I think im gonna get murdered tonight...!

Heh.. hey.. hey besties.. buddys..

NO, IM NOT QUITTING. PUT THE TOMATOES DOWN. PLEASE. IM BEGGING YOU- Ahem.. DARLINGSSSS AYEEEE, WHATS UP?! HOW WE DOING?!

Yes, I know I've been... gone for a while. sobs. I swear I blinked and suddenly I haven't posted anything in forever. I promise I haven't abandoned you guys or anything, I'm still lurking around I promise. You just haven't seen me because I've been getting absolutely swallowed by everything going on lately LMAO-

And honestly.. a lot of it has been the SMP.

THE SMP GUYS. ITS GONE.

Well.. okay, technically not gone forever. It's gone until September 6th because SEASON 3 IS STARTING THEN YAYAYAYAYAYYYYY!!! (and also my birthday aswell, lucky me >:))

I genuinely cannot explain how excited I am for it to start again. Season 2 has been such a massive part of what I've been doing lately, especially with Vaelis and all the lore I've been writing for him, so knowing there's a whole new season coming up has me bouncing off the walls a little bit.

And yes, I KNOW I said I'd get back to working soon. I WILL. PROMISE.

I've just been busy with.. well.. A LOT OF THINGS.

Between family stuff, working on lore, trying to figure out what the hell I'm doing with my OCs, and just generally getting distracted every five seconds, my motivation has been running around like a headless chicken. I sit down thinking "alright, time to make a bot" and suddenly I'm three hours deep into writing some completely unrelated piece of lore.

HELP.ME.

I've also been planning out my new OC for the SMP, which I'm SUPER excited about. My Origin is currently planned to be a Chimera, although that might change because... heh.

I THINK SOMEONE MAY BE COPYING MY IDEA- CRIES.

I'm not gonna jump to conclusions or anything, because obviously I don't know what they're doing or what they've planned, but it did make me a little worried. So I'm still trying to figure out exactly what I want to do with my Oc before I properly introduce them.

But either way, I've been having SO much fun putting him together. I really want them to feel different from my other characters while still fitting into the SMP, and I've already got a bunch of ideas floating around for their lore, personality, and everything else.

So yeah.. that's basically where I've been hiding.

I'M NOT DEAD. I'M NOT QUITTING. JUST... VERY, VERY DISTRACTED.

I PROMISE I'LL GET BACK TO WORK SOON, AND I PROMISE I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT ALL THE THINGS I STILL WANT TO MAKE. I've got bots I want to work on, lore I want to finish, OCs I want to develop, and probably about seventeen new ideas that are going to attack me the second I try to focus on one thing.

And if I ever actually DO quit... I expect a giant confetti cannon to be fired directly into my face. BUT THAT IS NOT HAPPENING YET, SO PUT THE TOMATOES AWAY!! Okay okay, I'll stop yapping now, maybe-

Thank you guys for being so patient with me even when I disappear for a bit. I really do appreciate everyone who's still hanging around and waiting for me to crawl out of whatever hole I've fallen into this time.

I'll see you all soon RAHHH AND HERES SOME WIP OC LORE MUAUAHAHA

Name: Ante Fortunato

Alias / Moniker: Vaeryn

Origin: Chimera

Age: 46 human years (Equivalent to roughly 466 in chimeric/underworld terms)

Height: 12'5" / 378 cm Rather than the traditional Chimera beast, Ante's chimera physiology is a blend of segmented arthropod and parasitic. Hes a mix of the Amazon Great Centipede, Amazon Leech and Pit Viper.Backstory: The House of Fortunato

Ante Fortunato did not start at the top of the underworld. Long before he was the owner of his own empire, Ante was simply a scavenger enamored by brilliance. He spent centuries in deep subterranean mine shafts, physically clawing raw gems from the rock. He developed an insatiable obsession with diamonds and gold. To Ante, rare stones were the physical embodiment of a winning hand, something forged through immense pressure and risk, much like his own survival in the deep earth.

Criminal syndicates often hired him as brute muscle, assuming a monster lacked the mind for complex mathematics or strategy. Ante played the part of the slow and indulgent beast. He let rivals think they had the upper hand while his patience allowed him to bleed their bankrolls dry over days of continuous play. Over time, his appreciation for high stakes grew, and his boredom with conventional wealth followed. Gold, land, and political favors were too finite. He realized true gambling was not about losing currency. It was about the moment a person looked across a green table and realized they were bankrupting their future. Instead of relying on violent hostile takeovers, Ante systematically gutted rivals at the table.

He used his acute vibrational senses to feel heart rates and dice movements, cheating with absolute impunity while wearing a charming smile. He bought out the deeds to underground dens table by table until the former owners owed him everything. With those deeds, he founded his flagship casino, building a velvet-roped empire where prey willingly walked into his reach to bet everything they owned. He now sits at the center of that web, waiting for the next player foolish enough to sit down across from him.

Goals & Motivations:

Ante is profoundly uninterested in traditional retirement or conquering territories. His ultimate ambition is to orchestrate a legendary, all-encompassing tournament where he faces off against the most powerful entities, mortals, and rebels. His endgame is to turn his casino into a literal tollbooth for souls. By continually raising the stakes until currency and possessions are exhausted, he forces his opponents to bet pieces of their very existence. Memories, lifespans, and ultimately, their souls. Funneling them directly into the House's permanent vaults.

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OKAY BYE LOVELYS <333