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WELCOME TO CTHUYULE! - THE HYTECH+C*CKTAIL CHRISTMAS PARTY EXTRAVAGANZA!

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. welcome .
. hosts+directory . kristmas kraken raffle . instructions+reward redemption .
. naughty or nice inquisition (secret santa) . inquisition instructions+lists .
. eggnog carol flatsale . custom blyte contest .
. hytech info . c*cktail info .
. faq+credits . linking . now playing .

. HOUSE RULES .
♠ Please exercise common sense wherever necessary
♠ Guilt-tripping, pity-partying, attacking other posters - strictly prohibited
♠ All art and ideas are ©HyTech+C*cktail - please do not use without permission
♠ Chatspeak is not recognised - apologies for any inconvenience caused
♠ Please do feel free to discuss and have fun - keep the thread alive! Thank you!

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Jun D's Prince

Garbage Cat

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Event Results
Event Results

Since I'm the Crawling Chaos aka Nyarlathotep it's my turn to write up the results.
[Actually it's just because I'm hilarious rite]

Another Christmas has gone by, which means that another HyTech event must end. Oh the woe! How could we come to the end of this brilliance of commercialism and the bright lights of capitalism this globally significant holiday?!?! How could our event rely on such a pithy thing as time-zones?!?! Well we all must have deadlines somehow. So -

Kristmas Kraken
When in Kristmas with a K we konsulted the kosmos on Random.org and kinda sacrificed a khicken [okay that doesn't work] to get a One True Result (TM) and the OTR is quite horrifyingly....

AnimeEyeshime.

This is some sikk stuff, kosmos.
But Kthulhu fhtagn, and ::is threatened by giant tentacles:: Cthulhu apprently fhtagned an unprecedented number of tickets, which are quite obskene, and thank you all for your kind donations to our Salvation Sleevies. Raffle rewards aren't as time-sensitive [although I am sure they expire next year; such is the way of Salvation] so if you've got the right amount of tickets to redeem fun stuff from that aren't already, please let us know very, very soon.

By the way if you enjoyed the raffle rewards, do let us know here. We thought it'd be nice for those who didn't win the raffle to have some fun prizes anyway, and that was indeed the actual intention, not go and buy tickets if you want that banketstaaf and that magah bird. lol If we did what we hoped, we'll try to do so again for all future raffles.

Naughty and Nice Inquisition
Next! As you know, the SSes are up and I just want to quote the handy stats guide in front:

. Inquisitions Delivered .
Life in Mono : [ 158 ] Orders
Christmas Past : [ 129 ] Orders
'Tis the Season : [ 96 ] Orders
Vision Sugar Plum : [ 126 ] Orders
Drunk on Eggnog : [ 150 ] Orders
Custom Colour Special : [ 88 ] Orders
TOTAL : [ 747 ] Orders

This is madness!! This is, for one, about 200 grams more than last year, and I'm glad that most of the orders went without a hitch. Thank you for the orders, your kind cooperation and it was of course our pleasure to help you spread some of the joy this Christmas. The Lytes are very pleased to be valued and will not relent in the snow and coal-throwing. Please enjoy and patronise again next Christmas! 8D

Spiced Lait de Chevre
There weren't many applications for this dandy little fella, but what there were are bloody amazing. We hope you'll agree that the prompt was great fun, and reading through them again just gave me a nice, weird sort of grin. But down to the line, I'm 1.5hrs late, so the goat's milk eggnog winner is Rabid Ice Weasel!

Again, entries are brill. I hope you had as much joy writing them as you gave us reading them. smile

Christmas Blytes
A bunch of hella-weird things to wade through again! Since there were more than 20 entrants two Blytes were chosen, and the next weird members of our strange family are going to be:

1. NaomiNaomi's Chevre Truffles x Nautilus Girl
2. M's Chocolate Christmas Cake x Happy Hyena Boy

Again, we hope you had as much fun thinking Haha let's blow their minds as we did thinking bzswut! Since the Blytes seem to be going well we'll see where we can continue including them.

