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Hi, and welcome to the Drinkables home base! I'll be your host through this crazy mess, Raife. So, I bet you're all wondering, how did this all start? Well, you know those drink fountain machines? The ones that have different sodas, and you can mix ten different sodas in one drink? (With ice. I love the ice.) Well, I'm always in search of the perfect mix. Sometimes you hit a good drink, sometimes a bad drink. Well, I'll tell you, I sure didn't expect what happened that ONE day.

I was at the university food court, mixing sodas again (hey, it's only about $1.20 for a drink and I was thirsty.) when I must have added a little too much mountain dew, because I swear on Pete's Dragon, the concoction began to glow! I was a little scared of it at first, but always being adventurous (some would say horribly dumb), I stuck my finger in it and took a taste. It sure wasn't normal! It tasted like nothing I'd ever tasted before! There was something simply...magical about it. After watching it glow and swirl for a while in my paper Pepsi cup, I took it home to watch it a little longer.

When I got home, I moved it to a new container. A nice glass one where I could see the glowing and swirling. Maybe in the only -albeit unconscious- stroke of brilliance I've ever had, I lazily left a few drops of liquid on the bottom in the glass and poured the concoction into the glass. After all. What could one new liquid do? I wasn't any sort of scientist. Measuring? Pah. I went to bed, tired from a long, draining day, and was out like a light, before I hit the pillow.

The next day, I was disappointed to see that the liquid on my desk looked normal! It wasn't glowing at all. It was just sitting there. Lightly colored. It wasn't even swirling. Disappointed, I ignored the glass. Being a bad housekeeper, one day became several days of it sitting there, looking bland and boring and...slightly orange. After about six days, I woke up to a tiny voice.

"HEY! HEY! I'm awful hungry here, do you think you could feed me, pleath?"

....And that's how I met Benson and this mess began.

Q: Well, first of all, what is a Drinkable?
A: Drinkables are breedable pets (If you don't know what a breedable pet is, read the helpful faqs at the top of the forum. You should do that anyway before coming in threads in the Breedable Forum.)based on different types of drinks. They vary in looks but remain humanoid. Their kid stage is only about 2"-3" tall. Tiny little things. Watch em carefully! Nothing yet is known about what their adult stages look like. You'll have to RP to find out!

Q: Oh....so....they're based on drinks. Can we tell what drink they are from the cup?
A: Usually no. In the case of auctions, and special contests, we will tell you what the drink is. But for the flatsales, it's completely random. Don't worry. They're all good. <3 I might run secret hidden "hint" RP sessions in the thread where the owners might be able to gain a hint as to what sort of liquid their cup possesses. I wouldn't advise drinking them. Again, drinking will result in loss of your Drinkable. I'm serious.

Q: Okay! I won't drink it! So...you're telling me that every one of these drinks is different?
A: Yes! Each one has new and different lineart, drawn by our own lil_nekochild! She's a brilliant artist, really. The adult stages are different too, and really sexy looking.

Q: So..what about this adult stage?
A: What about it?

Q: Well..is it the same as the kid stage?
A: Well, no, actually! This is the great, fun part about Drinkables. Your RP helps determine what kind of drink your kid'll be as an adult.

Q: Really? They're different drinks as adults??! Wow!
A: Yes, really! Although the drink's adult stage will be in the same family of drinks in the kid stage (i.e. a brown liquid will likely remain a brown liquid), slight variations in the kid's personality might result in steering the kid towards the direction of one drink or another as an adult.

Q: Wow! Now I really want one! So...I hate to ask, but how much do these things cost?
A: Well, as breedable regulars know, Auction prices go for whatever the demand is. But for now, flatsales will go for 8k. I think it's a great deal! You're getting lineart with three distinct different stages! Each one unique to the drink! You're getting a whole new world of possibilities and endless RP possibilities and a new community! Plus Star's a hard worker and deserves some compensation for her art. Most of the profits here are going to her, so show her how much you love her with those auctions!

