[Yugi]

Username: PreApex
Name: Camille "Cam" Quinn Campbell
Gender: Female
Claim Date: 7/19/2017

"That's the second time I've been able to sneak up on the legendary Solid Snake."
- Meryl Silverburgh

I've always been a fan of stealth games, yo ^^ Even though I haven't had the chance to play through any Metal Gear Solid games until recently, I can safely say that I'm quite a big fan of the series! Strong female characters, regardless if they're fictional or not, have inspired me ever since I was a small child, and I'm glad that MGS has quite a handful of them.

This viscet is inspired by Meryl and the many different iterations of her over the years as the series grew and developed. With that said, I would highly appreciate it if you didn't make this viscet completely based off of Meryl.

In order to win this viscet, tell me about a situation where they had to use stealth to solve it.
Were they stealthy all the way through, or did they get caught somewhere in the middle? What happened to them?

Prettying up is allowed, and you're allowed 1 extra.
Off thread forms are allowed, but all forms must stay on the CS site!

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Stealthy Story: (100 words minimum; 1,000 words max)
Extras: (1 extra allowed; writing can be up to 700 words max and may continue on about their stealth story; art can be a comic or animated)


This contest will come to an end on July 18th!
Original date: July 15th
No further extensions will be allowed from this point on ^^ Thank you!

Minor Mane - UC | Fox Tail - R

[Vixen Luo]

Name: Chiapetta -- though most just refer to her as the Vixen, as her real name is not known by many.
Gender: Female



"I think today's the day, darling."
"Really? What makes you think so?"
"Just look. The little thing's been rocking all day.."

Two viscets murmured excitedly in the privacy of their shared den, hovering over a small white egg with brown and purple speckles, pride shining in their eyes. Atop the egg sat an elegant crown of gold, a bright green gem set in the center and gleaming brilliantly even in the darkness. The happiness was thick in the den, but short-lived as the female, a brilliant lavender and golden viscet,
sighed and gently adjusted the crown.
"Honestly, Ta've, we should just sell this. Trade it for food or a better shelter," she murmured uneasily, her ears folding back. The male scoffed, shaking his dark brown head.

"What? No! This was a gift, Nettle. I'm not going to just let go of it. We can manage just fine. We've been through a hungry season before."
"But our little one hasn't."
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Skritch. The sound of claws against stone was nearly audible beneath their voices as the female viscet clung to her hiding spot, blue eyes narrowed in concentration. Stay still, dammit! Let them argue. You can hold until they leave, she told herself sternly, smirking a bit as she gazed down at the jewelry. It would look fantastic sitting atop her own red mane, would it not?
Ear giving a twitch of interest, her eyes narrowed and she moved her gaze once more to stare at the parents, watching their quarrel end with a gentle sigh and murmured reassurance, an uncertain decision laying at their paws. Of course, it wasn't a decision they would have to make; she'd make it for them quite soon.

'Today' ended up being untrue; the egg had rocked once or twice throughout the slow-moving few hours until sunset, but hadn't given so much as a violent shake once like the mother had thought she'd predicted. Chi gazed on silently like a predator waiting to strike as the pair curled up and nuzzled into each other's fur, disappointment clinging to their pelts like burrs.

She waited patiently with low, smooth, drawn out breaths to disguise any sound while she watched, waiting for the familiar sounds and breathing tempo of sleep as moonlight spilled into the den, wrapping over the forms like a blanket. Her eyes gleamed with hunger as the light glinted off of the gemstone, and she grinned slightly, finally slipping from the rock and soundlessly dropping to the ground level, her thick, fluffy tail staying perfectly still as not to make any disturbing sound. The Vixen padded delicately across the den, all but slithering up to the egg, where her paws glided up and scooped up the crown, grinning at her reflection in the shimmering green of the gem as she gripped it.

Chi froze, however, when a crack sounded, her eyes dropping and expression fading to see the egg crackling and chipping,
tiny mocha-brown paws pushing weakly at the egg's shell. It was hatching.
Her eyes shifted back to the parents, both of which seemed undisturbed as they slept curled into each other, while their child broke free of the top shell and poked its face around blindly, eyes still shut tight after being born so soon. It sniffed softly and whined a little, and Chi felt herself pause as she gazed at the child.

...to witness how it acted, of course, because even a sight like this couldn't melt the icy cold heart she held in her chest. She smirked and ruffled its mane gently before she slid the crown atop her head, blowing the newborn a kiss even though its eyes were shut before she silently crept out of the cave - and then quickly rose to dash in a giddy fashion as the viscling's wails began to spill into the den, awakening the new parents to their nighttime miracle -- and their loss.

