GOOOOOOOOOO TERROR MOUNTAIN!

Zador’s joining this year’s Altador Cup Staff Tourney over at JN. He’ll be supporting Terror Mountain 😉 Free buckets for all fellow supporters (or supporters of any team as long as it’s not Brightvale). Bonus buckets for LD/TM/FL/KI supporters 😀

The Epic Tale of Stopping the Lolrus Invasion

Chapter II of the new Bucketon (blog) Plot will continue April 8th, 2010!

EDIT: APRIL FOOL’S!

Be sure to join Zador and the anonymous hero of our tale as their teleportation trip through the Quick Transport System Portal takes them to a dangerous, mostly uncharted cluster of small islands surrounding a larger mountained island… THE REMOTE LOLRUS ISLAND.

Will they be able to stop the upcoming Lolrus Invasion with the help of the rest of the Bucket Army? Will they recover the Bucket Faerie’s wand? Will that strange robot ever find its Master? Where has the Baron been all this time? Who tried to kill Zador? Will we ever actually see the Bubket Scanner used on a bubket in these plots? Will the Applitron 4000-X show up in this plot? Will there ever be an explanation for the strange timeline this plot is currently set in (like how it’s been almost 4 months since Chapter I ended)? Will we actually see the Tiger Whistle used? Who has the other Soasin Lavendus plants? Is this this year’s lame April Fools prank? Is Ruby *really* The Doctor? Will JohnPaul and Pekka survive fine on their own back at Bucketon? Is Momo still around? Why do Zador, Pekka, Bucket Faerie and the Baron all look like each other? Did that gargoyle statue at Bucketon actually move on its own? Are there many questions like this? Is Weepit still the Janitor? Do you want to know Ian/Iggy’s last name? Is Rylon really just pretending to like tea? Why is Ailae almost always on scouting missions during these plots? Does Yaeness exist? Is the Anti-Bucket Faerie really just the Bucket Faerie when s/he/it has mood swings? Are there really male faeries? Doesn’t this wall of text look ugly without paragraphing? Wonder if anyone actually reads this? Am I at 1000 buckets on pwnt yet, Clouds? Why does the Content Beast like Diet Terry so much? Was Nynexia a figment of our imagination? Oh, is that the time? Is the Meaning of Life really Bucket or 42? Is this plot ever actually going to continue? Did someone say cake? Will we ever see Pailbailon? Why did Zador forget to do more Free BAIL awards? Who is the Master… and where did he disappear to?

These and a lot more will be answered beginning April 8th! Don’t forget!

42 Depressing Lolrus Facts – A Look Back

I once (early 2009) wrote a list of 42 Depressing Lolrus Facts. I thought I would now, over a year later, have a look back at this list to see if anything has majorly changed from then.

Let’s have a look…

#1-14 are still the same
#15 should have “whether” not “wherethere”
#16 The Facebook group now has 6732 members AND there are two new Facebook groups with 210 and 175 members.
#17 Strangely I only get 38k results now
#18 Only 3 million Walrus – results
#19 Without exact criteria, bucket theft has almost 3 million results remaining. With criteria, it has OVER 10000 (compared to the previous 190, that’s a huge increase)
#20 “Someone stole my bucket” only has 176 results remaining (200k+ without exact criteria)
#21 There are 7 results for “walrus stole my bucket” (6 more than last year). Two of those are from the previous list (one from the blog post and the other from… well, see #22)
#22 There are FOUR results for “lolrus stole my bucket”. Two of those are from this blog, one from Threadless AND the surprise 4th one is from a forum called “Grasscity”. Interestingly the post in question is my original Lolrus list, which has embarrassingly been posted on the “Gimme some Facts” topic over there.
#23-37 are the same
#38 This number has gone down to 2 million after 2009
#39-42 are sadly the same

The Second Annual Bucketon Awards (Ignoring Lolruses)

Welcome everyone to the Hall of Fame in the Grand Castle of Bucketon. I am Baron von Bucket the 1st and it’s time for the second annual Bucketon Awards (Ignoring Lolruses)! That’s right,  BAIL is here for the second time!

Despite all the strange events the past few months, we decided not to skip this exciting event. Hopefully it will help everyone relax in these troubling times.

Many buckets and bucket-related things/people/etc were given awards once again this year. Some old awards have been retired and some new ones have been added.

Let’s begin… Here are the winners in each Person/Creature category!

