{Pecora} Welcome to the winterland! New contests in third post!

[toffeeca]

I'm so glad you like her YLO. I was really worried about her.

Also, I figured out that I am missing a ton of names. 75 Pecora have been given out thus far and 53 have been certed.

I think that I might try and figure out who has been certed and who hasn't and then I'll post a list of them. Hopefully someone will be able to remember whose they are. I know I don't...

[toffeeca]

Ok, I figured out that all the ones that I just certed did not save or something? I couldn't find them anywhere even though they were there before I uploaded them. Anyways, I only need six more to be certed. Two are my fault, PM's Waterfire and SeaCrest's Starsong. I am guessing you guys want to keep those names. So they need to get certed. And then these three:





So, I don't remember who won them. So, owners please come forward. If they have already been certed please point me toward them, since I can't find them anywhere.

[Keilin Alyr]

I'm pretty sure the last one is sera's Koi:



And I don't remember the first girl at all! Do you remember which event she was from?

[toffeeca]

Thank you Keilin. I am thinking that I might not have given her out. I didn't remember giving her out. But she was in the used folder. So I figured you all would have a better idea if she was used or not.

[PonyMama]

Yes Waterfire can have same name.
I love her and I woudl not change her name

[Neocridders]

Of the ones you posted that you don't know who owns:
Second one posted is owned by sera,
third is goddesss's.
I'll go see if I can find the first's owner.

[Keilin Alyr]

Just scanned the thread real quick. The male Franken belongs to Goddesss and the female trivia girl belongs to sera. They're totally not hanging out with my herd pretending to be mine, certainly not. XD

And unless the first girl is a custom or semi-custom, I can't find her in the thread. Maybe she could be included in the raffle or a future flatsale if no one speaks up for her? =)

EDIT: Looks like Neo beat me to it. XD

[Neocridders]

I've gone through the whole thread, and I havn't seen her. So, unless I missed it, she either not have been given out or not have been given out in thread.

[toffeeca]

Ok, then can I please get names from Goddesss and sera for these two?

Thank you so much Keilin and Neo, you two can each have a semi custom. PM me the forms please.

[sera]

*perks* i won a Pecora? YAY! xD;  i'm totally about to head out, but i shall shoot to name it once i get back this evening!  Also, i should (finally) have a chance to work on my long story entry!  *sad that she's missing other events* xD;  i'm having some trouble keeping up with this thread, now, though. hehehe Pecora are just too popular! ^.~

[SeaCrest]

Just watch. I'm gonna punt a Pecora your way just cause XD When/if I have time

[toffeeca]

 These guys also need names. I know two of them belong to Victoria and red_uni, but for the other two, I forgot.




--Goddesss
--Crowflux

[SeaCrest]

The third one looks like a Pale (xenon, I think?), I don't recognize the fourth...

10k tickets to be gifted to sera, and...

Writing contest!

Names for writing purposes:
Male: Zeru
Female: Mei Mei (May)
Baby: Chocolate (Coco, girl)

Coco was orphaned at birth, when her mother died along with Coco's twin brother. Her aunt, May, took her in hoof and brought her up, but soon found that Coco would not grow any bigger.

"Coco! You eat so much and yet do not grow!" she commented one day in her house at breakfast. "I wonder if we should take you to see the doctor."

"No, Mommy!" cried the little Pecora. "I dun wanna go!"

"I'm sorry, honey, but we really should. Maybe you have a bug or something. We'll go tomorrow, okay love? We're going to see Nana tonight. You like that, don't you?" Nana was May's mother, Coco's grandmother.

"Yes yes!" Coco squealed. "Can we make her acorn pudding again?"

"Of course, sugar. Speaking of sugar, I think I need to buy some more. Would you run out to the market? The money's on the shelf," said May, opening cabinets and pulling out ingredients for acorn pudding.

"Okay!" said the chocolate Pecora happily. She grabbed the money and dashed out the door. "Buh-bye!"