And the Post-Review...
This is the Belle line: If you didn't win, don't fret and hold on. The Christmas raffle is the easiest to get over because our next batch sales is coming up at the end of January. That's not too bad, eh? Plenty of chances there. There're lots of things to still enjoy, like the raffle rewards, or the loads of Lytes you probably got. wink So just sit back, relax, be happy for the rest of December and all the best for the new year. We hope to see you again when that comes, Merry Christmas* and good night.

*I don't care if it's over, it sounds good.


I'm not sure you'll believe me, but we don't actually endeavour to get a little weirder each year. Welcome to the Cthuyule and the main folks paving the way to certain destruction are:

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Jun D, The H.P. does not stand for Harry Potter.
Maxx D, Nyarlathotep. [wow that's straightforward]

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Demi End, Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtan.
LaBlue Belle, R'lyeh Salvation Sleevie Bell Ringer.

And our merry wares on sale in our festive Cthuyule:

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. kristmas kraken hyte raffle + raffle rewards . - Post 3

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. naughty or nice inquisition (secret santa) lytes . - Post 5

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. eggnog carol c*cktail flatsale . - Post 7

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. custom blyte contest . - Post 8

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Maxx D's Princess

Shoujo Shounen

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Hail ye, hail ye! Cast your mind back to this tragic scene…

…Authentic Flashback…

Jun: I gave you all our money to buy what we need for the HyTech Christmas Party
- such as, I remember saying, Christmas Crackers...
...and you come back having spent everything on one single KRISTMAS KRAKEN?!!!?!!?!


Maxx: It was on sale.

…Back to the Present…

So Maxx has ruined HyTech's Christmas, but when life gives you Kraken, you make Hytes - and have a Merry Cthuyule!
Welcome to our R'Lyeh Salvation Sleevie Drive - where you can save our Christmas by *cough* donating for tickets to bring home this astonishingly adorable...

KRISTMAS KRAKEN!

Buy your tickets [please refer to Instructions for details] from…
the 11th December 2009 to 8pm PST on the 25th December 2009
…for a chance to take the Kristmas Kraken girl home!

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. Kristmas Kraken ♀ | Keyword – REFRESHING[ly normal for someone made from a giant squid-thing] .

. Points to Note About Kristmas Kraken .
♠ Being a [giant-squidesque] Merkraken, she is an animal type normally reserved for Auctions/Customs only!
♠ Her Adult Stage does not come with a Tektek’d outfit option [the owner cannot choose]
♠ She comes initially depicted with a Christmas Cracker, then a tiny tiara from it
♠ She has a mistletoe emblem on her certificate to indicate her special status

Please Note: The preview shown is of her third stage evolution
Please refer to the Crashcourse in Post 9 for growth details and examples

Ticket Price -
100g Each

But this year, that's not all! As part of The Salvation Sleevie Drive,
rather than consolation prizes we are offering Raffle Ticket Rewards!

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If you buy
100 tickets [10k gold] and above - you will receive a wonderfully festive Banketstaff Byte!
Oozing with nutty sweetness and…uh…tentacles, this friendly little Byte can't wait to come home with you and lend an appendage [or five] in your kitchen!
[ What are Bytes? Read about them here! ]


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And there's more! If you buy
500 tickets [50k gold] and above - you will receive a beautifully iridescent Magah Bird Lyte!
All the way from Mt. Ngranek, these rainbow songbirds are the must-have pets of the season!
[ What are Lytes? Read about them here! ]


And if you buy
1000 tickets [100k gold] and above - you get to choose the colours of your very own songbird for a one-of-a-kind Magah experience!
Now that's an offer you can't refuse! …Right? …Right?

