Staff Litter 2020 Discussion Thread

[catmother456]

Perhaps this pup



Between the 2, it has the most uninterrupted space in its design

Edit: It seemed villainelle! and I are on the same track

[Wolven Girl]

So, Raire has mentioned low and high, where low is tied with pan pan, and high with the rovers. Pan Pan is related to mayday, which is something that the rovers on Mars would send to NASA here on Earth if they run into an issue. So..

Low is Earth, and high is Mars


Edit

Harpija221 and I were chatting in discord and came up with some random thoughts:

Space is what we need to look at, but mayday is also communication between the rovers on Mars, and Earth. NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) and orbiters using radio frequency X-band. This is just a random thought and probably means nothing but here it is


antenna puppy XD

or orbiter bunny pup since it is in space

but antennas look like... bunnies!! (or bunny ears)


So, referring to the “bunny”, and assuming communication is part of the hints (pan pan)

I am thinking maybe the “friend” the rovers have is actually an antenna or the orbiters in space. And since a hint is a bunny friend, an there are bunny antennas, I’m thinking your pup is going to be what harpija221 said - an antenna pup (antenna bunny pup)



Edit #2:

Adding a couple of guesses here as well. The guesses I’m making are based on previous pups more than the hints.

2017:


2018:


2019:


So, looking at these pups, they all have hints to wha the final dog will look like, they all have pointed ears and no line edits with the exception of closed eyes on the 2019 pup. And theygave very little away about the final dog outcome.

Looking at the pups that have already grown, assuming Raire’s pup grew already, I think either of these 2 could be his

This is getting interesting now, I should hire you for next years' hints *lol*
My hints are usually pretty... simple, not too much to think about or interpret after you've cracked them.

The antenna part is definitely extremely interesting, but none of it is what I thought of.
I just wanted to hint at space, that's it. After you all were quite stumped with my two first hints, I stopped throwing more of them and instead started to answer questions.

One of them, with "space" in mind, could basically tell you which puppy design is mine.

After eliminating the edited pups, the poison dart frog outcome, and all the pups with uncolored (or missing) tags, the only one left is

As for "space" the markings on it's tail look a little bit like stars

[Kaijvy]

This is getting interesting now, I should hire you for next years' hints *lol*
My hints are usually pretty... simple, not too much to think about or interpret after you've cracked them.

The antenna part is definitely extremely interesting, but none of it is what I thought of.
I just wanted to hint at space, that's it. After you all were quite stumped with my two first hints, I stopped throwing more of them and instead started to answer questions.

One of them, with "space" in mind, could basically tell you which puppy design is mine.

These two puppies both seem like huge canidates to me! The first one right away can be interpeted as space (though I'm not confident on the art style), while the other pup is mysteriously in your signature still...I have put down as well my theories on another post which can be found Here :3

Oh what do you know "space", as of "space between". Haha maybe I am wrong there! Nice catch

[AquilaFuga]

-snip-

Edit: Going through staff profiles on the About CS Team.
Not sure if some of these were pointed out but if not here they are!

AquilaFuga:
I'm a recent university graduate l1ving in England. Most of my time is spent playing Pokemon/ACNH, binge watching TV series, reading, and hanging out with my thr3e cats. In a few months I'll start studying for my Masters degree in international relations. PMs are very welcome if you need ass1stance or a friendly ear!

Nice find! I had this one hidden for a good few days. >:)

[Kaijvy]

-snip-

Edit: Going through staff profiles on the About CS Team.
Not sure if some of these were pointed out but if not here they are!

AquilaFuga:
I'm a recent university graduate l1ving in England. Most of my time is spent playing Pokemon/ACNH, binge watching TV series, reading, and hanging out with my thr3e cats. In a few months I'll start studying for my Masters degree in international relations. PMs are very welcome if you need ass1stance or a friendly ear!

Nice find! I had this one hidden for a good few days. >:)

I can't help but feel to go into your pets and went to a group labeled "hmm" and judging by the number order (131), if it's a group 101 and the third pet, we come to a penguin cat! Just a random find, idk if it has anything to do with it.

I also can't help but notice two of them say "DIFFERENT" and two say "SIMILAR".

[grey matter]

I can't help but feel to go into your pets and went to a group labeled "hmm" and judging by the number order (131), if it's a group 101 and the third pet, we come to a penguin cat! Just a random find, idk if it has anything to do with it.

I also can't help but notice two of them say "DIFFERENT" and two say "SIMILAR".

The two dogs are staff dogs.
This is a sign we have an entirely different doggo this year...?

[paopu]

And I think the Platypus pup is Paopu’s pup!

What's your reasoning here I'm curious

Platypus live by rivers and streams and are very wet and slippery. When they were first discovered, due to their strange appearance, many thought it was fake, almost mythical maybe, put together with different parts of different animals. I think all the colors are used but can’t be sure. They can hibernate in the winter, so they probably do prefer the Summer, and they have poison in their barbs. And they have thick fur.


Edit (found on Google)

Why the platypus is considered a chimera

It has a duck's bill, a beaver's tail, and an otter's fur. Oh and it also lays eggs. Meet the platypus, one of the strangest mammals in the animal kingdom.

Also Chimera (in Greek mythology) is a fire-breathing female monster with a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail, as well as any mythical animal with parts taken from various animals

which is why many think the platypus is a chimera

Good detective work! I didn't even have to make any Perry references. Yes this kiddos mine! Can't wait for you guys to see Puck's final form!

[Wolven Girl]

I can't help but feel to go into your pets and went to a group labeled "hmm" and judging by the number order (131), if it's a group 101 and the third pet, we come to a penguin cat! Just a random find, idk if it has anything to do with it.

I also can't help but notice two of them say "DIFFERENT" and two say "SIMILAR".

The two dogs are staff dogs.
This is a sign we have an entirely different doggo this year...?

Dog with pointed ears, maybe

[Kaijvy]

Good detective work! I didn't even have to make any Perry references. Yes this kiddos mine! Can't wait for you guys to see Puck's final form!

Ahh Puck is very interesting and I am also excited to see it too!

[Blue_Aussie]

I can't help but feel to go into your pets and went to a group labeled "hmm" and judging by the number order (131), if it's a group 101 and the third pet, we come to a penguin cat! Just a random find, idk if it has anything to do with it.

I also can't help but notice two of them say "DIFFERENT" and two say "SIMILAR".

The two dogs are staff dogs.
This is a sign we have an entirely different doggo this year...?

Dog with pointed ears, maybe

Maybe Aquila just has very strange groups and these aren't even clues?