1. Most Prolific Bucket Awareness Gatherer of the Year (MPBAGY)

• Baron von Bucket the 1st; From the ruling of Bucketon and Pailbalon to the numerous adoption events he has hosted, the Baron has always been a notable bucket lover.

2. Enemy of the Year (EY)

• Anti Bucket Faerie; Also known as the Bubket Faerie, he/she/it has been a thorn in the side of every bucket lover for a long time. Currently it is incapable of entering Bucketon, reducing the damage it has been capable of causing. Yet still the number of bubkets rises each year.

3. Bucket Army Co-Leader of the Year (BACLY)

• Weepit; Weepit was the second Co-Leader to be appointed to their position in the Bucket Army. Her great work within the Bucket Army in addition to her work as the Janitor have earned her this award.

4. Bucket Donator of the Year (BDY)

• Jellyneo Forum Users; This year the donators were considered as groups and thusly the JNF users have won this award for the numerous buckets donated through comments, shoutbox and private messages. Special mention to JohnPaul  for the most special bucket of all, yet to be publicly revealed.

5. Bucketon Holiday Contributor (BHC)

• Stephanie; This award was awarded to the person who renamed the Bucket Day in 2009 to its current name of St. Bucket’s Day

6. Random Pick From People To Say The Word (RPFPTSTW)

• Grog; Random.org has spoken and Grog has received the first ever FREE BAIL award. Congratulations!

7. Plot Solver of the Year (PSY)

• JohnPaul; JP has been solving Bucketon plots since the first one with speed, cleverness and determination. He has also suggested a lot of things that happened during the plots and even appeared as a guest character in both plots.

Next up, the winners of the Bucket Categories!

1. Most Awesome Bucket of the Year (MABY)

• Bucketon Hero Bucket; Given to the saviours of Bucketon, this special bucket has been a sign of great heroism for some time now.

2. Most Elusive Bucket of the Year (MEB)

• The Paragon Bucket; The Paragon Bucket continues to hold this title. This year, however, things may change…

3. Custom Bucket of the Year (CBY)

• Sci Bucket; This year’s requested custom bucket of the year was requested by Pingu in December of 2009. Other buckets that were considered: Tom Felton Bucket, Snowflake Bucket, Technicolor Bucket, etc.

And finally, the Special award winners:

1. Fashion Statement of the Year (FSY)

• The Bucket Hat; The Bucket Hat continues to hold this title.

2. Best Bucket Sentence of the Year (BBSY)

• Meaning of Life is Bucket!; This sentence continues to hold the title.

3. Worst Bucket Sentence of the Year (WBSY)

• Kick the Bucket; This sentence continues to hold the title.

4. Worst Use for a Bucket (WUB)

• Kicking the Bucket; This use continues to hold the title.

5. Best Use for a Bucket (BUB)

• Adopting a Bucket; This use continues to hold the title.

6. Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA)

• The Bucket Faerie; Obvious reasons.

Happy St. Bucket’s Day!

Happy St. Bucket’s Day, everyone 😀

I sadly won’t have time to do what I had planned, so I’ll hopefully do them a few days later. Not today though 😦

Tomorrow

St. Bucket’s Day is tomorrow 😀

FREE BAIL Award #1: RPFPTSTW

Here’s your chance to win a free BAIL Award on January 31st, 2010!

Simply type the word “bubketscanner” (just the word, but you can use it in a sentence) in my presence on these comments/JNF/JN/MSN/Subeta/Email/other (assuming I use this “other” thing) to be inserted into a list of people that Random.org will pick the winner of “Random Pick From People To Say The Word” award from.

To ensure that I see the word, either check that I’m online and/or leave me a message somewhere where I can see it once I come back online (private message/email/comments).

If you’d rather not leave this to chance, there will more FREE BAIL Award opportunities later ranging from tasks to other “fun” stuff.

Chapter I – Epilogue

• Access ISEEAMONKEY using the window

You first considered using the secret tunnels under the Guest Rooms, but Zador’s the bomb could very well be timed as well. You quickly think of an alternate way.

You run out of the building using the door exit at BAAT. You circle around the building to the left and spot an open window high above you… How will you reach it?

• Have a closer look at Not-So-Pink Shuriken

You inspect the shuriken. It seems to be a Hira-shuriken (renamed). A hole is located in the center of it.

Hmm, perhaps you could tie it to something like… a rope.

Sadly you’ve been looking for a rope this whole time, so you really don’t have one. Desperate, you look around the boxes and trashcans located below the window.

SCORE! You find a lengthy Sturdy Rope among the boxes of construction material labeled “Janitor’s Supplies For Lair Reconstruction”. Guess she put it here after Pekka gave it to her.

You quickly tie the Sturdy Rope to the Hira-shuriken to form an Odd Grappling Hook, and swing it through the window. You hear a distinctive sound that informs you of the success of your attempt.

You begin scaling the wall with the help of the attached rope.

• Write down the key codes you have

You will do so in a moment. First you have to rescue the tied up & gagged Zador from the chair a short walk ahead of you.

You quickly run to him and use the shuriken part of the Odd Grappling Hook to cut the ropes tying Zador to the chair.

While Zador removes the duct tape covering his mouth, you run towards the bomb to inspect it. After a quick check, you determine it not to be timed.

“Thank you for saving me. Things looked bad there for a moment, but I’m glad you had your wits about you. Now come, let’s use the secret tunnels to retreat to the Guest Rooms.”

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You follow Zador through the dark, musty tunnels and into Guest Room #5. Before continuing your chat with him, you write down the key codes you know.

Ailae: 601-A7G
Zador: 541-N3K
Baron: FA9-936

“Alright, we’re here. Now, I gave you my key code earlier. Do you still have it?”

You reply with “yes”.

“Have you got any others?”

You show Zador your Key Code List.

“Okay, that’s good. You have half of the six key codes. They are going to be used in an attack on the Remote Lolrus Island. We will first need one key code; any is fine. The next part of the plan requires two new key codes and the last part will need three. We can do the first two parts of the plan, but you’ll need to gather the three remaining key codes to help with the third part of the attack. Unfortunately, the key codes are held by three individuals who are not at Bucketon at the present time. We’ll need to actually get to the Remote Lolrus Island to obtain the key codes. The three key codes you already have should allow you to reach each of the three others as long as they have not been captured by the lolrus.”

• Have a closer look at Tiger Whistle

This whistle seems to be what Aila *might* use to call her tiger to the aid. You wonder if it would allow you to do the same.

• Have a closer look at Torn Map Piece

You inspect the torn piece of map you acquired earlier. It seems to be the lower left part of an old map. You can make out the outline of some building. There is part of a word, cut in half by the map being torn, visible on your map piece. It seems to say “VAL”, but nothing in the piece gives you any hints as to what the remaining part of the word might be.

• Dress up for Halloween

It’s past Halloween. Strange considering you started your quest in early May. It’s early December now… This can’t possibly have taken you 7 months, right? Zador alone would have been tied up & gagged SINCE APRIL, when he disappeared. You hardly think he would have survived for 8 months without something to drink and eat.

• Check your inventory

Time to give your inventory one last look. You aren’t exactly sure why you said that, considering you’re not even nearly done with everything that’s going on.

Your inventory contains The Invitation Letter, Baron’s Keys, Bucketon Map, Bucketon Hero Bucket, Bubket Scanner (equipped), Glass Shard, Soasin Lavendus,  Bucket Hat (equipped), RLI Attack Plans, FA9 Sprocket Trinket, Tiger Whistle, Torn Map Piece, Letter to Pekka, Odd Grappling Hook and Key Code List.

That’s quite a collection of items. Hopefully they’ll be useful on the Remote Lolrus Island.

You inform Zador that you’re ready to leave. He nods and takes out his Quick Transport System Controller. He presses a few buttons on the device and a portal opens up behind him.

“Follow me through the portal once you’re done.”

He smiles, turns around and walks through the portal. You sigh, look around and make a silent promise to come back to deal with all the unfinished business with the robot, JohnPaul, the Baron and the others.

You step through the portal,  and are whisked away to a distant location somewhere…

December 19th will be St. Bucket’s Day

UPDATE: The votes are in and St. Bucket’s Day is the winner!

Remember to be here on December 19th!

Vote for a new or old name for the special day on December 19th!

REMINDER: December 19th – Bucket Day

We interrupt the unannounced month (and some days) long plot hiatus to bring this friendly reminder to all citizens (and non-citizens) of Bucketon!

The annual Bucket Day will be (once again) held on December 19th!

This year the Bucket Faerie will be joined by Bucket Claus as they go around handing out buckets and other bucket-themed presents to all the good individuals around the world.

Simply remember to behave until December 19th to get your gifts!

P.S. BAIL (see January 2009 archives) will return January 31st, 2010 with some old and some new award categories. Brush up on your bucket collecting, behaviour, heroism, antics and such by then!

In Search of Rope #4: Saving Zador

• Use Aila’s key code on…

1. The robot: The robot is not here and you have doubts about Aila knowing about it.
2. Your bellybutton: Now that is just silly
3. Metal box:

You input 601-A7G as the code for Aila’s Locked Metal Box. The box clicks open.

You lift the lid and look inside…

Score! You have acquired: Not-So-Pink Shuriken, Tiger Whistle, Torn Map Piece, Some Fancy Coins and a Pile of Pocket Lint.

You notice nothing important on the coins and lint, so you throw them away.

You have discarded Some Fancy Coins and Pile of Pocket Lint.

• Continue answering to Zador

Having figured out the morse code answer, you know now that Zador is tied up inside ISEEAMONKEY.

Using morse code once more, you reply saying “Don’t worry, I’m coming to get you”

You gain another reply:

-.. --- -. .----. - / ..- ... . / - .... . / -.. --- --- .-. / - --- / --. . - / .. -. .-.-.- / .. - / .... .- ... / -... . . -. / .-. .. --. --. . -.. / .-- .. - .... / . -..- .--. .-.. --- ... .. ...- . ... .-.-.- / - .... . -.-- / .-- .. .-.. .-.. / -... . / - .-. .. --. --. . .-. . -.. / .-- .... . -. / -.-- --- ..- / --- .--. . -. / - .... . / -.. --- --- .-. .-.-.- / .. -. ... - . .- -.. --..-- / ..-. .. -. -.. / .- -. / .- .-.. - . .-. -. .- - . / .-- .- -.-- / .. -. - --- / - .... .. ... / .-. --- --- -- .-.-.- .- .-.. ... --- --..-- / .. -. / -.-. .- ... . / .. / -.. --- -. .----. - / -- .- -.- . / .. - ---... / ..... ....- .---- -....- -. ...-- -.-

You reply saying “Alright, I’ll be right back.”

• Go check that trashcan at CAB now

You leave the hallway in front of ISEEAMONKEY and head to the CAB building. It takes you a moment to locate the correct trashcan, but you manage to retrieve the Letter to Pekka.

You unfold the folded letter and begin reading.

“Dear Pekka, I hope this letter reaches you before the tragic outcome of my full plans is to take place.

Meet me at the Bucket Army HQ on the 23rd of August. Wait for me at the Reception.

I have attached a small trinket in this envelope. Use the code there with 936.

– Baron”

You realize the trinket you found near Pekka is this same trinket. He must have dropped it on the floor… although you never found it on your first search… and the envelope it came in was all the way back in this trashcan…

You connect FA9 and 936 to get the Baron’s key code, FA9-936!

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Questions:

• Where should you enter ISEEAMONKEY from? (The answer was part of the previous blog plot, but as I have not saved the solutions, there are only two ways to get the correct answer: did the plot and remember the correct way OR check the Tracking Applitron map and figure it out. Due to this, the answers don’t need to be exactly correct and guesses might work too)
• What is Zador’s key code?

Options (select up to 7):

• Break open the door to ISEEAMONKEY
• Access ISEEAMONKEY using [location] (only works if Question#1 is answered correctly enough by at least ONE person)
• Have a closer look at Not-So-Pink Shuriken
• Have a closer look at Tiger Whistle
• Have a closer look at Torn Map Piece
• Have a closer look at Letter to Pekka
• Check your inventory
• Write down the key codes you have
• Dress up for Halloween
  

In Search of Rope #3: Key to Your Success

• Check the Attack Plans

Don’t you mean RLI Attack Plans? In any case, you have a closer look at the plans in question.

You quickly deduce from the sketched map drawn by some scouting robot set to the artistic level of beginner that the plans are for an attack to the Remote Lolrus Island.

Some great artistic licenses taken here. There is no tame lolrus side D:

The robot has even take the time to title the map accordingly… crappy? Guess you should refer it to as Bat-puter, but you choose not to.

You read the text scribbled all around the plans on which the map has been glued onto. There are various acronyms that you guess are referring to BA HQ departments… Aila, Weepit and Rylon are mentioned, so you assume they’re spearheading the attack.

Hold on, what’s this?

“During the invasion, the fragment must be obtained. Practice your parts and memorize your keycodes any way you can. Perhaps re-use the code somewhere else?”

