Kuro Neko – Marsha’s Second Life Interviews

OK, here’s the thing…

As she is constantly bugging me and threatening to ruin my good name, here is Polly Pavlova from Skin Deep exposed!

Polly Pavlova: Ok so what do I do now? I have my martini and a hat, I’m good to go.
Kuro Neko: Would you like to sit on a kitty?
Polly Pavlova: is this a trick question?
Kuro Neko: No.
Polly Pavlova: Wheeee! And I’m not even spilling my martini, it’s fantastic!

OK, Polly let’s stop messing about.

Kuro Neko: Ok, so when did you decide to start making eyes?
Polly Pavlova: Actually eyes were the first thing I made, so umm, about 2 years ago.
Kuro Neko: What was your first design and how long did you spend on it?
Marsha Ling waits for her freebie
Polly Pavlova: Heh, my very first design was a hand drawn eye, it wasn’t very realistic. So, I started using real eyes, Maximillion Grant (Polly’s partner and business associate) was teaching me Photoshop at the time and that’s what I learned on adding details to real eyes for use in SL.
Kuro Neko: I see. So, you scanned your own face and then cut out the eyes?
Polly Pavlova: Well no, first I cut out my eyes and tried to put them in the scanner but it was hard to find blind, so I went back to surfing the web.
Kuro Neko: ok, I just had lunch, thanks for making me feel sick.
Polly Pavlova:
Kuro Neko: So far, what has been your most popular eye?
Kuro Neko: Don’t say, “my left one”.
Polly Pavlova: *laughs*
Polly Pavlova: Well my most popular eye is brown, and the twinkle eye, which isnt really an eye but an eye accessory.
Kuro Neko: Yes my next question was about that. I heard that you are the founder and creator of the twinkle eye. how popular did that make you?
Polly Pavlova: Hehe, the twinkle eye is pretty popular, in fact it’s the most popular thing I sell. It was a little idea I came up with, to be honest I never thought it would take off like it did, but at the time there was nothing like it.
Polly Pavlova: Ok, looking back asaying brown is most popular is pretty boring.
Kuro Neko: You can change your mind. Like, say the red alien eye.
Polly Pavlova: Well no sadly it is the brown. I use a program called SL sales tracker that tells me these things.
Kuro Neko: Do you?
Polly Pavlova: Yeah.
Kuro Neko: What are your favourite eyes?
Polly Pavlova: I have over 80 eyes! I love the anime eyes
Kuro Neko: Yes, they are the only anime eyes I have seen in SL, you must be very proud.
Polly Pavlova: I want to do more like them.
Polly Pavlova: I thought about doing prim eyes, but I think its hard for everyone to fit. Sometimes I see them and they poke out the bottom of people eyes.
Kuro Neko: Well, I have seen many people with one blue and one green eye.
Polly Pavlova: Yes, I only ever did one prim eye set, it was for someone who wanted one eye to have a scar.
Kuro Neko: How often do you change your own eyes?
Polly Pavlova: Hmm pretty often, depending on what I am wearing.
Polly Pavlova: I have heart shaped ones I put out for valentines, and clovers for St. Paddy’s Day.
Kuro Neko: You could make season eyes. Daisy pupil for spring. Sunshine pupil for summer.
Polly Pavlova: That’s the new ones I am working on.
Kuro Neko: Leaf for fall and snowflake for winter.
Polly Pavlova: Hehe snowflake is a good idea.
