SO several things. One, this is super image-heavy! And two, I changed Vee's character around a bit - she's not a Skyguard ace, she's just a treasure hunter/courier/merc with a mechanic streak or, as she puts it, unemployed and overeducated.
Since it was closest, I decided to hit up Badlands to try out one of my own suggestions - Broken Tooth.
I wasn't around for Vanilla or BC, but Broken Tooth is still legendary to me. I've heard so many stories, it seems a shame that he's not nearly as popular as he used to be.
...of course, this was the one time he wasn't here! I'm being picky with this skin though, so I'll check back later.
After that, I had to fly to STV to catch the(highly hazardous) boat ride to Kalimdor. Goblins and drunken treasure hunters don't often get along, although I might have fared better if I didn't wear my Bloodsail Admiral title. In retrospect I could(should?) have nabbed King B in case of a MIA Hawkbane, but it's less about the skin and more about the personality of the cat, and King B strikes me as kind of a mellow, past-his-prime dude.
Even the bird hates me.
I flew all the way instead of taking a flight path because goblins. :(
KITTY #1. Winna's Kitten, renamed Miasma because
BOATMURDERED.
Despite how 'ew wtf' this skin seems to come off as it's really actually very nice - in the wild at least, the size of the cat itself kind of adds something. She didn't really shrink much, but I think I'd like her more if she were just a little bigger - that goes for all non-saber cats, though. :P She looks surprisingly nice next to me, though with her being a
kitten the personality I got from her was more of a timid, confused youngling than something a courier would like to have by her side.
KITTIES #2 - 4: Moonstalker Sire, Shadowclaw and Moonstalker Matriarch - Chip and Ironicus + Proteus. Cookies for references. ;)
I like these skins! A lot! But they don't really feel like
the ones, I guess, despite their names being the best things ever. It's a real pity Chip's skin doesn't have a riding saber equivalent. :( I like all three of them though, although at this point I might hang on to Ironicus.
KITTIES # 5 - 7! Frostsaber Pride Watcher, Huntress, Stalker. :P Renamed to Retsupurae, Khad and Puddlejumper, respectively.
Continuing with the awesome name theme and actually messing with my preferred cat model! Woo!
Retsu is a color I normally really like, but it looks soft and girly next to Vee, who is anything but soft and girly. Tiffany is purple too, but Tiffany fits because he's dark, I suppose. Will definitely have to use his name again when I'm feeling referency though. ;P
Khad is another reference. ANOTHER. GAWD. I like his name, but not his skin, really. I already have the same skin on another hunter, and it suits her quite well.
(This guy stopped and watched me tame while he was getting smacked around by a kitty - hello mister tauren!)
PUDDLEJUMPER. I
hate this skin, I thought it was goofy for ages. And yet, I'm kind of finding myself liking him quite a lot - maybe it has to do with his blue feet. :P
I'll be honest, I kind of planned to see Sian-Rotam here too but he wasn't up either.
I will do the rest after a break, this post is getting huge. xD
