Bargain Basement "Roo"...

Warning! Self induced furry drama. Sensitive furries need not read further.

Well... well... well.
How the mighty have fallen.

Now don't get ahead of yourselves, darlings. Today we are going to discuss one of my favorite furries,  stormwolff

Those of you who read my journals may remember that I share... a minor piece of 👑 Roo-Kiss related history with said furry. Namely, we ended up in a bidding war over the dubious privilege of receiving an auctioned commission offered by 👑 Roo-Kiss. Like drones fighting for a piece of our Queen bee. To no one's surprise, I lost out to StormWolff. The winning bid was $975.00. American. Not that awful Canadian money. You can read the whole sordid tale of lust, greed and heartache in my journal: "👑 Roo-Kisses St. Valentine's Day Massacre".
Now, there's a limit to what I'm willing to pay for a 👑 Roo-Kiss commission, but the defeat still stung me. Since then, I've always had the nagging feeling that I wasn't going to win no matter what I bid.
I notice that no one has ever tried to assuage me of that nagging feeling. Just saying, is all.
Whether by chance or design, StormWolff was the better furry. I will remind you that I congratulated both Stormwolff and 👑 Roo-Kiss on their coup. The loyalty, the fervent devotion that Stormwolff showed for our Queen was impressive. And the pride StormWolff took in showing off the costly custom work was admirable.

That was then, darlings. Fast forward to today. 08/08/2016.

I'm innocently browsing submissions and I come across this eyebrow raiser from StormWolff:

"Furry Graphic Books/Novels for Sale

Since I'm going through all my belongings I'm looking to sell some of the Furry/Anthro graphic novels and books I own.

All of the items for sale today are made by [👑] [👑], who wrote and drew all these books. I will include links to the items on FurPlanet so you know what to expect for each item, in order to sell them I they will be priced lower than what you'd find on that website. Just note me if you are interested in purchasing any of these books, please include which one you'd want, a email address so I can send you an invoice, and a shipping address. Shipping cost for all of these will start at $4.95 domestically here in the United States. I've done the math and there are to many variables to ship the item internationally, so I'll only be shipping to addresses in North America. I will include a tracking number for you to use. I'll mail them out within 24 hours after receiving the payment.

1. (CLAIMED, awaiting payment) R3d L@nt3rn: The Cr!ms@n D!v!ne (Paperback), ($15) Link

2. Off Th3 B3@t3n P@th Books 1-3 (Paperback), ($20) Link 1, Link 2, Link 3

3. !nst!nct (Paperback, signed by [👑] herself), ($15) Link

Thanks in advance and I'd appreciate if anyone would be willing to help spread the word on this."

( Let's just say I'm helping to spread the word. Snicker.)

So much for StormWolff's unwavering loyalty to our Queen. Imagine, our 👑 Roo- consigned to the bargain bin. The Horror. I haven't felt this bad for an author since I saw Kathy Lee Gifford's autobiography on sale in the bargain bin for $1.98. Now Kathy Lee has company. Oh, dear. How embarrassing. *giggle*

Now, much like StormWolff, I was not interested in the books, but I was considering... leaving a comment. And believe me, I had a few things to say. But I declined. Because I am such a class act. In fact, I was concerned. What traumatic thing could have happened to make StormWolff betray our Queen and sell off these beloved tomes? I dug around StormWolff's journals and found this one dated 17 days earlier:

"I feel broken...

mentally, emotionally, and physically. To the point I feel like I've lost my way in life, I honestly have no idea what to do next...

I thought I had a clear idea of that at the beginning of the year but the recent death of both my grandparents has changed my perspective on life. I guess at this point I'm looking for something... whether it be help, wisdom, inspiration, or meaning in life I don't know."

My heart went out to this furry. Certainly we can all empathize with loss. If we live long enough in this world, we face the specter of death. We look for meaning, we seek out answers. How often it eludes us. I have answers to these things, but how few want to hear. That is something I have learned through pain and tears. It is said that the unexamined life is not worth living. Upon this forced examination, StormWolff seems to realize that a collection of furry coffee table books is not important anymore. Don't I know it. I was moved to write a comment. It was along the lines of: "My condolences for your loss. I'm certain your grandparents are safely in God's memory."

StormWolff never got my message. And never will.

Because, it would seem, StormWolff blocked me. That @ssh@le blocked me.
Why, I don't know. Other than offering my congratulations, I have had little, if any contact with this person. Why was I blocked? Maybe it was a show of solidarity with our Queen. Maybe it was one of my journals. Maybe it was my... unexpected appearance in the bidding process. I don't know. I don't really care either. All I know is that I'm not the one schlepping the Queen's stuff in the bargain bin. Looks like we have another defector.

Love, -D.