Kuro Neko: So your ao is similar to mine.
Polly Pavlova: This is a lostdog AO. I’ve had the same one since I started.
Kuro Neko: Yes I got a couple from there, I made my own, put it together.
Polly Pavlova: i’m pretty boring
Kuro Neko: No , you are very cute looking If I was a lesbian I’d be so hitting on you.
Polly Pavlova: *Blushes* well if I was a lesbian I’d be into it.
Kuro Neko: Cool. You can put that in your quotes.
Polly Pavlova: Hehe I just might.
Polly Pavlova: I had a funny quote for a long time, from a customer who wanted a shape but no money. He said he would trade me a tiny squirrel, and more.
Kuro Neko: Wow, lucky you.
Polly Pavlova: Yeah I wanted to know what “and more” was. I mean, how can you beat a tiny squirrel?
Kuro Neko: With a baseball bat.
Polly Pavlova: *Laughs her ass off*
Polly Pavlova: So anything else exciting I can tell you about eyes?
Kuro Neko: Well yes.
Polly Pavlova: *strikes a pose* I hate this pose, it looks like I am sniffing my pits.
Kuro Neko: Quite.
Polly Pavlova: Hmm bloody eyes and pit smelling, this is a great interview.
Kuro Neko: Have you ever had a pavlova in your face?
Polly Pavlova: Umm……I’m not sure how to answer that.
Kuro Neko: Yes or no. Simple enough.
Polly Pavlova: I dont think so?
Kuro Neko: Oh you’re lucky.
Polly Pavlova: Isnt pavlova the last name of a russian ballet dancer?
Kuro Neko: No, its a dessert.
Polly Pavlova: Well let me tell you my lame name story. See, when I joined SL, didnt know you couldn’t have any last name you wanted. Originally I was going to be Polly Prissypants, the name of Cartman’s doll in a South Park episode.
Kuro Neko: OK, go on.
Polly Pavlova: Anyway needless to say they didnt have it.
Kuro Neko: And…?
Polly Pavlova: Well, that’s it. I said it was a story, not a good story.
Kuro Neko: Mine is funnier.
Polly Pavlova: Brady Bunch?
Kuro Neko: No you are thinking of Marcia.
Polly Pavlova: Hehe.
Kuro Neko: I’m named after my next door neighbour who is a thai prostitute.
Polly Pavlova: Ahhh.
Kuro Neko: My real name is like the worst name in the world
Polly Pavlova: OK….
Kuro Neko: I’m named after a popular american sweet treat.
Polly Pavlova: Uhhhh…..
Polly Pavlova: Pudding?
Kuro Neko: no, you are thinking of Pudding Fong from Tokyo Mew Mew.
Kuro Neko: my name is *censored for the purpose of this blog*
Polly Pavlova: No it isn’t.
Kuro Neko: Yes it is.
Kuro Neko: Well its not my *real* name. My real name is *bleep*.
Kuro Neko: What do you do for work in real life?
Polly Pavlova: I used to work for a veterinarian.
Kuro Neko: As a test subject?
Polly Pavlova: No.
Kuro Neko: Is Polly your real name?
Polly Pavlova: No, my real name is *illegible*.
Polly Pavlova: Though sometimes even Max slips up and calls me Polly in RL.
Kuro Neko: I need a photo with you Polly Prissypits.
Polly Pavlova: OK. Can I hold my martini?
Kuro Neko: No, I would advise against it.
Polly Pavlova: Bah.
Kuro Neko: ‘Cause it’s not scripted, and it might look weird.
Polly Pavlova: OK where do you want me?
Kuro Neko: In my bed baby.
Polly Pavlova: OK…wait…we aren’t gay.
Kuro Neko: I am bi.
Polly Pavlova: I almost slipped and had a gay moment there
Kuro Neko: Polly Pissypants.
Polly Pavlova: Hehe.
Kuro Neko: OK, lets find a cool place to take the photo…

