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( a ripped clipping of a newspaper, supposedly the Capetol Column ) -RNING HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ALL MAINLAND- -ER THE ORGANIZATION SECTOR FOR ANY RE- -. Kittredge                                                                      - -                                                                                         - -surprise, Mainlanders are being given restrictions withi- -cause of the recent rebel protests that have, as insider sourc- -ctim’s name is Minnie Pitaya, and she was found dead by the sla- -have been taken to the Grounds for their crimes. Meanwhile, th- -vn’t questioned it, a...

Oh gosh, it’s been quite a while. Whoops. It’s a bit late to begin a story, but we can try… Have you heard the phrase “not fragile like a flower, fragile like a bomb”? That’s the concept this month: introducing Santiago Daisy. For some reason, the character maker was not working so we ended up with a situation in which you can see the little buttons faintly… just don’t look too hard.  Santiago is an epee fencer (there are two other kinds, foil and sabre, but I chose this one because you can score by touching any part of your opponent’s body, as opposed to foil which only targets the torso and sabre which only targets the upper body), and she will continue the story that I have left without much development for a few, uh, months. I love the idea of fencing - I would never do it, because I think I would panic and run away if someone in a full body suit with a covered face was trying to repeatedly stab me with a thin sword, but give me a morally gray fencing main character in any form...

I did better than I was expecting this month. Six posts, and with quite a storyline as well! This month we: Introduced Minnie Pitaya Introduced the Capetol Column, the Organization Sector, and light details about Sectors Talked about a Rebel protest in the Organization Sector Minnie died at the hands of Apet Sector Guard slaves Lightly described the death of Mainlanders Not bad. Not bad at all. There are definitely plot holes, but with summer coming up soon, hopefully I’ll have more time to fill them. Comment with any questions/ideas/etc, email wanderlanduniverze@gmail.com to subscribe, and share this post if you enjoyed it <3

Okay. So I may or may not have just killed off one of my characters, but it’s for the story. Let me explain. Minnie was going to the Organization Sector to get her ROT papers. Remember those? You need them to cross the Wall - Apets sometimes wait 2 Orbits to get theirs. I said that Mainlanders just had to go to their O.O (Officials Office) but you can also go to the Organization Sector. Why did Minnie go to the Organization Sector? Storytelling purposes, that’s why. We can’t just kill off a main character in the middle of nowhere - we have to do it in a location that makes sense to the story, like the sight of a recent explosive protest. As Minnie was entering the Organization Sector, she didn't notice that there’s no one there. Instead there are Capetol news clippings all over the place. When she picks one up to read, the toxic and mind-controlling ink seeps into her veins. But that’s not what kills her - it just leaves a black stain on her fingers and wrist and about halfway up ...

A tall girl with green hair walks through the wrought-iron gates painted a flawless lilac into the Organization Sector and stops in shock. She’d come to fill out her ROT papers to go to the Capetol and make custom vases for a big gala at the end of Orbit 7. But the sidewalks of the Organization Sector are covered with pages of a newspaper. She walks up to a page that looks like a cover and picks it up but the moment she touches the freshly printed ink, it stains her fingers with a sharp pain. She drops it, but the black ink stain twists up her wrists and settles into her veins. Her hair color dulls and the endless words around the street seem stark in comparison to her freckled skin. There is no one else in the street - the Apet slaves that work the Sector Gates are the only witnesses to this incident. They stare with a twisted intrigue; no one sees a supposedly innocent Mainlanders suffer in broad daylight like this. The girl bends to read the words on the page. The article is an Orbi...

So here we are again, with nine days left and four out of my eight planned posts for this month done. I had planned to do Minnie’s Wanda interview at 6pm yesterday (that’s kind of what the equivalent of the time in the email is but I’m not completely sure…) but I completely forgot to do anything interesting about Minnie. So no interview; but here is my filler post while I write what will hopefully be a packed ending to May. Every time I design a name character I have to look back at my rules/reference sheet - these things aren’t easy. This is definitely the most literal one I’ve done - it looks like a pitaya. Okay, maybe it’s the dollar store/thrifted from the 1920s version, but it’s not just a random scribble. It’s symmetrical . That’s new, right? As always, the formula is two loops for the two syllables in the name Minnie (min-ee), five lines, one for each letter, and three strokes, one for each vowel. If you’d like to design a name character for Minnie, I’d be happy to see it :) Com...

No, not BTS as in k-pop. BTS as in Behind the Scenes. I just wanted to abbreviate it. - From: Minnie Pitaya (minnie.pitaya-mail) To: Wanda Wonder ( wandawonder -w5) Subject: Interview! Hi Wanda! I am writing to request an interview slot on your show - I think it would be a great opportunity on both sides and I want to increase my commissions. Let me know if you’d be interested. M. Pitaya minnie.pitaya-mail -6 -748292 - From: Wanda Wonder (wandawonder-w5) To: Minnie Pitaya (minnie.pitaya-mail) CC: Beatrice Evans (beatricee-w5) Re: Interview! Hello Minnie, Thank you for your interest in coming on W5 - Are you available on 292*7*3? That is our next available slot. I am CC’ing my assistant, Beatrice. Kind regards,     Wanda Wonder  - From: Beatrice Evans (beatricee-w5) To: Wanda Wonder (wandawonder-w5), Minnie Pitaya (minnie.pitaya-mail) Re: Interview! Hi Minnie, Please arrive at 10 - 5 - 0 on 292*7*3 for makeup, hair, clothes, and set prep. The interview will begin...

THE CAPETOL COLUMN - 292*6*8 BREAKING NEWS: REBELS PROTEST FOR THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MSS By K. Kittredge It has been quite a few Orbits since the last Rebel protest, and everyone has been wondering what’s been going on. Has their system finally collapsed? Does this mean the end of Rebels forever, since their last attack on the central section of The Wall failed? No, it does not. The Rebels struck again last night as Benny Koi, the Mainland ceramicist in charge of making the MSS torch pot, delivered the pot to the 13237677 (ORGANIZATION) SECTOR in preparation for the games beginning on 292*6*10 - 292*6*20. The Rebels had a large protest outside the Central 13237677 Building, demanding for Apets to participate in the upcoming Mainland Sports Showcase. While Apets are allowed to perform in the Introduction, the actual showcase is only performed by Mainlanders. Two Apets Rebels and one Mainlander-identifying Rebels were captured from the protest and brought to Cont. on B6 Comment...

I forgot to finish the character design for this month so sorry this is a week and a half late…   This is Minnie Pitaya. Pitaya is the native / proper word for dragon fruit. I can’t decide if I like the green hair - I don’t think I’m a fan, but here we are anyways. Imagine that she’s shorter than she looks in this picture because I think that the name Minnie is a very “short person” sounding name. Sorry to all the tall Minnies of the world. Minnie is a glass blower because I’ve been binging that TV show Blown Away on Netflix and I think it’s cool. Minnie is going to be a gateway character - I’m going to use her to continue the store as opposed to talk about her as a person. Another edit to her appearance - she has freckles and beauty marks everywhere. Like, literally all over her body. Think confetti or glitter. I think glass blowing is so cool to watch - it looks like candy. Hmmm, maybe I should try to make candy or caramel. Not really the same as glass blowing, but definitely che...