Staff Litter 2022 Discussion Thread

[Avianahelena]

You're not thinking concrete enough~ Next year might be fun to commemorate my 10th wedding anniversary (and my 10th staff dog!) though!

How about a tattoo design, then?

[FleshCanvas]

Pet's name: I'm going to take the whole month to gro
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I have suuuuch high hopes for this guy to take all month to grow

[xylinie]

I think this pup might be Vampiric's!

Vampiric has stated in their interests that there is indeed a hint hidden somewhere...

When you go to Vampirics trade rules here, you'll see that the last sentence in their trading rules is:

. Also, you guys sure ask a lotl of questions

which doesn't look like a trading rule at all, more like a hint? Since it has nothing to do with trading.

At first glance it might look like nothing, but if you look closely there is a "type error" lotl. I was debating whether this could be a hint or not, but i've looked everywhere else on their page and couldn't find anything that could possible be a hint. So it has to be the hidden hint right?

It would make sense since some people in the beginning of this thread have called this pup the axolotl pup (for example), or that the pup looks like an axolotl. So I think that the "type error" lotl is referring to an axolotl, which would make this pup Vampiric's.

[Cosmonaught]

Pet's name: Nefertiti
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rolled over! nefertiti gets their dressup

[kiro,,]

you know whats sort of funny, the other day i was literally thinking of how ‘ask a lotl’ would be a really clever hint for the axolotl pup, i had no idea of that hint at the time lmao

[EmberWolf]

I think I'm ready to answer some questions about my pup if anyone has any c:

[rileypillow]

I think I'm ready to answer some questions about my pup if anyone has any c:

What kind of place/world does your pup live in?
What is your pup's favourite song?
What kind of personality does your pup have?
Is your pup a dog or another species?

[coffee.berry]

I think I'm ready to answer some questions about my pup if anyone has any c:

#1: Does your pup reflect your personality?
#2: What song fits your pup the most?
#3: Would your pup like the song "Your Love (9pm)"?
#4: Give us a hint (maybe as a rhyme/poem?) :0
#5: Does your pup live in the sky, ocean or on land?
#6: Is your pup more on the nicer side or the ruder side?

[xylinie]

#secondguessoftheday

Hear me out, I think this is Raire's

This is what Raire answered to Birdy's question -> what myth, fable, or fairytale resonates most with your dog?

#3 The Cat and Venus

I came across this article stating that Venus the Cat is often referred to as a Chimera. So that got me thinking...

A Chimera is an hybrid with a lion's body a goat's head rising from between it's shoulder blades and the tail morphs into a venomous snake. We've all seen the 4 hints that Raire has given us. And it has been confirmed that there are indeed 3 speakers, which would my theory that Raire's pup is Chimera themed possible.

Speaker 1 - LION
im very rare
im mythical
many love me
Mine are sharp and pointy.

estimated wild lions are roughly between 20.000 and 40.000.
the lion is a subject in the mythologies and folklore of many cultures around the world
who doesn't love those beautiful creatures
I think this could refer to sharp claws

Speaker 2 - SNAKE
im very common
im a pest
almost everybody hates me
I don't have them at all.

snakes are very common
in or near homes, snakes are a pest
a lot of people hate snakes
snakes don't have claws

Speaker 3 - GOAT
i'm something in between
not a pest not mythical
most stare in aw at me
I don't really have them, but you could call them serrated.

goats aren't rare, but also not very common
checks out
most people would stare in aw, for example because of their big horns
they don't have claws but their hooves could be described as serrated i guess?*

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If we again take a look at the pup that I think is Raire's, you can see 2 little bumps on their shoulder blades. I think these might grow into the goat part of the Chimera. This pup doesn't really have a long tail, which makes me believe that it is possible for it to grow into a snake. And last if we take a look at the tooth that is pointing upwards, the lion part of the chimera is often portrayed with those sharp teeth that point upwards just like this pup does.

Also this pup has purple eyes, which matches Raires description of the pup's eyes here!

So yeah that's my theory! A Chimera themed pup ;3

[EmberWolf]

I think I'm ready to answer some questions about my pup if anyone has any c:

#1: Does your pup reflect your personality?
#2: What song fits your pup the most?
#3: Would your pup like the song "Your Love (9pm)"?
#4: Give us a hint (maybe as a rhyme/poem?) :0
#5: Does your pup live in the sky, ocean or on land?
#6: Is your pup more on the nicer side or the ruder side?

1 - hmmm, I don't think so!
3 - definitely not their vibe
5 - I'm not sure, maybe it's a different plane of reality altogether?
6- they are very neutral, not nice or rude

I think I'm ready to answer some questions about my pup if anyone has any c:

What kind of place/world does your pup live in?
What is your pup's favourite song?
What kind of personality does your pup have?
Is your pup a dog or another species?

- very far away, though seemingly close
-not much of a music listener! they like silence
- see previous answers
- yes? no? I'm not sure, really

I think I'm ready to answer some questions about my pup if anyone has any c:

I have one question for the staff. How many tries did it take you to get the design down for your dog?

Usually it only takes me one try. I get an idea from the palette and it works out from there. Maybe two tries. This year though? Four or five. I'm happy with what I ended up with but boy, it was a struggle to get there! I have a totally different, completely done outcome for this litter that will never see the light of day because I just ended up not being happy with it lol. But I'm glad I ditched it and ended up with what I did c: