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The chillest unchill person yet.

Meta : Cyclone zone – Entertainment

Releasing Kasper’s hand from your sleeve you slowly walked towards the boy.

“Get back here you crazy girl!” Kasper wanted to reach out to you so badly but his body just would not seem to listen to him.

The more you looked at him, the more you seem to be drawn towards him. It was as if he was calling out to you. Blackhole who was now in range, wrapped himself desperately around your leg trying to stop you. But the distance between you and the mysterious boy was just within an arm reach, his beautiful red eyes was so mesmerizing to you. Unknowingly you reached out towards him, placing your hand on the glass. In turn, the boy did the same thing. Both of you seem to be trying to take everything in, looking for the answer beyond the unknown.

He gasped a few times letting out tiny bubbles, expecting a reaction but you just stared at him blankly… Frustrated he slammed the glass, frightening all of you. Kasper dropped onto the floor and started chanting some incoherent sentence. The boy started opening his mouth again but only this time slower. Finally grasping the situation, you instinctively copied what he was mouthing to you.

I          am               so        glad     that              you     are         alive …       I        miss             you

“Now what is that supposed to mean? Do you know him!? What are you hiding from us?! What the hell is going on Cyclone?!?!?” Blackhole who was still hugging your leg let out a confused cry. However, you too were confused by what he was talking about. Before you could ask what he meant, the security siren started blaring through the whole lab. It was like as if Kasper as been awaken, he dashed at lightning speed pulling the both of you away from him into this backdoor that just opened.

In the distance, you saw the smile that seemed to be crushing you instead. Will this be the last time you would be able to see him? What exactly does he mean by he is so glad that I am alive? Why does he feel so awfully familiar? So many questions rushing into your head when you slammed hard into Blackhole’s back bringing you back to your senses.

“Wha….?—” “Ow—-”

“HOLY MOTHER OF KRISPY DONUTS!”

Kasper suddenly stopped infront of another door causing both you and Blackhole to collide into each other. You peeped from behind trying to see what is causing the commotion. It was like the whole city was displayed infront of you. The darkroom was filled with countless of TV screens everywhere even the offices of the scientists which was supposedly off limit to non subjects. There in the middle of them all you saw the screen with the boy… Whoever did this is definitely someone that can answer your questions.

You pushed through the both of them tumbling into the room. There to your right was someone anticipating all of you. The faceless figure seems to be mocking you with his mask. That wide spread smile across the mask with the slit eyes… It tapped its finger on the table as if waiting for you to start first. Kasper who seemed to be fed up by all this exploded.

“Who–Who are you? We are not to be pushed aroun—- Agh”

You jabbed Kasper with your elbow to shut him up, the situation seemed to be getting quite out of hand. A creepy laughter escaped from behind the mask followed by him slowly rising from his chair. His hand slowly reached out for his mask revealing…

“WHY ARE YOU HERE?! WEREN’T YOUR IN THAT TANK!?”

Blackhole seemed to have lost it too, even though what you are seeing infront of you really got you questioning. The person standing infront looks exactly like him… Suddenly, the boy excitedly announced.

            I        am        your     savior

ZINE | Finally

Okay, so I am finally done with this assignment yeah! Honestly speaking, after actually doing zine I realised I am quite bad with design elements. The eye to see how designs work together, how the words and image can compliment one another. There is honestly no excuses, I probably should have tried harder but I guess I should really learn to manage everything properly.


I was really questioning myself if I would want to do a photography / illustration zine. But I have no confidence in my photo taking skills, so I guess I went ahead with starting on illustrations. The first thing that I actually thought of was the cover of my zine. At first I had at the idea of having this perspective illusion when the pages get folded into half.

However, the perspective only work well from one angle, which isn’t really what I wanted. But I still wanted the thought of like having a perspective feeling for the cover, it was then I came up with this.

After seeing this again for 2 weeks, the orange looks actually looks jarring— whoops

I was asked to change because of one the terrible colour, I see it now and also apparently mimi mentioned that the seniors once did a survey before. It was on the colour that people from the young adult age range most dislike and it turns out to be orange. Honestly, I am very curious to why “we” dislike orange. My initial thoughts of having it orange was that it was close to the colour gold. I thought was using yellow but I am afraid that it was just look too light.

Why did not I think about inverting the colours? I have no idea either. Having inverted colour scheme somehow brings our attention away from the details too. There honestly is just so much wrong with this image but I have no idea why I did not see it the first time.

So I inverted it. The first colour that came to me was blue. I wanted black but I felt that it was too much of a in your face kind of thing. I guess I went to the following darker shade. I was trying to find a shade that would fit blue when I came across this zine which looked great with the combination. I thought to myself, “Oh! Lets use this colour scheme. Why not right?”

Wrong.

So the question came, “Why did you use this colour? They should have a meaning too.” Isn’t there anything that I can do right. Even though I have all my things planned but I felt that that was not me. I am more of a spontaneous person. So the deadline came and I was stressing out. I still have not figured a lot of the things out. When searching for examples during the consult, mimi suggested that I could maybe look into children book illustrations and there was a book called the “little big books”.

Time to dig! I went to adm library to hunt for the book and there the holy book.

There was a few that really stood out to me, but I feel like I shouldn’t try to copy any style since this is a zine? I should probably do it in my style? Let me just list them out below, some of which I took ideas from for my final.

Olive Jeffers

Elisa Gehin

Blanca Gomez

Chris Haughton


Reflection:

After everything, I guess it comes down to my final. I wanted to put in like my own impression or like fun facts about that particular place of worship. I really learn a lot of new things through this zine assignment. It was not only about learning a new software but also the many different types of way one can stitch up their book or make it have a different feeling with a different stitch. Zine is just one of the cheaper alternative to get ones idea across without having to worry too much I guess? The paper, the mood, the typography all comes together to set the mood.

Printing colours also served as a difficulty for me. Sometimes the colours on my screen seemed to be off from the colours they have printed out. It works for some occasion but for this zine, somehow it has turned my whole zine more yellowish. I guess I need to start having test printing as a habit to tell if the colours are off. Though through this assignment I also learn a lot more about Paya Lebar and the interesting worship places all around the area. This was one crazy ride but all is well.


Final

Meta : Cyclone zone – Urban legends

“KASPER!!!!!!!” the whole basement echoed with his name, Kasper and Blackhole flinched at the loudness. You started lashing out on Kasper for scaring you and following both of you down here. Blackhole turned to glare at him before continuing to examine the body in front of him. He was really intrigued by the scaly body but when he got to the boy’s face, he realised the boy was looking straight at him. Blackhole stumbled backwards catching both of you off guard.

“He— he….” Blackhole stammered trying to get the words out of him.

Following his finger, you look up to see the boy now looking at you. His glowing red eyes seems to be searching for something from you. However, you got to say seeing Blackhole this frightened was an interesting sight to see. The strongest specimen on the island is actually afraid of this boy. However, there is just something so ever familiar to you about the boy.

“Well, well, well, what the chances of actually being able to see a living urban legend right?” Kasper joked. You were surprised by his shaking hand that was tugging on your sleeves. Looking up to Kasper, you see him trying not to make a break for it.

Being able to tell the strength of your enemy is one of the first skill we are required to learn from our classes. The fact that both of them have such a huge reaction to him


As a special class, it has never been easy. It was not until a few weeks after we have settled down, they decided to implement the rules for the special classes. They did not have special classes at the beginning since the scientist was unsure of the growth they could get from us students. Supposedly the scientist only implemented the rules for their own interest. However, there are others who said that it was because of a huge incident that happened which forced the scientist into setting up the eyes.


A post by an anonymous one day suddenly blew up in the school forum. It was an incident that led to many stories being passed around and one of them circles around this beautiful dragon boy.

It started with a rumor going around about a group that had infiltrated the island to obtain someone. It is said that the scientist have already been working at this island for quite sometime. It was until recently that they have released it publicly and asked for “volunteers”. Noone knew exactly why did the scientist decided to announce it after having to kept it as a top secret project.

It continues on saying that it maybe a probability that they have already succeeded in perfecting the formula and is now trying to rebuild something or even revive someone they have discovered. We have only been able to hear stories about people born with real power but none has ever seen an actual being. The scientist may have found those with real power and is trying to replicate them, leading to the need to get us “volunteers”.