Well, you’re not that boring, Polly dear.

Hi guys and girlies.

Here’s a few interviews that are coming up next month:

June Dion from Bare Rose
Polly Pavlova from Skin Deep/Body Politik
Nyte Caligari from Nyte ‘N’ Day
Kaysha Sion from WRONG
Bellinda Box from Bellinda Gallery
Iris Seale from Punch Drunk

I apologise for those who have been waiting for their interviews to be published – I’ve just been so busy lately…but don’t worry, they will be up soon!

The Mystitool….

Surely the majority of Second Life residents own one? If not, why not? It’s the best hud in Second Life, nya! Well, if you don’t believe me, here is an interview with the creator of the Mystitool, Mystical Cookie.

Kuro Neko: When you first started in SL, what was your intention?
Mystical Cookie: Hmm. I had no intentions really, I was extremely bored and did not expect to continue logging in past a few days. I had become tired of other online games and heard of Second Life in other game forums. Unrestricted building and scripting kept me here, and I have always loved The Sims.

Kuro Neko: How did you come up with the Mystitool idea?
Mystical: This may sound silly, but it just happened? It was around Feb of 2006 and I was learning lsl (Linden Scripting Language) while on my first land and thought it would be fun to have a gadget which would do several things. It seems like such a natural thing to me, like the PDA/phone sitting on my dresser. One device for everything. I did not like having so many large huds which consumed space on my screen and many features did not exist when I wrote them or they were not hud/menu based, easy to use, etc. I wanted something small, unobtrusive, and practical without flashy and laggy effects, so MyToy was born (the original name).

It began as an invisible choker around my neck with a key collector and particle poofer. A few weeks later, I discovered how to attach things to my HUD! At this point I added a hovertext AV scanner and eventually a freebie flight assist script. Everything was still voice commands until I began giving copies to friends who could not remember the commands.

Kuro Neko: How many attempts did you make before you released the final version?
Mystical: I never intended to release any version. For some time, I was even hesitant to give it to friends because I did not think it was “good enough”. But I thought it was silly that friends would not know who was near them, so I gave a few copies. Then a few more, and so on. By this time (about one month later), it was named MystiTool 0.1 with av scanner, animation control, bug scanner, emoter, and non-physical vehicle. I also added menus to make it easier for friends, but I preferred voice commands so both remained.

By around August of 2006 I believe about 20-30 friends had copies. It was still not too painful to send updates to everyone, but I would sometimes miss a few. So I wrote an update system for it. It was fun when friends would IM me with “wow, i just got an update!” hehe.

I planned to release it as a freebie one day, but friends kept pressuring me to sell instead. To avoid being yelled at by friends, I isolated the necessary features for privacy and self-defense (not retaliation) and set that for sale at L$1, while selling the “full featured” version at a higher price.

The first MystiTool was sold 2006 September 1. I am not sure if there will ever be a “final” version. There is always something which can be improved and I always add things when I find a need or if someone suggests something very useful.

Kuro Neko: How much more successful has your Mystitool become over the past few months?
Mystical: Unfortunately, it has affected personal time a bit. Logging in each day is sometimes scary, because I immediately receive several IM windows (excluding group chat) and a few notecards. I have alts, but they are only for testing or working on very complex scripts. There is only one me. After about 15 minutes, I have several more IM windows from friends who saw me log in and I still have not opened any of the notecards. Today, for example, was over one hour continuous of IMs and notecards. It is worst on weekends, that is when my IMs usually cap. But my friends thankfully let me sit quietly while I take care of these.

Kuro Neko: What are you currently working on?
Mystical: Currently I am focusing on bug fixes and memory optimizations for MystiTool. Some of the scripts use a LOT of memory, because splitting them would increase resource usage. I usually have a sign outside of my main shop by the entrance which can be clicked for a preview/testing version of the next update.

I also have several things in inventory which are not released because, again, they are “not good enough”. But I continue to work on them and will most likely release them as freebies at some point.

Kuro Neko: Have you ever collaborated with anyone when making your products?
Mystical: I have worked in group projects, yes. Mostly it has been with friends, but also many of my things are designed with constant user feedback and suggestions. So in this way, my friends and customers are collaborators.

Kuro Neko: What is your favourite cookie flavour?
Mystical: Oatmeal cookies, and they must be soft-baked.

Kuro Neko: In 10 words or more, describe to me how Mystical a cookie can be.
Mystical: How can a cookie be described and remain Mystical? I do love sprinkles.

Click here for a SLurl to the Mystitool shop. There’s also some other cool gadgets to play about with.

Me and Mystical Cookie in my back yard. Yay!

Greetings, people and nekos. Today I have for you an interview with Lost Thereian of Naughty Designs.

Kuro Neko: When you first started SL, did you have a gameplan?
Lost Thereian: I came to SL a few years ago with little experience with computers and no experience in computer graphic art or 3d programs (Photoshop, Poser, 3ds max, Maya). I found a review about Second Life in a gaming magazine and became pretty fascinated with the whole idea of a 3d virtual world. So I went out and bought a graphic card to try out this strange new world; never really intended to come here and sell things. Well I made friends fast and become pretty addicted.

I started making candles, beds, and sculptures (lol) and sold them on a friend’s property. Later on I bought my own property and decided to start making goth apperal for men and women… I made a few hairstyles myself for ads because I was not happy with what was available at the time. It turned out people wanted to buy the hair as well. So on this small property I owned I began to sell things in this square shop I had built in 2 minutes. Well a lot of people liked my stuff including Midnight City (who were really popular and well known at the time) so I ended up moving my things to their sim as well…and well popularity grew from there.

Ambyance2 Anubis (named her stuff Naughty Jazzze at the time) invited me to her shop with another friend of her’s to sell my stuff there as well. We became really good friends fast and started doing a lot of things together, later naming everything under one name: Naughty. We later on purchased an island together (Naughty) and took our time (about a year) building a shopping area, beach, and other cool stuff. That’s pretty much how I got to where I am today.
Kuro Neko: I consider your Alina skins range probably the best skins in SL. How much time on average do you spend on getting them looking so good?

Lost Thereian: Well I took the time later on to really learn how to make a quality realistic skin for women. It really took several months and tons of trial and error to come up with Alina. In ‘06 I finally released a female skin line to the public (without the name Alina). It was a pretty successful line but I was not completely happy with it. I took them down and revamped them, then naming them Alina….and that’s pretty much how they got to where they are now.

Kuro Neko: What was the first thing you ever made, and did you sell it?

Lost Thereian: I think the first thing I made was a chair learning how to use prims. The first clothing item I made was this realllly low rise revealing goth punk skirt for women. It was pretty awful. I never sold it.

Kuro Neko: When was Naughty born?

Lost Thereian: The name “Naughty” probably came about in ‘05 in our small shop in Zazi. We wanted to start advertising more and expanding and just ended up turning everything from “Lost.” and “NJ” into “Naughty”.

Kuro Neko: Who do you consider to be your inspiration in SL, if any?

Lost Thereian: My inspiration would definitely have to be Ambyance2 Anubis. She’s someone I can really trust in pretty much all aspects. She has great taste and always tells me if something looks cheesy or whatever. I would definitely have to give her credit for getting to where I am today and not putting out some of the shit items I’ve done in the past.

Kuro Neko: Do you find making a good skin or hairpiece more rewarding than the customer’s praise you get for it, or vice versa?

Lost Thereian: It’s the customer’s opinion that really counts. I’ve done a lot of things that I’ve liked personally, but customers really hadn’t…which isn’t such a rewarding feeling. This gives me an idea of what they like and that’s really important. Seeing that a lot of people are interested in my products I’ve worked so hard on and are actually willing to spend their money on it is a very rewarding feeling.

Kuro Neko: Does SL take up much more of your time than it did a year ago? And, is SL work now your full time job?

Lost Thereian: Second Life is a very different place than it was a year ago. It does take more time now than it used to. A lot of the time spent here I use to hang out with friends, but now my time is dedicated to customer IMs and creating new content for Naughty. I also have set the bar high for myself on what is quality and that really takes time to achieve.

Me and Lost at my home.

