooler by Flowey! The awesome boombox behind me is also from Summerfest brought to you by Remarkable Oblivion. RO is also responsible for this crazy cool hat I am wearing, available at The Mens Department.

OMG Gacha returns after a short break with a whole mess of new machines. Alchemy breaks out the summertime cuteness with a Seal pet machine. The Balloon Seal Rare is floating next to me. OMG is open for two weeks so head over when you can and take some spins!

The Alchemist's Secret

Kean Kelly is one of the loveliest people I have met in Second Life. Her work reflects her personality to a tee and what would we do without it. I am hard pressed to think of any other Second Life creator that tackles the fine work of glass making to scale on a regular basis. As a miniatures enthusiast for most of my life, I deeply appreciate creators that consider the scale of our virtual space. It is one of those elements that just makes things more real inworld. 

You can find Kean's latest gacha at the Arcade which is running until the end of the month. Past gacha and more can be found at the KeKe mainstore. Other laboratory items shown here can be found at the Mens Department and are made by Soy.