The dragon boy was just one of the rare finds by the scientist on this island before the city was established. As you are reading this, they could be trying to bring them one of his suppressor. This so-called dragon boy was said to have such an explosive power that he loses control from time to time. However, it was only by chance that they managed found out that someone was able to tame his power.

When they found him, there was a torn up body beside him. The scientist brought it back to the lab hopefully to look into it later. Little did they know that whenever the boy loses control the body would start to glow, as if reacting to his power. They started doing more test on him hoping to find out more ways to control and perfect him.

Nobody know why her body was so torn up when they found it. Due to the lack of medical resources then they could not restore the body, so they took the DNA and injected into one of the students.

 

< Chapter 6 (Celebration)                                                                             Chapter 8 (Entertainment) >

Meta : Cyclone zone – Celebration

There he sleeps. So soundly surrounded by the fluid and tubes that encircles him. Time to time he released air bubbles that resounded through the whole space, telling one that he is indeed alive. His mutated clones seemed to be accompanying him in the lonely and unsettling room. It appears as if the scientist were trying to test on him by working on the clones in order not to hurt the main body.

You look at the male in front of you, trailing down the silky skin until you noticed something peculiar about his legs. You dashed forward plastering yourself onto the glass trying to get a clearer view of his legs when you heard curses behind you.

“Shit… Cyclone, we are so screwed…”

You snapped back and found Blackhole holding onto a thick folder, titled Subject D… It was the same ID you saw from the listing on Dr. Herod’s computer. This time you skidded towards him, grabbing onto his arms to get a peek at the folder. You were too deep into your thoughts trying to read the information that you did not feel the uncomfortable being beside you. Blackhole tried to clear his throat to get your attention but that you were too in the zone to notice. He sighs.

As much as you get onto his nerves, you make him want to care for you still. His hand seem to have reacted on it’s own pushing the fallen hair behind your ears. You flinched away feeling the sudden coldness on your ear before realising what just happened. Turning your head towards Blackhole, he was shock by himself too.

“No! I didn’t mean to! I- I— Dammit…”

He preyed your hand apart from his arm and took a step away from you. Now you are just getting really annoyed with him.

“Get yourself together! We aren’t on a date now or anything.”

“Wha—-”

Before Blackhole even got a chance to protest, you grab the folder from him and started flipping through more of the of the pages. It was the comments at the bottom of each page that captured your attention.

He was the breakthrough we have been searching for all this years. The other subjects were basically useless. Imagine all the other possible power we can create through the same method. For now he must sleep, until the day he is perfected. Till another miracle comes along, we must protect our specimen at all cost.


Today is officially the start of test subject enrollment, hopefully there would be a suitable body. All the appeals and advertisements have finally paid off, she does not know a thing. We must keep the specimen away from the key at all cost. Until he is completed, she is to be kept away at all times.


The enrollment ended, there was only a female that fitted the criteria. Everyday the specimen is growing stronger but he is also closer to waking up. We must keep a close eye on her, she would be another key to our breakthrough. Another power that would be under our control. Before that we must decide on someone to clean up the mess.


It is finally the beginning for the celebration of the great roar. Everyone thinks that the dragon is just a lucky figure for this project to empower them in pushing through. Have themselves improving on their so-called power in order to seal their well provided future. But in reality it was just a remainder for us maniacs to keep track on our main objective.


I am starting to question this celebration and our main objective. Both of them are continuing to make progression and everyone else are still believing in the lies. When will all our misery end? Maybe if I just release her and eliminate everyone on this land the dark truth will be washed away. Forgotten.


You were obviously very confused after reading through the transcript. The grand celebration that everyone has always been looking forward to is actually a lie? The amazing dragon which helped everyone go through the dark times on this city is just a lie. Also who is this test subject that actually fitted their criteria and needed to be cleaned up after?

There was just too many questions flooding your mind right now. You took a step back only to bump into someone. You felt the person’s breath down your back sending shivers. Blackhole is definitely not the one behind you since he was back facing you trying to examine the sleeping male. What frightens you the most was the fact that you did not feel any disturbance in the air. So who exactly is this monster behind you?!