Interview time. Today’s interview is with Kin Keiko, owner of KIN Hair. Marvel at her wonderful designs and prices that won’t burn a hole in your virtual pocket by clicking here. But before that, read on…

Kuro Neko: How and when did KIN start?
Kin Keiko: I started making hair when I was on an older account about 2 years ago and sold some hair styles at a friends shop. I kept with the hair business and I made a new account a couple months later on to start new and try to make a better business.
Kuro Neko: How hard did you find making hair at first, and how many attempts did you make to get a sellable hair piece?
Kin Keiko: Hair was difficult at first but once I figured out all the ways of making it, I started selling 3 hair styles on Kin and I was getting a couple buys for them once a week or a couple times a week and it just progressed. I had more buys and then I made more hair, people seemed to really be happy with it.
Kuro Neko: What was your first ever publicly released hair style, and how popular was it.
Kin Keiko: The first hair styles I made was the Kinny Hair Buns and I started selling the hair on SLExchange and also on some land I had. It seemed to be going well.
Kuro Neko: Do you find it hard to come up with new deisgns to attract the attention of customers since there are so many hair shops around nowadays?
Kin Keiko: It is kinda hard because there are alot of good hair styles that people have made and some that I wanted to try out. I come up with most of my hair designs on my own and I dont like to make something similar like someone else.
Kuro Neko: Is hair the only thing you like to make or have you thought about branching out into the world of skin or clothes?
Kin Keiko: Hair is the only thing I make, but I have made some clothing and furniture. I also like to try to make skins.
Kuro Neko: Where do you get your inspiration?
Kin Keiko: I get inspiration from anime, or any type of fantasy things. It usually just comes to me when I start with a prim on my head and I just see how it will turn out.
Kuro Neko: Have you ever attempted to copy one of your popular styles to your real life hair?
Kin Keiko: No, I havent tried doing my hair like some of my styles. But, I’ve seen some people do there hair like my styles in real life or drawings of there avatars with my hair.
Kuro Neko: Do you often get periods of designers block or do you always have lots of ideas to keep you going?
Kin Keiko: Yes I usually get designers block a lot, when I’m not happy I usually can’t work and it’s hard for me to do many hair styles at a time.
Kuro Neko: What is your favourite all time hair style of yours?
Kin Keiko: I like the hair style Ducan, I just like how it fits the face and its messy and cute.
Kuro Neko: Did you attend the Hair Fair, and if so, tell me about it.
Kin Keiko: Yes, I attended Hair Fair. I thought it was a good idea to have and it was fun just a bit laggy.

Kin and Marsha (slinking away in the background ^.^)

Untill next time, readers, take care.

Hello once again readers. Recently I found a cool shop for skins called PANJEN, which made me turn all girly pink for a few days (see picture at the bottom of this interview) and I decided to meet up with Pandora Jensen, the creative genius behind the name. Please, read on nya…

Kuro Neko: So, Pandora. When did you start making skins in SL?
Pandora Jensen: Just a few weeks after I got to SL.. but selling skins came a lot later.
Kuro Neko: Were your ideas back then as wild as they are now?
Pandora Jensen: Ah yes, I think a blue skin was one of the first… it probably had stars on
Kuro Neko: Ah, the first skin I made had a heart on the cheek and some sprinkles under the eye.
Pandora Jensen: I like the sound of it.
Kuro Neko: Have the prices on your skins changed at all, or have they always been 350L ?
Pandora Jensen: Always been 350L for one. I prefer to sell them individually.
Kuro Neko: You’re coming close to your third rezzday now. Do you ever get bored of SL?
Pandora Jensen: Oh sure I do, you know those days you just dont feel compelled to make anything or hangout. I suppose it’s like being burned out, but for me it doesnt happen that often, I dont usually stay away from here long.
Kuro Neko: I understand that.
Kuro Neko: You must have had a rich and fullfulling time since you started. Tell me the nicest person you’ve met.
Pandora Jensen: There are so many nice people around, I’m not sure who I would name if I must give you just one name I have always thought Palomma Casanova is a great girl, she works hard over at The Free Dove to bring the creators freebies to the newbies. Then there would be the people who I have known for years ….. from before coming to SL.. .Finn Jensen, Phyzz Fizz.
Kuro Neko: It’s nice to have good friends.
Kuro Neko: How much time would you say you put into your work here, opposed to being with friends and socialising?
Pandora Jensen: I suppose I just try to balance it, I have two jobs and making SL things is certainly one of them.
Kuro Neko: Do you have a lot of customers who praise your work?
Pandora Jensen: Haha yes I suppose so. I get sent a lot of snapshots of people wearing things they got here that they wanted to show me. I love seeing them, I should make a collage of the greatest ones for the wall someday.
Kuro Neko: Yes you should. I think you should also get me to model one of your skins, I have a great body.
Pandora Jensen: Yep, your shape is perfect to model a skin here, i should do that =)
Kuro Neko: Have you ever tried to replicate your skin in your real life?
Pandora Jensen: Depends what I’m making really, often people have requested something, but usually its just me trying to match colors and see what looks good together.
Kuro Neko: What is your most popular skin.
Pandora Jensen: Would have to be usually one of the most recently released skins.
Pandora Jensen: I suppose people familiar with the store have seen the others, they want the new one (laughs).
Kuro Neko: Well, thank you for being so compliant with me, and for being so nice.
Pandora Jensen: Thank you for thinking of me to be interviewed, was fun.