"Hope all goes well with the newborn," she purred to herself, hardly a speck of pity in her voice as she scampered off in the night with their only valuable possession. Why, they would manage. They'd figure something out.

She skidded to a halt by a stream to catch her breath as she took off her new treasure, grinning in a predatory manner down at the bright golden item while her claws gripped it, the scent of the newborn still strong due to how close it had been to the egg for so long. Chi was more than certain that that child would likely grow up isolated and hungry now, learning how to scavenge selfishly rather than being able to grow and socialize with others appropriately. Whoops. But really, I just couldn't live without it, she thought with a hum, tail swishing across the undergrowth as she pressed on to return home far, far away from that place.

She'd have a fond memory of wrecking the future for that new little life every time she gazed upon that shiny green gem, for sure. Fond indeed.



art done by lex 7/17/17

[Sün]

[DogLife.]

Username: DogLife.
Name: Ciara, an Irish name meaning darkness and mystery
Gender: Female
Stealthy Story: (100 words minimum; 1,000 words max)

I closed my eyes, balancing the curved katana sword in my paw, knowing that my skills as a killer were going to aid me in my escape. Stay... Stay... Stay... The lull of my mistresses power called in my head, softly now but the call would rise in volume the longer I stayed in disobedience. I was her assassin, the killer of the night, doing off with her enemies one by one. The flick of a blade, the drop of poison, the bite of a snake. Sometimes, there seemed no cause of death. Just ruffled sheets, a blocked air way. A prick that could have been from a thorn. They never saw me coming. They never heard me leave. The story's started at just a simple killer. A skilled, but simple, killer. A murderer. These tales grew and grew, a creature made of shadow, the spirit of a God of War, the soul of a man once dead, come back to haunt and destroy the modern world. They never expected a Viscet. A female. Smaller then most with blue eyes like the summer sky. With a story needing to be told, punishment and crime that chased each other round and around like Fox after Rabbit, Hunter after Fox. They were the Rabbits, fresh for the taking. I was the Fox, clever and quick. Mistress, she was the all powerful Hunter, pulling the strings that made me dance.

The magic that I had endured for so long threatened to bubble over the surface. It was pure evil pure darkness coursing through my veins, eating at my heart and clawing at my soul. It ran its rivers of black through my entire body, occasionally shocking me, always changing me, never letting go. That's how mistress makes her murderers, like me. The prick of a needle, followed by days in the darkness, no food no water, just poisonous magic forging you like a blacksmith forms a blade. Most of them die, harsh but true. I survived. I had... someone or something to live for. I can't remember whom or what, most of my memories are like this now, patchy and broken. The darkness slowly breaks you, swallows your brain and devours your heart. It all happened a while ago. I am nearly gone. Which is why I have to go.

STaaaaaay... STaaaaay... STaaaaaay...

The call is more snake like now, a hiss, growing in volume. She wants me. She needs me. I want to go to her. Succumb to her powers and poisonous lies. I want to be hers...

That was her again, using the power she had placed in me to take my mind and control everything. She always did this, always used her control on the hunt. Just as a precaution in case I started to escape. Then she could shut my body down, that would be the worst thing. Only my mind would operate under those circumstances, the rest a block of uncontrollable stone...

I slid towards the stone door, using every inch of my skill as a shadow warrior to blend in with the toxic atmosphere. I slowed each breath down to an almost silent intake of breath, until my taking in of air was silent. My steps where silent. I didn't exist. Each step required tremendous effort, I knew that if a single alarm was triggered, a single step misplaced, I was to be taken away. Experimented on. Maybe killed. An assassin murdered in the dark, the only place that loved her, her home. The irony of my situation set in, and I allowed myself a laugh in my head. It was the first time I had laughed even to myself since the shadow magic. The door eased open, each pace, each breath, each heart beat slowing, allowing me to flee. I could see the night sky spread before me, a home for me to escape into. I would be the night sky to the moon's light.

Escaping the person who is literally inside of your head takes effort. Pain, even. I ran, leaped and twisted over logs, trees and rivers. The call of the raven tore at my heart. Run. Run. For goodness sake Ciara RUN!
STAY... STAY... CIARA I DEMAND YOU STAY!
"Get out of my HEAD!" I literally scream, agony making my head feel like cotton, stuffed and unable to function. Tears poured down my cheeks.

