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Maracas aggressively drawing closer. You cannot run.
What's the theme for this month's contest?
As mentioned by Riegfried and Soy in their announcement, the theme this time is Masks!
What kind of masks? Well, that decision is entirely up to you. Feel free to be inspired directly by the Carnival like Riegfried and Soy are. Or get more philosophical with it. What are the masks people (and pokemon?) wear every day? How do we hide our true selves?
Again! All up to you.
How many Pokémon can we use in our entry?
For this contest, you are only allowed to use One Pokemon. This pokemon will have to use at least one move. Your character may appear physically to handle any props/decors/backdrops, but the focus should be on the pokemon!
Can we team up for this contest?
This time, in part due to the nature of the prizes being rewarded, you will not be allowed to team up with another character.
Where will this contest be held?
Riegfried and Soy have generously provided their own mansion near to the Safari Zone for this contest. Transport to the location and back again will be taken care of by them as well.
What will the timeline be for this contest?
Good question!
ICly, the contest is taking place on Tuesday, February 13th This is also the day we will put up the IC log.
OOCly, we will open contest entries as of this post. You will be able to submit your contest entries on this post, and we will link it again in the upcoming post. We have decided to open them immediately to give people as much time as possible to get their entries hammered out and submitted.
Submissions will be open until Tuesday, February 20th, which is two weeks from now, and one week after the IC log goes up.
A voting post will go up Wednesday, February 21st, and will be open for at least one week, with an option to extend it if we feel folks haven't had a chance to vote yet. If we decide to extend this deadline, we will let you know!
Are there going to be prizes? What can we win?
We cannot reveal too much about the prizes, but rest assured, they'll be sparkling!
How do contests work in VR?
Unlike the games, where there are various categories to participate in, in VR, contests work by trying to match the provided theme (in this case spring/nature) as best as possible.
Once all submissions have been gathered, we will set up a poll, and all players can vote for who they feel is the best in show. Voting will be done similar to Eurovision, in which you can give 12 points to your favorite entry, then 10 points to your second favorite, 9 points to third place, etc etc all the way down to 1 point. Points will be tallied and the person with the highest score wins.
In addition, there will be one secret voting category (which will not be revealed until voting commences). Obviously, the parameters for this category are going to be secret, but it could be something like asking you to choose the most humorous entry or the best use of music.
If it still isn’t clear yet, we encourage you to take a look at our contest tag and check out some of our previous contests.
I have other questions!
Please ask them down below and we’ll respond ASAP.
What's the theme for this month's contest?
What kind of masks? Well, that decision is entirely up to you. Feel free to be inspired directly by the Carnival like Riegfried and Soy are. Or get more philosophical with it. What are the masks people (and pokemon?) wear every day? How do we hide our true selves?
Again! All up to you.
How many Pokémon can we use in our entry?
Can we team up for this contest?
Where will this contest be held?
What will the timeline be for this contest?
ICly, the contest is taking place on Tuesday, February 13th This is also the day we will put up the IC log.
OOCly, we will open contest entries as of this post. You will be able to submit your contest entries on this post, and we will link it again in the upcoming post. We have decided to open them immediately to give people as much time as possible to get their entries hammered out and submitted.
Submissions will be open until Tuesday, February 20th, which is two weeks from now, and one week after the IC log goes up.
A voting post will go up Wednesday, February 21st, and will be open for at least one week, with an option to extend it if we feel folks haven't had a chance to vote yet. If we decide to extend this deadline, we will let you know!
Are there going to be prizes? What can we win?
How do contests work in VR?
Once all submissions have been gathered, we will set up a poll, and all players can vote for who they feel is the best in show. Voting will be done similar to Eurovision, in which you can give 12 points to your favorite entry, then 10 points to your second favorite, 9 points to third place, etc etc all the way down to 1 point. Points will be tallied and the person with the highest score wins.
In addition, there will be one secret voting category (which will not be revealed until voting commences). Obviously, the parameters for this category are going to be secret, but it could be something like asking you to choose the most humorous entry or the best use of music.
If it still isn’t clear yet, we encourage you to take a look at our contest tag and check out some of our previous contests.
I have other questions!
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Pokemon:Nepeta the Floragato
Move used: Leafage, Magical Leaf, and Scratch
The performance:
Rui, in the theater outfit he arrived to this world in, as well as a yellow, pink, and green mask stands front and center.
“We all know of the pokemon Floragato, but do you know it didn’t always have its signature mask? This is the story of its origin~”
Rui steps aside and waves his arm to show off that Nepeta the Floragato is in the center of the stage now. She’s wearing a green mask that hides the normal black fur of her “mask”.
“Long, long ago there was a Floragato. This Floragato had big big dreams. She wanted to make friends, and show off her amazing skills. She practiced and practiced, until she felt like she was ready.”
With a spin, Nepeta uses Leafage to send a tornado of leaves into the air.
“However, this Floragato was terribly shy and nervous. Whenever she tried to show what she’s practiced to others-”
Nepeta spins again, but trips and falls.
“She always messes up. She keeps on trying, but after a while, no one wants to watch her.”
Nepeta gets back up. She reaches out a paw to try to stop the invisible audience from leaving, but she drops her paw after a minute and looks down at the ground.
“If only there was a way she could stop being nervous around others. If she could only have more confidence. But she gets scared whenever others watch her…So…What could she do? She thought and thought…”
Nepeta taps her head mimicking thinking.
“And then gets an idea. If she gets nervous when people watch her, she just needs to make it so that it seems like they’re looking at someone else! She puts on a black mask to hide her face, and heads back into town to try again.”
Nepeta removes the green mask and slides it over towards Rui. “Floraaaaa! Flora Flor!” She calls out.
“She gathers everyone around, and none of them seem to recognize her behind the mask. Not only is she able to perform the tricks she had tried before, but-”
Nepeta uses Magical Leaf to create a tornado of leaves shimmering with color and magic. With a wave of her arm, the leaves move around the stage to her command. When they make a full circle and get back to the front of the stage she uses Scratch to destroy them in a quick motion, leaving shimmering shreds of leaves falling to the stage like confetti. She raises both her arms up in a ta-dah pose.
“She’s able to reach newer heights with her tricks. Everyone is amazed, even the Floragato. With that amazement, she’s able to build more and more confidence as she continues to perform.”
Nepeta bows to one side of the stage, before running to the other side of the stage to bow again.
“One day, she decides to reveal who she was behind the mask to everyone, but to her surprise the mask doesn’t come off.”
Nepeta paps and rubs her face with both her paws.
“It turns out, she’s actually become the skilled, confident, and beloved performer that she had been pretending to be. Floragato have continued to have masks ever since.”
After a short pause, Rui and Nepeta both bow to the audience. Rui grabs the abandoned green mask as the pair leave the stage.