A very pink Marsha with Pandora Jensen.

PANJEN have recently released some cool new Drow skins, so check them out. Click here for a direct SLurl to Pandora’s store.

See you kitty lovers!

Hiiiis!!

It’s me, with another celebrity interview. Oh, how lucky I am!

Sinnocent Mirabeau: Aite, go ahead and grill me.
Kuro Neko: How long after you joined SL did you start making hair?
Sinnocent Mirabeau: About two months after, I ran into Calico Ingmann in Enomine, and she was showing off hair she had made, and I asked her to make me dread falls. After that I hung out with her a lot, and she taught me how to do hair.
Kuro Neko: That’s cool.
Sinnocent: Uh huh, she basically just showed me a few prims and told me to torture them, and thats exactly what I did.
Kuro Neko: How long did it take to make your first hair piece and did it sell?
Sinnocent: My first hair I didnt attempt to sell, because it looked like a birds nest. It was AWFUL!
Sinnocent: I dont even think I kept it *laughs*
Sinnocent: The second I named after my daughter Jillian, and it wasn’t the greatest, but a personal triumph. I think I sold maybe 3 in total of those.
Kuro Neko: What was it called?
Sinnocent: Jillian.
Kuro Neko: OK.
Kuro Neko: How did Sinsation start, and how many styles did you have back then?
Sinnocent: Well I got my name from my freelance web design business that I started about a year or so before coming here when a guy from a company on broadway recognized my work on a few websites I had done for fun, so I just brought it here because I like it hehe.
Sinnocent: I had about umm I dunno 10 hairs the first month, and as I got better and better, I started releasing them at a pretty fast rate.
Kuro Neko: Can i see some of your work
Sinnocent: Some of my old ones?
Kuro Neko: Sure.
Sinnocent: Humm I dont really have many of them anymore, I almost quit SL at one point due to some issues and I sold the rights to all of them.
Kuro Neko: I’m glad you didn’t quit. You’re such a nice person.
Sinnocent: Aww thank you, but SL has its issues. I have had to fight people over the theft of my name so many times and other things, it just got to the point where I needed a break.
Kuro Neko: What a bummer.
Kuro Neko: So, where do you get your inspiration for your wild styles?
Sinnocent: Actually, nowhere in particular. I dont really use references at all unless someone asks me for a custom. Most of my hairs are just works of my own imagination. I have always done wild things with my own hair in RL, and I guess it comes out here.
Kuro Neko: What is your favourite hair style of all of yours?
Sinnocent: Hmm…right now, I completely dig the one I’m wearing so for the moment it’s my favorite Note: see picture! – it’s called “Skye”. My favorites change often.
Kuro Neko: Who are the people you most admire in SL and why?
Kuro Neko: And please, don’t say me.
Sinnocent: LOL!
Sinnocent: Ok, definately not you…. LOL! joking! I think I’d have to say my girlie Washu (Zebrastripe, from Mirada).
Sinnocent: She has helped me in many, many ways and her creations are the best. I’ve learned a lot from her, and I hope that I’ve taught her a few things too.
Kuro Neko: Do you ever get to a point where you think, “I’m bored with making hair?”
Sinnocent: Yes, sometimes I get burned out. but there are other things that I do in SL now to help curve that.
Kuro Neko: Cyber sex?
Sinnocent: No, hehe..I don’t really cyber shag hehe..
