completed 19th of Oct., 2014
I was watching Polar Bear Cafe some time ago, the episode in which Llama attempts to propose ways to increase the (nonexistent) popularity of the Llama Corner at the zoo. Koala suggests having a Llamatical Parade.
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| Episode 30, "Halloween! / Llama Day!" |
Linguistics and the train(wreck) of thought leading me to this somewhat aside... My presumably liquefied train of thought naturally ran immediately like the contents of a broken egg onto the closest damageable surface to "LLAMAtical Murder".
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| I think somewhere between the shoulderblades... |
LLAMAtical Murder. A game and possibly accompanying animated series in the LL genre, or "Llamas' Love", in which all primary character relationships are typically between llamas and other camelids. Anthropologically, the LL genre is largely written and drawn by non-llamas, using llamas to explore social dynamics that are otherwise difficult to bring up.
Set in a futuristic version of La Paz, Bolivia, where Cocacolanization has taken effect. The capital city now lies under an enormous dome that regulates the air pressure and oxygen level for foreigners. The native population, unable to afford life inside of the seemingly opulent dome, are forced to live outside of it and maintain it. The internet is now integrated into a powerful Augmented Reality system, and people now communicate with each other using small robots in the form of Luchadors.
Our protagonist, the imaginatively named Llama, struggles existentially with his social invisibility, while possibly forming relationships with other tylopodes and exotic ungulates, depending on the choices of the player.
He's not just going to fade into Bolivia.*
My mind is almost half made up now to try to turn this into some kind of real project.
(* shamelessly stolen from The Royal Canadian Air Farce.)