So just proceed to the next post and our lovely Bell Ringer will walk you through the instructions and clarifications - and don't forget:
You can save HyTech's Christmas! 8D

Total Ticket Count : [ 51217 ]

. Ticket Holders .
Discordancy - 1-1000 | 4301-5300
Ruriska - 1001-1500
Astro Zombies` - 1501-3100 | 3601-3800 | 7991-8490 | 14014-15013 | 28343- 34542 | 48122-49122
Naotsuki - 3801-4300
Insane_Whisper - 3101-3600 | 6441-6940
~Lady Kanna~ - 5300-6300 | 15514-16513 | 26843-27842 | 35043-37042
OrionDeltaOmega - 6301-6440 | 10591-11160 | 13861-14013 | 16514-16763 | 26764-26842 | 49123-49617
Frezir - 6941-7940
Silver Youko - 7941-7990 | 37043-37092
tenchuu - 8491-10490
frozen_flames06 - 10491-10590
Bre - 11161-12160
Rabid Ice Weasel - 12161-13660
Tellah Amna - 13661-13860
Tygress Dream - 15014-15513
AnimeEyeshime - 16764-26763 | 37623-47622 | 49618-51217
NaomiNaomi - 27843-28342
SalivaDrink - 34543-35042
InkyPhoenix - 37092-37122
Jaella Azoulai - 37123-37622
Friskit_Geeba - 47623-48122

Stats last updated: 25th December 2009 - 8.54pm PST

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. TICKET BUYING INSTRUCTIONS .

. Raffle Method .
♠ We will be vending tickets from 11th December 2009 to 8pm PST on 25th December 2009
♠ There is no limit to the number of tickets, nor to the number of tickets you can buy
♠ You cannot choose the ticket numbers as we are vending them sequentially - apologies!

To purchase tickets, simply post in the thread with the form below:

IA! IA! CTHULHU FHTAGN!
[ # of tickets ]


[color=olive][size=24][b] IA! IA! CTHULHU FHTAGN![/b][/size]
[ # of tickets ][/color]


♠ Start the trade with LABLUE BELLE as soon as you post, and the tickets will be recorded after it is confirmed
♠ Anyone may purchase tickets, and the winner can still purchase Hytes from any subsequent event
♠ You may purchase tickets for someone else; if you win you may gift it to someone else provided he/she is interested in HyTech and ideally in the Hyte itself
♠ The tickets will be consolidated and the winner announced by 8pm PST on 25th December 2009

. RAFFLE REWARDS REDEMPTION .

. Redemption Method .
Please keep a tally of your ticket total - we will not be tracking it!
♠ If you have bought a total of 100 tickets [10k gold] and above, just PM LaBlue Belle and we will send you your Banketstaaf Byte ASAP!
♠ If you have bought a total of 500 tickets [50k gold] and above, just PM LaBlue Belle and we will send you your Default Magah Bird Lyte
[and Banketstaaf Byte if you have not already redeemed it] ASAP!
♠ If you have bought a total of 1000 tickets [100k gold] and above, just PM LaBlue Belle with the following information:

Custom Magah Information
Name (optional): name of Lyte
Hexadecimal code (much preferred!) or descriptive colour (e.g. robin's egg blue) for…
Skin . Shirt . Vest . Pants . Trim . Cap . Feather-in-Cap .
Hair/Wing/Tail: 1 to 3 colours (in gradient) - specify if you would like different concentrations for hair, wing or tail, or for hair to be different (single) colour
Beak: Specify if you would like the beak-strip [refer to preview] to be present or not - if so, default colour or different (single) colour
Feet: Default or different (single - same as beak) colour

[Note: We cannot choose colours for you! If you can't decide - choose a Colour Palette and we will work off it.]

…and we will send you your Custom-coloured Magah Bird Lyte [and Default Magah Bird Lyte and Banketstaaf Byte if you have not already redeemed them] ASAP!

. Clarifications .
♠ You may redeem your rewards at any point of time as long as your ticket tally at that point is eligible
♠ You may gift your rewards to other people as long as you specify the recipient in your PM
♠ You may buy tickets for other people and keep your rewards for yourself
♠ You may redeem 1 Banketstaaf Byte for every 100 tickets [for a total limit of 10 Banketstaaf Bytes]
UNLESS you reach 500 tickets or above and want a Magah Bird or above
[e.g 500 tickets = 5 Banketstaff Bytes OR 1 Banketstaaf Byte + 1 Default Magah Bird Lyte]
♠ You may redeem 1 Custom-coloured Magah Bird Lyte for every 1000 tickets
UNLESS you would prefer to instead redeem 2 Default Magah Bird Lytes for every 1000 tickets
♠ Just ask if there's anything else you'd like to clarify!

