Staff Litter 2023 Discussion Thread

[Thinking.Kiwi]

Woo! You got it. I've been adding more hearts to my signature, profile, and staff page as well. All just to tie into the little heart on the pup.

Obviously my style is a bit obvious here and gave it away mostly - gotta be more subtle I guess LOL

But I am confirming that is indeed my pup ♥

EXCITEMENT!! It's a lovely pup!! Will you tell us it's name once it grows?? :3

@Lacuna:
I've gone through your posts again, am trying to pinpoint anything that I didn't use for the somethings hint I still can't make anything of it, but maybe someone else will?? ;u;
boldened parts are hints used for the somethings hint therefore, invalid for this last one, i believe?

This doesn't follow my thought process for the dog but I am writing a heroic crown of sonnets for my wife about our 15 years together that uses the traditional anniversary gifts! So they're on my radar otherwise I think it's such a neat concept.

- it’s also something
- summer
- she loved school for the most part
- she does not usually remember her dreams, but when she does they are very long and detailed and seem like they could be real
I won’t be answering any more questions until you use my answers to come to some conclusions

I’m not going to claim or deny anything yet it’s too early lol but I appreciate anyone putting in effort! It may look like I’m just answering questions but I won’t say there’s nothing to decode. I would say that stuff I said 5 years ago might not always be true forever, who knows?

I didn’t see any recent questions but I’m open to answering some! I like leaving you hints in plain sight… there’s more than what meets the eye.

oh dang with that i realized i miscounted the "mights".......... *sobs*
EDIT: random counts even tho i suck at counting:

1 Last Year = something new
1 5 Years = something borrowed
1 15 Years = something old

1 Always
2 Might* (1 in between "//" so might be a real clue)
2 Decode(d)
2 Helpful
3 Remember
3 Answering (questions?)
4 Answers

[Aaron✦]

You're also running out of time to find my hints, detectives! Good luck!

[Lacuna]

The somethings hint and the math hint aren’t connected directly and you don’t need to count the number of times I used any other words.

[Thinking.Kiwi]

You're also running out of time to find my hints, detectives! Good luck!

Checking our usual hint dropping places rn-
Profile Interests: "cat (?) / cat / cat / cat / cat / dog / dog / dog (?)"

EDIT: This might hint at the fact that the first ever staff pet Aaron has made, was part of the cat litter, but it was line edited to be a fox! So, this year's outcome is probably feline-like?

Team About Page: don't think anything particularly stands out, but he has linked the about page as his website in the profile?
Staff Outcomes group: nothing of note (omg so many!!)
Wait, there is one more group with staff outcomes?
Post hints:
- Toes are not green
- Eyes and/or nose are Green
- Not inspired by mythology
- No line edits on the pup stage
- in the terrestrial category
- inspired by an animal
- has an unintentional 'cousin'
- favorite song: Team Me - Into the Wild
- favorite food: mushrooms
- found it "very interesting" when i guessed koikee's pup as his, koikee's might be his outcome's cousin? i think that's a red herring
- "wait a minute purrdner, i thought that was mine!!!" about castiiian's outcome, possibly the cousin?
Signature hints:
- "Choose an artist" in transparent text
- He has a group with the same name. I'm checking it out rn along with the archives, will be back with any findings!! :3

EDIT: Group has pets that spell "It's clear/to see/if you take/a peek/hehe!

FINAL EDIT:
With all of that i'm updating my aaron outcome guess to this pup:

Reminds me of his artstyle, looks cat-like like a tortie pattern! eyes are green-ish?

[Saphiric]

I'm gonna guess this pup for Aaron


Pet's name: Day 3
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The eyes are green
I think it's gonna be inspired by a bird when it grows which would be both teresstrial, inspired by a specific animal.
If it's a bird there's a chance it eats mushrooms 🍄
Not sure if the eat counts as a lineart edit so I may be completely wrong but it doesn't feel like one to me so... xD

Leaving my guess here. Probably wrong.

[Lounah]

I feel like this one might be Aaron's.
Looks like it has green-eyes.
Has no line-art edits on the pup stage.




I also feel like this one might be either AquilaFuga or Schuyler's.

Sticking with my guesses.

[Fae]

GUESSES FOR THE UNCLAIMED PUPS/DOGS

Working Our Way Up From Z To A, we start with xem;

-Would feel at home way before or way after 90's; Not much of a hint to go with but keeping it in mind, this rules out Skater and Tamagatchi Pup for me, since those are both 90s feeling.

-Line edits in both stages; This eliminates at least five outcomes outright from the remaining 12 unclaimed

-Much heavier edits in adult stage—more than past years

-Would be friends with Fyre, Solloby's dog

I'm guessing;


For xem's outcome; the ears are extremely similar to their 2021 outcome, and both past staff dogs have horns and super pointy ears, so by style alone I'm thinking this is xem's


Wobbuffet

-Has props
-Is wearing human clothes
-Would feel in place in the 90's

While not a lot of hints, this rules out a few outcomes. I actually suspect....



This pup for Wobbuffet! Wearing human clothes, very 90s fashion of those clothes and while I don't currently see any props, I strongly suspect there will be a surfboard or skateboard when this pup grows up

Winx

There are many hints here! But with a few I think this lil one is Marguerite!


-Has lineart edits
-Is unblanketed by Night 4, which leaves us only two dogs to choose from, and our other flower power friend does not have lineart edits.

-May have a tool/instrument, "[d]epends what counts as a tool or instrument I suppose"; Like the flower growing next to her?

-Would enjoy 90's, but would love 70's; the coloration on this pup is very 70s themed.

-Didn't work with other staff, but pup does share similar themes with others; there are at least three different flower friends I see in the litter today.


This pup for....VAMPIRIC

Would be "1000%" in place in the 90's; tamagatchi, hair and very reminiscent of their previous releases



Saikiyo; Face and Line edits, which if the pup isn't hidden, Saikiyo tends to do these


Schulyer; feels very beachy and Schulyer likes to do the one crimped ear, one pointy a lot in their previous outcomes

Skipping ahead;


Lacuna

-Blue Eyes, Light Colored Nose
-Likes books by Tamora Pierce (Fantasy author); Kind of more like a Princess
-Hearts; 4 Somethings; 4 Hearts on dogs sleeve, not sure about the 27 is too many part of the hint, but that's what I've got

MissionFlight


-Toes Are Light Colored
-Serious Pup
-A traveler, would travel by motorcycle/something cool; Like A Rocketship?
-Favorite sport is racing; Definitely feels like a racer
-Eyes hint would make sense....for THE DOG since this pups eyes are closed

FleshCanvas



Has lineart edits; ruled out the adult left and the denied outcome;
No props; rules out the bee outcome; the design itself feels very chaotic and weaving back and forth, kind of gives off this sort of hyper energy, which is what I get from their hints.


Process of elimination means this might be Aarons; Green eyes and/or nose? this dog has that one and as a flower friend could have a cousin this year

The last two are harder from the lack of hints XD but I think based on style and Burrito Bunny's hint that this


Is their outcome and that this one


Is AquilaFuga's but I could be completely wrong about any or all of these.


EDIT: Lacuna's Confirmed, I'm confident some more of my list is correct

[Magpi3.14]

<3

[catmother456]

<3

Pie Face is adorable!! I love them so much!

[Goodrage]

<3

what a cute/funny little jester! Yağmur you rock!