At the bottom of the page, you find a text saying that the plans are addressed to Aila.

Keycodes… Hmm. Perhaps finding out what they are would be useful on your quest.

• Check Aila’s Locked Metal Box and attempt to open it

You take out Aila’s Locked Metal Box and inspect it. There seems to be a small input screen for digits on the right side of the box. Below it you find pressable buttons for numbers 1-0 and letters A-Z. It would appear that it requires a keycode. Perhaps Aila re-used her invasion code?

• Attempt to communicate with the inhabitant of the ISEEAMONKEY department by using morse code

You travel back to the door to ISEEAMONKEY. You first knock on the door to see if the same mumbling noises will answer. They do.

You sit down on the floor and begin tapping on the door in morse code.

You ask: “Who is in there? Are you alright?”

You gain a reply quickly: .. / .- -- / --.. .- -.. --- .-. --..-- / .. / .- -- / -. --- - / ..-. .. -. . / .- ... / .. / .- -- / -.-. ..- .-. .-. . -. - .-.. -.-- / - .. . -.. / ..- .--. / .. -. / .... . .-. .

• Inspect the Strange Trinket

You take out the Strange Trinket and examine it more closely. It’s a round, platinum sprocket of sorts, except it has some weird protruding spikes and three tiny holes. There’s also an engraving that you decipher as saying FA9. Wonder what that means?

Strange Trinket has been renamed to FA9 Sprocket Trinket.

• Feel the terrible presence of the Anti Bucket Faerie

Hah, don’t be silly. She/He/It can’t enter Bucketon.

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SPECIAL! Answer these questions through the same means as you have with options:

• Who is inside ISEEAMONKEY?
• What is Aila’s keycode?
• What is your guess at the meaning of FA9?

After the above question answers, choose three (3) options from below:

• [Will only work if enough people get it right] Use Aila’s keycode on [select target]
• [Will only work if enough people get it right] Continue answering to the person inside ISEEAMONKEY
• Go check that trashcan at CAB now
• Try to find a secret entrance into the Lounge
• Toilet break!
• Pose like a hero
• Effectively track down Momo
  

In Search of Rope #2: Searching the HQ

• Go to the Storage Room

You start by heading to the Storage Room. Once you locate it near ISEEAMONKEY, you open the door using the Storage Room Key given to you by Pekka.

You enter the larger-than-you-thought storage room. It is full of items and machines of various shapes, sizes and uses.

You check for any materials suitable for the construction of a Bucket Hat. Oh, look! There’s a regular bucket here. You pick it up and turn it upside down.

Voila! Bucket Hat is finished. You immediately start wearing it on your head.

• Visit ISEEAMONKEY and find Momo

You leave the Storage Room and head to ISEEAMONKEY (Important Scheduled Events & Event Administration, Maintaining, Operation ‘N Keeping Events Yearly – department). You try the doorknob… but the door does not open.

You knock on the door. After a few seconds, you hear faint, muffled voices from inside. SOMEONE must be in there and by the sounds of it, they’re not able to talk.

• Visit TDTCSU

You head to the TDTCSU ([Classified] Training & Camellia sinensis use – department) and try the doorknob. The door opens, but you see nobody nor nothing of interest inside.

• Ask Pekka for some Sturdy Rope

You head back to the reception to meet Pekka.

“Hey again! What’s up?”

You explain your need for Sturdy Rope and express you wish to inquire if he has any.

Pekka shakes his head.

“I have none anymore. I gave my only rope to the Janitor, but I haven’t seen her around for days now. Try checking her office?”

• Ask to see the letter Pekka got

“Oh, sorry, but I threw the letter away. It’s probably still in the trashcan outside CAB”

• Picking this useless option does not result in a surpising result

Indeed it doesn’t as surprising is misspelled in that option. However, it *does* result in something surprising!

A strange trinket materializes near you… or did it? Perhaps it was there the whole time and you just missed it on your search for bucket hat materials.

In any case, you pick up the Strange Trinket.

• Visit the Lounge

That is very strange. You don’t see the Lounge door anywhere…

• Visit NTE

You walk to the NTE ([Classified] Training & Espionage) department door and enter the room. There seems to be nobody here. You spot a locked metal box on a table on the other side of the room next to a bunch of papers.

You walk over to them. You pick up Aila’s Locked Metal Box and the RLI Attack Plans.

• Visit BDT

You attempt to enter BDT, but the door is locked. You peek through the windows, but see nothing of interest.