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“Hueeeee~ What a sight you two have found here!”

You almost turned around and punched him right in the face for scaring you.

“KASPER!!!!!!!”

 

<Chapter 5 (Law)                                                                                            Chapter 7 (Urban legends)>

Zine | Wanderers

I was kind of looking forward to this but at the same time, I wasn’t. To be honest, I have not really traveled much to the other side of Singapore considering how I live on the west side. The only time I started to venture out further than I needed to was when I went to poly. After entering NYP, I had to travel all the way up to Yio Chu Kang every time. That was when I learnt about the central part of Singapore. At first I was like save me—– It was not the travelling time that was tiring but more of the somewhat “cultural” difference. People from the different part of Singapore somehow seem to have different ethnics and style which was something I had to learn to adapt to.

Well anyways, for the zine I was hoping that I could just get any of the places along the green line and hooray?? I got Paya Lebar—- I wasn’t sure how to feel about it to be honest. I have only been to there like thrice? Plus I would only go to the same place when I was there. At first when I saw the map provided, I thought that there was really nothing there except for the airbase. Me being me just really isn’t into planes and all. Also since I really like food so I thought why not eat all I can while I work on this project.

Then I was stuck again. I wasn’t really sure about what I want to do again… Should I go on a hunt for the cafe there or something special that only Paya Lebar has. So then I started to ask around but since there was only like 2-3 people whom I can ask about, I thought that maybe I should just wander around the place myself. The places that my friends shared are somewhat just stores found in malls. I thought that mall food would not really be interesting since most of the stores there can generally be found in other malls too.

I went to google. Google is a everyone’s best friend. There is supposedly a few places that is interesting in that area. So I thought why not just start from there and see what other places I could find. Then I decided to start from this place called the Geylang Serai Market. I was really surprised by how big the place is. I thought about the last time I actually came to a wet market which was about 15 years ago. Oh my…

I went to visit the site last Wednesday during the lunch period and when the sun is way up in the sky… Why did I try to kill myself… The whole journey takes about 5-8mins from the mrt to the market. Currently the whole area seemed to be filled with constructions, so a lot of roads have been block off. Hence making the journey further than it is supposed to be. The first thing that I saw when I reached the place is the eatery located at the side of first floor.

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I did not really want to jump right into trying all the food first so I decided to check out the rest of the place. Further ahead from the hawker is the wet market.

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I was walking around the place when I came across this fruit stall with huge banana. They were the size of my arm?! I just thought it was pretty cool so I took a photo of them. Afterwards I proceeded to the second level which is mainly split into two parts. On the left hand side was a whole stretch of hawker stores and the right hand side is all the clothes store.

After awhile of looking around the place, i thought that maybe it was time for a change of scenery. There on the second floor was a overhead bridge that connects the market to the the Joo Chiat complex across the street. As I walked in the direction of the station, i also passed by this other market called Haig Road market. Somehow the shops here are generally opened 24/7 which is nice if one were hungry to get something for supper. The shops are my area are just generally closed at 10+, so so sad.

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The shops generally are selling things at a pretty cheap price as compared to what you would find at some other places. Then I stumbled upon miniso which literally made me go “what?”. I was like super confused by why there is miniso among this convenience stores. I guess they fit into the category since their prices are among the cheaper range but it is just amusing to see one that isn’t at a mall.

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Just a shop down, there was this shop that allows one to actually trade fruits which I thought was pretty cool. Next to them was this huge bakery which also sells old snacks. I was like bouncing a little from the excitement because I hardly see them around anymore. The people just look at me like I was crazy as I try to take picture of them. Whyyyyyyy

There was also a hawker center there that is also filled with lots of food. The food there seemed pretty normal to me until I came across this store that strangely has a lot of people queuing for it. The other store pretty much had no queue at all but yet this vege store just have the longest queue. I might try the food at this store the next time I am back to see what this is all about. Hmmm…

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At this point in time I was kind of perspiring in the afternoon sun so I thought hey why not just visit One km to see if there is anything special. Andddd—– Nope Everything is just pretty much normal like other mall? Though there was this Malaysia chicken rice shop that looked pretty interesting to me. But I didn’t try it. I mean why should I have chicken rice at a mall when I could maybe eat a better one along the hawker center that I have all passed.

