Staff Litter 2020 Discussion Thread

[ShadowRose17]

Now that I have my own, I can say what I really think, besides adoring the floof. The detail and design is really cool, and beautifully uses the yellow in the palette in the cheek floof, the lining, and the shoulder marking. What kind of wings were you thinking of when you designed the dog, Berricuda?

Thank you! ;; u ;;
And as for her wings... I have a bad habit of thinking of Katniss's mockingjay dress whenever I have to draw wings. So I usually tend to try and do a similar shape, I guess lol. "Sharper" and thinner style, sleeker.

I absolutely adore her wow.

[GatheringRosesInSnow]

I'm gonna help you all out and list all my actual hints, not counting anything that may have been taken as hints when it wasn't. If one of you can put all the hints together correctly to the correct pup, I'll confirm it is mine. And I'll give some leeway on the first hint listed since its a bit more subjective. You don't have to get that one right, but extra points if you do.

It (should) be easy to figure out which is mine if they are all put together right c:

I will also confirm now that mine will be a pixel outcome in the final stage (big surprise I know).

"My pup went in an unexpected direction this year, its not something I normally do."

"If it helps I will say mine is currently in the teen stage (not one of the two still waiting to grow) and that the base is one of the two darkest colors on the pallet. Date - 11.09.20"

Favorite's group pets all have at least one mushroom/fungi on them

Signature pet. (Already confirmed that croc plushie is not part of the hint itself.)

Answered Questions:

• hmm is your pup closely related to another animal?
  They are not related to another animal themself, but they do have at least one animal friend.
• What’s the one (or more?) thing your pup would bring to a deserted island?
  Probably fresh water or something to filter water with.
• How does your pup defend itself from predators?
  Camouflage. Not really the type to fight.
• Does your adult change a lot from what it looks like as a pup or stay relatively similar?
  Yes, and no. Depends how you look at it I suppose.
• Which natural element would your pups most likely belong to??
  Definitely earth.
• There's a piece of yummy food at the end of a tunnel and there are 3 ways to get to it.
  1. Would your pup travel through a dense, jungly undergrowth-like tunnel with lots of vines and plants and trees?...
  The first one! Very aesthetic.

Thinking it's this one.
Sometimes I look at this fellow and see the glossy tops of the wax cap mushrooms,
So here we go. Different approach. Not easily recognisable as one of Celozon's. Or more literal, is dog rather than the cat in previous years.
All pups in the display group have a mushroom item
Mushrooms aren't considered animals, more a symbiotic relationship between something that can be broadly considered neither animal or plant but having characteristics of both - may or may not fufill the animal friend hint
They are mostly hidden mycellium underground, with fruiting bodies that sprout up (generally in Autumn) when it's wetter, hence liking rain, satisfying the earthy hint and being camouflagued/non fighting and the requirement for water on a desert island.
Would it travel through a tunnel? the fine filaments of the mycellium tendrils tend to burrow through the earth in search of water

The pattern on the pup is suggestive of wax-caps, or maybe ink cap mushrooms, so it would and wouldn't change. Hoping I haven't missed something obvious. Anyhow, that's my thinking. Celozon, is there enough here to get us a denial or a confirmation on this pup?

(Knew I'd missed something also has one of the darker colours in the palette on it - editting rather than double posting sorry)

[Exitium]

I'm very nervous, waiting for the last bundles to become pups. I've seen all of the beautiful outcomes so far, and I'm curious to see the pups that have taken so long to grow.

[la_croissant]

May I just say I love the abundance of beautiful fluffy tails and face fur etc? It makes me so happy and gives them an extra magical look

[GatheringRosesInSnow]

I'm revisiting Bernouli's clues today as I keep wondering if it might be either the aquapup (doesn't quite fit with the clues... yet unless it's something to do with strong swimming and water-trails, although the lack of a tail is one of those things that keeps dragging me back to it) or the palest pup



"• Hint #1: ""This one's mine, it's exuding positive wispy energy""
(as many of the staffers were grabbing pups and sticking dress-ups on at the time I think it is a lovely example of early trolling. Gonna stick a bridge on this one and jump to the next clue.)

• Hint #2: Ghost of Tsushima GIF
• Hint #3: Picture with fox was posted on page 71!
I came across this offsite reference as well (ironically while I was looking up 'ghost fox' at the time because wispy energy, and fox hints.
a pale pup suggests spooky/ghost/spirit/wisps - also /foxfire/ the little lights that mislead travellers in the swamps/fens/bogs)

[i]• Hint #4: hm, staff, what would your pups talent be?
- Eat fifty eggs. Did you ever eat fifty eggs? Nobody ever eat fifty eggs. My boy says he can eat fifty eggs,
he can eat fifty eggs. A hour.
(oh is this the Cool Hand Luke clue that I saw being bandied about. I like the idea that this ties in with the pup being fox like again as foxes in the henhouse are reknowned for decimating the poultry products. Long shot thought, the skull relates to the fact that the pup is a ghost/spirit fox rather than being the literal skull. Which ties in nicely with the fact that the skull pup was denied as their outcome. If there is another meaning tie in with the clue I'm not versed enough with Cool Hand Luke to guess at it.)

• Hint #5: what does your pup smell like/of? Fresh dirt and incense
(Nearly left this one, but fresh dirt and incense are prevalent in funerary rites and graveyards. Again tying in with the ghostfox theme. Bernouli's Beetlejuice/BetelGeuse 'ghost' pic could be another clue towards that tricky ghost aspect)

• Hint #6: Gif of a Cat dressed up with samurai armour - Pg 111
(I know it's relevant, but I'm not sure how yet)

• Hint #7: Teasing Gif as a respond to a pup guess - Pg 126"
(I get the sense that these tie in with a the mischievious foxfire theme going on or just a general 'no, you're not quite on the right track with this guess response)

Here we go then, Bernouli, is the pale pup yours then?

[Celozon]

Thinking it's this one.
Sometimes I look at this fellow and see the glossy tops of the wax cap mushrooms,
So here we go. Different approach. Not easily recognisable as one of Celozon's. Or more literal, is dog rather than the cat in previous years.
All pups in the display group have a mushroom item
Mushrooms aren't considered animals, more a symbiotic relationship between something that can be broadly considered neither animal or plant but having characteristics of both - may or may not fufill the animal friend hint
They are mostly hidden mycellium underground, with fruiting bodies that sprout up (generally in Autumn) when it's wetter, hence liking rain, satisfying the earthy hint and being camouflagued/non fighting and the requirement for water on a desert island.
Would it travel through a tunnel? the fine filaments of the mycellium tendrils tend to burrow through the earth in search of water

The pattern on the pup is suggestive of wax-caps, or maybe ink cap mushrooms, so it would and wouldn't change. Hoping I haven't missed something obvious. Anyhow, that's my thinking. Celozon, is there enough here to get us a denial or a confirmation on this pup?

(Knew I'd missed something also has one of the darker colours in the palette on it - editting rather than double posting sorry)

Thats a really interesting theory, but I will say that this one is not mine. The mushroom hints aren't quite that literal c:

[ylisstol]

dragonn

[odin]

Oh I love this one! <3

[clickbait]

dragonn

precious! also... didn't wolfbane. say something about dragons? i dont think this pup has been claimed yet
also is raire's pup going to grow next? 👀

[catmother456]

I was just reading Dama’s bio, and when I went back to it, it changed

F=15
T=3452452
first page

The T, if I am reading it correctly, links to this pet. It could be something else but it’s a start

https://www.chickensmoothie.com/viewpet.php?id=%203452452


Now to figure out the F and first page...

edit

Perhaps it means the 2015 staff pup