Sinnocent: I make furniture and shoes and sometimes clothes I decorate and landscape places sometimes.
Kuro Neko: How much more popular has Sinsation become over the past year?
Sinnocent: Much.
Sinnocent: When I first started I didn’t sell very much at all. After the first Hair Fair, I got better sales. After Washu and I bought the sim, the sales went up even more, and then after this year at Hair Fair and all the attention I got for my unique and artistic styles in popular sl circulations my sales have really gone up!
Kuro Neko: That’s good.
Sinnocent: Which, has its perks…and negatives actually.
Kuro Neko: Do you get a lot of feedback from customers?
Sinnocent: Yes. Mostly good, a few bad.
Sinnocent: The one bad I got was pretty bad. She was harassing the other sim owners threatening them if they didnt buy me out. Posting lies about me on several websites, it was a pain in the ass.
Kuro Neko: What was her problem?
Sinnocent: Well, there is that Savior Hair site for all things hair…and they posted a story about the opening of Hairspray..and she posted that the sim was STUPID and pissed her off..and I told her she was rude, and that you didnt have to call someone’s hard work stupid to get your point across. I said that constructive critism would’ve been better.
Kuro Neko: Would you care to name and shame her?
Sinnocent: Xevv Boram. Then after that she started harassing me in IM. Then posting on sites that I was harassing her!
Kuro Neko looks at Xevv Boram’s profile.
Kuro Neko: According to her profile, she’s left SL.
Sinnocent: She did?
Kuro Neko: But she sounds like a b***h.
Sinnocent: Oh my God, she was horrible.
Kuro Neko: To be honest she sounds like a jealous ****. Though i may be judging a book by its cover.
Sinnocent: Oh, she was. But I have to say, I thank her for it, she got me a lot of business, and free advertisement! So kudos to her!
Kuro Neko: Do you ever encounter any other crazy gothic nekos with ipods on their ears?
Sinnocent: *Laughs* No, but one of my good friends here is neko, Donnovan Brennan, he owns GearShift.
Kuro Neko: Hehe the neko community is taking over! Even Damien (Fate) agreed that.
Sinnocent: LoL! Yes..ohh…oops I’m sorry girlie but it’s 3pm I’ve got to get to the meeting I talked to you about earlier.
Kuro Neko: OK. Anything else you want to say to finish up?
Sinnocent: Ummm, just that I really appreciate all the help and kindess that people have given me as of late, it makes SL fun to be in again, and I’m always to meet nice people like yourself
Kuro Neko: Hehe thank you
Sinnocent: And.. if you ever need weirdo hair, you know where to find me!
Kuro Neko: Yeah I sure do.
Sinnocent: Thank you very much for the interview, it was funs!
Kuro Neko: You’re welcome. I try my best nya.

Sinnocent and me sharing a milk bath. How relaxing!

Hello everyone!Yes, I am back. It’s been a while but you know, real life happens. Damn real life! It really gets in the way of what’s important which, at this moment in time, is meeting and interviewing the owner of Hybrid, Philo Sion. And yes, I am honoured. I believe that Philo is solely responsible for the increased multiplication of nekos, kitsunes and rodents in Second Life. And, if it wasn’t for her, Marsha would probably be aimlessly drifting around the grid tail-less, ear-less and, god forbid, HYPod-less. Go to Hybrid Street, you’ll understand ^•^