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There across One km was the Tanjong Katong complex which is kind of like a mini Chinatown where they sell things furniture to cloth and textiles which I guess is not something that I would actually try introduce on? So i kind of just looked around the whole place without much depth to it.

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It was than i went back to the station officially when I came across the 89.7 supper club which I stumbled upon when searching up for Paya Lebar food. This hawker was directly beside the station which can be reached through the MRT underpass from one side to the other. As the name suggested I was half guessing that most of the shop there would not really be opened? Considering how it is a supper club, most of the shop would probably be open at night. The menu shown there was really appetizing and all. But I as I guessed most of the shop just isn’t opened. I am just sad…

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After actually touring around for the first time at Paya Lebar, I really feel like there is a lot of delicious food that I can introduce to people for zine. Though I have not really think about the exact area of food that I can expand on. I thought that maybe during the recess week I can visit there again for a few days to dig deeper into the whole area, like perhaps the cafe areas which I have yet to explore.

Meta: Cyclone zone – Law

Before you could even react, Blackhole teleport himself next to Dr. Herod, catching both the scientist off guard. He was now sitting on the desk so carefully place that the pen was right next to him. He placed his hand over the pen as he shift a little to make himself comfortable. Probably.

You blink.

The pen is now in your hands.

You blinked again before actually grasping what had just happened. Sometimes you just forget that you are teamed up together with the city’s number one space manipulator. The scientist still have their gaze fixated upon Blackhole. He just smiled at them,tilting his head so ever slightly before tapping on the invisible watch on his wrist. Dr. Herod sprung up from his chair pushing the other scientist out of the room together with him.

“I will call you guys in another time!” his voice trailed off along the hallway.

Your attention is now back onto the pen again. The pen looks like any other ordinary pen! You started twisting and turning to see if anything happens until you heard the frenzied keyboard typing in the background. You looked up to see Blackhole furiously typing something. Naturally you got curious and went to the other side of the desk.

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  • SUBJECT D 001 : ISSUE 187 – STATUS : FAIL
  • SUBJECT D 001 : ISSUE 188 – STATUS : FAIL
  • SUBJECT D 001 : ISSUE 189 – STATUS : FAIL
  • SUBJECT D 001 : ISSUE 190 – STATUS : FAIL
  • SUBJECT D 001 : ISSUE 191 – STATUS : FAIL

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  • SUBJECT D 001 : ISSUE 238 – STATUS : ONGOING

The whole confidential folder is just filled with the status of this subject 001 going on and on. Something is definitely going on within the building and the power developments of the student is just something to cover up the scientists’ true intention. You butted Blackhole sightly making him tensed up a little from that contact. Now it is your turn to attack the keyboard. You feverishly look through the possible location that they could be hiding this subject 001 before you came across the director’s email sent by Dr. Herod. Application to relocate subject 001 to floor 142.

Then it strikes you.

There was no floor 142 on the lift that you came from. Everyone knows that the test care building only has 100 floors which means that there is another lift somewhere… Blackhole who was quietly beside you fiddling with the pen triggered something. Suddenly the back wall parted open revealing a dubious looking metal door.

How convenient.

You turn and look at Blackhole not missing the twinkles in his eyes. Someone is definitely excited. Both of you rushed to the door before you two heard a click on the metal door. Blackhole just went straight to flinging the door open and skipped right inside. The whole thing was basically just like a metal cage, it disturbs you. Blackhole actually lowered his mask and spoke.

“Get in already! Or i am just gonna leave without you!”

The first thing you have heard from him in ages and its about him ditching you. You narrowed eye at him as you stepped into the lift. As you closed the door of the lift, both of you noticed the odd looking box at the back of the lift. Looks like it fits the pen nicely. You grab Blackhole’s hand with the pen and pushed it into the box. The elevator jerked making you lose your balance, falling into Blackhole’s arm.

Opps…

You looked up and saw his blushing face. Not going to lie, you thought it was adorable. He quickly pushes you away, hiding his face behind his mask again. You giggled a little. Your gaze than went from him to the pen. Your guess is that everyone in the building as access to the different places in the building. Though Dr. Herod’s pen might hold more than just the normal access considering how he is the director for the research of the test subject’s power.