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Maxx D's Princess

Shoujo Shounen

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This Christmas season our Secret Santa Service returns with brand new Lytes!
These dapper little creatures are just what their names imply - Hyte-lites!
Coming up to about hip-high, they possess humanoid form and our trademark gem-like eyes, but retain more animal characteristics than the regular Hytes,
spring full-form from their Prototype Containers, are mass-produced for events, and come dressed in their respective spiffy outfits!

Exclusive to the Naughty or Nice Inquisition for this year – we have produced a new batch of Reindeer Lytes:
Following in Dasher and Dancer's hoofsteps – they're PRANCER and VIXEN LYTES!

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"NOBODY expects the HyTech INQUISITION!"

Rudolph the Inquisition Overseer is the Boss of this whole operation:
he is kindly modeling for scale and style next to the sample cert above, but he is not for sale in any form. As far as Rudolph is concerned, two is too many and three is right out.
Instead, he sends out two different Reindeer models each year to visit Christmassy judgment - and he continues this season with Prancer and Vixen…

[ FULL RANGE OF PRANCER+VIXEN FLAVOURS AVAILABLE IN FOLLOWING POST ]

. How the Naughty or Nice Inquisition Works .
[As these are technically Secret Santas, they are recommended for gifting to others, but in the spirit of consumerist Christmas, feel free to get them for yourself!
You can buy as many as you want for whoever you want until 3.00am on the 23rd of December 2009. DATE HAS BEEN EDITED!]

The List that's Been Checked Twice
The recipient can be designated NAUGHTY
The recipient can be designated NICE
The recipient can be designated NAUGHTY and NICE if you buy both…

You will get a Prototype Container in the shape of a beribboned present that will open on the 25th of December.
If you've been naughty, Vixen will emerge and fling coal at you,
and if you've been nice, Prancer will emerge and throw snow in your face
- bzzwha?
What kind of Christmas present is that?

…Okay, so maybe that's not quite right - let's try again:
if you've been nice, a Prancer Lyte will emerge and if you've been [oh so] naughty, a Vixen Lyte will emerge
and you can all live together happily ever after with Prancer and Vixen Lytes!*
*HyTech cannot be held liable for any cases of coal or snow related injuries…

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. NAUGHTY OR NICE FLAVOURS .

Prancer and Vixen come manufactured in five different flavours for your shopping needs!
However, like [traditional] Autobots and Decepticons, Prancer and Vixen will always have blue and red eyes respectively
to denote their Nice or Naughty affiliation - sorry for the inconvenience!]

Price - 2500g [2.5k] Each

. LIFE IN MONO . CHRISTMAS PAST . 'TIS THE SEASON . VISION SUGAR PLUM . DRUNK ON EGGNOG .
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. CUSTOM COLOUR SPECIAL .
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Price - 10000g [10k] Each

Want to jazz up your verdict with a little more individuality?
Opt for this package and send us the hexadecimal codes (much preferred!) or descriptive colours (e.g. robin's egg blue) for :

Hair Colour . Skin[Fur] Colour . Base Colour . Accent Colour . Trim Colour

[Note: We cannot choose colours for you! If you can't decide - choose a Colour Palette and we will work off it.
Reference pictures are also allowed, but please note that we will not add patterns/designs unless there is a very compelling reason. ^^;;]



. ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS .

♠ To order, just PM me - LaBlue Belle using the following template, and start a trade with the total as soon as you send the PM:

Application Template
Subject: Naughty or Nice? - [Number of Inquisitions to be Ordered]

Recipient: [name of recipient - PLEASE MAKE SURE USERNAME IS CORRECT]
Flavour: [insert flavour here | for the Custom Colour Special, indicate so and give us the information requested above]
Nice [Prancer] or Naughty [Vixen]?: [Choose One: "Nice" (optional: persuade us by telling us why!) | "Naughty" (optional: persuade us by telling us why!)]
Anonymity Level: [Choose One: "Open" (i.e. your name will be put on the cert as sender from the start) | "Timebomb" (i.e. your name will only appear on the cert as sender when the Lyte emerges on Christmas Day) | "Total" (i.e. your name will not appear on the cert as sender and we will not reveal your identity to the recipient)]

[Cut&Paste Form for as many Inquisitions as desired!]

