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:: ONCE A YEAR'S COSTUME QUEST ::


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TARGET :

heart xd heart A Female Jack Costume!! heart xd heart


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That's right!

First, as this quest's main purpose, I'm going to collect the complete Jacked-up set (I'll succeed!).
Then, next, I want to make the female version of Jack!

Why? Because my avatar is female, even when wearing mask and unisex items, I want that she could still be recognized as a female.

How? After collecting all of those Jacked-up costume and putting them on , I plan to add in some female accessories. I couldn't think of what the items would that be, yet.

When? Hopefully before the next Halloween 2005 come, since I obviously failed to gained the 03 Jack-set before Halloween 2004.... sweatdrop

Any kind of suggestions or donations for either the female's accessories or the Jacked-Up items will be welcome.





CONTENTS :

1. INDEX
2. THE ITEMS
3. BACKGROUND
4. RULES
5. DONATIONS
6. TRICK OR TREATS ?! (Changing Every Month!)
7. BUMPERS (BUMP CONTEST for My Free Art!!)
8. BANNERS
9. EXTRA
10. ??






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My first Halloween in GAIA ..... has already passed. sweatdrop
It was fun and everything, but since I still haven't finished this quest at that time, all I could wear was the ghosty.... xp

That's why, I want to continue and finish this quest, so that my dream of wearing the 2003 Jacked-Up costume for Halloween could be fulfilled in the Next year Halloween.

I need preparations, specially because I'm still less-than-a-year old newbie. Normally I'm very active, in posting, polling, bumping or joining contests, but since this event coming up so close and fast, I realized that I need help if I ever want to get a proper costume set for my avatar's second Halloween event.. Thus results in the birth of my very first thread in here

The truth is, since it's not a tradition in my country, I've never experience Halloween in real life, and so I'm not really familiar with the costumes and everything. That's why, any kind of help and suggestion for my avatar's look in this event, would be very much appreciated.

At first I want my avatar to be Morgana-the Witch but the Cat costume set is also cute, and I've been in love with the were tail since the first I saw it that were costume set did come into my mind. But then again, since this is my first Halloween in here, Jacked-up costume set is probably the most suited one. ^^

Plus, I've also found several user-made events everywhere, which require Halloween-themed dress-codes as one of their rules. I want my avatar to look the best in our second Gaia's Halloween event next year.^^

I'll work harder to gain the gold! The dateline is tight, that's why I must be super dedicated to do this. *nods*

These are the things I'll do on my own:
1. Posting, browsing, bumping, and taking polls, like mad.
2. Slave my skill in the art contest section. ^^;;
3. Taking Halloween art commission.
4. Trading & bartering.
5. Joining any other possible contests/raffles
6. Repressing any wish for other items, including those in my siggy's wishlist
7. I will only buy/haggle all those Halloween items exactly 1 week before Halloween. That way, I won't be distracted and won't use any of my gold to buy unnecessary things which unrelated to this quest. *nods* ^^
8. And many other alternatives....

List Of Random Fun Questions for the polling:
* Which head item from Jack's Grab Bag do you think as the coolest?
* What kind of female items would be fitting to make the pumpkin boy into a pumpkin girl? > biggrin

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If somehow there are generous people out there who will be willing to help/support me with donations, it would help a lot. Any kind of donations will be very much appreciated and fully listed in here. ^^

All kind of donations will go into the quest's fund. 3nodding

Donation of used items worth more than their price's value to me, because each of them have your memories of belonging left behind, just like those undergarments' auction everywhere. Halloween is a celebration for the deceased (right? ^^; ), which means something old and full with memories are the best, anyway. ^__^=


List Of Kind Donators:

xFadedSoulx eek (First donator!) heart
Smiley Grahm Charity Donation
The 'gaian with a goal' charity
Luc_iole
The Streets of Gold Charity
DorkofSporks
hyn5000's Leviathan Charity
LostSoul4Life
Green Dragon Charity
Anti-apathy Charity
Only The Polite Need Apply Charity
the Lost Quester Charity
Rabid Charity
Treatheart Charity

If I missed someone, please tell me... xp

NOTE: Please put the word "Halloween" in the subject, if you send trade, or I might mistake it with other kinds of trades. Sorry for the inconvinience. ^^;

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To bring this quest to success, I have to go around and be more insanely active to many other threads. That's why I would need some help to bump this thread, because I might couldn't be here as often as I want to.

