Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Forgotten Trail Winner

In June, I ran a competition to win the chance to appear as a character in a video game called Forgotten Trail. This is a game that, basically, teaches you maths while you have fun completing quests and solving puzzles, and the whole thing is steeped in Native American culture. The company that makes these games is run by Dr AnnMaria De Mars, who some of you will know as Ronda Rousey's mom.

I said the winner would be announced at the end of July but, because the entries kept coming, I kept it open another month. All in all, we had over 800 people entering — some more than once — and picking a winner was NOT easy.

But a winner I did pick. And here, to help me announce, is Ronda, her mom, her sister Maria, and lead artist Justin...



"And the winner is... Brinley Marrs!"

Congratulations Brinley! Your mom put your name forward and told me why she figured you should win, and I agreed! Hailey, your email has now been sent to AnnMaria and they will take it from there.

To everyone else who entered, commiserations — but if it's any consolation, please know that some of your entries made me grin...

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Star Inkbright said...

AH FUCK IT

Kai The Immortal said...

(:D that's good :P I bet i'll really like it :P Cas is adorable and misha is basically an unrestrained Cas :P)

Star Inkbright said...

@Keiron: Mmh. My friends say that Jimmy is hotter than Cas and Misha is the hottest version of himself. :P
But yeah, Cas is adorable. :)

Star Inkbright said...

I CAN'T DEAL WITH THE PICTURE I'M COPYING OFF ZOOMING IN AND ZOOMING OUT LIKE THIS
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

(sorry, it's eitehr spamming you or biting more stuff)

Grant Ward ((Skylar Isome)) said...

((Oh no that's in real life she's just been tricked into helping Ward in character. We figured out to just let Ward fall for Zafira since she's actually the same species as him and also untrustworthy like him. I think Zan poofed.))

Kai The Immortal said...

(lol i'm fine with spamming and I dunno I like Jimmy but ughh he's married and acts different it's scary :P cas is soo innocent and misha is soo not lol )

Star Inkbright said...

Good, because I'm rather in the habit of spamming people. :P

XD I'm pretty sure Misha is also married.
Last time I encountered Jimmy in-roleplay I was just like crying because I felt so sorry for him. :P

:P :P

Kai The Immortal said...

(Who cares what Misha is In my mind he is with Jensen :P and his kids and wife can't prove any differently :P eheh)

Star Inkbright said...

@Keiron: XD XD Oh dear.

Kai The Immortal said...

(You should ask Cas if he remembers the Pizza man :P

*shrugs looking innocent* WHat? :P )

Star Inkbright said...

@Keiron: XD *laughs*
I'm not sure he's likely to forget.

:P I find obsessive people amusing.

Kai The Immortal said...

(Hehehe :D I hope not... that pizza man taught him everything he knew b4 Dean :P muhahah ko kinda nr

I'm not THAT obsessed... yeh ok I am :P

going to get hair cut bbs)

Lavender Hope said...

@Grant: Ah, okay. Cool. :)
*is back but should probably head to sleep soon*

Star Inkbright said...

@Keiron: XD

:P

Okay. :) Hope it gets cut how you like. :)

Lavender Hope said...

Gah! I don't want my skin peeling more, but it is, but it's freaking me out!!!

I don't really know why!! Although, it's a bit of being grossed out and freaking out. Like, I'd be saying OW, but it's not actually hurting soz... I'm calling my reaction a freak out.

Lavender Hope said...

*dittos Star to K about haircut*

Lavender Hope said...

At least it's just on my shoulder. If it started peeling on my arms too, I'd probably freak out worse.

Star Inkbright said...

Haha my skin is peeling off and I don't have no sunburn.

(It's not peeling off as badly as yours its, though. It's coming off in little flakes. My mum is like "ooh you need tp put some moisturiser on that" and I'm like "why? I like it peeling off. It means I get to pick it off."
(and I am allowed to do that, because I'm not causing any wounds).
It's not very good for picking, though. Like I said, little flakes.)

It's alright. :) Once it's come off it probably won't do it again. :)

Lavender Hope said...