♠ Once the PM is received, we will PM you a confirmation and accept the trade
♠ Once you confirm the trade and the gold is received, we will start work on the order
♠ Once we have sent the orders to your recipients, we will PM you
♠ And that's all! You may order whenever you like, as often as you like!
♠ The closing date and time for order is 3.00am on the 23rd of December 2009. DATE HAS BEEN EDITED!


. INQUISITION LISTS .

. Inquisition Hopefuls .
[ If you're desperate for a Lyte but can't bear to bring judgment down upon yourself, PM me to be put on this list!
Remember to indicate whether you're naughty or nice if you want a specific Lyte. ]
♠ N0my [ooh, I've been a naughty, naughty boy. cool ]
♠ Witchneko
♠ Menelie [I have been very naughty this year. I like the Drunk on Eggnog one best. :3]
♠ ~Lady Kanna~ [I've been naughty this year. ._.]
♠ Kurama no Koishi [Judge me how you will! D8]
♠ Aesceus [I've been very Naughty >:]


. Inquisitions Delivered .
Life in Mono : [ 158 ] Orders
Christmas Past : [ 129 ] Orders
'Tis the Season : [ 96 ] Orders
Vision Sugar Plum : [ 126 ] Orders
Drunk on Eggnog : [ 150 ] Orders
Custom Colour Special : [ 88 ] Orders
TOTAL : [ 747 ] Orders

Currently: All done! Thanks for your orders, hope you'll like what emerges on Christmas - and see you again next year! ;D

Stats last updated: 24th December 2009 - 11.53am PST

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The one premium drink of Christmas - with a Cthuyule touch!

. SPECIAL OCCASION .
…Prompt Flatsale…

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. Spiced Lait de Chèvre ♂ | Goat's Milk Eggnog . Coffee Liqueur . Crimson Desert Spices .
♠ Smooth and creamy with a sharp, spicy kick!
♠ He has a special feature that is not reflective of the drink's appearance, but is of its ingredients...

Please Note: The preview shown is of his FINAL STAGE
Please refer to the C*cktail Crashcourse below in post 10 for growth details.

Flatsale Price - 15K [15000g]

. Application Instructions .
♠ We will be accepting applications from the 11th December 2009 to 8pm PST on the 25th December 2009 - you may revise your entry any time before the deadline
♠ More than one entry can be submitted by each applicant.
♠ The winner will be decided through loose judging by the shop owner [HyTech - Maxwell]
♠ The winner will be announced in the thread

. Prompt Instructions .
♠ This prompt is a little different; you'll have to write a Christmas carol to spice up our Cthuyule for a chance at our spicy eggnog!
♠ The carol can be a parody of an existing one, or something akin to/convincingly like one.
♠ The carol must either : a) involve HyTech/C*cktail or b) invoke the spirit of Cthuyule or c) both
♠ Of course, when we say 'Christmas carol' we mean any nondenominational seasonal song.
♠ Refer to a lovely example from last year at the bottom of the post for a good idea of what we're looking for. [Don’t worry; doesn’t have to be as epic as that.]

To submit your application, simply post in the thread with the form below:

Application Form
NOTHING WARMS YOUR COCKLES LIKE…

Name: [ intended name for C*cktail - do keep in mind naming guide below in the Crashcourse - Post 10]

[ your carol here - any length accepted ]


[color=gold][size=24][b]NOTHING WARMS YOUR COCKLES LIKE...[/b][/size][/color]

[b]Name:[/b] [ intended name for C*cktail - do keep in mind naming guide below in the Crashcourse - Post 10]

[ your carol here - any length accepted ]


. FLATSALE APPLICATION RECORD .