Please post in any kind of bumping style you like, you can even number your bumps. But, please don't post more than 10 words of bump in each of your bumping posts, or page-stretching posts, because that would bother the others ^^;.... or you could just chat in here. wink


BUMPING CONTEST!

Last time, I offer a free Ghosty, but I think I'lll upgrade the prize now. Because your postings are what keeping this quest to stay alive by support me mentally, and this thread phisically, that's why I want to offer my appreciation more personally.

PRIZE:
Best bumper will receive A FREE Chibi Art of your avatar, drawn by me, when I finish this quest! blaugh

I don't have time to count all of the bumps, so I'll only count those with numbers.
Please number your bump posts or I won't consider them into the contest. 3nodding


List Of The Kind Bumpers :
Riikii blaugh (First Bumper!) heart
MorbidKitten2007 (from Bumper charity) heart
xFadedSoulx (1st donator too! ) heart
pippi18848
pink_mist
StephieSama
LittleLily
Lais
Inky.Binx
Lady Moro (from Bumper charity) heart
krapulakirahvi
evasem
Lady Kayla
oldmanjinkens
ZiplocBag
Picasims
Kanako_Bishoujo
holydust
Ryan Sticksen-Glitter
Petterssonjennis233
Gwyna
Lunawolf
hyn5000
jadeoracle


(please tell me if I missed your name in here ^^ wink

Candidate For Top Bumper:
TBA

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My latest hanging out place is the Art Contest section, which somehow bringing up my old and forgotten, drawing skill back into action. With many art contests having tight datelines, I'll be super busy.

Yet, to make this quest more successful, I'm going to open an Art Commission.



DESCRIPTION :

1. Subject: you can request for your Original Character Art or Avatar Art, but regretfully I won't do any fanart.
2. Style: lately my current obsession is with the chibi style, but we can negotiate this. Just PM me with your payment offer, ok?
3. Theme: any kind of themes.
4. Time:I will finish and send all arts within a week after the negotiation.
5. Tools: my sketch is kinda decent, but I'm a quite bad at coloring. If I somehow could find my tablet's installer CD then that will be what I would use, but otherwise I would stick with mouse on Photoshop for coloring. Manually, I prefer using Faber Castle's coloring pencils. You could ask for the latest medium if you think you wouldn't gamble with my Photoshop's skill, or simply request only for the line-art.
6. Samples: The Seven Sins Polaroid, other arts I've done in here are chibi avatar arts and a couple submission that still under judgment so I won't put any of them here for now
7. Note: I can't promise any particular personalized style, because I love to do experiments, specially after I'm starting to become addicted to draw again, ever since I've join Gaia. I'm telling you this before hand, that's why please don't protest/complain if what I give to you is somewhat in different style than the sample. I won't trick you, by purposely giving crappy art though, because I'll do all my effort into something I make or I simply wouldn't let it out for the public to see.
8. Contact: you could post in this thread but I prefer it if you PM me, because it would be more personal and I wouldn't accidentally missed your request
***I have the right to deny your request if the slot is full or for whatever problems that might happen in the future.
9. Fee: No gold. I will only accept donation letters as payment.
*** Please initiate trade with word: "Art Commission" right after I accept your request and put your name in the waiting list. If no trade sent after 3-4 days, you name will be remove from the waiting list
*** I will 100% refund the payment if you don't receive the request's art after a month.
10. License: After payment, the art is yours. But please don't claim yourself as the artist or modify the content of picture without my permission.
11. Special Treat: To those who post in here frequently, I might give you an art for free.

You could ask me to do commission because either you want my drawing or you want to help me in my quest. For whatever reasons behind it, I appreciate your interest in my art. ^^

This commission is: CLOSED at the moment- PM me if you still interested though.
Waiting List :
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NOTE: I might move this one to the art section. This is just temporary input.

Yay! All done and ready!! whee

And so,

This thread is now officially OPEN and the quest will BEGIN!

BUMP whee