Yeah, but /seeing/ the peeled skin is what freaks me out most. Like bleh, it's still moist and it's thin and IT KEEPS MAKING MORE COME OFF WHEN I PICK AT IT and just blech. >.<

Star Inkbright said...

@Lav: XD

Lavender Hope said...

Like, I'm kinda scared it's going to peel past the actual burn place and start peeling the normal skin.

I DONT WANT TO FEEL LIKE A SNAKE OKAY. >.< IT'S ICKY!




*overreacting heh :P*

Grant Ward ((Skylar Isome)) said...

Lavander, calm down.

Star Inkbright said...

@Lav: XD It won't. And it if does, it'll just grow back. You regrow your skin all the time.

:P Sorry, I'm just fairly used to gross skin stuff so I don't have a reaction to it except "I wish that was happening to me -_-." :P

Feraaaa32 said...

am back ^_^

Lavender Hope said...

@Grant: Meeeeeeehhhhhhhh. :P


@Star: Really? Then get a sunburn, then you'd have skin to pick at when it starts peeling. :P Heh. Joking. ^.^

Feraaaa32 said...

hey hope...

Star Inkbright said...

@Lav: XD Nah, not worth the pain and the itching.

:) Hey Fera.

Feraaaa32 said...

hey star ^_^

Feraaaa32 said...

how're you? ^_^

Star Inkbright said...

@Fera: :) Good, thanks. :) Still drawing. :P

How're you? :)

Grant Ward ((Skylar Isome)) said...

I'm just waiting for Zan to come back, I've been emailing her a lot.

Lavender Hope said...

@Star: Hah :P yeah... Definitely not worth the pain...

Um........ Hi, Fera........

I meant to get to bed at midnight, oops...

Um....

...... I should get going.....

'Night...

Feraaaa32 said...

I've just finished some work...I am fine otherwise ^_^ umm, and drinking my soup :P

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Needy boy!

*walks over to and cuddles*

Feraaaa32 said...

For you, I am frank...night.

Grant Ward ((Skylar Isome)) said...

*smirks and holds her close* Do you want me to keep holding you, or go to Asgard and cuddle there?

Star Inkbright said...

. . . Bye, Lav . . .

@Fera: :) :)
What kind of soup?

Feraaaa32 said...

star: cherry :P :)

Kai The Immortal said...

(he actually did a really decent job :D I should go to him more often... I mean He done it so theres like a lot of clippings still on my head and the last one would not have that but other than that its a good length good shape :D I am impressed :P)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Stay here. Evil. Meh.

Feraaaa32 said...

heh, geeewd shiet keiron :P

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Gotta go :/

Feraaaa32 said...

bye ^_^

Grant Ward ((Skylar Isome)) said...

Bye. *kisses Zan*

Star Inkbright said...

@Fera: :) :)

@Keiron: :)! :) :)

Feraaaa32 said...

star: are you still drawing? :)

Star Inkbright said...

@Fera: Yup. :)

Only got a little area left now. :) Maybe nine cm squared?

Feraaaa32 said...

star: *nods* good, u know where jai is? :) ^_^

Star Inkbright said...

@Fera: No. :/ Sorry.

Feraaaa32 said...

star: it's fine :) just wanted to continue the rp ^_^

Star Inkbright said...

@Fera: *nods*

Kai The Immortal said...

(lets speak hypothetically for a second... say I get this job and it pays decently and I save... is october too early for a birthday present for someone in December... I know in this hypothetical future that if it were too early there is probably no way she'd let me do it.. :P)

Feraaaa32 said...

(she probably wouldn't, bruv :P

Star Inkbright said...

@Keiron: No.

Kai The Immortal said...

(you don't know what it is... but is it too early?...because I want to do it with us both but the only way I think pulling that off is to call it a bdaii pressie :P )

Kai The Immortal said...

(@Star :D thanks :P )

Star Inkbright said...

OKAY
UNLESS I DECIDE TO CHANGE ANYTHING LATER
I HAVE FINISHED MY DRAWING

Star Inkbright said...

@Keiron: Is there such a thing as too early? Idk.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Yeahhhhh that's too early. Defo too early.)