Through the many visit you have come to learn about the so-called law inside in the test care among the scientist, doctors and nurse. Mainly:

1.The doctors are only there to serve as medical aids in case of any emergency. They are not in anyway allowed to question, temper, inject or even remove the powers of the students. If they were to be found doing so they will be beheaded and hung in front of the counter acting a reminder as well as a warning.

You definitely have seen a few heads hanging around the few times you came here. To be honest you actually thought that they were just sculpture until you heard it from Dr. Herod. He basically is very willing to tell you guys about the “open” side of the building. Though his mouth is very much shut when it comes to it being a cover out for something bigger…

2.The nurse are separated into those helping out the doctors and those who works for specific scientist. Naturally, they would not be able to meet with one another. Even the communication with other scientist’s nurse is sometimes prohibited. But you are not really sure of punishment given to them. Though rumor has it that they will have their memories wiped out and they become a test subject themselves.

3.Something that you actually heard from Blackhole is that the scientist also has to exercise caution when sharing information with other scientist. Not all the scientist is involved with the so-called secret agenda behind the scene. It is only a handful of them hand-picked by the head that they are able to participate in the experiment.

4.The forth being the most ridiculous. Any scientist who is found leaking or sharing any of the information about the experiment to the Eyes or the students will have them removed. Permanently. The Eyes are to be kept away from the building at all times. Meeting are to only be done through the screen.

The elevator seem to be coming to a stop has the base of the tunnel comes into view.

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You were both surrounded by darkness until the power source is turned on, lighting the path leading to him

 

<(Chapter 4) Architecture                                                                                  Celebration (Chapter 6)>

Meta : Cyclone zone – Architecture

They called the special tier in again for the third time in two week. You are just so tired of feeling all this needles under your skin for the nth time. The bruises from the previous session just makes them look like love bite and as if this is not giving you enough trouble, there is him. The fact that you are walking around town with him having those bruises created quite a stir.

Despite it all this guy does not even flinch! He still waits for you by your dorm to walk together to the headquarters. The reason he gave was that you might run away and cause problem. Like hell you would! Everyone here came here voluntarily on their own, did he not remember?! This is only the forth time you are meeting him and you cannot help but have the urge to request for an exchange of partner.

His Eyes just giggles every time they see you which pipe your interest in knowing what exactly is blackhole thinking. You glanced up to the masked boy walking beside you. He is perspiring… Why did he even think of waiting for your under the sweltering sun. There is convenience store everywhere, he could have just waited in one of them… The food nutrition on this city is almost non-existence. You can barely find any proper food store here, so you either learn how to cook or you run full speed towards death door—

You brought your finger close to his face and gave it a little whirl blowing cool air onto him. Him who was shock almost realised his power onto you. Feeling the murderous intent, you barely had the time to react, all you could do was close your eyes bracing the impact which never come. Instead you felt a tug on your finger and got pulled along. You hear the loud roaring laughter of his Eyes and yours from the back.

Your eyes fluttered open only to see that blackhole was dragging you along with that one finger. You were trying to hold in your laughter at how awkward yet funny blackhole was. Though among the jokes and laughter, jealousy is brewing within someone behind you.


There it is, the city’s only underground building. It has more than a 100 different levels, inhabited by the scientists and nurses. You have been trying to get past the security for this building for the past few times you were here. Something that really bothered you is that you have no idea how the scanning of the security actually works. They are not scanned by any cards or keys, in fact the door automatically opens for them when whenever they sense them.

The interior however is a whole new different story from the appearance of the building. It never gets old no matter how many times you have seen it already. From the outside, it is just a white concrete with just a glass door between you and this fascinating dreamlike room. The whole place was white and heavily decorated with chandeliers. Behind the reception stood the most stunning piece anyone will ever see. A sculpture of a dragon just “ripping” through the wall accompanied by a tiny human with wings resting on top of its shoulder.The looks of it is so real that you that maybe someone just froze the whole thing right there and then.

