Happy (day after) World Animal Day!

 ...and happy Mid-Autumn Festival for anyone who celebrates it too!

For World Animal Day, AJHQ added a page in the Jamaa Journal that actually has a really nice message:

"There are many animals we know of because of their charisma and beauty, but each and every animal plays an important role in their native ecosystem! Remember the animals outside the spotlight too!"

:')

I'd comment, but I don't think I could have said it better. I like the details they added. I don't think a Jamaa Journal page from a couple years ago would write something like that.

The monarch butterfly is also really sweet:

Aww..

I love bugs ^^

For some reason I had it in my head that World Animal Day was the 4th. Classic me.

But no matter, it looks like a whole bunch of people are celebrating today, right over...

...HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

Club Geoz has returned.

And weirdly... no Jamaa Journal page about it? Here's all we have so far:

Guitar phantom :0

What if, even though phantoms are really bad at spelling... they were really good at playing guitar?

I wonder what the device Graham used to get readings on the lines of power would look like. Someone should draw it :0

So the power is a bit weaker now, with no eclipse to block out the sunlight like in 2017. That would explain how it's just glowing around the fountain.

Ok, you were just here-- where are you off to now, Greely, you funky sorcerer?

So from what I've heard, there is some unusually complex storytelling for AJ going on over in AJPW.

The lines of power have been aggravated over there too, though it's been said outright that the phantoms are doing it using music. There's conflict among the Alphas (not just Greely vs everyone else!), some themes about the importance of darkness as well as light, AND a game where you can pick dark vs. light to potentially decide whether or not Alpha HQ gets blasted? 

AJPW is a different world than Classic and I'm not active over there, but it sounds awesome. I've loved seeing the world of Jamaa grow over the years, and I think many people have also been clamoring for more lore exploration.

The most detail you can find in AJC right now is actually a message (left by Greely?) left right outside Club Geoz:

What's going on in AJC just hints at what's been told clearly in AJPW, but there's still a bunch of interesting subtle changes here to think about, too. 

Like how the lightside items are Juno's color scheme, and are being sold in the Phantom Vortex alongside their armor with what seems like an 8 day clearance countdown to... something, maybe? 

And how Appondale has been darkened like it was during the 2017 eclipse:

And how the Appondale path that normally goes to Balloosh, doesn't anymore:

And this in Balloosh:

Also, not sure if this is new this year, but you can win a nonmember Phantom Vortex by beating level 5 of the Night of the Phantoms game:

Dang. I've played AJ so long, I remember when a 2012-2013 promotional video/image from AJHQ showed a phantom vortex inside a small house den and I was filled with wonder xD

I'll see if I can find that at some point, might be cool to link here.

Kind of surreal to see the Pillow Room here, but I can't say it doesn't fit. Without removing Alpha HQ, this layout makes sense for Jamaa Township in my opinion. 

If the Pillow Room only ended up becoming the roleplay wild west because it's easy to get to, maybe Club Geoz will become the new wild west and the Pillow Room will finally fulfill its destiny as a chill room of pillows. That'd be optimal.

They say the phantoms are using the lines of power to make Jamaa Township more twisted than ever before... but really, they're just doing the construction work the Alphas couldn't be bothered to.

Remember to thank a phantom today, Jammers.

Because once again, my panda can finally return to her rightful place on the green couch at the back of Club Geoz.

See you in Jamaa!

- DoomyPanda

Something Destroyed, Something Returned

 Hey everyone!! Back sooner than I thought with another post, because--

...it's lore time.

Let's flash back to October 2017, when Club Geoz was destroyed by AJHQ the phantoms:

Ah, memories. If you're interested in traveling back to this time via some ancient blog posts by a teenager terrified of change, this post of mine is a good place to start. 

2017 was a very eventful year for Animal Jam lore in general. August featured the solar eclipse which transformed a bunch of lands into night time, and unlocked the brand-new Forgotten Archive. It was pretty cool!

It's hard to find screenshots of how the lines of power looked around the Jamaa Township fountain in 2017, but I think it was a lot different from how they appear now. That post I linked above says that they were bright blue and more animated than this time around. I think it's still the same interesting shape.

Back then the lines of power foreshadowed an explosion that destroyed Club Geoz, with the big shiny Alpha HQ being put right on top of it later. 

So... the lines of power appearing now means that something in the Township is gonna get destroyed. 

But, maybe replaced with Club Geoz?

EDIT: Apparently the Juno statue in the Balloosh temple is also glowing yellow when it hadn't before! Big thanks to Ghost for letting me know =)

What does this mean? Could Juno... return?

Thinking about it now, I wonder if something might happen this October, just like it did in 2017...

I think that a recent interview with Clark Stacey had him mentioning that something is gonna be brought back that would be a blast from the past for older AJ players. 

Club Geoz seems likely...

but what do you think will get destroyed in the process?

Feel free to let me know what you think, and I hope to see you in Jamaa :)

- DoomyPanda

Which of These AJC School Roleplayers Are You?

...eek. :>

Before I begin! Just wanted to say thanks for your patience xD

A goal of mine has been to build back the motivation to work on the fun creative things I care about that aren't just for school or work.

But of course that's easier said than done-- motivation doesn't really come until you actually start a bit. And starting is hard.

But this post is done now! And even though it's silly, it makes me happy that it's done. Maybe you'll even enjoy it too!

Long story short: it's a personality quiz. And before we begin, here's a customary photo of an animal:

His name is Borax and I am so proud of him <3

He's a butterfly rescued as an egg from an area of wild plants that were going to be cut down. I just fostered him-- he did the hard work of growing up. 

Remember to let the milkweed grow c:

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The sun is shining, the ladybugs are crawling around, and the autumn leaves are about to fall in Animal Jam Classic... which can mean only one thing: it's time for a school roleplay!! :0

Yes Jammers!! At the esteemed ~ Animal Jam Academy For Jamming Animals ~, you can be anyone you want to be and nobody can stop you. 

Nobody.

So why not be exactly who you are? 

It's ok if you don't know who that is yet, of course. That's what this very accurate quiz is here to help you with. 

So... I hope you have fun with this goofy thing that I spent way too much time on! =)

Let me know what you got in the comments, and see you in Jamaa~

- DoomyPanda

Post coming soon!

Hey y'all! Sorry it's been a while, school and stuff. ^^;

I actually have a really fun idea for a post. I've had it sitting in drafts for WAY too long and I just can't wait for it to see the light of day.

Still, I'm graduating soon and I've wanted to finish the semester strong, soooo I think I've been afraid of doing anything that isn't school-related these past few months. 

Yup.

So it'll be a little while longer...

but I'll see y'all soon! Just a lil bit after my post-graduation emotional crisis X)

~ DoomyPanda C(o.o)D

Thank you for your patience =)