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Welcome to this thread. It is neither informative nor is it begging. Instead it is a little bit of light-hearted fun. This tail (oops!! wrong tale) contains characters, story lines, places, acronyms, items(HOS & craft) & of course, the pets found in Midnight Castle. Any resemblance to real life is purely accidental & unintentional. If this is not your thing, please read no further. Otherwise sit back & I hope you enjoy
" Dot's Home For Misfit Pets"
I am the proud mama of all 19 pets found in MC to date. They certainly keep me on the go. Let me tell you a little about them. Firstly
Hooter Owl
As a fetcher of chests, Hooter has been very disappointing. He only brings back rusty chests no matter where he goes (& he has tried all the areas open to date). I only realised yesterday that Hooter may be colourblind so I am going to get him a pair of glasses (maybe rose-coloured ones!) so that he can tell the difference between a gold chest & a rusty one. Anyone know a good owl optometrist?
Sharing a room with Hooter is
Cuddles Panda
Cuddles is a lovable fellow. He loves his hugs & with his soft brown eyes & curly fur, he is very cuddly (hence his name). But behind his smile lies a secret - he is overweight. It all began when Cuddles saw an advert for a bamboo eating contest. He started practising - mainly at small events (at the Castle Gates/in the Throne Room plus others). He usually got the rusty chest but he was undaunted. Finally he was ready for the big time! He was pipped at the post (taking out silver) when competing at the Tavern. He entered the Winter Idol Event at Ice Rock & took his first GOLD. However it is the Broken Carriage Contest at the Castle Vicinity where he came into his own. Here he is reigning Champion - having won the title a whopping 5 times (with a gold chest for each time). When Cuddles began to feel unwell, I took him to the doctor who found he was very overweight & put him on a diet. This has interrupted his training so he may not be able to compete to protect his title at the next event. Still his health comes first!
to be continued.................
Edited on 09/15/2014 at 2:28:23 AM PST
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continuing the saga of "Dot's Home For Misfit Pets"
In a room all his own (due to his flammable, volatile nature) is
Fireball Phoenix
You just can't take some pets anywhere. Recently I took Fireball to meet Arabella Scales in the Underground Grotto. He offered to light the fire under her Cauldron But he, kinda, misjudged & set Arabella's dress on fire instead (while she was still wearing it!). After a dip in the Stone Bowl (to douse the flames), Arabella threw a rusty chest at Fireball & banned him from the Grotto. To cheer him up, I sent him to visit his cousin - Fountain Phoenix in the Fire Fountain at the Castle Entry. They got into a big fight - I tell you, things got pretty hot when tempers flared. It seems Fountain Phoenix has first dibs on all the gold chests in his area & would let Fireball only have the rusty ones! To cool Fireball down, I let him go to Ice Rock (that's when I found I had a budding extortionist on my hands!!!). Apparently, he threatened to melt the Ice Monster unless he paid up. 6 gold chests & several silver ones later; I suppose, it is one way to earn a living.
Yeah, yeah! I know we are living on the proceeds of crime but what is a girl supposed to do? All the good books on child & pet rearing say - not to stifle their individuality & to encourage their sense of "free enterprise".
to be continued............
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continuing the saga of "Dot's Home For Misfit Pets"
Sharing a room are
Petunia Pig & Heather Hippo
These two are inseparable - BFFs (best friends forever). The other day I sent Petunia & Heather to help the Keeper of Wishes clean up the Mystery Chamber. The Keeper was so appreciative that she gave each of the girls a gold chest. Good little helpers. Yes???? What I haven't mentioned yet is that they were there fulfilling a "community service court order". Petunia & Heather are the slightly ditzy, spoiled daughters of two heavy-weight, influential men. Petunia's dad, Boss HOG runs a Mob-style organisation & "Bull" Hippo (Heather's dad) is his 'muscle'. Boss HOG used to take his little darling & her friend to all the places in Midnight Castle. Everyone agreed that "Petunia was a pretty little piglet/pig" & gave her gold chests (sometimes silver ones). She had 5 gold chests. However, one voice, the Drunken Skeleton (he wasn't always a skeleton) in the Tavern said "She was a right squealer!" & gave her a rusty chest. I believe, that night he got a visit from "Bull". Now both Boss HOG & "Bull" Hippo are doing time & the court has placed Petunia & Heather in my care. Now Petunia & Heather love all the girly things especially shopping. The other day they found the stash of red/brown UNIQUE STAMPS that everyone is looking for. They took them to a' fence' who worked for Petunia's dad & he sent them offshore. (I am soooo very sorry, players!!!) With the cash they got, they went on a shopping spree - had a really merry time until the Sword of Law caught up with them & took them before the Silent Judge in the Shining Split in the Mystery Chamber. They pleaded guilty & amid some very loud sobbing (good acting, girls!) , they said they were sorry. Since they showed remorse, the Judge relented & gave them "a community service order" & told them to 'clean up' their act. The Mystery Chamber was their first 'clean up' job. Uh,oh! Was that HEHEHE I heard coming from the girls room? That can't be good!
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continuing the saga of "Dot's Home For Misfit Pets".
Snazzy Snail
Snazzy's favourite sport is the 100mm dash. She often took out the silver chest but then noticed them - BOYS! Now she wears her best colours, skin tight clothes & has me polishing her shell. When she lines up for a race, her eyes swivel left to right & back again looking for all the good looking male snails - real eye candy. Sometimes she is so busy looking around that she misses the start of the race & comes home with another rusty chest (from the Dungeon/Ice Rock/ Tavern/Castle Gates ). She has become so man-crazy that I told her I would not polish her shell for her anymore. Tonight when I took her to the Underground Grotto for the Rune Altar Race, she paid attention & guess what, she got a silver chest again. Sometimes you have to be stern to keep them on the straight & narrow.
Sharing the room (actually Snazzy has under the bed) is
Emerald Dragon
Emerald is the niece of the Wise Dragon in the Tower but he really wants nothing to do with her. Not since she burnt down his door & half the wall into his tower - she claims she had the hiccups but he still won't budge! Oh, well - win some, lose some! With her devil-may-care attitude, Emerald loves to PARTEEEE! Every opportunity she gets, she shows off her beautiful sparkly green outfit. She loves to be with the "in" crowd - "in" the Throne Room/ "in" the Dungeon/ "in" the Underground Grotto/ "in" the Tavern/ "in" the Belfry. You get the picture. Sometimes she gets silver chests & sometimes she gets rusty ones. She has a problem with the "at" crowd ("at" the Castle Gates/ "at the Ice Rock/ etc). It all began at an all-night rave held "at" the Castle Vicinity. Emerald was having a marvellous time - dancing on the Broken Carriage, talking to everyone, having a few drinks. However Emerald has a slight problem with holding her liquor - she loses control of her flame when she has had a few too many. She had a few too many! The result was a new attraction called the Burnt Tree. The "at" crowd was not impressed. Oh, well - win some, lose some!
to be continued................
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