In the market, Pecora milled around, mostly housewives and their daughters, although there were street urchin boys who had no family or friends to take care of them. The doctor tried to help the orphans, but there were usually far too many to help. That's why he and May and the other single Pecoras adopted young Pecora off the street and took care of them until they were old enough to set out on their own.

Running over to Lili's store, who was another aunt of Coco's, Coco said, "Mommy needs more sugar!"

Lili smiled. "Is that so? How much?"

"Uhn..." Coco frowned. "I dunno. We're making acorn pudding for Nana!"

"Okay. We'll just give her enough for lots of acorn pudding, shall we?" Lili scooped sugar into a brown paper bag and gave it to Coco. "Off you go. Don't drop it!"

Coco gave her aunt the money and ran back to her house. "I got it!" she cried.

"Good girl, Coco. Let's get started, shall we?"

When they got to Nana's house, they ate and ate, finishing with acorn pudding. By the time they left, Coco was half asleep, and May had to nudge her in the right direction every so often. The next morning, she called the doctor over to see if he could find out why Coco wasn't growing.

"She hasn't grown for months!" she explained as she led the doctor into Coco's bedroom. "Coco, honey, the doctor's here."

Coco squealed and pranced over. "Uncle Zeru?"

"Yes, dear, it's me." The doctor often visited, but never as a doctor, and Coco called him Uncle even though he wasn't really her uncle. "Let's take a look at you, then."

When he finished his examination, he addressed May and Coco evenly. "Well, it's not life-threatening, but it will have a big effect on her development. She's developed Peter Pan Syndrome, meaning that she will never grow up into an adult. We call these young Pecora Forever Babies."

Coco frowned, trying to understand. "I'll be a baby forever?"

"Yes, my dear. So you'll have to be very careful, all right? Aunty can't keep up with you all the time!"

Coco nodded. "I will!"

And with that, Zeru left. May sat down with Coco and talked about this new development, and Coco agreed that she would be very, very careful. She would always have lots of energy, even when all the other Pecora her age were sleeping and tired in their teenage years. She would have to make sure she didn't hurt them with her wild careening.

Coco explained to her friends what happened, and they were actually very understanding. A few confessed that their uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, nephews, or nieces were Forever Babies. Nothing changed while they grew and Coco didn't; she actually became very mature in later years, but always with the child's boundless energy.
-----
Phew! How's that?

Is it possible for me to give all three to other people?

[PonyMama]

Keeping Epsilon

Zeta is going to Crowflux
Eta is going to Neo

Not too sure which was which for the purple set won by Goddess but this is who she said owned each one

[toffeeca]

Ok, Then I need names from Goddesss and Crowflux for those two please.

[toffeeca]

And a couple more for pick ups.

[SeaCrest]

*huggles*

Pwetty!

[SeaCrest]

Hey did you get

The SG for sera's tickets
The question about if I win the writing contest (), if I could gift them ALL away?

Thanks

BTW sorry for the double post XD

[Neocridders]

Aww thank you!! I love Emily!

[toffeeca]

Yep, the ticket list was just updated and you could gift them all away if you would like.

Yay, I'm glad you like her Neo.

[SeaCrest]

Yep, the ticket list was just updated and you could gift them all away if you would like.

Awesomeness! Thanks

And I just saw Alex - lovely job! Love the asymmetry

[Keilin Alyr]

Wow, thank you, Toffee! And here I was just taking a break organizing everything for my photo contest entry. =D

Speaking of which:



No fun short story for this entry, sadly. But we start off with the snowman jewelry box. I can't own real mice with two cats prowling about, so two plush mice act as cuddly substitutes. I thought I was really lucky to find yellow artificial orchids, but they refused to stand upright in the glass, at least not until I added ground coffee beans. I think you can just barely see them.

Speaking of just barely seen, I tried to keep on color theme even for the outside stop light. XD My calligraphy brush and my preserved butterfly make a re-appearance, representing the paint brush and wild animals. For broken glass, I drew cracks on the red glass, but since they don't show up, I added the pieces of my glass crystal dragonfly. Poor thing fell off my desk years ago.