Q: So....now that I've saved up money, and am ready for a flatsale...here's exactly what I want. I want a milk drinkable...with black hair...and blue eyes...A: Sorry, but you don't get to pick what your breedable looks like, except under custom auction circumstances. For custom auctions, you will get to pick your kid stage, and we will discuss an adult stage with you that matches the personality you pick for your kid, unless you already have something in mind!

That's all I can think of right now for the general FAQ! I'll keep adding to it as I think of more things!

Oh come on...you haven't even gotten one yet, and you're worried about breeding? .....hold your horses. It's Coming Soon.

1. Do not copy the art. Do not steal the art. Do not EDIT the art. This is the number one rule here. Under all circumstances regarding this rule, you WILL be banned from the shop, and a Gaian Mod WILL be alerted. In otherwords, you will be in big trouble. Star works hard on the art. You didn't work hard on it. You don't deserve to steal it.

2. Do not PM Raife or lil_nekochild unless given permission in the thread first. All PMs, especially begging ones will be regarded as poison and dispensed with A.S.A.P. I have no toleration for beggers. If you have any experience at all with the Breeding Forum, you will know this is not in anyway a new philosophy. And please don't beg in the thread. It won't get you banned, but I probably won't look favorably on you.

3. Flamers are bad. A flamer, if you don't know, is someone who starts s**t in the thread. Here are a few of the things I do not want to hear:
a. "The art here sucks." - Star works really hard on the art. Any negative opinions of the art are your own. You can have them, just keep them to yourself.
b. "<Insert name of person here> doesn't deserve one/is a jerk/gave me an STD." - That's between you and that person. Don't bring your s**t into my thread.
c. Never....ever insult Star. If you have beef with this thread, take it to me. Me. Lay a finger on my artist, and I will blacklist you so fast your head will spin. Got it?
Depending on the situation, Flamers will be warned, possibly blacklisted, and maybe even banned. I'd like to keep good karma in my thread, okay?

1. Trading/Selling your Drinkable is a no-no. In the case you can not take care of your Drinkable anymore, you will let us know, and provide a suitable replacement, or we will find one for you.
2. Roleplaying is required for growth. If you want your young charge to grow past its kid stage into a very sexy adult (very sexy, I promise you), then RPing is a must. If you don't...well....:O you're missing out.
3. You may have as many Drinkables as you can get your hands on through Auctions, Contests and Raffles, but you can only have one Flatsale Drinkable. This is to give other prospective owners without the funds needed for Auctions the ability to get a Drinkable.
4. Journals are up to you. They're very welcome! I'll read them, comment even if you want. But they are not necessary for growth.

Benson/Male/Kid/Hot Chocolate/Raife

Kareme/Female/Kid/Mint Tea/lil_nekochild

Ananda/Female/Kid/Fruit Punch/elfmoogle

Morgan/Male/Kid/Lemonade/Aki Ana -- Diary Thang

Cedric/Male/Kid/Pumpkin Juice/Aster Crosslie

???/Female/Kid/Ginger Ale/Nightmare Jester

Name: lil_nekochild
Nicknames: Neko, Star
Favorite Number: 9
Likes: Raife (awww. <3), Cats, Stars, RPing, Art, Beanie Hats, Checkered Stuff, Halloween Stuff, Link, and "many other non-important things."
Dislikes: Mean People, Cars That Won't Start, Web Pages That Won't Display, Coloring Crappy(because I do this a lot) ((No, she doesn't. scream )), Having Crack of Dawn Classes.

Name: Raife
Nicknames: Raife, Saru. :O
Favorite Number: 58
Likes: Star!, Monkeys, Ninjas, Schoolhouse Rock, Hot Chocolate, Writing Unfinished Novels, Esoteric Fiction, Katamari Damacy, Hopefully You.
Dislikes: Asparagus, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Net Speak, Housing Costs, Car Accidents, Infectious Diseases.

....being on the licorice list is not a good thing.

None yet, thankfully.