Another Planet with DJ Eve!

 Sometimes life tries to stop us partying at the Thorn by stealing our DJ Purple away, but we will always prevail! We partied anyway, to the theme of 'Another Planet'... we had a space kitty, 7 of 9 joined us, there was a cyberslut (yes, that's a thing), an alien or two, just heaps of wonderful people. We were silly, we danced, we sang, we had fun. The lovely Susie took some snaps for us to look at, wanna peek?

The Forum

The what?! The Forum, that's what. A space dedicated to discussion and learning, designed to make running a class easy, and participating in a class comfortable. The ladies sit comfortably in large stone hands, and can invite a sub to sit at their feet if they want to. The subs sit or kneel on the cushions. Everyone has room to breathe and can see the central firebowl with ease. Sounds lovely, right? Keep an eye on the calendar (just to the right here... see?) and group notices for the next class or discussion coming soon.

The ever intrepid Squish took a wonderful shot of it so you can see for yourself. If you're on the sim and want to go and have a look, just walk out the front of the Main Building, go towards the waterfalls and turn left just before you get wet. Wander up the stairs and just to right, there it is, The Forum. Very nearby there is also a ladder taking you down into the caves complex, handy if you're feeling like exploring!

So, go on, explore, have fun, click everything! Have a great day, and come back soon for more mini guides to the new build.

The Valentine's Conga

 You may think that when we have a party on Valentine's Day, it's going to be all slushy and romantic. Well, you'd be wrong. It was a hilarious riot from start to finish! Between Ariana singing into her giant hairbrush and Star starting a conga line, yes really, there was barely a moment to catch breath between laughing. Luckily Sue was on hand to grab some snaps for us, shall we peek?

What's Going On?!

Hey Thornies!! It's been a while, huh? Sorry about that. Things got a little bit hectic and the blogging took a back seat for a spell, but we're back now, and there's so much to talk about!

The new build, have you seen it? I'm writing this from my current favourite spot on the sim, sipping coffee beside a lovely little fire on the beach, gazing out at the sunset. 

Star has worked another miracle and given us a brand new, glorious building to hang out in, just check out how the light glints on the wooden pillars and luxuriate in the cosy, yet airy space... so nice! And that fireplace... *grins*... I love to see subbies being roasted, don't you?

Not only do we have a wonderful new, bespoke building, Star went a little bit crazy and created a positively labyrinthine cave complex... so, so much to explore in there. Don't worry about our resident dragon, Velvet, she only eats naughty subs, and she's been fed at least once this year already.

I've taken a few quick photos, but we have our intrepid photographer Squish on the case, so we'll be able to show you some really pretty shots and do a proper guide to the sim very soon.

So there you are, a little teaser of some of the joys to be found in the new sim. Don't be scared, it is all there to be explored, nothing is off limits. Play with the horses, ride the hang gliders, zip on the ziplines, drink in the bars, play with the toys in the cave (there are SO many), have fun, that's what the sim is for!

As always, we are very happy to hear from you with your comments and ideas about how to make Velvet Thorn even better, just drop a notecard on Eve Terr, or Dee, or StarSong Bright, or indeed any member of staff, they'll make sure the right people hear about it. Or, you know, just say hello if you see us and talk to us, we only bite nasty people :)