Stealth was my objective, as it is now. I closed my eyes, and thought shadows. Breathed shadows. Lived as a shadow. And as a piece of nothing, she could not find me.

(763/1000)

Extras: (1 extra allowed; writing can be up to 700 words max and may continue on about their stealth story; art can be a comic or animated)

Wip, I might not have time though...

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xxxxxxCamille "Cam" Quinn Campbell

xxxxxx"Camille" is a French variation of "Camilla", which, in Roman mythology,
was the name of a Volscian warrior maiden and queen.
xxxxxx"Quinn" is often said to resemble intelligence, wisdom, and cunning.
xxxxxx"Campbell", as a surname, means "wry-mouthed", which accurately
resembles her insensitive sense of humor and firey temper.
xxxxxxCampbell is also used in reference to Meryl, as her biological and
adoptive fathers' surnames were also Campbell.

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xxxxxxAs a young viscet, Camille was very close to what few friends she had. Because of this, one of her best childhood friends, Nami, was practically a brother to her. Regardless of the close bond with her life-long buddy, Nami and Cam have had some rough patches over the years. One specific event that Cam vividly remembers from her childhood was when she and Nami were in a long feud. What was once a small argument over how to decorate the fort that they built quickly turned into a conflict between the two. Tension between the two grew rapidly, as each viscling tried to one-up the other by showing them acts of aggression. Cam, being the stubborn hot-head that she is, was determined to turn out on top.

xxxxxxNami and Cam’s family dens were rather close, meaning that they could visit each other often - unfortunately, this also meant that Nami could steal Cam’s possessions when she wasn’t paying attention. When the feud between the visclings was at its peak of aggression, Nami, while playing outside, had seen that Cam had left her beloved toy, an old fox plushie named Kyoko, unsupervised outside of her own den. Nami spotted out Cam, who was now far away from Kyoko, as he devised a plan to capture the stuffie. Nami snuck over to Kyoko, making sure that Cam wouldn't notice him, and picked the toy up in his mouth. After verifying that he hadn’t been seen by anyone, he ran off towards his den.

xxxxxxCamille, approaching her regular playing spot, was suddenly struck with fear when she realized that Kyoko was missing. Cam ran over to where Kyoko was lying before he disappeared, and started to search around the area for him. Despite searching under every log, fern, and rock, Kyoko was nowhere to be found. She continued to sniff around the area, until she picked up a familiar scent. Was it… Nami? Cam sniffed around the area more, until the faint scent of the other viscet intensified - that was certainly Nami. Furious, Cam started to fabricate a plan to get her beloved Kyoko back into her own paws.

xxxxxxAfter a few hours of devising a plan outside, Cam’s scheming was interrupted by Nami’s family leaving their den to go on a hunting excursion. Realizing that Nami didn't have Kyoko with him, that must have meant that the plushie was in Nami's den - meaning that now would be the time to strike.

xxxxxxOnce the family was far enough from the den, Camille started to move out. Just as she was about to leave the front "yard" of the den, she heard the familiar chatter of her parents. Coming to a halt, she turned around, only to see her parents sitting outside of their den, not aware of Cam's presence. Although her parents hadn’t noticed her, she knew that it would be a risk to walk past them, like she had planned. If Cam was caught sneaking into Nami’s den, she knew that she could get into serious trouble, causing Cam to observe the area in an attempt to find a new path to Nami’s den.

xxxxxxAfter observing the area directly around Cam’s parents, she noticed a wall of rock behind them. If I were able to sneak behind the den and around those rocks, I could get directly over to Nami’s den without being seen, she thought. With this newly found path, Cam crawled her way towards her destination. After she had reached the small hill that blocked her parents from viewing the back of Nami’s home, she started to relax and began to plan out the best way to infiltrate. If I go in through the front entrance, my parents and any nearby viscets would be able to see me enter. Also, the mud from the recent rain would leave my tracks behind… but if I went through one of these back entrances with tree cover and dry dirt, my presence wouldn’t be noticed!

xxxxxxCamille’s small, slender body allowed her to swiftly make her way into the den without making too much noise from the surrounding plant life. As she quietly trekked throughout the various chambers of the den, she finally found Kyoko hidden under the soft leaves of what seemed to be Nami’s resting nest. Filled with excitement and pride, Cam carefully snatched up her companion, turned around to exit the den-

xxxxxxOh no…

xxxxxxCam stood still, frozen in a combination of both fear and shock, staring face-to-face with Nami’s loyal bird companion. The bird, infamous for being obnoxiously loud at unruly times, looked up at Cam with wide, emotionless eyes. Not knowing what the odd little bird would do, Cam started to slowly move towards the entrance, making sure not to startle the dark corvid. After successfully exiting Nami's chamber, Cam started to pick up her still-cautious pace, now moving towards the opening of which she had originally entered through. As she continued to quietly move throughout the den like she had before, she could hear the little pitter-patters of the bird’s feet as it followed her around.