Spiced Lait de Chèvre ♂ : [ 7 ] Applications

Stats last updated: 25th December 2009 - 11.24am PST

. Applicants .
Jeanemon - Page 8 Post 10
Witchneko - Page 12 Post 11
Rabid Ice Weasel - Page 15 Post 9
leon_a_darkangel - Page 56 Post 3
PrinceSpiel - Page 75 Post 8
Kamileunaire - Page 86 Post 13 | Page 87 Post 14

Carol Example - x_Nata_x 2008

Twas a Hytech Christmas

T'was the night before Christmas, all of Hytech was subdued,
Not a creature was stirring, --not even Xin Yue;
The boxes were stacked by Hytech's Christmas tree with care,
in hopes that in the morning the Lytes would appear there.
The Hytes were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugared-Bytes danced in their heads;
And Maxx in his 'kerchief, and Jun in his cap,
Had just settled down for a well deserved nap,
When out in the front there arose such a clatter,
Belle sprang from her bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the front desk she flew like a flash,
Waking up Demi with a loud, sudden crash.
The city lights on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Made the Hytech courtyard seem all aglow,
When, what to her wondering eyes should appear,
Outside the front door a tiny lyte reindeer!
With a black jaguar Hyte with lots of hair jell,
She knew in a moment it must be Maxwell.
More suave than Boy George to the front door he came,
Then he whistled, and shouted, and called out some names;
"Now Julien! Now Quincy! Let’s set up this trough,
We have to welcome Ms Ham, and give out Lytes for Rudolph!
From the top to the bottom of the tree we'll leave
Lots of presents for good Hytes on this Christmas Eve!"

As frightened bytes flee from a hungry Hyte,
Met by a fork they take off in flight,
So through the front door the team they flew,
With the bag full of toys, and a Hyte tube too.
And then, in a twinkling, Belle heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of lots of small hooves!
As she looked to the chimney, and was turning around,
Down FIVE HUNDRED lytes came with a bound!
All certed by Jun, bless his soul, came this soiree,
And into their boxes to be opened Christmas day.
The sackful of gifts Maxwell had flung on his back,
Was so heavy that Julien had to hold half the pack.
Maxwell’s eyes -- how they twinkled! His smirk how daring!
You could see why Julien and all the girls would be staring!
Julien’s beautiful long hair was drawn up with a bow,
And his cute little ears were as white as the snow;
Atop Quincy’s head a great silver wreath lay,
What a sweet little scene these three did convey!
Tripping around they tried to set up the room,
Each in their own little santa costume.
They were such a cute team, and made hilarious elves,
And Belle laughed when she saw them, in spite of herself;
They spoke in whispers, and bickered a little
About who would eat the ‘left-for-santa’ peanut brittle.

They didn’t suspect Jules to appear while they were at work,
So when the light flickered on they all turned with a jerk
Maxwell pointed towards their bedrooms (the emergency plan)
And giving the signal towards their bedrooms they ran!
Maxwell sprang to the stairs, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew as if Jules shot a missile!
But Belle heard him exclaim, ere he dashed out of sight,
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO HYTECH A GOOD-NIGHT!"


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Jun D's Prince

Garbage Cat

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. THE GREAT CTHUYULE GMO MASH-UP .

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[fig. 1: visual guide to blytes]

Since the Great Anniversary GMO Mash-up went so well, we've decided to do it again for Cthuyule! Once again, we will be combining Bytes and Lytes and creating the unholy abomination that are…BLYTES.
What are Bytes and Lytes? Read about them here and here

In November we got these…amazing combinations from the…very creative winners…

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…what will you come up with this time - WHEN CHRISTMAS [well, seasonal, we're nondenominational] FOOD IS INVOLVED?!!?!?!?

. INSTRUCTIONS .

♠ POST: 1. ONE appealing photo of a seasonal food item 2. ONE appealing photo of an animal 3. Perceived gender of resultant Blyte
♠ Embed [post] the pictures in the thread themselves. Do not link. Maxx does not like to click links.
♠ You are encouraged to post multiple entries but you can only win one custom Blyte
♠ You may post the same food item/animal as another entrant as long as it is a different picture but we would prefer in different combinations
♠ We will pick ONE custom Blyte for every TEN individual entrants
[e.g. If 30 different people submit entries, we will do three Blytes - number of entries per person will not affect this]
Maxx D will be judging the appeal level of the entry and photo to pick the winner of the custom Blyte