• Visit BAAT

Same as BDT, you see nothing of interest.

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What next? (Pick up to 5 options)

• Go to CAB and check the trashcan
• Check the Attack Plans
• Check Aila’s Locked Metal Box and attempt to open it
• Ask Pekka about the Lounge door
• Inspect the Strange Trinket
• Try to break the ISEEAMONKEY door open
• Attempt to communicate with the inhabitant of the ISEEAMONKEY department by using morse code
• Check the Janitor’s office for Sturdy Rope
• Ask Pekka if he has seen anyone else around
• Play Dissidia on your PSP
• Feel the terrible presence of the Anti Bucket Faerie
• Inspect your Bucket Hat
• Break into song
  

In Search of Rope #1: Asking Around

• Ask JohnPaul for some Sturdy Rope and then use it to return to the Dark Cave under Kitten District

You ask JohnPaul (or his robot) for some rope. He (or the robot) takes a moment to think.

“Sure, here you go! Come back soon, I’ll have fixed up the robot.”

JohnPaul is about to hand you the rope when he or his Kacheek malfunctions and starts doing the robot.  Joy.

You attempt to pull the rope out of the robot’s hand, but after a brief struggle, nothing comes out of it. Furiously you reach for your Bubket Scanner.

However, you realize what a mistake it would be and besides… You already broke one robot today.

Guess you’ll need to find another source for some Sturdy Rope.

• Go use the Bubket Scanner on the gargoyle statue

You might as well go see that statue and try the scanner on it now that the scanner is out. Of course, it should have been out the whole time, considering you equipped it as your main weapon. Oh well.

You walk back to the gargoyle statue. Upon arriving, you see the gargoyle statue is back to its original facing… if it had ever even moved in the first place.

Well… here goes nothing!

You press some buttons on your scanner and blast the statue while closing your eyes. Loud sounds follow and you could swear some shrieking was included…

You open your eyes.

There is no statue. Expecting to see statue pieces on the ground, you look down. . .

THERE ARE NONE.

AAAAAAH.

The statue is gone, but it’s not in pieces!

. . . . . . . .

Guess you weren’t imagining that moving thing anyhow. Heh heh.

You should probably get out of here. . . NOW.

• It’s hightime you get some armour. Go check the Bucket Army Headquarters for some

You wa – you run to the Bucket Army HQ to find some armour to protect yourself with. Entering the reception, you see someone sitting at the desk. You approach them.

Oh, it’s Pekka. Wait, what is *he* doing here?

“Hey there! You’re probably wondering why I’m here… Well, it’s a funny story. I found this silly letter from the Baron. It said I should meet him at the HQ here and to wait at the Reception. So, here I am. Oh… That wasn’t a funny story. Oh well. So, what brings you here?”

You explain what has been happening.

“Oh, I see. So the Baron stood you up. Then again, he didn’t… since you’re the one wandering around instead of trying to see if he’s at his own room or something. In any case, my letter was dated August 22nd, so he’s clearly still around Bucketon somewhere. I think. Well, that doesn’t matter right now. I’m good at waiting in front of desks for long periods of time. In fact, that was a job requirement.

• List people you would most likely be able to meet at this point since strangely you’ve only met Pekka and JohnPaul recently, everyone else has only been mentioned or has not been present in locations they should have been

You decide to take this chance to make a little list.

You list the names of JohnPaul and Pekka as certain and list Momo, the Baron and the Janitor as individuals you’d be likely to meet in places you expect.

• Go find and talk to Pekka

You already have.

• Attempt to tame a Lolrus

There are no Lolruses here.

• Fashion yourself a bucket from materials laying around

There doesn’t seem to be any materials here 😦

You ask Pekka for some.

“Sorry, I don’t have any. But there’s a little storage room near ISEEAMONKEY. Here, take the key!”

Pekka gives you Storage Room Key.