Kuro Neko: So, Philo, when did you decide to become a hybrid?
Philo Sion: Hmm… lemme think. I guess about a year and a half ago. I made myself a mouse tail and a set of mouse ears. I briefly tried Anisa’s ears and the JV stuff but I really wanted to be a mouse. This was before JV had a mouse of their own. (*Marsha is unsure as to what JV is, but didn’t want to seem ignorant in the interview.)
Kuro Neko: When did you open Hybrid street, and how popular was it?
Philo: I guess I opened it about six or seven months ago, but I can’t be sure since my brain makes it hard for me to remember things, especially time. It was decently popular. People were curious, and at that time the only other option was JV because Anisa had pulled hers out of the in-world store. People like options.
Kuro Neko: Would you say that there are a lot more hybrids in SL now than when Hybrid Street opened up?
Philo: Oh yeah. When I came on SL, everyone had wings. Wings wings wings. Wings aren’t such a big thing anymore, but now it’s nekos.
Kuro Neko: Yes, wings are so ’80s.
Philo rolls on the floor laughing.
Kuro Neko: How often do you change your skin/hair/species?
Philo: Wow, um. Every few days probably. I tend to stick to cat when I’m around the store, but I’m a sewer rat at heart. As far as skin and hair… I wear mostly my own skin, but I love shopping for hair. It’s my “downtime”.
Kuro Neko: What is your favourite hybrid?
Philo: By that do you mean person, or do you mean animal type? Since I can’t answer person, I will answer animal type: Rat! I dig rodents.
Kuro Neko: Do you have a large fanbase?
Philo: Well I have no frame of reference to tell you whether it is large or small as SL business goes. I think that what I do have are some very loyal customers. I don’t like calling them fans, I think that might debase the relationship some. If that makes any sense o.0
Kuro Neko: And you have me, the crazed stalker, haha.
Philo: Believe me! You are not a crazed stalker! You have no idea…
Kuro Neko: Have you ever considered buying an island and opening up Hybrid Island?
Philo: That’s in the works, actually. Probably within a month and a half. It’ll be Hybrid City. Hybrid Street will stay open for some time after that, probably.
Kuro Neko: Would you consider yourself one of the top neko part creators in SL?
Philo: Uuuummm… did I say I don’t get out much? People have told me that, so I suppose so. I know that what I make is the most complex, and I know that it appeals especially to rpers who want a more expressive set. But I don’t get out enough to know if that is the larger part of the neko community or not.
Kuro Neko: To me, you’re the only neko part creator worth visiting, and that’s honest.
Philo: o.0 wow! *blushes*
Kuro Neko: I think that’s all the questions I have planned.
Philo: I can answer more questions. This is fun. Bring it on.

Note: from this point all my questions are impromptu. This interview went on for quite a while, nya.
Kuro Neko: Um, have you ever been married on SL?
Philo: Nope. It’s not that I don’t think it’s cool or whatever. But .. have I mentioned that I don’t get out much? (*Yes, Philo, only about 10 times.) I don’t really do the whole signifigant other thing on SL very well. Most people don’t find standing around watching me build very romantic.
Kuro Neko: How do you say Philo Sion?
Philo: Phai-Low Sai-on. That’s how I say it in my head.
Kuro Neko: Do you say it in your head a lot?
Philo: Not particularly.
Kuro Neko: Do you have any alts?
Philo: None. I don’t have time for it.
Kuro Neko: Have you ever or have any plans to dress up as a rodent in real life?
Philo: I have once actually. At an anthro con. I used to work the artist alleys for a living. A very very poor living ^.^
Kuro Neko: Picture?
Philo: Hell no! I felt silly.
Philo: >.<
Philo: >.>
Philo: <.<
Philo: ^.^
Kuro Neko: What was the first ever thing you did when you started SL? Apart from walk into walls.
Philo: I met an awesome girl, we’re still friends, and then I went to Mauve sandbox, took the tutorials, and spent about two weeks watching Groove Mechanique (a mentor at the time) build before I had the guts to approach him. He’s also still my friend. I was boring then, too.
Kuro Neko: No, you’re not boring. OK, I’m spent.
Philo: Well, thanks for the interview, very fun!
Kuro Neko: You’re welcome, nya. Thanks for the shelves.
Philo laughs.


Me and Philo against the fence.

Coming soon: Sinnocent Mirabeau (hopefully) and I showcase some of my new clothing designs! Until then, take care readers! Nya!