. ENTRANTS .
Aesceus - Page 7 Post 12 | Page 13 Post 2 | Page 13 Post 2
Ruriska - Page 8 Post 8 | Page 58 Post 4
Ririka - Page 8 Post 11 Page 10 Post 4
Jeanemon - Page 9 Post 2
OrionDeltaOmega - Page 9 Post 5 | Page 9 Post 14 | Page 11 Post 6 | Page 14 Post 11 | Page 15 Post 3 | Page 15 Post 4
Page 16 Post 9 | Page 17 Post 4 | Page 17 Post 10 | Page 19 Post 1 | Page 19 Post 6 | Page 21 Post 4
Kaitaia - Page 10 Post 3 | Page 34 Post 5
angelrah - Page 10 Post 8 | Page 10 Post 15 | Page 23 Post 9 | Page 26 Post 5 | Page 26 Post 5
Astro Zombies` - Page 10 Post 11
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. CRASH COURSE .

Before you apply for a Hyte, you really should read all the information in our Shop Thread.
Just in case, though, here's a crash course to cover the basics and the most important bits you need to know!

. About the Pets .
5-stages [RP +1] with unique lineart for each pet past protoform cylinder
♠ Most Hytes take an average of about 3 months to fully mature [not including RP +1]
♠ All pets are breedable - please refer to Shop Thread for details

. In-house Example of Growth Progression.

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All the same, please do visit the Shop Thread to read up on all the information if you haven't done so!

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. THINGS TO NOTE .

. About Naming .
Allowed: Proper names from any culture | Most nouns | Heck, most words
Disallowed: Chatspeak | l337 [in most cases] | Lame combination handles [e.g. LadiesMan217, number optional]
Discouraged Culture-specific names unsuitable for cultural context of the Hyte | Overtly dubious fandom names

. About Co-ownership .
♠ Co-ownership is not encouraged, but allowed - if bidding as such, note the different owners but do still calculate and state your total
and make sure the payment trade is from one account alone
♠ There is no guarantee we may be able to fit all your names onto the cert!
♠ HyTech is not liable in case of dispute between owners
♠ If the dispute cannot be settled, the Hyte may be rehomed judging on a case-by-case basis

. About Roleplaying .
Roleplaying is entirely optional
♠ Each pet will come with a cert thread that can be used as an RP journal
♠ RP incentive: extra stage - please refer to Showroom for details
♠ As there is no strict RP storyline, HyTech RP is a casual affair with emphasis on character interaction, particularly among pets.
Through RP, one may be able to influence the final appearance of the Hyte before it reaches the adult stage.

. TERMS AND CONDITIONS .

Rehoming - If the Hyte is not yet an adult but the owner seems to have disappeared, HyTech is usually quite forgiving for up to approximately half a year, but if no contact is forthcoming and everything falls into a state of impending extinction, don't be too surprised if Social Services comes around and decides to rehome one's Hyte…

Return Policy - If the owner tires of the pet, HyTech will accept a return and rehome the pet at reduced prices. While we do not perform exchanges, a previous owner may still purchase other pets in the future.

Speaking in Terms of Reality - While the owner owns the character of the pet and may display the images and certs at will, the art and character design itself is still property of HyTech, and must be credited as such. The artist reserves the right to display or use the artwork and pursue other avenues with the design. All better-sized images are accompanied by a background logo for our image protection - owners may request unmarked versions for the cert threads. Thank you for your understanding!

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Distinct Bunny

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. About the Pets .
3-stages with unique lineart for each pet past Drink Stage
♠ C*cktails take about 1 month to fully mature: 1 week as drink, 3 weeks as child
♠ C*cktails come in both male and female forms, but with a higher female to male ratio
♠ Co-owning is allowed but discouraged - C*cktail is not liable in event of dispute
♠ Roleplaying is not required, only checking-in till Adult stage
Roleplaying is entirely optional
♠ Each pet will come with a cert thread that can be used as an RP journal
[ IRL: Child+Permatween Stage Lineart by Jun D | All other Stages+Colour by Maxx D ]

In tribute to the oft-dyslexic inebriation caused by overconsumption of alcohol, most C*cktail names are derived from anagrams of their original cocktail monikers.