xxxxxxOne more step-

xxxxxxScraw!

xxxxxxIn a sudden frenzy of panic, Cam darted out of the den and directly into the thicker depths of the nearby woods. As the angered bird chased Cam, it attempted to slow Cam down by batting her with its wings. Camille pushed on, running frantically between trees in an attempt to stop the furious avian.

xxxxxxIt wasn’t long before Camille heard her parents chirping out for their screaming daughter. The chatter from the viscets seemed to frighten the bird, causing it to give up on the chase in fear of being attacked. Exhausted, the two critters started to separate, heading back to their own homes. Cam walked back towards the calls of her parents, only to begin fearing how they would react to her journey…

xxxxxxRegardless, she was proud of the results of the mission, as Kyoko was finally back where he belonged.

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Camille and Kyoko in adulthood.
Good luck to all the other entrants! All of your forms, art, and stories look great!

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[jolteon]

Username: jolteon
Name: Konomi
Gender: female
Stealthy Story: With no less than a small thump, Konomi jumped out of the palace window and onto the plush grass. Ordered by her King, the female assassin was to end the life of the neighboring kingdom's leader, to prevent a war from starting. A corrupt viscet, nasty and evil; everyone hated him- and would probably rejoice in the learning of his death. Konomi was doing everyone's favor. Quick and clean, no one would've suspected it was her doing. Letting out a sigh to relieve her tension, the crafty viscet set off for home.

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After taking off her arm and leg cuffs, the female took off her belt and laid it down on her dresser. She then reached up to untie her headband, and fluffed up the back of her hair a bit. The viscet had a playdate with the king's daughter, Amaya, and she just couldn't be late for the tea party. Taking one last look at herself in the mirror, Konomi began her pace to the princess' room.

Opening the door, the viscet quickly noticed little Amaya curled up in the middle of her room, sobbing. Motherly instincts kicking in, she rushed over to comfort the child, picking her up and trying to soothe her. "Amaya, darling, what's wrong?", She asks while petting the viscling's thick mane.

"M-my... my favorite necklace! It's gone!" She wails, digging her head into Konomi's soft chest fur. "Dad let me bring some friends over to play toys with, and I think one of them stole it!" The adult immediately remembers the necklace. It had been given to Amaya before her mother died. It was sentimental, and most likely contained many memories for the child. The assassin was pretty sure she knew which kid took the item, that child was bad news- she's not sure why Amaya's still friends with that one. Konomi decided in an instant that she would go and retrieve the necklace tomorrow morning. For now, she had to cheer up her favorite viscling.

"Sweetie, cheer up," She tries to wipe the tears away from Amaya's face. "I'm sure it'll show up again soon... don't you think?" She hinted, and the child immediately brightened. Jumping on the adult's lap, Amaya quickly brought her in for a hug. The viscling put her paw right on top of the insignia etched onto Konomi's shoulder, it was more-or-less of a small habit. Ever since the child noticed her paw fit perfectly on the symbol she would touch it anytime she could.
Extras:

god i hope i can finish this ;;

[Yugi]

This contest has been extended to 7/18 at 8:00 PM PST!
This will be the only extension ^^)/

One day warning!
This contest will come to a close tomorrow at 8:00 PM PST.
If there's any need for extensions, please PM me before tomorrow rolls around ^^

If you need a PST clock, please click here!
The time featured on this clock is accurate to my time zone.

Please make sure that all of your links and images are working.
When the competition officially closes, there won't be extra time allowed for the fixing of forms.
Any edits after the closing date will disqualify your form.

Also, any type of art, regardless if it's just a still headshot, animated, or a short comic, is perfectly acceptable~! <3

I wish you all the best of luck!
I'm loving all of the ideas that I see presented in the forms entered <3 I can't wait until I get the chance to fully read through them!

[Yugi]

Eep, my apologies; this contest closed last night!
I was a bit preoccupied with a few other things that I had forgotten that I didn't close this contest until today.

I'll announce the winner tonight, for certain, however ^^

Thank you all for entering!
I wish you all the best of luck; I'm thoroughly excited to be able to read through all of the forms!