Feraaaa32 said...

star: can we/i see your drawing? :)

Feraaaa32 said...

JAI! hey, how's you? ^_^

Star Inkbright said...

@Fera: Hang on, let me embark upon photography. :)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Hi Fera.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(My head hurts. But otherwise I guess I'm okay?)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(You?)

Kai The Immortal said...
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Feraaaa32 said...

awww, is there any particular reason as to why your head is hurting? :) I am ok, thank you :) *hugs* ^_^

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(@Con email me what it is you're plotting for her.

@Fera not that I know of? *hugs back*)

Star Inkbright said...

Hang on. Correcting.
*waves*

Feraaaa32 said...

jai: ok, good *pats head* ^_^ what've you done today? :)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Slept. And lazed about.)

Star Inkbright said...

:P Good choice of activities.

(sorry, eyah, still making corrections)

Kai The Immortal said...

(STar it's probably perfect now lol...)

Inky Flame said...

(I am here ^.^)

Star Inkbright said...

@Keiron: It's actually pretty damn far from perfect.
Every time I make a correction it looks better, so yeah.

:) Hey Chloe!

Inky Flame said...

(I'm tired
So no overtime)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Chloe! *cuddles*)

Feraaaa32 said...

jai: yup, i agree with star :P did you eat anything? :)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Of course I ate! I get shouted at by friends if I don't eat -_-)

Star Inkbright said...

@Jai: O_O Maybe we should do that to Lizzie.
. . .
Nahhhhhh I can't shout at Lizzie, Lizzie is meant to shout at me.

Inky Flame said...

(*cuddles jai* hello ^.^)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Hey Chloe! :) *hates to pester but* rp?)

Inky Flame said...

(Sure ^.^ where were we?)

Kai The Immortal said...

(Hey Chloe :D :P *hugglez* ...

star that's not true :P I bet it's great you are just pernickety :P)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Somewhere around here)

Mark: *stays silent, waiting for Cole to suggest a name*

Star Inkbright said...

@Keiron: It IS great, and I AM pernickety (I swear that the main two reasons I can draw is because I have patience and am pernickety). But I want it to be PERFECT, which I can't achieve, so I stress out. :)

Inky Flame said...

(Hey k! *huggles*)

Inky Flame said...

Cole: you can decide too mark...

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: *shakes his head, still looking at the wall*
That's fine. I've never been good with names.

Inky Flame said...

Cole: atleast name one of them...

Kai The Immortal said...

(XD XD :P @star

how's you chloe? apart from tired?)

Inky Flame said...

(I'm good thanks ^.^ you?)

Kai The Immortal said...

(I'm good being very optimistic lol ..... which I suppose is good... If I believe something is going to happen it makes it more likely that it's a possibility :) )

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: *sighs slightly*
Okay.. name one.. uh.. Cole.

Inky Flame said...

Cole: *looks amused* there's already a baby Cole ( inky and mercys baby)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: *sighs* Then name the boy after Eira's father.

Inky Flame said...

Eira: so... The boy would be called Dai?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: Dai.. sure.

Inky Flame said...

Eira: now the baby girl.... I like the name mercy *smiles*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: Sure. Mercy. Mercy, Dai and Abby.

Inky Flame said...

Cole: *smiles* they're an image of their mother *kisses eira*

Eira; *smiles and kisses* no they aren't

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: *just watches the wall silently, trying not to listen to their kissing*

Inky Flame said...

Eira: are you sure mark?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: I'm sure. They're nice names.

Inky Flame said...

Eira: I mean about leaving to join the army

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: I am. I've signed up either way, but I'm sure. I trust Cole to care for them, and to guide the pack.

Inky Flame said...

Eira: but I want you to be a part of their lives...

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: I'll be back after four years. They won't even remember my absense. And Cole will be a better father either way.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(He'll actually be back sooner than that after an injury but still.)

Inky Flame said...

Cole: you're making a mistake ...

(I was starting to get attached to him *cries*)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Awww xD that's very surprising.)

Mark: *looks at Cole*
Is that what you'd call it? A mistake?

Star Inkbright said...

@Chloe: With superglue or with duct tape?

Inky Flame said...