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What next? (Pick up to 10 options)

• Go to the Storage Room
• Visit ISEEAMONKEY and find Momo
• Ask Pekka for some Sturdy Rope
• Visit TDTCSU
• Visit LTSI
• Visit the Lounge
• Visit NTE
• Visit SSA
• Visit BFQR
• Visit the small ??? Room on your map
  
• Visit the big ??? area on your map
  
• Visit BDT
• Visit BARC
• Visit the Guest Rooms
• Visit the Secret Tunnels
• Visit AIM
• Visit DPDLE
• Visit BAAT
• Leave the HQ
• Ask to see the letter Pekka got
• Write a fan letter to Ally, Jordan and Andrea
• Picking this useless option does not result in a surpising result
  

Searching for Master #3: Followed

• Go stand at the part of the map where the ??? are on the open area south of the Natural Habitat and Kitten District

You go stand in the suspicious ??? area on your map. Nothing seems to be there apart from a freaky stone gargoyle that stands on a silver pedestal. You look at the gargoyle, but it doesn’t seem to be a living creature. Just to make sure, you tap it on the shoulder. It does not move.

• Go to the… WAIT! Did you see that? Something clearly just moved behind you!

You turn to leave, but notice movement behind you. You quickly turn around, but see nothing. Funny, you could have sworn –

OH NO

The gargoyle is *clearly* facing more to the left than before…

Or you’re just scared and paranoid…

Just to be safe though… RUN

• Water the plant (Soasin Lavendus)

Before you do that, you water the plant while looking at the gargoyle to make sure it does not budge… if it was it at all that moved. Gosh, just stop thinking about it already! Your creepy thoughts are very unnerving.

Your rare Soasing Lavendus does nothing when watered. Oh well.

• Visit the Dark Cave hidden beneath Kitten District

You travel to the Kitten District north of your current location. You make sure to turn around occassionally to make sure that gargoyle thing is not following. If it even can. You hope it can’t. But *if* it *could*. You’re just being careful.

You arrive at the Kitten District, but see no Suzuka so you just go ahead and locate the trapdoor that led you down to the Dark Cave where Steve was once held captive, then found by you and still left in that dark place until he was eventually rescued later on by the Bucket Army when it was deemed safe to do so.  For Bucketon, not Steve.

You look in your backpack, but see nothing that would be useful as a rope-like item. Guess you’re not going down there just yet.

• Visit The JohnPaul Natural Habitat for Sockos (formerly Lair of JohnPaul) and deliver the Socko

Well, it’s about time to return the Socko, isn’t it?

You head west, to The JohnPaul Natural Habitat for Sockos. As you approach, you see someone awaiting for you.

It’s JohnPaul himself… or a Robot Kacheek he uses to communicate with others when he’s too busy to meet in person? You’re not completely sure.

“The Sockos are getting antsy… we were planning on opening up the adoptions to the general public, but with the whole “Wand is stolen” thing and the discovery of a somewhat-mysterious-arcane-and-powerful-bucket that is currently being studied but seems to be of no importance at the moment, we just haven’t been able to.”

You nod and hand over the Socko after removing it from your backpack.

“Hey, thanks for returning this little guy! Wait a minute… this Socko is the Bucket Faerie’s Socko!!! I hope he’s alright… I even had a gift for him!”

You ask JohnPaul if he’s opening adoptions again after this mess is cleared.

“I just hope this place doesn’t blow up again before that…”

Suddendly you notice movement behind you… AGAIN. You turn around, but see nothing. JohnPaul, on the other hand, is pointing at something small approaching.

“Hey, that robot looks cute! I recognize the tech!”

You look at the approaching thing and recognize the Seeker Bot. It must have activated some kind of following mechanism and arrived here… Perhaps it was following you all along (instead of some scary animated stone gargoyle) and simply did not notice it due to its small size.

You turn towards JohnPaul and explain that the robot is yours.

“He seems a little messed up though, why don’t you leave him here with me? I’ll fix up his voice box.”

You thank JohnPaul for his help.

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What will you do next? (Choose up to 7 options)

• Ask JohnPaul for some Sturdy Rope and then use it to return to the Dark Cave under Kitten District
  
• Go use the Bubket Scanner on the gargoyle statue
• Check up on Momo!
• Return to the castle for a quick search around the 3rd floor
• Water Soasin Lavendus AGAIN
• It’s hightime you get some armour. Go check the Bucket Army Headquarters for some
• List people you would most likely be able to meet at this point since strangely you’ve only met Pekka and JohnPaul recently, everyone else has only been mentioned or has not been present in locations they should have been
• Try using some more keys on the Glass Shard
• Start updating the Bucketon Map so you know where everything was later on
• Isn’t it time to actually *use* that Portal to Lost Desert? You can’t remember a single time that *you* would have passed through it once since you came here
• Locate the Portal to Nynexia
• Go find and talk to Pekka
• Attempt to tame a Lolrus
• Fashion yourself a bucket from materials laying around