Representing people, those are Korean wedding dolls adorned in hanbok (traditional Korean dress), and on top of their case, that's Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog. Go see it if you haven't. It's hilarious. =) And unless I'm mistaken, I think that's everything on the list. =D

[toffeeca]

Half an hour till the back story contest is over. I have Neo, SeaCrest, and Echowing as having entered. Is there anyone that I have missed?

[SeaCrest]

*bounces*

Can't wait!

[Keilin Alyr]

Call me crazy, but I decided I was going to finish my entry. It's... not the best to say the least, but it'll work. =)

[Keilin Alyr]

(Sorry about the double post. I didn't want to get this mixed up.

EDIT: And sorry about the edits. I'm finding typos I missed. =\ )

"Elder, tell us a story! Tell us a story!"

The elder Pecora doe smiled at the children clamoring and all but dancing at her feet. She nodded and they quieted down quickly, settling down in whatever comfortable snow drift or tuft of grass they could find.

"We Pecora did not originate in this land we call Secundi. Long ago, we were but a few nomadic herds, wandering a vast empty tundra. The sun rarely shined, the grass grew little among the hard-packed snow, and we did not see much rain or snowfall. Life was harsh, but we all managed."

The doe glanced around at her audience. Some of the children stared wide-eyed, imagining this alien world so foreign to the comforts of their new home.

"On bitter days when my herd huddled for warmth, we told each other tales of a grand oasis, where waters ran warm and clear, the grass grew lush and tall. We believed it to be only a fairy tale, but dreams and fairy tales give hope in the midst of hardship."

One of the older fawns gave voice to his puzzled expression. "An oasis, elder? I thought you only saw those in deserts."

"Yes, little one, but not all deserts are hot places. Any dry place that sees little rain or snow may be called a desert."

The child nodded, shrugging helplessly as his peers shot him annoyed glares. The elder only grinned and continued her story. "Eventually, a horrible winter came to pass. We had never known such bitter dark and cold. Despite our best efforts, our children and elders began to die, unable to withstand the chill."

Some of the wide-eyed children gasped, and the elder doe shook her head to silence any mutterings. When one of the very youngest whimpered, she smiled at the fawn reassuringly. "Those of us who were young and strong, myself included, assembled to discuss a solution. There was little to discuss however. We knew we had to find the oasis."

"Our dead we buried with greatest respects. Our surviving children we wrapped in woven blankets and huddled close to us. Our elders we carried when we could. We wandered for the last time that morning, hoping we were wandering toward hope. We pressed onward through the most bitter of days and nights, through the hard-packed snow, meeting no one along the way."

"Those days and nights seems to stretch on to eternity, and I am sad to say we lost quite a few more of our number. As we prayed for strength and hoped beyond hope we would not lose the entirety of our herd, our luck turned. Our scouts reported sightings of green on the horizon. And they were true! A place where the water ran clear and the grass grew tall. All of it true!"

"All of us rejoiced at our good fortune, but soon our elders expressed a bitter realization. Our numbers had dwindled to so few, but there could be no way the hot spring could sustain our population for more than one generation. Where were the rest to go afterward? It was then we heard a voice call out to us. Our second fortunate turn of luck."

"The traveler introduced herself as Toffeeca. She hailed from a place known as Secundi, and she offered us a loving home and companionship with people if we desired it. Some did not enjoy the thought of being companion pets to humans and such, but most of us were overjoyed. Never more to wander the desolate tundra? Who could deny this!"

"Some of our herd refused to travel that portal, remaining behind to live out their days and raise fawns in our former homeland. The rest of us... we eagerly stepped through that shimmering gateway, to begin new lives in a world of peaceful snowfalls and loving caretakers. We raised our fawns, including all of you, in comfort we had never known growing up. But we never forgot our origins, and with any luck, I hope none of you will as well."