(With my heart Star XD)

Cole; what if you get killed?

Star Inkbright said...

@Inky: Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhhhh. <3

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: There's a chance that will happen. I have faith in myself.

Inky Flame said...

(*whinrs* Jai! Star has turned into a teenage girl again!

Jk XD)

Cole: just come back alive...

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(She does that sometimes. xD)


Mark: I'll try. Its interesting to know you care.

Star Inkbright said...

@Chloe: XD I am a teenage girl. XD
(In both senses of the phrase.)

Star Inkbright said...

@Jai: XD

Inky Flame said...

Cole: I'm thinking of the pups


(Hehe)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: Right. Of course. As I said, I'll try not to come back in a wooden box.

Inky Flame said...

Cole: good

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: I leave in the morning. I doubt I'll take much.

Inky Flame said...

Eira; good luck mark

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: ..thank you, Eira.

Feraaaa32 said...

(sorry 4 poofing, unexpected room makeover)

Inky Flame said...

Eira: it's okay

(wB Fera)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Wb Fera. Shall we continue with Kiana/Felix/Fera?)

Mark: I should rest.
*stands*
Farewell..

Inky Flame said...

(I would love to)


Eira; good bye mark..

*abby cries*

Feraaaa32 said...

(it's still in process, but we shall once i am back, which shouldn't be more than an hour :) )

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Okay.)

Mark: *glances at Abby*
Someone should hug her. They're likely cold or hungry.

Inky Flame said...

Cole; why don't you? One last time

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: I can't feed her Cole.

Inky Flame said...

Cole: she may just need a cuddle

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: then cuddle her.

Inky Flame said...

Cole: don't you feel inclined to cuddle her?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: I.. don't want to get attached Cole.

Inky Flame said...

Cole: but...

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: But?

Inky Flame said...

Cole: do you feel anything towards them?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: *looks at the babies*
*quietly*
Of course I do Cole. But I can't afford to be thinking of babies when I'm being shot at.

Inky Flame said...

Cole: I...understand


Eira: *feeds abby*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: thank you. Farewell. Look after them.
*glances at Eira, blushing the very slightest bit*
All of them.
*shifts into a wolf, intending to sleep in the forest*

Inky Flame said...

Eira: Cole? You do believe he will come back don't you?


Cole: *smiles* the bastard always ends up alive some way or another, he will be fine

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: *runs off to sleep for the night*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello.)

Liliana: I love you, too. Do you think that we should go and tell people when the wedding is?

Isabelle: It will fade soon. You will be back to normal in no time.

Bethany: Yes, that... Why are you shuddering?

Lily: No, I can do that...

Inky Flame said...

Eira : *sighs* I hopeso

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*cuddles Sophi!!!*)


Onwa: Definitely.

James: I certainly hope so.

Night Times coming.

Manuel: Please, I insist.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mark: *the next day he goes off to war*
*we'll be back in a week or a month or so*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(My stepdad just came into my room while I was changing -_- why can't people fucking knock on a door.)

Inky Flame said...

(Awkward)


Cole: *craddles dai* so precious...

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Annoying)



*Awwwww. That's adorable*
*what do we do now?*

Inky Flame said...

(Um... I don't know)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(We could time skip.. but that's quite a long while..)

Inky Flame said...

(It is... Dammit)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(:/ Its up to you.)

Inky Flame said...

(I'm indecisive XD)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(xD so am I. Deciiiiiiiiiiiiiiide.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Well there's gonna be a phone call home first, right?)

Inky Flame said...

(That's true)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Right.. there'll be a phone call informing you that he's MIA, then a call informing you he's been found and that he's injured and will be coming home, then he'll come home.)

Inky Flame said...

(Sounds goooood ^.^)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Okay. Sooooooooo time skip, say, a week?)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Or two..)

Inky Flame said...

(Okay ^.^)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*time skip two week after Mark has left*
*the phone rings loudly*

Inky Flame said...

Eira; *holding mercy with one had , picks up the phone* hello?

Chione Asahina said...

