Angels of No Mercy Rool

Step aside Paypabak! Payback zaBitch is taking over this blog!





My weak-kneed sister challenged me to run with this story about roller derby in Second Life. (You should see the reedikulous saddle shoe skates she has!) I saw the announcement of a SLRDA recrooting party. I went there (see my pictchah? the second one down, on the right) and met MizDemeanor MorPork, one of the editors for SLRDA tumblr, and Christiana Xevion (Maiden Darkness, team name), the captain of the cStar Angels of No Mercy. The 80s music was pounding and there were plenty of grrrls there dancing their pritty butts off. It was my kinda partay.



I signed up on the spot! Right away, I was given cStar Limited skins, which are required by our wonderful sponsor as part of our uniform. When she asked about skin tones, I said Pale but then she mentioned blue skin! (That’s it in the pic above.) I creamed myself. Srsly! When I put it on later, with Cleavage, I creamed myself again. I went to work on my avi, upping the muscle tone on my arms and legs (pushing the sliders past 80!), broadening my shoulders just an eensie bit. (Okay, to 50, and I may need to back off.) But I dint grow any taller … and part of the Code of Conduct speaks to sticking with a human form–I will try to keep my whiskers, fangs and ears*–and not exaggerating shape to help with ability to block. Yeah, like I’m going to change my tight lil butt to some grotesque size to be a better blocker. What do I have arms for, right?





I will also receive in good time a uniform with my chosen number (54–I’m from Chicago, take a guess about it), helmet, pads, and most important, the SLRDA HUD that allows skaters to perform the tricks of the trade. I am very pumped up!

On the down side, this is the second activity I’ve gotten into where Voice is part of the deal. As with a certain game which I refooze to mention because the assclown’s store has departed SL, it makes sense that in order to communicate with teammates you can’t just stop skating and type up what your next move is. In fact, group voice chat would appear to be a part of the deal since you don’t want to spill the beans to yer opponents. My laptop can barely deal with the upgraded Firestorm and V3 viewers let alone add Voice to the mix. We shall see how it goes …





Given the limited amount of time Paypabak allows me to spend in SL, I may not be able to get in enough practice time to make the team but hopefully just being a body out there as a blocker I will be able to report on the fun. Blockers don’t need Voice, except just to be able to hear it. If nothing else, I hope they’ll appreciate the reports I can deliver via an independent blog rather than the official SLRDA one.



One more thing, according to the notecard I got from Maiden Darkness, there’s an initiation that the team puts one through before actually being accepted. If it doesn’t involve whips and group sex, I may have to keep looking!

*Too much scripts on the ears, but maybe I just need to shuffle through my inventory for some that aren’t so script heavy.