[sera]

Writing Contest

They met on a cool night beneath the stars.  He pranced towards her and she skittered away flirtatiously.  He moved closer and she, prancing, encouraged him away, across the meadow.  They ran in leaps and bounds, dodging trees with grace, crossing the small streams and rivulets that dared bar their path.  They remained together for the evening, for the week, for the month, for the year.  And when her belly grew in size, he couldn't be more pleased.  Their fawn was born, beautiful and adorable.  They waited until he could keep up with them, then they led him into the woods, teaching him how to make his way silently like them.  Content in their life, the family of Pecora continue to travel, seeing the world with awe-filled eyes and glorying in the strength of their bodies and connection together.

(Were we supposed to post our backhistory entries? o__O;; i PMed. xD;;

[toffeeca]

Its fine that you PMed it sera.

[sera]

Oh, good. xD;  Also, i can't seem to find the Pecora i won?  i think i remember wot she looks like, though, and would like to name her Union.  ^^

[Keilin Alyr]

This little girl, sera:



All of my favorite colors on one pretty Pecora. I might have to bribe you into letting me breed her with Coldsnap or another male during an upcoming breeding season. =)

[sera]

Aha! i was correct! xD  Thank you, Keilin!

[Goddesss]

those 2 are mine I will send names sorry.

[Crowflux]

http://pecora.lasolistia.com/Premades/NeedNames/FemaleFamily.png

Name: Wisteria

[YourLoveOnly]

Yaaay I completed it! I have all items and all have yellow, orange or red in them except the coffee bean because that just wasn't possible xD

photo challenge


There's a very big snowman hiding behind everything else and a smaller one who was attached to his hands can be seen fully

I'm a little sad that I didn't get the complete my story for the writing contest.. I've been superbusy today. It was very lengthy, so I'm disappointed I didn't finish it. It's nowhere near done *waves bye at the gorgeous family*

Edit: Noooo I forgot the broken glass >.> I had it I swear! And it was red too! *kicks self* I don't think I can redo it before the deadline so hopefully this will do.

[toffeeca]

Just a couple more minutes until everything is over. Except pick a number, because I fail >.> that one everyone can guess again

Last chance to buy raffle tickets or get in story/photo contest entries.

[Victoria]

24

[Victoria]

OMG! YLO you like legos too? I love them lol! 

[Keilin Alyr]

It's really not much, but I gotta gift some tickets. I appreciate my new wobbles, guys! =D

I remember Snorks! Also, YLO, that traffic light is the cutest thing ever. Seriously. =)

[Keilin Alyr]

Also, the guessed number list so far:

1
2
3
7
8
9
14
15
19
21
23
24
25
27
30
32
33
37
45
50
52
53
58
63
73
83
79
88
98
100

And we can now add 83 to that. =)

[toffeeca]

Ok, so for the guess a number, everyone can now guess once every hour. There must be an hour between each guess. If someone guesses the number and it has not been an hour between then random.org will choose a new number. If the number has already been picked then that person will win. If not the guessing will continue.

And contests are being judged now.

[Victoria]

88 has been guessed too!

[SeaCrest]

79!

[Victoria]

It's really not much, but I gotta gift some tickets. I appreciate my new wobbles, guys! =D

I remember Snorks! Also, YLO, that traffic light is the cutest thing ever. Seriously. =)

Lol i made mine out of legos too!

[Keilin Alyr]

Thanks for the head's up, Victoria. I think I'll keep my list updated as people guess. =)

Victoria: Ah, so it was assembled from scratch. I thought you were lucky enough to have a Lego traffic light laying around. =)

[Victoria]

If you see all my legos you would be like woah "how do they all fit in the house?" lol 

[YourLoveOnly]

9

[Goddesss]

58

[sera]

i have NO idea which numbers are taken, so please forgive me if i guess one that's already gone. ^^;;;

2

[Keilin Alyr]

2 was guessed already, sera. I have a picked list a few posts up if it'll help. =)

[Victoria]

I also made the snowman but i did not but any eyes on him lol!

In the photo contest it says mice... 2 or more mouses! lol