I'M GOING TO UNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Commanding officer: Hello, is there a Cole present? We need to talk to him regarding Mark.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(@Gemmy OMG YEY!!! *HUGS AND GRINS*)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(*she cuddles Jaimie back* I have to say, I enjoy your greetings very much.)

Liliana: Who first?

Isabelle: It will, just give it time.

Bethany: Do you want to go home? I could... telesport us?

Lily: If you do, I will hug you with my wings and I will not let go until you promise to let me do lots of jobs for you.

Inky Flame said...

(Well done gem !!!!!! I'm so happy for you!!!!!!)


Eira: yes... One moment *shouts*cole! The phone!


Cole: *comes in with Abby and Dai and gives then to eira who sits down* *speaks into the phoe* hello?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(@Soph *smiles* What, my cuddles?)

Onwa: Elizabeth?

James: *nods*
Okay.

Nah. It'll be fine. I've a cage here.

Manuel: *raises an eyebrow*
Apologies, but I'm afraid I cannot allow you to work. You are a guest within my house.
*collects up the plates*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Commanding officer: Hello, this is Cole yes? I presume you know Mark Fang. You're down as his first contact. Can you confirm this?

Inky Flame said...

Cole: yes, this is Cole
Is mark alright?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Commanding officer: Sir, you may want to take a seat.

Inky Flame said...

Cole: *sitsI what's wrong?

Chione Asahina said...

*hugs Chloe and Jai tightly*
Omfg I'm so excited xD

Feraaaa32 said...

sorry, it's taking longer than expected ^_^

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Commanding officer: The squad Mark was in encountered some difficulties in yesterday's task. Only half the force returned. I'm afraid Private Fang has been reported missing in action, presumed dead.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(@gemmy I'm so proud!!!)

Inky Flame said...

(*rufflss gems hair* I knew you could!

Next week will determine which course I'm going to try and get on...
It's okay Fera )


Cole: no... No he can't be...


Eira: *can hear the phone and eyes widen*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Commanding officer: His condition is currently unknown. Reports from the survivors indicate that many of the other squad members were severely injured during the conflict. I'm sorry Sir.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Yes, Jaimie.)

Liliana: One moment. *she closes her eyes* Yes. I have found her. She is with Ember at this current time. *she extends her hand to Onwa*

Isabelle: Are you able to take me to your house?

Bethany: ... But you have serum at home?

Lily: *she wraps her wings around him, holding on tightly*

Inky Flame said...

Cole: *coughs* thank you for contacting me, will you post any further updates?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Mmm.. I quite like them too.)

Onwa: *takes her hand, smiling*

James: *nods*
Which house?

Mmmmm.. true.

Manuel: *pauses, holding the plates carefully*

Commanding officer: I will. Any news we get, we shall provide.

Inky Flame said...

Cole: thank you and good day

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Commanding officer: Good day sir.

Kai The Immortal said...

(*cuddles Gemmy Tightly* Look who's smarter now :P )

Inky Flame said...

Cole: *hangs up*

Eira: *holds the pups closs* oh god Cole...


Cole: shhhh it'll be okay *crouches to eyelevel an kisses* he's not pronounced dead yet

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Liliana: *they vanish in a flash of black, reappearing beside Ember and Elizabeth, who are sat down in a large castle talking*

Elizabeth: Hello, Liliana. Hello, Onwa. I presume you have news about your wedding?

Isabelle: The one closest to Chicago.

Bethany: *she extends her hand to Silente* ... Please?

Lily: *she continues to hold on with her wings*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I will be back soon.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*chuckles evily* yet.. Hmmm...)

Onwa: Indeed we do.

James: *nods, offering her his hand*

Okay..
*takes her hand carefully, shuddering*

Manuel: Please release me.

Inky Flame said...

(What was that Jai??)


Eira: the pups...


Cole; they'll be fine, I will raise them as my own *kisses lightly*

Eira: *kisses* and you'll never leave me?

Cole: never in a million years, you are my mate

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Nothing! Nothing. *grins*)

Inky Flame said...

(You wouldn't...)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*chuckles* course, course.)

Inky Flame said...

(*raises an eyebrow*)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*smiles innocently*)

Inky Flame said...

(*growls*)

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