[Vixen Luo]

good luck everyone!! I really like the ideas you guys have down, oml ;u; <3

[Yugi]

I was able to get around to judging this a bit earlier than I thought I could! ^o^

Thank you all for entering and filling out a form ;;)/ It was a lot of fun to read through each and every one of them; the stealth stories that all of you created for them made for an enjoyable read.
I would certainly love to let you all win this viscet, but unfortunately there can only be one winner. I would, however, like to talk about each form that was submitted, as you all did a splendid job.

I would like to first give out shout outs; these won't award any stubs, but I felt the need to compliment you on your form ^^

jolteon
I'm super sorry that you didn't have enough time to finish your form ;;)/ With that said, I really did like your story as it was. Her friendly, caring relationship with the king's daughter was ridiculously sweet. I found myself audibly awing at the part where Amaya placed her paw on Konomi's paw marking. I thought that was a clever addition to your form, especially since I absolutely adore it when forms acknowledge the character's design and accessories.

I truly do hope that you're able to find another viscet to fit the role of Konomi for Amaya, as I really did adore your ideas for the characters.

Next up is an honorable mention! If your username is listed here, this means that you can contact the stub shop archivist, Razors, to redeem this HM for one stub.

DogLife.
Like how I said for jolteon, I'm terribly sorry that you didn't have enough time to complete your form. I do really like the idea for your character; I thought that Ciara's relationship with her murderous mistress was quite unique and interesting. Your story kept my attention all the way through, as I wanted to find out what would happen to Ciara if she tried to disobey the orders commanded to her.

I loved how creative the stealth story was overall, especially with that ending. I never expected Ciara to practically become one with the shadows to avoid her mistress, so that was a neat little twist.

This contest ultimately came down to two forms battling it out for the winner position; I had asked for help from a friend to talk through both forms thoroughly. It took us a little while, but we were able to come down to a firm and clear decision on who the winner should be for this viscet. Even then, we were only able to decide by a tiny sliver ><,

Because of how close this contest came, I want to award one of you a runner up design.

True Knight
Like always, your writing is completely phenomenal; I wasn't able to pull myself away from reading through your entire form; your writing held a firm grasp on my attention all the way through, especially during the latter part of your story.

I truly thought that Chiapetta was going to have a change of heart and give back the gift to the newborn viscling, especially seeing that there would be only a life of starvation and suffering if the child didn't have the expensive crown. It is safe to say that I didn't expect such wicked, ill behavior to continue from her when the innocent child emerged from their egg. Despite her being an obvious, cruel villain, her sassy behavior and inability to change, regardless of her victims, makes her oddly... likable. It shows that she's completely true to how she is, which is honestly an admirable trait.

The art piece Lex crafted for you is also well done; the dynamic pose and expression plastered across her face really does translate well to the character you created.

If your username was listed here as the runner up for this contest, please message me as soon as possible with what you would like. You have the ability to choose between two stubs or a RU design, of course ^^

If you are interested in receiving the RU design, I will give you a few various female characters from the Metal Gear Solid series to select from. The RU will also feature two traits, with one of them being the uncommon minor mane trait. Depending on the character that you pick, the second trait will vary ^^)/

Last, but not certainly least, is the winner of this competition:

PreApex
Your form was absolutely spectacular; the writing that you did for Cam's stealth story was firm all the way through, the coding was lovely, and the art piece that you did tied up your form nicely. The story was quite the enjoyable read, especially seeing that it also provided a short look into Cam's life, specifically with her friendship with another viscet.

I loved how thorough and descriptive you were in regards to how she actually broke into her friend's den; having Camille think through her actions and steps before actually going through with a plan was a nice addition. It was interesting to see how she examined the world around her, and it also provided insight on how her personality is like. The nerve-wracking section in which she comes face to face with Nami's pet corvid, just before she was able to save her beloved toy fox, was also another great addition. I'm certainly glad to see that her mission was a success, despite the little mishap with Nami's bird occurring!

The art piece featuring both Camille and Kyoko was super cute and well done <3 I was glad that you decided to include the stuff plush in the art, as I was intrigued to see what Kyoko looked like!

I've gone ahead and update Camille's information on the first post ^^ I've also added you to the color in list if you'd like to access her ref!

Once again, thank you all for entering. This was a super neat contest to judge, especially seeing that the MGS series holds a very special place in my heart. I wish you all the best of luck in any future contests you all may enter!

I wish you all a fantastic week!