You know that its too good to be true that someone could be a full flight animal.The success rate of a human surviving pretty much non existence or so you thought. After signing in at the reception, you bid farewell to your Eyes as they are not allowed to entered into examination room with the both of you. Apparently they have access to every floor on this building too. The scientist did not want any of us using our Eyes to snoop around obviously, but this also tells you that they are definitely hiding something here.


Ding — Floor 60

This floor however gives you the creep. The whole floor is super rundown with dried blood everywhere just splattered down the hallway. It looks like as if a lot of people exploded into pieces but instead of cleaning it up they just left the stains there as if to serve as a warning not to go against your scientist. You unconsciously grabbed onto the rims of blackhole’s shirt as both of you tottered along the dimly lite hallway. There it stood in front of us, a red door but tainted with blood. Blackhole gave a few knock on the door before entering with you.

In contrast to the bloody hallway, Dr. Herod’s office is surrounded by an aquarium. YES AQUARIUM. FISHES AND SHARKS.  Seeing the whole room just somehow instantly calms you down. The cool tone of reflected by the water that cast into the room just makes the whole place dream-like, almost as if you are really underwater. From what you heard, every scientist has a specific theme for their lab. In this case, Dr. Herod just really wanted to be a mermaid at a point, so he thought why not just pretend that he is in the water? You being curious and all asked why mermaid but the reply he gave was that—– He wanted to be handsome looking that is all…

As usual you two sat in the black couch adjacent to the furiously typing Dr. Herod. The whole room is pretty small with just a few shelves on the left and working desk on the right. You sank deeper into the couch waiting for Dr. Herod to start the painful process again when the door flung open. The other scientist came up to Dr. Herod and whisper something into his ears. As you try to tune into what their saying by changing the course of the air in the room, all that you could catch was,

“My …….. bugged… borrow…pen”

You were just super confused with what they were going about when you felt a tap on your hand. You looked at Blackhole and gave him a blank stare before blinking a few times. He nodded in the direction of the table where there it lies a very exquisite looking pen. Then it clicked. The access point.

 

(Chapter 3) Fashion                                                                                                       Law (Chapter 5)>

Que sera, sera – Career : Patisser (WIP04)

I have a lot of problem with this career to be honest, I want to cry. But I already kind of gotten the stuff for it already so I might as well see it through right? I was debating on whether if I want to do this in real life or a photo montage of it. Then when I consulted Mimi, she told me that I could probably just try doing it out in real life. After all this assignment is about trying out different medium?

But then me being me got pretty lazy with having to gather up the materials or sweets that I am required to design my name. Then I tried to test photo manipulate my name. Truth to be told I was struggling so hard with the lighting. Like all the cakes and sweets just have different lighting on them. I also tried to use the utensils for baking and all. Of course it did not work out :’^)

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Oh how terrible it looks… My eyes hurts. I told myself that I need to stop being a lazy bum and go out to hunt for the materials instead. Then I was looking at my design thinking about the possible cakes that I could get or how I could execute them. Then I told myself that I should probably have an open mind in case I really cannot find the specific cake that I want.

So…… i really could not find the cake I wanted. Rather I found it but it was too big of a pocket burn for me, I cry. So I ended up having to change a little of my design according to the cake that I got instead. Also for the piping bag, I actually found those already made ones inside a pack. I might photo edit the piping bag into the more high class looking one considering how the career is a more classier version of the original?

Got all this ingredients and ready to rumble.

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As usual the first try was horrible. Since the opening was pretty small the thickness was not enough so I had to go over it twice. Also the piping require equal strength throughout if not the cream would not flow evenly. If i press too hard they start oozing everywhere with in consistent thickness but if I do not apply enough force the line would break off.

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Okay so I tried the second time, I would say it looks better? But the overall image seem to look pretty flat since everything is on the same line. Also the letters looks pretty hard to read since I have no experience in calligraphy I am also kind of at a disadvantage,

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Argh… After like so many tissue wiping and restarting of the of the icing, I would say that I kind of got the gist of it? Then I tried to lay out the sweets and fruits, played around with the whole composition of the fruits too to give it more pop. Then I realised something… My name somehow looks like it blends into the baking sheet making the sweets pop up instead. NOOOOOOOO!!—

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So I went to photoshop hoping to be able to salvage what I have.

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IT IS BLURRRY NOOOO—-