Lootbox Eve
~ Gimme Gimme Gimme Presents After Midnight ~
In the Market
In year 522 some vendors claim that though they did have orders and the items were picked up per usual to be wrapped, neither payment nor presents returned for the event at all. They may never know where those gifts ended up, but there were people who went to a great deal of trouble to ensure vendors were reimbursed for their goods by the end of the Festival.
When there are no rules and the object is to steal presents from others who will be wholeheartedly defending them, one can almost bet on the injury counts. (Some Elite do take quite the perverse pleasure in doing just that, and occasionally providing assistance to their selected "fantasy team lineup" during their looting endeavors.) Though the violence of Lootbox Eve is certainly less...creative...in the real world compared to the virtual one, its prevalence means even those in medical professions find themselves making quite a bit of money for services rendered.
Perhaps due to the underground elements, younger children are banned from the physical event. That won't stop all of them from joining in, however, the more people involved in meatspace, the more public hooks are available for loading into the Net, which is where most of them would prefer to get lootboxes for in the first place. Besides that, children and teenagers of every species happen to be vicious in the virtual realm, making them fierce competitors who can more easily stand avatar to avatar rather than looking up at adult opponents. It also helps that their skills and gear in cyberspace tend to easily rank above that of any adults who invest less time in the Net.
Great art and a nice article overall. Amusing mix of Christmas White Elephant and The Purge.
Thank you!! I had fun taking a tradition and twisting it in a way that would work for my particular dystopian brand of cyberpunk :D
You are doing a great job! Keep creating; I believe in you!
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I was just getting ready to write this is what happens when you combine a gift exchange with the Purge! Nicely said Mutterwolf. Dani, amazing, creative and funny! Thank you.
LOL! Great minds, y'all! Thank you so much Graylion--the chaos in this one felt good :D
You are doing a great job! Keep creating; I believe in you!
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