To illustrate -

East Liqueurs In
is rearranged from
Tequila Sunrise

and

Lust Equate Sin
is rearranged from
Tequila Sunset

The entire anagram is taken as the full name on the cert, with a choice word or two - such as East or Sin - bolded to denote the casual name in daily usage.

There are three ways to arrive at a name for a C*cktail:

1. Visiting the Internet Anagram Server

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One can either generate anagrams point-blank - do remember to adjust the number of anagrams generated on the advanced search page - or cut down on scrolling by first opting for the 'candidate word list', an option near the bottom of advanced search. It will give you words that could possibly be derived from the original term, which can then be used to try out anagrams structured around it.

2. Rearranging the letters yourself to form non-word names. The anagrams derived do not have to make sense - they just have to look as pretty as you want them to.

3. In the case that a C*cktail has a nigh-unanagrammable name, discuss the possibility of giving it a name that resembles the others derived from our usual naming conventions with Maxwell. In other words - you may fake an anagram phrase or word.


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Maxx D's Princess

Shoujo Shounen

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. FAQ .

...Kristmas Kraken?
We may or may not be running out of lame Christmas puns. But our loss is your gain because, dammit, I forgot Mers are auction/custom-only. And ten extended appendages take an incredibly long time to draw…

...Salvation Sleevie?!
M…Maxx wants me to say…because…we keep…o-our armies up our sleevies - don'thitme! DX
Generally, we were looking for a fun, engaging way to spruce up yet another raffle, and what's Christmas without those dingalings? 8D So naturally we needed 'donation incentives' like they have, and so the Banketstaff and Magah Bird got worked in. I really hope they'll get redeemed, because we have tons of stock cluttering up our storeroom, and they look pretty appealing if I do say so myself…

I am highly dubious over the authenticity of your Cthulu Mythos.
The depth [or lack thereof] of our knowledge of Lovecraft varies from staff member to staff member. But we all do love a good Cthuyule! 8D And BPAL did such a great job with theirs this year… (Check Credits.)

Walk me through how the Kristmas Kraken relates to Cthuyule.
There is high scholarly speculation that the Kraken served as Lovecraft's inspiration for Cthulhu. : D

I noticed the price of your custom-coloured SSs seems significantly different…
Last year was hell. I didn't sleep for three days straight and then it was Christmas.
But, seriously, though 500+ SSs in a week was a bit much for me working alone, I love these reindeer guys, and really hope you all will be interested again this year. They just lend themselves to all kinds of fun designs and I really hope you'll like. : )
…And you may have noticed we opened a week earlier than we did last year, so I can take it on, yeah… *cough hinthint* We always evolve them right on time! 8D

More questions will be added if they are asked!

. CREDITS .
The following are shamelessly but very lovingly ripped off…
Naughty or Nice Inquisition + Pet Magah Bird + Mother Shub's Toothsome Banketstaaf + Mother Shub's Spiced Lait de Chevre

arrow BPAL and its TP [and in turn Lovecraft!]
Timecard-format of Cert [it's a loving homage!]
arrow Sam & Max Season 2 [buy it now! 8D]
Various comic fonts
arrow Blambot
ALL THE INQUISITION JOKES
arrow MONTY PYTHON

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Please spread the word so that we can continue to help the unfortunate in R'lyeh while the stars align~~
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Jun D's Prince

Garbage Cat

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. NOW PLAYING .

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Imagine I totally look like an Egyptian Pharaoh and I am showing you an electrical curiousity that looks faintly like a hi-fi of the 21st century that is playing music. Do you think I know what I'm doing? Yes, yes you do, despite the fact I don't.

Now Playing…
Jared Emerson-Johnson (Sam & Max) – The Friendy Demon Song

"There was a fearsome demon
Who had a very scary form
He was the most unholy
Creature that was ever born
Even the other demons
Were scared to let him join their games
And if you want to meet him
You just have to shout his name!"


hint: we ttly embody it

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Maxx D's Princess

Shoujo Shounen

Cthulhu R'lyeh fhtagn of a gold Christmas...
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last one!!
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And the thread is open~~!!!

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