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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: Duelio the Farigiraf
Move used: Double Hit, Nasty Plot, Psychic
The performance:
It's been a while since Doppio's done something like this, so he's a little nervous - but you'd never guess it from the horrible, bright yellow outfit he's wearing. Is he supposed to match his Pokémon? Because, tragically, he looks like a clown in a hazmat suit. Duelio looks confident, however, and as they exchange a look and a nod, Doppio finds himself feeling ever so slightly better about his chances.
"Right." Doppio turns to their audience. "I couldn't get all my ideas done in time, but I hope you enjoy it anyway!"
First, Double Hit - Duelio twirls on his hooves, first to the left, then to the right, gently bumping his head against Doppio's hands in what almost looks like some kind of secret handshake. Next, Duelio focuses, which... catches Doppio a little off-guard, because they didn't talk about this. Is he using Nasty Plot...? Whatever he's doing, Doppio hopes people don't notice they've gone off-script.
Anyway, Doppio opens his arms wide - next up is Twin Beam, so--
Hey why is Duelio turning towards the audience.
HEY IS DUELIO USING PSYCHIC--
A vivid image - a drawing - materializes in the minds of all. And then, a voice.
"Our trainer said this is supposed to look like a Carnival costume from his home, but we couldn't find an affordable tailor who could get it done today. But we still think it looks really cute, so everyone please look! We're very, very proud of our trainer! They don't do this kind of thing a lot but they were so happy planning this out and so excited, and we think we should win even if the costume isn't real! Everybody memorize our trainer's drawing like we did, okay? It's a shame people care about 'money' so much... But if you look at our trainer and imagine they're wearing the costume, then all of us can match and we'll look so--!"
"That's enough, Duelio!"
Doppio is sweating all over. His jaw is clenched. The stage lighting is hitting him in a funny way; one of his eyes looks significantly greener than the other.
"I... I mean, that's... the end... of the performance." He's just... going to drag Duelio off-stage now. "T-Thank you, everyone."